Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-08-24
NEWS OF THE DAY.
ITO sAo,o the very age and body ofthe Times. "

Uses of commerce by separating the bark and
fibre from the woody stem, and the bark from
the fibre. This has to be done by hand as yet,
and an, the great want is for some Eli Whitney to
produce gin which shall do hework at cost
not exceeding Els per ton. Accordingly the
Governor General of India offers a reward of
e5. 600 in specie for the best machine of the
sort required.
The city corporation of New York has COM
mcnced a suit against the alleged owners of the
N. Y. Times building, the plat of which is
claimed as city property The ground Of the
claim is that the title was originally conveyed
on the condition that the property should be
forever devoted to religious purposes and for
cemetery 1t is valued at million Of dollars.
Alarming reports are received from every
portion of Mississippi, North Louisiana and
West Alabama of depredations on cotton by
the army worm and the boil worm. There is
great anxiety among the planters, as picking
has scarcely commenced, and the fear is that
the early appearance Of the worm will neces-
sarily cut short the crop.
Count Bismarck Bohlen, nephew of Prince
Bismarck and Governor of Alsace, appeals to
publishers, authors, colleges, historical, scen,
States for contributions of books in aid OF the
| re establishment of the famous Strasbourg
Library which was so seriously damaged by the
| war.
The Chicago Tribune calls attention to a new
phase of the Chicago importing trade, which
has been recently developed. That is bringing
| goods from Europe via Montreal, and landing
them direct at Chicago wharves, without pre-
vious overhauling. Several Of the heaviest
merchants Of Chicago have adopted this chan
mel of traffic.
! The thinnest sheet Of iron ever rolled in any
country was produced only few weeks ago at
Haams celebrated works in Swansea, Wales,
| and is 50 thin that it would require four thous-
and and one hundred sheets Of a SIMILAR thick
ness Tor thinness, rather to make up pile
one inch high.
Commissioner Doug lass has addressed letter
TO Secretary Boutwell, for the consideration OF
the Attorney General, asking whether, in his
opinion any vacancy exists IN the ot1ce OF
First Deputy Commissioner Of Internal Reren-
uc. 1t appears that there is wide difference
Of opinion on this point.
San Domingo advices Of the 18th inst. say
that everything was quiet, no further mo7e-
ments having taken place since the route of
Cabral at San Juan Copies of the report OF
the Santo Domingo Commission had been re-
ceived, and ''the people were delighted with
its friendly tone.
The brig Evening Star, from Baltimore, for
the Baltic, has arrived at Fortress Monroe
While living at anchor in Lynnhaven Bay,six Of
the crew robbed the captain Of 5000 and bis
watch and chain, seized a boat and left the
ship. The vessel was brought in by the pilot
boat Scer.
/ DR.. ". II. Russell, the welI-known London
Times war correspondent, who was in this
country during the late war and made such
vivid pen-and-ink picture Of the Bull Kun
retreat, has been decorated by the Emperor
| William of Germany with the iron cross Of the
second class and the red ribbon.
The dwelling house Of Mr.. Walter, just OPP
posite the post office at Forestville, in Prince
Georges county Md, was entirely destroyed, a
few nights ago, by fire. Travellers passing
through that village will remember this pleasant
uncovered cottage.
John G. Whittier, the poet, is spoken about
by the people of his birthplace as shoemaker;
but, then, they all add that his thoughts,
we're, even at that time, fixed on higher things,
and that he always seemed to care a good deal
more for poetry than for shoe making. -
The yachts A. Leo Knott and Robert j. Sla-
ter raced over course of twenty-five miles in
J the Patapsco river and Chesapeake bay yester-
day for a purse of $780, The Slater won the
race in three hours and seventeen Minutes, five
| o,,d bo1f hand of tho motif
The Industrial Exhibition of the West is to
commence at Cincinnati on the 9th of Septem-
Der next. and will be conducted on the same
general plan as the exhibition at that place of
last year, which was a decided success.
The cable telegraph has advised the fact that
the communist Asst on his trial stated that
explosive bullets had been manufactured for
the imperial ordnance during his employment
at Meudon.
In the four mile race at Saratoga yesterday,
Longfellow failed to fulfil the expectations
which were aroused by his great performance
of mile in 1:40, and was badly beaten by
Helmbold in 7:49}
Renforth, who died suddenly yesterday,
whilst engaged in the boat race, near st.
Johns N. B., las stated in our Geographic dis
patches, was called "the champion oarsman in
the world"
Decamin, whose recent lectures in Ogdens
burg, n. Y. were the cause of a riot, was yes
terday assaulted on the street, knocked down
and seriously injured by John Mulvany, who
has fed to Canada to avoid arrest.
Mayer Hall, of New York, yesterday submit
ted to the Supervisors and City Council the
accounts Of the New York city and county
government. He asks for an examination.
Miss Louise de Ia Ramc, ('Ouida, ~ of Lon
don, has in press with N[essrs. Lippincott e.
c., of Philadelphia, another novel, entitled
'Foie Farine.
While Chicago is looking to the St. Law
renee a, an available inlet for foreign merchan-
disc, ST. Louis is agi tating actively for direct
import trade via the Mississippi
Among the arrivals of vessels at Baltimore