Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-09-22
NEWS OF THE DAY.
$50 sho,o the gerry age and badly ofhc Times.

Just before he left London, Alexander Hen
derson, Lydia Thompson's spouse, fell asleep
while engaged in packing trunks, and remained
in that condition until late in the night. Then,
awaking, he opened French window that he
supposed led to his chamber. He stepped out
upon sky-light, and fell upon couple of
elderly maiden ladies, by the name OF New
man and Russell, who where sleeping below:
There was tremendous hubbub, with cries OF
murder. The fall broke the thigh of Miss
Russell, and badly confused Miss Newman.
Mr.. Henderson was badly cut by the glass.
The alleged cases Of Asatic cholera in New
Jersey are being investigated. lthas been as
ccrtaincd that recently arrived German emf
grant woman died at Woodbridge, near Perth
Amboy, last week, of disease which five physi-
clans pronounced to be the cholera. Wood
bridge, in consequence of the report, has been
nearly deserted. Two more persons arc down
with the disease. All Of them arrived at New
York in the steamship Westphalla, from Ham
burg. 1t is stated that during the passage 4
woman and two children died OF the cholera.
Thomas Stein, messenger bearing dispatch
es from Washington to the Cunard steamer
which sailed yesterday, fell or jumped from
the Washington train at Elizabeth yesterday,
and was run over, both legs severed, and death
ensued instantly. The deceased was So years
Of age, and leaves q wife and family, who re-
side in New York. Mr.. Stciu had been OK
press messenger 20 years.
Mr. Lang and Colonel D. G. Cox, of the
Interior Department, have been designated by
Secretary Dcauo to proceed to North Carolina
and remove the Cherokees in that State to the
Indian Territory, and will leave some time
next week There are about 500 Cherokecs
in the State, all of whom are arv'ous for
change of residence.
Secretary Boutwell, is endeavouring to defeat
the lock up of gold, which is said to be the
aim of Wall street conspiracy, by increasing
the Government sales Six millions were put
upon the market yesterday, and prices tel
three-eighths. The bids amounted to nearly
nine millions.
A meeting Of Episcopal clergymen and laity
in Columbus Ohio, last week, prepared Il
memorial for presentation to the General Con
vention praying that body to authorize the
omission of the word degenerate in the ottl,
ce forthc ''Miuistration ofBaptsm to Infants
in the Book of Common Prayer.
The rails for the Cumberland Valley railroad
extension, from Hagerstown to Powell's Bend,
are arriving daily at the former town. The
track layers are now busy laying the track,
which, it is thought, will be laid to the Poto-
mac by the end of the week.
Judge Mexican, in Utah, has put the test to
the Grand Jurymcn on the polygamy question,
inuuiring of each one if he had any principles
or conscientious scruplcs that would prevent
his finding an Indictment for bigamy III case d
man has more than one wife.
The appearance Of Herr Wachtc, the great
German tenor, at the Stadt Theatre, New
York, on Monday night, was great lnusica
event. The Bowery WAS literally chokcd uI
with carriages that were going toward the hi
tie German theatre. ..,
The Gar Of Russia, it is reported, has just
issued an order instructing the minister of elu
cation TO provide that the study Of German
shall take the priority of French in all private
and public schools, and that more time shall be
devoted to German than to French.
Gov. Bowie has COMMITTED the sentence Of
Leah Scarborough, the colorcd girl awaiting
sentence Of death forinfanticdc TO imprison
ment in the Maryland Penitcntiary for five
years.
According to appearances Gen. Butler is dis
tanccd in the race for the Republican nomina
ton of Governor Of Massachusetts,. BY the
returns of delegates received he is lG5 in the
minority. But he never says-dle
Late advices from the Cape Of Good Hope
arc to the effect that diamonds continue to be
found in great numbers in fields at North, and
that the rush to the fields and excitement over
the discoveries arc undated.
The Congressional Committee on the lnycsti
CATION Of Southern affairs, met yesterday and
appointed committees to visit all the Southern
States except Louisiana. Texas and Arkansas
Mark Twain took out patent at Washing
ton on the Goth inst for new pattern n
trouscr suspcnders. ....