Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-06-26
NEWS OF THE DAY
'To sho1o the very age and body Of the TN

"Io shoao the very age and body of the Times"
The officers OF the American squadron in the
Baltic were entertained at a banquet yesterday
at kiel by Admiral Werner, of the German
Navy. lu the evening III ~ we're the guests of
Admiral HeDk, aud u ball was given by the
German officers, MIR. Bancroft Davis beng
present.
Rear Admiral Rogers. Superintendent of the
Naval Academy, will transfer bis flag from the
Santee to the Constellation on the 18th inst.
aud sail Immediately with the cadet midship-
men for a cruise in Buzzard's Bay. The AIeI.
will follow with the cadet engineers 90 bard.
10 the New Hampshire House Of Delegates,
yesterday, the 6ral vote was taken on the reso-
Iu!ions ccusurlng the Governor aud Council On
account OF Their action ~ the late Senatorial
contest, and they were adopted by a party vote
Of TIA yeas to l66 nays.
\ tornado passed over Mendoza, six miles
above ST. Paul, MIMI, yesterday afternoon, un-
roofing buildings, several Of which, were eutire-
ly demolished. a child was blown from lis
mothers arms and fatally Injured. No other
casualties are reported.
\ San Diego dispatch says that a rumor pre-
vailed there that a revolution had broken out
in Souora, and that General Davolos, who vas
~ command on the frontier, was L prisoner in
the bands OF the revolutlonists.
The United States steamer Lancaster, several
Of whose officers have lately died Of yellow fe.
yer while in South American waters, has arr,y-
ed in Hampton Roads, and is now at quarran.
tine. All are reported we'll 90 beard.
The New Jersey Central railroad opened
yesterday an all rail route from New York to
Long Branch with an excursion, which iuclud.
ed President Grant, ex-Stcretary Borie, Geo.
Porter, Central railroad directors and Others.
The death is announced at New York of Nor
timer Thompson, author of many humorous
writings over the nomme de plume of Philander
Doesticks.
A hurricane passed over Ottawa, Canada,
Thursday night. 1t blew down two brick houses
ADD a number of sheds, fences, &c. No one
was injured.
There was nothing pew developed yesterday
in connection with the passenger and freight
rates on the Pennsylvania ana Baltimore and
Ohio Railways.
The steamer Belle, of Shreveport, was sunk
off Island No. 10. on the Mississippi river, while
bouod from ST. Louis for New Orleans, with a
valuable cargo.
There have been ffty-six thousand bales of
cotton brought to Baltimore Oh the Bay Line
OF steamers so far this season.
Judge McFaddeD, delegate to Congress from
Washington Territory, died yesterday at Olym.
pia, in that Territory.
Mayor VansaDt, Of Baltimore, yesterday ap-
proved the ordinance giving $4,000 to the
House OF Reformation for Colured Children.
Dispatches from Jackson, TeDu., say half of
a business block and a Catholic Church were
burned yesterday.
A dispatch aonounces he occurrence of a de-.
%structlve fire at Meyelsiale, Somerset county
"a, causing a loss OF about $40. 600.
Cardinal McCloskey attended the closing ex-
ercIses OF 81. Joseph's Academy, Md, yester-
day, and delivered an address.
SINGULAR OMIssIoN.-During the trial of a
case recently 10 the Augusta Circuit Court TO-.
voIvlng the title 10 a certain parcel OF land.
here Was a singular balk, When, on the pro-
duction of the will book containing the vii, of
" ioNbNi W "CutlUu C)ulu UE IO0lO
therein OF any such devise to piaiotif az was
claimed. Amid a good deal Of embarrassment
the plaiutif asked for, AMI obtained, a short
recess in order to supply the missing link in
their chain of title. After a diiigent, but fruit.
less search among the records in the clerks
office some one suggested an examination of
the original will, which was made, when it was
found out that by the omission of about ooe
lloe 10 recording the original will, the part de-
vlsiDg this laod to plaintiff was omitted, viii :
out, however, marrlng or 50 affecting the sense
as to disclose any omission on an inspection of
the records. Staunt0n Vindicator.
HORSES N MULES DYING.-We leao from
the Halifax Record thai al uyusual number Of
horses, in different parts of that county, have
died about the same time, within the last week
or two and this UNUSUAL fatality amopg them is
attributed to the accumulation of large num-
bers of gnats within their ears, causing disease
and death. These pew pests (some saw they
are not pew are called by the people, Buffalo
gnats no doubt, from the reported des,ruc.
tiveness OF the puffalo gnats in the valley of the
Mississippi aud It's tributaries. Some believe
the horses and mules have died from other
diseased ears or heads cause the
nu"onted accumulation Of the gnats. Be this
as II may, the people are so stirred up about i
tna' naroly a horse or mule is now seen with
OUT toe protection OF a hood "a safe precau,ion.
"hich cannot do harm, while it may do much
good.
A MACHINE FOR Wartime spoken words has
been invented by a F~reuchman, NJ. n HIM
ploger. The Revue Iudustrielle describes the
machine as being about the size of the hand
il is Iu. in connection with the vocal organs.
the instrument recording their movements M.
Oh q m:Viog band Of pa per 10 dos and dsshes.
The person to whom the instrument is attach
ed simply repeats the words of the speaker
after him inaudIbly. This lip language is then
written out.