Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-09-15

1875 beng equal TO the v8iue Vi tue ""oie
Foreign Commerce Of the United States, the
amount of the latter FROM July lat, 1856, to
June 80, 1857, being a little over SIX hun
dred and nInety-eight millions OF dollars.
The New York E7eoing Post is publishing
a series of editorials upon the comparative
of railroads 10 THE country and
Europe, including England, Of course. They
show that the more thorough system OF Euro
uean management works results, indepeD-
dent Of the advantages OF the less cost OF ma
terIa!s and labor On that side, which would,
adopted in this country, turn perhaps more
than half the Improbable railroads into
handsome paying concerns.
The New York Democratic State ConSen-
tiop, to assemble at Syracuse on the 10th, will
of only l2o members, one from each
Assembly district, and therefore will be
more manageable than tho numerous bodice
which have preceded it. 1t is thought that
whilst they NAV give the National Admins
traiion o general endorsement, they will be
somewhat shy as to the Douglas view OF pop
uiar Sovereignty. They will AVOID the eie-
ments Of combustion.
The discussion between PaTson Browulow,
of Tenn, and Parson PIyne, Of New York,
on the slavery question, terminated on Sat-
urday evening, at the National Guards
Hall, Philadelphia, iD the presence OF a very
intelligent audience. Numerous ladies we're
10 attendance, and they seemed to share in
The close interest with which the remarks of
the different speakers we're received. There
vas no vote taken upon the question under
discussion.
Accounts from Caracas aud Porto Csbel-
10 Gu the Goth and 9th of August. respect
iyely, state that the Venezuelan Government
had surrendered ex-P;esident MOnogas and
family, and bis minister. Gutierrez. in &C
cordauoe with tue demands OF the FreGch
and English. They had embarked at La
euayra for Trinidad. Tho report Of the
death of Monoeas, received some days ago.
must, therefore, have been uufcundeo.
1t appears that Captain Townsend, of the
captured slav We brig Putnam, was not landed
at New York, but taken on to Boston by the
U. S. brig Dolphin. On Saturday be was
arraigued before UDited States COMMISSIONS
Loring on the capital charge for the offence,
the punishment Of which is death, and was
fully committed for examination on the list
inst.
A Hanover paper tells the world that the
"silly prejudice against horse flesh" has al
together vanished in Denmark and Northern
Germany, and that in the city OF Hanover
alcne. ia the course Of Whitsunweck, about
two thousand pounds Of horse flesh were con-
sumed. The number Of horses slaughtered
for eating 10 that city is between two and
three hupdred a year.
Some of our contemporaries have oeen
sadly hoaxed by a telegraph operator, who
has bad the bad taste to send q message
that Mr.. Smith, formerly proprietor OF the
Sea View House, had confessed on bis death
he'd. that be murdered Moses, for whose
death Donpelly was executed. The whole
StOIS Is u DHee ID W iuSotiOh' NO
licious. Mr.. Smith ia alive and well.
Mcssrs. George W. Herring, VIM. Henry
Stewart, sud Benz. W. Herring, who bad
been prominently named as candidates for
the Mayorslty of Baltimore, have, since May
or Swami SIGHTED his willingness to accept
o denomination, published cards withdraw
Jog from the canvass.
We learn from Sir frederick Murchison's
address at the "anniversary meeting of the
Royal Geographical Society" that tho Brit
ish Admiralty are re-engraving and publish
ing, for the use Of their commercial marine
Commander Tn. J. Pages charts Of the Pa
rama and Paraguay.
They sre building ut Green Bay, in Wis
c~onsin, @ ship of 500 tons burden. OF the ma
tive timber, which, when completed will be
loaded With q cargo Of lumber for sblp-build'
ing and taken direct FOR Liverpool. The VET
Sc, is ready for launching, and Is a staunch
and noble craft.
Judge Breese, the administration candi-
date for Seoator, in Illinois, publishes a card,
10 which be denies that be has resigned in
favor of j udgc Douglas. lie denounces the
friends of the latter as disorganizers against
the honor and integrity CT the democratic
party.
Advices from the Sandwich Islands init
mate the discovery and appropriation OF two
new Guano Islands by the Hawaiian navy,
TO the southwark of The Archipelago. An
expedition was to depart for more careful ex
ploratioD.
1, is said that Gen. Harvey will sail for
the Pacific on the Goth inst, aud will have a
force of about three thousand men when all
the %contingents arrive. lie expects to make
short work Of the Indian war in that region.
1t is stated that the project for o subma-
rine cable from Cuba to tho United States,
touching OF Florida, is nearly complete, aud
that a large amount Of money has teen al
ready subscribed.
The trial of tue ~slavers at Charleston. on q