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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-02
T.,.ernpbIc Dispatches.

WA.uIsroN, Sept 30--rhere was bal
lance in the treasury on Monday Of 9lo oo9'-
900. and the receipts for the week s92o,'
OOO, being a reduction comnared with those
of the previous week, OF Sl,24o,OOO. The
amount of drafts paid is S222l OOo and OF
drafts issued is 50. lG5 600.
The plasterers about the capitol extension
have "struck" for $3.50 per day.
RICK ISLAND, Iii, Sept. 29 The steamer
Fanny Harrick struck the Railroad bridge,
near the Island, last night, as she vas attemp-
ting to pass through, and two deck hands
we're lost. Shortly after a raft struck the
bridge near the same place, and three lives
were lost.
TORONTO, Sept. 29.-The Provincial Fair
was formally opened at noou to-day by Sir
Edmund Head in tue Crystal Palace erected
for the purpose. The number OF entries is
larger than for any previous year, and tho
exhibition generally is far ahead Of previous
ones.
MONTREAL, Sept. 29th-The trial of DR..
Webster, Dentist. charged with committing a
rape on a patient under the influence Of
chloroform, took place yesterday. A verdict
of not guilty on the capital charge, but gull.
ty Of Oh attempt, was rendered. A new trial
was moved.
ELxIRA, Sept. 29-The horse fair opened
here to-day. A trvtting match took place o
the course for a purse of Sl0O- mile
heats. best two in three, between Bell, Of So
ratoga, ard Miller's DAmsel. The latter
won. Time, 5 ii.
New YORK Sept. 30--The owners of the
horses Dan Juan and Siasher are dissatisfied
with the result of the handicap race yester-
day aud will run their boTsos a match race
ivr $1,000 Tomorrow.
HAMPTON, Va. Sept. 30.--The bark Viz
giniau, lorty-one days from R'o, with a car,
90 of cviec, bound Tor N9Tfylk, has arrived
here.
The schooner Willow Of Maine has been
seized for a violation OF the inspection laws.
Boston. Sept. 29.-Joshua Hosmer jr.,
was killed by falling between the engine And
a freight car last evening, Oh the Vermont
Railroad
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-02
Sen.ibie Conclusion.

Mr.. Conneli, one Of the editors of the
Ohio Eagle, published at Lancaster, has
thrown up his position Of chief clerk to Col.
Medill, the Comptroller of the Treasury, and
returned to the tripod, which be is emiuently
capable of grazing. lie gives As bis reasons
for 80 doing, what might be prct!ably used
by many other young men OF talents IN
Washington, who are living lives Of drudge
ry 10 the several Departments, and a. little
Known to the world, whatever their merits
and capacities, as the drum OF a cos-mili.
Young men who look upon a cicrkship 10
Washington as d fortune made, and eminent
distinction gained, should bear and heed
what he says:
I'VE return with feelings of pleasure to the
chair editorial, after an absence Of one year.
"a year in the public service at Washius-
ton has had the effect of convincing ia that
the private station is the post OF honor, plea.
sure and prof and We quit public otice
gladly, voluntarily and without a single re-
gret al the loss OF its honors or e~mOiuments.
at seen strange that there should be such
a fascination 10 those positions at Washing
ton for the young men Of our County
When obtained they are but living graves 10
which the occupant buries bis hopes, his am.
bition, and bis energies. No matter bow
brilliant, how intelligent, how industrious,
be becomes metamorphosed into the tread
mill horse, pursuing daily the same wea-
ry, never changing round, uu,l death sets
him free. No matter bow energetic, the
weary routine Of ofi .ial life lies cru,hingly
upon his energies aud aspirations.
ut is enough to say that such = life did
not suit US, aud that we could not, while
young and iu heath. sell out our future Tor
an annuity of $1,000 per year, at the will Of
changing political dyuasties."- Cincinnati
ENQUIRER,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-02
General M,,ison yind,cst.d.

We think The Union di-la.age7 Geo. Mill
sons consistent otjectious to tie kausaS.Ae-
braska bill When it declares th~attney simply
amount "to a quibbI.." Oar able cotempc-
rary foraets tuat the lie .d!u5 sie"s taken by
Gen. MiIl,on against the bill, are those
which we're i,craied as above by the Supreme
Court, 10 its rendering in tt Drad Scot. case.
To assail the Generals position is IN fact to
assault al outpost Uf our strongest citadel.
We regard the course Of cur representative
upon this territorial officially, although at
one time he walked the rampars alone, as
the most s~oldierIy act iu his political career,
and the ope which entities his Consistent
character to the highest respect. We could
vi, dictate him fully oy placing his views IN
juxisposi,ion with these oi the Supreme
Court; but they arc So iniy understood Cy
our r, adrrs that it would lie su~fereroga,cry.
Norfolk ATguS dem
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-02
Bishop Doane and Rev. Mr. Garden.

DUctrIual ditferences--it is a sad tnl0g to
see--sOmetines lead the clergy--eVen Of the
same church--tO attack Que another with u
venom which, we cannot but think, would
make even the most reckless lsymen OF the
ocular press blush for shame. We publish
ed u few days since, as part Of the news OF
the d ~, an admonition from the Right Rev.
the Bishop (Dolne,) of New Jersey, address
sed to Rev. MIR. Garden, OF Philadelphia,
who, as we gather from the Bishop's state
ment of the case, was guilty Of an "act OF
m;sbehavior" in i~nviting a Methodist Minis
ter TO assist him in administering the Com
muniOn ia the Diocese of New jersey. Mr..
Garden does not appear to enter on his just-
~ficatiun ia Philadelphia, where he resides,
but opens his batteries upon the Bhhon 10
tine Protestant Churchman, OF New York
city, in the following terms -
Here Is q Bishop who was presented for
trial by three of his peers, all OF unblemish-
ed and exalted reputation, under charges Of
grossly immoral conduct, dishonesty, and
drunkenness. lli- accusers Declared pubnc-
ly tina they beiieyed him guilty, and stood
ready TO prove the charges they had brought.
liz shrunk from al investigation, and by
ueSpeTdle "TiSSiiuS esCapcu ~ lueiCOy
bringing a stigma upon his order.
"ThiS Bishop allows one of his W pres
byters IN q prominent church III the largest
city of bis Diocese, to disgrace the Church by
iatem perdnce, and raises no co'ce u TeJ"he.
But 10 d pres5yter oi a"OsLer Diocere hap
pens in a place OF resort, 0n the extreme
point of Il little spur Of the State that forms
his Diocese, 20 commit what at most was q
trif!ng breach OF ecclesiastical order, aud
Out comes u ridiculous and emFty iuierdiet.
I'VE say an empty interdict, for what
force will it carry? None whatever. NJ
IN raj force, for it, source aud character
both preclude that. Nc legal force, for the
day has not yet come, wheO a single bishop
can made canons and execute them. " hen
Ii bishop becomes such an absolute monarch
10 his Diocese, that no prcsbytel can ~Oiiiclate
IN it III the smallest act without hi consent,
1t viii be refreshing 70 be made aware vi 1t.
We doubt not that the R3v. Mr.. Garden will
treat the affair with the dIsrespect II SO Tich.
iy merits"
THIS is pretty sevcrc--aud the better to
appreciate its full meaning. it may be added
that the Protestant Churchman IL edited
ps three eminent cleriyGcn of the E2lsco-
pal Church--R"r. DR.. Tyog, R"v. Do. An.
thon, and Rev. d.. Canf"ld.--N !. Erp.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-02
Judge DGugis,', Position.

We understand Judge DJusIas as merely
stating a fact now pstent 10 eS%'-;ing ~le:isin-
ton. Ii is all narrowed dywo 10 the fact,
that if the people wan, slavery they vii! pro-
tect it by local legislation, and If they do NOT
want il, it Cannot be forced upon thrD. TIL.
is not The light TO prohibit the introduction
Of slavery by Territorial Legislation, ~ 'E!r-
ginIus" in!ers, but it is the right which eau
not be taken from a Territory, ni refu-ing I,
enact laws for its protection. II 4 TcrrltUri-
al Legislature were to enact a law prohibit
ing slavery or rewarding the abduction OF
slaves. such law would be unconstitutional
Bat no power EXISTS to compel u legislature
to enac: any law necessary to preseutHr PUG
ism, 4 ;re-pas' uprn slave properly Any
person wiling to rely upon the fugitive slave
law for the Apprehension Of bis save can ~
to any Territory. |: Is his right to run the
risk, and no Legislature can take IL away
But II Is an empty right, i valuc!ess night,
aud, without local police regulations" viii
never be relied 90 By the S,uthern people.
Jaige DiUglns does not maintain that s'e-
very has NJ Constitutional sanc,i n or guar
aztec in a Territory; be merely shows how
the 'CJnst,tutiUual sauctioa,' has become
vilucless under existing legislation. lie
show that without local police regulations"
constitutional sa1ct! ns are OF no practical
avail, for from the sensitive nature Of slave
property, no man will rely on Constitutional
sanctions to return HE ruuayay negro.
Judge D1ugia. DIES not DEFY the validity
AID ,thcacy o! the decision vi the Supreme
on the contrary be has defended the
oil the Court on every stump III Ii
iInCis. But he shows that neither COBstltu.
tlnonai sanction, nor the G.is Of Supreme
Court decision can carry slavery into al un-
friendly Territory, nor prevent It's gong toto
u friendly Territory. - ickn ~ Eng.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-02
The Ous.Isy Convention.

The New York Times, 10 abiding to the
contradictory report, in Relation t. tie Ouse-
lev Convention, between Great Britain and
Nicaragua, says:
We are o6ligcd to diSpel the fears Of cur
c0tcmpcraries, and assure them. on The very
best authority, that the C9nvchtion IN cues
ton was drawn Up by Sir William Gore
Ouseley, aud was based By him on th- Ciss-
Yrissari treaty. Hence the similarity te-
tween the two Documents. We are further
enabled to state, Of equally good authority,
that the Ouseiey Couvention has been ap-
proved by the British government, and will,
in all probsbliity, be ratified by that OF
Nicaragua"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-02

A letter frcm an officer of the U. S. frigate
Powha,an, dated in the Gulf Of Pecheli, (Chi-
na,) the 5tb of July, says:-"We leave here
this evening for Japan. All are delighted at
the change, as this lie a miserable place. Two
thirds of the time We cannot see land. Our
Minister, MIR. Reed, came from the Peiho
river on Saturday. The Minnesota goes to
Shanghai tomorrow. All at home were
kindly remembered yesterday, during our
celebration OF Independence day. Officers
and crews Of the squadron all 10 good
health"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-02
California Justice.

The Sheriff Of Mariposas county, Cali'or-
pia, is quite an original 10 h's way. Lie was
directed uy the Supreme Court Of the State to
eject certain occupants Of the Piue Tree Vein,
aud to restore the vein to Col. Fremont In
its original state. lie declines ousting the
lIespnssers, and de ends his position In a
written document, stating that, as the shalt
has been suuk a lev feet Liver aud has been
made something wider, be cannot restore IL
to it's original state and will, therefore, do
nothing about it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-02

The Arabia brings the intelligence Of an
accident to another of the Hamburg steam
ships to which the Austria belonged. Toe
steamer Hammonia, which left Hamburg on
the llth ult., the next steamer after the Aus
tria, exploded Der magazine, and FIVE of her
passengers we're injured so that che was
forced to put back. 10 the accident OF the
burning of the Austria, tho rapid spread Of
the flames was attributed also TO the explo-
sion Of the magazine. This should suggest
the proprie,y of dispensing with magazines
altogether, or Of reducing the Quantity OF
powder on board, to an amount 40 small that
no danger could arise from it in any emer
pency.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-02

One Of the most important philanthrop'c
enterprises of New York-the Asylum for
Inebriates, has laid it's foundation stone at
Binehaupton. The citizens OF that beau'i-
full town have granted two hundred aud fifty
acres of land for it. DR.. Francis, Rev. Drs.
Bellows and Bethuue, Hoe. Gee. w. Clinton,
and Albert b. Street. took part 10 the cere-
m onies, and Hon. Edward Everett delivered
on address on the occasion. The idea OF an
asylum for ipebriates, is as old az DR.. Ben
janin Rusb's day. We will publish here
after, MIR. Everett's address.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-02
lcoNHuNIcArF,.
Virginia and T~ennes.ee Rail r.,

lCoHHuNIcAr,
Virginia and Tennessee Ran r.
1t ia evident that tue SUCCESS. tbe I.
& Tennessee Rail Road is exciting the
Of the friends Of some neishbo,ir, O.
ways. The South Side Democrat and D
mond Enquirer, are both loud in tb.;.
plants OF the policy pursued BY on, ?
Road officials, with reierence :, -, IL"
caarges on travel and tonnage. ,ba s.-
unressonably low, and the latter e,,,t :
higb-so high as to Dive TIE produce ., r
Tennessee to the markets Of S,u,b q. -"'
and Georgia. 1t would be well #
learned critics on R~niSay msnayema,,
enquire into the practical vor.io,
tariff of charges On the Virginia 4 IT,
Rad, before they undertak to ealist,Da
public on some facts that are m,re y,In,
than their theories, ia dctermi1io, q -.
practical business question. IVA
The new rates for through travel and.
mage. on the Virginia l. lenne..ae H.. ~
have been 10 operation line June las, IL
lieve; within that period, toe agree,
oeipts Of she road have increased o..
per cent, as compared with the r..
Of the same period last year. epl
with but half a crop of one of IN.
staple crops Of western Vjr,,,.
la further vindicstion Of the
Of our road, | would state that 0os.,'..
OF all the wheat sent from B,,,.I
the month last past, came from the E..
Tennessee L Georgia Railroad. Tb,,
the tonnage that the Editors Of ths D
tersburg and Richmond newspapers ~
Consigned to the dealers 10 Caaric.,ao 60
Savannah. AS to our success in secorin,,. -,
Southern travel, that is a!nirri. In.
the Richmond aud Petersburg critics; u ,
carried at uareasoaaoly low rates Ia A..
swer to this objection, We need only refs,
the large increase In our aggregate ra.ai,..
and to another fact which may be verified,
enGuiring at Rail Rad offices 10 Pete. mo.
and Richmond; the greatly reduced rsss.,,
from through travel over the Southern ,j5s
Railways passing through those cities. D.
wait a while gentlemen, and lct Us ,a,, n,
question at the Treasures ofice a Iirtle Io,,.
o.: if our receipts continue to augment 4,
they have done, | think you will concele ttr
all is not wrong in management OF the u,
ginia 4 Tennessee Railway. One word nor
pray tell your readers bOw it Il that the o..
criuiuation between through and l6caltr,r.
on the Virginia 4 Tennessee Rail Road, j.,
much more injurious to EIrgl0is, than h.
same discrimination made On The SJu,bera
line passing through Petersburg AMI Rich.
mond, over the Fredericksburg i Potomac
Rail Road. That discrimination has bsec
made over this line for the last tea years, lsa
fact that cannot be cOntroVertei.
A SToCSH0LpFg
of tie Virginia d Tennessee Rnt Rat
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-02
The condition of TURKEY is becoming more

The condition of TURKEY is becoming more
perilous every day. The national debt is 10
oreasing every year. The 6rDans ot'be Sui
tan intended to introduce some reforms and
retreuebments in the public expenditure. are
met with opposition, and tnrea,euings. Eve
ry concession made BY she government to the
Christian population produces discoutent.-
% every eide is presented signs Of u revcla-
ton, or a conspiracy. If Turkey throws of
her present ruler, who will take his place?
The SuItan's brother, Prince Abdul-Aziz, is
spoken Of; but what will the other powers OF
Europe say to this! 1t has been intimated
that they would not recognize such a change
in the government; and what then? Can
there be any other probable solution to
this political enigma than that, after all, the
nations Of Europe are to divide the sick
mans Inheritance among them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-02

Captain dc Riviere was to have lectured
10 New York, in Hope Chapel, on Love-" but
about ten minutes before the time to open
the doors be was arrested at his rooms and
taken to the ssation-house. 1t is understood
that the arrest is in some way connected With
the challenge sent to Captain Grant. The
lecture was, of curse, postponed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-02

Bills for expenses incurred at the Ne"
York Municipal celebration, on the LIST OF
September, in coumemoration ofthe success
full laying Of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable
begin tc pour in Thick and fast. The lead
ing item of expenditure is the grand dinner
given at the Metropolitan HUtel, each guest
being charged $40 per head. Thelisery bills
for carriages driven in the procession present
a mammoth array Of charges. nearly as loog
"A the procession itself. 1t is estimated that
the total expense will not fall much short Of
500 900.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-02
Death OF while Land.daIe.

The news of tue Vi ,lsnt anI tragic death
Of this youth. by the hands Of a Desperate,
in the State of Mississippi, has been received
in Warrenton with sincere regret ~ all ah1
knew him when a resident here. lie was n
nephew Of our esteemed friend, John Smith,
esq, OF this town, aud for many years of his
Young life resided amongst ~. Beloved AID
ad nlred for bis many noble aud generous
qualities, be goes TO an early grave deeply
lamented by aii. A youth Of more than or
binary genius, In him vas centefed the fond
hopes Of Il widowed mUther, Th" anticipated
Tor him g brilliant promise had he lived. To
Der the kindest sympathles are rendered, hy
al! who knew her 10y 10 W.rrenton.- Var
reNtOn WIZ.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-02

We learn that the steam yacht Fire Fly,
which was bou Oh, some time ago from How
ell &Aspinwall by the Government, for the
Coast Survey service, sailed from Norfolk
about eight weeks ago, and has not since been
beard of. She Is supposed to have been lost
a; Sea. She was under command of Lieu.
B.vard E. ii md, and was to have reported
OF Savannah for the service.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-02
ALEXANDRIA:
SATURDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 2, 1851

The ne Rspapers are flied with detail, lar
nisbed by the surviving passengers OF the
unfortunate steamship Austria, OF the late
awful disaster. The survivors concur IN the
opinion that the disaster was caused by the
oarelessness and righteousness of the OFF,
GERS, 10 regard to the %fumigation; they insist
that no fumigatiOn was rendered at all ne
cessary by the state of the ships health and
no proper precaution taken TO insure safety
when it was done.
The want of order and discipline on board,
while the ship Was consuming by fire, is the
subject of much remark. To this deficiency on
the part of the off GERS who had command OF
the unfortunate vessel, it is owing that so few
were saved from the general Instruction.
The German newspapers of New York con-
trast, in a striking manner, the condition OF the
Austria in this respect with that of several
of the American steamers lost at sea.
The Philadelphia Ledger says:
"The owners of the Austria had not even
q list of the names Of the sseerage passeu-
gers. Regarded almost as cattle, they were
treated With the same neglect aud lud'tfer-
ence, and were left tu take care of themselves
when the disaster occurred; hence the saorl-
fee of life, which, with Ordioary COURAGE
and attention to duty on the part OF the Ga
GERS, might have been spared. There were
eight metallic life-boats, capable ct holding
four hundred persons, besides the ordinary
boats of the ship, which would have been
sufficient to have saved all Oh board, provi-
ded any person of skill. or seamsnship bad
attended t. the launching VI them. But
these qualities were lacking, and the only
boat that saved any persons was the one IN
which some of the officers escaped. liz Is
rare to 6ud a similar Instance Of such un.
manly desertion aud such cruel neglect. The
owners of vessels, steamships, or otherwise,
carrying such an amount of passengers,
should be compelled to publish a complete
list OF them on the day of departure"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-02

A surgeon Of the United States Army at
Nes Orleans, writes as follows to the Journal
of Commerce The yellow fever is dread
full here, aud there is no abatement. The
disease is more malignant than in 1854 and
'55, and many physicians consider it worse
than the fever of 1853, taking the number OF
incubation iOto account, for every body has
lett the city who csn. Strangers should by
all means avoid coming here until very late
10 the season, say Is, of December, certainly
not before the middle Of November"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-02
Three Planets IN n Row.

Two evenings since, the three planets
Mars, Jupiter. and Verus-appeaied III rahge
un the western sky, Mars in the constellation
Sagittarius, Jupiter about tel degrees to the
northw sstw q, and Venus still twelve de.
prees further down the borizln. The last.
named planet is now distinctly visible 10 the
naked eve during the afternoon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-02

TIE London Times strongly advised the
purchase of the Great Eastern for the Royal
Navy, to be used as a floating ram, observing
that ten years hence, when the ship is no
longer saleable, Parliament will be asked for
a million of money to build such a vessel
from the keel, and it will cost two millions to
do an
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-02

John W. Keeling, esq, Of Suffolk, Virginia,
died at bis residence in that town, 90 Mon
day evening. Mr.. Keeling was an euterpris-
ing, wealthy, inf lencial and esteemed citizen.
Hi, long connection as a partner in a number
OF steamers, brought him 10 contact with the
interest Of the country, and he was
known and esteemed abroad az
well az at hOms.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-02
mornhx. s,nnn,on- and anderson.

Stanton has formally accepted MIR. Nor
phys chess challenge ioI $500. This contest Is
expected to tie first week 10 No
vember. Andersen has promised to play
Mr.. Morphy a short match In London, 10 o.
tober; but Mr. Morphy will, most likely, 90
to Breslsu. and play him a long enc OF TWEEN
ty.One games.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-02

An effort will be made, it is said. at the
ue1. Legislature, for the establishment of a
new county 10 Maryland, to be called Column
h;a. /. il to be composed OF Biadeosburg and
Vansv;lle districts 10 Prince George, aud
nsr,s of Anoe Arundel. Howard aud Mont
eouery counties, with q Courthouse at Belts
Iille.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-02

Il is stated that thirty or more colored
families, residing 10 b ston, have organized
themselves under the title of the Cambridge
Liberian Emigrant Association" for the pur-
pose of emigrating to Liberia. Some forty
or more of these persons hope to embark in
the Cplouiz.ti,n ship Mary Caroline Stevens,
the first of November proximo.