Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-05-28
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BY MAGNETIC 1,ELEGR4fh.
Three Days Later from Europe.
ARRIVAL OF TIE AFRICA.

steamship Africa, from Liverpool on the 10Th
inst, arrived here this morning. Her ad-
vices are three days later than those by the
steamer City If Washington.
The intelligence is not Of striking impor-
lance The British Government has granted
the use OF a steamer to act as tender upon
the Niagara, iu place 0: the Susquehanna
Several successful experiments have been
made with :hc Hughes telegraphic instru-
ment, and its superiority demonstrated over
the other present methods.
It's rumorcd that Lord Stanley is to sue
coed Lord Elleuborough, as President OF the
Board of Control, and that SIR Bulwer Lyt-
ton will take the Colonial Office.
The Derby Ministry was sustained IN tue
House OF Lords by majority OF nine Cd the
Resolutions Of Ceusure, and the debate upon
them is progressing in the House OF Com
mons.
William Dyer has been appointed British
consul at Baltimore, and G. Tulin al Mobile.
The Bombay mail Of Aoril 9th vas teie-
grauhed from Malta, but the news is generally
uuimportant. In India the COMMANDMENTS
Cuief was about startiog for R1bllcGnd; but
the bulk of the army remained at Lucknow.
Trade was inactive and money tight at Bonn
bay.
The European pleuipotentiar!es were as
sembliog at the Paris Conference, which
opens about the Odd
Tue Spanish Ministry had not yet been re-
organized.
The Austrian Notifications 10 the italian
Provinces were progressing with great en-
ergy.
The dispute between Turkey and Mon
tenesro is claiming considerable attention,
and Elglaud and France have resolved to
send Commissioner to effect settlement.
The L. 5. Frigate Cumberland remained
at Madeira on the 5th Of May.
The MARKETS -LIrERPooL, llth.-Cotton
for the week opened at an advance OF l-ltd, but
subsequently tell eft, and closed steady at last
quotations. Sales OF the week $1,000 bales
| 1000.
including l2,3V 10 SPECTATORS anu 1o'' ~
exporters The estimated sales on '''uay d
mounted 70 S'Ooo pa'es' "c'uu'ns i'''o cav" W
SPECTATORS and exporters, closing quiet. Ut
leans fair Sd; middling I'D Mobile fair I'D;
mIddlIng @'lod. CPla"u' '5u' "''u"''"s gu
STOCK IN port 4e'Ooo o"'e'' ''''o'"s '01''''
OF American Manchester reports were favor
D.. C,rro,. u,pyrrS,Ios If the wopk
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Ill. al ,,i,b declining
- e''''i p;eSa-1say s,.rcs 4 Co report
I,u .,t uo,,;r,I Wheat vsrv duII
-, ,.,..,;. lind. Rod c,o.sl
-, -. Al Corn cIo.sd
80 1..r,ao yeIIow 2.s "a white %
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p-o,,;s;ors cIossd st.adv Pork firm. Bacon
Lu,,.,n, IL ,Iyoncs Lard firm. but slow of
s,la =, 1ts sda57s sd
SMEAR openej bucyapt. but at the close quo
rariops were barely maintained. Rosn closed
JuII at 4s ats. 81. for common Spirits OF Tur
pentUe closed STEADY.
LONDON NAHKETs-Sugar closed heavy at a
decline OF cd ais. Rice steady. Spirits lur-
prntre firm at Ais Giis 3D.
The money market was gehefa'iy u"cn""s
ed. American securities were g"he'a''y s'eauJ
at last quotations Bullion IN Tue na'N n"u ".
creased f'So"Oo. Conso'' cIoseu &' ''f"''f
ior money d'u ''s w "'''
Kansas Rumors Of AN Outlaw Massacre.
ROCKVILLE, Mo, May p The Lawrence
Republican (extra) states that on the 18TH
inst, pnrty of men from Missouri came In
to a trading post on the road from Fort Scott
to Leayeuworth, took Il men prisoners, Car
ried them into deep ravioe, where they torm-
ed them into a line, fired, killing tive ard
woundirg elk others, and then fled. The E1-
ira also states that intense excitement existed
r.;
Ea"'" 80 rS;, ra,;.t,o h.ro,
S'uS'eu "" - ~. p,hI;,o,o
"4' I.., ,.iros ,o,,rv diff.
of ,ho fair ue saws tba.
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'"''' I,,ta.d ano, ,lao;ro ,beir families