Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-20
News OF the Day.
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c. A. Woodwork, mem Der OF the Min
nelola or Kansas Constitutional Conven-
ton, has arrived at Washington, bringing
dispatches from the Convention, and copy
of the Constitution, which be delivered
to MIR. Parrot lie says that the organiza-
ton of the militia by the Free State men is
so complete that the exact number OF voters
and the political sentiments of each voter In
the Territory are ascertained, aud that the
Pro-Slavery men are only two thousand. lie
further says that an important element Of the
dispute over the Lecompton Constitution has
been overlooked--yIz the charters granted
by that instrument to bridge companies,
banks, &c.--all Lecompton concerns, which,
If the Constitution is accepted, will have
vested rights which cannot be taken from
them.
A Convention Of the clergy andlay delegates
of the Episcopal church Of the Eastern Shore
of Nd, assembled at Cambridge on Wednes-
day last, the l4;h of April, to take into con.
sideration the expediency If dividing the di-
Geese Of Maryland, so as to create bishop
rio for the Eastern Shore and one for the
Western Shore. The convention recommen.
ded the division of the diocese, by large una
rity. IL is understood that this recommen-
dation meets with the approval OF Bishop
Nottingham, aud that he prefers the bishop
rio of the Eastern Shore, if the proposed d.
vision be made.
A report from the Court Of Claims, ad-
verse to a claim, having been taken up
in Committee of the Whole on Friday, 10 the
House of Representatives, motion was
made that, instead, bill for relief be re.
ported to the House, in effect to abrosate the
decision Of that Court. The power to do so
was questioned, but Mr. Nicholas, Chairman,
decided the motion in order, and the bill was
finally passed This ~ the first of the kind,
and is considered as an important precedent
affecting all claims rejected by the Court.
We have some details of the late Indian
massacre in British Honduras. When the
Indians took the town of Beccslaw they
killed one hundred and four persons and
took forty prisoners. Ransom amounting to
$4,000 was offered Tor the release Of the lat
ter but it was refused and the entire number
thirty women and ten men---were brought
out aud put to death, after the persona OF
the women had been violated by the Indian
soldiers.
At the opening of the committee of the
Russian nobility for regulating the emanc'-
patton of the serfs, General Mouraviett ad~
dressed the committee. lie referred to the
importance of the assembly, on which rested
the hopes of the sovereign and the expecta-
tons of twenty-five millions of people, and
eXhorted the members, not to prefer their
material interests to the welfare of the mil
lions of human beings whom chance had
placed in dependence upon them.
The government Of Mexico, has revoked
the exequators of the Consuls of the Uni
ted States, Spain and Hamburg, at Vera
Cruz, on the groupd of their over zeal in
pathisiug with the opposition. NJ. Cue,
vas in note to MIR. Forsyth, the Unlted
States Minister, says, that Consuls are not
permitted to interfere in the internal politics
of the county.
A writer in the Richmond South recon-
mends Robert L. Montague, esq, of Middle
sex county, for the vacant Lieut.. Governor
ship. Should the claims of Mr.. Montague,
or of any other member Of his party, be
strenuously urged by their friends in oppos-
to Wm. l.. jackson esq, the arbitration OF a
State COnveuton will be necessary to settle
the competition about candidates.
The Rev. Dudley A. Tying who met with
an accident on Tuesday, underwent an ampu,
tation of the arm in consequence OF NORTH
cation setting in The operation was per-
formed by Dr. Washington l.. Atlee, at the
residence of the divine, near Philadelphia.
At last ac,onnts the sufferer was as easy as
could be expected. Chloroiorm was admin
istered successfully.
Prince Albert Edward, Prince of Wales,
has been Confirmed in the private chapel at
Windsor. The ceremony was attended by the
Oueen and the Prince Consort, the Minis
tiers. and u lage and highly distinguished as
semby. The Bishop of Oxford read the pre-
face and the Archbishop OF Canterbury per
formed the ceremony.
A surgical operation has been performed on
Mr.. Thomas II. Simmerman, of Wythe, by
DR.. Gibson, of Richmond City, by which a
rib was taken from Mr.. 5. Whether the
patient was put to sleep, as our forefather
Adam was, we do not know. Mr.. Simmer
man is doing well.
A California instalment of $4,000
was received in New York early last week,
of which probably about onc-half went into
the banks. This will greatly enlarge the
specie basis yet it is Of little avail, as the
banks cannot now find good customers for
their abundance.
The receipts at the New York Custop-housc
are still small, and the balance in the sub
treasury continues to diminish, the amount
now being less than four millions. The
steamer Africa brought over S32O,OOO IN
specie.
The following copfirmations of naval OH
GERS have been made by the Senate :-CbarIes
A Davis, ofYirginia, to be chaplain In TT
navy, vice William kcnney, deceased; Al
rernon S. Garnett, Of Virginia, to be asaIs-
tant surgeon.
The death of John Grcis, OF Canandaigua.
New York, caused vacancy in the Board
of Regents of the New York University; which
has been filled by the appointment OF VIM.
~ q, ho Nor Nork Even