Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-05-01


Edge6eld, that the wheat and other grain
crops never looked better, or bid fairer LOT a
large yield than they do at present. Shou'a
no disaster OCCUR. new wheat may De e1'
pected from the South as early as the 18Th
to the Goth of MAY next, as IL is now heading.
The planting season is nearly over al tue
South; some corn has been worked over;
heavy cotton crop has been planted: Inc
las; years crop of cotton will reach 3.2oZ,ooo
bales.
I On the 22d ult., coiored boy named
Francis Mills, about II years OF age, bound
to Mr.. VIM. Ii. Orendorf, who lives about a
mile from Westminster, Md, was found muir
dered in q most brutal manner. His throat
wac cut, his bowels cot out, and be was
bruised, cut and manged about the head in
most savage manner. Rebecca McCOr-
mick, also colored, aged eighteen, was arrest
81 as the murderess.
The schr. Eliza Jane, from Rockland for
Boston, with lime, went ashore on the 18th
ult., on Nsntasket beach, uesr Cohasset Crew
saved. The vessel is a total loss. Several other
vessels were driven ashore. An unknoWn
schooner is ashore on the reef, south side oil
the Vineyard, and the sea Is making
complete breach over her. The crew are on
board. The storm was very severe IN the
Vinyard.
The Episcopal church of the Annuncla.
ton, 10 New Orleans, was totally destroyed by
fire on the Goth ult. The flames were first
seen Issuing from the cupola, ADD the brisk
wind which prevailed made the destruction
of the building a very short work. The fire
was undoubtedly the work OF an incendlarJ.
The loss is entirely covered by insurance,
the church and its contents being insured
for sig 900.
The surveying steamer Walker, b. +.
Sands, has arrived at New Orleans, having
completed the survey of Atchsfalaya bay
The steamer will leave for Norfolk May Sd.
Officers and crew all we'll. The steamer
Philadelphia from Havana, has also arrived
having on board President QuareI and
suite, comprising his ministry, destined Tor
Vera Cruz.
In letter from the Hague We are told
that there is not syllable Of truth in the re-
port that the Princess Alice Of England will
shortly be the betrothed of the Prince OF
| Orange. 1t is even said that the Queen OF
the Netherlands was by no means pleased
with the reception she met with from the
Court of St. James, on her recent visit 10 Eng
land.
The Knoxville (Tenn.) Wing of the l9th
ult., notices the arrival there of ear load OF
Ice from Boston, through from Savannah, ia,
in shirty-;hree hours; and congratulates the
citizens on being able to cool their parched
tongues during the summer, upon luxury
which the mildness of the winter denied
them at home.
The editor of the Richmond Dispatch has
been shown specimen of gold ore, weighing
lis peDnyweights, found on the land of MIR
John NJ. NorvIle, Albenarle county. Mr.
Fisher has resumed the working of this land
for cold. which bad been abandoned some
time 20, and is ssnguine Of good crop
The Richmond Dispatch ssys:-Jack Frost
made bis appearance last Tuesday night, and
lears arc entertained that he has not only
schorced the tender plants and budding flow
ers, bot that be has materially blighted, II
not totally destroyed the entire fruit crop,
which, few days since, promised to be So
abundant.
The schooner Astrea, in Hampton Roads
Oath ult., two days from Graud Turk, reports
that they had very heavy and rainy weather
lately at Turks Island, which destroyed a
considerable quantity of salt, and no more
was expected to be rsked before June. 1t
was presumed there was about 40. 900 tons
within the colony.
Although in the House Of Representatives
Mr.. Jones Of Tennessee. moved to lay the re-
port of the committee of conference on the
Kansas question on the table, as test ques'
ton, all the members did not 80 regard 1t, as
some of the known enemies of the report vo-
ted in the negative.
The religious interest still continues in
New Jersey. In Princeton College the revi-
val has been quite general, and of 2I2 stu
dents l02 have become professors of religion
Of whom fifty have dedicated themselves t.
the ministry, and two to the missionary
cause.
San Francisco is supplied with Ice from
Sitka, in Russian America, as New Orleans
is with the same article from Boston. The
trade has been in progress some time, and
grows in amount steadily. There is also q
limited export of ice from the same place, for
ports south of San Francisco
A panic was created in the Mobile Theatre
few nights ago, while the Marsh children
were performing to densely packed au-
dieuce, by cry of FIRE, and one or two per-
sons were slightly injured. Several ladies
tainted, and for short time the commution
was very great.
The farmers of the Rappabannock valley
have finished corn planting for this year
The midness OF the winter was exceedingly
favorable for the preparation of cortland,
and we have every reason to anticipate an
abundant crop.
The conference committee on the disagree
ing votes of the two Houses on the de6cien-
cy appropriation bill, COZ ssss of Messrs.
Toombs, Briggs and Fesseuden on the part
of the Senate, and Messrs. Letcher, Maclay
and Nicholas on the mart of the House.