Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-07-10
News Of the Day.
"Tosaop the rery age and body Of the TINES.

20 indicate second failure. The ships we're
TO return to England if the cable was los; be-
fore they arrived IN two hundred fs:htms
water. Should the cable be gone, the com
psny will lose two and half mlllioos OF do!-
lara.
The War Department is in receipt OF dis
patches from Gen. Johnston, dated June llth.
They contain nothing of especial interest.
Tue army was in good condition. Accord
ing 10 copies Of the official orders, the troops
were forthwith 10 march IN three DIVISIONS
OF as many consecutive DAYS, 10 ; III LAKE
Valley, 10 compliance with toe lr-iructOns
VI the Government
A Kansas Correspondent Of the s., Louis
Democrat says tha, affairs in Kansas are
becoming quiet" aud that men Of both par
ties are beginning 80 see that the supremacy
Of the Law Is better than every man beng
his own avenger. This is toe best news We
have bad from Kansas Territory for long
time
Mons. Belly, the famous fEenchman, who
.ai.ed from New York % Wednesday, on
bis return home has published manifesto
20 the American people," in which be de-
c!ares that be did not 60 to Central America
10 an official position. He went there, be
says, in his individual character aud a such
was received, and effected his canal treaty.
Judge Campbell, of the United States SUI
preme Court, who, since The trial OF General
Walker, has been severely ceosured by the
fllibus;ers at the S Jutb, for his honest charge
TO the jury, has JUS. declined 3 public din
ner rendered By the leading citizens OF Mo-
bile, as testimonial of the esteem in which
they hold him for bis Learning, frmuess and
purity"
We learn from the Kansas Daily Ledger,
of the 21d Instant, that James II. Lane.
who was tried before al Examining Court
| Of three magistrates, for the murder of
u 4ioes jenkins, bis neighbor. has been &C
Quilted. According to the testimony, Col.
jenkins was the aggreSsor.
1t appears from the army orders just Is
sued, that within the past year, there have
been ffty-four promotions, thirteen resigns-
tons, sixteen deaths, aud thirty-siI appoint
ment., including those OF tweuty-six cadets
to Breve, Second Lieutenants.
We learn from a gentleman who attended
Snythe Court, last week, says the jefferson
vile Advocate, that Crenshaw, the man who
shot aud killed Col. Alexander v ard, on
Wednesday, the 23d uIt, gave himself up
and was tried before the County Court last
week, and acquitted upon the ground OF self
defence.
At the late commencement Of Randolph
Macon College, Rev. j. c. Cranberry, of
Washington city, delivered chaste and clio.
ouent address before the Society of Alumni.
| and the Rev. Dr.. l.. Ro.ser al address to the
graduating class. Thomas c. Catch, Of Nor
folk, was smong those who received the de-
/ gree OF A. NJ.
DR.. Mitchell, of Lake Bolivar, formerly of
vicksburg, Miss, was recently shot by Par.
ker Williams, whose family physician ne
was, and whose daughter he was said to have
s.duced. Mr.. Williams gave himself NJ 10
the authorities. DR.. VI. had wife livIDg at
| EIcks burg.
During the passage OF the steamship Jo-
seph Whitney, Cap, Howes, from Baltimore
to Boston, Oh Monday last, quite a spirited
celebration Of the National Holiday was
had. Senator Jefferson Davis, who was on
board, was invited, aud delivered an eloquent
inpromp,u address.
The travelling public are enjoying the
benefits of brisk competition between the
steamboats, On the Sound from New Jrk
and New Haven, and the railroads. The
boats charge only half a dollor and the rail-
road ooe dollar and a half, yet both have
crowds.
DR.. Mathew NJ. Harrison, one OF the
weslthiest persons 10 Brunswick county, Va,
died on the 18th ult. His brother-ip law,
Mir. John Cunningham, of Milton, y. c..
qualified at the last court, as the executor of
bic estate. The penalty of his bond was
S400 600
Commander Robb has been ordered bY the
Secretary of the Navy TO the Norfolk Navy
Yard. vice Commander Ford, detached: and
Commander Handy To tn rendezvous d, B3s.
ton, in place OF Commander Winslow' de-
tached.
In some of the counties 10 North Carolina,
the candidates have ahandoned "St,mp'
speaking altogether, and adopted the plan OF
addressing the people upon the va'iou. to-
pics at issue, through the medium OF prin-
ted circular
I,seems that the Astronomical Ex?cdi-
tion. which was to have been fitted on. by
tie British Admiralty for the purpose Of
making observations on the eclipse OF the
sun which is to take place in September
next, lie at present abandJned
The Nltionsl Anniversary was celebrated
By the L. S. Military Academy with more
than tae usual Donors. Tue Grafton was dsliv-
erel by Cadet Wagner. of Virginia. 1t is
published in the New York Post, aud Is a
highly creditsbie production.
The difficulty which has prevailed, for
some days past. at the ship-yard Of Messrs.
Wm. Skinner L Suns, 10 Baltimore, was ter
minated yesterday, by the employment ofsbe
white caulkers.
The Charlottesville Advocate, {oppositioul
takes occasion to state that Mr.. Paulus p vel
will have Democratic opposition q; the next
Congressional ,ectiop-''po~ert Demncra-
tic opposition" we believe is lts language
smart shock OF an earthquake was feit