Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-11-20

Ole Boil is travelling in Norway. As be
was lately walking through the streets of the
small town of Drameu, smoking bis cigar,
he vas suddenly scoosted by police officer,
who led him of to the commissary Of police,
BY whom he was sentenced to pay foe tor
violating the police regulations. which forbid
smoking in the streets. Unfortunately, ne
Bull had come out without bis purse 10 his
pocket; be was consequently sent 10 pr'soo'
and it was not until the next day, on asoef'
taioipg who he was, that the cihcials sent Oil
order for his release.
Julien is preparing for one OF the mostre'
markable musical undertakings ever dreamed
of. lie proposes making. what he grandilo-
aueu,ly sty lee, "a great universal musical tour
torough the capitals and cities OF Europe.
America, Australia aud the colonies and
civilized towns Of Asia and Africa, sccompa-
nied By the elite of his orchestra and other
artists, SardntS and homntes dc tettreS.' a
com plete history will 10 written Of this great
tour By the historian that will accompany the
Grant maestro.
A singular bisamy Gaze was before the po-
lice court at Boston, on Friday. A colored
man named Howard was charged with hav.
ing a white wife in Virginia aud black one
in Boston. His counsel argued that there
was legally but one marriage, az slaves were
DOT allowed to make contracts Ut any KIDD
without the written consent Of their masters;
but Justice Maine thought that "whire women
had home rights which ooiored men were
bound TO respect" and held the defendant in
5000 for trial.
The "oldest inhsbitant." says the Man
chester IN. H. American, calls the weather
OF the pat few days unmatched by any at
tb. season of the year, since 1920. The
snow covers tie hills all around us, the ponds
are covered with ice, and the cold is as chilly
as mid winter. The weather philosophers
predict that warm spell is yet to come be-
tore winter sets 10.
! Hugh Hszels,t. a white man, charged with
euticiog aud persuading slaves to RON away
from Dorchester county. Md, was tried this
week at Cam bridge, aud found guilty on seven
| Indictments. He Was sentenced by the court
On the first indictment to the peoitentiary
till May, 1867, and 90 each OF the others for
| six yeaIs--making in the aggregate, forty live
years.
Elizabeth Carr, one Of the domestics wound
ed in the \. York Gouldy tragedy, is dead
IL is stated that Mr.. Gouldy still remains 10 a
brecarious condition. He is at times quite
rational, and often enquiries after his son
| Frank, whom be supposes TO be alive and 10
prison. Nathaniel is rapidly recovering, as
| i. also bis mother; but ii Ia feared Charles,
the youngest boy, will never recover from tie
effects Of his injuries.
During the performances at the Walnut
street Theatre, in Philadelphia, on Wednes'
day night, portion Of the iron railing In
the UPPER part Of the house gave way aod
fell into the psrquet. seriously irjuripg one
person and slightly wouuding several others.
Much excitement prevailed in the house Tor
n ume.
The recent conservative speech OF Senator
Hammond, Of South Carolina. has elected
reply through the press, from the Hon. X
Barnwell Rhett. of that State. He advocates
resistance to the "usurpations" OF the gene
raj government, and in,iustes that it is bi:
m Oct ardent aspiration to live to witness
secession of The South. (!0
The ship lconium, consigned to Bradshaw
& Co.. from Boston, arrived at San Francis
co, brought out 35 female passengers. They
ars all yourg. unmarried women, OF good
character, auu intend to enter into service
there. Ii is understood that another ship
ment of about the same number Of Sirls ID
now on the way and will sOOn arrive.
Mrs. Susan McCiong, rslict Of Hon. Wm
NJ, Chung, and mother Of Rev. John A. Nc
Chung, and the celebrated Col. McClung, Of
Mississippi, died in MaysvilIe, Ky. on the
! "a inst She was the daughter OF Col. Thos.
Marshall, of revolutionary memorv. and
sister OF the distinguished John Marshall,
| Chief Justice of the United States.
The will of the late Judge Wm. jay, oil
Westcbester. n. Y, just made public. CON
tai us the iollowing:--"l bequesth to my son,
one tn ,usaud dollars, in trust, to be applied
by him at bis discretion in promoting the
safety al comfort of fugitive slaves" This
bequest is probably tho frs. OF the kind in
this country.
The public debt OF the consolidated city Ct
Philadelphia amounts to twenty millions Of
dollsIs
An exchange paper says:--"There is not