Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-06-29

dence at Glen Cove, l.. l., last week. The
deceased was n native of France, but had re.
sided in this country for soma forty years.
He was at st. Domingo during the horrible
massacreS there, and was at one time the
agent Of Louis Philippe of France. lie was
seventy two years Of age, aud leaves widow
and large family of children, to whom the
bulk OF his riches will descend.
The papers OF New York continue to ir-
dulge gloomy fOrebcdings in reference TO the
Atlantic telegraphic cable. The experments
made, certainly have not strengthened public
c1ufidence. Two breaks when the weather
and sea both were favorable would indicate
any thing but certainty as TO the result
The Commercial thinks the public mind had
better DO prepared for the failure Of second
attempt to establish continuous thought and
speech between the two continents.
The five United States revenue cutters at
Sandusky have byen seized under process is
sued from the United States District Court,
in admiralty, in favor Of Messrs. Fearing i
Hinckly, of Boston, for materials, &C., fur
nished the contractors, Merry & Gay, at Mi.
Ian, in the building and equipping of the cut
tiers. Mechanics liens are filed against the
cutters for labor aud materials to the amount
of about $4,000.
A Railroad Convention composed of repre-
sentatives from seven companies, will be held
at Buffalo, New York, on the 30th instant
The call is signed by the President of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, together with
the President of various companies whose
interests are supposed to suffer from the very
great and nncalled for reduction of fares by
the New York company, which at present
is carrying passengers almost for nothing.
The Staunton indicator says -" The
press of the country is at last doing them.
selves and the public an act Of justice in pub.
fishing the names of those Patent medicine
gentlemen who swindle the printer out OF
his Just dues by refusing to pay bis bills.
THIS course, if persisted in, will have good
effect, and render certain the pay, or do what
perhaps is better, prevent the sale of these
ouaok nostrums altogether"
A Washington letter.writer gives currency
to the conjecture that the Mormons are TAX
ing their way to some convenient place on
our Pacific coast, in order ultimately, to en-
bark for the great and fertile island Of New
Guinea, or some other locality in the South
seas, near the polygamous communities OF
the East, where they can enjoy their peculiar
belief and practices manifested by auy other
people.
DR.. r. r. Harrison, of Prince George coun-
ty, Va, has taken pains to make some care
full examinations to ascertain whether corn
grows, as is generally supposed, more at
night than by day. August l, corn grew In
tweuty-four hours five inches; a. night one
and half inches. August 2, it grew four
and seven eghts inches; at night one and
seycneghis, and in the day three inches.
The Baltimore American speaks In just
terms of indignation of several instances oil
recent occurrence, in which excursion parties
ENJOYING themselves in the rural retreats
around that city, have been Wantonly out
ragged by ruf6aDly outlaws, the females In
suited, children frightened, and their male
attendants beaten and abused when they 10
terrered to protect those under their charge
The New Granadian House of Representa-
tives had accepted, without alteration, the
Cass. lIerran treaty, though the Senate had
not yet receded from its amendments. II
was expected, however, that, through the IN
auence of President Ospina, the two nouses
would, on joint ballot, pass the treaty without
any materials notifications.
The L. 5. steamer Colorado was to leave
Aspiuwall on the Dist for Havana. The
S,ranac and Vaudalia were lying at Panama
The Decatur sailed on the 18th, and the Mer
r,mac on the 18th. The jamestown, from
Greytown, touched at Aspinwall on the lith
and sailed the same day for Havana.
| Leonard Scott & Co., have republished the
,June number Of Backwood's Magazine. Il
contains continuation of Bulwer's novel
and articles on the Blood, the lndian War
Religious Memoirs, &c., &c. Robert Bell
Agent, King street.
The Mexican papers received by the len
nessee contain accounts of en- earthquake
which bad occurred at Vera Crul--but, 81
far as advised, the damage occasioDea there
by wa. quite unimportant.
Mrs. Titles, tried in Rochester Ne" YORK
for the murder of her husband, has oeet
found guilty of mauslaughter in the secon'
degree, and sentenced to seven years 'mpr'
s,nment in the penitentiary.
The Commissioners for locating SITE 10
the proposed new Lunatic Asylum in ''rel
MIA. have reported in favor OF Weston IL
Lewis County.
There lie considerable sickness, bilious 10
var, &C., in Bedford county, Va.