Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-11-06
News or the Day.
'Toshow the rery age and body 9fthe TINES"


The Paris journals reiterate the report of
an instruction in Seria, and intimate that
Austria is disposed to intervene for the ioter-
ests of Europe. The Greek Christians 10
Bosnia who have been committing terrible
outrages on the Mussciuan population have
the belief that they have the support OF
France and Russia in the dismembernent OF
the Turkish Empire, and the formation OF a
Greek State at Constantinople.
The Federal Council of Switzerland has
adopted convention by which the Valley
des Dappes is sold to France for 100000
francs. For about forty years the valley has
been neither French nor Swiss, and on re,
cent occasion the police of the two countries
we're not aLie TO lay hold Of a maietactor
who. having taken refnge in the centre OF the
valley, invoked by turn the quality OF Freoch
and Swiss citizen to suit his purpose.
At New York, on the I'd instant, steam
canal boat arrived from Buffalo, with cargo
| of l52 tons on board and boat 10 tow car
rying l7S tons. She is the Samuel b. Rug
giles, aud left Buffalo on the ooh OF October,
thus making the trip 10 fifteen days. Her
| length is ninety fe't, with width OF
seventeen and half feet, and similar
depth from keel to top deck, OF which she
has two. She averages three miles an hour
runoing time, aud consumes about three tons
| Of coal day.
\ day or two since the captain audpart OF
the crew of the British barque Claude, wa
terlogged at sea on the 29th ult., we're brought
into New York, by Capt. Johnston, of the
American snip Isaac Bell. Tie name Of the
ga ptain Of the British vessel is Chessell, and,
10 a letter to the Courier aud Enquirer, be
describes iu warm terms the humane and
! gallant conduct o! Capt. Johnston in saving
him and five others from impending death.
His wife died before they were rescued.
The Shareholders Convention of the East
err Shore Of Maryland, now in session at
Can bridge, Md, recommend the holding OF
| a general State Convection in Baltimore, 10
June next, for the purpose of devising some
means of remedying the evils under which
they labor, ana the passage OF laws to rem
der the free negro population producing
class. A committee was appointed, CON-
prising u humber of the iufuentiel men IN
that section Of the State to draft an address
to the people on the subject.
Ga Thursday last, the dwelling house OF
MIR. Miller, in Orange county, n. j., was
destroyed by fire, with all its contents, in
c!uding $500 in money; all the work of rats.
The fire originated III closet, in which were
Quantity Of IN a1cses strewed aloand, and ii
i. supposed they were ignited by the rats
ruprlns over them. This is the second lire
in that county within the last three weeks
trom the same cause.
The Message Of the Governor of Georgia
il quite an ultra autibank document. The
Governor recommends the prohibition of the
circulation of bank bills of q denomination
under ten or twenty dollars. He also advi
se. the adoption of a State sub-tfeasury.-
The whole message ia devoted exclusively te
State affairs.
A young man has just returned home who
was believed to have been lost in the wreck
ed bark Wade, of New Bedford, ten years
ago. For a long while bis father had been
c,nversing with him 10 the spirit land, the
last message through medium, being to the
effect that "he was among the saints. end a
crown Of glory was awaiting his father :"
The suit involving the title Of the South,
side Railroad Company to the valuable
wharf property at City Point has been de-
cided in favor of the Company BY the Court
of Appeals. The Richie suit against the
IS M Company has been compromised for
81 500.
Aoiutant General Cooper calls attention to
former order requiring Ulcers of the army
arriving at the seat Of Government to report
at his ciice, ind during their sojourn at
Washington to wear a prescribed dress,
which regulation has not hitherto been strict,
ly observed.
The Democracy in New York, on Tuesday,
adopted distinctive ticket, the label on the
back being printed upon dark ground
The object Of course was 20 drill the party
and detect any man who did not vote the reg,
u!af .,~@!-~-r--->
~ At Cumberland, Md, last Thursday, Thos
Walls, charged with killing Harrison King,
at Old,own, on the 24.h Of May last. was
found guilty Of murder in the second degree,
and sentenced to cor fnement in the Penltcn
tiary for period of years and months
Signals have teen received from Trinity
Bay at VaIentia, by Daniels battery, which
were very distinct, aud orders were at once
given 70 use Daniels battery at Valentla,
but nothing further had been yet Developed
The Royal Mail steamship Europa, has
sailed from Boston, with tifty-nine passen
gers for Liverpool, aud ten for Halifax
Sac took GU. only $1,000 in specie.
Hog. Mr.. Clemens, of Va. wounded in the
late duel, is said to be still in very critical
condition.
W. Clark has been reelected president
of IN. Winchester and Potomac railroad.
A, New Orleans, Nov. 4, X. Ii. Chiffon,
cotton broker, committed suicide.
The Next Congress.
According to the Washington States, there
have been, so far, l04 republicans and Al
democrats elected to the next House OF hep
resentatives. TIE States yet TO elect are Al
ALBANIA, Connecticut, Georgia. Kentucky
Louisiana. Maryland, Minnesota, Miss'ssI! :
nj New HAMPSHIRE, North Carolina, Rhocs
Island, Tennessee, Texas. aud Virginia
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