Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-28
News OF the Day.
"Toshop the rsry age and body Of the ZINES

The reported second battle with the Navajo
Indians is confirmed. The Indian agent had
formally suspended his relations with them
He states that they own 25O,OOO sheep and
CO. 900 horses, which, if seized or destroyed,
will drive them to desperation, aud occasion
q second Florida var.
A correspondent Of the New York Herald,
assures that paper, that Alexander Mavro.
corda,o. the retired Greek statesman, is not
dead, as the papers have stated, but that he
is still living, and recent ndvices from Greece
report that he was on a visit to Constantine
nile, his native city. The mis-statement con-
corning his death probably arose from the
fact that George Mavrocordato, professor OF
tho French civil code in the University OF
Athens, lately died in that city.
The Secretary Of War has, in conformity
with the report Of the second board OF 0rdl-
nance officers at West Point, giving the
Burnside breech-loading carbine the prefer
ence over all other broech-loaders, given to
Gov. Jackson of Rhode Island, representing
the Bristol Fire Arms Company, an order tor
the weapon TO the extent Of the appropriation
tS25 ,000) made in juno last oy Congress.
An abolitioniss named II. V. Russell, of
Aberdeen, who had been circulating ihcen-
diary hsndbi;ls, ia the vicinity of West Point,
Miss, was taken out Of his house one night
las, week for the purpose Of riding him on u
rail, but, at the request OF the law and Or
der" men, was given over to :he care OF tho
Sheriff. The Conservative says, that after
the citizens had passed g nights rest, their
passions had 50 cooled down, that be was per-
mitted to 20 at large, after promising that DC
would leave.
By the constitution Of Illinois the lcgls-
lature is prohibited from creating any add
tional State debt; and, could its State bonds
be bought in a, par, the whole State debt
would be discharged 10 about six years.
This would leave the canal revenues, and I
per cent. Of the gross proceeds OF the l!i'-
nois Central railroad, to be applied JorereF
to delray the ordinary expenses OF tic State
government, or to eudow schools, &c.
Judge Perkins has decided 10 the Putnam
tIndlana) circui. court, Determining that tho
notes issued by private banks or bankers, IN
tended to circulate as money, are vcid. The
Judge, in his opinion, ably reviews the his
tory Of banking, END decides that the Issue
Of such notes is not a natural right, and that
il is in conflict With both the common ana
statute law. Tais decision Is n fatal blow at
the whole brood Of shinplasters IN Indiana.
At q recent meeting of the Boston Natural
Historical Society, 4 letter was read from Dr.
Issac Hays to the President, announcing his
intention Of making another attempt to reach
the North Pole o! tbs earth. and asking for
the influence Of tho society in behalf Of the
object. The letter was accompanied by the
report Of the Academy OF Natural Sciences
of Philadelphia, on the subject. The matter
was referred TO q committee.
Powers has US; finished bus,s Of Mr.. Jared
Sparks and Mrs. Gen. Wadsworth. Mr.. j.
y. Hart has nearly finished his statue of
Henry Cav for the State of Virginia. MIR.
Robert Hart has modelled 3 statue o: Henry
CLAY for Gee o. the public squares Of New
Orleans. Mr.. Gait Is engaged upon q statue
Of Thomas Jefferson, to De placed in the Cnl-
versity Of Virginia.
The New York letter Of the Charleston
Evening News says that Lola Montez has q
charming retreat at Fort Lee, o few miles up
the Hudson river, and that Captain DeRi-
yiere is q constant visitor there; moreover,
that he was induced to turn lecturer On too
EleusiniaD mysteries of love, from the TACT
that he became drunk IN the inspiration OF her
anecdOtic coRreTSQsi0Rc.
Dams mountain, west OF Cumberland is
now on fire and burning With fearful rapid
tv. The scene of the burning mountaln as
witnessed on Sunday night from Cumber-
land, says the Civilian, was really grand, Al
though the effect was somewhat marred by
the bright moonlight. There are fires on
other mountains on the line of the Baltimore
and OHIO Railroad.
From Galveston, Texas, late private advices
state that there have been 500 cases In oil,
and 200 deaths. About ono third OF the
residents have run away. About one in SIX
Of those left arc down with the fever; oae IN
four Of the sick dying. The United Ameri-
cans CT New York have contributed $500 tor
the benefit of their brother o. l. AS. IN al
Fiction in Galveston.
AT Peoria, Illinois, on the Goth inst, great
excitement existed. in consequence OF the
failure of Curtiss & Co., bankers. y large
crowd assembled, and threats were made OF
mubbing the banking house, and the resi-
derces Of the firm. So imminent was dan
ger of an outbreak, TINT the military were
placed in readiness to suppress 1t.
Mr.. G. B. Halliday, who was missed from
the ST.. Nicholas Hotel, in No% York, and
Mr.. y. b. Middleton, of Goshen, VINO was
missed after coming to New York, to draw
s. 700 from q bank, have both r".appeared.
The missing man n0w, 10 regard t. whom
there is some anxiety, is Mr.-S Sullivan, II
baker.
The New York Commercial Advertiser
prints a table OF ,tatjsucS .! votes given IN
the St tie of New York at each annua! cleo
ton for ]fnurteen years past. By this 1t Ip-
pears that last year 234 600, or yearly 80 per
cent. OF the whole suffrage power OF the
State, failed to record TIER votes.
The four mile If Tramp Il Co., at Dover,
Ky, were destroyed BY fire 90 Friday nigh,
together with eighteen thousand bushels ct
wheat, and eight hundred barrels OF fur
The loss is estimated at forty thousand dol
lars, on which there are sixteen thousand
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