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THE EXECUTION AT ALEXANDRIA
TODAY.
From our oWn Reporter.)

f tCToW o." OOP hepOrIer)
The negress Jenny, convicted of the murder of
her mistress, Mrs. Hall, of Alexandria county,
under circumstances of particular brutality, was
hung at half past twelve O'Clock to-day, in the
Jail yard at Alexandria. The office was perform
ed by Sheriff Sangster. The scaffold was erected
inside the Jail yard, and was built of four up
rights ranged in SQUARE, two Of which sup
ported a cross beam, beneath which was a plat
form, pierced by trap door. On this door the
criminal was placed, and at the signal the sup
ports to the door were withdrawn, and il fell
through, leaving her suspended by the neck.
Her struggles were almost superhuman while in
the air.
Previous to her execution, the last rites Of the
Catholic Church were administered to her, and
she died resignedly. Just before she was
cuted, and while in her cell, she protested her
innocence. There immense crowd out
side and on the Jail wall. The Mount Vernon
Guards were under command, but there was no
riot or disturbance. The law Of the State Of Vir-
ginia limits the number of spectators allowed
within the Jail walls to twelve, including ply
stefan and ministers Of the Gospel.
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PERSONAL.

80. DIR. }. b. Dyott, of Pa, is at WiIlards'.
.... Horace Greeley, of the New York Trib-
une, Is in town, and Is stopping at his old quar-
ters at the National.
-. James Lusk, Esq, for many years editor
Of the Jefferson City Enquirer, died in that city
on Thursday last, of liberation Of the bowels
90. Bourcicaut is following mp his plan OF
writing plays upon the news Of the day, and his
"Relief of Lucknow is to he followed by a
drama entitled '.Brigha Young, or the Revolt
of the Harem',
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FRUIT TREES. EvERGREENs. &c.

The attention OF fruit growers respectfully
called TO the very extensive stock of TREESSn1
now on hand, all of which are Of the most Wig Z
orous description, and guaranteed as TO &c -
curacy
Peach Trees large and thrifty. choicest kinds
to this seas on, BIO per 100,
. Dwarf Pears, over 8O,OC0, one and two years old
splendid Trees, SIS to SIS peI 100.
Apple Trees. best southern varieties, strong az
good, Sle per 100.
Standard Pears, Aprcofs, Cherries, Mechanics
Plums, Qulncss.
Grape Vines, Backberries, Currants, &c.
Strawberries. 20 varieties inc udInC the 6ues
American sorts, as well as the French, Engiish
and Belgian varietIes. @
Rhubarb Roots, Victoria, Prince Albert, Randers
l. Early Prolific, &c.
Asparagus Roots, ChiDee's Yam, &c.
Evergreens, such as " rway Spruce, Hemloct
ArborIte. Cednes, Dsodora, 8 TO 5 feet. very
symmetrical.
With every thing pertainin. TO the Nursery and
Seed Trade, of finest quality and cheap.
JOHN SAUL,
S96 7th street, corner III,
re 6-2awif WASHINGTON. n &.
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FREE LOVE IN NEW YoRK.-This delusion 8.
rife at Skaneatles, n. Y. The first rerman-n nj
named Tyler, formerly Methodist minister in
the w est, who came 10 that place in March last,
and commenced Il course of lectures. Being pos
SeSsed OF a strong psychological" power, pecu-
liar to successful exhOTters in protractcd meet
ings, Tylers Efforts at proselyfizing were met
with cordial responses, and many circles were
established to secure intelligence from the spir-
itnal world. Such was Tyler's success that
there are now no less than twenty whole families
IN that vicinity Who atow free-love doctrines
ana whose conversion is due, directly or indi
rectly, to his influence. And besides these there
are many isolated persons who have announced
their entire sympathy with the movement The
converts are mostly highly respectable farmers,
all of whom are well to do, and some wealthy
They had previously been connected with the
baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian and Universal
list denominations They hold regular weekly
circles at the present time in the houses Of some
OF their number, and there exists among them a
perfect unanimity Of feeling
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OF Its defeat there. Wnen tney au1ourned Tor
the day, proposition to reconsider that action
was pending by and through which the Army
will soon be increased as required by the ext
gencies of the service, we have every reason tc
believe. If not, a somewhat similar blu thai
the House will send up will do the work A
failure to increase the Army at this time win
be fraught with SO disastrous conscq ences to
the public interest, as that it is utterly impos-
sible that n mere want of agreement as to the
details Of the plan to be adopted can long sue
cessfully prevent effective action Of Congress to
that end. -
A NEW COALITION SoUGHr TO DE FORMED
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Courier and Enquirer-good authority
on such a point-alleges a progressing effort to
induce eight "South Americans" of the House
to coaicsce with the Republicans and fshy or
absquatulating Democrats against the admis-
sion of Kansas into the Union on the Lecomp.
ton Constitution. Among those named by that
writer in this connection are Messrs. Ready,
Harris of Maryland, Marshall, Underwood,
Gilmer, and Zollicoffer. Our opinion ia that
this last spasmodic effort is very forlorn hope
indeed, of securing q triumph for the Republic.
can party-a very forlorn one-though evident
ly their very last move in the game. ..
NAVAL INTELLIGEycE.-A medical board.
for tho examination of assistant surgeons for
promotion and of candidate for admission into
the medical corps of the Navy, has been or.
dered to convene at the Naval Asylum, PhiIa-
delphia, on Monday, 18th of March next. The
board is to be composed of the following off
GERS Surgeons James M. Green, VIM S. w.
Ruschenberger, and Jonathan M. Foltz and
Passed Assistant Surgeon George H. Howell
recorder. ...
The SHAWNEE PRECINCT
FEBRUARY 26, 1858.
Editor Of the Star:
SIR-The telegraphic reports in TO- days and
yesterdays paper, regarding the evidence OF
frauds at the Shawnee precinct, in Kansas, are
all false, as must be evident to every one when
they know that those very men who acted as
judges and clerks there almost all Of them al
present in this city or neighborhood
CITIZEN OF KANSAS.
SENATORS DAVIS AND FIrzpArRIcK.-We re.
greet to have to say that Senator Davis continues
quite an invalid, being yet confined to bis bed
with tho affection of the throat under which he
has suffered for more than week past SEN
ator Fitzpatrick s friends at distance will be
rejoced to hear that he is gradually and surely
recovering from the attack of neuralgia with
which he has been afflicted for perhaps month
APPoINTMENr.-The Secretary of the Int.
rior has appointed Asa r. Carter, of Miss to
be Receiver of Public Moneys at Augusta
Mississippi vice Oliver C. Dease, resigned
and the appointment has been confirmed by
the Senate and the commission issued.
TIE "EArnEn.-The following report of the
weather for this morning is made from the Morse
Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution
The time of observation is about o'clock a. m !:
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THE MORMON Policy Some of those who as
sumo to be acquainted with the Mormon policy
say that, when the United States army enters salt
Lake City, they will find the Mcrmons all at
work, minding their own business, and wonder
ing why the troops were sent there The leaders
VIII, however, be absent. Finding no resistance,
and then the leaders will return, and the United
states civil officers will be subjected to annoy
ances similar TO those which induced the Gov
ersment to send out the expedition II Is argued
that volunteer force raised in the states with a
we" 10 permanent settlement in Utah, is the
only meass of keeping these people in check.
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The RoBIN.-The northern robin has again,
tnis season, made it's appearance in large mum
Ders In the extreme West and Southwest of
Texas. II is said this is the first season thew
have been seen since the year 1916.
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Proceedings Of To-day.

IN THE HOUSE, to-day. the Chair laid before
the House he testimony in the case Of the cor
tested election In the third congressional district
of Maryland; referred to the Committee on Elec-
tons -'-' .s.--.-. ..-.r .-.H.
The resolutions submitted by MFR Hoard, for
the appointment of a select committee to inq uire
as to whether there has been used bv the Execu-
tive any corrupting influence towards members
of the House was made the order of the day for
Thursday next. ....
pa. Mr. Potter asked the unanimous consent of the
House to make some illusions to a newspaper
paragraph copied into the Baltimore Clipper
from the Norfolk Argus The paragraph pre-
tends to be descriptive of an smeNtc between Mr..
Potter and AR. Wright Of Tennessee, in the
course of which the former was kicked by the
latter without attempting to maize any resist
ance. The cause Of the alleged fight is stated to
be the part taken by Mr.. Potter 10 keep Mr..
Wright and another member from entering The
hall of the House
MIR. P: stated that the whole paragraph was a
gross fabrication, and the writer was guilty of
willful aud malicious falsehood in penning it..
The statement was also utterly denied by other
gentlemen, and the opinion generally entertained
tbst the pa ragraph was meant for a hoax.
The H onse then resolved itself into Committee
OF the Whole on the state of the Union.
MT Smith, Of Tenn, said that spirit of revc-
may, II unchecked by the conservative portion Of
the people, ultimately cause dissolution of the
Union. This spirit gives rise to sectional con.
tention in every part of the Union. He deprecated
eAlstSuCc, anu SdlU tDdt nc SnOuiu eDQedvOT so
to conduct himself as to conclia,e the feelings of
the North and South, although aware that he
might gain popularity among his constituents by
making infiammatoTy speeches.
He then proceeded to discuss the Kansas ques-
ton. and urged that Congress has no power to
reject whatever constitution State NAV offer if
1t Is conformable with the provisions of the Con-
stltuti"n OF the United States. AS for an ena-
bling act" that was unnecessary, for in the deed
OF cession conveying this territory to this Gov
eminent from France it was made obligatory
upon the United States to receive into the Union
at the earliest practicable day whatever state or
States might be created out OF it,
Mr.. s. then alluded to the entire legality of the
Lecompton Constitution, and urged that Con-
gress in refusing to admit the State under that
instrument would commit an infraction of the
rights Of the States. He was still speaking when
our report closed
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ItURNI TURE-F MIXTURE.

~ N ~ - II E-T u N ~ IL a
We have just received a large 'ditIon To our
stock of Csblnei and other rurri'u re, whIch6
has been gotten up IN taste fu ard elegant siyle w
to- otr order. the workmanship of which we ~
warrant of the best quality. ~
PARLOR SUIrEs COMPLETE.
OF Rosewood, Walnut aud Mahogany; upholstered
in various colors and material. Sofa, Cent e, and
Side Tables, Escntores, Etageres, and whatnots
PIer and Mantle Glasses, an gu', with Marble S.ahs
and Brackets
CHAMBER SETS COMPLETE.
Soltd oak. handsomely orna 'nented In Gold
eited IN gold and flowers, with other tainted sets
DINING ROOM.
YAK. Walnuf, Mahogany, and Cherry Extension
Dining Tables. from eight 10 twenty feet,
OAK Walnut, Mahogany, and Rose Ladies Dining
Oak. Walnut and Mahogany Sideboards, with Mar
bic tops,
shelves. dc, ornamented with Looking Glass
FEATHER BEDS, BOOSTERS AND Pill
LOWS,
Curled Hair, Husk, and Husk and Cotton Mat
tresses.
OFFICE DESKS, CHAIRS, AND SALAs,AN
DER SAFES,
Stearne's and Marvin's vii er. patent saIamapder
hre,proof Safes, secured 10y the celebrated "Ta
Also in grsst variety, Bedstesds, Bureaus. Ward.
robes, ,Washstsnds, i.ightstands. Sofas. Tete-a
tetes, Easy and ockIDg c. airs, in alIcloth
Two thousand cane seat Chairs All of which will
be sold low for cash approved paper "
MEG REGOR Il CO..
Nos So. 5SS, aid 81
10 q eoo~ Seventh street.
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r. NOTICE.

NOTICE.
tween G and III streets, would most res pect- -S.,
fully inform his friends and the public ger R0l
orally that he 10 now prepared 70 mske Ia- INV
dies gen,iemen's, Isses' snd Children's' -
BOOTS and SHOPS TO order, with neatness and
dispatch. Boots and Shoes repaired short notice.
IN the best manner, and upon reas' nab'e terms.
Don forget the place No 40 9Th street. bst~eeu
y and n streets, door north of Chaplu a.
Brothers Wood Yard, washington, u. c.
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THE AMBROTYPES

~ THE AMBROTN
AIKEN at nv Gallery are said TO be the hest
taken m the city. They ere true llkenesses aud are
Of ner s'yle cases.
LIKENESSES leither Daguerreotypes or Am
brOtypesl COPIED.
MINIATURES taken and set IN Rrcastpins,
Lockeis, &c, by ROBERT SANDS.
fe lq-v Pa. hat 9Th ard q Sfs
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nett, Gartre. GiIlis, Gilman Gilmer, Goode Green
wood, Grege, Groesbeck. Harris Of Illinois, Haw-
Ter. Jackson, yewett, Jones Of Tennessee. owen
Jones. keItt, Kelly, kIlsore, Knapp, kupkel of
Of Illinois Mason, Miles Miller. Milson, Montgom-
cry, Meorss Mo1lll. Morris Of Pennsy wanna Nor.
ton. Phelps, phillips, Pike, PotiIe, Powell, Quit
man, eady Reagan, Reilly, Ricaud, Rufhn,s Rus
csIoln. Shorter sickls.. Sing Ietm, smith Of Ten
Taylor Of New York. Thayer, Underwood, II ard,
Mashburn Of Maine, White, Whiteley, Winslow.
of Tennessee, and Zolcofer-lE.
The motion to refer to the Committe, on the
Judiciary was disagreed to-yeas 81, nays 50;
when -
On motion of Mr. Seward, the matter was re-
ferred TO select committee of five, by the follow
ing vote--yeas 81, nays So .Fk'ftt- =
Mr. Florence moved to reconsider the last vote
and 10 lay the motion to reconsider on the table;
which latter motion prevailed without call oil
the yeas aud nays, and the House then adjourned.
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TIE "EArnEn.-The following report of tho
weather for this morning is made from the Morse
Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution.
The time of observation is about 8 O'Clock A m :.
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WoLFE's scHEIDAM AROMATIC

The proprietor particularly recommends the shove
Schnspps TO persons travelling about To settle IA
the South or West account of It's Medicinal pro
pertes IN correcting the dlsa.reeabe and on Ell dan
gerous effects produced by n change Of water-a
visitation tn which all travellers South and West
are particularly liable Strangers should bs careful
IN purchasing tho Schnapps, rs the whole country
10 flooded with cIuuteTfeIts and limitations. The
genuine has the prorrietor's name on the hottie,
cork and label. For sale by ell Druggists and Gro
Gers. UDOI.PHO WOLFE.
n l2-Sm Depot " Benvar rect. Now ork
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LOST AND FOUND.

c. REWARD.-Strsyed away ON the Plat INST,
syD large black NEWFOUNDLAN B.S
DOG. about months old, with whites4.ss-SS
breast, and q few brown spots on hls sIdes.----h
He answers To the name Of Sancho. The above snir,
j. T.. GOwLAND
feSa' ca Pa. avenue.
II OST-A brown mixed milton cloth RAGLAN
with nv front, nook and eve Mt the lnse q! the
DOLLAR front, and with Dark lining, loot the
Executive Mansion on the evening OF tho sd. Any
gentlemen having SAID coat in HE will
fer great favor the owner by leavIng the
Willard's Hotel fe ss-S.
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HSIMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
- I B Z : : ;
MI SSRS. HOoE, BRO. a CO.
Tcspecifu announce to-
the Ladies Of Washington. That In response 90 he
urgent and earnest solicitations cf large num!cr
of theIr customers they have sncceeded in eaciInc
an ARRANGEMENT with the owners of the splendid
CONSIGNMENT Of
SILKS AND SILK DRESS FABRICS,
..,. from New YORK,
CHOICE AND DESIRABLE NOVELTIES
Will remain sale for
FEW DAYS LONGER.
The Ladies of Washing ton and vicinity wiIithrre
fore have anot er but most positively the asD op-
portunlty of selecting from { his superb stock of
Flounced and Aquilr silk " obes,
Black Silk Velvet.
Plain md Figured Black Silks,
De LANES, Cashmeres and MerInos.
Popllns and ValeRcHs,
KID Giovrs.
GrensdIne Eobes,
HOoE, BRoTHER a co.
tENSsYLvAsIA AVENUE.
fe u between 81 aud OF n
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THs ARMY BILL in THE SENATE CuAxRyp
The rejection of the Army bill yesterday befor,
thesenate shonld not be regarded as indicative
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i as;hitSt De-, LUCK, and all sorts Of COMES. a
s.i. kpbs mar store, near 18th Al And NJ h,s
eSes keom, updsr Wllsrds' hofsi. y s Tvs sm
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JUST RECEIVED.
dozen G FEfss spSAG ~ ss in Ell SE,
i! % a ad.xts R ssf pGissFRERs'
is 4" Ts;S scoRS and ToMArQE-.
ExTkRhCT Hs,S1LLA, ROSE, OR
I2 cases Prime PiSEAPPi.E CHEESE.
E As0 f 4 EN- HENSfSa RR6ckks sgS sAT
cocoa, BRoMA. RICE FLOUR, &c L.
THOMPSON. HAMILTON g. co.
ie24-eolw (Inte. eoIwl Wv y" W.
RALTiMoRE LIFE INSURANCE CO.
JOHN I. po SsSskkfFISs5sP I P1s,idsr,
NJ sn sssSffs and S.
Descriptive pamphlets may be obtained ~ the
Scap Of lewis se Johnson ST the Dst,St Of
and Pennsylvania avenue.
DR.. HAGNER. NJ. d. Med HE Enc + - Scent;
l HE subscrlber having a made e sadi.ions 70 his
~ ese making Il now one Of the largest R5A E.
RACES and Lie H F'P %AS & osnnai =
hand KINDS OF Carriages and Light Wagons kept on
!. an REPAIRS neatly done, and ali order. ,rom,,-
on Second hand carr,ss. for new
-. oorner of l<th snd v SITS
Military SADDLE AND BRIDIE- wit,
TT ia,f EQUIPMENTS, tCampbell's Ps,ent Fxpans,ra
ot LII se,e on account OF the owner whom m I'D
MOI &c 70 TINE Ofthe best kmanshIp' he,n9
T Th 70 o.der lot an eminen. ofc of The rry"
I'm 70 oe me one on ex hibitIon and which toot
spring. insutute r. AR, last
and Sot Johnson, cfad Cavalry utah has ors suol
N Gal! 81 &BEALL. Pa. .venu. .donrn,
-. g. 24-4ts
MfLAT1NG AN ABSENCE 0F
th., rn, D. months from the CITY, il Ia reos,ssrx
AT , ms BOOKS should be closed up 10 M,yob -
f. III VINO come forward and setf. m - -,
f~.'h hose sho do not need NOT apply f,T
fe .s-st .1- r, roon.
l ,a1H,ttES TUCK, and all sorts of CoNRs
$40 BIS Hair Store, near 18th r., and az i.s
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APPoINTNENr.-The Secretary of the Inte-
rior has appointed Asa r. Carter, of Miss, to
be Receiver of Public Moneys at Augusta,
Mississippi, vice Oliver C. Dease, resigned :;
and the appointment has been confirmed by
the Senate and the commission issued
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mo Go."-Ever since the disqualification of
senator Douglas and his ollowersfr from n. NJ.
oora'ic party policy upon the Kansas question
so0ss Washington writer's 70. the distant pr..,
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ITS PURPOSE WAS PoLIrIcAL.-we have
constantly contended that the end and aim Of
the movement for Special Committee to con.
s'der the Lecompton Constitution, was neither
more nor less than to make political capital
against the national Democratic Administra
ion. mat we are correct in that impression,
mas been repeatedly made manifest bv the
publication OF the record of the proceedings Of
ln dinerent meetings, wherein Mr.. Harris. OF
Illinois, has been exhibited voting steadily for
every Republican proposition designed if pes.
noie to compass the overthrow of the Democ.
racy In the contest of 1860. We take from the
special telegraphic correspondence of the New
York Tribune, the following particulars of the
proceedings Of that Committee at their last
meeting, which prove conclusively that Messrs.
Harris, Morrill, Co. are evidently working to
make the Kansas question, in its presen phase.
subserve the interests of Abolitionism
Mr.. Morrill, Of Vermont offered a resolution
calling for the rejonder to the Presidents repIv
10 ffof Silliman and the Connecticut Clergy.
hs men MT Stephens objected that the rejoinder
non, ron. MI; Morrill, replied that the, President
asht the rest Of the correspondence of sum
s.g n' consequence to be published with the Mes
MEETING Pos'Poneo I'LL tue next
a. M Morriil offered another resolution. calling
accen,ina emu among them for Walkers letter,
Ion OF having control Of the United states troon.
c o a oy Gen Harvey, and with the fr,
Prfss anaerstanding tina, he was to advocate the
This resolution called also for ali o,h., i@r;;
Kansas CORES pondence not yet transmit,ra %
Congress. IL was rejected by tie vote. ~
THs ARMY BILL in THE SENATE CuAuBIR
The rejection of the Army bill yesterday befor,
the Senate shonld not be regarded as indicative