Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-06-01
News OF the Day.
"Toshow the rery age and body Of the TINES

Montevideo and Buenos Ayres is the severest
that has been felt in that region. Monte
video has suffered a good deal less than
Buenos Ayres, though still the extent and
variety of the engagements of the great es-
Enlistment Of Lafone, brother Of the same
who failed in Liverpool a couple Of months
preceding, bad created widespread Difficult
ties, that are inadequately represented in the
nominal amount of the liabilities, 100000,
making half million sterling with those Of
the Liverpool branch.
The steam.frigate Wabash is ready for sea
as soon as she gets her powder on board
which she is taking in at Ellis's Island She
will sail direct for the Gulf of Mexico, and
the general wish is that she may fall in with
the British steamers whose commanders are
so insolently carrying out their pretended
right of visitation under the treaty for the
suppression of the slave tr ade. The steamer
Arctic has already sailed, and orders have
been received to get the frigste Sabine ready
for sea with dispatch. The Savannah will
also be put 10 trim for active service.
Among the passengers that left New York
for England on Wednesday, in the steamer
City Of Baltimore, was Mrs. Goodman, the
widow of the Rev. g. G. Goodman, who per-
ished in the steamer President. Mrs. Cook
man is accompanied by her son, John Emory,
and daughter, Mary Barton. Two sons of
Mrs. Goodman are now stationed preachers
of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the
city of Philadelphia.
The English correspondent of the lions
Herald writes:-"Thos. Cooper, the noted
sceptic, and author of 1.-THE Purgatory of
Suicides" has recently become convert to
Christianity; and after having spent thirty
years Of his life in lecturing and writing
against the bible, be is now striving to make
reparation for the mischief he must have
done, by leoturing in defence Of the sacred
scriptures.
The Ocean Steamer bill, as it passed the
House OF Representatives allows the Post Of
foe department the privilege Of making the
great contracts heretofore especially regua-
ted by law. The bill appropriates one mil.
lion i've hundred and eighty-one thousand
dollars, and provides for the procuring of
transportation in cases whore failures to per
form contracts have occurred and may occur.
1t is stated in the Harrisburg keystone
that the Northern Central Railroad will be
finished and cars running to Sunbury by the
first Of Julay rext. This gives an unbroken
line by rail from Baltimore 10 Wllliamspor',
Pennsylvania, and thence to the roads Of
Western New York. The time to Niagara
Falls will then be reducad 10 about twelve
hours, and to Erie to less than sixteen hours.
Hon. Edward Morris Erskino is appointed
Secretary of the British Legation at Wash
ington. This gentleman, it is said, has seen
much diplom attic service at various European
courts. He is q grandson of the celebrated
l. ,rd Chancellor Erskine, and his mother is
a daughter of the late Gen. Cndwaliader, Of
Philadelphia. His father was formerly min
lister from England here.
The custom house in Honolulu, Sandwich
| Islands, has been entered and robbed OF SlU,-
| 600. The news of the robbery caused con-
siderable uneasiness in Honolulu, lest the Gus
tom house vaults might be broken into. 1t
| is thought that full $50 ships have touched
there since January. Most Of them have
cleared again for the North.
Bishop Meade administered the rite Of
Confirmation to forty-one applicants, at the
Episcopal Church, in Charlottesville, on We'd
nesday last. The number confirmed was lar
ger than on any occasion in this diocese for
the last year, with the exception OF the con-
frnation at fredericksburg few weeks
since, when seventy-seven were confirmed.
The Illinois Central Railroad Company
have lately effected arrangements with the
Montreal and Ocean Steamship Company, by
which passengers can be ticketed through
from St. Louis to Liverpool at greatly reduc-
ed rates. From St. Louis to Quebec the line
of railroads ia composed of the Illinois Cen,
trail and the Grand Trunk railroad Of Canada.
By general order, dated May l7tb, Gen.
Harvey assumes the command of the mill
tary forces destined for the department Of
Utah. After proper testimonial to the
high qualities Of the late Gen. P. F. Smith,
General H. directs military Donors appro-
pirate to the rank Of the late commander.
1t is understood that the whole amount in
drafts and coin sent out to st Louis to meet
the army expenditure, is 100000, half in
specie and half in drafts. One million in
specie arrived on the ODD. The drafts have
been, or will be, taken by the Banks and
bankers of st. Louis at par.
The Southern steamers at New York Oh Sat
urday, brought an immense supply OF early
vegetables for the city markets. The James
town, from Richmond, alone, had $50 bbls.
Strawber are beginning to make their ap-
pearance.
The exhumation of the remains Of the late
President Monroe, preparatory to their re-
moval to Virginia, will probably be deferred
till the 4,h Of July--not only the anniversary
of our national independence, but the ami
versary of his death.
VIM. Marsh was shot dead on Wednesday
last, at Brandenburg, Kentucky, by Stanley
Young, in revenge for the murder of bis faith
or, Sinclair Young, in Harrison county, H.
diana, seven years previous. Young imme-
diately mounted swift horse and escaped.
Gov. Packer, of Pennsylvania, having sign
ed the bill regulating the rate OF interest
commonly known as the usury bill, passed
during the late session of the Legislature,
some curiosity is felt in regard to Its effect
upon money operations.
As tnis is the last week Of the Session, 1t Is
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