Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-06-21
News OF the Day.
"TOshos0 the rery age and body cfMe TINES.

Kansas is quiet. Now that Congress has
adjourned, no agitation can be renewed on
the question. Some Of the Missouri mem
bers, before they left the city, expressed the
opinion that at the election on the lst of Au-
gust, the people Of Kansas would agree to
come ioto the Union under the LecomptOn
constitution. But il they take the other al
Tentative and choose 10 remain out Of the
Union till they have population equal to
the representative ratio, no one can regret or
dispute their decision.
A correspondent Of the Canada Journal
states that some thirty leagues square" of
forests and settlements in the counties Of Chi
coutimi, Latterriere, Jonquire, and Bagot
have been ravsged by fire. Many Of the in
babitants narrowly escaped death, and they
are now houseleSs and without the ordinary
nccessaries OF life. 1t originated at Grand
Brule, and It's ravagos extended to the town
ship of ChicOutini. Thirty to thirty five
buildings have been burnt down, and about
two thousand minots of seed destroyed
The last mails from Europe bring intelli-
gence Of the death Of two very distinguish
ed British clergymen, Rev. DR.. Bird, of
the Established Church, and Rev. George
Marsdcn, of the English Wesleyan Church.
The latter died at Manchester May lGth, in
the Seth year of his age, aud the Gotta of his
ministry. This venerable man was well
known in the United States.
The Senate at its last Executive session,
Oh Wednesday, confirmed the following mill
tary nominations Brevet Brigadier General
W. S. Harvey to be Brigadier General;
Lieut. Col. p. ST. George Cooke, Of q ORA
go0ns, to be q Colonel; Major NJ. 5. Howe,
I'd Dragons, to be Lieutenant Colonel;
Capt L. p. Graham, I'd Dragons, to be a
Major.
The construction of the Railroad Den Pc
dro the Second, now being built from Rio de
Jaueiro, the Philadelphia Ledger says, has
been awarded to American citizens, and the
contract is job of 50 900 600. The parties
who have ottuined it are two Philadelphans
G. l.. lIarran and W. NJ. " watts, and W. NJ.
Roberts, native Of Pennsylvania, and three
other individuals.
The London holders of Mexican bonds
have had meeting to approve the suggestion
Of Gen. Houston as to protectorate over
Mexico. They put in saving clause III
their resolutions, that the entire revenue oil
the Republic is pledged for their claim, ADD
this they wish to have distinctly understood,
whether Mexico choose pro,ectorate or not
The Council Of Richmond have voted the
Central Agricultural Society $1,000 in adj
dtion to the use of the grounds and tents
belonging to the city. The merits Of the
United States Agricultural Society were dis
cussed, but some Of the Council didn't seem
to think much Of an organization that bOasted
only President and Secretary
A Southwestern paper dominates Hon.
G. w. Hopkins, of the Abingdon District, as
Governor Wise's successor. A movement is
understood also to be on foot in favor Of Hon.
Henry A. Edmundson. Faulkner is actively
in the field; and appearances denote that MIR.
Letcber will not be permitted to walk over
the course without contest.
Senators Bell and Crittenden have declined
the compliment of public dinner offered
them By several OF the most prominent clt!-
ssns of New York, who declare that for years
they have contemplated, with profound and
increasing admiration, the eminently patrl-
otto, statesmapike, and truly national course
of these gentlemen.
The Grand Gold Medal Of the United
States Agricultural Society has been presen-
ted to c. H. Mccormick, esq, of Chicago, for
the best Rcapipg Machine exhibited at the
national field trial of harvest in plements at
Syracuse, last summer. The medal is high
ly creditate work Of American art.
There has been large increase in the re-
ccipts at tide-water, New York, this year
over last, of -four, wheat, corn, and barley.
Reducing the wheat to -four, the excess Of
receipts of 1858 over 1857 is equal to 592,-
Geo barrels Of -four.
Among the bills of an Interesting charac-
ter which failed at the last session, by not be-
ing reached in the order of business, was the
bill in the House OF Representatives for the
admission OF Oregon as State and the bill
to create the Territory Of Nevada.
The quick passage of the Eanderbiltis the
subject of general remark. She was only
SIX days and ten hours in making her trip
from land to land, that is from Southampton
to Cape Race.
Mrs. John Halliday sent to The Office Of the
Lynchburg VirgiDian, on Tuesday, cabbasc
of this years growth, which measured p
feet in circumference, and weighed Gl pounds.
IT'S surely rouser for June.
james II. johnson, of Rappahanno,k
County, charged with the murder of his wife
by strychnipe, on Saturday, the 18th inst,
has been sent on to the July term OF the
County Court, 1.-THE 2nd Monday)
A thief broke into d fishing schooner at
Gloucester which was undergoing furniga-
ton to kill the rats, and the smoke oyorpow-
cred him in the midst Of his plunder, and be
was fairly caught in rat-trap.
There is q controversy going on through
the columns of the Richmond Dispatch as to
the relative merits Of the Alexandria K
Orau ge, and the Richmond, Fredericksburg Il
Potomac Railroad.
Advices from China, three weeks later
than the rumored death of the Emperor, put
forth by the New York Christian Advocate,
make no mention Of such an occurrence.
The New York Advertiser makes an arith-