Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-06-25
News of the Day.
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and that il a collision should take place be.
tween the army and the Mormons. long
and expensive guerilla war would probably
be the consequence.
A Washington despatch says Immediate
steps are to be taken by the Administration
to counteract, if practicable, the movements
Of Belly in Ceotral America. Some pretext
will be found for contesting the recent AZ
rangenent, on the basis of the Yrissarr
treaty.
The proper bureaus of the Navy Depart
ment have made report against the plan of
constructing, for future use, large number
of engines &c, for gun boats. They say
that rs there are constant improvements III
the methods Of prOpelllug vessels, those Of to-
day might be of little or DO service a short
period in the future. The several navy
yards bave ample facilities for the rapid con-
struction Of the frame work If steamers, but
the engines, for the most part, may be given
toto private hands. There has not yet been
any decision at the Navy Department as to
the places where the vessels recently author
lied are to be constructed.
The Ladies Calhoun Monument Assccia-
ton have appointed committee II gentle
men to superintend the arrangements for lay.
ing the cornerstone of the monument on the
2S'h instant, and the military pauies aud
Ulcers of every grade and rank are invited
to unite in the military and civil procession
on the occasion, at Charleston.
A single case Of Yellow Fever is at New
York, from Havana, coming by the Black
Warrior. AS the cheated term" has get in
there, the New York public is evidently IN
der great uneasiness over the matter. A
gentleman Just from New Orleans AID No
bile, says that though the newspapers OF
those cities do not mention the fact, the fever
has broken out in both Of them.
The students Of Williams College, in
Massachus tts, held meeting last Saturday
week, 20 decide whether it should hereafter
be considered dishonorable to give testimony
against deliuquents charged by the faculty
with the destruction of property and viola
ton of College laws. Alter a loog discus
sion the question was decided in favor Of
law and order by vote Of 50 to Is.
4 Northern woman 10 Kansas has lately
written homo an account of some of the fear
full Outrages committed by pro-Slavery men.
She tells all about the squatters and their
wives being driven out OF house and home
with threats against their lives, and winds
~ by relating, as ''the mcauest OF their mean
acts" that "sney threw into the we'll my
straw bonnet, which had left behind IN q
band-bO1, it being raining when | set out"
A singular case of stimulation has just
been developed in the Massachusetts, State
Prison. A convict, 43 years Of age, who
was sentenced at the end of 1851, for term
of eight years. has been an inmate of the
Prison Hospital for the past seventeen
months, ostensibly 10 consequence of a weak
ness of the back and limbs which prevented
him from standing. The physicians and
wardens having reason to suspect that be
was shammiug, announced their suspicious,
addiug that he would be deprived Of food un-
til they were convinced The fellow held
out for thirty-six hours, but his appetite got
the better If his legs, and be went out, and
has since been at work as hearty as anybody
Mr.. j. II. Headley, hitherto respectable
citizen OF Buffalo, has been convicted Of pas
sing counterfeit money. The announcement
of the verdict of the jury shocked him, and
he bad no sooner REACHED the Jail than be
was in raging delirum. Mr.. Headley has
achieved considerable reputation AS a writer,
and was once director of bank.
The Missouri TeIegrap h says that Cover
nor Stewart, Of that State while pretty
drunk, got into a quarrel with Mr.. Nandi-
yer about the pardon Of the St Louis muir
derer, O'Bleunis, which ended IN fight, the
Governor getting very satisfactory thrash
ing. Stewards friends say it was not fair,
as he vas too drunk to fight.
The grand jury of Albany county, n. Y
has found an indictment against boy, less
than twelve years of age, for murder. On
the 10th of April, some boys were playing
marbles; two of them had some dispute
about their game, and during the meteG DO
sepb Callahan, Jr was stabbed through the
heart by Michael Norton.
A man died, few days since, aged "a, in
Cambridge, Mass, who had lived very poor
ly, and was not supposed to own any proper
ty, except the house and lot in which be
| lived His heirs. however, on searching tie
premises, discovered specie Of various coun-
tries and denominations, to the amount OF
$4,000.
The friends Of Judge Douglas are san
cuine that he will be able to maintain his
position, after the active and energetic car
vass which he is expected to make. The
election in Illinois does not take place until
the ID of NUyetn GER next, which affords
long period for political discussion.
The journals Of Chicago have adopted the
cash system with regard to subscriptions
Herceforth no name will be entered on their
books unless it be accompanied by cash, and
whenever the cash shall have run out, the
paper will stop unless or until more cash is
forthcoming.
So great lie the rivalry between the prope!.
Ter Line and the Hudson River Railroad, for
the carrying trade Of the drovers, that live
stock has recently been carried to New 0rk.
a. we are informed, by the propoIIers free oil
charge.
James Cailett, who was tried few days
ago 10 the Frederick Circuit Court in session
in Wincbester-Judse Parker presiding
and found guilty Of murder in the first de-
gree" for killing Samuel Brock, has been
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