Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-26

ne Llttie5 muruer case nd6 On tue part
of the people closed a. Rochester. New York.
The opening speech of the defense occupied
over two hours. The Counsel ADMITTED that
the prisoner Stout killed Littles, threw him
of the bank into the river to conceal his
guilt, said that the prisoner confessed the
crime, but claimed it was not premedltated
murder, and that he asked the jury to find
him guilty of manslsughter.
The ship Grey Eagle, from Norfolk, in Jan
uary last, is reported to have arrived at Rio
Janeiro With loss of fore-topmast and fore and
main -gallantmasts, in lat. Is n. The e.
E loaded up James River, and sailed from
Hampton Roads early in January, but was
only at sea about "a hours when she was dis,
masted and otherwise injured in heavy gale
of wind, and put back aud underwent extern
sve repairs.
A Methodist missionary in the Pugefs
Sound district, writes that his charge embra'
ces an extent Of country two hundred miles
long, one hundred and fifty of which has
been travelled in an ocean steamer. M
country west of Us; no preachers beyond as
We have 1900 Indians, and about ,OoO
whites. and one hundred church members
The Norfolk Day-Book alleges that an
agent of Baltimore piano manufactury has
disappeared from that city, and probably
sailed for Europe, with some $1,000 belong
ing TO his employer, so obtained on account
of another Baltimorean, and 5000 belonging
to citizen of Norfolk.
In the New York Penitentiary and city
prisons, according to the last official repor
of the Ten Governors, there were some titteer
hundred persons of all grades. In Boston
there are OF the present time only ninety.sia
prisoners in the Jail of that county-a smaller
numb er than for several years past
The ship Grey Eagle, from Rio, with dates
to March l4th, has arrived at Philadelphia
She reports the death Of Robert l.. Rutter o.
Phi ladelphia, passenger; James Council, o.
Norfolk; Richard Island and George Lefenc
of New jersey, Seamen by yellow fever.
An old suit, commenced nearly twenty
eight years ago by the United States, agains
Gen. Harrison, upon 40 official bond which
he signed fer q public officer, was recently
ordered to be struck from the docket OF thu
United States Circuit Court at Cincinnati.
The Committee on the Post Office anC
Post Roads, in the House of Representative
have reported back the bill to provide for tn
election of postmasters by the people, will
the recommendation that 1t do not pass, an'
i: was laid on the table.
Ex-Presideut Fillmore and bride passed
through Rome, N. Y, Monday, on the nocr
train going West The ex-Presideut, looke'
remarkably well and fresh, and bis wife i
Truly beautiful looking woman.
In the Senate, 90 Friday, Mr.. Mason pre-
sen,ed a memorial of citizens of Jefferson
County, Virginia, praying the location of
National Foundry at Shepherdstown, in tina
county; which was referred to the Commute
on Military Affairs.
Marie Ann Crispin and Jean Baptiste Dis
FORCES, have been found guilty of murder, a
Montreal, Canada, and sentenced to be huns
on the 25th of June.
The receipts into the Treasury Of the I'm
ted States during last week amount to nearl
100000. The amount on deposit is s. 900,
900, of which S5,00O,00o is subject to draft
About 5000 acres of wood land wer
burned over in Plymouth, Kingston and Car
YER. Mass, early last week, involving los
Of S25, 900.
St. Paul, Minnesota, is we'll supplied will
banking houses. The Times, of the 3lst ult.
chronicles the opening of the thirteenth II
that bank favored city.
On Monday last l07 recruits, under TIT
command of Lieuts. Fish, Cunningham anc
Green, left the Carlisle barracks, destined
for Utah.
The New Orleans Delta still advocates tht
right of importing blacks into Louisiana
from Africa, as well as from Maryland anC
Virginia.
There is boy preacher, only fifteen year:
old, preaching in the Baptist churches in
New York. At his age, most boys are salts
fed to receive instruction.
Returns from all points on the Chesapeake
aud Ohio Canal for the month Of March
show the revenue to have been 81, 900.
The anti-slavery resolutions Of the New
York Methodist Conference, passed by vote
of 81 against So.
The connections Of the Charleston and
Memphis Railroads, will be interrupted fol
ten days, owing to the recent heavy rains.
The General Conference of the Methodist
Protestant Church is to convene in Lynch
burg, Va, on the first Tuesday in May.
Lieut. II. A. Wise the son-in law Of Hon
Edward Everett. is about to sail for Germe
nv, for the benefit Of his health.
John G. SAKE, the poet, has lectured nine
ty.one times, and travelled Is 900 miles dur
ing the present season.
Episcopal Convention.
The next annual meeting of this body tol