Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-03-18
News OF the Day.
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contains an imperial decree, confirming the
law of June II, 1857, which authorizes the
establishment of three lines of steamers from
ports in France to America. The two lines
from llavre to New York and from St.
Nazare to the Antilles and Aspinwail-the
latter connecting with steamers for Mexico,
Guadalupe and Cayenne--have been granted
to Marzion & Co. and the Orleans Railroad
Co., for period of twenty years. They are
to receive government subsidy Of $4,000
francs per anDum.
The bill passed by the Virginia House Of
Delegates granting an amnesty to all persons
who have been engaged in duels before the
first of March last was passed by the Senate
on Monday last. The bill does not affect IN
any degree the future operation OF the anti
duelling law, but merely grants an amnesty
to those who had come under the disabilities
contained in il, before the lst inst.
No less than six of the United States
Senators from the South. favorable to the ad,
mission of Kansas with the Lecompton
organization, are now sick, iz:-Reld. lien
dersnn, Thompson, Fitzpatrick, Davis and
Bates, representing North Carolina, Texas,
Mississippi, Missouri, Alabama and New
Jersey.
We have dates from Oregon to tho 9TH uIt'
The Legislature adjourned on the 4th III.
They passed law to levy tax Of - per
month on Chinese miners. 1t is reported
that the Walla Walla Indians have made an
arrangement with some tribes east oil the
Cascade Mountains to capture train OF gov
ernmeut supplies.
Our dates from Honolulu, Sandwich Is
lands, are 10 the 2lst ult The election Tor
members OF the Lower House OF Legislature
was held on the 4th. So far as heard from,
6 Of the members are ministerial, Is inde-
pendent, and seven doubtful. 10 Honolulu
gill votes were pollcd.
Forty-nine cattle from South Branch Va
are on their way to New York. weighing as
follows: The largest weighs $500 pounds;
and more than half of them weigh over
1000 pounds. and the whole lot weighs over
81 $50 pounds, being an average OF l'oo'
pounds, an average OF $500 cents per mead
A little daughter of Mr. l.. A. B'ggs, Of
Sputsylvanis, was lately reclining on pallet
near fire, when her cloth ng ignlted, and she
would probably have been burned to DEATH
bu. for the presence of mind oil agentiemsh'
who folded his shawl around her anu extih-
ouished the flames.
The Paris correspondent of the London
Times says it is stated that Lord Ma!mesbury
has answered Count Walewski's dispatch in
q tone and spirit becoming British minister.
He expresscs and desires to remain IN ail'ance
with France, but declares that the right OF
asy UNI will he maintained intact.
The New York Express says that only
about OHIO in ten Of the passengers on the
under ground railroad, reported by the
aboli,ionist papers, are in reality fugitive
slaves Cunning negroes, under this pre-
teace, now thus travel about, with free
rides, ""free board" and without work.
S. S. Cox, Representative from Ohio,
writing bone to his constituents, says that
those who undertake to read out the Western
Democrats opposing Lecomption, "mIgM as
relL trv to read tile hickOrieS ont Of tie Western
Woois"
News from the South Pacific, announces
10 seizure of a number Of American vessels
by the Peruvian war frigate Tumbes. They
we're placed under the guns OF the battery nj
Calao for some alleged infringement OF the
rules regulating the loading OF guano.
Captain Chase, Of the bark Roebuck, AZ
rived at Baltimore from Rio Janeiro with
da tes to the Goth of January, says that the
fever was prevailing to great extent among
the shipping at that port.
A patent has recently been awarded
Mr.. Utey of North Carolina. for an iu-
proved Plough, in which the subsoil the
tarning, and coulter plough are all combined,
80 as to work jointly or separately.
A Washington letter says that the bar Of
one of the fashionable hotels in that city has
taken sol 900 for drinks. in the past fourteen
months. ~
, TIE Porte has promised full rctribution on
the perpetrators of the late horrible outrage
at Jaffs.
Ship Andalusia, of Baltimore, I'll tons
regis ter, was sold al public auction at Callao
on the 9th ult. for 50 $50 rs cash.
Generals Changarnier and Bedeau are au-
tborized to return to France.