Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-06-11
News or tho Day.
"75s1toao tie ceyy age and body cfthe TINES"

UOVeTuoT cumming, so ia' hot" ho''"S ooSa
expelled by the Mormons. was still at Salt
Lake, and in comfortable quarters.
1t is stated that orders have been issued at
Washington to make estimates Immediately
of the cos. Of repairing and fitting for sea
service, everything afoat at the Gosport, (Va)
navy yard-except the Pennsylvania-in-
Guiding toe Raritan, United States, Colun-
bus, John Adams, Columbia, Delaware and
New York.
A dispatch from ST. Louis announces that
the Mississippi has attained an alarming
height at that point. with big rise coming
The "June rise" of the Missouri is rolling
down, and the tributaries Of the Upper Mis-.
sissippi are Eli pouring out formidable fresh
cts.
By q recent act of Congress, it is said, land
warrants issued under the act of 1855 will
hereafter be received on railroad lands and
other lands open for entry, at more than 81 %
per acre, the warrants TO he received at 81 20.
The commandants Of the Navy Yards at
Philadelphia, Brooklyn and Norfolk have re-
ceved dispatches from Washington, asking
how soon the vessels on the stocks at the yards,
aud others, can be got ready for sea.
Tom Long, indicted for an attempt to muir
der Elisha f. Keen, (onc of the delegates
from Pittsylvania county, in the last Legis-
lature,l by shooting ct him with gun load
ed With shot and slugs, at distance Of about
ten paces the load striking goblet contain
iug medicine, which Mr.. Keen was taking to
a reported sick child Of the murderer, was
pot upon his trial a. the recent term CT the
circuit court of tina, county. The jury, after
a long. patient and lair trial, and after an
absence OF half an hour, brought in yer.
diet of guilty with the penalty OF DEATH
The circumstances surrounding this case rem
dered the attempt TO murder one OF peculiar
aggravaton, and the verdict is unanimously
pronounced to be just and righteous. The
Jurors were strangers to all parties, having
been brought from the counties OF Campbell
aud Halifax.
1t is stated that the guardian of some man
united slaves in Virginia applied to Joshua
R. Giddipgs for information as to the best
place they could be sent; be recommended
certain county in his own State, Ohio. Upon
hearing Of it, paper published in the coun-
ty selected, remarks: I'VE can inform Mr..
Giddings that no more negroes are wanted IN
this county. We have already enough of
them, and to spare, and any attempt to in-
trcduce another batch Of worn out and de-
crepid aaves among US would be resisted
with force Why did not Joshua recon-
mend his own county?"
IT,. Mon,;,ollo Gnardo nc Oh, rlnftae lie
Va, are making great preparations for the
coming 4th Of July. They have invited the
Baltimore City Guard, Washington Light
Infantry, Richmond Young Guard, Light Bat
talon, and West Augusta Guard, of Staun-
ton. Every arrangement lberality could
devise, will be made for the entertainment OF
Their guests, and in the published programme
1t is stated that for three days the armory OF
the company will be provided with refresh
ments for the visitors. y dinner and ball
are also to be given.
The Richmond Dispatch says:--"By re-
cent decision of the Court of Appeals all
houses standing in the street are not nui-
sances. If any portion of a building has
been 10 pu bile street for twenty years in
updisputed possession of the owner, the city
can remove it in no othsr way than 6y con-
domination. Where property is 10 the street
at the pleasure Of the Council, time does not
give title to the owuer-but where no claim
is set up for period of twenty years, the
right to bold and use it cannot be taken from
the owner"
A few days ago police officer from New
York broke up two bogus lottery Offices in
Albany. One Of the parties had amassed
sec, 900 in three years, and the other S40,-
900. A large number Of letters we're seized
and sent to the dead letter Office at Washing
ton. An officer also visited Jersey City on
Saturday, and put the authorities there upon
their guard against certain Delaware, mary
land Kentucky and Georgia lotteries, whose
agents had fed across the North River Cd
fading New York too hot to hold them.
Judge Waterous, of Texas, emphatlcally
denies that the people of Texas expect or cali
for his impeachment, and be prouounces the
assertion a calumny on them, as well as HIM
self. lie feels conscious that the charges
against him are unjust and untrue; but IT the
House is not prepared to give him a full, COM
plete and free acquitial, he desires such a
course taken as will bring it to a conclusion
10 the mode provided by the constitution
namely by trial.
The Coolie Trade is carried on with IS
much activity as ever. The sutferings OF
the wretched coolies are often terrible. They
are entrapI ed. beeuled, deceived and some
times murdered It's stated that from April,
1856, no less than fortyfOur thousand coolies
have been landed on the Island of Cuba,
while the deaths by the way, and on ship
board, amounted to three thousand eight
hundred and fOrty-four. Tois is terrible.
The city council Of Wheeling. has adopted
q resolution directing the committee on ordi.
nauoes to to report an ordinance assessing
railroad tax of oue-half Of one per centum for
the purpose of paying a semi-anuual inter
est on the bonds to the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company, to be applied to the pay
mert Of the bonds held by the State of Vir-
GINA for either the January or July interest.
1t is stated that Madame Lagrange, the
prima donna, for her tour 10 Brazil, receives
sixty thousand dollars year, travelling ex-
penses for ten persons, the use Of a furnished
country house outside the gates OF Rio janet
70, including the service of the stables,
liseries, &C., aud all guaranteed by the gov
eminent. Fifty thousand Traces are to be
d..