Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-22
News OF tho Day.
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granted to the inhabitants Of st. Louis for
the support of schools, submitted a spe-
cial report, recommending that the bill do
not pass.
The Comptroller of Tennessee announces
that the following Free Banks have gone in
to liquidation and that their circulation will
be redeemed out of the trust funds in his
hands, viz: Bank of Paris, Bank of Com
MERGE, Bank of Jefferson, Bank Of Trenton,
and Bank Of Tazewel.
A beautiful slab of Missouri marble (says
a Kentucky exchange,) has just been receiv-
ed from military company 10 St. Louis, to
be inserted in the Clay monument. 1T bears
upon its face, in raised letters, the following
inscription 81 would rather be right than
be President. National Guards, St. Louis,
July 4, 1857"
The bridge over the Roanoke River on the
Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, destroyed
by fire some time ago, has been repaired suf-
iciently to allow the trains to pass, so that
there will hereafter be no detention in the
transportation of goods over the road.
The New York Board of health on Mon
day appointed committee to attend the Ma
tonal Quarantine Convention in Baltimore on
the 29th instant, and it is said the Chamber
Of Commerce of that city will also send del
gates to attend the Convention.
1t is probable that several of the States
which have abolished the death penalty will
g.,
to be the rational interpret ition of stern JUS
tice, and the public safety would seem TO d.
mand adherence to it now as in the olden
time. Among the bills passed by the Logis-
lature of Massachusetts, is one making two
divisions in the crime Of murder; the first
Of which, where it is premedtated or life
taken while in the commission of a felony,
is made punishable with death; the second
degree is punished by Imprisonment for lie.
The Pennsylvania Legislature has just
passed new liquor license law, the main
features of which are as fOllows:--The mini
mum price of licenses with sales of over ST.
900 to be S25, and under 81 600 to be SIS.
In Philadelphia and PlItsburg the minimum
to be $50. Hotels and taverns to be CLASH
fed and rated according to the sales. Ga
sales of $4,000 the license to be S4OO; on
sales of $4,000 the license to be $3.50; on
sales OF Sc, 900 the license to be Sl5O, aud
on sales of $1,000 the license to be $50
Retail brewers to be rated az eating houses.
Appraisers to be appointed to examine and
detect adultersted aud drugged liquors, and
the sale of such liquors prohibited and pun
ishsd.
General William Marks, who was a men,
Der Of the Pennsy lvania Legislature as early
as 1910, and for six years President of tho
Senate of that State, died on Saturday week.
In 1927, he was elected to the United States
Senate and served term of six years. In
this distinguished body he was contemporary
| with Webster, Calhoun, Van Buren,, Benton,
Berrien, Hayne, and others of the great men
OF that day, and it is singular coincidence
that be died at about the same hour, and at
nearly the same age, as Colonel Benton,
with whom he served for six years on the
Committee on Military Affairs, and between
whom, although differing politically, there
always existed the closest personal FREUD
ship.
On Sunday evening young man named
Newman walked into the Mission (Episco-
pal) church in Brooklyn, and, after carefully
viewing the congregation, walked up to
young lady in the choir, whose name Is Fran
ces j. Bennett, and drawing dagger made
desperate though unsuccessful effort to
plunge it in her breast. She screamed and
second effort was being made by the fellow
to carry out its awful object, when some ger
tlemeu interfered and secured him The youth
bad fallen in love with the young lady against
her will, and being peremptoriy dismissed,
took this method Of being revenged. When
arrested he remarked amidst tears, 81 don't
care il 90 up for year. I'll love her just
az much as ever" lie says that he only in
tended to kill her out OF love, so that no one
else could have her. The affair created an
intense excitement among the congregation.
The Hon. Charles Marin, who died at
bis residence in L4ipsic, Kent county, Della
ware, on Friday night, the Goth ut., had
been prominent member OF the bar OF
Delaware and also filled several important
positions in the State. He was secretary
OF State under Geo. Comegys; was several
times elected to the legislature from Kent
cUuDlS, anu ~ tilue, uau bo SuooSb W
have voted for himself 10 the legislature,
might have been elected to the Senate Of the
United States.
The long litigated and troublesome Street
Commissioner question, in New York, is
settled at last. The Board of Aldermen have
decided upon sustaining the Mayor in the
removal of Mr.. Devln, and also sustained
the nomination OF Edward Cooper as his sue
cessor. Mr.. Cooper has qualified, given the
required bonds, ard the keys Of the Street
Commissioners Office have been delivered
into bis hands
The Hon. Caleb Lyon, whose eloquence,
not less than his eccentricitles, attracted
general attention whilst in Congress, has
been giving at Albany what the papers term
ian intellectual feast" on Egypt and the
HOLY Land" through which regions be has
recently travelled.
At the recent Democratic State Canven'
ton Of North Carolina, resolution was
adopted urging upon the favorable attention
of Congress, the advantages possessed by
the mineral region situated in the valley OF
Deep River, in that State, as location for a
National Foundry.
Gov. King, Of New York, has issued