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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-25
New Question Presentsd.

For q number of years there have been
connected with many ot the churches IN this
city, Sunday schools FOR the oral instruction
OF negro children in scriptura or denOmina-
tional doctrines. Up to the present time,
they have been tolerated by the authorities,
and encouraged by some OF our best cit:z MS
as institutions not unlawful III their charac'
ter, or demoralizing IL their tendencie-.--
But, receotlv, complaints nave been Dads {"
the Mayor against one or more OF these
schools, snd as all gatherings OF negroes. eE-
cent for the purpose Of religious worah'P,"
conducted by white persou, are proGiOiteG
by the Code, the Mayor determined, III iha
discharge Of his du;y, 70 break up TIC schools,
thou ID superintenuUd, as all OF them are, by
whites. Acc ringly, he detailed Lieuts.
rrueheart and Kelly and six policemen, ye'-
terdsy morning, with instructions 10 proceed
TO the Leigh Street Bab.ist African Church,
and arrest all negroes found there cngagef
in Sunday school exercises. These Instruc-
tons we're carried out by the cheers, who
on arriving at the Church, fouHi nearly
hundred negroes and mu!attoes, mostly ch't-
dren, receiving oral instruction on scriptnra!
subjects. and 10 ruiimcntal knowledge, from
the pastor, Rev. L. Lindsay. Tie entire a.
semtlape was marshaIed into line by the
cfi,crs. and conducted 10 the City Hall,
where their names were ascertalLeI END re-
corded. There were nlnrty-three IN al, tor
tg-slx Of them being slaves. The Mayor held
an interview with Mr.. Lindsay, and inform
ed him of his purpose to summon the pastor
and trustees OF The church before him at an
early day, TO show cause why they should
not he dealt with according to law, tor peg
hitting an unlawful aoSe'obIaee 10 the
church. The prisoners, after bre! deter
ton, were released With an admonlnon to
keep away, 10 future from Sunday Schools.
II is rather unnecessary to t. say that they
departed with Thankful! hearts, aud went
on their wsy rejoicing "-RicA VIM.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-25
The Blair and Jones Controversy.

IL d late numter If the 81. Louis R,pub-
lican, we fad letter from Richard Taylor
Jacob to William Carey Jones. relative to
the late controversy between MIR. jones. ard
the Blairs, concerning the sediments enter
tanned by Mr.. Benton, at the close OF bis lie,
towards President Buchanan and the policy
of his administration. Our readers are ware
that the Blalrs sought to create the impress
sion that MIR. Benton, on his death bed, e1-
pressed strong disapprobation OF MIR. Bach-
anau's policy, especially in regard 20 Kansas
affairs. Tui- Mr.. Jones denied, and from
this denial originated correspondence be-
tween the parties, which is far IRON being
creditable to either OF the Blairs; while IL
bears esoocialiy against the character OF Mr.
Blair, Jr., aud was probably one cause OF tae
large majority of votes cast against him in
the reccut election in Missouri. Mr.. Jacob
supports every statement made by MIR. jones.
MIR. Jacob was the only other person present
a, the last interview between He"srs. Benton
aad Buchanan, which took place short time
before the death of the former, and, after
stating that the interview was desired by Mr..
Benton, she thus describes what occurred:
"ue took the Pre-iients hand 10 his, and
Salu III clear tOues, Ducuauap, "S"iS - 49,
we have differed on many points, as you Well
know, but always trusted IN your Integrity
of purpose. | supported you in preference
to fremont, because be headed sectional
party whose success would have been tie sig
nal for disuniVn. have known you long,
and knew you would honestly enteaVor to
do right. | have that faith in you now, but
YOU must look t. Higher Power u support
and guide YOU. We will soon meet in anoth'
er world | am going now, you will soon fol'
low My peace with God is made, my earth
ly affairs arranged: but could not 20 without
seeing you, anu thanking You Tor your inter
est 10 my child" Much more WAS said that
is too sacred TO repeat. Col. Benton was
much exhausted, and Mr.. Buchanan frequent,
ly urged him to spare himself. Mr. Buch,
anan remarked to members If the family thai
nothing had ever given him greater pleasure.
W hen Mrs Jacobs returned ID her fathers
room, he called her to him and said, my child
y,u are a witness Of what has passed. this
evening; think Of il and remember II. l am
glad Buchanan came; al is peace with me
and can rest"
Mrs. Jacob and Mrs. Jones are daughter:
of Mr.. Benton, and us Mr.. Jacob is not po
li,ician, cut plain well-to-do Kentucky lat
mer, who lives near Clifton 10 that State, 1t 1t
hardly probable that either himsel. or w!te
could be induced to make or sanction any
IN sreprescL cations in this matter WaM
! Star
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-25
Exciting scene In Court.

The Maysvi!lo (Ky.l Eag.e Of Thursday
say:
One Of the most remarkable and intensely
interesting eases ever brought before a court
Of Justice was tried aud disposed Of 10 our
Circuit Court last week. The plaintiff, Ann
q diard, was u handsome young white wo-
man about Il year, Of age, perfectly white,
with long, iuxuriant, asnd straight hair
graceful and easy il manners, and having all
tue appearance of 40 accom- piished and we'll
raised lady. Her features bore the highest
maIk- Of European perfection, AMI there was
DOT tue slightest indlcetu of African blood
70 her velu-, Sac brough. suit for her free
dom, alleging that she bad been forclb'y ar
rested by the Ulcers and lodged 10 the ne gro
] .il Of the late James Mcmillan, uoder the
claim Of defendant, May Goddard, that she
was 4 slave, -" len 10 truth she WAS free
bite woman" The case was ably argued on
10Th sides, Add much feeling wss manifested
in the community on behalf of the plsintiff
When the jury brought 10 their verdict to the
effect that she was free white woman" the
Judg. was compelled 10 address the audience
upon the Improperly OF any demonstration
OF applause 10 a court Of Justice, in order to
keep down universal impulse to show the
satisfaction give ty the result"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-25
Eastern Eypsrb0lo.

The Minister of the United States at Con-
s,antinople, Hon. Carroll Spence, succeeded,
as our readers are aware, 10 forming treaty
of amity and commerce with the Shah OF
Persia That important document has Just
been given to the world. rs general import
mas been so frequently published that We do
not feel called upon to occupy our coinmn S
with it, THERE'S, however, peculiar rich
hess in toe preamble. We doubt whether
any one set of words from, whereas to Art-
Gle lst, has ever contained higher example
OF + .stern byIerboIe. Here It IS:
Whereas. treaty between the United States
of America and MS Majesty the Shah OF PeFsI"'
was concluded and sigued by their respective
Observation-Disclosures al ConstdntInopIe. on the ihir-
teenth day of December last, whIc.. treaty, beng
in the English and Persian languages, Is, word
for word, as follows:
In the name OF God, the Clement and the
MercIiul-
The President of the United States OF North
America. and his Majesty, as exalted as the
planet Saturn; the sovereign to whom the sun
serves a. a standard; whose sg'endor and mag.
mfrepce are equal 10 that OF the skies: the sub.
lime sovereign, the monarch whose armies are
to mind That OF Ielnsnid; whose magnhcence
EQUALS tina, OF Darius; the heir OF the crown and
throne of tue kayaulars, the Sublime Emperor
OF all Persia, beng both equally and sincerely
DESTROYS OF establishing relations OF friendship
between the two governments. which they VISA
10 strengthen by treaty OF irieri,hiP and com
MERGE Iecipl ocaIly advantageous and useful TO
the citizens and subjects OF the two h!sh con
tracing parties, have Tor this purpose named
fer their penpotenIaIes-
The President OF the United States OF North
America; Carroll Spence, minister resident o!
the United States near the sublime Porte; and
his Majesty the EmP~ror OF all Persia, his ex'
celleucy Emln al MUIk Farrukh Khan. anbas
sador Of his imperial Majesty the Shah, fscora.
ted with 'he portrait OF the >hal wI'a II" great
Gordon blue and hearer OF the gIrdIe oi diamond,
&c. &C, &c, &c p South SIZE Dem.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-25
Rem M Il D BILE shot.

Tie South SIDE Democrat says "A gen.
tleman residing in piDwidiie county killed a
deer las, week with oue Of Cote Revolver,
at distance Of l3S yards. lie discovered
the deer while waking arouDd HE farm, aud
having no other weapon ab.u, hlm, he deter
Gined to test the efficiency Of that arm, with
bu. little hope, however, of success. Nor
was he aware that Ills shot had taken effect,
until his arrival at the spot where the deer
stood, when be discovered marks OF blood
upon the ground. Which increased as be ad-
vancel in toe direction which tue game bad
taken. After following the trail short dis
lance through the woods, be came upon The
deer, lying 10 a thicke. Of cedsrs, with life
fast ebtiug from a wound which it had re-
ceived in the region of the heart. % his
approach, it made al effort to attack hin,.
when he adopted the safe plan Of despatch
ing it with another bali from his revolver.
He subsequently, measured the distance at
which he had fred the first shot, aud found
it to be a. above stated"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-25
AL. Of RAILROAD Rolling stock.

We find the following in the Parkersburg
Va. News: .'On Monday last, the sheriff OF
this county sold at public auction a quantity
Of rolling stock belonging to the NJ. and e.
r. R., consisting Of about $50 tons OF rail-
road iron, which was bought by the Baln-
more and Ohio railroad, at SIS per ton; one
l.,es locomotive the John w. Garrett bid
10 81 John j. jackson a. $500; 81 house
e.r. which brought $3.50 each and 81 plat
form cars, which went for $3.50 each, bid in
hy J. r. Waters, agent. Tie sale was inside
hy order of the court and was Oh Elk and
tyslye months time. The entire property
coat S73, 625 exclusive Of freights, and sold tor
Gao O5O
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-25
Catholic church In the United states.

We tiud in late number OF the New York
Herald the following important ara ve7y
interesting statistical synopsis OF the pr
eress of the Catholic Church in tins country:
in Connection with the laying OF the cor
ner stone of ST. PAirck's Cathedral, we
puhlishtd Yesterday very interesting sketch
of toe rise and progress of the Catholic
Church in this city No one can read that
sketch without ieeling OF wonder and sur
prise. And yet the history OF he Catholic
Cburcb in New York is but counterpart o!
its history 10 the United States. Fifty years
ago there were 10 the whole United States
one diocese, two bishops, tixty-eight priests,
eighty churches, two eccesiasncal ihstltu-
tons. one college, and two feuae acads mes.
At that time the entire population OF the
country was seven millions. Assuming the
present population OF the cOnnt:y t be t"en-
weight million.--hve mI!iIous more than
the census of 1850 shoTed-it would follow
that we bad quadrupled our population IN
the last half-century. Had the progress u
the Catholic Church barely kept pace with
the progress Of population, there should be
a, the present dav on the basis OF the tore
goiog statement. four dioceses, eight bishops,
TWO dUu cS'ChNy WV F''-''N'
hundred aud twenty churches, eight ecciesi-
astical institutions, four colleges, eight female
academies, belonging to that denomination.
But how do the figures actually stano!
Why 10 this single arch diocese they are more
than doubled a. we showed by cur article
yesterday. In the .hole UOi'ed States 10
stead Of four diocese- (which proportIonGte
increase would have gwen there are lorty-
one: instead Of eight blsnop-, there are thirty
nine and two apostolic Wears; instead o; two
huudred ADD sesenty-tw1 priests there are
eighteen hundred anu sesenty-i~c; ipstesd OF
three hundred and twenty churches, there
ar. two thousand and ffy-three, besides
eight hundred and twepty-niue stations; in
stead of eight ecclesiastical institutions, there
are thirty five; instead of four colleges, there
are twenty nine; and instead OF eight female
academies, there are a hundred and thirty
four"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-25
Girl ordered by b,

A great deal Of excitement has 49,.
ted near Leeds, England, ty the rn.. 49,
Mary Jane Scsiie, girl twerr,.tb,as' :. Z
old, by her lover. James Akin, ~
spinner, and a man Of consiIrr,5,. u
The parents Of both reside with, .'. !.
distance of each other, and the tass..,.
the murderer bad been compsni,,. ..
childhood. the affection Of the cb;r4... =
tending itself to that OF lose a. tbey az. !
manhood aud womaOhoyd, auG e,clI l',.'
to look upon the other as future ,".N
through life. Unfortunately, the f,,s -
Atkinson and the mother OF the dsee,..!
not approve of the mach, an! sbro, =
sgo--after more, perhaps, than the r''
crosses in love-the connectiyD Va. -
of, the deceased accepting the sdjr...s'
man named Gill. The new lSe. f,,,,
did not prove permanent, add alter 49,
months Miss Scalfe broke % The c.n,.t
with Gill, ard permitted the renewal :; -. =.
of her old lover. Tae attentions Of tho 49, ~
were continued as before their in,.ug,...
twelve months previously; but on Tue
last. on the occasion Of gala a, RI.
Park, Atkinson saw Miss Sraiie IN ,,...
ton with Gall, and this circumstance 49,
to have excited a strong feeling Of r.. n,
Whether bis passion at the time su,,s,.
the fearful crime be Afterwards rcsar.,,.'
is uncertain, but nothing occurred % ar
suspicion, and they met each other a. g,,.
Ga Sunday night they a;telied Han.
chapel in company, ana on appireu.g -,
good terms. This was about nine Jew.
Shortly afterwards, Atkinson returned ;.
aud went to bed. The absence az n, :.
ceased created no uueAsines. at home. a. :.
had been 10 the habit Of :,ay.u, VII, !,
uncle, Mr. Downes, farmer. At ds,5.,
next morning, AtkinsOn's brother, wAy,..
in the same room, noticed blood upgo p.
shir, of the former, and asSei bow Il e-.
there. when he was hJrrlf-d By sciag :l...,
bis brother that he had murdered Mar; J.,.
Scste the previous night. The deems
when found, was on her back. and s5e p.
scented q most fearful spectacle. Her a,..
was nearly severed from Der body; bet !i,,
and tece were saturated with c.J,tt! 3.
her eyes protruded from the socket, VITA 2.
most gbassly expression, indicating The y
lence of Der dying commissions; and p,
ground was covered with evidence, q d.
fearful struggle that bad taken place.
para.ol Of tue deceased was UrJsel ~ Pies
and her prayer book was found by hers.
Atkinson, being the last person seen 10 Be-
company, was taken into custody, wbsG
admitted the murder.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-25
Newspaper Pumng.

We are frequently requested on receiving
an advertisement to give it a good editorial
notice." The same request is often made OF
us by some man in business who does not
advertise. Sometimes again, man will
present us with some triliug article, worth
say dime or quarter, and expect us to
give him a dollars worth of graituous ad-
1ertising therefor. Now. We wish it under
otood that it is not our way of doing bust.
psss. Our paper is our living; its adser-
sisiug columns are considered somewhat
valuable, and 20 man has right to ask us
for the free use of them, unless it be for
some benevolent purpose.--NisSouri Paper.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-25
To DC Postponed.

We hear thai the SecI etary Of the Interior
and the President have determined to post
pone the public laod sales advertised to take
place in Nebraska in the course of next
month. This step is the result doubtless, of
the general failing # the seasons crops,
which has brought about au inability ON the
part Of the settlers on the public land, to
meet the cash payments to the Government
necessary to secure them 10 the Possession of
their hOmesteads when they may be brought
into market under due operation of the law.
- Wash Star.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-25
A Problem

Whoever originated the following, deserves
20 have bis name handed down to posterlty:
If despatch from England to America gain
on the sun so as t. reach here AZ hours by the
clock before 1t left Eogland, at what time
would it arrive a, the point Of departure, we're
a cable carried entirely around the worid?-
Would it not arrive the day before it left,
less only the time exhausted in making the
circuit If 50, then, with continuous tele-
praub line around the world, why not send
a despatch around and around until it reach
ed back TO Adam, aud let him know what bis
children are about 10 these Latter days"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-25
Rnhhrry and RsrIOTnIIOn.

The warehouse Of Oliver N-wLcr!y was
entered on the night Oi the y:h !y means of
a false kew. and robbed IT money and papers
70 tie amount Of abou, so coo. The bur.
glars rnnssckeI the flee until they found
the KEY Of the safe, which they then opened
ard rihcd. There were in the safe haTk
bills 10 the amount of 81 100, IF which oDIy
$500 was good. b Stiles this there were pa
prs, consisting Of deeds, mortgages, iand
warrants, copper and railroad stocks, and
notes If hand 10 the Amount Of nearly $40
OGO. OF this amount $4,000 was 10 good
notes # hlud.
The robbery was kent secret for ;he gur-
Dose OF detection. and the matter committed
= the charge Of Mrssrs. Tu;tlc Y Champ.
private detectives. Alter day or Two d!
careful inquiry, it was ascert@incd that cou-
pie OF meu who were suspected to have been
concerne ed in the affair had left town on the
morning subsequent to the occurrence, On
the Great Western R,ilw.y. A detective "a
;he empty of Messrs Tuiiie Il Champ was
dispatched to Toronto and Niagara Falls.
Mr.. Tuttle himself left town 90 the same err
rand daV or TWO after, and succeeded 10 tra,-
ing the two men to Brantiyrd, and aterward
to lllluiitOn aud Toronto.
At the latter place he secured tie co-operi
ton of Mr.. Sherwood chieict police, who at
once dispatched an oficer 10 assi-; him IN his
search The siopplf place Of The two fugl-
ti7es was fouod, aud eutered By the officer,
who soon ascer,ained the fact thai they had
lelt a carpet bag there. THIS y as obtainod POS.
session Of with greatdiGculry, and was found
20 contain al. the valuable papers that had
been stolen, and the unCurrent money. The
z I'D money vas in the possession Of the bur.
liars. " 40 are being watched for, and will
be arrested If they re;urn.-Deh0 oil Free Press.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-25
oRupntngv . Ch urch.

A man sitting on the veraodah of an up
country inn hailed one Of the oldest lnhs6l'
,suts and inquired the denomination OF IL the
oburcb on the opposite side of the road. The
reply was, oval, she was Baptist narraii,
bu, tbey don't RON her now"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-25

The New York Times says:-"Among the
lesser items Of news brought by the Arabia,
was the melancholy intelligence Of the death
of Soyer, the famous "Gastroncmic Regene!-
ator." EDgland could haze much better
spared a good many much greater men.--
Soyer was good genius sent to reform the
Euglish kitchen. He first taught the rich
and pampered classes how to live, and then
instructed the working classes in the art Of
cooking their scanty food, and showed them
how TO obtain the greatest possible amount
of putriment and pleasure from it. In the
Crimes he rendered more important services
to the army in teaching the soldiers how to
make the most Of their rations than Florence
Nightingale did in ministering to the nece: :
stiles of the sick and wounded. 10 fact be
was the right hand man Of that angelic VIC
mao in Der benevolent labors. At the time
of the Irish famine he was sent over to Ire
laud BY the British Government to teach the
starving Irish the art of making Dutritious
messes out of the scanty food which through
ignorance they were unable to subsst upon,
and bis labors were in the highest degree
beneficial to all classes Of the British people"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-25
wn,oh Car Is tho s.fesu

Al the late railroad accident at the Sau-
o,oit bridge, the forward car went down; IN
fhs Erie railroad accident, the rear car went
oaf the embankuent; and at the accident on
shs Hous.sonic railroad. the middle car was
lptirely destroyed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-25

Mr.. Little, Of the Fredericksburg News, in
letter TO his paper, dated at the Greenbr.er
W lite Sulphur Syringe, Aug. 14,h, says:-
"The unprecedented drought continues. 1t
has not raiued here for several weeks, and
we can't say when it will rain, as all signs
fail in dry weather, as the man said wh"
took drink after be signed the pledge
The dust prevents driving, and makes US
drink more water"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-25

The Agent of the Grsenbrier White Sui
phu, Springs Company advertises that the
company being desirous Of providing suhi-
oisnt accommodations to meet the increasing
wants Of the public, will receive, till the LIST
day Of September next, proposals for erect
ing and keeping hotels capable Of accommo.
dating from one hundred to one thousand
guests. They will sell the grounds necessary
for the buildings. in fee simple, or they ~l'l
lease them for a term of years, with mode
rate charge for the use of the water.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-25

The Newbern1N. c. Era contends that
Craven is the banner county in that State, and
give. the following cogsnt reasons for the die
tinotiou: Judge Ellis has done remarkably
we'll throughout the State. but CraVenis the
Banner county. She gives him two hundred
msjority--apd wile!"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-25

The Tennessee banks seem to be in very
bad odor With the people of that State. Our
exchanges are coming to US filled with COM
plants of the mercantile and agricultural
classes. The institutions for banking are
either in rotten condition or have managed
their affairs 40 badly as to excite universal
suspicion and distrust. Public meetiugs Of
the people are being held at divers places.
and at ell, resolutions expressive of want of
confidence are adopted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-25

Our advices from Venezuela inform rs that
the question with the British aud French le-
CATIONS, in relation to the protection afforded
to the late President Monagas, threatens to
assume . belligerent form. Several British
and French vessels OF war were lying before
Lagusyra, and while Captain Dunlop, the
British commander, insists upon the fulfil
ment of the arrangement made between the
several foreigu ministers and the Venezuelan
Secretary Of State, the governments. on the
other band, aunouuce their determination to
bring ex.President Monagas to trial.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-25
PUBLISHED DAILY AND TRI-wEEkl1 BY
EDGAR NSOS9 rs.S-
ALEXANDRIA,:
WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 2a, 1855.

The Union, in reference TO our relations
with PARAGUAY. says, that it does not believe
the use of force will be necessary with
that COUNTRY; put it's array will undoubtedly
be indispensable; accompanied with an ear
nest determination to use it if ultimately ne
cessary. Our commissioner INSTRUCTIONS
will be plain aud direct, aud will cover every
point that ingenuity can conceive, or tnat
those familiar with the South American char
so.er know will be Invented. 1.-THE commr-
sioner understand himself, and does not wish
to take up his residence in Paraguay for
diplomatic job Of few years, the Union pre-
diets that we shall see every dollar Of our
claims paid in good old Spanish dollars With
in one hundred days from the tune that the
expedition sails. The expedition itself. aside
from the particular claims prosecuted, may
exert . most healthful influence over our
South American relations generally.