Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-03-17
News Of the Day.
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Union, having induced that paper tic under
take the task of prescribing Senator Doug
las, that gentleman has retalisted by iniur-
ing Its subscription list. He has sent circu
lars through Illinois and the West, address
ed to his peculiar friends, recommending them
to procure subscribers to the Washington
States as 'tbe only democratic paper now
published in the District of Columbia"
The feeling in favor of general bankrupt
law appears to be growing in New York,
and many of the prominent presses and bust
ness men are it's warm advocates. 1t ia sug-
gested that the defects of the act of lS4l can
be avoided and system of bankruptcy form
ed, which will do justice to both debtor and
creditor. 1t is thought that President Buch-
snsn's plan for putting the banks OF the coun.
try through the same ordeal as individuals
when in difficulty, will be included in the
scheme.
A Nassau correspondent of the Savannah
Republican says that eleven slaves who es-
capped from Key West some weeks ago, in an
open boat, had found their way in sa.ety to
the Bahama Islands, and landed at Nassau.
Intelligence had reached Nassau of large
slcop being on the west side of the Great Ba-
hama, having on board thirty fugitives from
ST. Augustine, Florida. The Bahama Friend
" Society had dispatched vessel in search
of the sloop.
The Mayors Police in New York, have got
on the track Of swinding lottery agency,
which has been receiving from 80 to 40 let
tsrs q day from al sections of the country,
enclosing various sums of money for lottery
tickets. Two patches of these letters have
been taken from tho Post Office and opened
by the Mayor. Those containing money
were forwarded to the Post-Ofice Department
to be returned to the owners. Three arrests
have been made.
We learn that the American Bank in Bal
timore, has completed its organization by
electing James jeffrey esq, President. and
appointing Mr.. William Bushnell, Cashier.
They have taken the large Banking rooms
on the second floor of the new marble build
ings, No. lS2 Baltimore street, where they
will open for the transaction of business, in
accordance with their charter, on the 18th of
April next.
The New York Herald's correspondent
states that the Sergeantat-Arms in the House
OF Representatives, makes quite handsome
thing out of the investigating committees
That functionsry has imposed upon him the
duty of summoning all the witnesses to ut
tend before these COMMITTEES, and by con-
struction of the rule, he makes out OF the job
large income.
The Right Rev 2. N. Lynch. D. d., was
consecrated Roman Catholic Bishop of Char
lesion, S. c., on Sunday last. The rite Of
conservation was performed tv the Arch
Bishop of Baltimore, the most Rev. Francis
p. Kendrick assisted by Bishop Magll, of
Richmond, Bishop Barry, of Savannah, Blsh-
op PORTER, of Mobile, Bishop Miles, Of Nash
vile, and others.
The Abeille Medicale reports the case of a
young man who, badly scalded both legs by
slipping into cauldron Of boiling water
He was Immediately laid upon bed, an e1-
citing potion administered, cod liver oil sp.
piled to his leg., and he was twice bled, but
the pain in the legs did not subside. A lini-
applied. also without effect 10 abating the
pain. But chloroform having been substltu-
ted for laudanum, immediate relief ensued,
and was maintained by continuing the same
process until recovery.
The investigation Of the murder and rob-
berry of James Z. Shaw, the WAGNER and to-
bscco trader, in Columbus Co., n. c., has re-
suited in duplicating one white man, Bythel
Mitchell, and three free negroes. Henry Pat
rick, Joshua Freeman and Eli Jacobs, who
have been committed to Jail, ard will be put
on trial for the offence.
A sharp and wealthy farmer Of Macoupin
county, H., not many miles from Brighton
and Miles Station, has on hand, it is stated
500 bushels of choice wheat, the crop Of
1856. Last year he refused Sl,I5 per bush
el for it, He held on for 81. lie has now
contracted to deliver it at the railroad at -
cents per bushel.
Mr.. Frederick j. Cant, late surgeon of the
British army in the Crimes, has lately pub
lished some novel results of scientific inves-
legations made by him as to the wholesome
ness of the flesh of excessively fat cattle rs
an article of food. lie thinks he has fully
established the unftness OF it for human sus-
tenance.
A project is said to be on foot under the
direction of Mr.. Loosely, the Austrian Con-
sui General in New York, to establish line
of steamers between that city and the ports
of the Mediterranean, the Austrian Lloyd
Steam Navigation Company furnishing the
capital for the enterprise.
The sanitary condition of the British ar
nv, according to the report OF the Royal
Commissioners, which appears 10 the blue
book. is enough to deter any youth who can
secure the animal wants of nature by follow
ing the plough or working IN the factory,
from all sodierly ambition.
Col. Selden, the nominated Marshal OF the
District of Columbia, has received letters
from the Virginia Board of Public Works.
freely exonorating him FROM all charges a.
fectine the integrity of his transactions with
that State.
The person found dead, on the 4th instant,
near Rockingham, Richmond county, n e..
AZ was feared, has proved to be the keV. Mr.
Deruelle. the faithful and Jealous agent Of
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