Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-12-13

to the policy Of the Uoited States, Englsod.
otwithstauding her present position, will
b. forced to side with Cur country. 1t says,
"tbe question of Mexico threatens to be he
grave IF the AnglO-Freuch alliance. Toe
entente cordiale cannot withstand collision
with the American policy"
The Delegates from Alexandria who voted
for Governor, at the Petersburg Democratic
Convention. were Messrs. John Ii. Brent, G.
F. Suttle, II. c. Ward, 4. NJ. Smith, G. D..
Wise, j. NJ. Johnson. B. u. Berry. William
Paulie, James Sangster, John West, aud
George II Smoo'. Of these, Messrs. Brent,
Suite, Ward, johnson, Paulie, Sangster,
West. and Smoot, voted for Lstchsr- Messrs
Smith and Berry for peterborough, and
Mr.. Wise for Tucker.
The S.. L,uls Republican says:--"fhe 81.
Louis Insurance Company bas announced
that its fire rates will be reduced % per cent
This is large reduction. aud is pat upon the
ground that the introduction of steam fire
engines has diminished the risk. Fire poll.
cies. with we'll managed insurance companies
have been paying very we'll and we have
no doubt that q company Ike the D.
Louis can afford to reduce lts rates. Its e1'
ample will, We presume, be followed by other
companies"
We have before us an extra of the "Moune
Vernon Record" published in Philadelphia,
which announces the payment on the "a To-
staut, through Geo. W. Riggs, esq. Of Wash
;neton. Treasurer of the Mount Vernon La
dies Association, of the SUN ct S51 ,OOO, with
interest, to John A. Washington, esq, that
sum constituting the first bond due him by
the association. Tho occasion is improved
70 appeal to the friends of the cause through
out the country, to raise additional funds.
About 10 o'clock, last Monday morning, the
BODY of Victor Inderbeth, German, aged
about fifty years was found dead, lying on
bis face, 90 Bloody Island, opposite 81. Louis.
Upon examination Of the bodyit was found
he had been corded and castratej, ard from
blood being found in several places. it Is pre-
sumed the act was perpetrated some distance
from where the body lay. No other marks
of violence, except the wounds made by emas'
culation, were observable.
Chas. Talliap, Henry &. Duno, and Cbas.
Msmott have been arrested in Europe as a
part of the gang concerned in the forgery OF
the bills on the National Bank of Austria
Two were taken 10 Hamburgh and one in
Switzerland. They had put 10 circulation
about fifteen thousand dollars. being about
the amount passed in New York by their
three associates who were arrested there last
month.
In FRIDAYS issue Of the Richmond Enqui
rer will be found the full corrected proceed
Jugs of the late Democratic Convention at Pc
with the vote of each delegate as
we'll az the county. Persons not subscribers
to the EnQuirer. desiring copy Of these pro-
ceediugs for future reference, can obtain 1t
by writing 10 the "Erquirer" cfiice, and CO.
closing three cent stamp
The Jamaica papers mention that gen
tleman in that island applied to the Exeeu-
tive Committee for leave to import molasses
from the Windward Islands, and even Cuba,
for the manufacture cf rum! lie was an-
swered that the Executive Committee had no
psyer to give him leave, but that there was
no doubt the Legislature would receive the
application favorably-
The Interior Department has awarded the
contract for supplying ready made clothing
80 Messrs. Whiting, Gallowpa, Bliss & Co.. OF
Boston: for supply of hardware 10 Mr.. Thom-
az Poultney. Of Baltimore: for guns for the
Northwest. TO Mr.. ii. Z. Leman, OF Laneas'
ter, Pa. All the above supplies are Tor the
Indians. The contract for blankets and dry
goods has not yet been awarded.
The Rockville, Md, Journal speaks Of the
peecbes of Messrs. Csperton, Carrington and
Old, of Georgetown, K. j. Bowie, OF Nd
and Col. j. F. S,rotber and Samuel CbiltoO,
oil Va, in the recent argument IN the case
Of the Great Falls Manufacturing Company,
as very able ones, displaying great ability
and research.
John W. Summers, esq, who was NOM
Der of the Maryland House of Delegates last
winter. from Washington county, was drown
ed on Tuesday night last, at lock on the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, above Hancock
In attempting to cross the lock. 1t Is pre-
sumed, MIR. S made nis-step and Tell 10
the water. lie was about 35 years OF ase.
F,rseries amounting to several thousand
dollars have been recently perpetrated sue
cessfuly at St Louis, by sharper dressed
a. countryman. who obtained ingen'ousiy'
the checks of various firms for small amounts
in exchange for specie. from which be a''e!-
wards adroitly forged checks Tor large sumo
He escaped with his plupdrr
The ice in the Hudson is beginnlngt to In
terrupt navigation. and the steamers are
much behind rime in performing their trips.
The presept cold weather will soon suspend
further operations. The present charge tor
towing a canal boat from Albany to New
York 10 from thirty five to forty dollars.
The n. Y. Comu ercial thinks that, 1t is
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