Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-05-17
News OF the Day
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Senate of the New Granadian Congress, al
ter being amended in the first section; and
the last section, in relation to coal depot
for the United States, stricken out. 1t was
supposed, however, that the House Of Repre-
sentatives would restore this section, but
modify it SO that the privilege of occupying
certain par; of territory tor GOAL depot
sbaH cont rue 81 10 as the limit OF the
treaty, With an opportunity of renewal. In
cases of disagreement between the two Hou-
ses Of Congress in that country, the men,
bers meet in joint convention, when the ma.
jority of voters determine the question in
controversy. There is but little doubt that
the treaty will become law of New Gran.
ada, but in a modified form as above indi'
Gated.
1t appears from an official communication
transmitted to the Senate, that the govern
ment has taken measures to protect Ameri-
can interests at Tsmpico. Captain Almy,
of the steamer Fulton, on the 18th OF April,
writing to our consul at Tampico, the letter
dated of La Barra, says: 81 am much graf
fled at being able to get inside. and have &C
compished good deal By it already. |
have effected the liberation Of Capt. Trennes,
and be has dined with nee"
Files # the Deseret (Utah) News to March
Sd, have been received. The News is silent
regarding occurrences at Great Salt Lake
City. 1t has even ceased to publish the 'dis-
courses" delivered at the Tabernacle, from
which we infer that they are of such char
acter that Brigham Young deems 1t polite
to keep the outside world in ignorance of the
subjects discussed. We find, however, in
each number of the News reports Of public
meetings held IN different parts of the Terri
tory to sustain the policy of Brigham Young
The Pensacola papers announce the death
in that city, on the 29!h ult., Of Arnold
Guillemard, esq, at the age Of seventy years.
lie was an old citizen, having been an officer
in the Spanish army before the cession of
Florida to the United States. He had lived
10 great retirement for many years, univer.
sally esteemed by bis acquaintances, but
communing rather with the past than the
present generation.
The officers Of the non-specie paying banks
in Charleston, S. c., have held a meeting
and resolved that it was deemed advisable
not to resume specie payments before July.
The time for resuming is not fixed; and at
the period indicated. the subject, it is added,
will again come up for consideration. The
Merchants Bank 10 St. Louis resolved to re-
sumo last Saturday, and it is expected the 9TH
er banks there will follow suit Immediately.
1t is said that the navy department at Wash
ington has given orders for sospending work
on all the local improvements at Portsmouth,
and that from 100 to $50 men will be dis
charged this week in consequence OF the
annual appropriation having been exhaust
ed. Chief Engineer Williamson has been
ordered to superintend the construction Of
the engine for the new sloop-of.war Rich
mOnd.
The California Legislature has passed u
Sunday Law" 1t goes into effect on The
LIST of June, and forbids the keeping open Of
any house for business purposes on Sunday,
except hotels, restaurants, livery stables and
drug stores; and it forbids the sale of any
goods, wares or merchandise, save fresh
meat, fish or milk, which shall not be sold
after 10 A. NJ.
Mickey Free, the pedestrian, at New
burgh, it is said, would have accomplished
the feat Of walking ITO successive hours, if
be had been allowed. his friends taking him
off the plank by main force on Saturday
night As it wac, be had made the great
est feat of this kind On record, be having
walked 100 hours and ten minutes without
rest or sleep.
A correspondent of the Fort Smith Ark
Times, writing from the Seminole agency.
says: The Creeks have killed the notorious
Indian, Yohl, who has murdered so many
persons in the last few months. They shot
him three times, cot out both bis eyes, and
knocked him in The head with an axe, to be
sure of his death.
A violent wind and hail storm passed over
Middetown, Frederick CO., Nd, last Tues
day evening. The Register says the hail
stones ranged from the size of peas up to
Shsnghi eggs. Nearly three thousand paues
of window glass were broken, fences pros
tratei, stables unroofed, trees blown down,
and the wheat crop seriously injured.
Letters from the purser of the sloop-of-war
Portsmouth state that the Mexican dollar has
become current coin in China, and will be
benceiortb more used than any other foreign
meney. 1t is considered to be Of equal value
with the Spanish Carolus, which was for
merly the only foreign coin circulating 10
that country.
Jacob Barker, who is in attendance upon
the Court of Claims, before which be has
claim growing out of certain loan transac-
tions during the late war with Mexico, has
reached the advanced age of eighty years, and,
though all his life engaged most actively 10
business, retains in an astonishing degree
his mental and physical vigor.
Captain Bray, of the brig Robert Wing,
at Boston, reports--of Inaqua, on the 29th
ult., boat from British cruiser came along
side and examined the briggs papers. Pre-
vious to sending the boat, the cruiser fired
a gun. There were ship and schooner 10
company at the time. The schooner was de-
tanned on suspicion of being SLAYER.
The machine shops Of the New Albany
ADD Salem Railroad were burned last week,
and seven locomotives, three passenger cars,
dozen freight cars and oil the machinery
were DESTROYED. Lrss $3.50, 00O, insured only
for $4,000. The fire was the work OF an In