Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-06-10
News OF the Day.
"Toshop the gerry age and body Of the TINES


CITY. He has no doubt that Gov. Young in
vited Gov. Cumming to Salt Lake City, and
with conciliatory objects. He says positive.
", that tho Mormons are not leaving Salt
Lake valley. lie entertains, very confident
", the opinion that the difficulty, whatever
il may be. between the United States govern
ment and the Mormons, may be settled with
out bloodshed.
The northumberland twentieth auniver-
sary of the Ancient and Honorable Artil.
lery Company was celebrated in Boston, on
Monday, with the customary exercises an
display. The sermon was preached by the
Rev. John Cotton, in Chauncey Church, fol-
lowed by dinner in Faueuil Hall, and a
public parade on the Common. The Hon.
Francis Brimley was chosen Commander for
the ensuing year. Gov. Banks and staff par
ticipated in the celebration. Thousands OF
citizens thronged the Common, which never
looked liVelier than that day. The weather
was clear aud beautiful, the air being ianned
by fresh southerly breeze.
We have advces from Rio Janeiro to the
ID ult. A private letter states that the Board
Of Directors of the DJn Pedro ii. Railroad
Company have awarded to the american
bid" the contract for all the work on the
entire second section" Of their railroad-all
that was advertised to be let. This contract,
at the engineers estimate, will amount to
about tbree aud half millions of dollars.
There are about 2l2 miles Of the road yet 10
be let.
The Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted
Masons, who have been in daily session at
Old Fellows Hall, during the ten days past,
in New York, adjourned sine de- on Monday
afternoon, after having effected full and
complete union with the Grand Lodge, over
which NJ. w. James Jenkinson presided.
The division between these two bodies dates
as far back as lS49, and the reunion effec-
ted is grand event among the brotherhood.
During the session of the Criminal Court,
in Baltimore, on Tuesday, and whilst trial
was progressing, several of the prisoners In
the lookup engaged in quite a boisterous
conversation which disturbed the proceedings
of the tribunal. The Warden interfered and
order was restored; but after the lapse OF a
few minutes the disorder again prevailed and
so continued at intervals for some time
An investigation was made as to the occa.
sion of the proceedings, when it was ascer-
tanned that several of the prisoners were 10
toxicated and were holding bacchsnalian
revel among themselves. 1t appeared that a
friend of one of the prisoners had succeeded
n passing to him a bottle of liquor, and that
they had all become intoxicated. Order was
finally restored in the Court room, by the par
ties being remanded to prison.
Howell Hopkins, esq., we'll known men,
Der of the Philadelphia Bar, died on Friday
last. MIR. Hopkins was admitted to the bar
on the 9th of February, 1914. The deceased,
for mauy years of bis life, took an active 10
terest 10 the Independent Order Ut Odd Eel
lows, Of W bich be was q member. tie attain
ed the highest bonors Of the Order, and was
one Of its most cherished ornaments.
A sewing machine war has broken out at
Cincinnati, where the wages of the journey,
men tailors have become reduced to an aver
age of fifty cents a day. There are thlr'
ty.fve hundred OF these tailors IN CINCINNATI,
and at recent meeting they resolved to de-
mapd an advance Of wages. and passed re-
solution misunderstanding ''the giving out OF
large quantities of work at one time to sewing
machine talors."
The subject of stone piers and wharves for
the harbor of New York has for some time
engaged public attention. Peter Cooper, has
given the matter his attention, and has made
some valuable suggestions as to the mode OF
securing this object and at the same time
giving employment to some thousands OF per.
sons on O work that will save millions OF
dollars to the future Inhabitants OF the city.
A resolution was adopted 10 the Senate on
Monday, providing that war steamers oil for
ty guns shall be called after the States; OF
twenty guns, after the rivers and cities, and
under twenty as the President may decide
How will this resolution work in cases
where States and Rivers are Synonymous, as
Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Connecticut
General Teuch Tilghmap, President of the
United States Agricultural Society, and Hon.
J. r. Barrett, President of the St. Louis
Agricultural Association, are in Washington
perfecting arrangements for the fairs OF those
associations next fall. We notice by tee-
graph that MIR. Barrett has recently been
nominated to Congress by the Democrats OF
the ST. Louis district.
Au entire Chinese regiment, for having
abandoned an untenable fort during the re-
cent attack on Canton by the French and
English forces, have been sentenced to wear
women's clothes for five years! 1t is not
stated that hoops are to be included in the
penalty.
Gen. Houston, 10 substance, admitted the
truth of the report that he intends to lead a
fllibuster expedition into Mexico, when he
said 10 the Senate on Monday, that if the
Government did not interpose in Mexican at.
fairs, individuals would, and he himself
could not hesitate, if necessity demanded
him to do SO.
We learn from the Philadelphia papers
that the trial of Samuel Carson, recently ar
rested in Georgetown, and carried back there
to apswer charge of perjury, has resulted
10 q verdict of guilty. 1t is said that the
Jury were in deliberation nearly torty-eight
hours. :,
The whole number Of persons employed in
Massachusetts, in the manufacture of boots,
shoes and leather. is estimated at about eigh-
ty-thousand. By the fourth annual report OF
the Boston Board Of Trade, just published, 1t
appears that Boston is the largest shoe mar