Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-05-04
News OF tho DAY.
"7oshow the uery age and body O the TINES


Lord Malmesburv, that his Court will con-
Aider il offensive for the newly appointed
French AMBASSADOR to announce himself az
Duke of MalakUff, and that he cannot be re-
ceiyed at the Russian Embassy by any other
title than the French Ambassador or Mar
sbal Pellis,ier. The London Times proncup-
css the statement as absurd. we should
think 50, indeed.
The United States mail steamer Arago,
Capt. Lines, left Nav York on Saturday for
Southampton and HaVre, with sos passen-
GERS and $50. ll3 in specie. Among the pas
sengers are tue following: General L. j..
Wallet, Prof b. G. Eaton, Major John Bid
die, Capt John Brit,on. The Hamburg
steamer, Saxouia, Captain Ehlers, same day
for Hamburg, via Southampton. She took
out 400 passengers.
The Musical Convention, which, has been
in session 10 Washington, has adjourned to
meet on the first Tuesday in May, 1850
Rev. Dr.. Gurley was reelected president;
Messrs. Mason, Newman. Howard, Gladding
Bsardsee, and Ayres, vice presidents; j. ID.
Dawson. recording secretary; +. Glenroy,
corresponding secretary; L. j. Masruder,
treasurer.
The New York Tribune, of Friday last,
says -" Among the persons arrested on
Tuesday, for selling lottery policies, was q
fellow named Alexander McGarren, now q
member of the Board of Councilmen from
the Fifth Ward. 1t is unnecessary to say
that be was elected on the Fernando Wood
ticket, and was a Jealous supporter of that
eminent magistrate. The people Of New
York ought to be proud Of their selections
for lawmakers. Within a short time, one
has been arrested for beating woman in a
house of prostitution; another, for mauling
policeman and trying to bite his nose off;
another INDUCED IN a free fight in a theatre
saloon; another pitched into brother mem
Der in the Clerks Office; another, not a great
while ago. was second or bottle holder in
prize fight; not few have been keepers OF
very low grogserles; and now one turns up
under arrest AMI is held to bail as common
gambler in an establishment patronized
chiefly by the most wretched of the negro
population of the Fifth Ward. Remark is
needless"
The immense granite building, 10 Federal
street. Boston, occupied by the Douglas Axe
Manufacturing Co., aud Sanboro, Bague L
Ellsworth, printers, together with the adjoin-
ing building, occupied by Grant, Warren &
Co, paper dealers, were entirely destroyed
by fire on Sunday. 4 boarding house. ad-
Joining the latter building, was nearly des-
troyed by the falling walls, and in this mouse
four persons were killed. The loss OF pro-
perty is estimated at SlO0, 900, but was near
| ly covered by insurance.
A Washington correspondent notes sim
gular fact, that few days ago magniti,
cent American eagle which, bad escaped
from it's cage at the residence of an Italian
on Capitol Hill, after lowering some tim
over the city, as if to select some safe place
Tor descent, finally sailed gracefully down
and entered the open door of the law office
in ~ street occupied by Messrs. Jacob Broom
aud Il X Scott, of Philadelphia, where II
made itself perfectly at home, until recap
tured by its owner.
VIM Fi'zmennie, lad in the employ OF
Mr.. Charles Townsend, of New York, being
sent, according to custom, on Tuesday even
| ing, to the bank. to deposit the surplus cash,
| amounting to $4,000, instead of doing 80,
took the money with him to his grandmoth.
er's, in Brooklyn, and hid it for the purpose
of stealing j, and running away. He was
tracked by the police, and the money recOv-
cred before bis plans were completed.
A duel took place on Wednesday, at the
"Sand Bay Ferry" near Augusta, Geo., be-
tween two gentlemen from Alabama, respec-
lively named Poland and Gleckmeyer. The
weapons used were pistols distance, ten pa
ces. After an exchange Of shots without in-
| Jury to either party, the affair was suspended
| ty the Intervention of mutual friends. The
| d thculty was not UNDERSTOOD go quiet bad
the quarrel been kept that none but the &C.
conds knew anything about it.
The report that the Sebastopol company
has proved q failure, and that the sunken
ships can never be raised, is an error. What
ever the difficulties in removing these OBJ
| struciious-and the difficulties have been
greatly exagerated--the Russian government
| is determined that they shall be overcome;
and as it is prepared TO renumerate the con-
tractors adequately, whatever the cost, sue.
cess is only question of time.
The value of the imports of foreign dry
goods, as entered at the Custom House, Nav
York, during last week, was only Sl9S,55O,
against 81 Cos, $50 the corresponding week
of last year. This is remarkable falling
off, and indicates the extent to which the
panic of last Fall affected the trade OF the
country.
The steamship James Adser, from New
York for Charleston, on Friday night, at an
early hour. burst her steam-cbimney. badly
scaldipg Joseph Pollock. the engineer, and
four fireman, .hree Of whom have since died.
Mr.. Pollock is under medical treatment.
The Fisheries in Cecil county, Md, as
general thing, it is said by the Wing, have
not been profitable this Spring. Some per-
sons have already huog up their seines, con-
siderably out of pocket, and others will soon
follow, 10 like condition.
The Governor of North Carolina a few
days since granted a respite to a negro who
was sentenced TO be hung on Friday last, for
numbering his mistress, in Columbus county,
in that State. But it arrived too late. He
had already been executed.
The Brooklyn Common Council lately
aIopted q report abolishing the voluntary