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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-13
Culture OF Eioicts.

The cultivation OF the violet is very sim.
pie. 1t may easily be increased by dividing
the ToUt- in the spring or fall, and also by
layers and pipings. To obtain new varieties,
tue leeds from the best sorts should be gather
ed as they become ripe, and somn directly.
The plants will appear in about fourteen
dsys. Those OF the spring sowing will bloom
in autumn, and autumn plants 10 the sprbg;
and II they are protected from the summers
sun after ten O'clock IN the forenoon they
will continue to bloom until the frost be-
comes severe. Indeed, this lovely little flower
possesses the quality of blooming while the
coming frosts OF later autumn have put mos;
other plants to sleep tor the winter, and it Is
sometimes seep, 10 moderate winter, par.
TALLY covered With snow, with its buds ready
formed 20 usher in yourg sprns.-Butato
Republic.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-13
Territories ofihr Union.

The Senate Committee oa Tlu0ue, haze
reported bill which provides hat 10 neE
State shall be formed until It has tberqul.t.
population for member OF Congress, which.
according to the present ratI' D, Is Ninety h'':
thousand Il ve hundred and twenty inhabitants,
and will probably be more than hnnir.
thousand after 1860; aud, further, hat Do
constitution shall be sent 10 CJugTcss 1auiH
shall have been submitted u and ratified BY
the people to the end that Congress mal
have the best evidence the nature Il the case
admits of, that it is the ACT OF tDe people sol
embodies their will. A. THIS PROVISION o.
plies to all the Territories cXecr: Lab, waca
is an anomalous case and must be 'eptrtte
ly provided for. il is believed that It VII u'H
a wholesome effect in proyeuuus repet' q
of the evils which have arisen yut VI '-'
Lecompton controversy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-13
MIR. Choste,s Certificate.

A Washington correspondent Of the Boston
Herald writes;
ibid you ever hear Of Rufus Choate of
Massachusetts lie is an excellent writer
in Tact very superior writer. Several days
siuce gentleman passing through Massa-
chusc,ts called on Mr.. ChOate and desired a
letter from him 10 behalf Of hi, friend. MIR.
Caoate wrote the letter, read it to bis friend :,
who considered 1t to the point, AMI in due
course Of time it went up to the President.
a southern senator looked at it and told the
President he thought it was all right. Mr..
Buchanan examined it without, an interpreter,
laughed about it, and concurred in the opin.
ion that il was all right. Secretary Cobb, to
whom toe letter was referred, concurS 10 that
upuicn, though be says it will take him three
weeks to read IT,"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-13
North, the Scottish spurgeon.

Mr.. Brgwalow North, lay gentleman of
the Epl-cOpalian faith, has devoted himself
to preaching the gospel in Scotland. No ed
flee is large enough to contain tho multi
tudes fycking after him. A correspondent
says:
This gentleman few years ago, was
terrible reprobate. He had a shooting
in highland. where he INDUCED in very loose
and protiigate practices. After his CONVEX
sion he devoted his labors as a Christian
taan exclusively to those districts where he
bad formerly rendered himself most notorious
and obnoxious by his profligacy. ln his ex-
presSions Of self-reprOach, which of course
must be taken with considerable limitation,
he has repeatedly declared that he had been
guilty Of all the sins in the decaogue except
murder. Mr.. North is no fanatic. He is
calm minded man, thoroughly imbued with
Christian principle, and profoundly impress
ed with sense of duty laid upon him OF
making known the great salvation. heard
him address about three thousand people,
who were admitted by ticket to the City Hall,
and the effect Of his simple and earnest plea
dings was very impressive and memorable
No preaching | dare say, since the days OF
Whitfield, has produced such powerful ef-
feet upon the popular mind as this remarka.
bic mans addresses; and their power lies not
III their logical structure, but in their ear
nestUesg
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-13

CONHUNiCNED'
Several articles have lately a0Palrsi 10
the Gazette, planning Of the tire@sa-
| very much regret that there should be 80!
cause for complaint, AID think If some o.
those gentlemen who cOmpl-ia So much
would enrol themselves in the F.se I wl''
pies, that their presence both at lhe meeting,
of the Companies and at Ere would tea
very much to keep order and make tDe |'I'
panies much more cth ciCDt-thls j. i.e e'''
in ether cities. There is one CouEan! ID
Baltimore that mas more than hundred A"
it's most respectable citizens enrolled a. u.'I.
bers. Many Of those gentlemen 90 ho' "a
Dor, hut their presence commando rrsie'.
Is that the case here? No. II Is eZpeeIs.
of those who have no interest 10 TIE v!'i u
perform all this gratultuus labour "O"'
those interested, stand Of and I,Ok 90 VIZ
their arms folded, and fnd fault. lbe'
have been several motions ia regard " '.'
firemen in Council lately. ! would H',n Fl"
say to those worthy gentlemen that To. f'T
men are Dot serf-, and do net belong o. 'DgI'
and hope they will nor g 100 Ia'' OF ., ,'''
ANOTHER FIREMAN
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-13
EHIe or Live stock,

Last Monday was lively day at Paris.
Ky, thought not to be compared to the sale
DAYS before that time, wnen over S2OO,UOO
worth Of stock, and Sl,50O,OO0 OF money
changed hands. Mr.. HlbIer, tue principal
mule auctioneer, reports about 500 head OF
mules, 500 head Of cattle, and great uumoe
OF horses offered. There was decided i'm
provement in the prices Of all kinds Of stock,
and sales were M IRE readily effected than at
late courts. Srxty-two head OF two year cid
mules sold at SIG per bead; twenty do. q;
sllG.75; thirteen do. at $lOS.25, aud Others
down to $50; nine yearings at S95 10; forty
nine do at 500 80; Others as low a. $50; bro.
ken mules at $3.50 TO 1893; horses from S347
t. $50 Cattle, two and three years Old a
SAB, $37, S23, &C.; yearlIngs at $50, S2l,
$40, DC. The sales reached the SUN Of $50,
UtEi
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-13

The Lynchburg Firgnian says IN
looking over the list of members of the
Congress of 1926 1897, as published in NilsS's
Register of December, 1928. We notice Gu
rious circumstance. The list contains the
full names of every member Of the House OF
Representatives but one. There was new
member from Tennessee, whose christian
name could not be found out by the comni'er;
and 80 be put him down thus: -- Polk.
Twenty years afterwards this obscure gentle
man, Of whose identity there was 80 much
question 10 1925, was elected President OF
the United States"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-13
NAYS.

The National Intelligencer says:-"lt is q
curious and affecting circumstance, that the
Youngest aud the oldest of Mr.. BsDton's
family should have died within few hours
of each other under the same roof. An in
fant grandson of Mr.. Benton. the child of
Mr.. William Carey Jones. died in the house
of bis grandfather on Sunday morning, and
the nurseling and the grandsire lie side by
side in death 90 the same bier. The remains
of both were placed in the railroad cars yes
terday afternoon, on their way to St' LOUIS
for interment."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-13
Agricultural Advantages OF virginia.

A Virginia correspondent Of a New York
paper wishes TO impress upon Northern far
mers the advantages which would ensue
from selling their northern lands and invest
ing in Virginia land. He says there is plen-
ty Of Virginia land at $40 per acre, superior
10 quality to northern land at from 500 to
5000 per acre. lie thinks that though there
might be objections to schemes like Eli
Thsver's, the uorthern farmers would be in-
dyidualiy welcome. IL calls particular at
tentiou to Gloucester, Matthews, and Eliza
beth Cit; counties, and thinks tina. as land
il going up in price. uew settler would get
MS money back in four or live years.
We believe more profitable investment
could not be made by a farmer than the pur-
chase of land in Princess Ann County, Vir-
ginio.--No,foN Argus.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-13
n.,n.e, 90 Mr.. Benton at st. Louis.

ST.. LOUIS, April lo.-A public meeting
w,,aS held here at noon to-day. for the purpose
If m.kiUs appropriate arrangements to do
49,. 20 he memory Of Thomas b. Benton.
T Ealoa;s. we're pronounced and approximate
r..o,n,;on. adopted. A committee of citi-
.s". has hsen sppointsd to take such action
ss M, be- necessary for public dem Ossrs,
1900. n, ths remsius of the deceased
rheo they arc brought hithsr for iDsermen1'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-13
Important from Mexico.

NEW ORLEANS, April lO.-The steamship
Tennessee is coming up with important news
from Mexico. ec,.a,
Gen Osollo has taken the city OF unaca'
la.a1a. capturing Jsnerese and his entire
Government. Janerese and his otfcers were
nermitted to leave the country unmoiestea -
General Osollo was on bis way back to the
civ Of Mexico, and WOULD probably be DE-
clsred President of the Republic,
The city of Vera Cruz still held out Tor
Tho Constitutionalists. Tampico was be-
seiped bv CARA.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-13


Some excellent remarks were made 10 u
Gazette last week, by a writer under me ~
nature of REFokx, 10 relation 70 tue DEE"
Grafton Of Sunday. | have no hopes 'D''
travelling by railroads and s'eamb'a'' GU
be arrested-but, certainly, this conn'S!
should not be annoyed a. it Is, every os'I',
by the ringing Of bells, blowing o. ,.s =.
whistles, &c. There is no occasion ''' ~. ~
noise. The hours OF departure u Toe u.
ferent cars and boats, are all Aa'"N' o. .,
where is the necessity Of keeping ~ u. =.
that continues all day, Oh that hai9"et .
son set apart for the rest Of man aA' Dg :.
and Oh which quiet aud order are 20 80
ing? The cars and boats are "aI't'i.''. -
the public peace" and the "GuiS", '.' -,
be sbated." II there is 10 Law 70 m''' -
case, let the City Council pas one one, ~.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-13
British minis,ers At Foreign Courts

The Derby Administration, in oVernaunns
it's Diplomatic staff, We see. has bonoFs0 MI
Champion. formerly British Minister at
Washington. With the Mission to st. Peters
burgb. During the two years past has been
Minister at Hanover.
The Embassy at Washington. it is pro-
liable. will not be disturbed. This is we'll;
for We do not zee. jnst low. how better
man than Lord Napier could be found to fill
il. With honorto the Government he repre-.
seujs. OF with acceptance to that to which he
il Scyedited.-N. Y. Express.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-13

The passage in MIR. Benton's career, which,
some of the newspapers say, gave him most
eelat, was the Rzpupgrg business. In one
sense this may be 80. But it was one OF the
least defensible of his public acts. That
"expunging" transaction will ouiy be re-
mem bered BY the American people generally
to be regretted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-13
swamp Overaow.d Lands.

The Commissioner OF the General Land
0fice, on the 5,h instant, transmitted TO the
Governor Of Illinois patent No. l, of swamp
aad OVERT wed lands in the Kaskaskia, now
Syringfali district, enrring TO said State
urder the at of septcIn Der 18th 1850. con-
taiaiug As 24l 90 acres. And on the same
day, in virtue Of the above grant, be sub.
mitted TO the President Of the United States,
for his signature. patents No. and 4, and
% .he day following patents No 5. G, and 7,
for lands in the Augusta district, Mississippi.
containing in the aggregate 5i4 57l OF acres.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-13
The Religious Awakening Continue

\ gentleman from O,iJ lately stated that,
by adding his personal Observations 10 those
of friend, be could say that from Omaha
City, Nebraska, to Washington, there was
line of prayer meeting along the whole length
of the road; SO that, wherever a Christian
traveller stopped to spend the evening, be
could find a crowded prayer meeting across
the entire breadth OF our vast repubIic.--
There ia a great revival throughout Canada,
and at Quebec the most intense religious III
terest Is manifested. \ gentleman, writing
from Cincinnati, Ohio, says that an extraor-
binary religious feeling is pervtdiDg that
city and ion of country. NEARLY all the
churches are having extra meetings, and the
attention of clcrgymen Is directed entirely to
preaching OF y ret0rmatory character. There
are no leading revivalst preachers now oti-
ciIting in the city, and The work seems to be
entirely devoid Of excitement or osteuIa,on.
Demnnstrational anImo5ities have given way
to a feeling Of harmony and cooperation -
The interest appears to be general among al!
classes. Persons prominent in the sarIOus
walks of professional and public life are
among the number that have been added to
our churches. PIN on.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-13
Excite ment In PAduCa.

On Saturday the Sd inst, the city of Padu'
cab, KY, was thrown into quite an excite
ment by the arrest of Prussian subject by
the name of Edward Desling, under the ex-
tradition treaty existing with that Govern
ment and the United States, under charge
of forgery and fraud. 1t appears that De.-
ling, under the assumed name OF Leroy, had
been stopping st the St. Francis Hotel for
several days. On Friday. Madame Leroy,
young, hand-ome and interesting lady, ar
rived from Chicago and joioed her husband
at the ST. Francis. Following in the train of
the unsuspectiog lady, were four individuals,
one Of whom had kept an eve upon her every
moment since she had left Chicago.
Immediately after their arrival, an inter
view was had with Mr.. John w. Sauner, the
City Marshal, 10 whom was shown docu-
ment emana'ing from his Excellency, James
Buchanan, President OF the United States.
irstructing all Federal, and requesting all
State, Judicial and Ministerial officers to ar
rest, or cause to be arrested, the aforesaid
Edward Desling, and to examine into the
charges of forgery and fraud said to have
been committed by him at the city of CO.
lOHnc, III the hlDSuNip VI IuSsIt, tuS
month Of February, 1857.
The Circuit aud Criminal Judges both be-
ug absent from the city, Marshal Sluner,
afte' consulting with the Mayor and Justice
Smedley, concluded to arrest, at an early
hour on Saturday, the accused, and hold
b IN under surveillance until the arrival Of
one of the Judges, when an examination of
the charges against Desling could be had,
under a warrant Of arrest, 10 be granted by
them.
At an early hour Marshal Sluner was in
attendance to take Desling into custody, but
having been informed that during the night
his lady had given birth to an American
citizen, and the Marshal being an intense
American, he declined invading their private
sanctuary, and quietly waited until Dasing
was entering the breakfast room, when he
took him in to custody, and conducted him to
n private room of the hotel, accom- panied by
the parties who had come In pursuit OF him.
After short conversation DeSlIng requested
tete tete with the Marshal, which was
granted. As 5000 as the other parties retired,
he told Sauner, that six hundred dollars was
ali the money be had on earth, and that he
would give him FIVE hundred and leave
the other hundred with his wife, If he
would give him al opportunity to escape
Upon his being Informed that "he mad mis-
taken the metal he was dealing with" he
grew somewhat furious, and made u demon
stratiOn toward drawing knife, but quickly
abandoning all attempts a. resistance, he be-
came passive instrument again in the hands
Of his captors.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-13
Incarceration nj Antigua,

NEW YoRK, April ll.-An insurrectlon is
reported 10 Antigua. The inhabitants were
fleeing. and many bad arrived at 81. Crolx.
An English war.steamer had lett the latter
place for Antigua.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-13

Private advices from Walla "alla, on the
Columbia river, state that the Mormon set
dement's in that region ere being broken up
and the Mormons leaving for Salt Lake.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-13

The speech of Mr.. Letcher on the Deli
ciency Bill, one of the ablest, best, and most
to the point, Of all the speeches delivered this
session of Congress, ras a short one.--He
has the sense to think, to reason, to explain
and IN c0ndeuse
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-13

The Deficiency bill was squeezed through
the House of Representatives in the form
originally reported. Nothing but the condi.
ton of Gen. Johnson's command, in Utah,
saved it from defeat. The following is the
political division Of the vote by which it was
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-13

The House Committee on Foreign Relations
has reoues.ed Captain Durham to appear be-
fore them to make statement OF the facts
connected With the French arrest of bis YES
sel and bis escape.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-13

The introduction of fancy dress balls IN
to the fashionable amusementa OF the Nation
al Metropolis, 10 very properly condemned
in most parts Of the country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-13

Mr.. Benton was in the sesenty-slxth year
of his age when he died.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-13

Burglars have lately commenced depreda-
t;ons near Charlottesville, Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-13

The amount of -four inspected IN Norfolk
during the last quarter, was + 55I barrels
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-13
Extraordinary Conflict or Testimony

Extraordinary Conflict or Testimony
We have received Intelligence Of the a.
quittal at Merrittsyilc, c. W., of William
Townsend, SO called, tried on one of the
many charges OF murder which have been
brought against hun. as the leader OF gang
Of desperadoes VINO ravlged Is portion OF
Canada West, after the manner o. the bri-
gand5 IF Spain in the generation just gone
by. More than hundred witnesses were
examined on the trial, the great point being
Whether the prisoner was Townsend, the
blOoi-sttined burglar and highwayman, or
whether he vas K loert j. McHenry, 40 hon
est AID respectable man, wao was 10 Cali
f)rn!a 10 1854, at the time OF the murder Tor
which he WAS tried. For the prosecution,
very many witnesses swore IN the most aDso-
lutte terms that IN y saw Townsend before
and after the murder at NClleiS, for which
the prisoner was on trial, and with equal alb
sOluteness that the prisoner was tie man.-
Ga the other hand, about fifty testified that
they bad known him as Robert j. Mclenry.
Some Of the witnesses testified that they had
known TJwnserd many years-from his
boyhood till lS54-and that the prisoner
was not Townsend, aud they pointed out Glt-
ferences III the personal appearances Of tho
two men. David Dowar, TowpSend's step
father. testified decidedly that the prisoner
was not Townsend. The testimony of some
OF the witnesses that the prisoner was Nc
Henry, and not Townsend was quite circum-
stautial in characte ; ana tho verdict of &C.
quittal was fully justified by their evidence.
The Buffalo Express attributes the wholesale
swearing of the Cover ment witnesses u the
inspiration Of reward uf i've til usand dol
lars which had been offered. Ga Tuesday
night, Sylvester Dane, witness Tor the
prosecution, was waylaid IL the woods aud
nearly murdered
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-13

CONN
| wonder if the "excIusveo" -!'s
treme fashion"-imported and othsf"''"
Washington, think that the example % -
Fancy Bail "in high lie" will !a% ''
Virginia, for instance? A. show ,. n.
ing places, among the mixed CT 81 "a
bled at .uoh points, they may be 'y, s,, /,
and laughed at. But wheo an ave-, S'sD' ,,a
made to "inaugurate the system a. v
of the entertainments T. be iuf'',-
guests at private hou,e.. twill Be I'm I'y
A VIRGINIA MAlhV.s<
CEGaRS.-Tne undersigned lido ,'n. ;. ~.
- continues 10 manufacture sE"a '.,,,,. b.
EXQUISITE flavor, Of the brands u'l' 3, -,c.,
him, ne has larg. supply. 0HeF' asg6rN
lY solicited.
MiddIeburg, Va, ap Boom - ----.
DoNNETs AND ROBES .,ool.,a
II trimmed Straw, Grape, 4ha ,nJ Bsals
BnNNETS. Also, a lot OF bea nrIy co.
Lawn. and Chintz ROBES. BhoO'
Middleburs, Va, ap I3--eo|"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-13

COUNTRY PRODUCE.-CIover Seed Eggs;
I roll and packed Butter; Irish Potatoes;
Onions and Onion Sets; Extra and Super Flour;
Dried Apples White Beans; Hops, aud Lard, in
store, and Tor sale by
GRAY, MILLER & CO,
ap Is corner of King and Water. SITS,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-13


tbs nomination of J. j. Smkins as collector
Of Norfolk, and the following surveyors OF
customs: William H. Richardson, Snow
i'm, MARYLAND, vice Charles Parker, decea'
sed. Cbampe Is. Thornton, Port Royal, Va,
reappointed; G. W. Merchant, DumirIes,
Va, responded
There is large amount of counterfeit
coio, both gold and silver, in circulation In
Wheeling. Well executed. half dollars,
bearing a most swindlipg resemblance to the
canine. seem TO be more numerous than
anvthinc else. They are lighter than the
genuine coin, and compounded OF soiter
metal.
Hon. H. W. Miller, of North Carolina,
formerlv an American, who was on the Fill
more electoral ticket at the last PRESIDENT al
s,sc,;on and one of the ablest men In that
Soto has written letter announcing DIS
Denomination hereafter to support the ao'
m;nistration of MIR. Buchanan.
Mr. Pettigru, of South Carolina, has writ
tsn TO MIR. Crittenden no letter containing
INV sueh statement, or any thing to the e'-
feet, that his proposition on the Kansas
ouestion" was adopted or approved by the
masses of the Southern people"
Two names have been suggested tor the
new State to be erected from parts OF hichl-
gao and Northern acknowledgements and
Ontonagon. The latter is the more popular,
and has the advantage Of being aboriginal.
The Secretary of the Treasury invites pro-
posals for the whole or any part Of five mil
lion Of dollars in treasury notes. Proposals.
will be opened on the 10Th day of May.