Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-24
News OF tho Day.
"Toshow the cery age and body ofhe lines"

1he Supreme Court OF Ooio JUS eo' "' ie''
forever, and taken from the politics OF that
State, the long vexed question OF the consti-
tutonality of the canal contracts. 1t was
contended by the State that the new consttu-
ton annulled the law of 1886 under which
the contracts we're made, and also that the
contra cts created debt Of an amount larger
than the new constitution permitted. lhese
were the chief points relied upon BY the
State to break the contracts, and they were
sustained by the Supreme Court unanimous.
ly. This decision, therefore, takes from the
contractors their contracts, by declaring
them Gull and void, and the keeping the ca
nails in order, making repairs, DC, Will be
done hencefortb 10 the old way, BY the Board
of Public orks.
Congress has granted to- and for the sole
use Of, the Milwaukee and Mississippi Kali
road Compa py, small island in the Missis-
sippi river, containing about thlrty-h'e acres
lying opposite the town of Prairie du Chen
and also opposite the western terminus OF the
Milwaukee and Mississippi railroad Ii Is
proposed by the company to build depoto on
this island, and to construct bridge thence
10 the main shore. In their memorial to
Congress. the company represent that they
have constructed railroad from Milwaukee,
on Lake Michigan, to the Mississippi river,
without the benefit Of land grant or other
aid from the Government.
The interest 10 the Titles murder case, still
continues. The Court room at Rochester
was crowded with an immense audience on
Wednesday. The mother OF the prisoner
(Stoutj swore that she washed the blood and
mud off bis boots 10 the morning after the
murder Charles Stout, the prisoners broth
er, testified that the prisoner told him where
to fud the cap, pin and spectaces which
were discovered at the scene Of the murder,
and that he found them at o'clock In the
morning after the murder. The prisoners
torn clothes were then shown, and identified
AS those worn by him on the night that the
murder took place The clothes Of Mrs. LIT
ties, from which tie mother OF Ljttles had
washed the blood were also shown and iden-
tilted.
The Newark Daily Advertiser, speaking OF
u new style of Watch Cases lately patented
by Baldwin & Co., of that city, says:--"lt Is
thought they will supersede many of the old
style, as they combine within single case,
and in very simple form, all the advantages
attained by the several varieties now used,
and that with very little expense beyond the
common cases. The object is to furnish
h., =. VI
envelopes the whole movement, aud at the
same time allows the wearer to convert 1t
into plain open face By mere turn OF the
pendant This aff,rd the advantages OF the
old fashioned magic case, without the NEON
ven:ences and increased expense incident to
that style. The movement is suspended IN
the frame by pivots, which are so arranged
that by merely turning it over the figure MI
which stands at the side Of the hunters dial,
is ingeuiousIy brought to the pendant, As 1t
always appears in open-faced watches"
In Cincinnati, few days since, a man who
resides within twelve miles Of that city,
walked into the Citizens b nix, for the pur-
pose of obtaining q sum Of money which he
had deposited there several years ago. In
agne his feelings on being told that the
bank had failed six months ago. lie had
not even heard Of the panic which recently
swept over the country with such leSeliinS
influence.
DR.. Bissell, physician to the New York
Hospital, says it has long been believed, by
those who have had the bes. opportunity for
Judging, that cases of yellow fever and small
box have occurred more frequently on the
shores surrounding the bay and harbor OF New
York, from refuse materials thrown from III
fected vessels, than from all other sources
combined.
1t is stated that the crew Of the [. S. steam
friga,e Susquebanna intend presenting to
Assistant Surgeon Frederic IL. Rose, of the
English Navy, who so generously volunteered
his services on board during the raVages Of
the yellow fever, a gold medal, "a marx OF
their esteem and appreciation OF bis noble
conduct.
A note dated at the Quarantine Hospital,
Staten Island, New York, April Goth, states
that Dr. Ninian Pinkney and o. W. Alex
ander, L. s. Navy, who were among those
ma, attacked by yellow fever, are much bet
ter, and expect to rej9in their families in
few days. They beth hail from Maryland.
United States Marshal Rynders, Of New
York, and bis Assistant, arrived in Boston
Friday morning, in pursuit Of Capt Green,
of the ship A. H., of New York, who is
charged with manslaughter, 10 killing James
Kelley one of his crew at sea. lie was
found at the New England House and taken
back to New York for trial.
A Spanish brig has arrived at New Or
leans, bringing dates from Vera Cruz to the
ll;h inst, four days later than previous ac-
counts. There was very little change 10 the
condition of affairs in Mexico, and no great
movements had taken place. The utmost
confusion prevailed.
The adyiees per steamship Africa were
placed in the National Telegraph Office in
New York, at twenty minutes pastteu o'clock
Thursday forenoon, and the despatch reached
New Orleans at twenty minutes before ten
o'clock,--the lightning having beaten time
forty minutes.
The election for Commissioners for the vii
lage of Port Tobacco, Md, took place on
Monday last, and resulted in the choice CT
Tho roIlouino named gertemen-Ehiah W