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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-21
SnuIiI CmrnlIiln.

We are clad to perceive that South Caro-
lima is not only still in the Union but that she
is quietly and SAT- iactJrliy enjoying good.
" portion of its honors, and seeking vigorous
~ TO secure to herself very handsome ad
ditoual benefit iu the shape Of u peaceful
prosecution of u claim upon the Federal
Treasury. We read in the LAKE ashIngt"n
iDuraals, under the official" head, the ioI!o"
lng annnnciatious of recent 'apP"ntment'
by the President, by and with the advice and
consent of the Scuate:'
Francis W. Pickcns OF South Carolina
to be Envoy Extraordinary ard Minister
PenipotCntiary Of the uuted States t.
Russia.
-. +. Porteous of Sluth Carolina, to be
Consul at OpOrtO."
The Speakers Chair of the House of Rep
resentatives is filled by one Of her sons-sC
that on the score OF hOHOrS she has nothing
to complain Of.
We further read in the last Columbia Times
that under the supervision Of her Agent "iol
the prosecution of claims against the Fedora
Government" James A. Black, esq., al
energetic effort is being made to recover q
sum amounting to several hundred thousand
dollars which is asserted to be due to her OF
account of old advances of money, the greater
part OF which the Times has no doubt will b,
refunded Ivy Congress.
We notice these facts simply for the pur
pose of expressing our qualification at the
agreeable contrast which they present to the
usual demonstrations Of hostility to the Un'or
which for the last quarter of a century have
rendered our worthy sister 50 conspicuous
We cannot but experience the most pleasant
sensations at Witnessing the improved rcla
tons between herself and the Federal power
and we hope that they will continue TO grow
more and more amicable IN future. W.
embrace the occasion to congratulate hej
! upon the recent elevation to high nationn
trusts of two of her distinguished ctlz ms
and as regards her p"cnnlary claim aSaIns
the Government we take it for granted thai
! it is Just and wish all success to her exer
tions to recover it Petersburg Int.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-21
Tn. st.ambo.tLaw ofIs54.

In 1852 Congress passed a law Vr0yii,
for the better security of the lives Oi passs.
gers on board vessels propelled in Whole
in part by steam. The law divided the Uni.
into nine districts, and appointed supery,.r.
inspectors whose duty it should be 10 prom
the objects contemplated by the law. Ia
inspectors were To meet yearly as d Bya,
for the purpose Of consultation, cumgaur.
notes, revising their rules and forming .g,.
new regulations as they deemed @e2e,v
or expedlent. Their last meeting was /
at Louisville, Ky, in October last, aud l.e'
report has Just been sent IN to the NtcTe.w
Of the Treasury.
They state that during the five years pr
ceding the passage # the law, the numtG
steamboat accidents was fifty, aud the uum'a
Of lives lost one thousand. one hundred o..
tifty-hve. Ia the five years Subsequent {. a.
passage the number OF accidents has b..
seven. and the lives lost one hundred 81.
thirty.two. SO at leA.t says sYnopss d
the report given in the Washington uunt
But we imagine there have been more "E
seven steamboat accidents on Amen"
waters within the five years ended in Oct b.
last The Board do not approve OF cll."
inflated or tin life preseryers, and will o.
recognize them rs meeting the recurrence
OF the law. They deem ccrk.JAckrt ,..
preyeryers rs very valuable and reliable 81
all times. They have instructed the Da.
boards, in fitting out new steamers, o.
to pass life preseryers filled with cork sh1'
ings or cuttings, but to require cork jacks
TO the placed on board for each person tbs
the steamer can Accommodate. The Bol'.
had examined the "patent detachable dsn
saloon cabin" did not think 1t would turDs
positive security upon rough sea; Ou; pr
perly proportioned aud baIlasted would :.
useful when vessels sunk IN smooth water
Baltimore. american.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-21
speoialIuvestigs,ing Committees.

Neyer hefo,e in So short time during
session of Congress, nor indeed during any
one entire session that we remember, have
so many special investigating committees
been appointed as have been during the pre-
sent session in the House of Representatives.
Within the short space Of seven weeks that
BODY has found it necessary to raise three
separate aad distinct special committees tor
the purpose ofinvestigatiDg charges OF fraud
aud corruption, involving the reputation eth
er of members or officials Of the last House
Of Representatives.
First. We have q committee to examine
into the accounts and conduct of Mr.. CullUm,
Clerk OF the last House.
Second. A committee to examine into the
charges made against members and ofhcers
of the last House, growing out OF the e1pen-
diture of SS7 900 by lawrence, St'ne y Co.,
(of the Mddlescx Manufacturing Company
of Massachusetts, with q view to effect the
passage of the modified tariff bill.
laird A committee to examine into the
accounts and conduct of the late Doorkeeper
Of the House, Capt. Darling.
All these committees, as we have said,
have beer raised Tor the purpose OF lnVestl-
eating charges affecting the characters either
of mem bers OF the last House or of some OF
its officers. The frauds and corruptons
practised upon the government are said to
have been unparalleled in number aud ex,
tent, and it is to Investigate these frauds thai
the committees Of the present session have
been raised. 1t is hoped that they will probe
them to the bottom, and spare neither time
nor labor in exposing their authors TO the
House and the country. Such an exposition
is not only due to the character and dignity
Of the representatives of the American pee
pie, but it is absolutely necessary TO t. safe
" aud protection OF the government HioH
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-21
MIR. AlllbDilc.

Mr.. Thos Allbone, late President Of the
Bank of Pennsylvania, is a passenger IN the
America. which arrived at Halifax on Satur-
day last, and he may be expected IN PhiladeI-
phia in the course of a few days. We sin
cerely rejoice that Mr.. A. has determined to
return home. Whatever his errors of omis-
sion or commission, he will be able, no doubt
TO throw much light upon the intricate and
involved affairs of the Institution with which
he was connected, and TO explain many CIR
cum>tlnccs, which now seem strange, my
tcrious, and incomprehensih II cannot be
denied that for some months past, public
opinion has been setting with fearful cur
rent against Mr.. Allbone. All sorts Of
charges have been preferred directly or in
directly, aud now that he is about to appear
again among us, an opportunity will at least
be afforded him of making reply in detail
1t is but fair taat both sides should be heard.
before a final decision is ade-FhH. Ing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-21
n,ouut Vernon Incident,

In the Tennessee House of Representa-,
tiycs. few days since, Mr. Richardson, from
the Committee on Ways and Means, TO whom
was referred the petition of Mrs. Frances Is.
Fopg, Vice President of the Mount Vernon
association, asking contribution from the
members. or from the State, reported 10 wri-
ting, and offered the following resolution,
which was adopted under suspension OF
the rple, and ordered to be tranpDittsd to the
Senate;
Resolved, by the General Assembly of the
State of Tennessee, That III order to assist
the Ladies' Mount Vernon Association 10
raising the means necessary to purchase the
earthly hume and grave o; our beloved
Washington. we will meet in the hepres6nta-
tives Hall, on the 9Th instant, at o'clock,
p. NJ and make our contributions. and that
Hon. W. G. Dunlap, on the part Of the louise
and on the part OF the Senate
ts appointed committee to receive the c, CON
tribntionc. and present the same TO Mrs
France. B. Fog, Vice President OF the As
aocjation"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-21
singular Coincidence.

The Columbus (Ga.) EHquirer relates the
following coincidence: Miss Eliza Lawrence,
aged so, very estmable lady, died in this
city at the residence Of her brOther-in-law,
flames Vernoy,) on the I'd instant. Her
death was caused by hemorrhage from the
lungs and there are one or two incidents con-
nected with her own and brothers deaths,
that perhaps will not transpire again for
many years, if ever. Three years ago her
brother came from Savannah, and being IN
disposed concluded I remain while III the
city: room was offered him by Mr.. and
Mrs. Nernoy, which he accepted. Shortly
aiterwari, another brother who is employed
in this city, was going home 10 dinner, when
messenger met him with Il request to hurry
to the room of his afflicted brother, on reach
ing which, he had barely time to arrange the
invalid in his bed, before he had ceased ~
breathe.
On Saturday, the Cd instant, as the same
brother was going to dinner, he was again
met by hurrying messenger with the re-
quest 10 hasten to his sisters aid, as she was
Ill. lie went on, and barely had time to ar
range her on the bed ere she died The pia'
ces where he was met by both messengers
we're within few feet Of each other, At the
same hour Of the day, on the same day Of
the month. both brother and sister died OF
the same disease, at the same house and II
the same room; and as near as can be Judged
both died about the same time alter the
brother reached their side.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-21
Kidnapping.

Tie arrest Of a man in Richmond, Virgin,
ia, named Lewis I. Bowen, upon the charge
of kidnapping a colored boy and selling him
as slave, was published a ie v days since
in the napers. Being made known to the
States Attorney, Milton Whitncy, esq, he hal
taken the case in hand. II now appears that
the boys mother is Elizabeth Brown and is
EN- poyed by the family of Mr.. Williams on
the corner of French and Centre streets. BY
the mothers wish the boy WAS inIentured b.
the Grph ans Court to q man named Ridley,
residing in Baltimore county, from whom he
was conveyed INFO different hands until Bow
en- received him, who sold him sage. The
presenting Attorney bn. te!esrapbed to tue
Mayor Of Richmond that there is Sufficient
evidence in this city to establish the freedom
Of the boy, aud it Is likely that the accused
will have an immediate trial .--EGH inner.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-21
The colonization society.

The Annual Meeting of the American Col
onization Sociey, was held on tuesday eve
ming, in Trinity Church
The meeting was opened with prayer By
the Rev. DIR. Cummins, alter whiah interest
inc extracts we're read from the Annual re
mort bv the Rev. DR.. Gurley. The Rev. MIR.
Slaughter proposed and eloqReutiy sp' Ike to
the following resolution:
Res0lped That in our judgment America
in Africa is the solution OF the problem oil
Africa in America.
He was followed by the Rev. L. j. Bowen
Missionary in Africa, and the Rev. john
Ssys, froa Csreysburg. Liberia, both OF
whose addresses we're rcplete with interest
inc facts. At about II quarter past Az O'Clock
the Society adjourned ~ meet the nsst day
10 the City Hull-Aat, Int.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-21

Professor Holmes, of the College of Charlie
ston, S. G., has for many years beeen enga-
ged in exploring the fossil beds Of Ashley
river, frcni which he has collected large
number Of most interesting relies. The de
post of Ashley river has been pronounced
the greatest collection Of fossil remains ever
seen. The Charleston Mercury say:
Professor Tuomey caiiei 1t the great
gbark-scpuchre of America" and DOW Pro-
fcssor Leiay. the distinguished American
aDatomiSt, has prepare valuable paper on
the remains Of the horse, nua CHE animals,
found fossil on the Ashley, which had reen
placed in bis HAMS lUr examination by Prof.
Holmes; and il will appear ifon the the short
extract we MAKE, that tie Investigations
now teiug made 10 this department OF natu
raj science are developing some curious
things.
Professor Leidy writes: "in regard to the
remains of til horse, from the facts stated III
The account given OF them in the succeeding
pages, think it will be conceded that this
animal inhabited the United States during
the post-pleioceDe period, contemporary
with the m2etodom, ntegatonyr, and the great
broad ironted Bison
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-21
4 Coerclye Tariff.

The recent troubles in the monetary world,
have produced sort Of coercige and all but
prohibrtory tariff That is to say. our mer
chants are compelled, by the circumstances
of the case, to abandon anything like heavy
importationE snd although the effects will be
wholesome 10 preventing Surplus OF foreign
goods in the market, vet the national treu-
sury vii! naturally suffer: How much bet
ter would il have been if our own industry
had been adequately protected ln the frs;
place, dozens Of mills that are now idle,
would still! have been employed and in the
second, vast amount OF specie that has been
forwarded to pay f,r foreign fabrics would
DOW be iu circulation among our Own Cit.
zeOs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-21

An occasional correspondent Of the R..,.
Courier, writing from Washington, L.p.,..
the feeLleaess of the Massachusetts dsI.,.
ton on tue floor Of Congress, aud ,ay. H..
in the Senate and the House. rbe has Il.
voice 10 the aft airs of the nation than m0l.,..
of the Youngest members Of the C1iie!-,
cv Compare her, says this Corresponds,
with Virginia, her old revolutionary en-
neer and coequal in historic and iegsn,,,.
renowu. and how does she stand in tue q.
sent Congress? Far 10 the back ground. s.,
ator Wilson, who is alone at his post 10 d.
Senate, is surely no match for Hunter
Virginia. either in reputation, capacity. p
nerience or influence say this vlthgu,r.
ference to politics. Senator Wilson & e.r.
feel easy in his scat lie is inferior, by,a
intellect and education, u a majority 81 b..
brother Senators, aud he behaves as thou.
la WAS thoroughly conscious OF II. The st
ute of the United States, as ut present coz
posed, is al able body. Senator Wilson O..
longs to the half dozen least efficient Of
members. lie takes rank with BrodeEic.
California, Evans Of South Carolina, Sc.
others, who are merely OF respectable c-,.
eity. Messrs. Seward Hunter, Tooa
Douglas, Fesseudeu, Cri,tenden, and la.
lead off, and when they have the floor u.
powerfully arrest the attention OF the ~.
ence. Turn we to the House, and how /.
there? Here, again, how does Ma,,lc.
sets compare with her old cOequal, Erg.l.
To poor advantage The bald paiei. n
energetic and prompt Nirgiuian, Lltgl..
who rivets the eye Of the ViSiter t. the lI54,.
almost as soon as he enters the gallery. b..
got more life and ability in him than ,..
whole Massachusetts delegation together
And yet what galaxy Of talent the Cd B.f
State has still within her borders Ercree
Winthrop, and men of such gi,ut-lSe pr.
portions are thrown into the back ground r
the fell spirit of AbolltIOniSm, and ,uc6 fg,.
dwarfs Is Wilson, Summer Il Co., eieTa's.
Well may the Massachusetts man blush
the degeneracy Of the times 10 the Oh Bl
State
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-21
Disgusting scene.

H,ay wiHs Drunk.--A large Goncourse Of
people assembled in Sonora, Cal, on Friday,
llth December, to witness the execution OF
r ,bert Poor and John Lyons for the murder
ot John Blaklv, and Eiward McCauly, for
the murder OF Wesley Bonds.
4 number Of clergymen we're on the scat
fold, exhOrting and praying. About . o.
clock, the heretofore solemn spectacle was
changed to perfect farce Orrather a tragedy,
the most horrid and ickening imaginable
The prisoners had been furnished with such
quantities of brandy that, with the exception
Of Lyons, they were absolutely staggering
with drunkenness. The solemn warning
WAS now followed by bar-room toa.t', brag-
sadoclo tests, and boasts. Poor was so much
lus xicatcd that he was compelled to be sup.
ported after the rope was adjusted around
his neck, while 1icCsuly's last words forget.
lul Of his previous repentance, were, " am
gJing to die game, by t." And thus
they died launched into eternity drunk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-21
Opentng n Criminals Letter.

John Eddy, sheriff of Mcllenry County,
Illinois, was tried recently in the United
States district court at Chicago, upon an in
dictment for violating the post office law
1t appeared in evidence that person named
White was confined in the Mcllenry Jail ny
on a criminal charge; that he sent letter
addressed to party in Iowa to the Wood
stock post Office; and that Eddy, suspect'ng
the letter to contain Information which might
lead to the detection of an accompIice oil
Whites, took it from the rostmaSter's cust1-
DIV and opened it. Judge Drummond charg
ed the iury t. the effect that this was VIC
Iation of the United States statute, which
says thar if any lerson shall take from OF
out of any post ONCE any letter or packet
and shall open the same with the intent tc
ob,truct the correspondence or pry into the
secrets of another, he shall, upon conviction
be punished by a foe not exceeding, &c.
and Imprisonment not exceeding, &c. A
the same time, the court remarked, the IN
tent IN this case, although technically with
in the language and meaning Of the statute
appeared not to have been an evil one. The
Jury found q verdict of guilty, and recon-
mended the defendant to the mercy OF th(
court. lie was sentenced to pay line d
one dollar and to be imprisoned for one hcn''
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-21
From Utah Territory,

FORT SCOTT, Utah TsrIitJry,l December
|, lS57.-lIere We are at last, ana mere we
shall remain until the mid breath OF spring
teammates slum boring nature. Green grass
and budding trees will probably be the
sicual for our onward march into the holy
CITY of MormOndOm, unless the reports We
hear of fortified passes should prevent II Is
understood that the saints are terrifying Echo
Canon by means OF series OF dams anu
canals; with these they can Il EOd the canon,
and thus present formidable barrier TO our
proyre.s. The las: news from Brigham Is
cheering; he is enjoying his absolute d0mlG-
ion over the saints unsloyed by the presence
of a single gentle, they having all been sent
out of the Territory by way of California;
and it is understood thu; the saints are To be
sifted, and murmuring apostates SACRIFICED
upon the altar of Mormonism. am told
that il is q fact that Brigham has said be
would sacrifice IN the public square Gil apos'
tates, for by the shedding Of their blood alone
can they atone fer the sin OF aFostacy.
We have already assumed quite city aP'
pearance. Tire strres have been built
namely, Msssrs. Livingston & kIncaid, Gil,
rert Il G,nish, and Mr.. Perry; the latter has
substantial lou store. The city has been
regularly survey ed aud laid Out IN squares
&C.: and already there are several cOmiorta
Die log dwellings,.
DR.. Hunt occupie. one of these. Truly,
his escape from the vengeance OF Brigham Is
wonderful | would like to give you the
details had | time. lie has brought with
him Petectnet. a venerable U;ab chlet, Lin
tick and Ammun, Two other chiefs, aul sew
eral other Iudians-all devoted ana faithful
friends of the ID ,ctor's.
Mr.. Wm. NJ. 1. Magraw, with his volun
teer corps, is here. also. This gentleman
with his command, has enlisted Tor nine
10 nths, and took the Responsibility OF turn
ing over all the Cutht oil the wagOn-coad e1
uedition TO ColoueI Johnston, who was II
need Of mules. Tue loss of animals may O(
estimated at :, 900. Fortunately, the weather
las within the past few days moderated, bu
we have suffered severely from cold during
our march: the Thermometer has been As iOw
az Is degrees below zero. Rather cold fol
camp life!
Colonel Cooke arrived here on the lO:t
ult. with SIX companies Of Dragons. n'
| governor; DR.. Forney, superintendent OF l.
dian affairs; Mr.. DJt,on, UnIted States mar
shal; Mr. EIoakaday; United States district al
tUrney; MIR lIartnett, secretary OF the lerr.
tory aud Me,srs. Burr, Livingston, Il err, and
| Gerrck, came with them, As did also the mail
Think Of cur joy 1T the receipt Of letters lron
home III this distant wilderness.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-21
The Area OF Ltnl.

1t may be matter of some interest .
our readers to know something ot the ex
tent of that Territory of the United States,
whose chief officer is bidding defiance to our
Government. according to Cotton the area
of Utah is 269, 10 square Ailes, To engi,
neers. and few others, this will give JUS;
idea Of its vest extent, but the majority ut the
people will form d better estimate by being
told tina; iii as large as the whoie Of the
New England States, New York, New jersey,
Pennsylvania, Delaware: Maryland, kentue.
ky, and Tennessee. Or 10 compare It WIKI
European countries, it is equal in extent Il
Great Britain and Ireland, Switzerland, Prus
sia and Denmark, with the Island Of Guern
scy, Jersey, and Man, and the ionlau Island:
.Idei
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-21
a fIanaIEr RIAnk.

The production of gold has become so 40
t;mately identified with any reference to
California. that the Pacific State has hardly
received credit for being able to produce any
thing else. / plank exhibited on Change
Yesterday, mus have deaO much to d'speI
,his idea, and to convince all vac SOW 1t,
that she possesses something besides gold
mines. The plank in question was about
Twelve feet long, sir feet str 'JtrheS wide,
and TWO inches thick, OF redwood. 1t wa
perfectly "clear," With the exception OF a
small spot, not amounting to- Enot, 10 one
corner. The tree from which this piaHE
was produced, MIST bave been monster
and and # they are COMMON 10 California, or il
those of even half the size are tooGd n
abundance, the lumber of that State @us'
he of great vaiuo even as compared with heE
gold N. y Courier,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-21
Sicknesa at Sea,

Owing to the contioued heavy westerly
winds which have prevailed tor the past two
months, vessels bound westward from Euro
pean ports, are making nncommoniy long pas
sages. With those carrying passengers at THE
season Of the year, long passage proves very
injuriols and destructive TO health and life.
We learn that vessel arrived during the
pas. week at Quarantine, having had twenty
deaths On the passage, and about the same
number sick Oh board upou arrival, with the
same disease. There are many VESSELS nos
at sea, that have been ogt some fifty. some
sixty, and some even seventy odd days. 1t
is feared they will suffer much from want
and disesse.-N T. COur
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-21
VI issOurt.

The following paragraph We take from the
Chicago Tribune:
1--WE anticipate a great rush Of North@"
immigration Into Missouri next season. Tie
idea has gone abroad that Missouri Will snou
become i free State, and that very impress
sion will hasten the GousummatiUn Of the
event. We met two Ohio acquainiances. OF
Monday, going u Missouri to buy farms,
preparatory 10 moving to that State 10 the
spring, with their families, for a permanent
residence. Both we're filed With the notion
that Missouri would shortly be clear Of sIa-
very. They spoke of dozen neighbors in
Onlo who would probably accompany them
IN the spring, if they brought back tavOra
bic acc cunt Of the country
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-21
nIn,tern OF Nr...I-.

The act q 1892 provides that the master
as well as the owner of vessel shall be
citizen Of tie United States, and before a
master is permitted to act as such he is re
quirpd to take the oath that he is a citizen Of
the nited States. The Supreme Court hav
ing decided in the famous bred Scott cage
tnat negro is not citizen OF the United
States, we understand the Treasury De
partmeut has instructed tue Collector Of the
gort Of Baltimore not to peruit . free negro
to act as the master Of any vessei.-BaA. Rep.