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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-01
singular Accident.

Among the decorations Of St. James
(Episcupal) Church, at Greenfield, on Christ
mas Eve, was large and beautiful Star in
tho East" set some forty feet above the pul
pit aud lighted by fluid lamp. 10 the
midst Of Rev. Mr. Fiint's sermon tue star
took FIRE, the evergreens blazing up in very
startling manner. Seeing that the star could
not be Immediately reached, and unwilling
to lose bis congregation, MIR. Flint continued
his discourse, when suddenly the burning
mass gave way and Iell upon the reverend
gentleman, the fluid lamp striking bin on tue
back, and scattering the blazing tuid 10 all
drection5. Fyrtuuat'ly the ire was extlt-
sushed before it bad done any damage, sGd
ID. Flint was unhurt. His escape is 'emaTk-
stls.-SprmQGeid Rspu6.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-01
SRrNRnIA.

Notwithstanding the decline in agricul-
tural productions the prices of slaves for
farm purposes are we'll maintained. At a
public sale % the slaves belonging to the
estate of the late John Towpshend, 10 Pts.
catawy district, last week, made by the eSrcu'
tor, Mr.. Jeremiah Towushend. the first class
men servants scld FIR about $3.50. The
women at about SllOo; boys lb years old
for $3.50, and girls 10 years old for about
$1,000. The gross amour; q! sales OF 80
servants was between forty and fifty housand
dollars All tue servants we're purchased by
the citizens OF this and the al dining crun-
ties. - MariborO' Gazette.
The following report of the sales Of ser
wants belonging to the estate OF the late Wn.
Tompkins OF this county, on the 20 INST,
shows that there Is still money in the coun-
try: boy IL years Of age, $1,000 boy
Q years old, 500; man 81 years not run
up, 500 woman II years old, $3.50; |
woman and > children, 81, 100; woman and
2 children, 1000; girl II years old, 500 :;
| girl years old, S46O -Frsd. Heraid.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-01
Arrival OF the Arago.
-FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.

New YORK, Dec. 30.-Tbe steamer Arago,
from Southampton, with dates to the 10th
inst arrived here this evening.
The British Parliament has adjourned to
the 4th of Febru ry
The royal assent has been given to tIe bank
indemnity bill.
Several failures are announced; among
& Co., and Wiley Il Co., of L1Dd N; Lister
d CO., OF Halifax, and Saafeid Brothers,
Leeds
The Danish Cou 7ciI Of STATE. have author
iz'd loan of $500 600 sterling.
The Commercial crsis had become aggra
waited at Smyrna.
Ii was reported that the Porte had dis
solved the Dlyans III :he Dauubisn Princi-
palities.
Tue Niagara arrived out on tie l4:h
The detailed accounts from lndla add mott
ing OF importance - the adyices per steamer
Persia.
L'rd StratFord had quilted CouSthutinoPle
for Trieste.
AT Hamburg, on the l3ih, there bad been
no general revival of confidence, and Iurther
failures were ex pected. The Austrian gov
eminent has loaned the city of Hamburg TO-
600 coo forms, which will DO employed III
aiding the large commercial houses.
Henry Smith Bright, tormerly large corn
merchant at HUI, has teen sentenced T.
transportation Tor to years for forgery.
N,further progre. has been made IL launch
ing the Leviathan steamship.
Tradciu the manufacturing districts Is bad
The markets are inanimtte.
MARKETS. LivERrJoL, Dec. Ii. Cotton.
Prices ale easier, but quotations nominal
and unchanged.
Flour generally closed with an advancing
tendency; prices advanced & |.
Wheat has advanced Sd IN the week.
Corn closed buoyant and all qualities have
slightly advan ed.
Money Market-Consols 9lSCg9l5.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-01
what becomes OF Ola BootG

The Shoe and Leather Reporter contains
the following solution Of the greet mystery
where the old boots g. 10 Since The rI-e
10 leather, there has been q greatly iucrea-
sed demand throughout the country for Cd
boot legs; and mysterious ped!ars Of an al
tiqufrIan cast Of cOuntenance, have cleared
out all the gsrrcts OF NV jersey, t The cI-
treme wonder ard delight Of the unSoIh0-U
Gated natives. For the last six months rbe
importations Of old leather by the Jer-ey
City ferry boat have been positive 10
mense, and We recommend to the at .,t.n
Ut the collector these untaIed arrivals Ut
duuahle merchandise from a foreign Tor'.--
Now boO's which are considered old 10 Jc'-
sey would be regarded az a miracle Of aLe
IN any other cOurt'y, and the Specimens OF
legs which, these travelling antluarlnns
bring u the BoWery for sale, are ~ imrreg
nant " ID red clay, and 50 utterly de.ulute
Ot backbone, that tue Sparrans could rot
hesitate to acknowledge thtg they had "ou.-
lived their usefulness" Nevertheless, these
legs afe taken in quantities from REAL
shops by the shuemakers # Mulberry s,rs,,
and vicinity and after being submiteI to
certain revivifyiDg processes, are mauuiac-
tured and returned in the shape e "UEiorl
ties" We examined q few OF these shoes 10
the bands OF the operator, so" -. G16kNf6zH
neat and serViceabie looking af"0'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-01

A New York correspondent gives the fol-
lowing descriF tou OF something new III crit
olindom:
81 must give your fair readers of Partisan
rrocivlties an outline of what | saw 90
Broadway yesterday. A magnifcently beat
tiful young woman, a fair type OF Young
America" in crinoIne, who has passed the
last year and a half in Europe, has return
ed, bringing with her the latest cut of the
French modistc, aud her own independent
way OF putting 1t on and carrying 1t out. Il
is a closely fitting black basquiue, made OF
coarse stuff, with big buttons and side peck,
els. Imagine dazzling young beauty, with
q waist sadly wasted; round, robu>tious
and animated bust IN blue mgire antique
skirt of most extended periphery, crowned
with q bonnet about the size Of a full blown
japonics, in yellow kids, With her thumbs in
her PICKETT There's dashing, ssucy, stdL-
ming picture for you to contemplate at your
leisure. As the opera crit cs say, it was de.
cidedIy effective and produced great sci
GatiOn
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-01
and Vaccination,

Important SaggcStioH.-llaIl's JOurpal Of
Health har the following FROM extended
ard close observation, the following general
deductions seem 10 be warranted:
|. Iuiantile vaccination Is an almost per
feet safe guard until the fourteenth year. .
At the beginning Of iourteen the system
gradually loses its capability of resistance,
until about twenty-one, when many persons
become almost as liable to smallpox as if
they bad not been vaccinated. 3. This
liability remains in full force until about
forty-twO, when the susceptibility begins to
decline, and continues for seven years to grow
less and less, becoming extinct ut about fifty,
the period Of lite when the general revOlu-
ton Vi tue body begins to take place, during
which the system yields to decay, or takes a
new lease of lite for two or three terms Of
seven years each. /. The grand practical
use to be made of these statements is: Let
every youth be reVaccinlted on entering
fourteen; let several attempts be made 80 as
to be certain of safety. A. the mIlady is
more likely to prevail 10 cities during the
winter, special att .ntiOn is invited to the
subject al this time"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-01
p,opI. Wanting PAPER Money.

The money crisis in Hamburg present. a
strong contrast 10 the financial crisis in this
country. Here there is an excessive crcua-
ton OF bank bills, and, where the banks are
without the necessary specie to redeem, the
public sees 10 the banks the cause Of the de-
preston, while 10 Hamburg there is no pa
per money. An immense amount OF silver
coin is there placed on deposit in the banks,
upon which the Humbu public desires the
issue of paper money, ard, In the absence Of
bank notes, it sees the cause OF the terrible
crisis. Here the circulation Of small notes Is
disclaiued against, in order to prevent, or
at least to prolopg, the future return Of Q
similar crisis. In Hamburg there is gen
eral opinion that the issue Of notes of small
amount will relieve the depresslOn.-N. J..
ED
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-01
TIIe GuIIncls.


The War Department have interesting des-
patches from Lieut. B.aIe, formerly OF the
Navy,) experimenting the construction of
the military road from Fort Defiance to. the
Colorado, of California. They bear dtte
"Colorado River, California, O5t. Is, 1851"
lie has arrived there 10 forty eight days, ex-
plOrlng and locating capital wagon road
IRON San Antonio, Texas. Everything on
the way YVES found favorable to bis purpose
good grass, water. &c, and gently uC-
duIatInI country. The hitherto alGost u
tireiy unexpIored region through which he
passed, is destined u he very valuable
We quote portion OF whit be says of the
result OF the camel experiment, as follows :
- Wash. lStur.
"UusuppOrtei by the testimony of every
man Of my party, should be unwilling to
state all that have seen them do. Starting
with full determination that the expert
ment should he no halt way one | have sui
jected them To trials which no other animal
could possibly have endured, and yet have
arrived here not only without the loss Of a
camel, but they are admitted by those who
SAW them in Texas, u be 10 rs good cOndI-
ton today "a when we left San AHtonio.-
In all our lateral explorations they have car
rlet water Sometimes for more than week.
for the mules used Oy the men, themselves
never even receiving u DuCkettul to one OF
them.
They have traycrsed patiently with bea-
w packs on these explorations, counties COS
cred with sharp volcanic roCk; anu YET Their
feet, t. this hour, haze evnced DO symptom
Of tenderness or injury. With heavy packs
they have crossed mountains, ascenIei and
descended PERCEPTIONS places, where an IN.
loaded mule found 1t d,lhcu.t to pass even
with the assistance OF the rider dsGnouut.d
aod carefully picking its way. | think 1t
would be within bounds t say that IN these
various lateral explorauurs they have tca-
Sersed Dearly double the dIs.auco passed
over bv our mule. and WAGONS"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-01
occui,a,ionorIn. Pi.iades.

We learn that the beautiful occultatiou Of
the P.eisdes, last evening, WAS carefully Oh
served at Cambridge by three astronomers
attached to the observatory aud all amateur.
The itnnersiUns Of five Of the larger stars
were we'll seen, and also Through the grea,
Equatoriall the immersIons OF three other
stars of the seventh magnitude. The Their.
mometer at the tine was nearly stationary at
from to q degrees, and the ky clear but
soon after midnight dense clouds came up
from 5. w. and put an end to the obserVa
tious. -Bos!On Taeeiler, Dec 284A,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-01
More Indians.

The Indian Bureau have alvices that
withiu Il day or TWO there will arrive still au-
other delegation OF the red men OF our west
ern forests and rrairies-IauctoL-S Sioux,
eightsen 10 number Including two hall breeds
aud their interpreters. Their arrival will
make quite an army OF real "uatye Ameri-
cans" amoog Us at this time. As they will
probably be quartered with tie others at the
hotel OF our esumatle ueIshoor, Mrs. Maher
visit there will amply repay the stranger
curious 10 the habrs aud characteristics OF
the real sons Of tt soil Wash. NCr
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-01
Later from Kansas.
CIVIL WAR COMMENCED.

ST.. Louis. Dec. 30 --kan dates of the
9th have been received By the Democrat, OF
this city, TO the effect that civil war is raging
in Bourbon county, several conf Cts havlnS
occurred between the free-State and prC-sl"-
very men \ number of prisoners were ia
ken on both sides. The United States Mar.
shall with eighty men, demanded TIE SuTreu-
der of the free State men, but the demand
was answered by u yuley Of mnsketrY; where
upon the fire was returned. The isht !t't'd
one hour, aud the pr slavery men tiualtV re
treated, With the loss Ut one killed AMI two
MORALLY wbGnded. The Marshal WAS dtn-
gcrously injured. Gen. Lane is entrenched
Oh Sugar VI ,unt, determined I, fight the dra.
z ,ons If attacked. 4 ba!tie IL gtrded as
Inevitable.
Exciting debates had occurred in the Law
renee invention. TIE committee on re-oiu-
tons presented three reports. The mUorlty
report dsanproye5 OF the voting for State
Office :. The first minority report RECON-
mendS the nomination Ut a full Stare tICkc';
the second recommends participation in :he
election for tue purpose OF destroying tie
L'c1mpton Constitution, and that 10 msn be
nominated who refuses to pledge himself TO
crush il; that the Topeka Constitution be
submitted t. the people, and that loyalty 10
that instrument he made the test of fetlty by
the free State party; al.o, that the LeglsIa-
ture repeal the present code of laws. Reyo-
lu,l0nary speeches were made.
Gen. Denver had gwen up the Territorial
arms to the militia. Various rumurS are In
circulation relative to Fort Scott out none
Of an authentic charAcJer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-01

On the 2lst December Acting Governor
Denver issued an Address to the people OF
Kansas, counselling peace and moderation,
and exhortipg them to vote peaceabiy on the
cons titution question. 1t will be seen, how
ever, by the teegraphic dispatches, if they
are true, that civil war is actually raging IN
the distracted territory, aud that the subject
of voting outhe constitution has preciplta-
ted resort to arms and the shedding of
blood
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-01

The report of the committee appointed to
ma Ike an investigation Of the affairs Of the
Massachusetts Mddlesex Manufacturing Co,
shows that heavy losses have been sustained,
the finances badly managed, and breach of
trust committed by the treasurer. The re
port also says that Lawrence, Stone d Co., OF
Boston, are debtors to the company to the
ap cunt Of 1927 900. and that to aid in secur'
ing the passage Of the revised tariff act by
Congress last summer the company paid
eighty-seren thousand dollars,! Here is anoth-
or field open for inquiry. There must have
been an immense corruption fund.- applied
in the last Congress. Is it likely to dimin-
ish
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-01

Mr.. Samuel King, of Rising Sun, Ind,
died very suddenly on Tuesday last lie be-
came involved in financial difficulties and bis
creditor, in New York came on with large
claims, made, Mr.. King alleged, without his
knowledge, and closed his store. HewaS 90
overcome by these troubles that after con-
versaton with bic wife be laid down aud
xas soon found dead.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-01

The biennial session Of the Legislature OF
Maryland, will commence at Annapolis on
Wednesday next, January 9th. Under the
constitution, the Governor elect will be IN.
augurstsd ION the second Wednesday of
January, 1.-THE l3th,) or as scon thereafter
as may be practicable"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-01

The Baltimore Sun Says:-"A rumor cur
rently prevailed here yesterday to the effect
that heavy defalcation had been discovered
in the funds Of banking institution at Cum
berlc I'd, Md. A we'll known and highly
respected bank officer, it is alleged, is the
defaulter, but to what amount is not yet
come to light. The creditors of the insttu-
ton were attaching the property OF the officer
ut distance to secure themselves from loss.
The party i'm plicated has heretofore been con.
sidered wealthy and moved in the highest
circles"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-01

The farm belonging to the estate Of the late
VIM. Tompkins, Of Spotsylvania county, COL
tainipy $50 acres, was sold at public sale on
the 22d ult., to Mr.. Claudius Tompkirs at
q so psr acre.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-01

The Secretary of the Navy has placed the
Uuited States steam friga,e Niagara at the
dispo sal of the Transatlantic Telegraph Com
pany to assist 10 a second attempt to lay
down the Geographic cable. 1t Is presumed
that operations will he resumed some time
during the month Of June.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-01
FIothsiu Carpets.

To prevent moths from injuring carpets,
say. the New York Tribune, buy half a
pound of gun camphcr, for twenty-five cents
and that will save all the carpets In your
house Tor a year. by placing tew little
crumbs under the Edges VI the carpets With
out moying them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-01

The navigation Of the North River has
been somew hat impeded by ice, but the soft
weather of several days past is likely to rec
pen it. 1t is open nearly month later thsu
last year, though above Rhinebcck it may
6e considered closed. An attempts to be
made by Capt. Eancox, of the steamer Hero,
to keep the river navigstle during the
whole winter, by means of his boat, which
has been sheathed from stem TO stern With
boiler iron.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-01

The New York Commercial says:-lf Com
moiore Paulding is not sustained, it will be
baneful in the extreme. Officers will be afraid
or unwilling to act in any emergency. ho1-
ever obvious the line Of duty ard patriotism
may be, lest they should have ml'interpresed
the purposes of the Government.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-01

Bishop Simpson Of the NJ thOdi't Eplsco'
pal Church, who was the delegate to the
Wesleyan Conference held in England. in
August last, is now travelling in the East
and We regret to learn that at the last &C
commits he was i'll at Beyrout. in Syria.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-01

The recent speech of John Van Buren,, at
a Tapmany Hall meeting in New York, 10
which be reviews and censures Judge Doug
las, is received by some of the Democratic
papers with much favor. The Fredericks-
burg Herald says, sit is rich, beyond pTece-
dent. to see John Van Buren, reading the
Little Giant" out of the Democratic party"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-01

The dwelling house, near Martiusburg, &C.
cupied by Wm. Ryers, and belonging to
Daniel b. Morrison, was destroyed by FIRE on
Thursday last. The fire originated by scat
catching fire and running under bed, and
setting FIRE TO some paper.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-01

The schooner A. Canalle reports the wreck
Of the United States supply schooner Cobb,
at Abaco Poiot, on the 18th December
The vessel and cargo are total loss, but
the officers and crew were saved and have
arrived here at Mobile.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-01

The public reception Of the President OF the
United States on New Years day this day.
will commence at II o'clock, OF which hour, IN
co nformity with police arrangements, the
gates of the enclosure will be opened. The
reception will terminate at o'clock pre-
cisely.
The reception for the Foreign Ministers,
the members of their respective legations,
and the ladies of their families. will take
place at ii A. nj.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-01

A mere child, not six years cid, died on
Sunday, in New York, from the effects of
drinking brandy. 1t appears that the boy,
euyious Of the pleasures its inhibition gave
to others, improved the Opportunity afforded
by his mothers absence to drink largely
of the contents of bottle on the mantel.
Congestion of the brain was the result, aud
next day the by died.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-01

The Mormon delegate to Congress, DR..
Bsruhisc, is described rs little elderly man,
with bald head, spcctacles, and 90 near
sighted that when he writes, he is obliged to
bend very low upon bis desk, and almost
touch his paper with his nose. lie rarely OF
never speaks, and is said to be quite SEN
sible man.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-01

The Hagcrs,own (Md.) Herald announces
the death of John Gruber, esq, founder Of
the well-knowu HagerstOwu Almanac, and
one Of the oldest printers in the United
States, at the advanced age Of 81 years.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-01

Hiram Paulding comes honestly by his
skill in arresting unlawful expeditions. His
grandfather was that celebrated John Paul.
ding, the Peekskill farmer, who was one Of
the three capt,rs Of Major Andre.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-01

A man committed suicide 10 Schenectady,
n. y, on the och ult.,-and, on the same
day, another man committed suicide 10 Day
ton, Ohio.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-01

Col. Gesry, one of the numerous ex-
Governors Of Kansas. is 10 Washington, and,
we see it stated, is decidedly favorable to the
Presidents lolicy in relation TO that Tel
ritIry.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-01

The fredericksburg Herald says The
proprietor of the Orange Hotel, at Orange c.
H., Mr.. idins, was severely, though it is
hoped not dangerously stabbed, by an Irish
man, on Sunday night last. The kni'e struck
a rib 10 Dir. Els breast and glanced"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-01

Capt Engls expects to return to the home
squadron on the 9th instant. 1t is posi-
lively asserted that Commodore Padding
will be recalled. Many persons have called
on General Walker, concerning whose future
movements nothing is known. 1t is said
that he designs asking the government to
renstate bin in the position from which be
was removed by Co&. Paulding!
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-01

Ex-Governor MattesOn, of Illinois, is said
to be the opponent Of Judge Douglas for
the Senate.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-01

Rev DR.. Dorsey, Of Jefferson, Frederick
county, Md, and formerly Of Baltimore, has
sccet ted a call to become the pastor Of the
Lutheran church at Martinsburg. Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-01

4 Canadian gentleman, Mr.. Isaac Bucb-
anan. who has Just been elected member Of
the Provincial Parliament, has created SEN
seton among his constituents by declaring
himself 10 favor Of the form OF go5ernm 1t
existing in the United States, and this avowal
of republican sentiments did not in the least
diminish his popularity. Mr.. Buchanan's
partialty for republican, institutions may be
accounted for, says the New York Times,
from the fact Of his being son Of the late
James Buchanan, for many years British
consul in New York, where the liberal Caut-
dian spent the early part Of his life.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-01

The money to pay the interest due on the
coupon bonds Of Fredericksburg has been tJt-
warded to New York, 50 that prompt pay
ment will take place.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-01

Washington Lodge, No. |, of Free Masons,
in Norfolk, gave Turkey on Christmas to
every widow who was beneficiary of the
lodge.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-01

The ship Grey Eagle, ireIghtsd with -four,
by Haxall of Richmond, and dismasted of
Cape Hatteras, has arrived at Norfolk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-01

An "oyster opener" has been invented,
''by which the upper shell s separated with
ease. ths oyster preserved unmntilsted. aud
the liquor saved"