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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-11-02
A Little D,mcui,Iy ,n,b. W.

An enterprlsins travelling agent for u.r
known Cleveland Tomb Stone M.uuCr...
lately made a bushes. visit to q small ~.
in an adjoining cOuuty. Hearing il The 81,
lage that q man in remote mar; NJ -.
township had lost wife. he thought he gari
90 and see him, and offer him consolation i,
grsve4tone on his usual reasonable terms
lie starred. The road was a borri0ly lfpb,i..
one, but the agent perseTGred aal faaII, A.
rived at the bereaved mans house Bsre,y.i
mans hired girl told the agent that the he.
resved man was splitting fence rails over !,
the pastur about two miles" The irjaf,r.
gable agent hi.cbed his horse and siar,ai
for the "pastur." After falling toto Al
manner of mud-ho!os, scratching himself
with triars and tumbilng over decayei b,.
the agent at length found the beresyCi nan.
In subducd voice he asked the MAJ i be-
had lost his wife. The man sad be had
The agent was very sorry TO he3r u II sai
sympa,hized with the man very deeply in bis
great aiiliction, but death, be .aI, was an
insatia,e archer, aud shot down g.. 4 both
high and low degree. Informed the man
tina, what was her loss was biz gait, 40!
would be glad TO sell him grave stone u
mark the spot where the beloved one SLEPT
marble or common stone, a. he chose g.
prices defyiDg competition. The bcfeaT.
man said there was "a little Gihculiy 10 ;la
way" Haven't you lost your wIe" inquire!
the agent why yes, | have" saIt toe
man, "but no grave stun amt necessary BOT
you see the cussei critter ein't dead. >.s.'
scooted with another man." The ag9n!i..
tirpi
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-11-02
Aurora lSoreAlls.

Since Donati's comet, with its immense
continuation Of fame, and its magnificent
head, no heavenly pyrotechnsts have been
witnessed so grand and beautiful as those OF
the Northern Lights last night. In show
mans parapce, doors were open at ha;.pas'
! P. NJ, when above a dark cloud that
stretched across the Northern horiz,n from
East to West, yeilowish crown Of light was
visible, extending all the way across The low
er sky. At 9 o'clock. the whole Notthern
heavens were a-slow, the light shooting up
toward the zenith, in qui1erihs lances, but
only occasionally reaching point OF !oFiy'hVe
degrees above the horizon. The whole circle
of light occupied space ct nearly, 1t not
greater, than one hundred and eighty degrees
around the hor;zpn, and iairIy dImned, and
..na!ed the Intellectual frts" of presumiug
stars aud planets, and insignificant gas-lights.
Ryf1Io Rem
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-11-02
From, EurUDS,

NEW YORK. Oct. 81 The steamship Be-
russia. from Bremen, arrived here this morn.
ing. with LoEdun date of the 18th inst.
The Liverpool cotton market closed firm
on Saturday, with estimated sales Of 1000
bales. Breadstuis were firm at last quota
tiaus. ConsoIs for money closed at 9Sslg
9S1, and for account 9Sl(G9SS.
The BaHk Of Bavaria had raised its rate
of discount to 5 Z cent; the Bark of Psus'
STA to ) = eeBt tue B'nk Of LeIpsir & f
GEN.; a,r,. the Bauk o: Nassau to !! e cen..
Tais advance is Chiefly due to restrictions in
the discount! marke. OF Vienna pending the
return 10 specie payments.
The French revenuo for the first nine
months Of the present year exceeds that Of
the last by FIVE millions Of dollars.
TIE Spanish Government! DEGREES that the
steamers plying regularly between Cnbn
and the ports of the United States shall 81.
Joy the same privileges as the Eng '"' all
steamers, with liberty OK carryi'.. FIX tons
Of merchandise without payiog lighthouse
dues
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-11-02
Party Conventions

We are not opposed TO this mode of arriving
at the popular will, or Of settling party
troubles. Ga the contrary we approve Of
them, aid SO does every Democrat who values
the harmony aud success OF the party. We
do not favor stocked Conventions, or ConSeI-
tions sprung upon the people withou: sutti-
cienr notice, or under disii7antage0us cir
cumstances. When either OF the latter Is the
case, they very naturally, come under the
popular displ@asure. When properly gotten
up, after due notice end invitation to al! COT
ceTned, with the subject in yiew Openly an
nounced, then We approve Of them, and 81 do
the ole. There is, often, 20 other way OIL!
settling a party ficuly, or Of avoiding a
party defeat, and there can be 30 rational OF
lection 10 them under suco circumstances |:
is a time. boDored Usage Of The Democratic
party, and acqui-cence in them has been one
powerful element 10 its brilliant trium phs.-
Blue Eidge Republican.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-11-02
yit,.a Land Warrants.

The Attorney General has, at the request OF
the Secretary OF tho Interior, given al opIn
ion in reference TO tho rr0Pec construction OF
the act June 81, 1853, which provides that
the tito to land warrant issued after the
death of person who applied for it accord
ing to the prescribed forms, "sh,i vest 10 the
widow, if there be ono, and it there be no
widow, than in the heirs and icgatees OF the
claimants"
The Attorney General draws the following
conclusions: 1t, that warrant is'u"d alter
the death of a claimant, who left widow aad
children, enures to the widows benefit alone;
~, when the deceased c!aiman. has widow,
w,th two sets OF children, the warrant enuSe-
to he Lenef. Of her heirs or legatees; 81, heirs
ere those who are 50 declared By the law q
the claimants d)micli.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-11-02
How Coffee canne 40 be Used.

1t is somewhat singular 10 trace the man.
ner in which arose the use Of the common
ge-cC!lec--without which some per-
sons, IN any halt OF wholly civilized country
in the world, would seen hardly able TO exist.
AZ the time Colum bus discovered America,
j; had Dcycr been krowD or used. II only
grewia Arabia and Upper Ethiopia. The dis
cjVery OF its use rs beverage is ascribed to
the Superior Of a monastery in Arabia, who
was DESTROYS of preventing the monks from
sleeping az their noctural services, SO made
them drink the infusion Of coffee, upon the
report OF some shepherds. who observed that
their tl,c.s were more lively after browsing
90 the fruit OF that plant. Its reputation
spread through the ali .cent countries, and
10 about two hundred years it reached Paris.
A single plant brought there in lTl4 became
tie parent stock # al the French coffee plao-
taiions in the West Indies. The extent Of
tho flee rUnsuD ption can hardly be realized.
The UnItcd States, alone, annually consume
i 1T the cost On It's landing. Of from fifteen
10 sixteen million dollars. You may know
5no Arabia or Mocha, the best of coffee, by
it, small bean OF dark yellow color. The
Java and East lndian, the next iD quality,
are larger and OF paler yellow. The West
Indian RIO has blueish, or g greenlsh.gray
tint
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-11-02
Raitroed ACCid n [.

Weregrct to be obliged to announce another
OF those dreadful railroad casualties, by which
several persons were killed outright, many
more seriously injured, and still greater
number more or less disabled by Commissions
and eats. The night express train from New
York, coming west, met with an accident
this morning, about mile cast of Conssus,
By w1ich the eugine-tender, baggage, and
two passenger cars were smashed uP, lOvolv-
lng loss OF t7e lives besides inflctiug dan
rerous wounds upon others. The train was
running az the usual speed. the track being
90 an ordinary ditch embankment, few
feet above the level Of the country. The pas
senger and baggage cars, it was toupd, were
e the track. and, before the speed of the
engine could be checked, they were com.
pletely wrecked, the material composing
them being scattered over considerable space.
The eag!me remained upon the track, the
spreading If which caused the dreadful ca
!auiity. The accident was soon telegrsphed
east and west, and medical aud other aid was
promptly dispatched TO the scene Of the acc-
dent, IT Is hoped in time to be OF avail TO some
Of the Injured persons. Five persons were
Instantly killed, some of them dreadful!y mu-
ti,ated -BUGIiO ldrtrtiSer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-11-02
Progress smnn. :ne Fishes,

Oar neighbors IN New York nave fpr seve-
raj years past en- yed m annual visit from a
new and improved variety OF mactcre, call
ed. we know not WHY, "SPanisp Mickcrel."
1t ia a mucn larger f-h taan our Old friends Of
tho same family: clipper built, with a row o
bro, r. disks down e.ch eide. ru-sm riing HI
spots Of the brock trout. It's o! large -iz",
more delicate fore, more delicious f.Vur.
than the comm n mackefel As the black
ti-h has gradually extended his haunt, north.
ward Of Cape Cod, and a. the mscaerci make
his acnual excursion from our Southern
chores 20 those Of eSfjundlani, we may,
perhaps not ubTeasonahly hope that this
new variety Of u most wec ME yistaut May
"x'eud bis pilgrimage 70 the shores Of toe
Pii.ritas.- Bosioa COuiG.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-11-02
Speculation IN w..,.rp,

Much complaint has been made Of l,,.
the Atlantic seabOard Of the der y ,ano,.. Z
duced in monetary affairs by stscul,,; '''
Western lands. NJ one can have 80,
extensively ut the West without feeIip, -.
this complaint Is not without founi,,?- -"
There is most disastrous teudercy !, -
direction and it would have been Ie,.,. 49, o..
the West if the government had lor, =
given away the whole public domain ,", *
" for the sake Of preventing specvI,,;~,
The vicinity Of such an otIec; q .ns,n,,
ton derapges and embarrasses eyery,b;,-'
The evil does not stop here IT,.
chant who trades to distant cities !. ', s
above temptation. lie discovers ,ha. 30 -, -
as he supposes, find better use for n. "a
ney than TO discharge his dis,sn, obIo.;'-
lie takes it and speeulates 90 hi. ea ,,'-''
count, or he Is overcome by the imr,,,,'.
ties Of his friends, aud minister's :, 80.
love Of sudden gain. The cite. arc A..
pointed in their just expectations ami =
evil falls ultimately OF the mos, iBo', -.
parties.
Another consequence follows not f5,as,..
the destruction OF the balance of ,rads r.
money il country is like the kentlej,a =.
board ship, it seriously affects the sl,'.,.
Of the vessel. Send vast quantities otit,%,
West where there Is little active bp.,s'.
and it remains locked up or circulate. A.,
a set OF spectators, who have no intsra.,s =
common With the great purposes u ., .r,.
ton and consumption. The cba1ueI. ~,
that money ought to circulate Of cur, -,
dry. Nothing can be A,ated III them r.,
the producers to the cOusumors.-N5-t-
lrU,jc
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-11-02
Important Dec,sion.

There has been decision IN New jersey
that the owner of premises cannot be made
RESPONSIBLE for the payment oil a gas bill OF
former tenant VITO hus removed without set
ting; and that the company cannot refuse
gas to future tenant who Is ready to pay
for it. Gas can be stopped for the non-pay-
menr to the contracting party but not other.
wise. This strikes US a. sound equity; and
any law com pelling one man TO pay the debts
Of another where DO value has been recei'-
ed, and no responsibility assumed, is nneOn:
sti,u,ional and ought not to stand the test OF
the Supreme Court; and We feel assured that
j, will not, whenever the question is put to
the proper Misunderstanding Express.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-11-02
CnnycritnE ihe UENil.

A Mrs. H. T. NJ Browa has been lecturing
on Spirtuaism in Cincinnati, and IN answer
ing objections that the manifestation" came
not from y good spirit, but from al evil spirit;
she is reported to have said:
"Sbs did not care if they did come from
the Deyil-tbai was really no ground OF OF
lection to them, but if the Desii did com
municaie such beautiful things as came TO
US through spiritual meiia. it was IA eVi dence
that his S.n,anic majesty wes repeating OF
his evil, AMI trying To get back to the hea7en
from which he bad fallen. She bad studied
the history OF the Devil carefully, and !ound
from the Bible, the Shaster, and other sources
that after his fall be had be,u con tincd IN
deep pit, as dark Us tlr; hut in after years
the earth was created, and some OF the angels
plying bin, SAID to the Deity, "ierc The
poor Devil has been down in this dark pit 80
many years, why mag we not !c' him loose
upon the earth, which is empty" Ii was
accordingly done, and the Devil became bet
ter in bis new home, and had gone on i'm
proving with the I'M rovement of the world,
until nov it was natural to see him trying
to reach higher sphere, by teaching these
beautiful truths through Spiritual media"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-11-02
Couture Extraordinary.

It's becoming quite the rage among young
ladies t. cut the hair off at the sides, and
wear i. as if 10 profusion Of short, frizzled
curis, which are combed back from the TEN.
pies, aud formed into rows, one above ,ho
other; the genera! EFFECT being somewhat ir-
regular and ver7 cIquc:tIsh. "Charmns"
is the almost universal verdict, and .tHrore
i! the consequence among bo4rding-sghOol
misses and those Of our bellies who like 70
produce sensation The fever has spread
rapidly, and huadrcds Of youthful! beauties
have surrendered their glossy .Fesses to the
barber. Probably nothing but the dictates
of fashion could have induced tho fair owners
to part with any portion of their treasure of
dark aud golden hair. Bat are they aware
Of the quartor whenca tie fashion lssued?--
|, originated, says Mr.. Willis, with the Parl-
sian lorettes Grail females. and vas import
ed by two representatives Of ;hat s!sterhood.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-11-02
a Few EngIIsh Dictionary.

The London Star says:--"The Pathological
Society have issued a prospectus ct the nsw
English Dictionary which is to be brought
cat undtr their auspices. 1t will be rciDem-
bered that about year ago the society resell
we'd to form COLLECTION OF words hitherto un-
registered, Tor the publication OF supplement
:arg volume, which might be used With the
old wJrks. A comWiitae was appointed
and circulars issued, inviting co.operation.-
The result was that upwards of one hundred
collectors Voluntarily offered their ser'iaes
which gave such encouragement, that It vas
determined ut the meetirg Of tire society IN
January Of The pre-ent gear, thar, instead OF
the contaminated supplement, nCw d!ctIon-
airy # the English language should be pre-
pared under the authority of the society,"
The work has been entrusted 70 two cUmuilt-
tces--the one literary add bistorca! and tho
other etYm0lcgicgi"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-11-02

A paragraph has been extensively circu-
lated in the newspapers, from Russian let
ter in the London Daily News, stating that
an extraordinary revelation had been made
of fraud practised by American contrae-
tors upon the Russian government 10 the
construction Of the railroad between St. Pc
tersburg and Moscow, which turns out upon
actual measurement to be sixty miles Shorter
than its nominal length. Thomas Winans,
one of The American company charged with
this fraud, says. in letter to the Baltimore
Sun, that the whole story is fabrication. pro:
badly invented by English engineers and
contractors, who entered into competition
with the American company, and were dis
annninted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-11-02

The Petersburg Press ssye:-"Witb Wal
ksr and bis fortunes We have DO sympathy
of any sort. On the contrary. we think his
rash and selfish course has done more than
ANYTHING else to complicate our relations
with Central America, and to produce the
dangerous questions which now rise before
the country. What becomes Of him person
aIlv ia TO US a matter of the smallest impor-
tanoe. Tits a misfortune much to be deplor'
ed, that hia career has not long since been
checked BY steruer and more decided ac,
ton"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-11-02
iscsciieft sra en-.

Tee seamen we aiIu led t. "a a.7ing been
ta. on board OF the L. 5. slo0p ot-war Van
dr liza, Commander S.nGair, from the island
If Neiks illva, IN the Pacific. were Eiw.rd
Mcclure, Wm. Frazier and Wm. krwin.--
They we're lett there sick. by 4 whacship.--
The portion of the crew Of the whale.h!p
WiI Wave, which was wrecked, was also
taken on board by Com. 5. AZ the same
piaca were Capt. J. y. Knowles, chief mate
j. +. Bartlett, add seamen Wm. Fello and
Wliiam T. Clayton. Tney arrived n Nuka
Hive 10 boat. Com. 5. had goue to Tahiti
to hunt 10 the rest OF sbc crew, and not find
lug them there. intending proceeding Oeae,
where the vessel was wrecked - ITaSaiHy-
tOt Star.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-11-02
The ycntion,

Toe Democratic Central Committee, which
met in Richmond, or the 18th instant, fxct
upon Petersburg as the pace, aud The > OF
deem Der a. toe riue, for hyldIug the n
yeutior. Our Wish Is that the whole STATE
may be fairly represented, bat the chance
Tor 1t is crrtaioiy very dul! at present. We
Yecture til. prediction: that Dot more than
hnii the oounries west d the Blue Ridge will
DC represented, and 20, one-!ourth OF those
west OF the Allegheny. We make i. and we
believe il.-StauntOn tMdtcAtOr.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-11-02
Mr. Francis, the Boat Builder.

A gentleman who istravelIiogin Europe,
writes thus from Hamturg:
"My next ne;gnbor it, the stage soon took
out of MS pocket Ne. York weekly paper to
read, aud by that guessed him to be an
American, and who vas il? MI Francis, the
lavender Of the metallic ii!e-boat. l under
stood that be has net with great success 10
France ard 10 England, and was now on his
way to Russia by special invitation Of tie
Russian q 3sernment. As | congratulated
him upon his having succeeded so well he
said: 1--WE Yankees are always determined
to succeed"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-11-02
TIC "inIependent" Press.

The Pittsburg Dispatch, in an u7iicie on
what is called "Independent" press, says:
"We have no party organs in the country
SO unscrupulous as some Of those styled III
dcrendent. We might name some Ct them,
In, it is unnecessary. A leading one IN New
York is under our eve at this moment. |: has
immense patronage; is thought to wiaid as
much influence AZ any other In the country;
great public men court and fear its power;
vet il is uo,orionsly devoid even Of the afec-
tation of principle, honesty oT sincerity. How
does it hold position? Are It's Supporters oil
Of the profligato and reckless class! Not at
ALL Coed, virtuCus people, by thou, aHIS, sns-
tain it, in preference 20 papers OF The Ai&he-t
moral tone, equally able, nay, much more so.
Does not toe fault then lie with the sup
porter3 Of such papers--the oGmmuulty! Ii
respectable merchants and others support
them though they know that tho conductors
are unprincipl ed--di:hones IN public and
private lfc--that they levy black mail-ac-
copt hrihes--write and print wiIIiGl taIsehOOds
say one thing TO-DAY and another to.m0r-
rog--havc no regard whatever to truth, fair
mass, cOnsistency--Whatca can lie ezrecteI!--
Such men Continue ~ do this evil ii course.
Thy fad il or fraolo-cln ottain wealth
= be received ard classed, among honorable
gentlemen-w what does the community do to
retuka them? NJ matter wbat !: says or
thir k; while it does all it can to encourage
Or f,gacy such journals wi! live. Let the
RESP ectable public do their dutT, and m pa
per Of this kind conid live, either ~ ndepen-
dent or party organ There are mfny most
decided party organs in this country wnich
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-11-02
Fine ported sheep.

NJ. Brad!ogd'- stock is decidedly the best
ever exbititrd in this line in this city -
Uoiiormity and evenness Of fibre, sound
constitution and every characteristic Of pure
wool and good health, are embodied in his
stock. To produce the most wool at the
least expense has been the aim Of tie exhibi.
tor; and, il We are TO judge from what is on
exhibition, he has succeeded. Mr.. Bradford
has an imported German shepherd; neverthe-
less, he superinteOds his business himself,
and Is as familiar with his stock, pedigree,
&c. as he is intelligent and gentlemao!y. -
RicA AlNnR EnnLirer
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-11-02
NJ AIRED.

At St. Mary's Church, by the Res r..
Kroes, on the l2th OF September, PATRta
HEARS, and JOANNA O'C0NNOR.
On the oath OF September. By the ,s-'
JOHN HART, and MARY MORAN.
On the 9Th uItimo, by the same. MICHAE-
HOLBRO0K, and ANN WALSH
On the 26th ultimo, by the same, PAlh.,I
CLIFFORD, ard MARY HANRATGi
Ia New Haven, Conn, on the 2Sta g.1Tr r.
Trinity Church, by the Rev Prot Hame'
Lieut.. H. X. STEVENS, L. y. NayH
GRACE, daughter of Gen. Joseph C. T@n
chief engineer L. s. Army.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-11-02
PtCkuuc kcts.

The prisoners box IL the Mayors Court
rcom presented al uuusual appearance yes
.erdiY. Il Contained egat vnite persons
who have been arrested since Monday iast,
on the charge Of pocket-plcking-'ne OF them
a woman-reSiIes several others, locked up
tor petty larceny or disorderiy Conduit
Most OF the alleged thieves appear to be Eng.
lish.-RieA. Wing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-11-02

The Proclamation Of the President, de-
nounciug the renewed attempt Of Walker and
the Fillibusters against Nicaragua, is 40
evidence of the settled hostility Of the Gov,
eminent to the unlawful designs of these
marauders, and will, we hope, be approved
of and applauded by the people of our coun'
try, without distinction of party.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-11-02

Gov. Hicks has issued his proclamation
designating Thursday, tho 25th of Novem-
Der, to be observed in the State of Maryland
as day of public thanksgiving. The same
day has been designated for similar puF-
pose by the Governors of Alabama, Missis-
sippi, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine.
Connecticut and New Hampshire. The
Governors of Pennsylvania, New York and
New Jersey, have designated the 18th.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-11-02

An authentic exposition of the policy OF
the United States towards Central America
snpears 10 the Washington Union, in reply
to very confident assumptions of the London
News. This policy is, in word mot to &C
ouire Central America, or any part of it. bnt
to open the Isthmus routes and to have them
free to all the world"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-11-02

AT the latest dates, every thing was qnet
and prosperous at Salt Lake City, The Uni
ted States district court would commence Its
session on the 9Th instant, Judge Sinclair
presiding. A grand jury, composed exc!u'
sively of wagon-masters aud old mountain
GERS, bad been summoned. None OF these
were expected to show partiality to the
Saints, as they we're all violently opposed to
than