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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-25
Tho Death of Ex-Purser Hunter.

Ex-Purser Hunter, whose death has been
announced by telegraph, came to his end in
the following manner: A murderous assault
with a glass bottle was made upon him at
William Roch's bar-room and dance saloon,
No. 81 Richmond street, Boston, by the pro-
prietor of tho den. 1t seems that Mr.. Hun
ter had been drinking at the bar and was
laborng nnder the unhappy infirmity which
caused his dismissal from the navy few days
since, after long court-nartial at Charles
town, when few words passed between Koch
and Hunter. and the latter was ordered t.
leave the premises. He refused to so, or did
not move quick enough, when Roch pushed
him from the door into the street, and rs ha
did so struck him on the back of his head
with glass bottle. The blow inflicted ter
rble wound. and hc was otherwise injured
for as he fell forward he struck the curb,
stone and laccrated his face in shocking
manner.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-25
Hayti.

The Port an Prince correspondent ot '
New York Herald, writing under dat"
9TH inst. states that great excitement pr"y.
ed in that city trade was at "A stand still ~.
the stores closely watched. The Briti,h
gate Melbourne, on her way 10 Engia
from Jamaica. had reached the harbor 81.
over four hundred troops Oh board. Al
would remain there for the protection Of %
foreigners. at the request of her Majesty
Consul. \ United States war vessel ",
loudly called for. Souloque, i'll compm
with the Ministers Of State and genera,
the army. left Port an Prince on the -
ultimo, for Gonaiyes, and the following d..
his soldiery captured Mont Rouis. Conan"
was declared in blockade, and if the am
remained true. the Emperor would b" r"-.'
tablished securely on his throne.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-25
A Correspondence.

1t is understood that on Saturday last a
correspondence took place between Senators
Douglas and Fitch, with reference to the diff:
ficulty between them occurring in the Senate
Executive session on Friday last, which
though not finally closed, it is thought will
not lead to II hostile meeting between those
gentlemen; sufficient concerning its tenor hay
ing transpired to generate that impression
r. A. Pryor, esq, of this city is said to have
been the bearer of the notes Of Mr.. d.. and
Senator Benjamin those of Mr.. f.-Wnsh,
iagtOn Star.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-25
tOMNI NlCNIip
Yellow Corn.


noticed in the Gazette Of the 4th lu>m
an article relating to the necessity 81 .
Farmers, who trade with Alexandria, al r.
ing the culture of Yellow Corn. Some
years ago, the demand in Alexandria seem
to be for pure white. and hence those "
produce for that market have been aimlm.
white: there is, therefore. probably less 81.
corn now existing than At any iorm"rP"7
1t is not an easy matter to adopt any o
plctc change i'll the quality ct corn an
the farmers should act III concert; for ad
ing fields will mix, and caus" the produ'
vary according to the varictic, seeded. :
any one farmer among a dozen might
effect permanent change by care and !.
severance--as others, seeing his adrauia-
thereby, would soon adopt his plan, AMI III.
rid a community of Il style Of corn, WI.
like the figure of the lat" judge BucI, 'h@
found on the common) belongs To cyrry1a.
and nobody in particular
Virginia Farmers are, pcrhaps the d.
careless of their class in America. 90 p.
selection of their seed corn. The matter
deferred until planting time. and % D.
cases the servants are sent in hast" %
Glib. and select without skill care. ~ D..
est; and the result is the mongrcI "i Isl
and yellow, called straw color vi
every careless farmer has. But n" r'.'
not all; the quality Of the grain Is ~
process rendered light and husky, wc!-.
about 81 tbs. To the bushcl, whilst tn" e.
fully selected seed will general! w.
SO fts.
The hest style Of corn is a medium y"iH
the ten or twelve rowcd Dutton Or iir',
the gourd seed, for either white or y'.
The yellow button is adapted to tn ''i
north, A. it natures month sooner thar
gourd seed, and too soon for our cI'mi'
produce a good and heavy yield. e..
Their, alternating with warm, j, n"'-''.
the maturing of heavy grain. whilst %. u.
growth with US must be deprived oi tl".
vantage. Neither will late planting
our stiff Virginia soil, as the tender PSI
starting will generally suffer from .As'
heat. The gourd seed, white or yell W..
wasting article-certainly the Ia;tc'-'
shatter from handling, is Of light w.
and latest maturity. Thus the ner'''.
the medium betwixt the two i clearly :"
! if we would obtain good STANDARD >
at least 30 lbs. Ia the bushel Of cIthr
or white. as each have their VAR
herein described, viz: early yciIo"
and late yellow gourd seed early WIZ.
and late white gourd seed. The De-.
suit is obtained by mixing the late a..
together in equal parts and planti,-.
the second or third product. the o1.,.
care, is attained and the Middle Sta'r
corn adapted TO their climate when
tainly weigh heavier than any coz"
north or south of us. ,,.r..
Rappahannock Co., Va. Jan. -0''.
Il KEGS prime Pennsylvania d. , Itts
ID pounds prime Pennsylvania BGrS"-'
Just received, in store, and TOR 'aie o., Mn
jan IS Jun -.
old DOMINION STOCK For
, " Share Of Old Dominion el'.s nirpr,
jan Is Bl khh
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-25
Later from California

New ORLEANS, Jan. 22-The TehuantepcC
steamer Quaker City is below with California
advices to the 5th instant, and hundred and
twelve passengers.
The steamer Golden Age sailed from San
Francisco for Panama on the 9TH, with two
hundred and fifty passengers and 81 200 m
in treasure destined for New York, and Sos,
900 for Europe.
Business at San Francisco continued stag
nant; money was scarce.
The State Legislature organized on the 18th
instant. W. c. Stratton was elected Speaker
The Lecompton Democrats have majority
In both branches
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-25
o.,;.;.,,-rbe PRESIDENT and Gov. Wise.

The New York Herald, as the Pecal'"
friend, nor, it seems, not of the Democratic
party, nor even of the Administration but oi
the President, takes up the late able article
in the Richmond Enquirer, on the racine
Railroad, and attempts to answer 1t IN the FOL
lowing manner 90
otis sufficiently evident that this Paelhc
Railroad resolution was smuggled lnto 'ic
Cincinnati platform. But Mr.. Buchanan
found II there: and it was not his business to
enquire how it got there, no more thah IL
xas his business to 90 behind the legal laces
and antecedents connected with the Lecomp-
ton constitution. The resolution III question,
we admit. is q very ingeniously constructed
tvo-faced concern, Ak our party convention
manifestoes upon ticklish questions always
orc II ;s admissible of the strict construc-
tion applied by the Enquirer; but 1t is more
.Ioor,r admissible of the more liberal con,
.trnction adopted by Mr.. Buchanan. Ana
admitting the fact that Mr. Buchanan ana
ssnd ont 10 California, in 1856, his letter de-
clarinp his belief in the constitutional form
~ ths federal government to build railroad
IN the Pacific, so late in the campaign that
The letter was not published on this side the
Pocky Mountains until after the election,
what right have the Virginia. democracy t. to
complain, when the great object of Dir. Blu
ohanan was to save the democratic party OF
the Atlantic coast from tumbling to pieces
mon a Southern abstraction.
According to the campaign pr"sellamsati" M
os Gov, Wise, and other leaders OF the S ,
ern chivalry. the salvation OF inc n,on sar in
tSs s spsnt of Fremont's success they had
t tbres ss to march Southern army upon
i1,sSH and to carry off all the ready
oss Ssn ;n the treasury and the archives of the
S sos.rm n, emf Thus the publication Of that
S',;sorn;a letter in Virginia before the cleo
tom might have resulted in the dreadful sat
ismity q the destruction Of the and
through the seizure of the federal eap'tSs a",S
81, robbery Of the "exchequer by e0u'n'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-25

The total amount of dry goods thrown up
on the market in New York since the first
of January is S7,7752,S76, more than three
times as much as for the same period OF last
wear
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-25

A dispatch from Fredericksburg, dated the
ODD inst, says, there was heavy hail storm
in that ncighborhood, and in that place. on
Saturday evening-which was accompanied
nv terrible thunder and lightning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-25

On Tuesday last, Mr.. Geo. White, a STU
don't of the Naval School. at Annapolis, while
on a visit to his father, Justice White, resi-
ding near the Annapolis Junction was taken
with hemorrhage of the lungs, and oled 10
d,,,h in 81 few minutes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-25

The Mobile papers of Thursday contain
report of the trial and decision, by the Uni
ted States Commissioner, of Captain Maury
and his crew, on the charge obstructing the
revenue officers in the discharge of their duty
and violation of the neutrality laws. me
accused parties were held TO ban Tor their
annearance ut February court, III S2.ooo.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-25

Richard Norris, esq. one among the aged
and opulent citizens of Baltimore died on
FRIDAY at the residence of his son, in Wash
TON Place. after somewhat complicated and
nrotracted illness, in the seventy-siXth year
Of his are. The deceased had been for many
vers, in the earlier part of his life an ener-
retic, enterprising and successful merchant;
accumulating. by his strict prudence and
economy. a large fortune.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-25

BLACSwooo FOR J,NUARY.-Leonard Scott
< Co.. New York Blackwood opens the
new year with most attractive number
Bulwers novel, What will he do with it,
is brought to satisfactory conclusion
"Burmah and the Burmese is 4 review OF
"A Narrative of the Mission Of the Govern
or-General Of India TO the Court OF Ava,
with notices Of the country, government.
and people. "A Cruise in japanese Waters
is continued with unfagging interest, giving
Us a still further insight into the manners,
morals, customs. etc, Of the people OF Japan.
"Uow TO Boil Peas" is not as its title lndi-
Gates Il dissertation on Modern cookery, but
"a witty. pointed article on the folly OF making
ourselves miserable. can Angling Saun-
ter" claims to be of interest to the general
reader rs well rs to anglers. popular L'tera-
ture and the Periodical Press" is ably ham
died. "The Royal Proclamation to India
close, the list of articles in this interesting
number, and gives us the Tory view OF the
present condition and prospects of that vast
country.
We are pleased to notice that Blackw"od'
this month, is printed on much better paper
than we have ever before seen it, and the
nublishers assure us that this Improvement
will continue. Price So year. Robert
Bell. AGENT.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-25

On Saturday, several hundred of the pow
er-loom wcayers in the Southwestern portion
of Philadelphia, were on II strike for an adj
vance of Is per cent. on their wages. They
allcge that last fall they were reduced copper
cent, and ROW the improved state of the
trade will warrant the advance they ask for
Some state that with ten hours duy labor,
thcy can make only four or five dollars y
week. The strikers were quite orderly, and
visited number of the factories to get the
operatives to join them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-25

1t is said that Mr. Forney, the other even
ing. at convention of democrats in Phil
adclphia, proposed the experiment of bring
inc out Mr.. Douglas as an independent Pre-
sidential candidate, without further loss OF
time, and without regard to the Charleston
Convention. 1t seems, however, that the mo-
ton was coldly received by Mr. Forncy as
socates who preferred the old plan ofadhcr-
ing to the usages Of the party. This is ev-
identity the present policy of Mr., Douglas
himself
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-25

Lcavrnworth advice> to the Goth, state that
Capt. Montgomery. of the Fancy Hawk
eyes, has voluntarily given himself up to
the authorities, to await a trial, upon charges
of completely in the recent troubles in south
ern Kansas. 1t is reported that Capt. Brown,
the chief of the opposition desperadocs, has
left the Territory. No further difficulties
are now apprehended. There was no excite
ment ut LeavenwOrth.
The resident freeholderS Of Charlottesville
have adopted by vote of nearly six to one,
the provisions of the amended charter,
authorizing the Town Council to levy taxes
not exceeding $1,000, and to borrow Il sum not
exceeding $1,000, for the improvement of the
streets and sidewalks and other town pur-
poses.
The New Workers. had scarcely got over the
story of diseased hogs having been brought to
their market, before they were startled, by Il
rumor that about 300 sheep afflicted with
the .'scab," had been brought down the river,
and disposed of in their markets at n very
low price.
The Democratic Legislative caucus Of Lou
isiana have as yet been unable Ia nominate
a candidate for IA United States Senator
They have had forty-two ballots without eff
fectng choice. There are four candidates
before the caucus Mr.. Benjamin was two
votes ahead Of his competitors.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-25

TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY %, 1859.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-08-02

AN AFFAIR OF Honor San affair of honor,
as it is technically called, came off in the streets
of Huntsville, Arkansas, few weeks ago, be
tween young lawyer named Black and mer
chant named Sans both of whom were killed
and several friends of each severely wounded
Passing over the details of the fight we let 10
cal paper tell the remainder of the story
mot sound was heard after the shooting
commenced, save the sharp, quick report OF the
revolver, the stunning sound of the deadly sho
gun, and the clash of cold steel, until Sans and
Black had fallen, and their life blood was pour
ing forth through the CHASTITY and fatal wounds
The scene of this tragedy was enough to sicker
manly heart. A young man in the morning o.
life, and mature man in the autumn of his days
lying within few feet of each other, their live;
pouring out in torrents of blood, and four Others
bleeding from severe wounds; but imagination
can feebly depict the heart reDding lamentations
of mothers, sisters, wives, relatives and friends
Our informants say but a minute or two had
elapsed after the firing, before the square was
covered with near hundred women, who made
the town resound with their frantic screams and
wild cries of grief. We learn that warrants
have been issued for the apprehension OF seyera
supposed to be connected with the ARRAY, but nc
examination has, at this date, Dune 800 beer
had"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-08-02

The Savannah (Ga.) Republican has all along
insisted that the movement in behalf of the slave
trade at the South is of little Importance, but in
recent number it comedies that the measure is
growing upon Southern opinion, and states in il
lustration of the fact that nine-teDths of the
delegates in the Democratic Congressional Con-
veution in that district went for the repeal OF
the laws against the slave trade while every sim
gle aspraut for the nomination declared himself
for the revival of the trade According to the
Republican there are two classes of the slave
trade party, one going for the actual revival OF
the trade, the other for the repeal of the laws
against it, not because they care about the trade,
but because those laws are standing moral
condemnation of slavery.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-08-02
MIR. Ruchanan and GOV. Wise

The Richmond Enquirer still insists that Mr..
Buchanan is in the field for reelection to the
Presidency. In its issue of Friday last it says
SIT is now obvious that the lew followers of the
Administration are rallyiug in earnest for q
desperate experiment" The Enquirer ridicules
the movement, aud quotes John Gilpin on the
President:
"And when he next doth ride race,
Nav be there 10 see"
The same issue of the Enquirer publishes q
despatch stating that an article authoritatlvely
declaring that President Buchanan will not be
candidate for denomination, had just APP
peared in the Gazette, of Bedford, Pa, at which
place the President is rusticating.
Meanwhile, the correspondents of the Enquirer
continue to represent Gov Wise's chances for
the Presidency as 'brght and brightening."-
"Caroline, writing from Old Point on the 23rd
ult., says "Politics are discussed here to very
limited extent; but from all we can learn, Gov.
Wise is the favorite. Every one seems non to
look to him as the man to be run by the Dem
ocratic party in 1860" But "Josephus !" who
writes from Niagara FANS, gives Si"Pnio az
count of the Governors popularity. Several
gentlemen from different parts of the country
were engaged in conversation, when one OF
them asked, "who will be our next Presidents"
"I'll settle that question for you mighty soon,
said a TALL lauk Yankee, evidently from the land
OF wooden nutmegs, and who had been an atten-
tive listener to the conversation. "You may
talk about Gov. Seward, and you may talk a.
bout Gov. Banks, but you'll find that none of
your Black Republicans Gao go in and win;
and you may talk about Buchanan, and make a
great fuss about Douglas and them fellows, but,
gentlemen, let me tell you, that our next Presi.
dent will be Henry A. Wise, of Old Virginia !;
and, by golly, Im for him to the back bone.-
That's my opinion, and the opinion of all the
folks round my region, and l tell you, we know
something up our way. Just mark my words
now, Gov. Wise will be the next President of
these United States. You'll see u"
This "tal, lank Yankee" must be Major
Downing travelling ineog. At any rate, "calm
deliberstion convinced the unprejudiced that he
was not far from the truth" So says "Jose-
phusn
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-08-02
AN COLORADO AMONG DEAD MEMS Bones.

AN ELDoRADo AMONG DEAD MEMS BONES
The news from Central America announces
the discovery of o new Eldorado in the "huacas'
or Indian graves OF the original inhabitants o.
the district of Chiriqui in Nicaragua. Large O.
mounts are stated to have already been secured
by the despoiment of the sepulchres, and as the
number of these is almost infinite, the treasure
to be obtained is looked upon as nearly mex
haustible. Agriculture has been deserted, bust
ness abandoned, and rush made for the rich
placers to be found in the Indian "huacas." d
course much of this is exaggeration, and many
of the searchers after gold in Chiriqui will be
doomed to the same sufferings and disappoint-
ments that have attended Adventures in other
quarters.
Some of the relics taken from these graves
have already been brought to New York by Dr.
Otis, the surgeon of California steamer. They
are in the form of small images, rudely made
representing birds, dragons, frogs and variou:
small animals, and are found on the left hand
side of the grave of the Indians buried in Chi
riqui. The excitement on the Isthmus was very
great, and already upwards Of 1000 graves had
been opened, and at least $4,000 worth O
gold taken out.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-08-02
A PANIC AND ITS REsULrs.-Mr. Raymond, Of

A PANIC AND ITS REsULTs.-Mr. Raymond, Of
the New York Times, gives a ludicrous account
of a panic which occurred after the battle of Sol.
ferino, by which whole reserve corps d'armeee
of the French ran back pell NELL hor-e, foot, and
dragons, Turcos and Zouaves, to Brescia, fifteen
miles, never stopping to regard the trains Of
wounded men on filters, and leaving wounded
French General crying ont Justify the reward ne
would pay for some swift means of conveyance
to place of safety. The whole panic was csus-
ed by FIVE Austrians, who, finding their retreat
cut of, rode rapidly into the village to surrender
themselves. The scared inhabitants cried out,
"the Austrians are coming!" and ran for their
lives; the soldiers engaged in carrying the
wounded, dropped their abors and ran also, and
the whole corps d'armee followed their example,
and never stopped till they reached the fortified
city of Breschia. Many of the wounded were
trampled to death.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-08-02
Counterfeit Bank Notes.

The Baltimore Sun says new spurious note
is now in circulation, purporting to be a i've
dollar bill, on the Central Bank of Virginia, at
Stanton. 1t has been altered from some other
bank plate. The yignette is q view of the battle
OF New Orleans on the left end is view OF
the Goddess OF Liberty, and on the right land
scape with drove of cattle. Letter b; dated
July 10th, 1858. Other spurious notes ola diff
ferent denomination on the same bank are said
to be afloat. AS these counterfeits would be
readily detected in this region, where the genu-
inc notes are well know, ii is not likely that they
will find their way here, but persons may as well
nsa little Caution
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-08-02
Pnne Pins TX.

The pope of Rome having lately acquired q
new dignity, as Honorary President" OF the
Italian Oonfederacy, the following sketch OF his
nubo life will be read with interest. Having
been born May 18th, 1902, his age is 81, and
not 7s, as stated below:
"The present Pope, Plus TX, was elected IN
,s46 and Is seventy eight years OF age. BY his
rsforms and the liberal principles he promu!ga-
tod he contributed in no small degree to the
Enropesn revolutions of 1S4S, but afterwards
becsme alarmed and reactionary. Mazzlnls
frst PROCLAMATION was issued October 30, l848.
Count Rossi, the Pope's Prime Minister was
assassinated at the Senate house November 10
of the same year; his murder was attriDuteu u
tba rennhlicans of Rome. and injured their cause,
tbonob II is now well known that they had moth
;no to do with it: the blow was struck by one OF
the marty of Charles Albert, King OF Sardinia, to
w nom il was known Rossi was opposed. The
nonnlace marched to the Quirinal and presented
their demands to the Pope, viz. Italian Nation
ality, Constituent Assembly, new Ministry, DC.
The Pope refuses; the people attack the palace,
and at P. NJ. the Pope yields, and grants
| liberal ministry. After being prisoner for sew
en- days in his palace, ne escapes from Rome TO
Gaet8, having UeeH pIaUou III Iho uioSuioo vi ="
footman on the box of a coach provided by the
Austrian ambassador The Roman Chambers
were dissolved and Constituent Assembly con-
yened. On the 9th of February, 1s49, the Ro-
man republic was proclaimed, under the gov
ernmept of Mazzini and two other triumvirs.-
The French expedition against the republic
reached Oivita Vecchia April 25th, and on the
29th of April they were repulsed under the
walls of the city of Rome by brave Garibaldi,
with the loss of 600 men. Garibaldi's counsels
to resist to the last were overruled, and Rome
surrendered after an attaek Of twenty nine days
and false promises on the part of the French
Rome was entered July by the French under
Oudinot, and evacuated by Garibaldi and his
force of 5000. Garibaldi escaped to the Atdri'
ATTIC. Oudinot surrendered the government into
the hands of the Commissioners OF the Pope,
who began the work ofreaction, and on the 18th
OF August Louis Napoleon, President Of the
French, addressed the Pope q letter debating
the bases of the restoration, viz general amnes
tv. standardization OF the administration, the Code
NAPOLEON and liberal government. The Pope
returned to Rome from Naples in April, 1850
He has been protected ever since ICY IN Rome
by the French troops who conquered his restora
ton. aud by the aid of French troops he is now
becoming President of the Italian Confedera-
| ton"