Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-06-07
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PHILADELPHIA, June 5.-Daniel Farrell, Of
Baltimore, "A sailor of the United States trig-
ate Minnesota, was stabbed in the heart, at
Boston, by another named Haselie, and lies
in a dangerous condition.
ST. LOUIS June 4th.-.The overland Cali
foruia mail of the 18th has arrived. The
news il not important. Business was I'M
proving, with u fair demand from the interior,
which was increasing. The mining news is
favorable. The steamer Santa Cruz had ar
rived from Mazatlan with three hundred and
eighty-fve thousand dollars i'll specie, and
thirty-six Mexican officers banished by the
Liberals. Eight white men, prospecting for
silver, near Honey Lake, had been killed by
the Indians. The house of Col. Stevenson,
at Red Bluff, was burned on the llth ult..
and his wife, md another female. and five
children persisted i'm the flames. The "Ari-
zonian," of the 10Th ult., is filled with ac-
counts ofthe proceedings of O band of"Regu-
~lators" who had driven all the Mexican re-
sidents from Senorita valley, and committed
several murders. The Americans at Tuhac
had publicly denounced these outrages, and Il
company of United States troops had been de-
tailed from Fort Buchanan TO suppress fur
ther proceedings.
GLorCEsTER, Mass, June 3.-Edward Is.
Bacon, master of the schr. Elizabeth, of Hy-
annis, was arrested here this morning, on the
charge of returning to Norfolk the fugitive
slave Columbia Jones, who was brought into
Hyannis in the brig Robertson. Bacon waiv-
ed an examination and gave bail in $500
to appear before the Superior Court at Barn
stable.
ALBANY, June "a violent thunder storm
broke over this city last night. One OF the
buildings belonging to the Central Railroad
Company, used for the storage Of freight, was
struck by lightning. The roof was melted
and some of the wall destroyed, but owing to
the character of the building no fire occurred,
and no other damage done.
RICHMOND, June 1.-The secretary of the
commonwealth has official returns from loI
counties, which give Mr.. Letcher 1896 ma
iority. There are forty-four counties yet to
be officially heard from, and as the above in
clude most of the opposition strongholds 1t is
now believed that Mr.. Letcher's majority will
be 5000 or more.
ST. LOUIS, June 5.-Joseph Charless died
at y o'clock this morning, There was no
demonstration made last night against the
perpetrator of the act, and this morning the
excitement was subsiding. Judge Clever
has been petitioned to call special session OF
the Criminal Court for the speedy trial OF the
prisoner.
New ORLEANS, June 5.-The steamer Pie
ia, from Red river, was totally burnt this at
ternoon near Carrolton. Loss Sl5,ooO. Ii
is reported that two hands were lost. The
passengers were all saved. The bark Charm,
from New York for New Orleans, is on fire at
Pas Lentre, with a cargo of -four.
ST. Louis, June 5.-The Utah mail brings
a proclamation issued by Governor Cum
mings, commanding the immediate disper,
sion of various parties of Mormons associated
together in a military capacity in the noun,
tains surrounding Salt Lake valley. The
Valley Sun complains that this proclama,
ton was not put in the hands of a federal
officer to execute, instead of a territorial
marshal, and asserts that treason is as rite IN
the Territory now as before the advent OF the
army.
New ORLEANS, June 4.-Contrary t" the
reports in some of the Savannah papers, there
has not been a single case of yellow fever here
this season.