Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-14


again reported ut the next meeting, which is
10 be held this evening. This is not decisive
iS "a the course the Committee intends to
pursue. The postp"nement of the question
looks like hesitation; but Judging from the
past, we think the General Committee will
adopt resolution opposed to the views Ut
the administration.
Something like speck Of difference be-
tween the French and British Governments
has arisen; in respect to an alleged violation
Of Turkish territory by French frigate
on the Albanian coast The commander Of
the frigate landed some money aud arms Tor
the use of some of the parties in the inter
Tor, neighbors to Austria, and the French
had additionally employed four English mer-
chant vessels to land Goals and munitions
of war. 1t looks az if the French intended
establishing u depot at the spot The Porte
has protested a. uinst the occupation OF its
territory by the French.
Nathaniel Childs, jr., was arrested ON
Thursday. at St. Louis. on bench warrant,
charged with the forgery of IA check for some
S27O, drawn in the name of =. Crow 4 Sons
upon the banking house of Vim. IL. Banks
dale Il Co. The evidence against him is said
to be very strong. The st. Louis Republican
says:-"rhe public will at once associate
Mr.. Childs's name with the celebrated robbery
of the Bank of the State of Missouri, some
years since, of about 10000, for which he
was arrested, tried aud acquitted, aud after
wards recovered damages against a portion
of the Directors who were instrumental In
his arrest"
The Germans Of New York, on Monday,
celebrated 80 far as in their power laid, the
obsequies of their ilustrious countrymen.
Alexander Won Humholdt. Numerous mill
tary companies, delegations from the prlncl-
pal societies, and citizens of all natlonalities
united in the procession. At the City Hall
an address was delivered by DIR. A. Foster,
which was replied to by Mayor Tiemann,
and subsequently dirge was sung by the
New York Senger Bund, followed by music
from some of our finest bands. Everything
went of well and orderly.
The publishers of the philadel phia IDOL
lar Newspaper, have offered another series
of premiums, amounting in all to $500, for
the best FIVE stories-the merit to he deter
mined by competent committee OF gentle
men-that shall be submitted for examina-
ton on or before the 10th day of November
Of the present year. The premiums are d.
vided $500 to the story decided to be the
best 500 to the second best. $50 to the third,
$50 to the fourth, and 500 to the fifth.
The British Association for the Advance
ment of Science will hold its annual meet.
ing on the 18th Of September at Aberdeen,
Scotland, where the business gatherings of
the different sections will take place i'll the
halls and cass-rOoms of the venerable Maris-
chal College The '..feat,ne" of this year =
assembly will he the introductory lecture,
which will be delivered by Prince Albert,
the President of the Association.
Rev. Mr. Thomas, in his letters from Africa,
SAYS that the forts of the Danes ut Accra, and
four other places on the Gold Coast, in Africa,
have been recently sold to the British Crown
for $50, 900. Thus is England frightening and
strengthening her stakes on the shores OF Gut
nea. When the natives of Danish Accra
heard that they were to change their masters
they received the tidings with the widest ell
thuSiaSm.
A billiard match has been arranged be-
tween Mr.. John Roberts of Liverpool the
champion player of Great Britain and Ire
land, and Michael Phelan, who has thus far
proved himself to he the best billiard player
in this country. The French Car"m game
il to be PLAYED, and the amount ut stake is
to be not less thar 5000, nor more than
$1,000.
The tea plants recently imported from
China. by the Department of Agriculture,
connected with the Patent Office. are in II
very thriving condition. Some of them
have grown to the height of fifteen inches.
Others are Just appearing from the seed
The climate seems t. be congenial to them,
and the experiment is proceeding satistac-
torily.
The daughter of John Rafferty,, of Cincn-
natl, has been killed in trying to do the
Niagara feat" in small way, over porch
in the second story of the house. The rope
breaking she was pitched over the bannls-
ters, and she received fatal injuries by the
fall.
During Saturday and Sunday quite
number of persons in York, Pa, were Ia
ken extremely i'll from the effects OF eating
cheese that contained some POISONOUS sub
stance. We have observed notices OF SINH
lar cases, recently, in other parts OF the
country.
A gentleman in Prince George County,
Va, raised from one acre Of land this year,
81 bushels of wheat. So says the Peters
bnrs Intelligencer.
Kean's Henry the Fifth.
The London corresponds nt of the Boston
Transcript says:
Il went the other evening to see Charles
Kean's Henry the Fifth 1t is called the
most perfect dramatic representation yet seen
ON the London stage Two of its scenes sur
pass all my previous theatrical experiences.
The seige of Harbour is as real rs anything
that can be done upon the stage. The
breach in the walls--the bodies crushed by
fallen masonry-the grenades and fiery mis-
siles thrown into the tnwn-the assault, not
by a few awkward supernumeraries, but by
L L.,