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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-04
DISCRIMINATION of the British cabine,

The London Times says: The src",>,an
Of several members has not left to those "
remain, the legacy Of mutual conhdrucc ur
internal peace. The bonds Of party disrl-
pline are relaxed. The animosities that al
ways wait on losing cause are infamri.
and no confidence il felt that, when 81 many
have gone, the rest will have resolution To-
stand their ground.
The Morning Star says it is no secret that
Lord j. Manners was stung by the Response
of the House to his appeal on the Church
Rate question, into AN offer Of resignation
Still more notorious and significant j, rh,
fact that meeting Of upwards of forts
Conservative members was held tn, other
day i'll the committee room of the House and
Mr.. John Palmer, one of the oldest aud m,.
respected country gentlemen, deputed To- 20.
quest Lord Derby to withdraw his ill-Starroi
Reform bill
The Daily News says, Lord Derby, when
asked why he could not throw the Reform
bill overheard, is reported to have replied.
that he had found it hard working riding -
far without saddle, but how could he Boz
expected without horse In other words,
Lord Derby full well understands that hn
moment he admits his inability to grapIn
with reform, he virtually .urrcndyr, biz,
position.
The Star reports a an authentic anrr.nn.
that Lord Derby induced Lord Manner,
to resign. by saying that if any Nor" went,
they would all 20 together.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-04
Accident.

The steamer Virginia left here about o.
clock on the morning of Tuesday last, tho
night being dark, and the weather thick and
foggy. When about FIVE miles down the
river, she struck a rock, by which two Of her
planks were somewhat crushed between the
timbers, in two different places. She COM
menced leaking, and Capt. Fairbank set the
pumps to work at once, determining to push
on to Baltimore, and not check the pumps by
stopping AT the usual landings on the river
Such passengers AS We're en- route for river
landings, got off at Port Royal. On reach
ing Tappalannock. the Captain ran the boat
on the flats, and found the damage as we
have stated it, on rh" port or left side of the
boat. aft of the wheel. The leak was got at
from the inside of the hull by going down
into the freight hold. The injured planks
were pressed out, the cracks chinked with
oakum and wedges of pine, and the whole
covered with sheet lead. So effectually Was
the leak stopped, that she took in no water
from Tappahannock to Baltimore, and the
boat made her usual landings at points be-
low.-FredoicksbWg Hsrald.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-04
The Crops,

The Wheat in this rcgion is recovering
ron;dIr fran, tho sfTacts e IN. arown;po-nuf
nrpcess 70 which il has 90 frequently been
spub;e.,od s;nne tho winter cot IN that ia
-. ,Lo, -; of !, No. w;r,or-l;IlsJ
W. " 80" .n"e .J" sonr Gala ,b;s swim not
n ar ,os, nre aif From ho;oa w;ntert lied
'n''o ~ '.' ~ I'..u s. .,na Lids Sc al
.,,a n'an. o ~ a :, tho fon Tbo, nrnnort;an
t s'''as g., -, in 1 rnao, Co. ,ba pyora,o
nG ;,on Ina mhi.h : not mara ,bam 4,
~, . - - e.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-04
iJONMUSICATih.

Pursuant to a call of many citizens Of IN"
counties Of Alexandria and Fairfax, meet
ing was held March 26th, at the hou-" OF
VIM. Payne, at Bailey's Cross Roads, when
the meeting was organized by the appoint
ment Of DR.. WONDER TO the Chair, and ). ".
Bancroft, Secretary.
The Chairman then stated the object OF me
meeting to be, 10 take some action witt '-
gard to the Columbia Turnpike Road. A'
present condition, and the requirements
its Charter.
The Charter being then read by Mr. '.
bet, and statement made Of what legal gr
ceedings had been instituted against 'a''
Turnpike Company,
On motion of Mr.. Coe, it was resolved tta'
the Chairman appoint committee Of thr''
to wait on Messrs Smith, of AlexandT'a'
and Carlisle, Of Washington city, the Ati.'-
neys employed, and urge forward laid mi
And, further, a committee Of three veg.
appointed to wait on persons Interest" '..
the two other Turnpike roads, leading Ga,
the District of Columbia. and operating d"
der the same charter, and solicit Their .
operation.
1t was then resolved to adjourn, 10 ia..
again in three weeks, or April Jth. at "
clock, p. NJ, to hear the report OF the '.'.
mittees; and that the proceedings, OF w.,
meeting he published in the Alexandra VS.
.stte, and that the Washington Star aO'
Fairfax News be requested to copy.
DR.. WONDER. Chairman
J. W. BAREFOOT, Secretary
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-04

Another movement is in progress in Great
Britain TO secure the adoption of the decimal
system, SO goods shall be sold and duties paid
by weight of 100 lbs, instead of the hundred
weight of 10 lbs Alta recent interview with
the Chancellor ofthe Exchequer, it was re-
presented by Mr.. Miller, Of the Bank of Eng
land, that the II lbs. instead of 100, causes
FIVE million OF useless figures to lie written
every year, in nothing but invoices, ect, Of
bonded tea, and many Of these figures are re-
suits of useless calculations. An English
writer, basing his calculations upon these
figures. supposes that, taking the whole bust
ness Of the country, fifty thousand millions
ofuseless figures are publicly written every
year in the United Kingdom, which could be
saved BY the decimal system.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-04
The Susauehanna Lumber Trade.

Large quantities of lumber and timber are
now arriving at Wrightsville Columbia, and
Marietta Pa. Over fifty RATS Of lumber
were lying along the shore ON Wednesday.
The " rightsvile Star says:
Buyers of the latter are generally holding
off for either better qualities or lower prices,
though we learn that firms owning the mills
in this place have purchased upwards of forty
RATS, up to Tuesday evening" at fair rates.
The prices as vet are irregular, varying, as
per quality, from to II cents, and even
higher. There was lying at the wharf at
Marietta on Monday last, raft Of pine tim
Der, valued by its owner at over $1,000. The
raft consisted of some fifty sticks Of timber,
for which the owner asked so per log. One
Of the logs was 90 feet long. and another 81
feet
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-04
Manufacturing States

The New York correspondent Of the !.
mond Enquirer complies from manUtar.ur.,
statistics, recently submitted Ia C,r,r..
some interesting facts. The large>, ,r,...
featuring State in the Union is New Y.rl
1t counts 22,j33 establishments. with q ...
ital of 500 ,9Oi. l03, and pay, $l34Gl:,-.
for raw materials, employs l99.3lg Ll,.
at a cost of S4g, Isl 900, yielding totar
duets of S231, 49,. 2t9. There are .,...
many large manufacturing establishment.
the city and vicinity, embracing steam. a......
and iron works, and extensive works IN o..
production of light and fancy articles. f.....
ding clothing, jewelry, &c. Beside, ,...,
are immense breweries and distillcrie> IN,
suburbs. Pennsylvania stands next on ,..
list to Now York. Her yield of prnIr..
amounts toSl55 ,044,9l0 She employs H.
766 laborers. counts p ,60j cstabli>hmrr..
with S94, 1880 capital. Her chief c,,,.
lishments are those devoted to the proiu,.
and manufacture of iron. Massacbu..r
comes third She counts $3.50 c<,al...
ments. with $685. ,642 capital. cou,.,...
$50 $50, I'll materials, and employs l....,
laborers at cost of S39.73+. 10. vlr.f...
products Of the value OF Sljl.3Ii5 A..
largest products are yielded from the man.
tacture of raw cotton into cotton goods ..
heaviest market for which is found in ,..
Southern States.
In 1850, there were in the United STATE.
III, 1898 manufacturing establishment. MIR.
an aggregate capital of 1926, Ia. loo. en-.
suming materials, chiefly cotton and VOL f.,
the amount of Sj53, 1899 and cmployiu,
92S, 645 laborers, at an annual cost of So
951 HI, and producing goods to the amuur,
of 81 ,0l0, G28,T79. OF the total product. .,
manufacturing industry, the Free STATE, ami
Territories supplied 1881. $40. Al. and I'm.
ployed j24 Of lahorcrS. OF the number
people at the North, directly and Indirect.
interested III the cotton trade. m.u!Ia,
those who manufacture for the South. ar.Iy.,
other than cotton goods. with ship nuhirr,
and sailors, importers and obbcrs of foreign
goods for the consumption Of cotton planters.
with banks, brokers, bankers, commission
and other houses, whose business is chiefly
supported by the cotton trade. and the grow.
ers of grain, cattle and pork at the West fir
cotton plantations, the correspondent think,
it is not too much to estimate the population
of the Northern or Free States, of all age,
and sexes, directly or indirectly. dependrr
upon the culture Of cotton at the South at
not less than about 100000 to 2,OOO.Ouu.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-04

In New York the gilders, pianoforte ma
kers, cap makers and others have struck. In
Philadelphia also there have been recently
several strikes, and in Cincinnati the hands
of the leading chair factories, probably the
most important business there, next to the
pork trade, are IN q general strike.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-04

The New York Courier's Monthly Table
of Marine Losses for the past month, shows
an aggregate of forty-four vessels. of which
seven were ships, FIVE were barks, eight were
briggs, twenty-five were schooners, one pro,
heller. and one a smack. The total value of
property lost was nine hundred and thirty
thousand four hundred dollars. This is the
value Of the property totally lost, exclusive
of damage to vessels not amounting to to-
fal loss
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-04

A meeting of prominent Democrats was
held in the city of New York, on Tuesday
for the purpose of taking steps to remedy
existing abuses of official positions. by the
members of the party. 1t was determined
to call a public meeting at Tammany Hall,
Mt an early day, under the auspices of their
most respectable men, to promote the purlh-
catinn Of the marty
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-04

The Richmond Enquirer says that rumor
is current in that city, that the Examiner
will be made daily paper very soon' under
the editorial control of VIM. Old. esq, the
State Senator from the Powhatan District
The rumor is based upon the assemblage OF
several prominent friends of Mr.. Hunter IN
Richmond
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-04

Ii New York, Oh Thursday n ght, a Califor-
man named Charles I. Feeny, was met op-
posite french's hotel by two sharpers, and
led off to see 'some good sights which they
promised to show him. In their tour they
got him into the Park, and there garroted
him. and robbed him of SIS in gold, draft
for $1,000, and gold ring. Feeuy made an
alarm but the robbers escaped.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-04

Judge Csskie, Mr.. Dsjsrnette, and Mr..
Thomas, Democratic candidates for Congress
in the Richmond District addressed the citi-
seus of Richmond, on Thursday night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-04

s. COL johnson, of the New York State Agri-
cultural Society, estimates the wheat crop Of
1859 in the United States, at 5s5nooo
bushels, as against lSo, 600, ooofor 1888
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-04

The Masonic Fraternity of Richmond have
invited the Rev. J. d. McCabe, of Baltimore,
to deliver an address, on the 7th instant, IN
that city, on the Masonic Character of Wash
ington-the proceeds to 60 to the Mount
Vernon Ladies' Association. A grand dis
play of the venerable order is expected on
the occasion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-04

Our latest adyices from the Mediterranean
squadron, report the U. s. steam-frigate Wa
bash as having sailed from Spezzia for Leg
horn, officers and crew all well. The rumor
that she was about to proceed on political
mission was unfounded.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-04

We have received the April number Of the
American Farmer, published in Baltimore
II contains much useful information to far
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-04
:. c. BRoUS. joins T. JOHSsTOs.
PDT"E Il. "a

T.. c. BROCS. joins T. JOHNSTON.
BR OEN d. co.,
C,rner Of Warrington "ad .Undison street.,
MIDDLE URG, VA,
nEALERS N DRY GOODS, GROCERIES,
- QEEENSWAR Hardware, Cutlery, Drugs
Paints, Bar Iron, Plough Iron, Steel Strap and
Band Iron, &C., are just receiving well assorted
stock Of GOODS, suited To the approaching season,
embracing every style and quality, especially
adapted 10 the wants Of their customers, and gone
raj family use. With assurances Of their undimin.
i,hed efforts to please all who deal with them, they
solicit an early call. Middleburg, NH 2s-soH
WOOL purchased by
w is2 ROBINgOE PAYNE
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-04

of Vienna, gave striking PROOF OF luz sP'ri'
of religious liberation BY contributing So
OOOfls. f50OO) towards the construction OF a
Protestant school-house.'
The Christy Minstrels, continue their per-
formances in Paris, with increasing success.
Their humor and originality, at first not un-
derstood by the Parisians, are said to be now
fully comprehended and enjoyed.
The Fredericksburg News is requested to
contradict the report that DR.. VIM. Quisen-
berry is candidate for the House of Dele
gates. in Caroline county. There has been
no Opposition" nomination.
A story has been going the rounds OF the
papers, that Mr.. Barbee. the sculptor had
married Miss Butt, of Norfolk. Mr.. b. has
been married for number of years, and his
wife is most estimable Indy.
On Wednesday night the clothing store OF
Joseph Beddingheimer, on Wide Water
street. in Norfolk. was consumed by fire and
the stores of Small l. Co. and Doyle & Irwin
slightly injured.
The Warrsnton Wing calls for 200 major
ity for Messrs. Hord and Ashby. the Wing
candidates for the Legislature, in fauqmer
county.
Captain Wylie, of the steamship City OF
Manchester, recently died On board of that
vessel, when near Liverpool, on her outward
bound trip.
The Calhoun Miss Independent Of the
10th ult. says, fourteen persons have lately
died in the southern portion Of Calhoun
county, of disease resembling black plague.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-01-29

u The Cadiz (Ohio) Republican saws that
Mrs Burney, Of TipPecanoe, Harrison county, a
highly respectable lady and a member of the
Presbyterian Church. during a peculiar condi
uon OF her physical and mental Organization, has
preached sermon half an hour long every other
sunday, at 10 O'Clock, for eig hteen years. While
preaching she reclines upon a bed Her instrue
lions are generally excellent and abound in scrip
tural quotations; but when she RECEIVERS her con-
seriousness she has no recollection whatever of
what she has been saying. Several years ago
her case excited several medical gentlemen, who,
while thsy had the utmost confidence in her SIM
certify, could give 40 satisfactory explanation of
the mystery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-01-29
ARRIvALs AT rAs HOTELS.

Browns, HOTEL q Brown, Nc; w
Gaweli, Md; RevT L Smith, Va; @ w MILF,
Pa; Dr. I'd smith, No; D Delcas, NS; a.
Md E Lhepard, III; NJ Wsfkins, 90; ,H
Marks, Va; L l. Marks, do; A Konk, NY w
H Crawford, do F Mohl, do; MarIen. 40;
oils. do; M Johnson, Pa; T Sohnson, do G CO.
lin NY: A Wilcoe, do; DIR Killenherger, q; E
Fitch, va; NJ Marphy, N.Y. T N Cuttings, Md;
S a.. 9C cardif. No; PIunLet, Del: Poe, Pa;
@ & Hunter, KY; Miss McElwer, Va; Miss
PettiiI. Md; Miss French, Va; ii Davis. do:
Miss McLafsrty, Dli Miss G Hodges, do.
wILLARDS' HOTEL H Eastman. Mo:
Lieut. Craven, UsN; Merrill, Pa: NJ CoryeIl,
l. Van Hoesen, NY; Staman, o; J Aus
tin, RI; L w Stockton, Mich; w Bennett and
lady, Mo; Paine, b H Mills, NY; F Rod
mae. USA; g NJ Peele. Va; Mr. and NJ rs Dickey
la; fsirSank; + G Grover, ) d McConochie,
Capt ) Slaughter, T Satierthwaite. b o.
Hare, n York; Dexter, Mass; Duffy, A p
worse, La; w b Dobbin. Nd; s + Jewett, II G
Onderdonk and lady, T Wilmington, w Lyons,
Miss Hudson, Jno w Hudson, NY; G Stom-
man, Bacot and lady, Texas; Cottinger,
Pa
UNITED STATES HOTEL E Fellen,
NY; w A Barnes, Va; JJDonaldson, NY; A X
Wist and lady. CT; II Harmeld, o; T n Fowler,
son, Va; E johnson. Md Hen w c johnson, do;
ID A Waddle, Va; w b Edwards, la; H Newton
Mas; Bowman, Ill; A Duncap, Pa; c w Tow
ley, Mo; Heusman, o.
NATIONAL HOTEL w w Finney, Cal;
Hon ID p Insraham, I. Bellini. Jr. Osgood
and lady, NY; p l. Wickes, + NJ Hall, r Duck
EFT. Md; X Boster, Pa; nj Myers, Mass; Mr.
Cummings, Canada; Mrs Y c de Luken, O
and l. Luken, H Dorm and lady, Guayaqnil; C
Marsh. Nh; n Carev, Pa; M C Good, T p Shall.
cross, Va; B ID Williams, Ky;
WASHINGTON HOUSE Hon r Lowe
Iowa; nj Gadaiss, D; Adams, N G; M Otter.
burgh, Wis; VIM Mefrifield and lady, N Y; l. S
and II Leonard, Mass; Geo VanHoesen NY;
NJ Ostrander, Va; Geo Jenkins and lady, o;
: and Miss Phillips, Miss } Stewart, Ky;
D Adams, NY.
HARDWOOD HOUSE.-F b Schafer Mo; N
Magrovs, do; j Smallwoed, III; RI Williams. w
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-01-29
TIE PACIFIC mai. STEAMSHIP COM
pANY.

One OF the Steamships Of this Company, carrying
the United States Mail for ACAPULO. 1870
CALIFORNIA and OR ECON, leaves &&k&2
Panama twice each month, on the arrival <<ez<zs28
ofthe United States Mail -. Com pany' a steamers
which leave New Orleans and New York regularly
on the Sth and 18th of each month with the mails
snd PassenEerh, connecting via PANAMA RAIL
These steamships have been inspected and an
proved o. the Navy Department, and guaranty srssd
asd safety,
The Panama Railroad Ct7 miles lorrDis now com
fleted from OCEAN TO ooeaE, and Ia crossed IN or
hours The baggage of passengers 10 cheok ed m
rev fork thrOug 10 San rancIs and passens ers
Are embarked At Panama by steamer at the oom-
panys expense The money paid IN New Yorf
Reserve steamers are kept IN port In Panama and
Sen Franoisoo 10 prevent detention 10 case of accI
Gent, so that the route entirely reliab-no slurs
having occurred IN eight years.
Passengers leave Panama the same dav the, as,
uEe At Asplnvail.
Cond actOrr 20 through by each steamer and tate
charfe OF women and children without other BIO
tectors. ' ~
For through tlokets at the lowest inter ami, A
the agency, In West street New york 10 n W.
RRAfMOND;-or to ARMSTRONG, HARRIS
ton. :, al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-01-29

Co The custom Of publicity to wills and fam
lily documents was so offensive to the late Benia-
min F. Butler, that, we are told by correspond
ent Of the Boston Transcript, after devisins the
bulk OF his property to his children, and appoint
Ing his son executor, he refers the latter to a
Memorandum Of charitable and friendly requests
not incorporated In the will, to avoid publicity.
mus Practised lawyer was obliged to modify
MS last testament to keep his donations from the
newspapers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-01-29

HUMAN LoconoTIyK.-M. Duruy, in The
Nee de Instruction PHbIiqxe, publishes an az
count Of a human locomotive which Is callek
oarotrope, carriage moved by the feet Of those
riding in 10, acting a. treadles. The motion Is
said not to be difficult; IL is similar to that of
walking. Two men with Ii made miles in %
minutes on the Boulevard Mazar at noon when
the street was most crowded. AT another time
the SAM men made II miles in % minutss; and
the exercise being so easy that they offered to
keep 1t up alternate hours day after day, and
thought they could without difficulty average
90 to 90 miles per day. Assingular thing abou,
1t Is, that it beats the best turnouts on steep
grades, If they present compact or paved SUFFICE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-01-29
OUR MUSICAL. ERIENn

TAKE NOTICE.
l. OAIL WHOM + MAY CONCERN.-This
Is TO notify the citizens of the District of Columbia
and city and county of Alsxandria. Va, that ION
the 18th day OF January 1881 purchased from J. II.
dc NJ. A. Chester, of Cincinnati, Ohio the sole and
exclusive right to Hufscture. vend, aud use
CHI rER,S PORTABLE GASBEATING
shove named places, and do hereby forewarn and
Iolbid any person or persons from manufacturing.
vending. or using the said 6Sas Heating Radiators
IN the District of Columbia, or city and county of
hlexanGrIa Va without my consent, other " Sc the
aE win be fully enforced upon the infringing
par les.
Jaz7-3t G.. WOODwAR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-01-29
limited STATES MAIL LINE.
Only Regular Lans, and Wifkom FsiIr,s
for Bishf Yssrs.
FCR CALIFORNIA AND ORsaOU.
VIA PANAMA RAIRsAD.
k.rsIsr ssNi.s Dsy., sli Z sctI Of .sss -..s,

CAuTIon.-So many frauds and impo- nc,r>s
sitions OF various kinds have been lately
yerrctrateS on travellers bound 20 CAL I-szz11A
FORHtA, that ths IN hrerIcer. the only suthor Cd
agent for passage by the u. :. Mail Line via Pana-
na. IN the olty o! Nov York, feels n his duty to
caution al parsons seeking passage 10 California,
that. TO AVOID IsrosrrloE, they must be careful 70
find the true oaoe of the Steamships OF the ", a
Mail Line. via Panama Railroad az no other q n "a
IN New York 10 authorised TO engage passage.
The Companies have only one on ce in New York,
which 10 at IN West street. corner Of Warren Ct
montInf on the North River, at the head Of tins
Comlany's Wharf.
jIF Observe nv sign over the door.
eS J. w. RIA MOND. Agent. New Yorf,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-01-29

REWARD OF MERTr-Mrs. Rogers, the wife
henry ID. Rogers, Of Tittabawassee, Michigan.
has been presented with six hundred and forty
acres OF land by the State Legislature, because
she gave birth on the LIST instant to four healthy
ehiidren-three girls and one boy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-01-29

u In Rochester, recently, a CLERGYMAN IVA.
caught stealing quantity Of straw from ne,pb h.
oor's barn He attempted to escape, but was
caught. He sscribed his thieving propensities to
some unaccoun,abls alteration or weaknes, NJ
mind -