Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-02-05
News Of the Day.
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President and his cabinet, and the diplomatic
corps and attaches arc invited guests.
A Washington letter says: "Mr. Sherman's
Committee of Investigation will bring to light
many corrupt practices in the Navy Yards.
What he will prove to have been going on at
Brooklyn for years past has been performed
in like manner at Philadelphia, Pensacola,
and Norfolk" Others say nothing will come
of the investigation.
The Senate has confirmed the nominations
of Col. Samuel Black, for Governor of Ne
braska, and of Wilson McCandlcss, for Judge
of the western district of Pennsylvania.
The Cleveland (Ohio) Herald says that the
Hon. Mr.. Slade, Senator from Cuyahoga has
lost two children by scarlet fever within a
week, and the last child of the family of sew
en- is now lying very low with the same dis
ease. Upon this weight of woe comes the
news of the death of Mr.. S. g father, ex-Gov-
ernor Slade, of Vermont, and also the intel
ligence that a brother, Hy. Slade, esq, OF st.
Paul, Mimi, is lying dangerously i'll.
The jury in the case of Duvall, on trial for
the murder of Christian Fischer, in Bati-
more, on Thursday, came into court and
stated that they were unable to agree on a
verdict. The case having been given to the
Jury without argument, Judge Stump direc-
ted the case TO be opened again, and that
argument on it now proceed. This is novel
procedure and should verdict of guilty be
rendered. may lead toanother intervention on
the part of the Court of Appeals.
4 fellow who gave his name as George
Smith, but whose real name is Jacob Snedi-
ker. called upon Mr.. Vim. S. Goshorn. of
Wheeling. on Tuesday last, and offered three
notes of five hundred dollars each for sale
From the similarity of the handwriting and
the signatures of the principals and endor-
sers, suspicion was excited and enquiries
made. They proved to be forgeries, and
Snediker was arrested.
Owing to the inferior quality of cigars now
thrown into the New York market, many old
smokers have been driven to the use Of the
pipe, "the quality of Turkish and other fancy
tobacco being better than that of which
most cigars are made, and pipe-smoking be-
ing less than one-tcnth us expensive as cigar
smoking"
The statue of John Adams. designed to il
lustrate the Revolutionary period of our coun-
try's history, and which was To occupy the
northeastern niche of Mount Auburn Chapel.
was lost on its passage from Leghorn to this
country, in the ship Oxford, over one year ago.
T.. Il, thn MT Ina
executed duplicate from the original model.
and that the invoice has already been recelv-
ed at New York. When the statue arrives
the gallery will be complete: Winthrop,
Otis, Adams. and Story forming the finest
groupe of statuary in New England.
According to the report of the New York
State Superintendent of Instruction, there
were in that Commonwealth, in the year
1858, IL. 537 schoo-houses, of which nearly
10000 were frame; less than 600 brick:
about 800 stone. and 900 log. Children at
tending school SD, ID; teachers ", laj OIL
whom 5, 266 were male, and l,,Ss1 female,
'De Sautv has gone home" We find this
brief announcement in Boston paper. IL
correct, it settles several vexed questions
IF De Sauty has gone home, there must be Il
De Sautv; he cannot be Il myth, but must be
something real and personal. The Autocrat
NAV now put his uneasy doubts at rest.
The rumor IN current that the Rev. MIR.
Corey, of the 18th street Baptist church. in
New York. who recently sailed for Europe,
ycnt out with authority to extend formal
invitation to the Rev. Mr.. Spurgcon to VISIT
that city and attend the ensuing May ami
ycrsarleS.
A number of men arc now engaged upon
the Winnns steamer, preparatory t" her triai
trip to Norfolk. After mature deliberations
il bns been decided to add q feet to her
lenoth, II feet on each side of the water
wheel. The object is to increase the speed
of the boat.
The resignation of General Murray Nc
Connell fifth auditor of the treasury, has
been in the hands of the President for some
time. and it is to take effect at his convent
ence. Thus there are two bureau offlces open
for patriotic competition.
1t seem to be useless to spend further time
in negotiating with New Jersey for quaran'
tine grounds. Both Houses Of the Leglsla'
ture of that State have, by strong vote
adol ted emphatic resolutions aglnst the eS'
adjustment of quarantine at Sandy Hook.
Governor Kinks has concluded to respite
Henry Gambrill and the negro Cyphus, until
the period that may be fixed upon for the ex
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