Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-26
News of the Day.
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The grossest frauds, in connection with the
Oregon and Washington War Debt, have
been brought to light by the House Commit
tee on Military Affairs, through the efforts
of Mr.. Faulkner, of Virginia. the Chairman.
The whole debt, as reported by the Govern
ment agents, is about S6,OO0,O00. of which
the Committee assert that not more than
about one million is justly due.
Congress is likely to make an adequate
appropriation for the highly important object
of taking the eighth census: and we earnest
ly hope and trust that the statistical returns
will be made with the greatest possible care
and with more accuracy and fulness than
hitherto.
The news from Paraguay is to the 10Th of
November. The government was preparing
for receiving the North American invasion.
1t seems, however, that all will be termina-
ted by diplomatic arrangement.
The tobacco growers at Warehouse Point,
Connecticut, arc just finishing up the work Of
packing and selling their crops. Within a
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! than one hundred tons have been raised the
past season. The value Of the crop in some
| cases amounts to more than three hundred and
| fifty dollars per acre.
We often hear of this and that city. called
the City of Churches, but we think the term is
more applicable to Baltimore than to any
other within our knowledge. Thcpopulation
of Baltimore, the American of that city puts
down at 235, 900, while the number of church
ediices is 80.
In ''the fashionable world the latest in
telligencc is that Tom Paddock and Jim Mas
sew, two English pugilists, are coming to
visit us at all earl day. Sayers, the Cham
pion of the English prize ring, is also expcc-
ted.
The ship Macaulay, Capt. J. j. Rogers, of
| ,l40 tons burthcn, and drawing 10 feet E in
ches water, was safely and expeditously
brought into the harbor of Baltimore on Mon
day by way of the Beaverton, or new chan
mel of the Patapsco river.
Chas. G. Brooke has been appointed post
master at King George C. H., King George
county, Va, vice James W. Almond, resign
cd. James b. Northen. postmaster at War
saw, Rchmand county, Va, vice JAS. NJ.
Harris, resigned.
The proposition to increase the rates Of
postage from three to five cents on all let
tiers when the distance is less than three
thousand miles, and to ten cents when over
that distance, appears to be considered very
ungracious and offensive.
The best tobacco is supposed to be Cuban
Formerly. Maryland and Virginia raised the
best in the United States, but now variety
known as the Connecticut Seed Leaf" from
its being raised in that river valley, usually
brings double the value Of the former.
The committee on ways and means will re-
port bill for the modification of the tariff this
week. There will probably be two minority
reports also 1t is not improbable that before
the end of the session some project for the
revision of the tariff will be adopted.
The Treasury Department meets all legiti-
mate demands upon it, though answers to
acquisitions Of disbursing officers have been
confined to sums that were really needed by
them.
1t is very evident now that the Cuba ques-
sion is to be played as the trump card of the
Democratic leaders 1t has been reserved for
the emergency which is now apparent.