Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-12-02
News Of the Day.
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that no duty would be required of them that
day, but that there would he dress parade
at three o'clock the day following. Great,
therefore. was the excitement of the people
on hearing the sounds of the drum from the
Mountain Guards armory at three in the
morning. the hour when all honest people
except sentinelsj are supposed to be asleep.
vi course, a rush was at once made for the
place Of alarm, and inquiry made as To the
meaning Of the beating Of the drum. The
officer III command very coolly informed the
crowd that 1t was Tor the purpose ot u dress
porade' After good laugh at the expense
Of the company the crowd retired.
Wendell Phillips lectured in Philadel phia
on Monday evening, on the celebrated Tous
saint L'Ouyerture H- compared Toussaint
with Cromwell-drew \ lengthy parallel be-
tween them-denied that a negro was COW
ardly, and in concluding ran parallel be-
tween Toussaint, Bunaparte. Cromwell and
Washington-in all cases placing the former
in higher rank than the others. He placed
Hampden Us the type Of English liberty
Washington as the representative OF the
primitive days Of American splendor, aud
John Brown, of Connecticut, as Gods best
and dearest gift to this latter generation! !.
Mr.. Allen Page, of Conecuh county, Ala
bama was murdered few days since by a
band of highwaymen. as was supposed at the
time, but we now learn that they were men
who had received from him the most gener
Gus treatment. The old man WAS known to
have u considerable sum Of money about him
and the only motive for the deed was thirst
for gold. The murderers were two brothers
named Ward, who confessed the deed, and
who were hung by the people without Judge
or jury.
A splendid steamer, built to the order of
Captain Charles Latimer, left Cincinnati on
Wednesday last. to take the place of the
WIN Eaves," plying between Cairo, Illinois,
and Columbus, Kentucky, and connecting
the great Illinois Central with the Mobile
aud Ohio railroads. This new packet is of
immense power and great speed. sheathed
with iron and fitted up in luxurious style
The Vim. Eaves is TO be Immediately rehtted
and kept ready at Cairo, 80 as to prevent the
possibility of any failure To connect the lines.
Diptheria, SORT of Group, prevails some
what among children in Boston at the pre-
sent time The throat becomes sore. false
membrane is formed i'll, or near the windpipe,
until the passage to the lungs entirely closes
up, and the unfortunate sufferer dies dis
tressing death from sutfUcation. Its attacks
are sometimes light, but usually about one
death occurs out of four that are attacked
by it.
1t is stated that number-about forty
two-of the republican members OF Congress
held preliminary caucus at the Astor
House, in New York, Oh Monday night. and
agreed to vote for MIR. Sherman, of Ohio, for
Speaker of the House; Colonel Forney, Of
Pennsylvania, for clerk; a MIR. Adams. also
Of Pennsylvania for sergeaut-at-arms, and
y. Bowles, Of the Springfield Mass. Repub-
lican, tor printer.
The general committee of Wings held a
meeting in New York last Friday They lis
tened to an excellent Union speech from SEN
ator Crittenden nominated Greene Z. Bron-
son for corporation counsel, MIR. Andrews
having declined the honor; selected John Ill.
Briggs rs their candidate for aims house
governor; and expelled some halt dozen Of
their members for acting with the republl-
cans.
Capt. Kirby, of ship Uncowah. arrived
at San Francisco from New York, reports
that he passed an immense floating island Of
ice, about fifty miles south OF Cape Horn, on
the 9Th of August. 1t was eight or ten miles
long, and very high, a solid mass OF ice,
against which the sea broke as upon the
iron bound shores Of contenent.
1t is proposed that the people of Norfolk
and Richmond appoint from amongst their
most energetic business men, committee,
whose business it shall be to organize JOINT
stock importing company for the purpose OF
importing oil such goods M are at present
procured from abroad, through the northern
cities.
The Columbia IS. c. Guardian has been
requested to state that the Geographic an
nouncement that Governor Gist had rendered
military aid to Governor WISE is Incorrect
Gov. Glst has been restrained form doing 80
only by the conviction that Virginia Is album
dainty able to take care OF herself
The Richmond papers notice the preva-
lence Of runors to the effect that sundry
merchants of that place had discharged their
clerks for going with the lst Regiment to
Charlestuwn They say, that on strict en-
quiry, they have found the rumors to be
without foundation.
A few days since, as J. 7. Sibley, clerk
in cotton brokerage firm, WAS proceeding
to the Merchants Bank, in New Orleans, to
deposit $1,000, he was robbed vi the same
81, 200 were in bill Of exchange, and the
balance in 900 notes on the Louisiana
State Bank.
A man calling himself William Lloyd,
suspected OF being one OF the liarper's Ferry
insurgents, has been arrested at Louisville.
and If identified will be surrendered Ia Gov.
Wise lie acknowledged having been with
John Brown in Kansas.
Samuel Gibbons, esq, Of Page county, has
sold his Spring farm to DR.. Williamson, Of
Rockingham, for ST. 500 cash. Reuben p.
Bell esd, has also sold his farm on the
Shenandoah river, to David Eumgarner, esq,
for 5000.
The one hundredth anniversary of the in
PRODUCTION of Methodism into the United
States is to be appropriately celebrated by
that denomination. The Christian Advocate
savs:-The true centenary Of Methodism is
the year 1860.
This Albany Evening Journal notices the