Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-11-19

mittance was decided in New York, few
days since Edward Morrison sued the
Farmers Bank of North Carolina for $3.50.
the product Of draft collected, and which
was sent TO him in registered letter, but
not received. The court held that, as the
defendant was not authorized 10 remit money
instead of drafts, as is the usual custom, the
money mailed to the address of the plaintiff
could not be considered payment, and the
defendant was therefore liable in the ac-
ton. The jury found for the plaintiff ac-
cordingly.
In the course of an explanatory article on
the late events in that city, the Brownsville
Flag SAYS that, though they have FIVE thousand
inhabitants. numinally, there are not more
than two thousand five hundred on the CEN
sus roll. and OF these there are not over
three hundred who are not of Mexican origin.
In fact there are now but thirty four Amer
leans, By birth, old enough to bear arms. 70
be found in the place. Now, the greater
part of these five thousand are tugltivcS
from Mexico, pcones, ladrunes, &c, an idle
vicious, deprayed, ignorant, and thieyish po-
pulaton.
Last June party was sent out by the
Land Office TO run a base line between Kan
sas and Nebraska, anda geologist also accom-.
panied them. At the base Of the Rocky
mountains they have discovered stratas OF
coal from four TO seven feet thick specimens
of which have been received at Washing,
ton. They enclose, also pieces of the gold
bearing scoria mixed. to some extent, with
quartz. The discovery of this coal sets al
rest the inquiry as 10 where fuel for railroad
purposes in those Territories is to be OBJ,
tanned.
Propositions havcbeen introduced into the
Tennessee legislative proceedings from the
banks ut Nashville, with the special purpose
to repeal the law of the last session, requir-
ing all banks to pay out only such currency
as is redeemable 1T the place of issue; and q
meeting of merchants has been held at Nash
vile to devise the means of effecting this re.
peal A bill from the Planters Bank has
been introduced into the legislature, for The
re-charter Of that bank, which especially
provides that all its currency shall be redeem
able ut Nashville.
a Lusus Natura Of an apple, has been sent
TO the Richmond Enquirer by gentleman
Of Abingdon, Virginia, just as it had been
plucked from the apple tree in the garden
of Mr.. Jos. Carson, Of Washington county.
1t resembles human head Of the long kind,
such as we see iE pictures of "old Brown
The face thereon is remarkable feature,
with eyes, Roman nose. mouth and flowing
beard, strangely marked thereon.
Captain Franklin. of the brig Reindeer,
which arrived at New York yesterday from
Port an Prince on the lst inst. spoke the
ship Harry Of the West, from ST. Thomas TOR
Mobile She had lost eight Of her crew by
fever, and her captain and the remainder %,
her crew, excepting three men, were on the
sick list. The Harry Of the West reported
the shi p Pocahuntas at St. Thomas, having
lost sixteen men by fever
From Charleston we learn that the India
rubber case on trial in that city has been de-
cided. like all the others, in favor of Mr.. lio-
race ii. Day. Mr.. Day will recover an i'm
mense fortune from those who have infringed
his patent In every place where he has
contested the case, the decision has been III
his favor, and the amount of India rubber
goods manufactured and in use is very great.
A large number Of witnesses, among them
policemen Of Baltimore. repaired to Lynch
burg, Va, in obedience to summons to iden-
tify man named Moffet, accused of being
implicated in the llarper's Ferry outbreak.
Although the prisoner was seen by the wit
nesses at the Ferry, none of them could iden-
tify him being connected with the insur-
rection. lie was proved to have been, while
there, drunken Notwithstanding more.
The remarkable letter from the Rev. DR..
Cheever, of New York, soliciting aid of the
British abclitionsts to help him 10 carry on
the war against slavery from the pulpit. Is
awakening the attention that II deserves.
both for its unchartuble and anti-ChriStan
temper, and the ISLANDERS II contains against
every other Christian denomination. His
own church even is indignant.
A young lady of Edgefcd, 5 c., recently
attended family soiree as "The Evening
News" One who was there describes her
dress (made entirely of newspapers, rs being
decidedly unique and very beautiful. 1t Is
said to have presented by candle-light re-
semblance 10 the richest brocadc. 50 skiiiul
and tasteful was the arrangement OF It's
columns.
On the 9th inst Charlotte \. Buckley, aged
about eight years, en- interesting little daush-
ter of Mr.. J. Hoffman Buckley of Cumber-
land Md, while playing with number ol
children at bonfire in lot near her parents
residence, had her clothes to take fire and
before they were extinguished was so severe
" burnt that she died in a few hours.
Sir VIM Gore Ouseley is in San Jose pre-
pairing to leave for England. Professor Diml-
try the United States Minister, had hired a
residence in the same place. Ii is said that
he was very popular and friendly rivalry
between his daughter, Miss Dimitry. and
Miss Ouseley, had ended, as we are told, IN
favor Of the American belle.
\ gentleman who left Marcellus, ononda-
gu county, y. y, last Monday, states that
the sleighing was good in that nelghbor-
hood, though the snow was much drltted
in some places, and that on the New York
Central Railroad the snow pillow was used
between some of the stations.
A fancitul barber in Petersburg. named
John IIephorn. charged with grand larceny,
in the fact of his appropriating gold watch,
valued at Si3G which was left IN his barber
shop several months ago, by the owner, Mr.
Charles Rufin, of Prince George, has Just
been sentenced to one year III the penisen-