Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-12

Stafford, Of New York, Lewis Stark, OF New
York. John A. Walker, and Joseph Parker,
of New Hampshire and several Others, write
10 the st. Louis Republican Of their suffer
ings on the way to California. After eros
sing the Del Norte they turned back 10 Al
buquerque. where they met party VIII" had
been attacked by the Mojare Indians. They
describe their suficrings on the return Jour
nev as very severe On reaching Albuquer-
que their wants were relieved 10y contribu-
tons from Army officers. the Masons. Odd
Fellows and Americans resident there.
The Theatre Francois. at Paris, has given
up the old custom which prevailed even hr-
fore the time of Molierc. Of striking three
blows on the stage 10 give notice that the per-
formances were about To commence. The
ringing of Il bell is substituted. The stick
used for the purpose deserve, place i'll an
antiquarian museum. 1t gave tie signal for
the curtain 10 rise on the performance 81
TrtufI and all the comedies of MulIcrc and
all the tragedies of Racine were produced on
the board, of the Theatre Francois. This
baton DE commandment Is simple broom
stick
The cmigrant ship Isaac Wright Of loo
tons, WAS, on the Odd ult., partially destroy
ed by fire. while lying in the McrSey, bound
for New York. The Liverpool Times says:
There were between POO and 800 passen-
gers on board. and the CONSERVATION OF these
NAV De more readily imagined than d"scrih-
cd-a considerable portion Of them being
females, many with infants in their arms
One or two other steamers quickly arrived
alongside the vessel. including the Conqu"-
rnr, and every assistance was Afforded
The passengers were got on board the tugs,
large portion Of them scarcely halt dressed.
They havea gallery in New York, at
the headquarters of the police. Of practical
use. 1t consists Of the heads of three hun
drcd thieves, rogucS, and vagabond-, known
To the police a. such On Monday. man
who had recently been robbed of Il gold
watch and its appendagcs, valued at 500, IN
Jersey city, recognised the c"untcnancc OF
the dcprcdator among the portraits. y 20,
liceman was sent for the original, whose real
presence at once demonstrated the fidelity OF
the artist and the justice Of the susplcion.-
The man who sat for the portrait was placed
in durancc vile to await trial.
The New York City Inspectors report
states that there were 39l deaths in the city
during the past week; Il decrease Of nine a
compared with the mortality Of the week pre-
vious. and four more than occurred during
the corresponding week Of 1858. OF the
whole number PIG were Of ten years of age
4 4. e tl,n -,
stitutions. Consumption Yields the largest
item in the list. and then comes in;antile con
yulsions and marasmus, and next, dropsy in
the head.
Hon Theodore Atkinson, formerly one Of
the most wealthy men in New Hampshire,
and who died at Portsmouth, in l19" left a
legacy of about one thousand dollars to the
Episcopal Church at Portsmouth to be "A-
pended in bread To hc distributed on Sunday
10 the poor Of the parish This distribution
of more than dollars value i'll bread every
Sabbath. has now been regularly made for
about sixty years.
\ statue Of ST. Peter. modelled after one ut
Rome, was raised last week to one OF the
inches in front of the Roman Catholic
Church of st. Peter, at Philadelphia, i'll pre-
sence of large number of persons. The
figure is seven feet high, and made OF Acadia
freestonc \ statue of St Paul. Of similar
size, will soon be raised to a contiguous
niche.
\ few DAYS since notorious desperai"
named Tom Middleton, the dread OF the
quiet citizens of the counties Of Texas, Dor
dering on Louisiana, was arrested in the
latter State, and taken 10 Bastrop. Texas
While the sheriff was taking measures to Sc
cure him in jail, number Of citizens took
him about mile out of town ami hung him.
The Albany Standard states that II certain
Railroad Company lately employed a female
to watch a suspected conductor, and she pre-
tended to be crazy. and would stick 10 the
train. She put pin III her dress for every
passenger, and soon showed the conductor
short in his cash account.
Sanchez. the human tiger. whose atrocities
in New York, we have already noted, has not
vet been arrested. 1t is believed he has been
dodeinp about the city disguised in female
apparel: At all events the police are in keen
chase of him. and he cannot long escape ar
rest
Lieutenant }. Howard March, of the Uni
ted States Navy, died ON board the >t"reship
Relief. on the DIST of December Last, while
the vessel was on her way from Aspinwall 10
New York. His remains were brought to
New York.
Senator Douglas appeared in the Senate
on Monday morning. for the first time this
session. soon after the reading of the Iour-
nal. There was some applause in the gale
rieS. g.
Santa Anna the cx-Dictator Of Mexico.
has recently purchased an estate on the Is
land of ST. Thomas for $4,000. His wife
disguised with his brutalitics. has left him
and gone to Havana.
So plenty is game at the West, that one
firm in Chicago contracted 10 send 100000
pounds of quail and prairie chickens to the
East, this season, and has already exceeded
that amount.
The city Of London was first lighted with
gas in 1877. and it was not until lS23 that
the streets of New York were illuminated by
the now universal light giyer.
John Mars Of Mcchanicsvillc \. Y, has
Lo.n arresfad rharpo1 with an cyten siyo rob