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The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-03-16
ANOTHER SLAVER.

A private letter received in NM ety rom a gentleman
residing at Kew West Elo,saa -, = 10. states
that a SLAYER run aground on the Boca Grande Keva
The crew landed at Key West, having previously landed
their cargo of slaves at Cuba. The captain. or person
supposed to be captain, had been lodged in iail AZ that
place.
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-03-16
WASHINGTON CITY.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10. 1869.
business Notice.

A. the business Of the Union establishment, ia view oftbe proposed
change In It's terms, viii be conducted strictly on acash basis, all
agencies for the collection OF subscriptions for the Union are daeon
saued. no payments should be made to Agents after this date, eK-
oept 20 M. ". c. upscomb, Jr, WHO'S Authonzedi0 make collections
Ia nels@aIe, Maryland, and Virginia.
WAsnlSoroE, March -, 1S5B-u.
The foregoing notice Is not intended tonolude any agents or conec-
tors tbat 40 now employ o. have heretofore employed Ia this city, but
those onl, who have performed such service In other parts Of the
conntfy APP 29-u
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-03-16
DEPARTURE OF MRS. BROWN.

-
We learn that Mrs. Governor Brown and family are
making arrangements to leave the city at as early a day
as practicable, and that they will retnrn, in the course of
q few days, to their home in f~ennesgee, They will carry
with them tho warm regards and kind wishes Of al our
citizens.
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-03-16

o,;te a prooressiy We step has been tat6h by DC Sultan
of Turkey. He has ordered a reorganization OF the
Turkish schools, and that provision be made for the edu-
cation of girls.
The Philadelphia Press announces the recovery OF Gov
Packer from a severe attack of disease.
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-03-16

There has been q large increase. i'm the membership q
the Georgia Methodist Church. The net increase 70
church members reported was $500 white, and 8lgeu
blacks total, 1900. There wasi raised for bunaY
fohools about 81, 900, for The Tract society about sB,9Vy
and for the Missionary society, including the anniversary
collection, about So, 600,
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-03-16
OF THE FISCAL YEAR ls5sI6O.

1A@
The following list of the appropriations Of the last
session Of Congress has been prepared in accord
ance with law by the proper officer, and may be re-
lied upon as accurate, The indefinite" appropria-
tons authorized by the acts scheduled under that
head, and by all acts of a private nature, win
not, it is supposed, amount TO more than a million
or a million aud a half; and it may safely be al
frmed that the total appropriations of the expired
session do not reach forty-three millions. Had the
Post Office bill passed, the gross appropriations for
the year l959-'60, exclusive of the postal revenues,
would not have exceeded ~ifty-two millions of dol
lars. The estimates Of the administration for the
service of the year were for about ffty-two millions,
and thus has Congress fer once approximated IFS
appropriations to the demands of the administration.
We annex the schedule alluded to:
appropriations I'd session 35h Congress,
No. 8. Support Military A~cademy------ SITS, 588 90
8. Providing for lighting streets
across the Mall ------- 400 90
~. Expenses of investigating COM
mittees House of Representa-
10, 900 90
rs. Regular Indian 1871 1868 AZ
20. Consular and diplomatic l,047 ,745 90
20. 10, 1927, 1913 So
80. To carry out treaty stipulations
with certain Indian tribes, and
for other purposes 962, 1896 80
33. Legislative, executive, and judi
6,94o,tSb %
"a. Lighthouse. - 33l, 507 10
IS. Sundry civil --------------- ~3,lo9,003 ~
SO. Army, Notifications, arsenals,
roads, and other public works 10, 2S9, S45 rs
40. Expenses investigating commit
tees House of j Representatives 10000 90
Al Pension 852, 900 90
Al, l23, s04 81
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-15
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Monetary.

rsp,l, at this season Of the year, there Is
,.sm.ll amount of business being transacted
-. Atlantic cities, and in money circles there Is
General s,agnation. There is very htue eoou
No, Offering on the street. and the wants OIL tue
,oc,,,ptilc community arc moderate Accounts
m x.w York. Boston. and Philadelphia show a
,;o,e5 accumulation Of capital i'll the Banks oil
.;.s whiI. there exists a limited demand.
Stocks are without material change ana quiet
v;-.;ri, SKIES are quoted in New York at 963.-
+, Local Stocks there have been very few transae-
.;,os and we have no change whatever 70 note III
,b. ,porations of last week.
,ud Warrants. are quiet. The following are
,ho vow York quotations :-iO acres al Ioo@
nm. SOS sjMssc.; 1905 s2@s'c, and loos
s5@sse.
Noss,s Douglas 4 Co., of New York, have is
- . c;rculsr furnishing what processes to be a
IL, Of the mercantile and business failures IN 'he
United States and Canada during the years 1921
.,d 1858. They report in the United states -
no, sa;lnres in 1871, and 1926 in 1855. The to-
.,roh;;t;., Of the 4, 932 failures in 1851. amour
o., % goal 80. 900, whereas last year they were
only se5, 7,9,6 62. The fifty eight failures IN Bal
,;more in 1851. involved liabilities to the amount
81 e 300. 600. against $2,442,64o of liabilities OF
seveptv-six failures in 1853. As to the South the
Circular says, the accounts from all quarters ex-
com, portions of Virginia. are uniform IN their
,.,;,norv tina, trade is in a healthy condition.
Virginia is suffering from a deficiency IN her crops
The Circular may or may not be correct IN It's
srurc. We incline TO the opinion, that most oil
i i. mere guess work. 1t says that IN Ne" iork
Stat, The failures decreased in 1855, rs compared
with 1857. nearly forty = cent; in the New Eng
land States, thirty six = cent; in Pennsylvania
they decreased nearly thirty-two E cent; IN ohio
eighteen and a half = cent; in Indiana nearly
twcntv-sevcn = cent: in Iowa, seventeen T. cent
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-15
Temperance Prize Essay.

Mr.. John VI. Barnard, Of Boston, some two
wears AGO, offered Il prize of - 900, "ior the
hest ESSAY on TEMPERANCE legislation and out
linesof a law" More than forty essays We're
sent in. none If (which met the views OF the
committee. These essays present Il curious
illustration of the vagaric, which enter the
heads Of rcformerS. One of the writers sug-
rested AN outlineof Il law which. among other
remedies for the evils of intempcrance, pro-
bosses TO make all parents crimlnaliy liable
for the acts of their children under twenty
one wears of age. provided that the offences
CHARGED against them are the result of intoXl-
cation, Another condemns the Maine law,
and pronounccs all sumptuary enactncntS
unjust and oppressive, but proposes IN lieu
thereof sanitary institutions all over the State,
with different apartments for lncbriateS, and
to be supported from the revenue of the Com
monwcalth. 1t is argued from this, that the
burden of taxation would he So great in main
tainin" these hospitals, that the moral intiu-
ence of all good citizens would be directed
towards the suppression (h.y moral suasl"n)
of tn, free use Of Intoxicating liquors. An
other contributor regards a license system rs
the most c~tfectual one to meet the views OF
the public. =,
The committee decline making any award
of the prize. or expressing any preference III
rco,rI t. the cssavs.-N. J. Commercial.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-15
A.. .Jiy.,.of The tIer1uTrin Gazette:

To the cditoro Of the -i'erandr'd Gazette:
have observed a resolution passed by Il
late general meeting Of the Alexandria and
Washington Turnpike Company. de%nounclng
rs uncourtcous and illegal, the action OF the
Alexandria, Loudouu and Hampshire Kali
road Company, in relation to the location and
erection Of Il pier upon an unused, and Ia
them useless. part of the turnpike. | thin
il will strike any one who takes the trouble
to look into the subject, that the parties who
procured the passage and publication OF that
resolution. are more anxious to excite prcJn-
dice %orainst the Railroad Company, than 10
obtain redress of the alleged injury. The
accusation of "A want of courtesy, l meet
with the annexed note from Mr.. Randolph,
the Engineer in charge Of the work in ques-
tion and | have no doubt that every unpre-
iudiced person will agree with me thai the
discourtesy, if any, was on the other side.
am sure the Railroad Company have no
wish TO infringe the legal or other rights OF
onv one and in this business they have
been governed by the advice Of their coun-
sci. .NlpSSrS. ~. i ullSltl dit '''' '
lsee their notes herewlth.) gentlemen who
would hardly be accused here OF advising an
unfair or illegal course.
As 10 the inability Of the Railroad Com
ranv to respond in damages by reason OF the
mortgage referred to III a recent publication,
| have 10 say that the Company have offered
to deposite any amount which may be re-
ouircd 10 meet Il verdict for damages. This
offer / here repeat. They are and ever have
been able and ready to pay this claim, when
property settled, as well as all other claims
upon them. 1t is Obvious, however, from
the proceedings of this Turnpike Company
than an amicable agreement with them so
their claim is not to be expected and 1t
would seem that they are not disposed to re-
sort to the proper means to ascertain It's
| now invite them to that resort,
and pledge myself that the mortgage refer
red To shall not present the slightest dlfhculty
in making their money.
LEWIS MCKENZIE,
President A.. l.. X IL. X. K. Co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-15
CONGRESS.

In the Senate, Yesterday, the resolution to
pay out Of the contingent fund of the Senate
the funeral expenses of the late Jas. ii. Nor,
ton. superintendent Of the furnace, was called
up and passcd-ycas SO, nays Il.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick presented a memorial for
the establishment Of a line of mail steamers
from New Orleans to Mobile, and poisson the
Gull Of Mexico.
Mr.. ~Ivcrson offered a resolution calling on
the Secretary Of the Navy for a statement OF
all contracts entered into for live-oak timber,
and the result of such contracts.
Mr.. Cameron moved to take up the bill
providing for the construction Of a passenger
railway on Pennsylvania avenue, in Wash
ington City.
After debate between Mr.. Brown for tax
iny up the bill. and Mr.. Ivcrson against it,
Mr.. Cameron's motion was not agreed to.
The Pacific Railroad bill was then taken
up. and Mr.. Chandler addressed the Senate
against il.
In the House of Representatives, Mr.. Kun
kcl offered a resolution Of inquiry as to the
amount Of coal used in the Navy since 1872,
and of the amount paid coal agents as com-
missioncrS, and as to what authority there is
for employing those agents adopted.
Mr.. Harris offercda resolution empowering
the select committee on the accounts OF the
Superintendent ofPublic Printing, to employ
IA stenogarpher.
On motion of Mr.. Houston, il was amended
So rs to allow the Judiciary Committee the
same privilege; adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Stevens, the House re-
sumcd the call of the committees.
The committees were then callcd torreportS
on private cases. and Il large number OF pri-
yate bills were reported.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-15

REMARkS.-ln consequence OF the susPeh'i'n
Of navigation for several days during the early
par, Of the week. snd the light receipts OF produce
by railroads, the market has been very quiet. with
small transactions and a limited demand. In Flour
there has been little doing. and our quotations LOT
Superfne. Extra, and Family. have remained I'M
altered during the week. the sales being prlncirai-
" TO the city trade. and by the dray load. There
has been some enquiry for Wheat. hut the offerings
have been light. and the last sales reported were at
l25 cents for fair white. aud lie cents for fair red;
n prime article ofoi,her description would command
higher figures. and we quote nominally lSo cents
for white. and 100 cents for red. An increase III
the receipts may he looked for next week, should
the weather prove favorable. though owing TO the
short crop, the receipts will fall short even OF the
preceding wear, and the increase can only he over
that Of the previous month. Corn has been IN
fair demand. and prices have been well sustained.
the market closing firm, with sales of white and
yellow a; 50 cents. The receipts have been moder-
ate. but we have been pleased to note an increase
in the quantity of yellow coming forward. and as
this description is always in this market, in good
demand. we trust that the farmers trading to Al
exandria will turn their attention to its cultivation
On y larger scale than heretofore. Rye and Oats
have been very quiet, the offerings of both very
light. while there exists a fair demand. There
were sales of some smal lots of Rye reported on
Change Yesterday. ut - cents. which maybe quo
ted as the market price. There has been very
little doing in Oats. aud our quotations are nomi-
nal. The Grocery market is quiet. and prices OF
leading articles are unchanged. Plaster is in fair
supply. and demand. at the figures given above, for
lump and ground. Seeds arc dull. and quotations
remain unchanged. Provisions are steady at last
week prices. Butter and Eggs are scarce, and in
demand at - a 2S cents for best roll Butter, and
itGai6 cents 4 dozen for Eggs. Corn Meal is
dull. with a fair supply, and may be quoted at %
cents T bushel. Pork is heavy, owing to the un-
favorable weather Of the past few days, and in
consequence prices have declined. aud we note
sales of dressed Hogs at IS. 1926 and $3.50 = 100
hs.. the latter price for prime; the receipts are
moderate. Hay is in fair request at 60(G65 cents
= loo Ms. The demand for Sumac continues
>teady nj 1925 r. 100 Ms. The supply of Wood
and Coal is adequate to meet the demand, which,
however. is moderate. and we have no change to
make i'll last weeks quotations. There is a good
demand for vessels. and as the ice has nearly dis
Appeared from the river. arrivals are now expected.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-15
LEWIS MCKENZIE,
President A.. l.. u IL. X. X. Co,
ALEXANDRIA, Jan. IL, 1859.

Lcr;s NcKcpsis, esY.:
DEAR SIR:-In answer to your note OF this date,
calling my attention 10 a resolution "i TIE WASH
inrton and Alexandria Turnpike Company. res
pecting the action of the Alexandria, Loudouh a
iIomrshirc Railroad Company, in the erection Of
a pier for 4 bridge across the Washington and Al
cyandria Turnpike, I have to state, that several
weeks before the commencement Of work upon the
pier. I called on Mr.. James ;. French. a President
of the Washington and Alexandria Railroad Com
pany. and aS the representative OF the turnpike
Company. (hc having, on several occasions assumed
To act in the latter capacity: 1t beng Impossible l"
fuJ ont who was President of the Turnpike Com
pauy. and no other active Director being known to
me- for the purpose of explaining t" him the plan
Ly which it was proposed +" pass the Alexandria,
L,udouu 4 Uampshirc Road over those Roads. and
showed him Il diagram prepared for the purpose oil
plainly exhibiting that plan. This plan had been
altered from one previously suggested To him. i'll a
conversation | had with him more than a year ago.
and had been made to ohviate his objections, ana
10 accord with views expressed to me by him at
that time. At the interview first referred to. l was
told bv Mr.. French that he recognized an enemy IN
the Alexandria. Loudoun i Hampshire Railroad
COMPANY: that he would agree 10 nothing hui what
the law compelled and that he insisted upon II
condemnation. by Commissioners. III the same way
as had been done with the ncighhorInS land-hoid-
erS. | mcntioncd TO him my views OF the law on
this subject: but was informed that he considered
himself proficient in the law. and all that he re
uuircd was that the Alexandria. Loudoun Il lamp
shire Railroad Company should observe its dlrcc-
tons. | left him, with the assurance that the re-
uuircmcnt would he complied with.
The plan last submitted to Mr.. +. has been car
ried cut. after consulting the hes, professional adj
vice in the City. Very respectfully,
RICHARD RANDOLPH, Div. Eng'r.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-15
Baltimore Cattle Market, January 10.

BEkP CArrLE.-The offerings at the Scales TO-
duy reached So head. OF the number offered go
head were driven to Philadelphia, 100 left over un-
sold. and the remainder were purchased 10y Balti-
more butchers AT prices ranging from 81 to S3.l2!
ON the hoof, averaging 81 gross. The outside price
was paid for only those of superior quality. The
market closed very heavy.
SnEEr.-Thcre was a light supply at market to-
day, and prices firm; sales at Si(lS5 e head, nc
cording 10 quality.
~HoGS.-There was but a slight supply at market
today. hut the oHly demand il from city butchers;
saies at S6.71@SS a cwt., according to the size
aud quality.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-15
The Pork Market.

The Cincinnati Gazette says:-''Thcrc has not
been a year for sometime when less pork has been
packed by farmers and store keepers. than the pre-
sent: last year the quantity packed. particularly IN
Missouri, Iowa, and Illinois, was unusually large,
because neither the price nor the payment were "a
tisfactory; this year the price was a. good aS could
be desired, and the paymen; cash and the con;e-
mcnce is the hogs have been all brought To the
leading packing places. hut while this increases
the supply put in understandable shape. it also leaves
the farmers with barely what Is necessary for their
own use. We also learn from our correspondent,
that Il good deal ofbarrel pork aud bacon YVES held
in the inferior from last YEAR
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-15
Later from Cuba.

SAVANNAH, Jan. 1.-THE steamship lsa-
bel, from Havana, on the 9th. touched at
Tybee yesterday. She reports sugars quiet,
in consequence of the holidays. The slave
trade in the Island was very active. Nearly
1900 negroes are reported to have been re-
Gently landed.
The extensive smuggling of lard, in bbls.
marked rs potatoes, has been discovered, and
an order will soon be issued requiring all
cargoes to be certified to by a Spanish caaful.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-15

Ny DEAR Sm:-In !cpiy 10 your inquiry rela-
tive to the rights Of Corporations to take private
property for their uses. VIII state that thc |ooe
nroyiIcs means bv which ipnd aud materials may
hc taken without the owners consent: hut there Is
mo- provision. tia; know of, by which a mer" r'ght9t
,roy held by one Company, can per 50 be condemned
To- the use of another. The only proceeding by which
any portion of the irnd over which the r'gh Of
ran of the Alexandria and Washington Turnpike
Company is located, could be appropriated to the
use of another Company. is that provided by the
56th chapter of the Code above referred To; Il pro-
cceding crcIu.iceiy against the tenant of the free
bolJ !. Nh. IrtI. and not against the owner Of the
right of way over that land. In short. | am conf
dent that The Code furnishes no proceeding against
Il Company holding . mere rightg "Hy, by which
that right of way can he condemned To- the use OF
another. Very respectfully.
d. FUNSTEN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-15
eGl~
~I0SrSG ~
~&IpF
nv TEL EGRApH
BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.
Additional Foreign Intelligence.

HALIFAX. Jan. l3.-The Niagara brings
intelligence that the Hon. +. VI. Erskine Is
transferred from the Secrctaryship Of Legs-
ton 1T Washington. to Stockholm, and is to
be succeeded by Mr.. W. Irvine, late first paid
attache ut Vienna.
The London Times, in a leader on the right
of search. thinks the only way out of the diff
fcultv. is a declaration that the slave trade is
piracy. This, however. the Americans will
not do. and the French will not do. Thus,
therefore. We 20 on, wasting the precious
lives of English sailors upon the coast OF AZ
RIGA. where one rescued negro cannot be
shown as Il set-otf against ten dead English
men-whcrc our impotent force has become
a mockery, and our blind and useless zeal, a
Jest"
The affair of the steamer Washington at
Nicaragua. has given rise to editorials in the
English press. The Times says that We
NAV remark that this style of communication,
in which ut every difficulty war is denounc-
ed. reflects no credit on American good sense,
and cannot even give them any real reputa-
ton for courage"
"A collision between the armed forces of
England and America, would be an event
fraught with terrible consequences, and per-
haps Il bloody war would be carried on in
the most tcrocious spirit. to the ruin Of a
vast trade. and Il check to the progress of
both hemiSphcres would be the result. \
struggle between two such peoples would
bring into play animoSiticS which would be
all the more bitter for relationship.
The London Globes Paris correspondent
says: 81 am able to state very confidently
that the court Of Tuillcries had within the
last two or three days caused Lord Dcrby's
government to be officially informed that, in
case England should think fit to take any
measures to counteract certain parts of Pres
ident Buchanan's message, she may rely on
the support of France to the utmost extent"
The Peninsular Correspondent says: THE
news which the telegraph has brought con-
corning the message Of the President of the
United States has produced a great sensation
here Madrid and has already been COM
mented on by the daily Journals in a tone of
offended national pride which might natural
ly be expected"
A letter from Jaffa dated December %.
says that no punishment has yet been infict-
ed on the five Mussulmen arrested for the
murder of AN American family in the neigh
borhood Of Jaffa. The Americans have
threatened to lombard the town if justice is
not executed. and if they keep their word
tn " will have to come 10 that extremity.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-15
Baltimore Market.

BALTIMORE, Jan. li.-Flour is frmer and un-
changed; Howard street and Ohio $5.2j@S5.31l.
Wheat is better; white 1885, l50c.: red l33c. Corn
c">ei higher: white 74M75c.. and yellow 7jc.
Provisions closed quiet. and generally unchanged.
Whi,k,y is hrm; Ohio .. and City 2jc.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-15
l. McKrxlIs. President A.. l.. Il IL. L. r..
ALEXANDRIA. Jan. lith. 1919.

Lcri. HcKun:ic. c.g.. Pr,st. i. L.d ". Il. Il. '".:
DEAR SR:-i am Of opinion that the Code "i
Virginia does not provide any mode Tor the assess
mcnt of damages ON the taking oi = iranchlSe. IL
rroyides in terms for the taking of h"d, and when
application Is made for the appointment OF Com
misSioncrs to assess the damages. requires notice
to be given to the "ten""t ?j The J'esh"I'." Inc
Turnpike Company is not the owncrot the freehold
Of the soil over which the turnpike passes. 1t has
4 mere right of way-thc freehold being in the
]coterminous landhUldcr,.
Yours. very respectfully.
GEORGE WM. BRENT.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-15
AUCTION SALES.

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF BANK STOCK.
y BY virtue of "A decree Of the Circuit Court
of Alexandria County, Va, rendered ON the 18th
day of November, 1858. in the suit Of Castlcman,
W. McVeigh. the undersigned ~ Commissioners
thereby appointed. will offer for sale at public auc-
ton, in front of the Mayors Office. in the city of
Alexandria, on Nondny, n, l4h d"y9t February,
1859. at II O'Clock, w., twenty shares Of stock Of
Bank of the Old Dominion. Terms, Cash.
DAVID FUNSTEN. o.
5. +. BEACH,
ian lO-cOltS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-15
The Florida Indians.

SAVANNAH, Jan. l.-The Tampa "Pen-
%sacola" says that Col. Rector arrived there
on the 9th. with Il delegation Of Western
Scminoles. to make a last effort to remove the
Florida Indians west of the Mississippi.