Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-03-19

Tins CLAIM, the States says, Is OF doubtful va
lidity, in principle, and undeniably extrava-
CANT in amount-and if Lopez proposes to
submit it to arbitration, the Executive ought
to instruct Commissioner BoWlin to accept the
offer.
The news Of the death Of DR.. Thomas ID.
Mutter, late a Professor in the Jefferson
Medical College at Philadelphia, which we
published Yesterday, will be received with
much regret by the many friends of the de-
ceased in this State. He was a native of
Virginia, studied medicine in Alexandria,
and subsequently removed to Philadelp hia,
where he acquired distinction as surgeon,
and was deservedly popular professor in
the College to which he was attached. He
had been for long time in bad health.
The Democratic journals having, appa-
rently, turned their attention, for the pres
ent. at least, from Mr.. Goggin to Mr.. j. NJ.
Bolts, and devoted their columns to the sc
verest censures upon the latter gentleman
who is certainly not candidate for any Of
fce-it is proper that he should be heard III
the matter. And, if in defending himself,
he assumes the vantage ground, and in turn
assaults, with effect, those who assault him.
no one ought to complain or object.
Our accounts from Stafford and Rappahan
mock, in both of which counties the candi-
dates for Congress from this District have
lately addressed the people, state that Mr..
Thomas was received with much favor, his
speeches highly applauded, and his friends
warm in his support. They mean to exert
themselves in his favor. and to strive for his
election. His prospects, good from the be-
ginning, are improving every day.
Private advices just received state that the
Dutch Government are about to lay claim
TO the famous Ares Guano Island in the Car
ribean Sea, which has been successfully
worked by the Atlantic and Pacific Guano
Company of New York, for the last two
wears. If 80, it will entail some diplomatic
discussion at Washington and the Hague, as
in the case of the Haytien claim to Nevassa,
the administration having initiated the pol
lev of non-interference with American guano
diggers near our continent.
A disastrous fire occurred in London on
the morning of February Goth, at an eating
house in Marylebone. The inmates had re-
tired to rest in the upper part of the house.
when the shop was discovered to be on fire.
Three-uuarters of an hour elapsed before
any fire engine arrived; and no tire-escape
was raised to the window, where the inmates
were appealing for help, until 1T was too late
to save them. Five persons were burned
and one more has since died.
The Washington correspondent OF the Bal
timore Sun, says: 1T seems thepost Office deh-
cit is about one million of dollars in excess of
that estimated by Gov. Brown, instead OF two
and a-half millions, as was repo, ted current
" in Congressional circles, that from position
should have been more accurately informed.
Had the Post Office Department bill passed.
the definite appropriations would have
amounted to $5l ,,6O0, 900, or q million and
quarter less than MIR. Cobb's estimate
Decided improvements are going on ut the
Virginia Military Institute The Superin-
tendent Col. F. III. Smith, having recently
returned from tour in Europe. and having
visited nearly all the Military schools in the
various countries embraced In his tour, Is
now enabled to make any quantity OF I'M
movements, both rs to the courses OF instr'ic-
ton, discipline. and appearance OF the
grounds and buildings.
ATTORNEY General Black has decided that
United States Consuls, in Turkey, have jurls-
diction over American citizens in criminal
cases only. Also, that the functions of the
Consuls at each of the ports IN China aesig'
mated by treaty for the residence OF citizens
of the United States, are restricted to the port
for which he is appointed. But the ]nrlsdc-
ton of the United States Commissioner eA-
tends to all the FIVE ports.
The New Orleans Delta, Of the 9Th IN
slant, abiding to the doleful remarks Of
Northern journals on the alleged filling up
of the mouths of the Mississippi, states that
the detention of 80 many vessels at the pre-
sent time, at the bars, is not Occasloned by a
diminution of water, or an accumulation OF
mud but by the increased draught of water
required by vessels of greater burthen than
those formerly used in the trade.
1t singular fact. that the watch which
was carried by Mr.. Thurston. the unfortunate
balloonist, when he fell from the balloon near
Adrian, Michigan, on the 10th of September.
was not broken by the fall of more than
mile to the earth. Both the crystal and the
works were uninjured. 1t continued to 90
until il ran down, twenty-four hours after
The spring travel to Europe has common
.sd The steamer Jura sailed from New
York for Liverpool with as many passengers
as she could accommodate. and the Europa
left with l0l.
The ship David Stewart, of Baltimore, al
Cadi,, had been chartered to bring the yea
nolitan exiles to the United States, and We, was
TO have called between the 18th and the ztn
Of February.