Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-03-30

irons. One oil them, lao nineteen years Vi
of age, has since made IA confession, in which
he details the particulars of the fitting out Of
the vessel and gives Il brief account of her
trip to Havana. He also alleges that the
reason the vessel did not go on her voyage
to Africa was OH account of a dispute that
arose between the captains-twO OF whom
they had on board, an American and Span
iard-and before the matter was settled the
latter, it is alleged was murdered, and the
vessel taken into st. Joseph's.
The Washington Union is dorm upon the
New York Herald, for it's recent political
coursc-cals the Herald political non-des,
cript-and asks, even, IF the Herald is sim
cere in its zeal for the personal success OF
Mr.. Buchanan, does it suppose that it would
be Of service and pleasure to any man to be
thus supported and Aattered at tho expense
of the party to whom he owes his position, Or
of colleagues willing to sink or swim with
his fortunes
NoMINArIoNs.-The Wings of lower Eau
ouicr, held a convention in Warrenton, OH
Monday, and nominated Enos Hord, esq,
for the Legislature On the same day, u De.
mocratic Convention was held in the same
place, and Messrs kincheloe from the upper
end, and Childs from the lower end of the
County received the nomination for the
House of Delegates.
On the route from Richmond, Va, to Viii.
mington. n. c., the Postmaster General d.
reefs that the agency Of W. b. Chalkley be
discontinued that seven agents be required
to perform the service-three on day and
three on night line, with an additional agent
for the relief of others and in cases of emer.
gency. Route from Richmond to Danville,
Va, W. W. Averett is appointed route
agent, in place of H. '. Graves, resigned, al
same salary $500 per annum.
Mr.. Chas. G. Fulton one Of the proprietors
of the Baltimore American, sailed from New
York on Saturday in the steamship City of
Washington for Liverpool. The principal
object of the trip is to repair his health, but
in making the tour of England, Ireland and
Scotland. and Of portions of France, Germa-
ny, and Italy, if opportunity permit. he will
furnish the readers of the American with
his impressions of the Old World.
The Eicksburg Southron says:-"We are
informed by letter received here yester-
day, from the chairman of the Executive
Committee of the Southern Commercial Con.
,ention that after mature consultation, the
second Monday in May next, the 9th of the
month. has been definitely fixed upon rs the
day for the assembling of the Convention. y
We thought that, by general consent, South.
ern Commercial Conventions" were to rest,
for while, at least.
1t appears by the last arrival from Europe
that there is nothing substantially new in re-
lation to the war question. Lord Cowley had
left Vienna, with what were reported to he
satisfactory propositions. The reports from
Paris and Turin were still warlike. and the
funds consequently declined. The Italian
exiles had been well received and literally
provided for by the English people.
The New York Journal of Commerce,
speaking Of the appalling spread of iptem'
perance, SAYS chat large number of emf
nent names are being erased from the list of
the living, where the true cause OF death IL
never suspected by the community at large,
1.-THE interposition of surviving friends saw
ing their memories from indelible disgrace, J
died of "delirium tremens" being the fear
full secret.
A correspondence has taken place between
Com. Stewart and Capt. kearny, relative to
Mr.. Jeffersons .'gun boats" and the amount
of it is, that Com. Stewart thinks, in case OF
war with Spain, at that time threatened
and an attack upon Cuba, these boats would
have been employed in the service. There
is nothing like Mr.. Jefferson's wishing or
expecting 10 fHid"ster Cuba.
The Washington Uni02 Of yesterday an
nounees that that establishment has been sold
to Gen. George W. Bowman, at present su-
perintendent of the Public Printing, who be-
comes sole proprietor of the psper, and will
take full possession Of the establishment on
the 18th day of Apri! next, when he will
make his announcement Of the course he
intends to pursue.
1t is said that Judge Hopkins. Demoera'
tic candidate for Congress, in Virginia. is
;odustriously defending his vote for the old
soldiers pension bill.
DIR. j. Is. Stoyail Of Pittsylvania county
has withdrawn from the rsGe for the Board
of Public Works of Va.
The Petersburg Intelligencer gives very
favorable account sf the continued growth
and prosperity of Petersburg,
TELHGRAPHIc DISPATCHES.
ALBANY, \. L., March 2S.-Mrs. Osclla
Masten has been arrested or the charge OF
killing Mary Ann Snyder, aged -. while
attempting abortion with instruments. The
accused IL "a years of age, and has been car,
ryiny on the business for years without de-
lection.
In New York, there were four hundred
and nineteen deaths last week, an increase u
ten oyer the previous report.
BosroN, March 2S.-TheM Merchants BANK
SuAnll Bank, and Merchants Exchange