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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-22
TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCHES.

WASHINGTON, April 20.-I hear that Rob
ert {. Morgan, Of Wisconsin, has been desIg-
mattel by the President for the consulate at
st. John, y. b.
1t is understood that the President Is yet
considering upon the expcdiency OF sending
back the Cass-Irissarri treaty 10 Nicaragua,
for a withdrawal or modification by her gov
eminent "t the amendment insisting that our
government shall enforce our neutrality laws
against fllihustcrs. This is offensive, since
that our government has acted in good faith
in this regard. and ~enforces all its laws.
Meantime Il portion of the Paraguay fleet Is
u be diverted to Nicaragua before reaching
home.
1t is understood by the friends OF Judge
Douglas here that he will remain firmly 10y the
national democratic party rs heretofore. and
that seceders from the regular party organ
izatlon will receive no sympathy Or support
from him.
ST. LorIs, April 20.-Thc passengers by
the mail coach report the massacre of a faml-
" of nine persons by the Caddo Indians, in
the vicinity of Cooper's Camp, Texas.
Business at San Francisco was very dull.
The markets were generally unchanged.
PHILADELPHIA. April 2o.-The India Rub
Der case relative to the patent for woven
shirrcd goods. before Judge Grier, Of the [.
5. Circuit Court, had a sudden termination
this afternoon, the Judge declaring the ques-
tions too important for determination on II
preliminary hearing. though both parties
were dcsirons of a hearing.
New ORLEANS, April l9.-Captain Bossler
and John Vernon, of the propeller Courier,
had a rencounter this morning with pistols.
Capt. Bossier was dangerously wounded.
ArGuSTA. TIA, April 20.-Twrntv cases
of smallpox are reported in the village of
Columbia, Henry county, Ala. and the dis
ease was increasing in violence and spread
ing rapidly to other counties.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-22
The Poor Sailors.

Weare glad to sec thatthe press on both sides
of the water are taking up the cause Of the
poor sailor, Us one appealing very strongly TO
the instincts Of our common humanity. Ger
tain revelations recently made of terrible
c~ruelties have excited Il natural indignation
on shore. and we do sincerely trust that this
honest feeling will in some manner result III
the mitigation of the sailors wrongs. Our
readers will remember Il horrible outrage
committed mt Richmond a year or so ago by
which a poor wretch of a Jack Tar lost his
life. The captain MAS put upon his trial Tor
the murder, but his employers had plenty
Of money to pay law yers, and the dead man
had no friends, and 81 the matter ended 10y
the bloody %tyrant's going back to III" Octav'a
10 renew his accustomed exercise with the
cat. the marling-spike and the be!ayIngpin.
This case WIS bur one Of thousands which
are occurring every day. and ii so happens
that American ship captains are those most
noted of all, for their relentless severity Of dis
c%iplinr. Discipline we can hardly call il: tor
ture would be Il better term. From Hong
Kong we hear recently that enc Captain
Soulr. a Connecticut Viking, = man from the
land Of steady habits where they drplorc 50
bitterly the cruelty Of Southern masters 10
their slaves, having been fined for diabollcal
maltrratment of his crew in general, under
took 10 administer his usual main-mast pun
ishment upon the American Nice-Consul. who
gave the judgment. Capt. Soule Of the ship
''iMckr 7Dby" of New Haven, had little of the
comrunction or the tenderness of the dear old
soldier of the story. after whom his vessel had
been named. Uncle Toby would not hurt Il
lis. 80 Sternc tells us. hut Capt. SOule was
accustomed to amuse himself by knocking
down his men, with whatever convenient III
Strumrnt Of wood or iron lay in his reach. and
stamping on their heads with heavy boots
until the blood ran out Of their ears. Ii is
moi n very pleasant account to read. but We
commend it TO the attentive pcrusal Of thos"
v%irtuous people of Capt. S"uIc> " State
whose sympathies are 50 readily aroused for
the poor negroes ofthc Southern cotton fields.
The London Times informs Us that within
the past year there have been no less than
one hundred and fifty disabled sailors received
in Il single hospital in Liverpool, there to re-
cover from the injuries inflicted upon them
by their demon Captains Rhrsbmg E'p.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-22
Political-How to Prevent q Sectional Issue.

Political-How to Prevent a Sectional Issue.
''Thc great question now Is, how may the
Black Republicans be defeated! We think.
by a union Of all conservative men. in every
section. into a new party, or else let one OF
the existing parties give up the follies Of
their way, and let the South present one
solid phalanx in the Presidential election
-Grrcnbrjer Era.
The first proposition advanced by the wri-
ter is the only tenable one. and the only one
that is practical. 4. union Of conservative
men, North and South, may render the next
Presidential contest Il national one. III every
sense of the word-but. just ST. sure as the
South presents Il solid phalany." just 50
sure will the contest be a strictly sectional
one. and the South will be defeated.
If there we're only one sectional party in
the South. there would be only one in the
North. This is a clear proposition. If the
South were to combine, the North would
combine also, and would have II much strong
cr motive for doing so, being the more pow
erful section. As soon as you create a section
al party at the South you create one ut the
North. Many men at the North who are
averse TO sectional parties would he driven in
W 'it, w SttlhS i' NV lHn'hS IN "''
siye.
All this talk about uniting At the South,
and presenting a common front to the enemy.
is a Democratic trick for seducing Wings
from their allegiance. So far rs the instltu,
ton of slavery is concerned we are all united
already. What is the use of uniting party
organization then? We do present a united
front when slavery is attacked, and the lnvo-
cation 10 us to surrender our party organiza-
ton is SIMPLY a device on the part Of the De-
mocracy IL break down our party.
The only way in our opinion, 10 prevent a
sectional contest in 1860, is to elect Mr.. Cog
yin. Governor of Virginia. If this be done,
there are several other Southern States,
which hold elections during the summer, that
will follow in our wake. The conservative
men of the North, seeing that there is a feel
ing in the South avcrse to scctionalism,
will gladly unite with Il national party
which will comprehend the whole Union.-
In our opinion. a strictly sectional contest
in 1850. can be prevented no other way
L~ynchbWy lUyintGn.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-22
h Oberlin Cases.

The proceedings in the case Of the ODER
lin rescuers have assumed a new phase
After the conviction of Simeon Bushnell on
the 18th of April. at Cleveland, the case Of
Mr.. Lansstone, another Of the indicted par
ties was called up. The counsel for the de-
fence was prepared only with the case of
Prof. Peck of Oberiin College. The prose
cution declared that the remaining thirty-si1
cases must be tried by the same Jury that
convicted Bushnell. To this the prisoners
positively refused to submit, whereupon their
recognisances were cancelled and the entire
party of thirtv-six were sent To Jail, where
thew remained during Saturday and Sunday.
They are reported ~ taking the imprlson-
ment cooIiy, receiving their friends in the Jail,
and holding religious services among them
selves. This action Of the court creates
great excitement. Sentence ha. not We;
been passed upon Mr.. Bushnell.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-22
Death Of Billy B0Wlsgs.

The following is furnished by the last Fort
Smith Ark Times: We learn from Mr..
George VI. Arid. who arrived from the Semi
mole country. that Billy Bowlegs died sud
denly at the house Of .Iohu Jumper. on Fri
day, the llth of March. There were great
lamentations and loud w~ailings among hi,
people. the Seminoles. The late emigrants
had not arrived in the country at the time Of
Bowlegs' death. Mr.. Arid met Col. Ruther-
ford with them about forty miles this side Of
the Seminole country. They will, therefore,
be deprived the privilege Of meeting their
old leader and chief. Thus has passed away
one who has been II terror to the settlers VI
Florida, and one of the greatest chiefs aud
Indian warriors of the present day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-22

ltbNSi iTfD.
Please publish the following extract ir n
the debate which took place. At the last ,e.
sion of Congress. upon the proposition from
the Military Committee, to reduce The ~.
preparation for the Quartermaster's D~par..
ment of the United States Army. The r..
port is copied from the Daily Globe Of .l,.
February last-the official paper Of Goa.
gress:"- \ LABOREI
"Mr. FAULKNER. am instructed by ,.
Committee on Military Affairs To offer N.
following amendments:
Strike out $500. 900 in the seyentv-eirb,,
line. and insert ''S4j0.O0O;" 40 that the "a.
agraph, As amended. would make a reIu..
ton Of $4,000 in addition 10 theS5r.NO 9.
ready stricken off from the estimate by Il.
Committee of Ways and Means.
Mr.. Chairman, | will state very briefly
for | desire not Ia consume the time Of N.
committee. the object Of the Committee m
Military Affairs in proposing TO cut down
this appropriation. We propose a reduction
in the number Of the laborers and employr.
in the Quartermaster's department. Tina,
| Department has now in its employment, NJ
wards of four thousand employees and labor.
ers; and we propose to indicate. by this Re.
duction of the appropriation, our opinion
| that the number of laborers and employees i,
too great. and should be diminished. ".
should have proposed a larger reduction
from the estimates, if the Committee o,
Ways and Means had not, in the bill report.
ed BY them, made a reduction ofSj7 ooOfrom
the estimates Of the Department.
Mr.. SMITH, of Virginia. | would ike e.
move to reduce the appropriation To 800.
600. IfgentleElen will only look at this item
and the multitude of subjects to which IRE.
ters, they will see at once the large margin
there il for a reduction. If they will look n,
the reduced price oflabor all over the country.
how the prices o. labor OF every description
have been cut down, they cannot fail 10 So.
that if the Government will apply the same
principle of reduction which is applied L.
every branch Of industry. there is a very
large margin for bringing down this item 10
100000.
| would like to know how it is that the
Government should pay 81 50 day for labor
when individuals only pay seventy-fye cents
q day for the same labor? For one, ] protest
against it. Here, sir, the Government pay,
to laborers at least twenty-five per cent.
more than individuals pay for the same ser.
vice: and then if a toe or a knee is hurt, they
call upon the Government To pay $500 for
the doctors bill. | insist upon it that S4eI.
600 is n sufficient amount to expend for tins
purpose, and therefore hope the appropria'
ton will be reduced 10 that amount
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-22
Mr. oggin's Appointments.

Mr.. Goggin, the Wing candidate for Gov
will address the people at the follow
ing times and places, viz:
At Norfolk City, Norfolk, April 2S-Saturday.
At Kempsville. Pr. Anne, April 25-Monday.
Al Eastville, Northampton, April 27-Wednesday'
At Drummond:own. Accomac. April 2s-Thursday.
At Gloucester c. H., Glouc'r. April 30-Ssturday.
Al williamsburg, James City, May 2-Mondsy.
At King and Queen C. H., May "Wednesday
At Richmond c. H., Kich'd, May 6-Fridsy.
At K'g Geo's c. H., kg Geo., May Saturday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-22
GROVER & BAKERS
FAMILY SEWING MACHIN

T y VI i IL i SE w VI IL y M.
SEw sTrLEs-PRICEs FROM $40 10 Sl?3.
EXTRA cHARGL " s. FOR HENHrss.
1875 roadwsy."w...... .."..."..--...New York.
Isl Baltimore a., Carroll Building ~. Baltimore.
3lS Pennsylvania Avenue, ............. WsshIng;oI.
f.. ). LEADBEATER, Agent.
"a South FairfsI-st., AleIsndrs,
These Machines sew from two spools, as puf
has d from the store, requiring no re- winding u
thread. They Hem, Fell, Gather. and Stitch IN .
superior style. finishing each seam by their o"l
operation. without recourse to the hand needle, "
is required by other machines. They will 10 bot
ter and cheaper sewing than n 'eamstrrH rsn,
even if she works for one rent an hour, and arr
unques,ionably, the beet Na"hiHes in the marks.
for family sewing. on account of their simplicity.
durability. ease Of management, and adaptation -
all varieties Of family sewing-execu,ing either
heavy or fine work with equal facility, and "i!s
out special Il ijus'ment.
A. evidence Of the unqucstioned SUPERIOR! %:
their Machines. the GROVER 4 BAkER SEWNg
MACHINE COMPANY respectfully refer to the nun
berles- testimonials TO be seen st their princips!
depot, and with their agents. mn l0-s02m
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-22
LIVE STOCK AZ ENCY
BY JAMES RICHARD sM0OT.


A T THE SOLICITATION OF SEVERAL
n friends. / have been induced to establish IA
agency for the sale of CATTLE. SHEEP DC, III
this ard the District markets. Washington and
Georgetown.) Having the advantage of lots snd
pastures convenient to the Cattle Scales. pFr'ou'
fsvoring me with sonsignmen's of their stock SO
assured that they will he properly cared for, sol
sold to the very best advantage at the lowest rs''
Of commission. most respectfully solicit 'h" pa
tronage Of the farmers and grazier- throughout
the State. and for punctuslity and respon'ihii',''
refer them TO the following named firms and 10
diyiduals:
Col. John N. Harrison, Loudoun County. Va
DIR. W. Is. Cochran,
b. +. Rixey, Fauquier County. Virginia.
Y. Loughborough. "
T. A. Brewis. Alexandria, Virginia.
Marshall L Ward,
p. =. Any information desired will be cheerful
ly given, by addressing me at Alexandria, Va
NH 2S-colm j. X. :
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-22

According to the latest European news
the Earl Of Malmsbury's remarksi in the Bri-
tish Parliament are construed into an admis-
sion of the hopelessness Of peace on the con-
tinent. The movement Of the troops and
war material in France continues on a large
scale. Twenty-Five thousand troops are on
their way to Lyons. a feeling that war is
inevitable prevails at the French Foreign
Office, and is shared By some of the highest
functionaries. Orders have been sent to
Toulon for sixty-eight vessels to be ready to
put to sea at q days notice; and also eight
vessels have been ordered from Brest to lou
lon. All the mercantile vessels in the Adrl-
attic were fastening home. The Paris Bourse
was declining. The English Ambassador at
Turin had suddenly left for London.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-22
VI co u NICK
REAPING AND MOVING MACHINE.
5000 Sold the Last 4 Years.
GREAT IMPROVEMENTS VAN ron l'5a
ADDISON, WALLACE & co.

Having accepted the Agency for the sale u
McCORMICK'S CELEBRATED REAPER AID
MOWER, are prepared To furnish them nj manu-
f~acturer's prices. adding freight only.
In calling attention TO this MACHINE. We wouIl
say that. with the improvements for 1882 in p"int
of simplicity. durability. and perfect working, It's
WARRANTED, u, a Reaper and Mower. superior
to any other made. and would advise all ia want
of n Reaper and Mower. to call and examine ihd
Machine, al our Horshom~', No. H. Union '''''.
or send for a Circular. descriptive Of them, before
purchasing any other. Address
ADDISON. WALLACE i co,
No. IL Enion-s,., Alex'a, Vi.
an lSeo,Jyl
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-22

The Richmond Wing says that Montague
is re,y fierce upon the Compromise of 1850
which is cruel, considering that Mr.. Letcher
favored that Compromise" Mr.. Montague
has TO labor excessively in relation TO his an
t;-internal improvement course. Had his
votes prevailed. Virginia would have been al
most without internal improvements.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-22
The Charleston Convention.

Some Of the regular democratic organs are
questioning Judge Douglas, Chevalier For
ncy, and their nti-Lecompton popular soy
ereignty" newspapers. whether they door do
not intend to abide by the nomination and
platform of the Charleston Convention? All
such questions, We presume, will be- answer
Ell in the Convention. and not before. We
suspect, too, that the upshot Of the Conven-
ton will be the final dispersion of the dcmoc-
racv. and two or three scrub tickets: for it is
manifest thatthe fixed policy ofevery promin-
ent clique Of the party iugglers for the success
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-22

The New Orleans papers have accounts
from the City of Mexico up to the 4th in
slant. On the I'd, the Constitutionalists as
saulted the city with three thousand men,
and were beaten, with the loss Of eight hun
dred--a very large proportion for a Next
can battle. On the 18th, Morguez arrived
with 1900 troops from Guadalajara, and
about the same number were expected from
Orizaba, the same being a portion of Mira
mons defeated expedition. The r%eactionists
had possession of the capital with increased
force on the 18th, having abandoned every
other post and town in the neighborhood.-
The constitutionalists held every post in the
vicinity, their headquarters being at the
splendid hacienda of Manuel Escandon. at
Tocubaya. The State Department has adj
vices from Mr.. McLane, Of a nature very
encouraging to the liberal cause. Some ten
or fifteen thousand troops were assembled in
the Valley Of Mexico by the constitutional.
lists, and it seemed probable that the capital
would finally fall into their hands.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-22

The New York Herald says that building
enterprise in New York. the ensuing season.
will probably surpass that of any other sea-
son in the history Of the city. 1t will proba-
bly, surpass every other year, not only by the
number of the new ercctions, but particular
" in their size, materials and magnifcence.
The city will soon be filed with the most
splendid mercantile palaces. of marble, stone
and iron, that the world has ever seem
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-22

Judge John Robertson. of Richmond an
nounces himself as a candidate for Congress.
from the Richmond district. In his address
to the voters of the district, he says
after having some years past voluntarily
withdrawn from public life, it ls not without
much hesitation, and unaffected dithdence
that / now present myself before you; l d"
20, however, on mature reflection, and not so
much, I frankly avow, because OF "the ur-
gent solicitations Of friends, as from a desire
once moro to record my vote on the journals
Of the Federal Legislature i'll support OF the
principles l have ever professed and main
tanned, and in opposition to the excessive
prodigslity, the manifold corruptions. and the
palpable and svowed usurpations OF the Fed
eral authorities
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-22

War news is beginning to come again
from the other side Of the Atlantic. 1t
seems 10 be hard to keep up peace--and
rather difficult to make a commencement Of
hostilities.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-22

Professor Rogers has finished his long
expected work on the Geology of pennsyl-
vsnis." and it is issued in the United States
and in England. The English reviewers
appear q little astonished at the immense
coal fields of the United States, besides which
their own are %diminutivr. The coal fields
of Great Britain are in extent about 5'4oo
square miles. Those of the United States
are l96, $50 square miles. While the amount
of workable coal in Great Britain ~ put
down at 100, OO0, OOO.O 900 tons. that OF North
America is set down at 1000, Oo0.Oo,W
or % times greater in amount than the
mines of Great Britain. An English paper
commenting upon these facts, says: when
we reflect upon what has been achieved by
the produce of the coal fields of Britain,
and then endeavor to anticipate the MIN
ing of the vast fields of the United States
upon an extensive scale, we are led to fore
cast a future of almost boundless enterprise
for that wonderful country
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-22

We have an instance of sensation being
s;rly run in tie ground-in the Sickles case
Yesterday having been the sixteenth day
Of The t~risl-and "ths public" we'll nigh nau-
,sssed with the whole affair. Both the pro-
,,casion and the defence, could. it is sand,
have made out their material facts, and
.r,usd the law points, effectively and etec-
tusiiy, in four days, At the farthest.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-22

Lord Derby announced on the 9Th instant.
in the British House of Lords, that the Cabl-
net had come to q determination to dissolve
the Parliament and appeal to the country
He commented severely on Lord JOIN Rus
sells course, and likewise characterized Lord
palmerston's recommendation that the Min
listers should accept Lord Russells amend
ment to the reform bill as a direct insult
He rejoiced at the generous support the "oV-
ernment had received. and expressed Il con-
viction that, for want of cohesion. the oppIo-
sition would be speedily dissolved. The Cab-
met had decided to dissolve Parliament as
soon as the public business would permit it,
because they thought the country ought to
be consulted at the present crisis and be-
cause the interests and peace of the country
would suffer from a change of administration
Mr.. D'Israeli made q corresponding an
.nouncement in the House of Commons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-22
PUBLISHED DAILY AND TRI-wEEKLi I
EDGAR sNOwDEN.
ALEXANDRIA,:

In an article from the London Times, on
American Institutions. which we copied into
yesterdays Gazette, it will be recollected
that it was observed, "if We take an impair
tial survey of the United States and their
government, we shall be induced to conclude
that the advantages of that country are al
most, if not entirely, independent of its ad-
ministration." There is truth in the re-
mark. Reference is not made to our form
and system Of gorernment-that we hold t"
be the best ever devised 10y the wisdom and
patriotism of man-but to the ddn''nisfra-
ton Of that government, as experienced in
these ''latter days" The excellence OF the
constitution and union-the vitality, energy,
and industry Of the ~people-the natural ad-
vantages that we possess, have, so far, pre-
vailed over the errors and the vices of bad
political management, and saved the coun-
try in spite of faction and misrulc.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-22

\ MoDEL NERDlcr.-Outin Calhoun cnun-
". H.. a body, with the head severed from
the trunk, was found recently. \ Corcner's
jury was empannelled, and rendered the fol-
lowing verdict:
"heren~r's Isrjick.-Wee, III" jurors, find
the deseezed cum 10 his defh hy the Hands Of
sum Purson unuon with unlawful weeping
Manned AK"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-22

A ~"scallswsg" is defined by the N. YORK
Tribune, as . compound Of q loafsr' black
.ausra and scamp. sa.a --"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-22

DR.. William Sawyer died in Boston, on
Monday. lie had reached his eighty-ninth
year. and was the oldest living graduate of
Harvard University. having graduated IN
1883. By his death. Hon. Josiah Quincy.
senior Of the class Of 1890, becomes the oldest
living graduate. Ofthe class Of 1896 four
only are now living.
FOHN MURPHY, ATTORNEY AT Ia ",
81 will practice in the Courts Of Westmorsland
Richmond, and Northumberland Counties. Post
Office, Rises Store, Westmorslsnd County, Va
dec A-H