Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-11-14

"To shoe The rery aye and body Of the TINES. =
The express from Denver City, Of the 81
instant arrived at Leavenworth on Thurs
day last, bringing So, 600 in treasure. Mr.
Williams, delegate from the Territory OF
Jefferson, comes passenger ny the express.
His seat will be contested by DIR. Williams.
The election Of Mr. Steel as Governor is con
tirmed. The Legislature was 10 meet On the
eth The weather on the mountains WAS
very fine. The yield of gold at the mines
continues large. The Utah mail OF the list
nit has al.o arrived. News unmportant-
Mr.. PARROTS majority a delegate from Nan
sas. is probably 5000. The republicans had
majority in the Legislature.
The London Times says it is stated that
during the past fortnight orders have been
sent by the French government 10 some OF
their consuls 4, British ports. to take up YES,
sells for 10000 tons of coal Tor CHINA ana
the East and that about 5000 tons have
already been obtained The rates paid have
been -6s. per ton to Hong Kong, and S.
for Shanghae. Two vessels were also taken
at Liverpool for coal at 55s. per ton at Sin
gapore, and it is understood that stocks are
required for other ports.
The Petersburg Express says: The Union
Society, during the recent Industrial Exhi-
btion held BY the State Society. IN union
with the Union in this city. last week, re-
ceivcd about 81 600 for memberships. The
State Society. it Is thought, received about
II 500 or $1,000 not yet reported from the
same source. The gate fees tor the three
DAYS upon which the fair was open to tn"
public. were respectively $50 -, 500 ~
and $50 jO-total gate fees S6IS 81.
In lS26. when the senior Quincy was
Mayor of Boston, contract was made be-
tween the city authorities and widow lady
by which it was agreed that she should con
vev 10 the city certain strip of land requlr-
ei for some city improvement, III conSldera-
tiop of the sum of one thousand dollars per
annum to be paid to her during her lifetime,
and twenty thousand 70 her heir on her death
The pensioner lived until within tue last lew
DAYS when she died. at the age otn'nety, haN-
ing drawn her salary for thlrty-threc years.
The South Side Railroad stockholders met
in Petersburg, on Wednesday, Thomas II
Campbell was reelected President. The ex-
renses of the road for the year ending Sep
tember 3Oth. were S20S. $3.50, and the gross
receipts $40, 1866 SS, leaving nett earnings to
the amount Of S2Ol ,344.3G. There has been
considerable falling off on the City Point
branch, owing to the deepening of the APP
pomattox river. A resolution was adopted
recommending modification of the compa-
ny's tariff.
An Official census taken in china twice du-
ring the present century. at an interval oil
forty years. gives the following result; The
first, taken in 1872. by order of the Emperor
kia King. gave the number Of inhabitants
N eco 21g 80: and the second, III 49,, I'M
der the reign and by order of the present
Emperor lien Foung, j36, 100000. 1t these
accounts be correct, aud there is nothing to
lead to the superstition that they are not, the
Chinese population has III forty years IN
creased 76.629,7o3.
An excited crowd of Missourinns, residing
in the vicinity of Mascoutah, Ill.,, recently
found three men in their midst with about
$4,000 worth Of counterfeit money on their
persons. They took two nt them before
Judge Lynch, tried. condemned, and hung
them on the spot. The third one beng u
citizen of Illinois, and thinking 1t the duty
OF Illinois, to honor their laws, the Slis."u-
rians handed him over To the folks OF Nas-
coutah, to be dealt with as they might see mt.
A letter from San Juan del Sur says
"The contract with Mons Belly for the re,
opening of this transit expired on the 10Th
day Of last September Despite his efforts
10 Obtain an extension Of time from the gov
eminent for compliance with the terms there,
of il has been awarded to the American con-
sui al San Juan del Sur. Mr. Ran Runnels,
who expects shortly to be on his way I" the
United States. with 4 view Of organizing i
company, &c.
According to official documents just pub
lished, the amount Of specie imported into
England this year, up to the lst OF October
was Sl33, $4,000 against 500 900 in the
corresponding eight months of 1858. Otthis,
about $50 OO0, 900 came from the United
States. The registered exports of Gold and
Silver during the same time have been $751;
9S5, los, of which nearly S60,OoO,0oO went
10 farls IN poiu.
The deficit in the Postal Service arpro'
priation for the fiscal year ending the "otti
of June, is ascertained 10 lie S4.2oo.~o, be-
ing nearly half million more than was an
ticipated The aggregate expenses OF the
first quarter of the current year, ending me he
3Oth Of September, are about IS, 6oo;,"o
the accounts Of which are adjusted. These
two items are most urgent. and together VIII
present demand for IS, 10000 on the Urea
sury, whenever the appropriation passes
In consequence Of the great scarcity and
high price of rye in Portugal, which III
some districts compcses the habitnai food OF
the Iaboring classes. that Government on
the 25th Of August, decreed the Importation
free till the 18th instant.
The Cumberland Civilian says: Geo. IL.
Drake, who was arrested few weeks ago,
for the killing Of Benedict NJ. Athey, IN
1895. underwent a trial before the Allesha-
nv County Circuit Court. last week. and was
acquitted.
Professor loves mammoth balloon IN
New York on Friday. was driven by gust
Of wind against tent. tearing il 50 that the
$4,000 feet Of gas it contained escaped in
mediately. The damage will be repaired al