Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-06-03
News of the Day.
"To sAowM rery age md body Of the TINE.

An adjourned meeting Of the New York
National Democrats, pursuant to a call issued
by Mr.. A. Birdsall, convened at the Astor
House, New York, on Tuesday, to consult
with reference to the best means of securing
unity and harmony of action in the next
Fernando Wood is chairman, submitted a
report. suggesting that no delegates be APP
pointed to the Charleston Convention until
November next, So that the approaching
State election may not be embarrassed with
the Presidential issue.
By the will of the late Charles F.. Hovey,
the leading dry goods merchant Of Boston,
his estate is to be appropriated as follows: =
To his wife $47 900; to two of his four sons,
Sl7, 900, and to the other two $4,000 each;
to William Lloyd Garrison, Henry c. Wright,
Parker Pillbury, and Stephen 5. Foster, 81
600 each. Several legacies are made to the
relatives, and the residue of the estate. which
is supposed TO amount to $4,000, to Wendell
Phillips, Francis jackson, William Lloyd
Garrison, and others, for the benefit of the
Anti-Slayery Woman's Rights and Non-lte-
SlStent SOcletleS.
The citizens of Nicksburg held a mass
meeting on the Dist ultimo, to express the
public sense regarding the course of the
late Convention in that place in reference to
the opening of the slave trade. Henry S.
Foote called the meeting to order. w. l..
Sharkey was President. Strong resolutions
were passed. The Wing says:-The popu-
lar heart was with the conservative cause,
in favor of maintaining the laws of the land
and respecting the rights of humanity.
During the past three years there have
been five convictions in Cincinnati, for muir
der, and there are thirteen persons now con-
fined in the Jail of that city, charged with
murder in the first degree. Besides these
there are also i'll confinement thirty persons
charged with crimes of a serious character,
ranging from grand larcency to highway
robbery, and the latter cases have all origi-
mated since the last Grand Jury adjourned,
two months ago.
The brig Anna D. Torrey, Capt. Griffin,
arrived at New York, from Cardenas, and
makes the following report:-May 10Th, lat.
$50, long. 50, caught n sea bird, and on
its neck was tied 4 piece Of paper, which.
upon being opened, read as follows: Brig
antine Sea Lark, of Halifax, from Cientue-
COS, bound to Halifax, S days out, lat. 23.45,
Ion. Sl.4l, all we'll"
The opening of the Albemarle and Chesa-
peake Canal, completes Il chain of inland
navigation from New York southwark, n dis
lance of over 600 miles. Recently the steam
err Victor, Capt. Morse, bound from Bath
Me-, to St. Mary's. Ga, was enabled, by
means of this canal. to pass from Norfolk,
through the inland waters of North Carroll
ma, to Il point beyond Hatteras.
The ship "Globus," at Baltimore, thir-
ty-eight days from Liverpool, brings "A
bull and two heifers, consigned to Thomas
}. Carson, esq, and intended for his farm
in Virginia. They are beautiful specimens
of the pure Devon breed. and will tend ma
t~erially to improve breed of the cattle in that
section of the "Old Dominion
Martha Armstrong, of Martinsburg, Va,
died there last week from the effects of cor
rosive sublimate. When she purchased it
she stated that it was to poison bed-hugs,
but before her death she stated that she had
taken it mt the instance of a young man who
had seduced her. He was subsequently ar
rested.
The Havana correspondent Of the Charles
ton Courier says that the two screw steam
ers reported by the Spanish barque Nueva
Apollo, "a being American tillihustcrs have
proved to he French ~slavers. They landed
their cargoes of Africans. two thousand III
number on the eastern part of the Island.
The late Joseph Surge Of England, was
identified for a lifetime with popular and re
form movements. He was for many years s
member of Parliament for Birmingham, anc
was associated with Golden and Bright II
their struggles against the aristocracy. MIR
Surge was one Of the Society of Friends.
The Tampa FLA Peninsula of May list
saws Madame Rumor tells us strange sto
r!es about a cargo Of slaves being landed
somewhere on the Florida coast. We don
youch for the truth of this report, but wonl'
not be surprised to have it confirmed III
few days.
On Monday evening last, o storm of hal
swept over q strip of country, abont W
miles in width, lying q few miles south Yves
of Hagerstown, Md, which is reported Il
have been very destructive to the growing
wheat crop, within its range.
Dispatches to the Secretary of the Nav!
render it certain that ~slavers bound t.
several Southern States are now on tn
coast of Africa. Their cargoes are expec
ted to arrive this Fall i'll Mississippi ant
Texas.
1t is stated that the Emperor Louis Napo
leon, has rendered to Col. George W. Hughes
of Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Il posi-
ton in the French Army in Italy, of simila
grade to that he formerly held in the United
States army.
Washington C.. Calvert, esq, has disposed
of his farm adjoining Mt. Airy, Prime
Georges County Maryland. containing abou
800 acres, to James b. Belt, esq, at $50 pc
acre.
The City Councils of Boston have appro
priated $4,000 to lefray the expenses Off.
public celebration of fourth Of july tin
year.
The Ladies of California have already re