Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-12-24
News Of the Day.
40 shoW the ue,y age and body Of the TINES.


The South Carolina Legislature has passed
the resolution appropriating 100000 for
military contingencies, and also resolution
declaring, as the deliberate opinion Of South
Carolina, that the safety of and honor Of the
slaveholding States imperatively demand a
speedy separation from the free-soil States Of
the conieierucy, and earnestly inviting and
urging her sister States Of the South to origi-
nate the movement Of Southern separation,
in which she pledges herself promptly to
unite.
Isaac Munroe, esq. whose enterprise found
ed the Baltimore Patriot newspaper, and d.
rected its career for many years, died on
Thursday. Mr.. Munroe was of eastern orig
in, born in Boston, but passed the princip pal
portion Of his life in Baltimore. lie was an
active politician most Of his days: was iden-
titled with the old wing party; was always
highly esteemed by political friends aud OPP
ponents. aud main tanned u high and un-
blenlshed character throughout his long and
blameless lite.
Prentice, Of the Louisville Journal, has
published, in IL handsome volume, his cdi-
turial criticisms thrown of during the last
thirty years. A writer for the Washington
States says it is not book to read, any more
than the contents OF pepper. box are 10 be
eaten; but used occasionally and sparingiy,
when one feels the need of something spicy.
or something tart. IL will have great run,
and is already much sought after. The
criticism Of the States il not just.
The particulars of the late terrible explo-
sion of II fuse factory at Smsburg, Connecti
cut. by which eight persons were burned To
death. are given by the Hartford Courant OF
the 2lst inst. The Cuurant says The
flames burst from every window in the build
ing simultaneously, after the explosion. Sc
ven girls were at work in the upper rooms.
and three women and two men in the lower
story All who worked III the rooms above,
aud Mrs. Lamsnn, who was one Of the three
women at work below, were killed, making
the number Of deaths eight in ull."
At Rockland, Me-, Dec. 81 the CONNER
cial House" was destroyed by fire. james
Sears was killed, and James Elmer and Ed.
w. Love severely injured. The loss amount
ed to Sl2,O 900. two-thirds OF which amount is
insured.
The Mississippi Democratic State conven-
ton have nominated Senator Jefferson Davis
for the presidency, and the delegates from
that State in the Charleston convention will
give him their undivided support.
Hon. Edward Deberry died at bis resi-
dencc in Montgomery county, \. c., on the
18th inst. lie belonged to the old Wing
party, and had at different times filled n seat
in Congress, and i'll the State Legislature.
A special Washington despatch to the
New York Times, "There are going
to be troublous times in the Senate with re-
gard to the public printing. The candidates
for this post are Mr.. Smith. of the Alexan-
dria Sentinel, pressed by Senator Hunter;
Colonel Pickett. Of Kentucky, pressed by SEN
atur Powell, Of that State; III. Waterson, of
Tennessee, urged vigorously by Gent Joseph
Lane. Capt Huntington, of the Capitol Po-
lice, formerly foreman in Wendelrs EN-
ploy, who hopes to be sustained by large
floating influence, acquired during many
years of public service; General Geo. W.
Bowman, the Administration candidate,
pressed by Gwin. Slidell, Fitch and the reg
ular forces; and Mr.. Cornelius Wendell"