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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-03-04
The Gubernatorial Canvass.

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good deal "i sk'rmShlnS during III" 'aS'
week or two, in advance Of the regular cam
pairn bc,voen The nnposipc candidates.
S,o ;,,lr,.r;,,,. ro,,,,oror - WosL;u -tcp
h,. Lonn I,nt;na ma NJ Goo.,;n.s Cnn.
grc.,on,l -ornrd and with an air If ir;,uunh
nublishes r., rho wnrId RI. m,rycllou- fact
thar no ,r;fnrmlv v,tnd with the Who's for
Viii. measures Even tho .oIious bin for
tho distribution If Tho nro,end Of the pub-
H., l,,ds h,d his summon, RI, moro i'm
nortant s,ill no once nr twi,c yotod with
seward Halo and GiJdipn., We would
like to know if Mason and Hunter and pos.
silly Letcher do not commit the same i'm.
pronriety every week Or do these Gentle
men ieci hm,pd tn vote AGAINST = motion To
ad;ourn Whenever !, i Submitted by an abb
Et;;,n;s,9
TLo no,,o.,.;, ,,l;.,.s or p;.;r,.pI tall;
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ani J;ro,t tho ,rhoio ,..i,,n,;rr They on.
r;rcIy fnr,,e, thar tl,e ,,bcr side will have n
saw n the matter Tho Examiner nroposrs
70 crrsb out Cooc;r hr ,rorwbsIr,inr Sum-
NOR, ond R,IlorJ pro.tnr with oss,ul, -
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Tie hotlS around ',ngSiil NECK me '''' o'''
man oil the sea- MI ""sslh VIII F''hs' .I W.
SO accommodating lis 10 carry al! |ns 'i','
Enquirer may desire I" iaS'f'' 10 MN u
'andiia.e iOr "o'er'i"r h'iS'', n'"c'G'' pe"
abou' WIN MN worse uca'h heao '''"',
even Bolts. lie has lately ENJOYED .'g''"'
triumph IN having ut least u part oi Ills P'-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-03-04
Pay of the British Cabinet.

4 writer in the Philadelph ia Press, who
processes to be well posted. sayS-"Agalnst
. $50 900 paid away III annual salaries to the
| Cabinet of the United States. We have t"
I place S2S1 800 per annum, received by III"
members Of the present Derby Ministry
Besides this. the Prim" Minister. First Lord
of the Admiralty. Chancellor ot the EXrh"
uucr. and one or two other Ministers, have
official residences, though they rarely occupy
them. Moreover. the Lord Chancellor.
whose salary is $50. 900 Il year, receives lii"
pension of S2j.OOO. on leaving offcr-an
equivalent for having abandoned lucrative
profession To accept the CHARACTERISTIC, on
the uncertain tenure Of the political ascrI-
dancy of his party for the rule is impera
tive in Great Britain, that he who has once
sat as Judge shall never 60 back to the bar
shall never descend, as it is considered, TO
plead, where he once wore the ermne and
the Golf
The vast majority of aspirants to highest
office in England are men of great wealth.
In the present Derby Ministry are on v three
men not largely wealthy. These are DIS
racli, WalpOlc and Lord John Manners, and
the poorest of these has at least S25 900 Il
year private property, over and above his
official income. England, which pays her
placemcn 80 well. does not neglect them
when used up" but has appropriated large
sum, to be annually paid away among retired
Ministers, after a certain duration in office,
on their own application that their pccnnia-
ry circumstances require such assistance
For example, whenever Mr.. Dlsruel has
served two years rs Cabinet Minister,
(which term he will complete in a few
months he can claim $4,000 Il year for life
H. pension. Literally. he has scarcel Y al in
come of his own, his wife being the the OWL
cr of large property Should he again be
placed in office, the pension would drop
while thus employed and paid, and be rcsum-
ed on his return TO the position of II private
person.
The power and patronage of British minis
tiers are immense; but they are exercised quiz
city and Systematically, and the popular press
pays little heed to such matters. Occasion
ally, there are complaints of the manner in
which the patronage power is exercised: hut
the mass of the people, who are excluded
from political influence. take little interest
in the discussions Ministers provide well
for their sons, nephews and relations. in the
church, in the law in the army and navy. or
in the civil and diplomatic service. In fact,
nearly all the younger members of ariStocra-
tic families are quartered upon the public III
some manner. Talk about patronage in the
United States, 1t Is not a circumstance to
that of the British Government
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-03-04
A Deranged Man at Largo.

\ correspondent desires us to call attention
To the fact that there is. at this time, a derang
ed man between thirty and forty years Of
age, wandering about the country exposed To
great suffering. From his own account his
home is in New York, but he is now from the
South. and will DO in Baltimore and Phila.
delphia. on his way To New York, in two or
three days. IIcis rather under size, with dark
complexion and hazzle eyes. his hair good
deal grey. which he wears long; is very in
offensive: exceedingly mild and soft in his
language and manners. He has great deal
OF pride, and gives the impression that he is
entirely above want. when ut the same time
h. is suffering for food and his feet nearly
bare Of shoes and stockings. Under the hal
luncination that he is an author, having
written very extensively, and from the result a
millionaire, he exacts, in dignified but not
authoritative manner, respectful attention.
He gives his name a. William Pagan.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-03-04
The Big Shin.

Some Of the English journals indulge in
the most eXtravagant anticipatlons of the eX-
PLOTS to be performed by the mammoth
steamship Great Eastern. particularly in
time Of war She is first pronounced capa-
hIc If sinking whole fleets by the fire of her
batteries. and also by running them down.
Then she is capable of landing an army of
ten thousand men. who i'll the language OF
the illustrated News, can be perfected i'll
drill on board during the passage, and be
ready ito step from the deck to the field.
The Boston Traveller says:
'..ill this may be realized, but we appre-
hend there will be found some difficulties in
the way. What, if ina violent storm in mid
ocean, the great steamship becomes unman-
agcablc and goes down with all her living
freight Of 10000 men! ~ to an army step
ping from her deck to the field, there will be
but few harbur~ IN the world " here she can
take refuge aud her men will have 10 be
landed in boats. which will be- ~ much ex-
posed To fire from the shore ~ any boat COM
img from smaller vessels. There are few
beaches where landing can be effected
v !ich can b" approached by her within -eve-
raj miles. A. to running down and sinking
every vessel which she sces, the low and
strong prov Of Il much smaller vessel, strlk-
ing the great null of the mighty steamer a;
the water line. may do her some fatal injury
and il NAV lc found that she il not 80 easily
and readily handled ~ to be available for
all the deadly purposes which are contem-
ul,trI -
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-03-04
A Lion at large On board ship.

The Himalaya which arrived al Splthcui
on Saturday last from Malta, Gibraltar, and
Tanger, had on board presents OF horses and
wild animals sent from the Emperor If NJ.
rocco TO her Majesty, consisting of lion, :
leopard ak ostriches. one gazclle. eight Arab
horses and an animal called hy the Moorish
attendants ''irwy." but which in app"arau'"
much resembles the mountain sheep oi CAR.
torna, known by the trappcr name 81 'hIe.'
horn" The horses and animals have cone
to Eng land in charge VI four Moor-, Who
form no slight attraction, dressed III th"Ic
Moorish costume. The somewhat unusual
spectacle of Lion hunt took placrUn boar.
on the ID inst. One of the Moors was ca-a'
ged III feeding the lion through door which
opened for that purpose III a part hi, cag" or
don, when, with sudden spring, the ANNA.
dashed through the opening on th" steamers
main deck. The hatchways were at one
closed and measures prompt taken By COM
mander Scccombc to secure the animals .pa'-
div Us possible. Forthc purpose thrCommaI'
der, with the senior Lieutenant, boatswah,
sergeant-0f-marncs and two men, descended
to the main deck, taking with them III" cri
Of q stout line; this was riyen through II M
bolt in the deck, and running moose form
ed with the end. After some considerable
maneuvring the moose was thrown over the
lions head, the word given TO the hand. Oh
deck, who ran away with the other end 81 The
line, and the lion was pinned down a. he
ringbolt in the deck. His legs were lmm"-
diately secured, and he was dragged har. 20
his den in safety. -LondOn Wiytidi'd Iim"'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-03-04
The East India SQUADRON.

\ letter from Whanpoa, dated the 9th
Of December last. states that the Powhatan,
tn" flagship Of Commodore Tattnall, was ut
that place, but expected To leave in IL few
days for Macao or Hong Kong, only waiting
for high lid" To enable the ship To pass over
the bars in the Canton river. Letters re-
ceived that evening by the Commodore, it
was thought, might ia e him to Bankok or
Siam. 1t was expected that vessels would
soon be ordered in readiness to relieve the
Mississippi and Germantown. The writer
states that in company with other officers,
he had visited the city of Canton, and was
much disappointed in its appearance. What
the allies had left untouched by their a.
,aults. the destructive propensties OF the
Chinese had completed. The greater part
Of the city was in ruins and trade was in a
great measure 50 checked, rs not likely to be
revived for years to comc. The Chinese mer-
chants were afraid to return to Canton with
their goods on account of the unsettled COLI
ditiOn of affairs.
Christmas eve and Christmas day were
celebrated according to home customs, with
egg-nog and cake in abundance, on board
the P,whatau and friends and dear ones
ut home were remembered in generous liba-
tons In another year they hope to be
"humeward bound. Nat. Int.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-03-04
Missionaries for India.

We have already mentioned that the Mis-
eionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal
Church had determined to increase the mis-
sion in India. and that the Rev. Mr.. Baume
and wife sailed in December last for Calcut,
Ia. We are now enabled to state that add.
tional appointments have been made, and
that the following persons will leave this
country for India the first favorable oppor.
tunity: Rev. Joseph y Downey and wife, OF
the Northern Indiana Conference; Rev
Chas ". Judd and Mrs Judd Of the Wyo-
ming Conference: Rev. Edwin W. Parker
and Mrs. Parker. of the Vermont Conference;
Rev. james W. Waugh and Mrs. Waugh OF
the Southern Illinois Conference. and the
Rev. James VI. Thoburn and Mrs. Thoburn
of the Pittsburgh Cunference.-N. J. Com.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-03-04
Death from Strychnine Whiskey.

On Thursday. the 18th ult., three men,
Mcssrs John McC,lIom, John Graham and
Annanias Graham. went into the grocery
store of Mr.. John c. Terrell at Bcnnettsvillc,
:. e.. where each to,k drink Of whiskry.-
They Immediately complained of dizzim".,
in the head and weakness in the limbs
Medical aid was summoned, but all three
died shortly after Terrell was arrested and
lodged in Jail. Tn" whiSkcy, on examna-
ton, proved TO have been poisoned with
stryrhnne Mr. John Graham was the
grandfather, and AnnaiaS the uncle, Of Ter
rell. The cause Of the crime is supposed to
be the desire Of the latter u conceal IL forgery
he had perpetrated McCollom was Il clerk Of
Terrell, and drank the poisoned whisksy with
out Terrell's knowledge
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-03-04
The Right of Search.

BsIr1,u IIorsr OF LORDS, Feb. 1.-The
Earl Of Carlisle did hope that the principle
rontcndel for hv Lord Aberdeen, would be
upheld bv the Government That principle,
A. he understood it. on " went the length OF
maintaining such right rs conduced TO
keeping up tic police of tie high seas
That principle once denied or passed over,
there was an end OF any effective maritime
police.
The Earl of Derby said that the Govern
mcnt only maintained that which NOBODY
could deny, that this country, or any other
country had II" right to board and visit tho
ship of any other nation; but they also MAIN
tanned that which was no less undenlablc,
that this country had Il right, and well
founded right, 10 ascertain the nationality
and character of any vessel which there was
cause to SUBJECT The true question was how
was this last named right To be carried INTO
practical working: In carrying 1t Out there
was great difficulty. for much rests In
the discretion of the particular officer act
inr in each ease. The object which his
noble friend had in view was to come to
distinct understanding between the Gov
crnmentS of this country, OF France, ana
Of the United States in order that disputes
and difficulties in the exercise of this ri ght
might be avoided That was the sole object
in view. The government neither advanced
new rights nor gave up those which they al
ready possessed.
Lord Brougham said it was impossible to
acccdc 10 the notion that a ship should only
be visited by vessel bearing the same flag
if this was once admitted there would be an
end to all search whatever. for Il piratcal
ship would on y need to hoist the flag OF
nation which had no cruiSers--San Marino
for instancc--to he perfectly assured of not
being molested. No doubt the difficulty of
searching could be- exercised, SO ~ 10 avoid
disputes and injury 10 commerce.
The subject then dropped.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-03-04
Bite Of a Rattlesnake.

John Gudlcy Brooks. German. who
keeps a mrnagerie on Pratt street. Balti.
more, having purchased a rattlesnakc eight
or nine years of age. on Tuesday, placed it
in cage. 1t being his custom to handle
snakes for the amusement IF his patrons, hs
afterwards placed his left hand iii the cage
for the purpose Of taking it out when the
serpent caught him by the torcfnger and
held on until it had deposited its poison in
the flesh. The hand Immediately common
ced swelling rapidly. He was taken to his
residence on Fayettc street, near Pearl,
where he was attended BY DR.. Wilson and
other physicians. II was thought Yesterday
that he could not survive The unfortunate
man has wife and fyo children.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-03-04
From Utah Territory.

The dates are Ia Feb. lst. The Indiar
tribes who 50 lately proiessed friendship fol
the L. 5. troops had become dissatisfied
again, and were preparing to run off the gov
ernment stock hcrded in the vicinity Of
EVANSVILLE. Superintendent Farney and
Col. Crossman had gone to that place, and
were taking steps to secure the government
property. The anti Mormon speech deliver
ed in Congress by Mr.. Thompson, of New
York, was in such demand that the Valley
Tan containing it, was soon exhausted, and
one thousand copies were printed in pamph-
let form.
Alexander Wilson. the L. S. District At.
torney, had received commission, reappoint-
ing him for four wears from December 18th
The troops a, Camp Floyd had received nc
pay for six months. and many Of them for
ton months.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-03-04
The African Slave Trade.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-The President
in replying to the call of the House for
information concerning the African slave
trade. SAYS the instructions given to the
commander of the squadron are such that
seizures are not likely to be made, except
under circumstances which would at least
insure certificate Of probable cause, if they
did not authorize condemnation.
The object of the Government has been to
arrest rs far as practicable. vrxati"us inter
ruptions of lawful commerce. The only in
stance at present known to the Department,
in which an officer capturing SLAYER or
suspected SLAYER on the Coast of africa. has
been sued or otherwise embarrassed by IN"
owners. officers or agents of the captured
vessels, is that of Commander Simmons,
who captured the brig Casket. In his case
no damages appear to have been recovered
against him, and the expenses incurred by
him in defending the suit were refunded To
him under an act Of Congress passed in 1854.
The number Of captures made by the
American squadron under the treaty Of
Washington previous to September last. was
twenty of which six were condemned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-03-04
The Population Business

/ The degree To- which the public >cryf...
become demoralizcd during the last fin.
six wears. may be Judged ia part Lv m.
port, Just made to Congress by Mr. >l.,,.
Of the Naval investigations and Nr. r.,
relative 10 the Printing FRAUDS. Tie :,
/ show, liz Il light NOR" clear, and in hr.,r.
/ more fDrcibIc than has at any pro,i.u. -,
/ been used, how thoroughly saturated ,.r.
cal Offices are, with the spirit which an'n....
the parties to the Naval coal contract. and p.
! live oak ten per cent. agreement An ~
created for the especial purpose of pr,,cr..
| the public property required in tho -a,a..
/ ment printing. become. al the very outs.
mere machine TO destroy that pr. perr, .
to turn every purchase into prrulat.in
/ The chief party to the populations lis.
ed by Mr.. Taylor's report, was 4. C.. ),
man, who held the office %; >upcrinrcn4..
of Public Printing from Decent ,r. l>;s
December, 1851, though probably II .II...
be said that Mr.. Wendell. the aetna,
lie printer for the last six years was g,
times the principal in these tran>ar,..
using Seaman as the external manager al,
giving him nearly half the profits. Fr,
the date of Seaman's appointment. it arr,,-.
to have been an established rule in hi. f..
to tax all contracts for paper, engraving. ~.
all other work or material passing through h,
hands, from fifteen TO twenty-five per cen, .p
the gross amount.
This sum was sometimes paid through
sham agent protesscdly a. COMPENSATE,
| for getting contract, but often dirrrr =.
! Seaman or Wendal. as loan. The 40.
gregate Of the sums directly traced to the.
men is 10000 to Seaman on jobs Of ng,rr
and engraving. $4,000 Wendell for .,r-
| alone, and 81 900 to Wendell for rEgr;nip,
the last named thus getting an aggregate
of $4,000. Other and large sums are nm.
accounted for, and probably. if the trufl,
were known, much more motley in addition
would be found to have been paid b. th,nl
by parties not brought before the conmi,r...
or by some of the parties questioned VIII,
had the skill to avoid disclosing all that ha,
been done-PhH. amer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-03-04
About the Locusts.

Mr.. Robert f.. pryton, Of Fauqui"r roun,.y
Va, in communication TO the National b.
telligencer and for til" information "t III
Gideon Il. Smith of Baltimore, SAYS:
The lastregular locust year in thIscog'!
was in 1913. I'm 1915 found in one place
six miles from my residence, two or thr"
hundred and in another, three miles Of. 10
different direction, a still larger number
consisting of both varieties, the larg" and 10.
small. They were in both instances comIn"'
to three or four acres Of large body ofw"gi'
They were all that remember seeing '"a'
year, excepting solitary individual in an'''
er place, whose lonely song had Il most m..
ancholy sound"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-03-04
Curious Case

4 curious case has recently been decided
in the English Court of tham-"ry. The
plaintiffs were the legal heir, of john Shrr.
pard vs.. Mary Jones, alia> Taylor alias Val
alias Masters. alias Sheppard. For the lat
forty years the position of the lady has been
equivocal. In 1919. her beauty was So re-
markable, that she was better known hy 4:
than by any name BY which she had been
from time to time desi grated. In lol9. ma.
bleman provided for her liberal settlement.
On the Sth day of March, lS2i She was in
due form married to John Sheppard. In
1913, she separated from Sheppard. and IN
1915 he died. In lSjI, Mrs. Sheppard died
also. Her executors sent some of Shcp.
pari's apparel to his relatives. and in tn,
pocket OF one of the articles wa- found =
certificate that Mary Jones was married -
James Masters on the 2Gth of February
1924 If this were So then the marriage IN
March with Sheppard was nullity, and ;.,"
portion Of the Sheppard estate which hal
come to her ~ his widow, ought Ia have ta-
ken another direction. II appeared that ,he
was known BY the name Of Masters ,um,
time before her marriage with Mr. Sheppard,
and upon a careful consideration ct tie
whole evidence the Lord Chancellor came .
the conclusion that one James Master. VII
wasa gentleman, according To the social syy'
TEN of England, had provided Mary wr,ha
husband H. tn" person of Sheppard. whu Vs.
u mechanic, and that, Ia humor her feeling
IN the matter Of name, Sheppard assumed
the name of Masters. on the occasion Of she
first marriage: bur that bc:or" IN" honey.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-03-04
A Legless Lord.

The following story, which We have from
Il New York friend. recently from Paris. il
none the worse for being true:
Lord Cowey, the British Minister in
Paris, has occasional annoyances. Lord
Miltoun Ia gentleman whom nature failed TO
provide with legs wished to be presented
at Court with his wife and daughter. The
morning of the day on which the prcsenta-
ton was to take place, the Emperor sent
word to Lord CowI"y that he could not re-
cciyc Lord Niltoun. as he heard he had no
legs, and that h. must sit while the Empe
ror stood Lord Cowlcy was much vexed.
but sent an attarhc To- convey the disagreed
bic news to Lord Mitoun. Meanwhile the
Duke de Bassano came himselttO Lord Cow
lev 10 tell him that Lord Miltoun's chair
had arrived at the Tuillerics: that it must
lie instantly taken away, and that its lcgess
owner could not be received. This was
rather Notifying 10 the British Minister,
but the Emperor was intlexible. ". L..
Past
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-03-04
The Washington Tragedy.

There j. but little new to add 10 the very
full report already given of the facts and
circumstances connected with this sad affair.
There is a world Of gossip ahoat, in and out
Of the journals, concerning the parties I'M
mcdiately implicated which it would be not
only impairment, but pandcring to a morbid
public taste, to repeat The sooner the cur
tain drops upon it, all. the better. Mr. Sick
les, it will be seen, valves the preliminary
examination usual in such ca-e. in order 10
bring his case al once TO Il final trial.-N. y
HrpresS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-03-04
conAarration in Memphis.

MExpHrs, March NEARLY half Of one Of
the principal squares on Main street wa'
burnt over last night, involving loss OF $780,
600. The buildings destroyed included the
newspaper Offices Of the Eagle and Enquirer
the Avalanche, Ledger, Christian Advocate.
Presbyterian, and Sentinel The principal
sufferers are Hutton Clark, printers; Gel
kew l. Warren; Ssaarans & stratton; ". II.
Hunt & y. Stiltmau. tradesmen: Heinrich L
Bros, taverukcepers; and Joseph Teufel.-
There was a partial insurance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-03-04

Miss DIX Tue PHILANTHRorlsr.- Miss
Dix. of worldwide renown for her benevo-
lence and practical philanthropy in the ale
Walton of suffering humanity, says the Re-
corder has lately been in Milledgeville,
Georgia. She spent about week with Or
Green, the able Physician and ef1clent Su'
perintendent of the Lunatic Asylum. she
expressed herself greatly pleased at the no
BILE effort of the State for tho relief OF this
class of unfortunates The building. with
its internal arrangements, she considers n
model-the very best in the Southern states
and compares favorsbly with any IN tn"
Union