Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-03-12
News Of the Day.
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was submitted by the spanish Minister OF
Foreign Affairs, in 1854, to Mr.. Perry, then
our Secretary of Legation at Madrid, as Il
basis of settlement for all difficulties between
the two Governments.
The steamers Canada and America, which
have been lying at the Brooklyn navy yard
New York, some months, undergoing repairs
and alterations, are now nearly ready. One
Of them, formerly called the America, will
proceed to-day upon trial trip. They have
been purchased by Hargous & Brothers,
agents for the Tehuantepec line. and will be
put on the route between New Orleans and
Mexico. The Mississippi formerly the Can
ada. and mate to the other steamer will be
put on the same route soon.
The connection of James Buchanan Henry
esq. the nephew of President Buchanan,
and up to this time his Private Secretary,
with public affairs is to terminate next
week; when he removes to the city of New
York, where he designs practising law. His
resignation of his present position will be
much regretted by the host of personal
friends he has made in the course Of his long
soourn at the Federal Metropolis.
Lieut.. Coy. Mouton, of Louisiana, has
resigned his position as Lieutenant Govern
or of that State. on Il question Of dignity
The Senate took out of his hands the ap-
pointment of the committee of conference on
the apportionment bill He constructs this
into a want of confidence in his impartial
tv. He vacates the Office of Lieutenant Gov
ernor, therefore, that he may no longer pre-
side over the Senate.
We often hear the inquiry where have all
the Spanish quarters gomez The rule so
generally adopted which reduced their value
twenty per cent, soon drove them out OF the
market, and it was supposed that they had
left the country in disgrace: hut this has not
been the case They are gathering at the
West to the profit Of many SPECTATORS. The
Cincinnati Enquirer says that that city is
fast filling with Spanish quarter-dollars.--
They are being bought up in the East, Mt
twentv-one and half cents, and sent there
and put off on the dealers ut twenty-five
cents.
The brig Manages. of Boston, from St.
Thomas, February 10 in ballast, has been
instruments. The Monagos, it will be re-
membered, was dispatched by submarine
company of Boston year or two since, to
recover the treasure of the sunken frigatc
San Pedro on the coast of Venezuela, but
met with poor success. recovering only few
thousand dollars, while the cost of the ex-
petition was probably twenty times that
amount.
There is, it is said, an unexpended appro-
priation of seventy thousand dollars subject
to the control of the Secretary of War, and
which may be applied to the removal OF the
bars at the mouth of the Mississippi. The
Chamber of Commerce of New Orleans offer
to take charge of this fund, relieve the war
Department of the supervision, and apply 1t
| properly 10 the removal of the distractions.
giving bonds for the faithful application of
the funds
The four condemned murdercrs, Gambrill,
Crops, Corrie, and Cyphus, who are senten-
ced to be executed at Baltimore, on the 18th
inst, have addressed joint letter to Sheriff
Dreamer, requesting that they shall not DC
hung in shrouds. There being no law re,
curing the Sheriff to use shrouds, ne will
accede to their desire, and they will be exc
cuted in their usual dress, only wearing the
necessary cap to draw over the face.
On the third instant that portion of the
McDonough estate accruing to the city OF
Baltimore, lying in the first district of New
Orleans was sold at auction for S2S1,2lo,
which is said to be considerably above the
appraised value The remainder Of the pro-
perry accruing to Baltimore city, and stu
ate in other sections of New Orleans, Is to
be sold on the 10Th inst.
The Georgia Constitutionalist says that the
railroads of that State have been doing a
very profitable business this season. An
instance is given in the net earnings OF the
Southwestern Railroad, which, for the past
ak months, were $lsS.654 or at the rate OF
S3l ATS Der month, or over $1,000 per day,
net profits.
A movement is in progress to get up
Dragon Company in st. Mary's county, Md,
and already a sufficient number of gentlemen
have srnifed their willingness to enrol. to
render the success of the projects certainty.
Lists are in the hands ofgsntlemen IN the sew
eral districts and forty-eight signatures have
been obtained.
| Hon. John VI. Moore, Of Vicksburg one OF
the most prominent men on the bench IN
Mississippi, died suddenly at his plantat'on'
in Isaouena county on the 10th ultlmo, from
injuries received by fall from the doorway,
which at first seemed trivial, but III Il short
time terminated fatally.
A young woman, about sixteen years DID,
eloped from Boston Mass few days ago
contrary to the wishes of her parents. Her
husband abandoned her on Friday last: and
| il is supposed that he has gone to California
to seek his fortune leaving her to repent her
hasty marriage.
A man was arrested in New York on Tues
day. charged with killing and skinning a
horse, which he intended to sell for meat, to
the poor people in the vicinity. he appear
ed To he quite estopshed, that he should be
taken into custody at all, His wife said they
had often made good soup OF horse aesh' ana
they had found it first rate.
A woman named Susan Davis. 30 years OF
ace was turned out Of doors in New York,
by her own son, Oh Thursday last. She was
utterly destitute. and applied to An aequain-
lance also named Davis, who provided her