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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-06-06
Letter from NORTH Carolina.

Correspondence cthe AieraHdriG Ga.,ts
CHAPEL HILL, y. c., June >. lSjg.-Th.
is my first visit to this "IIilI Of Science" ami
the first time | have trod the soil of the oh
north State.
A. the Commencement always attract, a
crowd, | hav" been carried by the current.
but find that heretofore it was hut 4 riprl. IN
comparison to the tide which now sets IN
swollen, it appears, by the expected presence
of the President and suite tomorrow. From
what | see and hear he will be greeted a,
North Cardinals expansive soul knows haw
to receive and cheer-not as the leader of q
great political party, nor rs the embodiment
Of Il defumct one. but aS the head Of A grra,
and glorious republic. | left our home iu,,
IL the returns were being received of you-
election, and in tins interior position dom,
CLEAN a rapidly the news a. in our NOR" ia.
vured city: but to-day my heart. with the
hearts of hundreds here. have r%ejUiccd at the
favorable reports Of Wing gains in various
parts OF Virginia. This news--so umcXpcrt.
ed find carries with il here the belief tha,
this old State will be regeneratcd and delIv-
cred from the thraldom that now binds it
that the ~leaven, the effective Wing leaycn.
which permeates the veins of old Virginia,
will circulate and swell the arteries of TIL,
sister, until the great heart of the south vii,
swell up and well out such Il stream that tie
extremities Of the Union will attach them.
selves the more firmly to the body polite. be-
strengthened, rcyiviicd and rciuyinatri-
that she will grow up and expand. and the
cool head of conservative WhIgism guide.
govern and control tn, mighty Union.
| have met with numbers here from tie
Southern States, whose heads have become
dizzy with the reckless course of the DEM.
cratic party, and nave been carried about by
every wind of doctrine, until they have found
themselves drifting towards the whirlpool 90.
disunion. This glorious breeze from ncye-
tire" blowing as it does from the central p
sition towards the circumference, will he
awaited of by a despairing crew to bring them
to Il safe haven.
Let Us bestir ourselves and place At the
helm our greatest and best men. Let ayai.a-
bilitv be no word Of our vocabulary. h.;
Wing principles be our rule Of iaIth-uur
crown It's victory.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-06-06
The late Duel Near Mobile.

NEW ORLEANS. May 81, lS59.-From an
eyewitness | have learned some particulars
OF the fatal duel near Mobile, which | spoke
of i'll my last.
Wick and Stith were boys at school togeth-
cr. il would seem. near Natchez. The form
er. the only srn ola very wealthy ana lnfiu-
cutial planter. was somewhat disposed t"
lord it over his comrades, among whom was
Sti,h. son of Il member Of one OF the Oldest
virginia families. but not 81 wealthy or m
tluential as that OF Wick. Young Sutt.
when the school comrades separated, entered
life dependent on his OWN energies alone tor
SUPPORT. No doubt his position as compared
with that of his wealthy school-tellow before
whom life opened 50 brightly and prosperous
". engendered feelings that may have been
more embittcrei by subsequent meetings OF
the two Young men i'll the career OF Il couil,
try town. where rivalry is more marked ana
more prrsonly ~yiruleut than in a great cii.y'
Last SUNDAY morning the two met accl-
drutallv in a billiard saloon on drawer
street. and Il Young MAJ OF the party began
introducing ali around. Presently coming
to Stith he wished 10 Introduce him 70 lex.
! Srjth OPENLY refused. Nick a. openly asked
why? Stith replied that he had reasons
which he would not diyu'ge. NIck EN-
phatically said he must give them. SUN
then answered because he did not think lex
a gentleman. Wick exclaimed, that Is Il
| lie..' and Stith struck him. The ~bystanders
. intcrfered. and both parties were separated.
Wick Immediately sent Il challenge, which
was accepted. and rifles, atforty PAGES. nam
ed as the weapons aud distance.
The next day the belligcrents went over to
Mobile with their seconds, and on arriving
there. or soon after, proceeded TO the old hace
Course. Placed III position. each rifle III
hand. both were cooland selt-posscSsei. whilst
the intensest silence rcIgmed around. Both
answered in clear tones to the inquiry. Are
YOU rcady?!" At the first word. fire, . ' lex
instantly lowered his weapon, and rs II came
to a level, the flash from the muzzie told how
quickly he had pulled the trigger. My III
formant says it struck him ut the moment
that Wick had fired before he intended. In Il
second he looked at Stith to See II he was
wounded: but Stith stood m%oti0nless. his rifle
steadily presented at Lis opponent. and a the
next word zone" was uttered hy the second,
the >light stream uf arcund smoke issued from
the dark tube. the sharp crack followed, and
ins:autancouSly. rs tie eyes OF the bystand-
ers were fastened ON \ lex, the lattcrs head
fell on his breast. his form. 81 erect and man
". shrank up and lac ieli-strctchlng ont rs
he touched the grOund-dcad, before his alar-
med seconds could reach him. The old school
leud was closed-alas, how bloody.-COr.
/ CuuJisSfDH COUrIfy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-06-06
Remarkable Race by Rail-stakes S275,ooo

Remarkable Race by Rail-Stakes S275,ooo'
From L.. D. Rucker, superintendent OF the
Cleveland and Toledo Railroad, the Cleve-
land Leader obtains the following particulars
of an exciting race, in which the stceds were
iron horses and the stakes greater than have
ever been known on any track. Mr.. tucker
had the facts from John II. Campbell, esq.
superintendent of the NJ. 5. and \. /. Il. IL:
One day last week. n the eastward bound
express train reached Laporte. Indiana IL
passenger stepped 1T while the engine was
being ~replenished with wood and water ana
walked back and forth on the platform, and
continued to walk until the whistle sounded.
The other passengers got on board and the
train passed off. but the gentleman still walk,
cd on. A few minutes after the train had
gone, a station man saw the pedestrian, ana
going up To him, asked, in a surprised tone:
What the -are You doing here: =,
The man started. opened his eyes, anu
looked around bewildcrcd. The fact was
he had been f%atign"d and dropped asleep
while walking. Rorsiug himself he asked;
why. Where am f.
Where are You: At Laportc.
where's the train | came on
That left ten minutes ago
Ten minutes ago and left me. | must g,
on that train. 1t is Il question OF LIE ana
death with me. Can you get me to 1t! Have
you got an engine here? Where is the Super
intendent?"
The section master had an Office near
by and the two went to find that ofhclai
and to procure an engine. The traveller
stated his case-he must 20 on--c"uId not
delay-and offered the officer 500 II h"
would put him on board the train. This
strange demand and strang" offer cause! the
station master to hasten t. do what ne could.
The fire was not out IN the engine that hai
drawn the train To that point-the bargain
was scttlcd--a draft given on New York Tor
the $3.50, and in ten minutes the traveller
started. with an engine to overtake the lying
express. After rushing on for thirty or for
ty miles some connection gave way about the
engine. The engine was Stopped-the enSI-
neer found the difficulty, and in a very few
minutes had a v wooden pin whitfield out and
fitted to supply the deficiency. With this
on they few. The train had 81 course many
miles the start uf them, and despite the wood
en- pin the engineer crowded on steam and
tore through the country 1T Il fearful rate
Thirty miles of the distance past, was run III
- minutes. but the engagement was that
they should overtake the train, and do it
they must. and do it they did. but not until
more than one hundred miles had been run,
and they were approaching Toledo. Having
at length overtaken and stopped the train
and hurried Oh board, the traveller went
eagerly to Il berth in the sleeping car, and
took therefrom Il carpet-bag containing SO
coo. His treasure was ~Sate-nonc had mo-
Tested it, and dismisSing his faithful courier,
hr went Oh his way rejoicing at the success
of his p~erilous and exciting adventure.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-06-06
Terrible Calamity in Texas.

The Dallas Texas Herald Of the llth
ult.. say,:-"A gentleman just from Fort
Worth reports Il most painful calamity that
occurred last Thursday evening. near night,
on the west fork of the Trinity, about seven
miles above Fort Worth. a gentleman liv-
ing very near West Fork, on returning home
during the heavy rain that was falling,
found his house was being rapidly surround
Ell with the flood that was rushing down the
low lands bordering on the stream. He had
a wife and seven children: took two OF them
on his shoulders. and carried them over the
water To Il she'd on the premises, placed them
upon il. and started back for the other chll-
dren and his wife. lie had not gone Tar
when Il cry from the shed drew his atten-
ton: he looked back. and discovered it float
Ing off with his two children on 1t. lie
rushed after il. and, after following it near
" halt a mile, succeeded in placing his
children upon II place of safety. Night was
rapidly coming on. and he returned to save
his wife and children, but. alas! he found
not even a vestigc of his home-no sign of
wife or child: and, to add to the horrors Of
the scene, darkness WAS fast settling down
upon the rushing flood, whose appalling
roar dr;.iened the cries of his family. even
if they then lived. The unhappy father
has heard nothing from them vet. and every
effort made 10 find their bodies has proved
unayailing.'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-06-06
Gen, Shields,

Gen. Shields. Senator from Minnesota. had
a public reception on his arrival home at
FaribauIt. and said in his speech:-"I made
my prc-cmptipn, a. YOU all know, on the fn-
rlLauit prairie. ! paid for II with my "
warrant. the warrant which | received for
nay services in Mexico-thc only bounty
which | ever received from the Government
for those services. And | will venture to
say. that | am the first General in the United
States Army who ever made his own pre-
cmption with his own warrant. Now this, |
think, is Il home 10 be proud ola home
which | hold sacred, because | purchased it
with nv blood"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-06-06
President Buchanan's Speech in Raleigh, n. C.

Fcll0w-citizens of North Carolina ] can
not fail, while gratitude is an emotion of the
heart. to recollcct this reception from North
Carolina. My public life has been a long
one, and have been engaged in many po,
litical battles, and they are now rewarded
by your smiles of approval.
| am glad to be here. in the capital OF
North Carolina, which you have rightly
named Raleigh, thus aiding in perpetlating
| that great name. He fell a victim to a weak
and pusillamimous tyrant: but, thank God,
nothing Of that kind can occur hcre-no
such injustice can be perpetratcd in this
land of liberty. You. North Carolinlans,
were great rebels during the Revolution,
and very troublesome to Lord CORVALLIS, one
of his Maiesty's off GERS. lie used to say
that YOU rose in his rear rs fast IN he passed
YOU, and that he could never claim that he
was master of any ground in North Carroll
ma save that which his army stood upon
You first raised the flag of resistance to
| Great Britain in the western region OF your
YOUR State, and YOU have done better since
YOU have stood by it. And you will continue
to do SO ms long rs your young men preserve
| the virtues of Macon and Nash and Caswcll.
You have scattered patriots throughout I'll"
United States, who, wherever they may he
located, have always given their fellow-men
Il good opinion of the Old North State.
1t has become fashionable nowadays to
| discuss the value of the Union. Ii was not
fashionable twenty years ago. 1t is not
every transitory evil that leads to a divi-
sion of the Union. Let the friends OF a
separation of the Union succeed, and the
cause of civil and religious liberty through
out the world will receive u death blow
NV friends have spoken of the war progress
sing in Europe, in which kings are endeavor'
ing to overthrow dynasties aud generals to
win new glorics, while TIE poor people, who
are really the sufferers, are not thought "i.
This spectacle ought TO teach us the value Of
our institutions. Here, You are to-day a
body of soyereigns, who have elected me
YOUR Exccutive-not your ruler-whose acts
are to be jealousy watched and accounted
for. besides some acts for which he is not
guilty. &c.. ,. .
Though the sun of my political life is
growing dim, | shall never cease to refer
wildly and with grateful emotions TO this
reception from the Old North State. Loud
checrs.)
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-06-06
No DruuEards in Spain.

James q. Putnam, an eminent citizen OF
Buffalo, New York, writes from Spain to the
Buffalo Advertiser an interesting letter IN
regard TO- the drinking habits of the people.
His observations 70 To confirm the statement
often made, that the people OF WINE growing
countries. who use wine rs an ordinary drink
ut their tables, seldom fall into the habit of
iutcmpcrancc. There il Il matter Of serious
thought III such facts II. these
a few cents everywhere bay Il bottle Of
wine: its use is universal: there * never u
meal without it. What is the effect of this
abundance and this universal u" upon the
habits of the people: can only answer that
have sought the most intelligent sources ut
information, and have had but one reply,
and that has been confirmed 10y my own OBJ
~seryation, which has not been unlnIuisl-
tive, that drunkenness is not a wee OF the
country: that excessive drinking OF mtoX-
icating liquors is not its habit: that while
there are exceptional cases. rs anation II Is
one of ,obricty. IL is not true that there j.
no drunkenness; but it is rare. not habl'unl,
even in individuals, and is not irlt ~ Il pub
lie evil.
Nor is il true that the wines drunk in great
excess will not intoxicat". gu viii think
NV curiosity a little impairment. but nave
visited hospitals. both in Portugal and Spain,
and inquired of their physicians If they
ever had cases of delirum tremens--that
scourg" which, in our country, opens the gate
way To death 10 50 many gifted and noble
naturcs-and their universal reply has been,
that il WAS a disease unknown 10 the country.
Private practitioners told me the same thing.
During the three months | have spent in
Spain. | have seen but a single instumc" of
intoxicasun: this was on IL bull fight day at
Grenada. Another thing ! have observed:
there j. in Spain no constant drlm-IrlnkIng.
The hotels in this country have 10 bars or
saloon. The loungers-and the country
swarms with them-visit the cafes and club
houses. The hotels are as quiet - a private
dwelling. But if YOU were to visit those
evening resorts Of the people, to see their
life, YOU might find them all drinking, but
most Of them would be drinking nothing
stronger than coffee or lemonade, without
spirits of any sort.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-06-06
News of the Day.
"T5 show the rery age and Jodyc the TIMES"

1t is stated that about 1920, 900 are re-
quired to pay off the vessels returned home
from Paraguay within the last few weeks
There are at present some 800 sailors in
New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Nor
folk. discharged from these ships, trying, for
want OF better amusement, t" spend their WA
ges rs fast rs they can.
A tribute 10 American credit. and Il fact
which does great honor to American mer-
chants dealing in Europe, is mentioned in a
London letter to the New York Express. 1t
is to the effect that not a single piece of Amer
lean mercantile paper laid over at the Bank
Of England during the late panic, now re-
mains unpaid.
A Jury at Geneva, n. Y. has decided the
question. "ls lager beer intoxicating" i'll the
affirmative. Witness swore to drinking a
hundred glasses of the beer daily without
feeling it above the pit of his stomach, but Il
chemist analysed the beer, and protessrd 10
get a pint of whiskey from two quarts Of lag
err. That settled the jury.
A young lad in Savannah, Ca, purchased
from a stranger, a few days since, one thou
sand dollars in hundred dollar bills Oh the
New Brighton Bank of Mass, which proved
to be counterfeit. Six hundred dollars OF the
same kind of bills were passed on parties in
Augusta.
At Allegheny City, Pa, on Thursday, Il
little girl named Elizabeth Jane Bussler,
nine years old, was struck 10y another girl
named Elken, twelve years of age, as is sup
posed with IL stone, from the effects OF which
she died.
The Hanover, Pa, Spectator says the dam
age done BY the hail storm OH Monday last
was immense in that vicinity. Whole fields
of wheat and rye, as far "a the storm ex-
tended. were beaten down and utterly de-
stroyed.
Cromwell. of New York, is trying to get
up stock for two propellers, to run to City
Point, with freight for the Virginia and
Tennessee Railroad Company. The Presi-
dent Of the latter Company is now IN New
York, for that object.
The fruit crops in New England, it is sta
ted, do not look favorable, the peach buds
having been killed 10y the April frosts, and no
blossoms having appeared; while apples pro-
mise only n moderate crop.
Five whaleships returned to New Bedford
on Saturday, after an absence of from four to
five years each, all of which have made losing
voyages. amounting to an aggregate of SI5.-
900 To $4,000.
No person is admitted in Boston to see Paul
Morpllv. without a ticket. This is very ri
diculous, and Mr.. Morphy will have to be
careful that the Bostonians do not turn his
head.
The rust has already made It's appearance
in the wheat in st. Mary's county, Md, and
its ravages are said to be t~earfully on the in
crease.
The Hagerstown Herald says that the
hail storm on Monday last was probably the
most destructive that ever occurred in that re-
gion.
The police of Augusta, Ga, have arrested
three boys. who are said to have been the
| cause of the numerous fires that have recent
" occurred in that city.
The three Savannah steamers were sold
in New York, on the LIST INST, for S2I0,oNO,
to the Georgia Railroad Company.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-06-06
South Western Virginia.

Notwithstanding the sly and persistent
efforts of Government employees TO produce
a different result, the people of the South
West rallied to the support Of the Opposition
candidates, with Il zeal and n gallantry wor-
thy of all praise. Indeed, our noble friends
in the South-W est deserve a monument for
their spirited conduct in the late election,
and, were it within our power, there should
be one erected in honor of them, with all
despatch. They acted like brave men and
true patriots. and achieved a result of which
thew and their Wing friends throughout the
Commonwealth will be forever proud.-Rich-
mond Wing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-06-06

IMPORTANT LAND SUIT DECIDED-An im.
portant -uit-the case 81 Kites heirs ~. the
heirs of Reuben Harrison, decd, for tn" re-
roycry Of II valuable farm in this county,
which has been ia tn" possession Of the lat.
ter for about 30 yearS.-was decided by the
Circuit Court of Rockingham county, dur.
ing its present term. The suit was decided
in favor of Kites heirs. who are declared %
be entitled to six -seventhS Of the farm, a'
well as to the rents of the farm, viz: c3"'
per year, with interest on the amount 81
rent after the expiration Of each year from
1851 up to the present time. The other
seventh of the farm goes to Harrison herr
during the lifetime Of John Smith, father NJ
Alfred Smith, through and Of whom Reuben
Harrison originally obtained the farm. IT."
ease excited considerable interest. Very
able arguments were advanced by the coun-
sci on each side. Counsel for llarrl."r :
heirs, Mrssrs. Bryan x Wood-on. Thomas j.
Niche and J.. ". 6. Smith; for Kites h"lrs,
Mcssrs. Harris and Baldwin. Application
for n new trial was made.-HorhhnJ4'.I
RcgiSfer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-06-06
TLnaa Unad Men.

Wonder what the bcwildered and morti-
fed Virginia democracy think of those dead
men. who came within an ace OF beating
them into Jelly on Thursday week last,-
Now, il til" dead Wing, Of $3.50 can thus
almost accomplish ii victory in the strongest
and most obstinate Democratic State in the
Union, what may not the real live Wings Of
lnG0 do? We merely ask for information,
while We cry out at the top Of our voice
All honor To- the valiant ghosts Of the Old
Dominion, Let these ghosts make one more
pull. and strong pull, and a pull altogeth-
cr. and they shall reign in triumph over Fir-
GINA and the Union next year.-Rich. Why.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-06-06
Tho Aneche Country.

The United States Indian Bureau Is IN re.
CENT of a letter from Indian superintendent
Collins, of New Mexico. The superln'eh-
dent announces the perfect safety OF the
southern overland mail-route, and says tha1
the rumors of danger coming from letter
writer's in that country W their origin
to misapprehensions. The well-lntormed
know that no fear of attack need be en-
tertained in that quarter; and Agent steck,
who proposes to meet some fifteen hunuleu
Indians upon the Gila, to distribute the
usual quota of agricultural implements;
writes that his guard upon the occasion Will
consist of ten Mexicans, armed only with
hoes and OK whips.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-06-06

In reference to the report that in the event
of the French crossing the Ticino, the Aus
trians will march directly to Paris, the Lon
don Post comments as follows:
People could not see why the Austrians
went no further than Piedmont. Her object
was to commit France by proceedings invol-
wing her with Europe. The falling back OF
the Austrian Generals permits of the same
explanation. Possibly Louis Nap"ieon.s
hesitation refers to o knowledge Of the enc
my's policy. Napoleon III. is an obtrnaer
in the elder ROYALTY. and his ambition being
burtfnl to peace, his recent conduct seems to
reveal the worst preiudices against his des-
potism,~ rendering him doubly dangerous:-
The other despots may. therefore, combine
against him. 1t is natural that England
should Join them if the scenes of lSl+-lo
were to be repeated"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-06-06
The Feeling in Germany.

Let me civ" yUu, says a ' lenna letter wri-
ter. Il i-w Instances OF the growing excite
mcut IN G'rrmauy
In Bavaria, the Queen, who is a born
Princess Of Prussia, has put ~ interdict on
the use of the French language ut Court
In Munich, rs well as in Stuttgardt and
Dresden, female societies are forming for the
purpose of ~pledging as many of the fair sex
~ possible to refrain from wearing crinOline
or any other articles of French manufacture.
In half "A dozen reading rooms Of Southern
Germany, tn" Cologne %t'az"ttr, and organ
Of the Prus,ian Ministry, has been taboocd
on account Of its GOODNESS and uHiDtuS against
France. In one of it, last numbers, the
same paper publishes II communication from
oli Professor .trndt the national poet, and for
half a century past. one of the mo It eminent
patriots. In this til" veteran defender OF
German rights. while reprobating to the ut
most, France and the French, yet exhorts
Germany not to assist Austria in keeping
Italy, but to acquiesce i'll the national
though moderate policy of the Cabinet Of
Prussia