Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-02-11
TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCHES.

LOWELL Mass, Feb. 9.-Thc "strikc' Ut
the female factory operatives continues
| The girls are mostly of Irish and Scotch birth,
and efforts are making to supply their p!a-
ceS by American girls from the country.
New ORLEANS, Feb S.-The Alta ,aiit"r-
| MIA. of the Goth ult. received by the Quaker
/ CITY. reports the market at San Francisco
! Quilted with most descriptions ot goods, III
consequence of large arrivals of vessels from
! New York and Boston. Quotations. there
fore. are irregular and nominal. Mess pork
SIS rer Dbl: beef Sl4: picked hams II cents
per ID. Crushed sugar l. cts: Porto Rich 10
/ cents per lb. Flour $3.50 per bbl.. and
corn meal } 30 10 So These prices, in most
! cases. are almost similar 10 those current IN
the Atlantic cities. thus leaving heavy loss
10 shlppcrs.
WAsnixGroy. Feb. S.-The Pennsylvania
democrats diss dyed their separate Organlzi-
ton to-day. MesSrs Montgomery and Phil
! lips were not present 1T the caucu>. tonight
! The majority was but four upon the decIara-
ton that the tariff Of lSjI would not yield
revenue enough. McSsrs. Reilly, ellis and
| ALL had. it is stated. retired before the vote
WAS taken. The tariff men are cIatcd.
! The Treasury and State Departments are
engaged in gathering data bearing upon the
application of England To be admitted to the
! privileges of our coastlng trade.
BosroN. Feb. CHA daring attempt to
| break iail was made ut East Cambridge tins
morning by a prisoner named Mannon' VII"
threw black pepper into the eyes Of the turn
| KEY. after which he rushed upon HIM and en-
drayorcd To draw him into Il cell. The turn,
kew recovering himself drew Il revolver and
fired two balls III the culprlt. who still re-
tanned his hold, choking the turnkey severely.
Assistance arriving, the prisoner WAS sctur-
cd, and the ball, extracted from the wound
of the culprit. who is not III :: dangerous con-
dtion.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-Thc Secretary Of
the Treasury asks that power Lee given him
10 discontinue from time to time such light
houses as may become useless by reason OF
rhe mutations of commerce. and toreStrlct the
creation of new lighthouses 10 such rs shall
be reported on tuvovably by the lighthouse
board.
The drafts paid AMI drafts issued last week
at the United States treasury, amounted to
nearly 81. OO0, 900.
The report iscrcitcd that Gen. Denver will
shortly resign his office of commissioner ui In
dian affairs. with view Of returning 10 Calf
iornia.
The Central National Bolts Club have re-
solved to withhold tn" publication OF their
address TO the people until MIR. Bolts shall
have delivered lis speech oil the I'D III New
York.
The Arizona. Mexican and Central Amerl-
can Association are now chartcrlng vessels to
tnkc out cmigrants under the direction "i
Gen. llcnnngsen.
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 9rh.-AdvireS from
MARSHALL. Texas. to the 1t instant, stat"
that the Pacific railroad compromise had fail
ed. Theamount otunohjcrtionable claims has
been reduced tuS liS. uOU, leaving IN" amount
of 1000 for further examination. Mr.
Foukr4 refused payment unless the road Is
delivered to the old company under the tnal
award of the arbitration. The committee
therrupon designed giving the award in favor
of the new company. The convention. how
ever. resolved that Mr.. F"ulkeH take posses
sion Of the road west ut Marshall ami Nirks
burg.
WmwINGroN y. c., Feb. S.-)Vhn Hath
away. one al the oldest merchants 81 th7 rity,
died at his residence on Sunday. H. was "
native of Fall River. Mass. The funeral took
place Yesterday when the stores wcrrrlo-rd,
aud the merchants attended III Il body.
MuvrGuMERY. Feb - Maroncy, the agent
Of the Adams Express Company, charged
with the robbery Of the so. oWI, rs noticed u
lew DAYS since hns been bound over for trial
at the next term of the court.