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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-16
TELEaRAPHIc DISPATCHES.

WASHINGTON, May l3.-The Hon. Howell
Cobb, Secretary of the Treasury, and Hon.
j. Thompson, Secretary Of the Interior. and
probably the President Of the United States,
will leave here tomorrow, Saturday. for
Baltimore, for the purpose of examining the
different sites for the proposed new United
States Court House in that city.
CINCINNATI. Nav l3.-Mrss Pork has ad-
vanced To SlSMSlSt. Holders ask Il for
shoulders. and - for bacon sides. which
checked business. There were buyers ut II
quarter less. Flour advanced to 81 .4o(a,
- 30 per barrel for supertine, with less cX-
element. Whskey has advanced - cents
per gallon. Eastern exchange has declined
to half premium.
New ORLEANS. May l3.-The advices from
Mexico state that Guadaiaiara had been tn
ken by the Liberals, and the capture of Te-
pie, San Bias, Colima, and Manzanilla had
been confirmed Gen. Meiia had been COM
pletelv routed by the Liberals. with the loss
of 800 prisoners, among whom the General
is believed to be.
On the md instant, Miramon issued a de-
cree closing all the Gulf ports to foreign
commerce. The Indignation of the British
residents against Mr.. Otway is very strong.
WASHINGTON, May l3.-ln view OF our UNI
settled affairs with Chill, the steamer Missls-
sippi. returning from the East Indies, and
the Lancaster, Wyoming, and Lcvant, on
their way ont, will touch at the ports Of that
Republic.
There is no truth in the rumor that Com
= I,n ralf r,,, IN
New York to the Washington navy yard.
lie will remain there.
CAFE ISLAND. May l2-An alteration oc-
Cured last night between Matthew Curran
and Morris Conner. ut the house of the for
mer During the tracas, Curram stabbed
Conner six times with al ordinary pocket
knife, producing death in few minutes.
Curran is in custody.
TOLEDO, May ll.-Capt. j. +. Pheatt, for
merv of the steamer Northern Indiana. and
lately of the Western Metropolis. died sud
denly in this city this afternoon.
NiCESBrRG. Nav l2.-Atter four days
exciting debate. the Southern Convention
has adopted resolution that the laws pre-
hibiting the slave trade ought to be abo!-
ished
NORFOLK, May l3.-Arrived here to-day
Schr. Henrietta Williams, from Baltimore,
leaking and otherwise damaged III the gale
of Tuesday last. She had to throw over
board her deck load
CLEVELAND, May T.. -Langston was to-day
sentenced to pay fine Of slOO, and costs of
prosecution. He was an Oberlin slave res
cuer.
BosToN. May l3-The De Molay Encamp
ment of Knights Templars left this evening
on their visit To Richmond. Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-16
Meeting Extraordinary.

Ten years ago. the golden wedding" Of
Mr.. Samuel b. Harper and wife, of Clinton
Place, in this city, was celebrated amid the
congratulations of children, grandchildren
and friends Ten years have passed away,
and last evening many Of the same r"I"I'
ves, with few old friends, met at the same
place, to Join in the celebration Of the -
ter anniversary ii the marriage OF d
same couple, who now enjoy more physlraI
strength than seine Of the juniors who were
present. The Harper fsmily is . numerous
one. but it il not often that 30 many member
of one family are brought together as were
present last evening, 1t was pleasant r.
union Of old acquaintance. Persons were
there who had known each other for more
than half century; indeed, some had been
members of the same church for over nity
years-N J. COm. lIdr
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-16
4O,OOO.0D0
iU,OOu,nOO

The ARMY is composed OF from 100. 900 tn
100000 men when on Il war footing 4OO, 900
on Il peace footing The navy consists of one
shp-ot-the-line. (screw-steamer of SOO-horse
power, and 81 guns ; steam irigates. | sail
irgate. and smaller vessels, in all l3j, carry
ing Sj2 guns and S,IUI men.
The State debt Of Austria was estimated
in 1856 at 81 ,2j0,000, 900. The budget of
1857 shows receipts, ordinary and extraordl-
nary, of about Slj0,0OO,OOo. and expenses
$4,000, 900, a deficit OF twenty millions.
Sardinia is also an immediate party TO the
struggle. The population in 1857 amounted
to 5,ll7 $40. The budget of 1853 showed Il
revenue of about twenty-sevena nd-a halfmil-
lions of dollars, and an expenditure Of
twenty -eight- and-a- half millions of dollars cen
the debt being, Jan |, ISIS, Sl2S, jOO,OnO.
The army. according to the war budget OF
1853, consisted of 1913 rank and file, and
the navy numbered twenty-nine ships, tsix
steam frigates, four sail irigates &c.. carry
ing 43G cannon.
The Lombardo-Ve Kingdom includes
that part of Italy lying north Of the PaPal
States, Parma and Modena, and stretching
stretching east from Lake Maggiore and the
Ticino to the Adriatic; 246 miles long, 100
broad, embracing l1,546 square miles
Lombardy. of which Milan is the capital,
and in which are the cities Of Brescia
Como, Mantua, and Pavia, hasa population
of 2,725,15O. The Venetian provinces, i'll
about the same area. have 2.2Sl .132 u total
of 5,OO7, 4T2--or 2S5 to Il square mile
Venice Verona, and Padua are well known
cities in this division. These provinces form
one of the richest agricultural regions in
Europe, producing corn, maize, rice, hemp,
and flax. besides wine and great products
of the dairy, butter, cheese, aud much silk.
But, rs already intimated. should strug-
gle take place. it will not be confined To the
nations above mentioned. Others will he
drawn in, and the contest ~ likely To prove
one of the bloodest that has ever taken place.
-Niuleiyhiu Inquirer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-16
American Bible Society.

The forty-third anniversary of the Ameri-
can Bible Society was held at the Academy
of Music on the 18th The occasion brought
together 4 large assemblage, and addresses
were delivered by the president the Hon.
TheoIore Freling huysen, the Rev. DR.. Clark,
Hugh Maxwell esq, and others, after which
the old officers were reelected. Mr.. George
Douglas, of Douglas Farms, l.. l.. ut the
close Of II brief address. announced that he
would give the sum of $1,000 Ia the society.
The total rerei pit of the society for the past
year amounted to S4lj,OOO, an increase of
sd. 2jl on the former year. OF this amount
Sl49.444 II are gratuitous and S2jG,OG4 Gl
from sales of Bibles and Testaments. The
number OF volumes issued is I2l .O9j; since
the organization of the society, 1888, l0?.
Grants OF money have been made for pub
fishing the scriptures in France. Germany,
Greece, Turkey, Syria. India and China, to
the amount. in all. of $40 800, aside from the
funds expended is the Bible House in print
lnp foreign versions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-16
The English Elections.

The English borough elections were pro
crrding when the Persia sailed. The gene
raj result cannot. of course, be- known, but
the Indications were that the Derby party
would he beaten. The attempt I" defeat Mr.
Bright in Birmingham, proved ridiculous
failure. and at Carlisle, Sir James Graham
and Mr. Lawson. his nephew, who adSo
Gates the ballot. were returned. In the last
Parliament the Dcrbyites had one of the
members from Carlisle. At Bristol. Mr.
Berkeley. II leading ballot advocate, and Mr.
Gorc l.angton, a liberal. hal been returned
Mr.. Richard Golden had been returned
without opposition, for R"chdalc. Mr. Ed
win james the eminent counsel, had again
been returned from Marylebnnr. NJ doubt
was entertained Of the reelection Of LORD
John Russell and his liberal associates il
the city of London.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-16
Failure of Jacob Little & Co.

OF the failure Of Jacob Little n Co., the
stock brokers', and the unusual excitement
and extraordinary fluctuations III conse'
quence, the New York Time. says:
The announcement was made at the
opening of the board on Thursday forenoon
that Mr. Jacob Little, one Of the oldest, as
he il the most active operator on the eX-
change, would be unable IL meet promptly
his maturing contracts He therefore vol
UNFAIRLY leaves his seat at the board, and
will proceed at once to al just his outstand-
Ing differences with view to their payment
in full after such indulgence. rs to time. n
the amount involved may seem to require
The impression this afternoon, though differ
ing essentially from the first effect of this
announcement. is that the amount to be audi
ted between Mr.. J.. and the members of the
Exchange is not only much less than on his
previous stoppage of lSj6, but that he holds
fewer stocks under hypothecati"n with
money lenders than the general magnitude
of his operations for Il month or two past
implied That he will puy in full all differ
crrrs against bin. and that his firm will
continue To meet, on the instant. their en-
gagerncnts mt bank and with the private
banking houses. there seems to be no pre-
sent question
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-16
A Good Story.

A good story is related by Dickens, from
the Life of Jerrold. IL is i'll a letter address
>cd to Jerrold from the Continent:
Il am somehow reminded of n good story
heard the other night from man who was
II witness of it, and an actor in it. At II GER
tain German town last autumn there was Il
tremendous furore about Jenny Lind, who,
after driving the whole place mad, left it, on
her travels, early one morning. The mo-
ment her carriage was outside the gates a
party Of rampant students, who had escort
ed it. rushed back to the inn, demanded to
be- shown her bedroom, swept like whirl-
wind up stairs into the room indicated To
them, tore up the sheets and wore them in
strips rs decorations. An hour or two after
wards Il bald gentleman Of amiable appear
ance, an Englishman, who was staying in the
hotel, came to breakfast at the table d'hote,
and was observed to he much disturbed in
his mind, and to show great terror whenever
IA student came near him. At last he said,
in low voice to some people who were near
him at the table, You are English gentlemen,
| observe. Most extraordinary people these
Germans! Students, rs a body, raving mad
gentlemen "Oh! no., said somebody else;
'excitablo, but very good fellows, and very
sensible 'Then, sir" returned the old gen
tlemen. still more disturbed; then there's
something political in it, and am II marked
man | went out for a little walk this morn
ing, after shaving, and while | was gone
he fell into a terrible perspiration us he told
it-"they burst into my bedroom, tore up
my sheets. and are now patrolling the town
in all directions with the bits of EN- in their
button-holes" needn't wind up by adding
that they had gone to the wrong chamber
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-16
The Ticin0.

Frequent references are made in our for
eign dispatches to the 1'icinO, "A small
stream which marks the boundary line be-
tween Sardinia and the Lombardo-V enetinu
provinces, occupied by Austria. This small
stream or river promises 10 become az fam
ous in history as "the Rubicon" which
Caesar crossed, when, returning from hI-
conquests in Gau, he decided upon march
ing with his army to Rome, in defiance of the
orders of the Roman Senate. The Ticino
or Tessn, rises in Switzerland on the south
ern decliyity Of Mount st. Gothard, and
flows southeasterly through the Lake Mag
giore. Thence it runs Il southerly direction,
forming the boundary between Lombariy
and Sardinia until it Joins the river Pc, near
Puvia. Its whole course il about l25 milo,
and it is navigable from Lake Maggiore to
the Po, which flows into the Gulf of Venice
" J. Sun.
TIKI TIcINo.-A name which is in every
ones mouth should be- correctly pronounced
The letters Of the Italian language do not Nil
have the same sounds which they hsve II
English The pronunciation Of this nan,e
IA IepcbpfnU
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-16
Ladies' STAYS.

The London Court journal says:-"A reg
ular crusade has been entered into by the doe
tors of the doctors of Paris against the fright
full fashion of steel stays, brought IN with
the new cut of dress now in vogue. Atten-
ton has been drawn to the subject, and II
report sent il to the Academy of Medl,
cine, in consequence Of tn" sudden death Of
two young ladies employed IN on OF the
fashionable houses of this place to show OH
the fashions These young ladies, whose
sole business was to walk up and down the
Magasin, where the wonders of the lnag'na-
ton Of the prnpritt"rs are displayed. Yye'ng
with each other in the degree to which tor
turs couI,i be boone, had gradually accus-
toned themselves IL bn drawn 10 tight that
in one case the bursting Of !. blopi-yessel
was the consequence. and in the other. con
gestion of the lungs carried off the victim in
a fay hnura "
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-16
Increase of TsleRraphic Business.

New YORK, May l2.-AmoHg the evldrn
ces given of the increasing business OF the
country, especially Of a mercantile charHc-
ter. il Is stated that he number Of messing
daily sent over the various telegraph line- /.
vastly greater at the present time than r'1'
before. The three printing telegraph Int
Of the American Telegraph Company, Ioea
ted in Will street, known as the Ro.t""
Washington and National wires, transmI''oi
on Wednesday, respectively, 435, @3t ana
40 private messages, and about SIX thou
sand words of public news reports, and 'ha'
too, through the very disasrerable storm
which lasted the whole day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-16
Falls of Niagara Danger Of Canal Boat

We CLEAN the following particulars of the
narrow escape Of the crews Of the canal boat
Hatty McCan. and tug Jenny Bell. consist
ing Of twenty persons, from drifting over
the Falls of niagara. last Saturday. from a
statement of the captain of the canal boat.
published in the Lo:kport Courier and Jour
nal About noon on Saturday, the canal
boat. with Il load of 100 tons Of stone, was
lowed from Tonawanda to Schlosser by the
Jenny Bell. in safety. At that place a pilot
WAS taken on board the tug to conduct the
boats to the Hydraulic Canal. The buoys
marking the channel to the Canal were torn
away this Spring, and had not been replaced,
but the pilot stated that he knew the route
perfectly well
However. before reaching the landing, the
tug ran upon Il reef of rocks, and raised her
bow out of water several fest. The canal
boat swung around and the strain parted
the hawsers connecting the boats together.
The stream is said 10 run ut the rate Of six
teen miles per hour at that point, and the
peril of those on the canal boat was immi-
nent The rapids were only twenty rods
distant. and the cataract less than mile be-
low. Not an instant was to be lost. All
that could be done was to improvise anchors
of large stones and tow-iines: once, twice,
these trail anchors proved Intellectual, but
the third held on, though the fearful strain
on the rope rendered the safety of those on
board very precarious.
There was no boat to get on shore with,
and had there been one. it was Il dangerous
undertaking when unaccustomed to such
navigation. The canal boat was midway in
the river The tug was in about as bad II
situation. The position of all was extreme
~ dangerous. Fortunately. gentleman
from Chippewa discovered their perilous pre-
dicament. and went t. their relief. He went
first to the canal boat, removed her crew,
then the crew of tie tug. and savely landed
them. The people of Niagara Falls acted
hospitality to the shipwrecked people, and
finally both boats were recovered and brought
10 the landing. Had there been an ordinary
breeze, the destruction Of the tug and canal
boat must inevitably have followed.-Bnfaio
Commercial.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-16
State Students at the University of Virginia

There will he vacancies Ms t" State Stu
dents at the Virginia University from num-
her of the Senatorial districts which will be
filled on the lst Of July next. Applications
for appointment, accompanied by proper tes-
timnnials, should be addressed Ia the Chair
man, and should reach the University by the
9th Of June Should there be no suitable
applicant from n District. the vacancy will
be filled from the State Mt large. he fol-
lowing are among the various districts =
Hanover and IIenrico; Caroline and Spots
ylvana; Stafford. King George, and Prince
William: Fauquier nnd Rappahannock +;
Madison, Culpep"r, Orang., ard Greene
Aibemare: Louisa, Goochland, and Flu
wanna Hampshire, Hardy and Morgan
Frederick, Clarke, and Warren; Shenan
doa! and Page Rockingham and Pendle,
ton; Augusta: Path, Highland, AMI Rock,
BRIDGE a. sud
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-16
salslfy Tons for Salad

Happening at the table Of u gardrrnn'r +"
few days ago, | found among other thi"E''
dish Of boiled satisfy tops, thr sup
perior favour Of which ha, induced no %
call public attention to the fact, They come
ut season when other herbs Of that cin''
are scarce. and in my judgment equal {" u,
best. The number Of roots necessary ',
Iueal will furnish Sufficient green's tor '"'
same purpose. Give them triai.-L''''
burg HashingtoHia".
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-16
The European Struggle and the Parties.

The excited condition of affairs in Europe
is likely to engage the attention of the civil
lied world for some time to come. The tw"
leading parties to the struggle are France
and Austria. But others will doubtless be
drawn into the vortex if blow should be
struck.
France, according to the best authority,
has a population of over 36.0O00OO: Paris
alone in 1856 contained l.l7S,262 souls
The budget for lSj6 showed resources
amounting to S33j, 100000, and expendi-
lures amounting to Ss35 100000. The army
consisted ~ follows.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-16

A Tobacco Factory will 20 into operation
in fredericksburg about the first Of June.
A building has been leased and all the re-
quisite machinery ordered. The parties en-
gagged in this enterprise are Messrs. Alexan
der l.. Gibbs and John +. Alexander.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-16

4 letter from Fredericksburg, received on
Saturday, says, that the majority in Spot
sylvana. for Thomas or Smith, won't be much
either way. The yellow and the green so
like hot cakes, and more are wanted"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-16

1t has since been considerably increased,
and may be put down roughly at something
like half million of men.
Austria embraces all those diverse nation
alites which are clustered around and subor-
dinate to the Grand Duchy of Austria pro-
per, incudinga an area Of 257 ,4j5 square miles.
The capital, Vienna, has apopulation of So
457. The empire is composed of the follow
ing provinces, with thepopulation according
-, L., ..n,,, ~ 1874,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-16

The advices by the steamer Tennessee, from
Vera Cruz, do not show any great change in
the chronic evils that aflict the republic of
Mexico. Nothing is said of the whereabouts
of Degollado and the mass of constitutional
forces that were recently besieging the capital.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-16

The London Times urges that the treaty of
alliance now said to have been made between
France and Russia will compel England to
anticipate. by strenuous measures, war
which may, in its results, threaten her exist
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-16

Felix Sanchez, the Cuban negro, who kill
ed his father-in-law recently, in New York,
when arrested at New Orleans it was found
had been sold as slave, AZ he alleges, by one
Nicholas Prieto. who brought him to Mobile
and there disposed ofhim.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-16

The Post-ofics Department has. it appears.
discontinued some portion of the expensive
mail service in the western wilderness, and
it might safely dispense with more OF it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-16

The New York papers are rrammed with
the proceedings of the various Anniversary
Meetings held during the past week.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-16

ELECTION TIcKErs will he supplied. t."
order, Mt this office, at the lowest rates.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-16

The proposed sale Of the Warrenton
Springs did not t..ke place On Friday last,
for want of bidders.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-16

In the services of the English Church. at
Brussels. Il prayer is introduced Tor the
President of the United States.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-16

j. Randolph Tucker, Attorney General of
the State, being on visit last week, to Win
chester, addressed the people in an able po-
litical speech.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-16

The Leonardtown md, Beacon says, that
the fly has made its appearance in several
wheat fields in St. Inegoes district.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-16

The ship Prince de Joinville, Capt. Shep-
pard Foster, which left Philadelphia with
coal for the Paraguay expedition, and sail
ed in November last, has never been heard
ofsince her sailing. Capt. Foster is native
of Matthews county, Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-16

The war news from Europe has caused a
considerable demand for saltpetre, and in
Boston, and New York, and elsewhere, hold
oro rac,,oa IN coll
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-16

Mrs. Virginia Breckenridge, wife OF Rev.
Dr. Robert j. Breckenridge. of Kentucky.
died on Sunday week, in the 5Oth year of her
apa
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-16

The Japan ambassadors will not arrive
in this country until September next
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-16
Rally Wings =

Ne have the most cheering prospect
The old Wing spirit is revived throughout
the entire State, and numbers of the Wings
who Tor years have ahsented themselves from
the polls, will not only bs found at their
posts on the day Of election, but they are in
the field now, lnborng with perseyering
zeal in behalf of our ticket. Let there be
~ holding back on the part Of any one
Let the timid and doubling take fresh c"ur'
age from the yea! ond energy which every
where distinguish our party in this con,
test, and with high hopes and upliftet brow
let them 90 forward in the great woik. Let
ali stand t. their colors. Let there be nj
splitting of tickets ~ the Wings, but Lot
every one vote straight-out and pndevia
ting Wing vote.-Lerimyton gazette.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-16
A Terrible Death.

GALL.riS, Tenn, Apri! PA dreadful
accident has just occurred at the Law school,
about fifteen miles from this place. The
Students were trying (illustrating) the Sick
les case in moot court, when the young man
who took the part of Sickles jerked out a
pistol which he did not know was loaded.
and shot his most intimate friend, who was
taking the part of Key. through the chest.
Mr.. Tap took the part OF Sickles, and MIR;
Burke the part Of Key. 1t ~as very sad
thing. but the shot was purely accidental
1t was at first thought that Mr.. Burke would
recover, but modification took place. Mr..
Tap has suffered SO much in mind that he
has two or three times tried /" kill himself.
but been prevented by his friends. hope
this lesson will be a warning to the young
men here who think nothing of carrying
firearms, and showing them upon all occa-
siops.-H0r. Qf ~ J. Express.