Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-04
News of the Day.
"7o shop the rery age and body efMs TINES

In accordance with the retrenchment
views of the Secretary Of the Treasury, Col
leetor Schell of New York, on Wednesday,
notified ety-ii,e Of the custom-house en-
ployees that their services were no longer re-
ouired. The victims are entry clerks, in-
voice clerks, measurers and assistant weigh
ers, and the aggregate amount paid them
annually is about 500, 600.
Hon. r. G.. Winthrop, Of Massachusetts,
has published card cordially endorsing the
resolutions recently adopted by the Wing
General Committee of New York, declaring
it inexpedicnt, at this time, further to dis
cuss or agitate the question Ut slavery, and
recommending the public mind t" turn its
attention to such questions IA are presented
! in our foreign relations, territorial extension,
the building of Railroads for national pur-
pns,> the tariff, currency, 81.
Speaking Of Blondin's passage over Mag
ara river, on IL stretched cord, the editor OF
the Albany Evening journal relates his ex-
periences OF that sort Of thin;. In 1872 he
saw ship 60 over the Falls. but there was
nobody aboard but bear, (which had the
sense to jump overheard aud swim ashore,
and some geese lie also saw Sam Patch
leap into eternity.
Last week, the personal property of Capt
Henri A. de Riviere was sold under an at
tachment issued by the Hudson County
Court. The sale took place at the Philadel-
phia Hotel, in Jersey City, and WAS attended
| 10y about twenty persons. About $50 were
realized from the sale. The property con-
sisted of clothing, daguerreotypes, military
equipments. nc.
The Hartford Nd, Times says on Saturday
night last, some eight or nine slaves ran
away from their owners at Perrymansville
and that vicinity. Ii is stated that at a par
ty few weeks ago, held by the blacks in
the neighbOrhoOd. they were persuaded to
run away by two white men who were pre-
sent at their party.
A mulutto woman named Rebecca McCor-
mick, was hung at Westminster, Carroll
county, Nd, on Friday last. She manifested
much frmness on the scaffold, confessed her
guilt of the crime of which she WAS convict
ed, and prolessed to have made her peace
with God. From three to five thousand per-
SONS witnessed the execution.
The annual commencement exercises of the
Lynchburg Female College, and the Lynch
burg College, came of last week; that Of the
former on Tuesday evening. at Dudley Hall,
aud that of the latter On "Wednesday, ut the
same place. Large audiences were assem-
BLEED Oh each occasion.
On Tuesday, the steamers Locust Point,
Powhatan. Express, and Louisiana, left
Norfolk with an aggregate of about 5000
bbs. of vegetables. The next dav the
steamships jamestown and Adelaide left
with about 1000 more, making fully 1000
barrels i'll two days.
There were twenty-six American sea-go-
ing vessels reported during the last month
rs wrecked, missing or otherwise lost. They
comprise ships, bark, 1 brigs, IA schoon-
ers, and steamer. of these 10 were wreck
ed. II destroyed by fire, 3 sunk, l missing
and abandoned.
Sir Walter Scott admits that the battle OF
Waterloo created in the British empire NJ
teen thousand widows. 1t is probable that
the recent battle of Magenta has created ut
least tpentg thousand widows and sirty Moa-
sand orphans.
The Shenandoah Bridge Company will
take immediate steps to reconstruct their
Bridge. Much inconvenience will be felt
by the travelling public at the loss. but II
temporary crossing will be made for foot
travel in u week or two.
The Louisville papers note the death OF
Victor F. Ward, aged twenty years. lie
was, we believe, the boy who was whipped
| by Butler, the school teacher, which whip
| ping was the first act in the Mat Ward ira
gedy.
At the Revere House, Boston, lately, a
supper of woodcock was served up, and the
birds being out of season, an indignant sports
man prosecuted the hotel proprietors. They
were fined $40 bird.
The Petersburg Inteligencer announces
that Mr.. Jas b. Bingham, late of the Wheel
ing Times, will henceforth be associated in
its editorial department. Mr.. Bingham is
fluent, forcible writer.
Cuttings aud FIVE other seamen, under trial
for mutiny on board the ship Flying Dragon
were acquitted ON Friday, i'll the U. ). Dis
trict Court at Norfolk.
1t is stated that the FIGURING Mills in
Richmond have stored away, ready for the
packing season. over one hundred thousand
empty -four barrels
John f. Alexander and Alex. l.. Gibbs
have formed partnership for the manutae-
,ure Of Tobacco, and have Just opened To-
bacco Factory in Fredericksburg.
The contract for supplying the Navy De-
partment with stationery for the year end
ing June 50. 1850, has been awarded t"
Messrs. Blanchard 4 Mohun, OF Washington
The title of Doctor of Divinity has been
conferred, by Richmond College on Elders
j. A. Broaddus aud B. Manly, jr, OF Eir-
ginia.
Lieut.. ID. Men. Fairfax has been DETACHED
from the Congress, and ordered to the
Mystic"
Vote for Attorney General
The official returns Of the vote for Attor-
| nov General have been Opened in Richmond