Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-06-09
News Of the Dag. .
"7o sAow tie cs,y cge and body Of tile TINES.

The race over the Uaon Course. L. L., on
Wednesday, between Flora Temple and Geo.
\. P4tchen, is said to have been one of the
finest exhibitions oil the powers OF the trot-
ting horse that has ever taken place In this
country. The race, which was mile heats,
in harness, was won, attera most desperate
struggle by Flora in the remarkably quick
on this track Thus has Flora Temple own
ed by Mr.. William Mcdonald, of Baltimore, J
again earned for herself the proud title of
Queen Of the Irotting Turf The race
was for Il ,0UO and was witnessed by thou
sands Of spectators Several days ago, the
| betting was decidedly in favor Of Flora but
on the race course, on Wednesday, 500 to
! so was offered on p.ltcnen. The result OF
| the race created The greatest enthusiasm
amoug the friends Of Flora.
| 1t is but now discovered that the whole
proceedings and trial of the condemned
pirate, Hicks, were invalid inasmuch as
Judge Snalley, District Judge of Vermont,
| twho tried the prisoner, was ASST gned to sit
| in the New York district, by Judge Nelson,
of the United States Supreme Court, and
Judge of that Circuit The counsel claim
| that Judge Nelson had no authority to thus
| assign Judge from another District. 1t is
an unsettled question, however, where the
counsel will apply for relief. Hicks is bust
" engaged in debating detailed account OF
all his monStrous murders. to Stephen 7.
Massctt, better known as ''Jeems Pipes, Of
| PipeSyilic,' who is the only person allowed
to see him by Marshal RynderS. The book
is to be published for the benefit OF the wife
of Hicks.
On Friday afternoon last the steamer
Jacob Stradcr, when near Westport, Ky,
struck and capsized a skiff, in which were
young man and woman, who, despite the
exertions made to save them, were both
| drowned. An old man on the kentucky
shore who had witnessed the occurrence,
stated that the unfortunate woman WAS his
! daurhter and, III company with her hus-
| band. to whom she had lut recently been
| married, was returning to their home from q
brief visit to some friends in Indiana.
The Ancient and Honorable Artillery OF
Massachusetts, probably the oldest organi-
cation on this continent, held their t'co hitn-
| dred and tIrcH{v-SccoHd anniversary In BoS-
| ton, on Monday last. At the banquet, in
! raneuil Hall, the first toast given was the
| following, which was received with great
applause :---'Thc President of the United
| States-The acknowledged head Of our ma
ton: lie will ever find Massachusetts, ready
to aid him in repelling foreign invasion;
| oueling domestic insurrection, and uphold
| ing the laws and the liberties Of the peo-
! pie.
On Friday Of last week, the residence OF
enc John liackett, located about nine miles
from St. Louis. took fire and was burnt tc
the ground. While the flames were raging
| Iiackctt was seized with belief that the
| building had been fired by his son, Il lad five
years old, and picking the little fellow up, he
| threw him into the flames. The child was
almost Immediately rescued by the bystan-
| dcrS, but his legs. arms, and other portions
| Of his body were 50 horribly burned as to
preclude all hopes Of his recovery. The
unnatural father was arrested and llnprlson
| ed.
| \ ueryerse and iil-bred woman at Wash
ington, has made several efforts to present
pocket Bible to one Of the japanese princes
| Not to hc tlwartcd, she ioiuea tie family OF
| Il member Of Congress, when they were aboui
| to be received, ana watching her opportunity,
| she thrust her cherished volume into the
| hand II the astonislied envoy, who could not
understand what she meant: but Capt. Da-
pont Immediately took the book, and thus
ended the scene.
The death of the infant daughter Of Judge
! Douglas, born some months ago. leaving the
Young mother for Il long period il a condi-
! ton Of almost hopeless debility, is Il heavy
| blow 10 his happy domestic circle. Judge
| Douglas has had his full share Of trials and
! uC cxcitemcnts during The last three years
| lis life itself Ia, lcen one always beginning
! and never ending contest with advcrslty
| Every triumph he has achieved has been
achieved against the most ea!bittcred antag-
| o1ism.
\ protest is published in the last Kent,
Nd, News, signed by twcnty-one residents
! Of Kent county, and on behalf Of Sundry citi-
zcns, >o!emnly protesting against the with
/ holding BY p0stma>crS Of certain newspa'
pers pronounced incondary by the Grand
/ jury Of that county at il last session. They
! declare that they feel ''degraded" by the re-
! itlsai e the Postmaster to deliver 70 them
their newspapers, and claim the papers as
! their property.
The counsei OF the Rev. q. \. Monroe,
! who was last week arrested in Cincinnati,
! on Il charge of living in adultery with the
/ wife Of a Sew York lawyer, whom he had
| sodured fror her husband made application
: / IL Il, fry, I r