Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-06-14
News of the Day.
"1o show tie uery age and body ofthe TINES

west OF Salt Lake. InerelS no express from
San Francisco. The agent at Ruby Valley
writes that three of the employees of the ex-
press at Dry Greek station, have been muir
dered by the Indians. Two hundred troops
under Lieut. Weed, would leave next
day to chastse the Indians, and reopen the
route Reliable information says that all
the Indian depredations have been instga-
ed by the whites. 1t was rumored at Salt
| Lake, that an emgrant train had been cut
of west of Ruby Valley, and nearly all of the
party murdered.
d. Andrews, late United States Consul for
| Canada and New Brunswick, has presented
| to Congress, through the Chairman Of the
| Committee on Foreign Relations, memori-
al showing the Importance of the reciprocity
treaty, and protesting against the complaints
of locally affected districts being received as
indications of the public opinion of the com
mercial interests of the United States, and
asks ifany change be made, it shall be in en-
| larging the basis of the treaty, pertectlng, not
| DESTROYING it. The memorial embraces I'M
portant statistics in support of this view OF
the question.
The "Japs" continue to be great objects OF
attraction in Philadelphia, and their hotel
is constantly surrounded by large crowd OF
the curious. Yesterday one OF the ambassa-
| doris, the governor, interpreter, and one OF the
principal officers, started out with Capt. Por-
| ter, to visit several of the handsome stores
and manufacturing establishments. Among
the places visited, were Paramount, the Water
Works, also Esler's Iron Works, the opera
tons therein creating a lively sensation
among them.
The famous case Of the two mothers and
one baby, wherein Solomon displayed his
sagacity, has been matched in Rutland,
| Vt, where woman charged another with
stealing her child from the cradle. She
brought suit for the baby, and the magis-
trate, after hearing a good deal of conflicting
testimony, decided in favor of the woman
who cried the most. That was, substantial
ly, the judgment of Solomon, in the other
case, and is probably correct.
On the 24th of last month, a daring mutiny
was created in the harbor of New York, on
board the ship VIM. F. Storer, from which
one death resulted The mutineers were
tried and convicted and on Monday seven
of them sentenced to periods Of imprison-
ment varying from seven years in Sing Sing
at hard labor, to one year, and nominal hne.
The eighth offender is dangerously ill in
prison, and Of course sentence was not pro-
nounced upon him.
A volunteer force of 500 men had been or
gained under the command of Capt. Thorn
as D. Jones, who, at the suggestion OF Judge
Cradlebaugh has issued a notice requesting
the citizens Of Virginia City, Genoa, Carson
CITY, and other points, to assemble to con
slider the propriety Of appointing delegates
to meet at Carson City, to form Provisional
Government for the western portion OF Utah
Territory.
The inhabitants of Carroll county, Ohio, are
very much excited by male child, from
seven to ten years old, that has been seen
several timesi in the woods, but as yet, has
not been taken. 1t has approached children
quietly, but fees from the approach OF man
or woman. The place has been found where
it had slept the preceding night, and had
eaten frog. Several hundred persons, re-
guarly organized, are out on the hunt.
The United States Senate have appointed
Messrs. johnson of Tennessee, Doolittle, and
Brown, their conferees on the second Home
stead bill conference. The House conterees
are Messrs. Aldrich, Colfax and Curry. The
| differences between the two bills are quite
decided, but it is understood that all the con
| ferees are anxious to reconcile them if posi-
| bic.
a ceremony Of an imposing character took
/ /,
of Grace" at Hobokcn, New York, on Sun
day morning last. 1t was the blessing OF
about forty paintings representing religious
scenes lately received from Paris, some OF
them reported to be by the most renowned
masters. The services were by the Right
Rev. Bishop Bayley, of Newark.
The Memphis City Council have come to
the conclusion that the volunteer fire depart
ment, under the old system, is wrong, sub
vcrsive of good order and dangerous to the
peace and 9nietude of the city. In conse-
| quence of this determination, they have taken
preliminary steps towards ascertaining the
best mode of inaugurating new depart
ment and Of introducing steam fire engines,
The homeopathic Physicians Of the United
States, held their Annual Convention last
week. at Philadelphia. Reports of their pro-
ceedings appear in the daily papers Of that
city. The growth of this system is astonlsh-
ing. 1t was organized but sixty years since;
scarce thirty years have elapsed since its in
| troduc elton into this country, and already It's
practitioners are numbered by thousands.
The steamer Moses Taylor, with Havana
advices to the 9Th inst, has arrived. 1t was
| stated that an American schooner with four
hundred negroes had been captured and TAX
| Ell to Key West. The sugar market was
pretty active, at we'll sustained prices for
GRADES below No. Is. Finer grades were
somewhat lower. Stock $50, 900 boxes
Molasses dull and exchanges are better.
The clipper bark Dawn, Capt. Chase, from
Buenos Ayres, arrived at New York on Mon
day, after the extraordinary run of thirty
six DAYS. This is the shortest passage on
record from Buenos Ayres to New ! ork, be-
| Ing $500 miles, thus averaging $50 miles per
day. The last passage OF the Dawn was
made in thrty-nine days, from same port.
! On Saturday week a live lizard, seven in
chcs long and two and half in circumfer-
ner c. gerrill son of Mr. Cyrus J. Ierril, Of
West Auburn, Me. The circumstancesa attend
ence, was passed from the bowels of Mr.. Ab-
inv this expulsion are detailed by Mr.. YER