Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-05-21
On the 9th of May as funeral procession

from Boston was passing through Cambridge,
the order of the carriages was broken and
the solennity Of the occasion interferred
with by fight in one Of the hacks, between
two men named Jeremiah Husband and
Matthew Wilson. They were cousins, and
attempted to settle in this way an old quar-
rel between them. Order was finally restor-
ed and the combatants separated, SO that no
further encounter occurred.
At the Convention at Chicago, Alabama,
Mississippi and South Carolina were received
with hisses" Such the telegraph informs
US was the insolent reception with which the
names of those States were greeted at the or
ganization of the Black Republican Conven-
| ton in Chicago. They are three sovereign
States, whose gallant sons in camp and in
cabinet have ever been foremost.
1t is reported that Gen. La Vega, recently
taken prisoner at San Luis Potosi by the
Liberalists, has been shot. 1t will be re-
membered that he was captured by Captain
May at Rcsaca de la Palma, and subsequent
ly at Cerro Gor,io. All the prisoners taken
with Gen. La Vega were shot.
At New Orleans, May Il, a prize fight
came off between two celebrated pugilists,
Bell and Donnelly. Fifteen hundred spec
tators were present. One hundred and fifty
rounds were fought. 1t lasted two hours
and ten minutes. Both pugllists were des
perately punished. Bell was victorious.
Capt Dupont states that the japanese will
remain in Washington seven days, visiting
the Smithsonian Institute the Departments
and Congress, and receiving visits from,
members of Congress and the people. They
will stop three days in Philadel phia, reach
ing New York in ten days.
The Post Office Deficiency bill passed by
the House on Thursday, appropriated 3d.
500, 900 for the continuation Of inland postal
routes, for Il mail to Havana by way Of Savan-
nah, Charleston and Key West and other
purposes Tie bill also gives $50, coo to the
late Collins Line as due under its contract.
VIM. +. Crookshanks was convicted al
Leonarltown, Maryland, last week, of an as.
sault with attempt to kill James b. LOCKER,
at St. Inigoes, on the ID of November, and
sentenced to two years imprisonment in
the Penitentiary.
Schamyl, the celebrated Circassian chief,
is now at Moscow, where the ladies are al
ways admiring and complimenting him, lit
tie thinking that the object Of their curiosity
has Il decided aversion to their style OF dress,
esteeming their bare necks and faces rs very
immoral.
On the farm Of Mr.. James Mcars, Jr., OF
Loyalhanna township, Westmoreland coun-
ty, Penn, calf recently came into this
"breathing world literally "inside out, 4"
the hairy side of its skin being next to the
flesh. 1t had no entrails, and its tail adorn-
ed its back about six inches from the head.
The gold silver, and copper coins of Ja-
pan are becoming abundant in New York,
and one of the jewellers has quite Il run of
visitors to see them. They are also on exhi,
bition at Barnum's Museum. Many Chinese
articles are presented us japanese in various
parts Of the city.
After nearly ten years of litigation, the
celebrated Forest divorce case has at length
reached settlement. The first order of the
court allows Mrs Forrest alimony at the rate
of ) 900 per annum, from the 10Th Of No
vcmbcr; 1850, with interest ON the arrear-
ages, amounting in all to S41 ,000.4.
One Of the most appropriate things we
have heard of lately, is the presentation Of Il
bowie-knive. eight feet long, to Mr.. Potter,
of Wisconsin, from the republicans OF Mis-
souri, The exaggerated barbarism Of Il
knife EIGHT feet long" is Il fit emblem of the
champion of black rcpublicanism.
The following appointments OF supervisors
for the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal have
been made: Emanuel 'ricr, Benjamin Boot
man, Lawrence J. Murray, v. d. McCar-
die Thomas Charlton, Geo. W. Grove, Law
son potfenherger, Terrence Byrnes, and Pat
rick Savin.
The drought in the lower part Of Maine,
in New Brunswick and in Canada, is yet
nnreieved. a letter from Calais, dated May
Is, says: "No rain or appearance OF 1t IL
yet. We are full OF smoke, and fires are all!
around us, doing immense damage up the
river
The largest ferry bont in the world is in
process of construction for the Jersey City
Ferry Company. She will he 205 feet in
length 3333,! feet beam, and about so tons
burden. She will have Il bcam-engine with
a 45-inch cylinder and i feet stroke.
The friends of the Hon. Slas NJ. Bur
roughS in New York, will regret to learn
that the painful disease with which he has
been afflicted for some time past is pronoun-
ced by his physicians to be cancer of the
stomach, and lncurable.