Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-02-10
News Of the Day.
"70 saop the very age and body Of Tie TINES"

The new treaty with China was to become
operative on and after the 24th November
last. Mr.. Ward, in announcing this fact,
also states that two new ports-Swatow, IN
the province of Fuhkin, and Faiwan, In the
island of Formosa-woud afford an entry to
American trade on the first day of January,
1860. The other ports now open tor our
commerce are Canton, Annoy, Fuhchau,
Ningpo, and Shanghai. These are to be ad-
ded to as necessities of the trade shall de-
mand, or as the treaties with other Powers
shall give an equal right.
Minister Faulkner has, it is said, in accor-
dance with the views announced in Presi-
dent Buchanan's first annual message, been
instructed to propose to the French govern
ment the removal Gifts discriminating duties,
both on tonnage and on articles the growth,
produce or manufacture of the one country,
when arriving in vessels belonging to the
other, which restrictions seriously affect
American commerce. The object is to OBJ
tain such principles of reciprocity as this
government has secured with other nations,
France being the only exception.
Our readers may recollect NJ. Leverrier's
communication to the Academy of Sciences on
the 18th of September last, in which he an
nounced certain error in the secular motion
of the perihelion of Mercury, which could not
be otherwise explained than by supposing
another planet to exist between Mercury and
the sun. The intra- Mercurial planet has
been found. The discoyerer is a physician,
DR.. Lescarboult, living at Orgeres, Euro
et-Loire.
The personally of the deceased historian
Macaulay is sworn under 100000. His in
come was larger than the sum represented
as the interest of this amount, from the very
considerable proceeds of his minor works.
the Lays of Rome, the Essays, and Ency-
clopadia articles. Of an income of about
$4,000, not less than 81, 500 proves to have
been spent annually in acts of charity and
munifcent generosity.
1t is stated by the Journal of Commerce
that the Trustees of Columbia College in
New York, are considering the expediency Of
throwing it open, without restriction, to the
free admission of students from every part
of the United States. Columbia College pos
sesses means sufficiently ample to carry out
this liberal project.
The Albany Argus ridicules the work Of
what it calls "the pretended conventions in
New York, got up in the Congressional dis
tricts to send contesting delegates to Charles
ton" 1t appears to attach but little impor-
lance to the movements of the Mozart Hall
branch of the party, and denominates them
political impostors."
Wyckof' is in Washington awaiting, no
doubt, another diplomatic appointment
Being upon the floor of the House, the other
dav, against the rules, he was unceremoni-
ously turned out, at the suggestion of Pryor,
of Virginia, who, it is said, threatened 10
hasten his exit.
The Pro-rata question is iercely debated
in New York. All the city papers are de
nouncing the effort of the Canal interests to
cripple the railroad, as they call it, by com
pelling it to take freight as cheaply for the
citizens of New York as they do for those
living beyond the State.
The Schr. Emma c. Walsh, Captain Pryor,
has been seized at Norfolk, by Inspector VIM.
Ii. Parker, for violation of the Virginia
inspection law. She is loaded with oysters,
halls from Deaes Island and Is bound to
New York. The captain is the owner Of the
vessel and cargo.
The jury empanelled in the case of the late
Elm street disaster, in New York, found a
verdict severely csnsuring landlords for
building houses higher than five stories, and
for not providing the necessary means Of
egress from the upper stories in the event OF
! FIRE.
Prof. lowering, in one Of his late Astrono-
nlical lectures before the Lowell Institute,
said that the great comet Of 1906, which
caused the abdication of Charles v OF Spain,
is confidently expected to reappear during
the present year, and French astronomers are
even now on the look out for it.
The Mayor of Lawrence acknowledges the
receipt of eleven hundred and segenty-nlne
dollars from members Of the Corn Exchange,
in New York, in aid of the sufferers by the
falling and burning Of the Pemberton Mills
at Lawrence.
1t appears that the discovery Of large
quantities of mineral oil is creating quite
4 sensation IN NORTHWESTERN cuISJ lNahinI
and in some instances remunerating the Ell
forts of those engaged in its production, with
prodigious profits.
Mr.. Bigelow, the architect, who is consur-
ed by the coroner's jury for culpable neglect
in regard to the erection Of the Pemberton
Mill, places all the blame on the ''most IN
looked-for carelessness or dishonesty OF q
subordinate agent"
The grand jury at Charlestown have found
bills of indictment against Owen Brown +.
J. Merriam, and Jeremiah Anderson charg-
ing them with conspiring with slaves to
create instruction.
Alexander Forsyth, Of Manchester, Eng
land, suggests that the young beech tree be
used as hedge plant, and We think it well
worthy of trial where a quick-growing,
strong, hardy shelter is wanted for gardens.
1t is stated that the Irish dcputstion to
this country, seeking aid for the Protestant
cause in Ireland, have arrived at Queens
town on their return home, with about $780,
900 collected here.
The city of Norfolk paid last year a tax
for the support of the State of SO, 100; and
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