Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-05-10
News of the Day.
"76 shoso the gerry age aad6ody Of the TIMES"

The schooner Abble Forrest, from Aux
Cages, arrived at New York on Monday, re-
ports that she spoke, on the 10th ultlmo, the
schooner Walter Irving, of Provincetown:
The Walter Irving reported that about April
18th, the whaling schooner Rlenza, OF Pro-
vincetown, fell in with, on the south side OF
Porto Rico, brig of about three hundred
tons, abandoned, with all sails set having
on board large quantity of provisions and
rum, and otherwise fitted for SLAYER. Bull
let holes were found in the doors in the cabin.
The cabin was much disfigured, as If an
ARRAY had taken place She had no papers,
colors, or anything on board whereby she
could be identified. She was taken IN charge
by the officers of the schooner, and will be
brought to the United States.
The New York Express commences series
of political interrogatories, with the follow
ing, rerbatim ct Hteyatim 1t is sumner,
truly lis it not true, las the British tory
Observed that out OF Il hundred citizens
taken at random in New York city, not ten
could tell who their representatives IN Con
gress, and not five who were the members
in the State Legislature, unless you happen
to stumble on Il member of one of the COM
mittees, by whom these things are really
managed?" Who can understand answer?
John Morrissey, the noted puglist, Is out
in card concerning the fight between uee-
nan and Sayers. After stating that neither
himself nor lIeenan considered the fight a
national affair."" Morrissey addS:-"ln bet
ting my money on Sayers, and going to Eng
land to see the fight, did no more than
many others did in New York city, and why
| should be singled out for target against
which public opinion should be directed, |
cannot imagine"
A lady called at the drug store of 6. A.
Warner, in New York, and asked for seid-
ltz powders. On going home and preparing
to take her medicine, she discovered that one
of the powders was red. Knowing that
something must be wrong, she took 1t to the
station-house, where it was found to be red
precipitate or oxyde of mercury, a deadly
poison. 1t was taken back to the druggist,
and shown him, at which he replied, with
admirable GOODNESS, "Vel, den, she can haf
another.
The late publication of Won Humboldts
private letters to Earnhagen Won Fuse, by
the niece Of the latter, of which u translation
has been printed, is not likely to add to the
estimate the world had formed of the great
Naturalist. 1t shows how Il peevishness OF
disposition, and what is commonly called
hypocrisy, aud insincerity, may flourish in
minds, which, we should expect, the contem-
plation of the STARRY armament" had lett
unmixed with matter.
One of the Montgomery, Ala, papers had
a facetious Photographer ut Charleston, cali
ing himself Horseshoe Ned. He laments
the consequences of the Democratic blow up,
in these words: mo more good times at
Washington--n more nice suppers-no more
contract pickings-no more Indian treaties.
All gone to - because the Squatters and
Fire Eaters won't agree about their non
sense"
In recent article in the New York Tri-
bune upon Gen. Jefferson Davis, he was call
ed 'the veriest of cowards.o The best an
swer to this is that given by contemporary,
who says that, while Davis was riding at the
head of his Mississppians, through hail
storm of bullets, on the field of Buena Vista,
the white ,livered craven who wrote that ar
ticle sat in his garnet scribbling.
At Nashville, May Sth, the National Ty-
biographical Union convened. Twenty-four
Unions were represented. The following
officers were elected: President, John NJ.
Farquhar Of Chicago. Vice Presidents, W.
NJ. Madigan, of Boston, and S. d. Bassett OF
Memphis. Recording Secretary, I. j. Walsh,
Of New York. Corresponding Secretary,
Isaac Morgan, of Columbia, S. G.
Louis Napoleon has ordered statue Of
Joan of Arc to be erected on the right bank
of the river Disc, opposite the old bridge of
| Compiegue, the identical spot where the
heroine was captured by the English on the
23d of May, 1870. 1t will be modelled after
the popular work of Princess Maria, Of Or
leans, daughter of Louis Philippe.
The Japanese will arrive at Norfolk, as is
expected, by the 18th instant. They may
be confidently expected to reach Washington
members Of the House are pressing forward
their business with view to an adjournment
sine die, on the 18th of June.
A report having been put in circulation
that Mr.. G. G.. Baylor, late United States
consul at Manchester, England, was removed
from that Office, it is due to truth to say that
the report is totally untrue. The cessation Of
Mr.. BIS connection with that consulship
was due to his own resignation.
OCCASIONAL the Washington correspon-
dent of Forney's Press, suggests the no.
mination of Douglas for the Presidency by
the Constitutional Union Convention, and
says the move would be "a masterpiece Of
strategy" Now wouldn't it be - view
ed from a Douglas standpoint.
John A. Lynch, esq, States attorney for
Frederick county, Nd, has given an opinion
that the New York Tribune is an incendiary
| (abolition) journal, and that every postmas-
ter in that county who delivers it, is subject
to Indictment.
At the Washoe silver mines, it requires
three pounds of silver to get one pound of
flour Wheat against the field anywhere
If gold and silver are the precious metals
wheat and maize are the yet more precious
grains, says some one.
Emigration from China to California is
increasing. 1t is estimated that 900 per-
sons have gone to the Washoe mines. The
Indians in Carson Valley have stolen thirty
| horses belonging to the pony express COM