Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-06-07
News Of the Day.
"I3 show the rsry eye ondbody OF the TIMES"

sale River near Patterson \. j., on tight
rope last Monday afternoon, in the presence
of large crowd. On mounting his Ladder,
lie inserted his feet into TWO ordinary sized
peach-b baskets, whose bottoms had been made
OF leather. GraSping his pole-a wand
about ten feet long and weighing some fifty
pounds, lie started of, accompanied by mu-
sic from tie band, and lusty cheers from
the assembled crowds The outward trip
vas SLOW, each step describing Il seml-crcle.
Midway he paused, willie an artist took
photographic likeness OF the scene. The en-
tire trip was accomplished in six minutes
The return voyage vas made at quite rap
id pace, the performer having Invested HIM
sell of his wicker appendices. Reaching
the centre he executed a variety ot teats,
such us lying down lengthwise and cross
wise, su>pcn,!ing himself by one hand, stand
Ing on his head bowing 10 the crowds and
the like, after which he SKINNED along the
tree tops 10 the place O.! starting.
The hole number OF persons who are eX-
pcctci 10 be in attendance at the Baltimore
Convention, has been yarious y estimated at
from 20, 900 to $4,000. The entire New
York delegation will put up at the Eutaw
House. 1t Barnum's Hotel will be quar-
tered the delegates from the States OF Virgin
ia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and New
Jersey. 1T the UiImOr House, under the
admirable management Of Colonel Stone, a
large assembly will also bs gathered
Amongst the delegations will be those OF
New Hampshire Massachusetts, Connecti-
cut and Maine, which will be accompanied
by Two fall military bands. 1t is understood
Il large delegation from the Empire State
have engaged the commodious mansion OF
the Hon. keverdy johnson.
The last Legislature Of the State Of New
York, enacted that every married woman is
constituted and declared to lie the joint
guardian Of her children with her husband
with equal powers, rights, and duties IN re-
gard to them with the husband; therefore,
in case of the death Of the father OF Il minol
the mother, if living, becomes thereupon
vested and possessed Of all the rights, rene
dies, privileges, and responsibilities in res
pect TO him or her, that appertalned to the
father while living: and is first entitled t
the guardianship Of the property as well Il:
the person of such minor, though she may
diycsr herself Of these rights and RESPONSE
hllltles by causing guardian to be appoln
ted.
4 correspondent of the London Morning
p.-4e,,s. ar S,ror, ,.oro oopo1 70 m,;ntoin
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ing '1e P',':oh .; ','"i" i'I1", ,, ,'' WuS;s y
l''se r I A. r. ' hawnrar ha mas tba
| he arr, ;s ncr,nnoantIv ;ninred. or that from
any othev cause it is desirable he should give
up the belt, he should have done SO at once
| and openly--stating his reasonS-and III
might have retired with honor to himself
and satisfaction to his conntrymen. AS l
| IS at this moment, ileenan is Champion o
| England. SayerS has retired. and lleenal
| defends thc belt against ali corners. Tins L
tantamount to an acknowledges OF deiea
by Savers
Thn rrc,y or thc bari, Wildfrc wer,
lrooubt halo,a yuJae Marvin, at Kew West
-, thn lf;h MIR under = writ Of haJc,ts ro,,
ms. \ motion TO discharge was refused
bat ali were admitted to bail The Key Of
the Gulf addS-The Judge declined constru
mo the Law Of 1920, making the slave trade
nirarv. but intima,cd that lie should dissent
from the recent opinton Of Judge McGrath
of South Carolina, and that he was now oil
the opinion that when The negroes came on
board Of an American vessel on the coast Of
Africa they were free, though they were sla-
YES III Africa Wt,'h Is III acG'r"anee WE"
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