Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-06-05
News of the Day.
"7o shovtAe vsry age dbody Of the TIMES.

Howe was shot by Joseph Williams, IN New
Orleans, and died on the next morning. 1t
seems that Howe, had been charged by Will
liams, with being too intimate with the lat
ters wife, and Howe, being rather intoxicat-
ed on the night in question, had gone to Will
liams' residence, charged him with calum-
mating him, and ended in calling him liar,
whereupon Williams drew Il pistol and shot
him. Mrs. Williams was arrested, and
held to await the action OF the coroner, but
Williams was not caught
Robert IL. Bowers, q desperate character,
who had recently served out a sentence in
the pcnitentiary for counterfeiting, induced
Eliza Paine, q young and pretty girl OF
Cleveland, Ohio to go riding with him, on
the 18th ultimo, when he brutality assaulted
her. Last Sunday night Bowers met Thorn
as Paine, brother of the girl he had treated
SO UNANIMOUSLY, and a fight at once began, dur.
ing which Bowers was stabbed, and died the
following evening from the wound. Paine
made his escape.
On Friday last, the japanese visited the
Patent and United States Coast Survey Of
fees, in Washington, and are said to have
been highly delighted with everything they
saw 1t was the intention of the committee
having them in charge, to take them to the
Smithsonian Institution, where Prof. Henry
had made arrangements for their reception,
but they could not be prevailed ON to accept
the invitation.
The imports of foreign dry goods at the
port of New York for the month of May, are
nearly twice as large as for the correspond
ing month Of 1858, but only q little more
than half as large for the same period Of last
year. The total since Jan. LIST is SIS, l20,-
432, (which is about two and Il half million
dollars below the corresponding total of last
year, the falling off being in imports Of cot
tons.
There is considerable opposition manifested
against one feature in the tariff bill which has
passed the House OF Representatives, which
proposes to impose an enormous tax upon
books, the increase being nearly one hun
dred per cent, in some cases one hundred
and fifty per cent The books which are i'm
ported into this country are not for popular
circulation, but to supply libraries and on
private orders.
The country seat of the late John G. Box
er, whose name is familiar to the public as
being the owner Of the Dusseldorf Gallery,
and in consequence of his daughter marry
ing his coachman, was sold on Thursday, at
Tarrytown The place formerly belonged to
Commodore Perry. 1t comprised about 81
acres of land, and brought $4,000. 1t is
diversified with meadows lawns, gardens and
fishing ponds.
A few days ago an ahray occurred at War
renton, Miss, which resulted in the killing
of Dr. J. n Selser and his brother-in-law,
VIM. De Griffin, planter, at the hands OF
DR.. L. G. Bell. The ARRAY grew out Of the
fact that the latter had been notified that his
visits to the female portion of DR.. Scissors
family were disagreeable to them. DR.. Bell
is in jail.
The coroncr'S jury in the case of Betsy
Frances Tirrell have concluded their investi-
CATION at Weymouth. The fact that Betsy
Frances Tirrell died of poison has been cs-
tablished, but there was no implication OF
Geo c. Hersey as having administered it.
The circumstances are, however, deemed
sufficient to warrant his cOmmlttal to await
the action of the grand jury.
Texas has its border troubles as we'll as
kentucky and Virginia. Mr.. Bowles, of
Winchester, Va, had lately desperate con-
| flict near Goliad, with three runaways, max
ing for Mexico. They fired on him, killing
his horse robbed him of S4SO, and wound
ed him in two places, severely but not fatal
ly. :.
The celebrated bronze doors for the Capt.
tol, modelled by Rodgers, and castin Munich,
Bavaria have arrived in New York. They
have cost some $40, 1000, and have excited
general admiration abroad. There is de-
sire expressed in New lork to exhibit them
there publicly, before bringing them to Wash
ington.
Mr.. Heart, the Superintendent Of the
Public Printing, has had prepared under
the direction of the Secretary of State, for
the Japanese Embassy, four complete sets OF
the Pacific Railroad Surveys, the ellis FIX
petition, Colonel Emory's Reports, and Per
rvs Japan-eighty volumes in all.
\ young woman, daughter of the princi-
pal of ladies' seminary in Williamsburg,
n. Y, and engaged to be married to a worthy
and well-known citizen, eloped on Wednes-
day, with young Baltimorean, TO whom she
was married in New York, few hours alter
wards.
Mr.. Appleton, late Assistant Secretary Of
State, was confirmed on Friday, by the
| United States Senate, as minister to Russia,
and Mr.. w II. Prescott, CT South Carolina,
is appointed to his place in the State Depart
ment.
4 collision occurred on the Pennsylvania
Central road, on Saturday at four o'clock,
near Fairyille station. Two passenger trans
met on n curve and both engines and four
cars became a total wreck. One man was
killed and several severely injured.
The ".iohn Brownies "-aboltionists boil
ed down---haye had q meeting in Boston, OK
pressed themselves in favor Of ''insurrectlon,
| if they can do nothing else, and determined to
vote for Lincoln and the Republican party.
Kenneday, who ran away from Memphis
with young girl, and was apprehended for
stealing slave property, has been ia Ken at
| Cleveland on requlslton, on charge OF steal
ing jewelry from his wife.
4 fire occurred at st. Joseph, Mich, on
Wednesday last, and destroyed fifteen build
ings, including half the business portion of
the place. Loss $50 900. 1t was the work