Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-03-01
News OF the Day.
"T0 shoso tie psry age and6ody of the TIMES"

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The Wing State Convention of North Ca
rolina, in session at Raleigh, last week, una
nimously recommended the Hon. VIM. A.
Graham, of North Carolina, for President,
and Washington G. Hunt, of New York, for
vice President, subject to the decision OF
National Convention.
The Prince of Wales is to visit Canada
the first week in June The Ostensible cause
of the visit is that he may put into its place
the last stone of the Victoria Bridge over the
ST. Lawrence, at Montreal, belonging TO and
forming part of the Grand Trunk Railway
of Canada. This was the last and GROWING
labor of the late Robert Stephenson.
Cornelius C. FELTON,, just elected President
of Harvard College, is the twentieth gentle
man who has filled the Office during the two
hundred and twenty years that have elapsed
since the University was founded. Four OF
the ex-Presidents survive, namely: Josiah
Quincy, Edward Everett, Jared Sparks, and
James Walker
The Houston Telegraph Of the 9th ulumo
SAYS the influx of settlers into Texas is still
very large Every boat from New Orleans
is crowded, and it is estimated that not less
than twelve to eighteen hundred persons arrive
in the State every week by way of the Gulf
Within the week previous, full five hundred
slaves were brought in.
The investigating committee appointed by
the proprietors of the Great Eastern ship to
inquire into the state of that enterprise, re-
ported at recent meeting held in London
recommending that the directors should be
authorized to borrow sum not to exceed SO,
000 in order to equip the ship for sea with
out further loss Of time.
The Natural History Society Of William
College, having abandoned their proposed
winter excursion southwark this year, now
propose an expedition by sea to the coast Of
Labrador and Greenland, as far north as Dis
co Island, for the purpose OF studying the
natural history of the country and making
collections
The Providence Post says that a bale Of
cotton lately received at that port from Au-
gusta, Ga, contained between one and two
hundred pounds of large stone" The sup
position is that it was negro cotton, and that
the fraud was not perpetrated by regular
dealer.
The New York Typographical Society has
paid a handsome tribute to the memory Of
! the late Daniel FanShaw, one Of the Oldest and
best printers Of the city. The attributes
which won respect for this good man We're
patience, perseverance, industry, and N
tegrity.
Mrs Brown widow Of Old John Brown,
is much embarrassed and annoyed by the
multitude of letters addressed to her, for one
purpose or another, by entire strangers, who
have no claims upon her attention, and who
seek to promote their own interest or crafty
their curiosity.
A southerner who resides in Detroit,
Mich, has opened an agency in that city .
enable fugitive slaves in Canada to return,
! if they wish, to their owners in the southern
| States. Many of the fugitlyes are said to be
in a starving condition, and would willingly
return if they had the means.
The smack Princess, burthen % tons,
sailed from Norfolk Va, on Saturday, with
cargo of oysters in the shell, packed in ice,
| for Havana, vessel and cargo owned by
| Capt. Henry Fitzgerald This is the small
est vessel and the first venture Of oysters that
has ever left that port for Havana.
The story was extensively published in
English and American papers that Mr..
Ward and his suite were conveyed to Pekin
| in a box, closed on al sides, 80 that they
could get no view of the country. The cor
respondent of the Journal Of Commerce, a
clergyman, denies the story in toto.
As an illustration Of the condition Of the
shoe trade in Boston at the present time, it
is stated that womens shoes Of the style for
which the strikers demand thirty-three cents
simply for making, have been sold in that
city the last week for thirty cents per pair BY
| the case.
A few weeks ago, chap who was ped
ding "Helper's Impending Crisis" in Yer
mont, was attacked By 4 bear, and badly
bitten The bear soon after died-the ped
dler is living yet.
The Atlanta ga. Intelligence" says it
would not be surprised if Phelan, Of New
York, should remove his extensive billiard
table factory to Atlanta.
For the last five weeks the Directors Of the
branch of the Farmers Bank Of Virginia, 10
Gated in Lynchburg, have been dead-lockcd,
not being able to elect President.
Thaddeus Traylor, a son Of Archie Traylor,
Of Petersburg, Va, was killed there on Sa-
tury by the explosion Of revolver which he
was handling.
The records at the State Department show
the number Of persons embarking at foreign
ports for the u. States, during the year 1859,
was l55, 500; Of whom 10000 were males.
The wholesale spring trade Of Charleston
is said by the Journals Of that city to he IN
sually large and promising.
The New York Herald berates the Demo
cratic Senators for the construction Of their
late platform" on the territorial question.
Rev, Chauncey 4 Goodrich, Professor Of
Yale College, died on Saturday last.
Hon d. S. DIcKINsON.-Th Charleston