Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-06-11
News OF the Day.
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Letters from travellers to California, are
earnest in complaint that the Vanderbilt
steamers, though Staunch vessels and we'll tit
ted up. are altogether oyer-crowded with pas
sengerS As many as one thousand persons
were on the steamer Of the 9TH Of April, and a
writer says, I'VE are huadled together like
cattle in Il stock train on railroad" lie
gives Il sad account Of the sleeping accommo-
dation. He says further: Not twenty lie
preSeryers can be seen on the vessel. There
arc no means Of saving the children on board
in case Of disaster"
Messrs. Campbell and Delaney, who left
this country just n year ago, for the purpose
of selecting q location in Central Africa for
an industrial colony Of American people OF
color, have reached London on their return.
They have brought with them treaty on
parchment, entered into with the King and
Chiefs a .ibeokuta. which promises to ad-
nit them and their associates into all the
RIGHTS and privileges which they sought for.
They expect to remain in England for sever
al weeks. Mr. Delaney visited several OF the
Lberian towns, and was favorably impress
ed with what he witnessed.
Three men have started for Pixies Peak,
with a party of fifteen girls, to supply in
part the dcStitution Of wives existing in that
quarter This announcement, says the
Sandusky Register, is very suggestive. In
the first place, ii illustrates iinel y this prin-
cipIe: commerce Of all kinds results from the
efforts Of one part of the world to supply the
wants Of another In the next place, it in
dicates that men have learned that gold alone
don't pay.
1t is stated that another barque sailed from
New York, last week, suspected to be a
SLAYER. The crew were all Danes and Swedes,
none of whom had ever been naturallzed.-
If the slave trade should be carried on here
after as it has been for some time past, the
United States Treasury will we found INSULT
cicnt to catry out their stipulation for the re-
turn Of captured Africans.
The sixteenth annual regatta of the New
York Yacht Club, took place on Thursday,
and in spite Of the inau~picious morning.
proved Il success. 1t was viewed by many
thousands Of persons, both alioat and ashore.
The Yachts Favorita, Haze, Rebecca, Maners-
inc aud Glenbarry were the winners in their
respective classes taking prizes ofSl3O each.
No less than thirty yachts competed
Died at his residence, in the city of New
York, on Tuesday morning week, Col. WILL
LIAM Il. HAlLErT, late President of the
Bank Of Mobile He arrived on Sunday in
the Cahawba, exceedingly Frustrated by n
lingering illness lie was Il man OF great
intelligence, warm and generous impulses,
and unusually talented and successful in his
business capacity.
At the meeting Of the New York Grand
Lodge Of Na>on>, there were over one thou
sand delegates present, and 4 large number
Of visiting l,rcthvrn The report Of the dele
gates to the National Masonic Convention,
for the purpose Of establishing a National
Congress. was discussed and laid upon the
table indefinitely.
rornadoos seem to be the order Of the day
in the Northwest. Not to be outdone by the
States, we have now an account OF one IN
Canada. The Toronto Leader Of Saturday.
describes one in the nci ghborlood of Aurora
Cauaia West, which did great deal OF dam
are, destroying several buildings and much
wood land.
Mr. Charles iron', OF hanover, fa'' leiI
that place on Monday, III the cars, TO come
10 Baltimore. to witness the reception Of tho
.Jaranesr. The train however, had proceeded
onlv about four miles, when he accidentally
fell from the platform, and vas SO badly in
iured - to cause his death on Tuesday,
lie Was - years Oh age ana n'"''' ieSP'c'e',
The death OF MIR. john >'hooicraft' OF AL
Larv, 1t St. GATHERINGS, Canada, is announ-
..o3 l,v ,a1crr.oh Mr. 5. was long the pre-
s;leot Of III, Commercial Bank. Of Albany,
:. York. An old and influential citizen OF
that cry. and Il ShreN" ""q eln''icn ~ Prae-
teal lawyer. lie 5er'e9 / leFi1 liz Vons 'eS'
eight or tea wears ago
Henry Meredith, mentioned as having
hcon killed IN the recent Indian battle, in
California, was a brother of Rev. WIN. c.
Meredith. Of Buckingham county, Va. lie
was : distinguished Lawyer OF CALIFORNIA,
and was 30: CT OF Ill one t:he as ca"uloa'o
OF Tic Democratic t'"'?E loF n''e0 0'"'o'
senator
Summer gets more curses '"an PRAISE ''4
hi, late BediaMit" Grafton in the Senate
1t has alarmed hiso"n party papers terrioly'
a. '"S} 't'' '''' S.1' " .Lo 'n nIot,o Snm.