Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-05-25
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Will 20 TO MEXICO, OF somewhere III Ooulh
America, to escape United States treaties
for the surrender of criminals, and to
try to recover his fallen fortunes. How,
from the day Of the announcement OF his de-
falcation, Sunday, May l3, on to the 18th
| five days-he escaped the United States Mar
shall and his deputies, and how he got oil IN
the Moses Taylor, are New York puzzles,
which only the initiated can unravel."
The Japanese are the cause of a great con-
sumption of good things ofthis life, on the
part of their visitors and entertainers. The
army and navy have united in a combined
assault upon the champagne and deGcacies,
and are us hoSpitable to the little Japanese
as they are hungry As the ladies are death
on the distinguished foreigners" they will
| be glad to know that those celestial descen-
dants have been honored by musical COM
position-"The Japanese Polka, light ia
nastic piece.
There have been lost by fire at sea, in the
course of the last sixteen MONTHS eighteen
cotton-laden vessels, valued at s., l52, 000.-
The frequency of such losses is beg inning to
excite distrust amongst underwriters. The
Great Western Insurance Company of New
! York, has offered reward Of one thousand
dollars for the detection and conviction OF
any person setting fire to a vessel IN port or
at sea. This company paid last year over
| six hundred thousand dollars on account OF
fire losses at sea, or In port.
Some of the New York business men com
plain of dizziness, especially in the demand
for dry goods, and yet ifa stranger were to
form an opinion Of New York from the con-
| tinual hustle, and the streets blocked with We
| hicles, he would conclude that every thing
was brisk 1t is thought that there will be
no substantial relief to heavy dealers until
the fall trade sets in.
I'll. g." publishes an article in the New
York Tribune, making personal statement
in regard to his course at Chicago. He ac-
knowledges that he labored to produce the
nomination of Mr.. Bates and after prasing
| Lincoln adds: "And vet feel that the Sc
lection of Edward Bates would have been
more far-sighted, more courageous, more
magnanmous."
! 1t is understood that Prince de Joinville
has son for which he wishes naval edu-
cation, and he desires he might have the
privilege of one years study at the Naval
Academy at Annapolis, to be subjected there
| to all the rules of the institute, but to have
no appointment, and the whole expense to
be betrayed by the Prince himself.
The following naval officers have been APP
pointed board of visitors of the Naval 4Aca-
DENY ut Annapolis, to meet the LIST Of June:
T
and w. II. Taylor. A cruise in the school
| ship Plymouth to French and Spanish ports
andito the Azores by the fourth class, is
contemplated at an early day.
The Dacotah, now nearly ready for sea
at Norfolk, has been designated for the East
India Squadron; the Seminole, also at Nor
folk, for the Brazil Squadron, and the Paw
nee, at Philadelphia, for the Home Squad
ron. The St. Louis, now at San Juan del
Norte, has been ordered on cruise.
Hon. Erastus Corning, of Albany, and Jas
| S. WadSworth, ESQ., of Gennesee, have be-
come the securities for John \. Dix, the
newly appointed postmaster for the city of
New York, in the sum Of $50, O00-dou-
BILE the amount of the bond Of the late post
master.
The New York City Inspector is urging
upon the Common Council with great ear
regulations, in anticipation of the approach
of warm weather. 1t could occasion 10 sur
prise to find the city the seat of pestlential
disease.
Nearly one thousand three hundred steam
ers and sailing vessels passed in sight of De-
troit from the opening of navigation--March
6th--to the l4th instant. From this fact
some idea may be formed Of the magnitude
of commercial interests on the great North
ern Lakes.
There is good deal of activity at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard, and it is stated that
the old Constitution frigate and the steam
frigate Minnesota are to he sent to the Med
iterranean to Join the Macedonian and the
lroquois, there.
Prince de Joinvlle, who is now travelling
privately in this country, says that the state
ment made by the Rev. Eeazer Williams,
that he (de JUinvile) revealed to Williams
that the latter was a Bourbon, is entirely
false.
The New York Journal of Commerce fore
shadows some of the appliances by which
the Chicago managers hope TO add popular
itv. Instead of Log Cabins" and Hard
Cider" we are to have ''Wigwams" and
Splitting Of Rails"
Judge Douglas is suffering from severe
attack of neuralgia which prevented him
from being present in the Senate during the
delivery of Mr.. Toombs' speech, and will
likely conhne him to his house during the
present week.
The late fatal railroad accident in Florida,
was not on the Fernandina and Cedar Key
Railroad, as stated in the first dispatches,
but occurred on the Central road, between
jacksonville and Lake City.
1t is understood in Washington that our
Government has proposed to Peru to pay
S4OO. 900 in full of all claims; and let Amer
lean Commissioners be appointed to investl-
gate the same. Peru declines the proposition.
The Georgia lottery-grants are foreclosed
By prohibition of the drawing under penal
enactment of the State legislature, to take eff
feet on the first day OF June, 1860. The act
was passed at the session Of 1888.
1t is given out that the important post OF
Commissioner IN parayuy will be offered to