Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-05-04
England fights no duels. English noble

EnSlanQ ngntS no uuels. HuSiioh hopio
men and English country gentlemen, with
tolerably high ideas, manage to get over the
awkward results which it is said must occur
upon its REIMBURSEMENT. In lSOS-the tact
is, q good deal of the chivalry was plucked
out of the system by the very rude treatment
to which Major Campbell was subjected, for
shooting Captain Boyd. Major Campbell
was hung.
The marriage of Hon j. E. Bouligny, OF
Louisiana, to Miss Parker, of Washington, was
celebrated on Tuesday with much splendor
President Buchanan, Vice President Brock
inrdge, Senators Douglas, Clay, Hammond
and others, were among the distinguished
guests. The bridal presents included many
rich articles from New York, Boston, Al
bany and other Northern cities. The bridal
party have stated for New Orleans.
About fifteen representatives of the press
from Baltimore and Washington, were on
the express train of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, on Wednesday, bound for Wheel
ing, where large number OF Western edl-
tors are expected to concentrate Tor an ex,
cursion over that road to Washington and
Baltimore, on Friday and Saturday next
The whole road is fine order.
During the months of April there were
90 American vessels reported as lost or miss
ing, of these were foundered at sea, sunk
by collision | capsized, 3 burnt, l6 were
wrecked and 2 are given up as missing
The vessels are classed as follows, ships, 3
barks, briggs and 10 schooners. The loss
in money amounts to about S475, 900 on YES
sells, exclusive of cargoes.
1t is said the deaths by consumption
among the stone cutters of Quincy, Milton,
Rockfort, and the marble works of Vermont
since they have ceased shaving, have de-
creased fifty percent. Thousands of artizans
whose employment is prejudicial to healthy
lungs, have decreased their liability to disease
in the same or greater proportion, by letting
the moustache grow.
The will of the late John D. Boxer, father
of John Deans wife, has been admitted to
probate in New York. The report that the
daughter is disinherited is all true. Neither
John Dean nor his wife gets solitary red, .
though the old gentleman is said to have left
property, of one kind and another, worth a
million and half Of dollars.
Bishop Soule the Senior Bishop of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, intends
to make an official visit to the Pacific Coast,
and to preside at the next conference to be
held in California, provided his health will
allow him to do SO. This venerable man
must be now very near four score years OF
age.
The Tribune's Charleston correspondent,
under date of May lst, says The Southern
movement is somewhat impaired in influence
by the supposed leadership of Mr.. Iancv,
who has always been considered an extre-
mist. He and Mr.. Rhett exulted over the
work in the convention yesterday, az Il tri-
umph of their peculiar doctrines.
An act of the Legislature of Virginia pass
cd on the Both of March last, for the better
organization of the militia, provides that all
regular members of volunteer companies
shall be exempt from serving on all but
grand juries. But those who fail to per-
form their duties, shall be reported to the
court, and made liable to perform jury duty.
The rumored death of Mr.. Townsend Uar-
ris, Consul General to Japan, is probably
entirely untrue Messrs Whetmore & Co.,
of New York, have letters from their cores
pondent in Japan, to the 22d of February
and they make no mention either of the death
or sickness Of Mr.. Harris.
The two fugitive slaves arrested in New
York on Sunday were named Allen Graft
and Josiah Hay, owned by Absolom Cline
and Charles \. Lawrence, farmers, in Fred
erick county, Nd. They ran away on the
18th ult, and made their way to the city Of
New York.
John Richly of Topeka, Kansas, who re-
Gently killed deputy u. S. Marshal Arms for
attempting to arrest him on warrant for
alleged postofice robbery, has been discharg-
ed from custody. His discharge, it is alleg-
ed, was effected through the partlality and
favoritism of a local magistrate.
At East Boston there are now on the stocks
six ships, two banks and two schooners.-
Tonnage, 40. These craft will all be fin
ished by the first of June. About 300 hands
are now employed at the dfieren, yards, at
wages averaging from 81 50 to 81 - per
day.
The session of the Princeton Theological
Seminary, closed on Tuesday. The gradua-
ting class numbers IS students. Rev. John
Mcdowell, D. D., resigned his Office as Sec
tary of the Board, which he has held for IS
years. The Rev. DR.. j. L. Janeway was
elected in his place.
MANY delegates" complain to the Char
lesion editors, that they were led by the
managers of Southern railroads to expect
that at Charleston they would be furnished
with free tickets to return, like their collea-
CUES who came over Northern roads.
Nathan James, the free negro arrested in
Nashville, as being one Of the principals in
the underground negro stealing case, after
hearing, was committed to jail in default of
$4,000 bail to appear before the next term of
the Criminal Court.
Application was made to President Buch-
anan by distinguished gentleman of Balti-
more, for permission to hold the Union con-
vention in the church building belonging to
govern tent, and the request was promptly
granted.
The Congress of Nicaragua have voted to
Commodore Paulding a handsomel y mounted
sword, and square league of land, for his
services in preventing the landing of Walker