Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-04-30
News Of the Day.
"To shoiOth uery age and body Of the TINES.


AT San Francisco, on tho 3lst ultimo, as
the u. States steamer Active, with delega-
ton of the Japanese embassy on board, was
leaving the wharf, the United States steamer
Powhatan opened salute with her starboard
after gun, (she lying with her starboard side
to the wharf, which was discharged when
Com Cunningham was walking on the wharf
nearly in line of the fire. The injury to the
Commodore was severe, though not danger
ous-his left shoulder and the left side of his
face are the points of injury.
The following gentlemes have been APP
pointed visitors to West Point for 1861
New Hampshire, Prof. j. S. Woodman; New
Jersey, Edward A. Stevens; Delaware, Vic
tor Du Pont; Virginia, VIM. E. Jones; Ken
lucky, George L. Wood; Tennessee, Col.
John K Howard; Indiana, DR.. John A.
Skinner; Missouri, Gen. D. Nj. Frost Ar
kansas, Judge Floyd Texas, Gen. John 5.
Good; California, Edmund l.. Goold.
The Fishkill Journal states that case of
voluntary slavery has recently occurred at
Hackensack, Duchess county, N. Y. A
smart, likely negro, about 80 years Of age,
has entered into bonds with Mr.. jackson
Diddle, to the effect that the negro is to live
with said Diddle during life, the latter to
support him. The negro boasts that he
would not exchange his present for his form
er situation.
The German proprietors Of the leading
lager-beer saloons in New York, have been in
consultation in regard to the Sunday obser-
vance law, and have resolved to get up On
organization in the city to oppose tho pomi-
nation of any and every person to the Legis-
ature, next fall, who will not distinctly
pledge himself to favor the repeal OF the OBJ
jectionable statute alluded to.
Passengers who came from Buffalo on
Tuesday night, report that snow was falling
but melted as it fell. At Rochester the
ground was covered; at Lyons it was three
inches deep; at Syracuse two inches, the
same at Rome; about one inch at Utica,
and the ground whitened down as far as
Fonda. All the pools of water along the
road side, from Utica to Schenectady, were
frozen over.
The N. Y. Observer says: A young lady
ran rusty nail into her foot recently. The
injury produced lockjaw of such malig-
nant character that her physicians pronoun-
ced her recovery hopeless. An old nurse
then took her in hand, and applied pounded
beet roots 60 her foot, removing them as Of
ten as they became dry. The result was a
most complete and astonishing cure.
As an instance of the necessity Of investiga-
ting cases where relief is asked for, the Rev.
Mr.. Blunt, at a meeting held in London, re
Gently, said: Not long ago woman had
taken him in with plteous story that her
husband had not had n days work for SIX
months. 1t was true, for he was night
watch"
The grape culture has attracted the atten-
ton of few enterprising planters at Beau
fort South Carolina, and there are flourish
ing vineyards in that vicinity. These vine
yards are under the skillful management OF
Monsieur +. 4. Flory, native Of France, who
is Jealous in his efforts to inaugurate wine
making in Beaufort.
Mr.. n. P. Willis, says the Times, has TAX
en- a census Of the "stylish men" of New
York, and finds that they number three hun
dred or so; possibly less than that figure
He further discovers that the linen OF style"
have wholly forsaken Broadway, and now
air their manners on horseback in the Cen
trail Park.
In Humboldt's private letters recently
published, in speaking of the amiable Bay
ard Taylor, who visited him, and made
eulogistic lecture on him, Humboldt satirl-
cally remarked to certain American gen
tleman, "Your couutryman, Taylor, has
travelled farther and seen less than any man
of my acquaintance"
The New Orleans Crescent, in describing
a bloodless duel between two individuals of
that city, says: Eve will mention, as a
singularly long-drawn-out coincidence, that
this was the fifteenth duel, inclusively, in
which DR.. Canter was on the field as surgeon,
without his man being hit, cut or hurt in the
slightest degree"
The Secretary of the Treasury is under
stood to have under consideration the request
Of the British Government for opening the
coasting trade between the Atlantic ports
and California, to British vessels The mat
ter is urged upon considerations of reciproci-
ty, &c.
The n. I. Tammany men are chuckhng
and firing salutes over the defeat Of the Mo
Fart Hall party at Charleston, but Woods
friends say he cannot be kept down. lie
may give the party trouble before they get
through the campaign.
The New Orleans papers announce the
death of Mr.. Henry B. COPELAND, we'll
known actor. lie was recently compelled to
submit to the amputation of leg, which
subsequently produced lockjaw, and death
soon ensued
Detective Gates of Baltimore has arrested
Erasmus Levy on the charge of disturbing
the Republican Convention, at Rechabite
Hail. on Thursday. Justice Hiss held him
in 81 200 bail for trial.
Gen. Lamoricere has obtained from the
French Emperor, permission to accept SER
vice in the Pope's army. When his Males
ty first heard of the Generals design, he ex-
claimed Its foolish, but chivalric!"
The STRIKES" in the shoe manufacturing
towns of Massachusetts, are Mt an end, and
Lynn, Natick, Marblehead, Haverhill, end
the other "e1virons of Boston," have settled
down to their usual business.
By the death Of I. W Thorne, esq, in
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