Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-03-13

A solar spot, OF rare interest from It's
changes, passed over the suns disc between
the Odd of February and the 7th of March.
On the 10Th of February it was nearly round,
with penumbra like the brush of a comets
TAIL On the lst and I'd Of March it was a
spiral penumbra of more than a whirl and
half with black spot as the head. After
wards penumbral oval returning IN TO
ITSELF with one or two dark spots.
The Havana correspondent Of the New
Orleans Crescent, under date Of February
2jth, says: am sorry to report thus early,
cases Of yellow fever in this city, but there
have been three cases in one house-that OF
DIR. Thicker, ON Havana street. The first,
Miss Blodget of New York died; the other
two, Miss Thicker, and servant girl from
New York, recovered.
The Democratic State Convention OF n.
c., has adopted resolutions against distur-
bing sectional compromises; opposing squat
ter sovereignty; and renominated Gov. Ellis
by acclamatiou; chose delegates to the
Charleston convention, and electors at large
Sivity-two counties were represented by
over three hundred delegates.
The Vanderbilt European Steamship
Line" running between New York and
Southampton and Hayre, will resume their
fortnightly trips, which were discontinued
during the winter on the 9th of this month,
when the steamship Vanderbilt will leave for
Southampton and Havre, carrying with her
the United States mails.
The House committee or the public expen-
ditures have examined seven witnesses on
the subject of the public printing They
will probably end their investigation this
week and make report, showing the extra
ordinary profits and the demoralizing uses
to which portion of the money has been
applied
The scarlet fever has been raging fearful
" in Illinois and Ohio At Bloomington,
during the past winter, some four hundred
children have fallen victims TO the disease.
In Steubenville, Ohio, the deaths number
from two to five daily, and already some two
hundred children have succumbed to its
deadly influence.
The Denton Nd. Journal states that the
fisheries in that vicinity did a more prosper
Gus business during last week than for many
years past at this season, and better than at
any period during last spring. Herring
are now selling at 81 per hundred. Shad,
which have not been very plentiful as yet,
sell for 90 cts. pair.
Resolutions have been earnestly debated
in the Legislature of California, instructing
the congressional delegation to use their best
exertions against the separation OF any por-
ton of the State from which to form Ter
ritorry, until majority Of the people of
the entire State have consented TO such dis
union.
The Maryland Legislature adjourned last
Saturday-the great contests of the session
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal bill, the bill
to increase stakeholder directors of the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad Company, and the
Brock city railway bill-all failed in the
House after having passed the Senate.
The police of Baltimore, on Saturday, ar
rested VIM. K. Bagby on Geographic infor-
nation from Savannah, who was charged
with having obtained S2l 900 by fraudulent
means from the State Bank at Savannah
He was committed to await requisition
from the Governor of Georgia.
The New Orleans editors are in ecstacies
over the fine spring weather they are having
there Vegetation has taken Il fresh start,
and the Picayune talks temptingly of roses,
narcissus, orange blossoms, daffodils, daisies
and violets. The fruit trees, too, are bloom
ing out luxuriantly.
The difficulty between Thomas j. McKaig
esq, of Allegany county, Md, and Cole
man Yellott, esq, of Baltimore city, has
been amicably arranged through the .judicious
interference Of friends.
The friends of the admission of Kansas
under the Wyandot constitution are becom-
ing more hopeful of success of the measure
before the expiration Of the present session
of Congress.
Mr. McLane, our minister to the Juarez
government in Mexico, will return to Vera
Cruz in the steam frigate Brooklyn, which
will receive him and Mr.. Pickett at Hamp-
ton Roads.
The subject of the impeachment of Judge
Watrous, Of Texas, will soon be again
brought before the House committee on the
Judiciary.
At Pittsburg March 10, the Ohio river
was in fine nayigable order. There was
eleven feet of water in the channel, and fall
ing. The weather cold, and showing slightly.
Two girls of highly respectable parentage,
attempted to elope from Washington city on
Friday last, to New York where they stated
they intented to go upon the stage.