Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-05-05
News Of the Day.
"7o show the us,y age and body o. the TIMES

by O'Flynn, when the latter was Postmaster
of Detroit, to edit the Herald, owned by o.
Flynn: that he (Alvord) received FIVE hun
dred dollars as post office clerk, but could
not define any service he performed Tor
O'Flynn, except that of editing his paper
Mr. Lucas, the House Postmaster, testified
before the same Committee, that when ne
was a clerk in the Land Office, an attempt
was made by government officer to assess
him to help pay an old party debt, but he re-
fused to comply. Another clerk, named
Dodge, testified that the same trick was sue
cessfully performed on him. The debt was
said to have been incurred in Pennsylvania.
The Charleston correspondent of the New
York Times, has been luxuriating with green
peas, Strawberries, tomatoes, rice beets, as
paragus, bananas, plantains, hominy, and
young negroes, whose parents treated him
with all due consideration. He became quite
interested in the juvenile antics of two Of
the children, and before rising to depart he
sheled out quarter for the entertainment
they had afforded him; but when he attempt,
ed to get out of his chair he found his leg
tied to it, and yam weighing five pounds
in his hat.
The American Association in London,
made an effort recently to obtain permission
for the well-known American artist, Mr.. Mi
ner K. Kellogg, to paint an original portrait
of Queen Victoria. The application was
submitted through our minister, Mr.. Dallas,
and the Queen returned handsome reply,
regretting that her time was so occupied as
to prevent her giving sittings for an or ginal
portrait, but rendering every facility for a
copy being taken of any portrait that might
be considered most eligible.
The United States steam-frigate Niagara
has been ordered to get ready for sea in two
weeks. She is now lying in ordinary at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard, and when ready to
sail, will go to Panama. and arrive there in
time to take the Japanese Commissioners
home, after their visit to the United States
Capt. Mexican is assigned to the command.
The Powhatan will return to the United
States after landing the Embassy at Panama.
Lieutenant General Scott has had an inter
view with the President and Secretary of
War, relative to the troubles on the Texas
frontier, complained Of by Governor Houston.
1t is reported that the proposed absorption
of portions of Utah threatens to arouse the
hostility of the Mormons, and that this is one
cause why General SCOTS presence has been
demanded in Washington.
The Eco di Fiume contains an interesting
notice of the completion and prooftrial of a
Dry Dock at the Austrian war station of
Poa, on the Adriatic, by an
American Engineer, John 5. Gilbert, of
Boston. The trial seems to have given unver-
sal satisfaction, and the admirable working
of the dock elcits general admiration and
praise.
Two boys have been tried at Bury st. Ed
monds, for the manslaughter ola young girl.
They were romping with her, and, by way
of practical joke, had rolled her in the
meal bin The poor child escaped from them
and after running few yards fell down and
died, choked by the meal in her mouth and
nOStrls.
Indiana is rcaping rich harvest in the
divorce line, but can scarcely be said to be
adding to her reputation. Divorces are
granted on the most shallow and frivolous
pretexts Among other recent cases is that
of woman in Clay county, who was married
to g different person fifteen minutes after OBJ
tanning divorce from her husband.
A little daughter of Thos. A. Hudson, of
Port Hope, Canada, fell through the railway
viaduct on Friday, and descended some 80
feet upon the hard ground unhurt. Her
crinoline expanded like parachute, and the
poor little thing descended toward mother
earth as would dove.
The Staffordshire trade at London, has
suspended, owing to the failure of their
American remittances; their liabilities are
believed to he small The chief cashier
pullinger) of the Union Bank of London,
was defaulter, it was believed, to a consid-
cradle amount.
The recent Republican meeting at Brook
Ign determined to take active measures in
favor of freedom, but denounced the Albany
Legisature-of which notorious body they
hold large majority-"for its completely
with schemes of corruption"
General Lamoricere, writing to friend
in Paris from Rome, speaks very hopefully
of the prospect of affairs. lie says with
the assistance of God and our own diligence,
hope soon to have Roman Iouuves."
The residents on Duval street, Richmond
Pa, are enjoying ghost, who throws stones
brickbats and glass bottles. The utmost
vigilance of the police fails to account for
these demonstrations.
The single vote for Hon. Jefferson Davis
in the Charleston Convention, given persis-
tently throughout the whole ffty-seven bal
lots, was cast by the President, Hon. Caleb
Gushing.
At Cincinnati on Tuesday, German nam
ed Peter Glenn deliberately killed his wife
by plunging huge butcher knife into her
right groin. Both the murdered and muir
derer are sixty years of age.
Mr.. Corwin has returned from addressing
the Republican State Convention at Dover,
Delaware, where he spoke for four hours
The republicans claim that it was the largest
convention ever held in that city.
The spirits have broke loose in Lafay-
cite, Ind, and selected the house of a Mr.
johnson, for their performances. They fill
the salt cellar with water, upset tea kettles,
and throw the coffee pot at peoples head.
At Norfolk, May 3, Captain Brayley, of the
British schooner Alice Rogers, was conyic-
rod IN tho r. 6 District COurt of attemntiup