Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-03-19
News Of the Day.
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1t is said that the Committee on Foreign
Affairs have decided to report in favor of the
payment of the French Spoliation claims,
during the present session OF Congress-
These claims ought to be settled, or definite
settlement provided without further delay.
There is good reason for believing that no
authority is vested in any Of our naval com
manders in the Gulf, to resist blockade OF
Vera Cruz by vessels belonging to Mlramon.
but it is doubtless within the scope OF Mr..
McLane's authority to exercise that power.
Mr.. Charles Heidsieck, a gentleman who
manufactures capital article Of champagne
in his own country, France, is now visiting
us on business, and some of the American
papers are showing their abomlnable hun
keyism by heralding in the most disgusting
notices, his whereabouts and dolngs. One
week he's going q hunting" the next he's
going fishing, and then we heard that he's
going to be married. regular $ttcer-toP
wedding. Now il is stated that 'the cele-
brated dealer in champagne" has wife and
four children ut Rheims, Frasce. Where
will it end?
Some days since we noticed the resignation
of Mr.. Newman. Speaker Of the Tennessee
House of Representatives, on account OF ru-
mors against him Of connection with forged
land-warrants He visited Washington CITY,
demanded an investigation, and was Inform
ed that no charges against him were on the
file in the department. Possessing himself
of letters and documents that stamped the
rumors as ISLANDERS, he returned to the State
capitol-the Speaker elected 10 fill the va
cancy resigned. and Mr.. Newman was I'M
mediately reelected to the vacant chair.
Among the graduates at the commence
ment of the Medical Department of the Uni
yersity of Pennsylvania yesterday, were the
following: Virginia I. Ar
mold. r. r. Bagnall, Peter S. Garden, Il. h.
Carter, william f. Cornick, A. M. Fauntle-
roy, Robert Gait, James IL. Gaskins, j. ID.
Graham, j. r. Hinton, S. 4. Holiday. An
drew Hunter IT., Thomas j. hinsey, /. D..
Morse, A. c. Randolph, J. E. Reeves, W. c.
Shackleford. +. NJ. Stein, j. P. Tatem, K. NJ.
Terrill, w h. Wilson, K. G. Woods.
We regret to see that majority flour OF
out of seven) of the joint Committee of the
Mississippi Legislature to whom was refer
red the Governors Message relating to the
Planters Bank Bonds, have reported against
the expediency Of "agitating the question of
the payment of these bonds at this session OF
the Legislature.
No man in the present Congress has made
a more favorable impression than Mr.. Cur
ry, of Alabama. Even those who dissent
from his views praise the ability, courtesy
and force of argument with which they are
presented.
Messrs. Stephens and Taliaferro sold on
the 18th inst, William j. Carriers farm in
Stafford, TO j. c. Gee, of Fauquier county,
for $l8,75 per acre. also portion Of +. J.
Tyson's farm in Stafford, to W. j. Green,
and Judge r. C. l.. Moncure, at so per
acre.
When Salmon P Chase, of Ohio, becomes
a member of the IT, S. Senate, ON the fourth
of March, 1861, seven of the members of
that body will be natives of New Haven,
Conn.-Messrs. Chase, Grimes, Chandler,
Hale, Clark, Fessenden and Wilson.
1t is stated that the Emperor Of the French
is about to confer the decoration Of the Lee
gion Of Honor upon Major Philip keaney,
of New York. for his services during the re-
cent Italian campaign.
On Sunday, the 18th instant. the 23d ami
versary of the New Orleans fire department
was celebrated by grand parade of the fire.
men of that city, and few of the neighbor-
ing towns.
1t is said by friends of Mr.. Cobb, that
the Georgia delegates to Charleston will sup
port him for the Presidential nomination
The delegates from Delaware are said TO be
uncommitted.
Hon Frederick P. Stanton, now of Kans-
as, has announced his determination to take
ground for the Republican candidates in
Connecticut.
The Washington Star, a Democratic pa
per, claims for Senator Johnson, of Tennes-
see another Democrat, the merit Of the pat
ernity Of the Homestead Bill.
The Connecticut State election takes place
April ID, and the Rhode Island election April
4th.