Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1861-03-29
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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tcpated, and attracted large crowd of in
tereSted spectators in the galleries. Breck-
inridge was severe on Douglas, calling him
the eulogist and denunclator Of the Repub-
! lican party, and commenting with much
warmth on the delusive hopes which the IL
! linois Senator had held out to the country
by falsely representing, rs he thought, that
! the Republicans had yielded any of their
essential principles. Douglas in retaliation
intImated the existence of secession pro-
| clivties on the part Of breckenridge, and
closed by Il declaration Of strong Union SEN
timents, which elected loud applause from
the galleries.
An act just passed by the Florida Legisla-
collision between the troops Of the late tede
raj Union and those in the employ of the
State of Florida, it shall be the duty Of the
! Governor OF the State TO make public pro-
c!amation Of the fact, and thereafter the act
OF holding office under the federal govern
meut shall be declared treason, and the per-
son convicted shall snBt9 death. This act
was approved by the Governor of the State
on the l4th ultimo
! Governor Houston still claims to be the
! Chief Executive Of Texas, and has published
an address to the people protesting against
| the action Of the Convention. The Legisla-
ture had re-assembled and confirmed the ac-
ton of the Convention depoSing Governor
| Houston. The steamers General Rusk and
| Daniel Webster sailed from the Brazos on
the 10Th ult. with the United States troops
on board. The Indians are devastating the
| frontiers, killing aud driving back the set
tiers
The ed of February WAS appropriately
celebrated at the residence Of the Rev. An
drew G. Carothers, the American Consul at
Turks Island John G. Crisson, the deputy
| Consul, read Washngtons farewell address.
The two gentlemen, with others. made short
addresses, aud in the evening, Mr.. Carothers
handsomely entertained large party Of la
dies and gentlemen, including the President
and other officials of the Island.
1t was a sloop called the Isabel Captain
Jones' which was lately seized at Mobile for
attempting to sail with cargo Of supplies
for the United States fleet of Pensacola
Captain Jones was placed in prison, but sub
sequently released, on giving $500 for il fur
ther hearing. The arrest it is said, was
made at the instance Of General Bragg, and
will give rise to many Important points of
law.
The Sugar Loaf Mountain, near the
mouth of The Monocacy river, is ''on fire. -
About noon OH Sunday, the fire was discover
ed near the base Of the White rock. on the
west side, and Is supposed to be the work
Of al inCendiary. 1t has extended over the
mountain in Il northeastcrly direction, de-
stcoying much valuable timber. Ii has
been twelve years since The Sugar Loaf WAS
last On fire.
In a letter from Pensacola, which NC find
copied in the Washington Star, is the fol
lowing passage: Capt Austin, Of the Var
rlngton Light Infantry, killed man named
Carrot Durland, for shouting for the Union.
Respectable gentlemen, untayorable to seces-
sion, have had TO take shelter on board the
steamer Wyandotte, ot the home fleet. -
Can this he Sc?
Postmaster General Reagan, of the South
ern Contcderacy, has issued circular in re-
lati0n to tie postal organization. He de-
sires the Federal postmhsrers 10 continue
their duties rs heretofore, until the new Go
rernment shall be prepared To assume the
entire control OF its poStal affairs, and de-
clarcs that nc new appointments Will be
made at present.
The Savannah News announces the pro-
liability of I railroad excursion being gotten
up from that city to Charleston, mmediate-
lY after the evacuation of Fort Sumter for
the purpose of ailnrdng citizens of tue Inr-
mer place Il much desired opportunity of be
holding and examining the Qualifications Of
that renowned fortress.
Private accounts from New Mexico repre-
sent that the Texas special commissioner has
met with little if any success in his seccS-
sion Efforts III that Territory, and the pros
pect is not encouraging. Many Of the re
publican settlers are opposed to it. The sub
Iect has not seriously occupied the attention
of the administration
On Tuesday night the ticket office of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, at
the new station building, nppn>ite the Relay
| House, at the Washington Junction, was
| burglariouSly entered. The large packages
| of Western tickets were thoroughly oyer
hauled, aud the money drawer relieved vi
It's small change, amounting To Il rr:fing SUN.
| Prior to the adjournment sine die of the
Alabama Convention, an ordinance WAS
adopted providing that the General Assem-
bly, shall cede district Of ten miles square
for IL seat of Government OF the Confederate
States. This looks as II Montgomery had
already been selected.
Dr. Josiah Willard Gibbs, Professor of Sa
cred Literature in the Theological Depart
meat of Yale College, and man of great
celebrity in the world OF Science, died at
New Haven, on M"nday, aged : | years.
lie held high rank among American
| scholars.
According to the ncw schedule Of taxa
ton, officially issued recently, the rate of
taxation throughout South Carolina is III
cents on every hundred dollars of property,
and an uR ruloyem tax OF Sl26 on every
negro.
The New York Commercial. at one time a
stad old whig journal, but now republican.
earnestly calls for an extra session of Con
gress to repeal the Morrill, wood screw" Ia
riff law. 1t hints that if not repealed, null
LITIGATION may be resorted to At the North.
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