Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1861-04-01

Within the present week the fine OF Sioo
has been paid at New York by captains Of
four vessels which left Southern ports since
the revenue laws Of the Confederate States
went into operation, and consequently cou!o
not obtain proper c!earaaces. The fines were
paid under protest.. The collector retains
the money On deposit, until decision OH the
matter snail be made by the Secretary 81 the
Treasury, to whom it has been referred
"Cliut," an old negro, and one Of the most
successful horse trainers in the world, died
ut the race course, near Memphis, Oh the
18th inst, of consumption The Avalanche
says Clint was known to every turtman ~
the Union, having spent his entire lie in
the stables of most Of the noted race men IN
the country, and his death will be lamented.
To have "old Clint" for trainer was to have
the odds in the race.
1t is known tu our readers that the Perma-
! nent Constitution OF the Confederate States
was adopted unanimously by the members Of
| the Southern Congress, which submitted 1t to
the ratification OF the Conventions IN the
several Seeded States. l!appearS. however,
that this Immunity was seeming rather than
real, and thar some who voted Tor the pro-
,ject did so under protest.
The city of Albany has again been visit
ed with a ireshet. This has been brought
about by tile recent heavy snow storm aud
the mild atmosphere and heavy rain storm
of Wednesday. Although not unexpected,
| it is Of much serious Inconvenience, and at
tended with no trit!ing loss TO those who have
thus been driven from their places OF bust
! ness.
The New Orleans Bulletin says that quite
an extensive business was done IN that city
on Saturday in passing counterfeit twenty
dollar bills Of the Bank ot New Orleans,
the bogus paper being so we'll executed as
Ia DEFY detection except by the closest scru-
tiny. Capt, J. +. Morton and Raj. Shep-
perd, two Of the parties who issued tile
notes, have been arrested.
During the past year 900 stray letters,
containing money TO the aggregate OF @o2,-
! l54 sc, (being an average OF - Or! 10 each
letter, were received at the Dead Letter Of
| tice at Washington. Thr lutclligenner says:
More than nina-ten5hS Of the above letters
and money have been sent Out and delivered
to the writer's thereof
pho r.ro,d Irrv If ,;rnn,n county G.,r.
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| the Legislature Co enact Il law by when any
citizen of that county who Subscribrs to the
| New York Evening Post and Tribune, tho
Cleveland Plandealer, or any other pub
Ecotion Of the like character, NAV be fined
and imprisuued.
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r;tv ii.,,m nil nu,rtere IF fine SoutI Sni "s,e
;nji,ntious nrr thrt Charleston is destined to
bcc,me the commercial nerropo!is u ;!c Con
Tolerate States"
| Numerous companies are u0W bnill. uv-
eailizei within the precincts 81 tue NJrIrd.
a.,,. s,,tos r;t,, =, ,.,, n ,;aro)n,;,,, ,hn;.
votar nnvnr roaour,es ,ntj th .4t,. LIisI,mrot
Of manufacturers in the new republic for the
fabrication oi those kinds 81 gonds usually
FURNISHED ny Tue NE" Hngia''' Duties
The Pensacola correspondent OF the Ne"
Orleans Delta says the appearances OF things
| in the villages OF Warrington and No0i|ey
are gloomy: fully onn-half the stores are