Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1861-04-04
NEVIS Of THE Day.
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engaged the attention Of the Virginia Leg
isature, We're cast at the Bellona Foundry
under u contract of several years standing
and their delivery by the contractor was or
dcred by the Ordnance Department. purely
as business matter, in the interest and at
the Tp}uext Of DR.. Archer, the contractor,
who desired TO draw his money according to
agreement. The transaction falling cxcE
sively under the c0gnizance Of the Ordnance
| Department all order was accordingly issued
to this effect by Col Craig, without consul
tation with the Secretary Of War.
Whatever political faults may be laid at the
! door of Mr. Buchanan, want Of hospitality
is not one of his traits. Quite recently, the
committee which accompanied him on the
trip from Washington to Lancaster, received
an invitation to visit the homestead, and
were entertained by the Ex-President and
Miss Lane. TO those disposed To converse
on such matters, Mr.. T. very freely express
ses his disapproyal Of the course ot Floyd
lie defends strenuously the policy pursued
| during the close Of his Administration, insist
! Ing that it was the only true one to avoid the
shedding Of iraternal blood.
|
project of connecting Lake Michigan with
the Illinois river by steamboat navigation.
For about twelve years there has been a Ca
nal connecting Chicago with this river, bur
it is only navi gable by boats OF the smallest
capacity and It's summit level IL supplied
with water by pumps. The proposed con
neyion contemplntes II navi gable channel Tor
the steamboats, which are used OH tue Hlssl
sippi and the propellers which navigate the
Lakes, aud a supply Of water to the Illinois
river at all times.
A proposition has been made hy the BAL
timore and Ohio Railroad Company, and is
now under the consideration Of the Post-ot-
fee Department, to change the schedule so
as to secure the arrival of the mails ut WASH
ington and the South earlier than now, and
thorough connection at New York with
the several steamers for Boston and New
England generally. Similar advantages are
to inure 10 the West The change is tn take
effect on the 18th inst, provided the South
ern lines arrange accordingly.
The New Orleans Picayune of Thursday
devoteS paragraph to a pair Of unexception-
able white unmentionahes-the first of the
. season-which parated the Grand Boule-
ward la rue de Canal on the day pTcvlous.-
The Pie" exhilerated doubtless by the de-
iightiul weather it boasts Of enjoying there,
boldly expresses an opinion that white pants
are the seasonable Accomplishments OF
strawberries.
The Plainvile (O.) Advertiser reports that
Shareholder from Nashville, Tennessee, who
had been stopping at that place for some time,
made known the object OF his visit one day
last week, by instituting proceedings Tor the
rendition OF a negro woman whom be claim
ed as fugitive slave. The necessary papers
were made out and the parties left on he
cars without meeting with any resistance or
even awakening ely display Of excitement
The Commissioners from the Southern
Confederacy lisbciicvs ti,' ruonors III the
press relative to the Reimbursement OF Fort
Pckens, aud have So advised tnS:" cavern
ment at Montgomery. Commander Pander-
CAST, named in one Of these reports as order
ed to land men at F,rt Pickans, il at Norfolk
instead of Pensacola.
The three Confederate States ENJOYS TO the
European courts arc new en- route. Mr..
Dudley Mann sailed from New York on Sat
urday. while Messrs. Iancey and Rust sailed
from New Orleans on Monday for Havana,
where they will embark on board the British
West India mail steamer for Europe.
The attemptof Spain to seize st. Domingo
excites the iyeliest interest in HaYti. 4
grandloquent proclamation had been issued
by the Dominicans calling upon the people
to resist the pretensions OF Spain, declaring
that Santana, since his elevation to power
has sold the republic, and that nothing but
a prompt revolution will save The country.
}. B. Baccls, ir, editor oi the Alamo
| (Texas) Express, was in Galveston on the
Both ultimo. lie states thas when he left
! home the indians had made their appearance
| in AtascoSu county, and the citizens G! that
| county were coming INFO San Antonio IN
large numbers, not having arms or provisions
to remain with safety ii home.
Mrs \. V. Lowe died at tka residence Of
her son, Ex-Governor Lowe, in Frederick.
| Md, on the Goth ultuo, at the age OF -
years The deceased was noted for her in
| tellectual mpishmcnts, and for her con
slant charitable and useful acts Of Kindness
| to the poor and suffering.
The Montgomery correspondent ri the \.
Orleans Delta says he has heard the names
Of Yancey, Davis, Conrad and Toombs men.
toned in connection with the Presidency ui
the Confederate States, under the prrlnn-
ncnt government He thinks the election
will not take place before next November.
Private letters from persons in Fort sun.