Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1861-04-03
NEWS Of THE DAT.
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there will be no division Of the Episcopal
Church in consequence of the separation of
the .nfederacy In the organization of
that Church, each State conpuses IL Diocese,
aud each Diocese, like each State, is indepen-
dent. Their national organization resen,-
bles the Federal organization, and conse-
quently, according to the Journal, not only
will the effects OF State secession upon the
diocesan relations OF the Church in the sece-
ded Mates be at once recognized, but where,
az in the case of the Bishopric Of Alabama,
the concurrence of the National Episcupatc
may be necessary to fill vacancy, the
promptest measures will be taken by the
| Northern Bishops to give the requisite sane
ton to the election in Alabama, and to every
other act necessary for the entire indepen-
dence of all the dioceses In the seeded
States. This is in perfect harmony with
| the noble attitude of the Episcopal Church
from the beginning which has always and
everywhere set its face against abolitionism,
and every other ism.
| The New York Commercial says: "An-
other revolutionary rumor has reached us
| that we are reluctant to believe, hut which
! comes through such II channel that we deem
it duty to give attention to it. II is TO
the effect that even in this city there is
powerful and numerous revolutionary organ
ization, the object of which is to separate the
city and port Of New York from the Union
and from the State, aud make it Il free and
independent port. We have heard that IL
printed programme is in circulation, to which
some four thousand names are attached,
proposing the scheme
All government contracts require that lts
provisions shall be cured with Turks Island
salt. The duty in the Morrill, tariff is four
! cents per hushel Of 81 lbs. on this salt,
which weighs about 50 lbs. 10 the bushel.-
This makes the duty very near six cents per
bushel. Liverpool salt is also taxed. 4
duty of six cents per bushel OF 81 lbs. is i'm
posed upon ii, while bushel wei CHS about
63 lbs 4 ton of this salt (22OO) lbs.) in
Liverpool costs IS. 3D. sterling. or about
Sl.373, while the duty on the ton will
amount to about 2.4O.
George n Sanders, who is ut Montgome-
ry, sends the following despatch to the n. \.
Tribune "Newport is again 10 become the
commercial rival Of New York If Sprague
plucky little State will at once abandon the
the old hulk Of the Union, offering ut once II
commercial depot and summer residence
for SouthernerS The estimated value Of trat-
tic thus diverted from New York may be set
down at $50, 100000 annually, so long rs the
latter remains in the Union"
The New Orleans Delta Of the eth fur
nshcs from the official records, in possession
of the Secretary of the Convention, what
it claims to be an accurate tabular statement
of the popular vote IN Louisiana upon the
Convention question. According to the
Delta's figures, the vote throughout the State
for the immediate secession" candidates
was q, AS, and for the "co-operatinn" NOM
inees T,O7G, a ma iority in favor o! the for
mer Of only 1872.
Advices state that Mr.. Weller, the present
minister, would leave the city of Mexico on
the lst of April for Washington. 1t is fur
| ther added that an attache OF the American
legation had been murdered and that the
road from Mexico to Vera Cruz was infested
by robbers, whose assaults on foreigners. for
the purpose of plumber, were OF the most
reckless kind.
The report of marine losses for the past
month shows an aggregate Of siNty-elght
vessels, of which twelve were ships, eleven
banks, nine briggs, thirty-iiye Schooners aud
one sloop The total value OF property lost
and missing was two millions one hundred
and twenty-five thousand seven hundred and
fifty dollars.
A locomotive has been altered at the ma
chine shop of the Paris and Orleans Railway,
France, according to the plan OF Dir. Mulhol-
land, formerly Of Baltimore, Of the Reading
| pa. Railroad, to iii it to burning anthra
cite coal Ii found successful this fuel Will
be introduced upon all the French railways.
1t is generally supposed that Kerosene oil
is non-explosiYe, and therefore perfectly safe.
The death Of Mrs. Ann Stackpole, which
occurred IN Brooklyn last week, would seem
! to prove this to be y talacy. On Tuesday
night, by the explosion Of a lamp filled with
this oil, she was 50 badly burned as to loae
her life on Wednesday.
Navigation is being resumed with consld-
able activity on our Western rivers, and the
prospects now are that on the lakes naviga
ton will be fully reopened by the lst Of
April, and shippers and vessel owners are
preparing for one of the most active and pro-
| htable seasons ever known in the history Of
| Western commerce.
Threa. heavy Columbads reached Atlanta
from Richmond, on Wednesday afternoon.
The lightcst of the three weighed 9,lIj
pounds, and the heaviest 10000 pounds
! large quantity of shells and balls accom-
panied them. The guns will be forwarded
to the forts near Savannah.
y steam passenger car, for 3 southern
road, built by MesSrs. Grice Il Long, passed
over the Philadel phia and Trenton Railroad,
as far as Trenton and back, III Saturday,
making the trip to Trenton in 20 minutes.
including stoppages, and returned in e. min
utes, distance of 30 miles
Both branches Of the Baltimore City
Council have passed the resolution appropri-
ating $40 900 for the improvement Of Druid
| Hill and Patterson Parks, to be so expended
as to give employment to the unemployed
| workmen.
The latest advces from Texas report con-
tinued Indian depredatious. The inhabi
tauts of the Rio Grande Valley are said to
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