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The Canal.Trade Prospects.The Alexandria Canal is once more open, and

navigation on this important work has beenresumed.its beneficial effects being alreadyseen and felt in the trade and commerce ot our

city. The Aqueduct, about which there hasbeen so much trouble and delay, is now considered,by fcho3e most competent to judge, to besecure, durable, and perfectly safe.havingbeen tested with a pressure that is not likely tole put upon it again. Under the supervisionof Capt. Wm. J. Boothe, the efficient Presidentof the Canal Company, whose perseveri-.nceand assiduity, deserve the highest commendationof our citizens, the whole work hasbeen put in thorough order by the Lessees.pronouncedby tbe boatmen to be in better orderthan ever before,.and without some unforeseentccident, the coal trade may now be consideredas permanently re-establishedOur wharves that have, for some time past,

) resented a dull and deserted appearance, are

ilready looking much more lively, and the bustleand activity incident upon tbe arrival andunloading of coal boats, and the loading anddeparture of vessels, give a cheerful and busiless-like aspect to our River front, that it usedto wear in other and better days.The spectacle presented at the Canal basin is

most cheering and gratifying to every wellwisher of our good old town. There,where quiet and stagnation have so long heldi way, all is now life and animation. The basincrowded with boats, arriving and departing;hundreds of horses and mules, the teams ofthe boats, feeding and grazing on the hills andin the bottoms adjoining ; the boatmen.manyof them with their families.glad to revisit theformer and natural terminus of their long jourakrvn r\\% TT'l hb O TTT mnn>Cl CrvrAO^iie^ LCULCU auuuu, U1 nillU anutuga

over their cabin homes, enjoying a quiet repose,or indulging in a merry dance to the euJiveningstrains of a violin;.the stores.bigand little.and the "shanties" on either side olthe Canal, so long closed, again open, filledwith goods, wares and merchandise, and alldoing a thriving business;.this makes a picturethat has often been painted iu the imaginationsof our people, but not until now realized.andmay its realization never again be blightedor marred, but the coloring grow brighter, untilthe full measure of our deserved recom

pense has been awarded !The revival of the coal trade has already

greatly improved the commerce of our city, as

evidenced by the increased arrivals of vessels,: nd as a consequence, business has received a

3resh impetus, and i3 improving in all branches.^Employment has been given to a large numberof persons, and as the wages paid are remunerative,a considerable amount of money will be

put into circulation here at once. As the tradeincreases, and the other agencies make thistheir shipping point, as will necessarily be thecase, at a day, not distant, tbe demand for laborwill be greatly enhanced, and the expendituresincreased. The disbursements by the agenciesnow here amount to nearly twenty thousanddollars a month, which, though comparativelyjsmall, yet where capital is limited and moneyBcarce, must be a considerable auxiliary andproduce a beneficial effect; and when these disbursementsare doubled, or quadrupled, as it ishoped will soon be the case, the benefits will beproportionably great, and the prosperity of thecity advanced accordingly.

Since Saturday last upwards of one hundredboats have arrived here laden with the richproducts of the Cumberland coal region, theircargoes transhipped, and the vessels, with theirfreights, on their way to the various Easternports.With the Canal in full operation; one of the

best harbors in the country ; a depth of waterat our wharves capable of floating the largestclass vessels; three railroads, penetrating therichest portions of the State, and one of thema great through line, connecting the North andSouth, there is no reason why Alexandriashould not grow and prosper. She certainlypresents to capitalists attractions possessed byfew cities, and we*belicve that under a differentstate of political affairs, and with an assurance

that the rights of the people would be secured,and that a proper protection would bo guaranteedto business and property in the SouthernStates, in a short time Alexandria would growto be a thriving Virginia cityr. As it is, we hopefor the best, and can, with confidence, inviteemigration and capital. Storehouses are alreadybuilt; rents are comparatively low; livingis much less expensive than in the larger cities;the society is equal to any in the land, the^.1mm rtftllnnt ^ An Ifh nnf<nrr\no^Ai]ViiUJUl-U ncaim uu- ui jjuaocu , auu

everything here to make it attractive andflourishing.We hope that the apparent indisposition on

the part of many to engage in any thing thatlooks like politics, is not an indication ofapathy, in reference to the approaching vote inthis State on the proposed "Constitution."If our people have made up their minds againstfhe constitution, and have resolved to votetgainst it, and to let nothing hinder them fromt oting.well and good. We have nothing furtherto say. But, that, certainly is a dutywhich they owe to the State, to their fellowcitizens, and to themselves.

Gen. Miller, of the Quartermasters Departmentin Washington, is "hauled over the coals"by the Washington Chronicle, for having "refusedto contribute to the decoration of thegraves of the Federal soldiers, unless those ofthe late Confederate soldiers were also included."The Chronicle says that Gen. M., calledthe clerks in his office, together, yesterday, andexplained to them what he said, and why hejsaid it.

ALEXINThe railroad companies forming the establishedline between Washington and New York have

arranged for a re-organization by consolidatingunder one officer,to control their through traveland traffic. They have elected Wm. PrescottSmith, one of the most experienced and popularsuperintendents in the country, as theirgeneral manager, with ample powers, . andheadquarters to be in Washington. Many reformsand improvements for the public comfortand convenience are expected to followthis change. .?

Ggd. Schofield is perhaps the youngest man

who has occupied the position of Secrotary ofWar. He is not yet thirty-seven years of age.He graduated at West Point in 1853. He was

made a ±5revet Major general in 1865, andwas subsequently raised to the fuli rank. InMay, 1867, he was assigned to duty as GeneralCommanding the First Military District,consistingof the State of Virginia.The Philadelphia Press does not deny that it

entirely altered the telegraphic dispatch sent toit by the editor of the Savannah Republican,relative to the state of public feeling in Savannah,on the impeachmentbut contends thatthe editor of the Savannah paper is of udoubt,ful antecedents and uncertain record !" This iswhat may be considered a curious way to getout of a difficulty.The Methodist General Conference has passedthe bill changing the basis of the conference,

so as to admit a proportion of laymen. Theproportion is not large, especially iu the General

Conference. In connection with thismeasure, the Conference has extended the suffrageto women, or at least authorized the generalpractice in the Church of female suffrage.

Col. Wherry, one of Gen. Schofield's aids,will be retained as his private secretary. Major

J. L. Rutherford and Capt. Ennis, both ofhis personal staff, will also be retained for dutyat the War Department. Col. Campbell, fora long time Gen. Schofield's adjutant general,returns to Richmond to assume his duties inthat military district.

In the House of Representatives on Saturday,Mr. Morgan showed that in England theaggregate taxes average only yu cts. on tnc

8100 of property, while tliey average $3.93 inthe U. S. In other words, the taxes in the U.S. are four times as great, in proportion to thewealth of the nation, as in Great Britain.

Gen. Grant S3ys."Let us have peace.11 Wehope his Radical friends will hearken! TheSouth has been asking for peace ever since the"surrender." Butthey have found no "peace."The Radical party in Congress have not allow;ed "peace." Their cry has been subjugation,

f and oppression,.not peace !

The Old School and the New School PresbyterianGeneral Assemblies have both agreed to

accept the plan of reunion which has been underdiscussion in those bodies respectively, forthe past few days, and to submit it to the approvalof the Presbyteries throughout the!United States.

The Radical papers seem extremely anxiousto show that Gen. Schofield, the new Secretary

i of War, is a prime favorite with Gen. Grant.that Gen. G. urged his confirmation by theSenate.that Gen. G. thinks he is the veryman for the place, &c., &c.

Col. Withers, the Conservative nominee forGovernor, is active and zealous, always keeping

[ his appointments. He spoke atFarnham churchin Richmond county, last Friday, reaching

lthere through many impediments. Everywhere he is most favorably received.

The Impeachment Managers are still, underthe direction of Mr. Butler, going on with theexamination of witnesses. Woolley continuesto refuse to answer interrogatories as to hisprivate business.but declares that he never

used money for purposes of bribing.We have accounts of the invention of gutta

perclia paper, which, for durability and imperviousncss,surpasses all previous attemptsat fabrication of a damp-resisting medium. Itis to be prepared for paper hanging, and willvery shortly be in the market.

Gen. Stoneman has issued an order takingcommand of this military district. He directsthat all orders heretofore issued be strictly observed,

and that all military and civil officerscontinue in the performance of their duties.

The official reported majority for Bowcn,(Rad) for Mayor of Washington, is 83. TheConservatives havo a majority in the CityCouncil. Almost the whole black populationvoted for Bowen.

The Senate, yesterday, rejected the nominationof Mr. Stanbery, as Attorney General.This is a very mean and pitiful spite action.

The Petersburg Express speaks well of Gen.Stoneman, who has been in command at Petersburg.The last words of the late Ex-President

Buchanan, were,."God bless, my country."S)EATH OF MR. BUCHAM¥.

Proclamation oftbe President.Washington, June 2, lSGS.

The President with deep regret announces

to the people of the United States the decease,at Wheatland, Pennsylvania, on the 1st inst,of his honored predecessor, James Buchanan.The event will occasion mourning in the nationfor the loss of an eminent citizen and honoredpublic servant.As a mark of respcet for his memory, it i3

ordered that the executive departments be immediatelyplaced in mourning, and all businessbe suspended on the day of the funeral.

It is further ordered that-the War and NavyDepartments cause suitable military and navalhonors to be paid on this occasion to the memoryof the illustrious dead.

Andkew Johnson.

A ghastly discovery has just been made atGull Island, near Green Bay, Newfoundland.Some sailors went recently in the boat of a

passing vessel to shoot birds on that island,andthere eame upon three dead bodies, frozenstiffly together under a piece of frozen canvas.

They also found a sort of a journal, from whichit appeared that the brigantioe Queen, withseventeen persons on board, was wrecked on

Gull Island on the 12th of last December..Thirteen took refuge on shore, and four werecarried off in the drifting vessel, and disappeared.The Captain and a Mr. Dowsley kept,a journal to the 24th of that month, anticipatingnothing but suffering and death.

DRIA gAZETTE ANDNEWS OF THE DAY.

"To shovj the very age and body of the TimesA P_

irOa Monday tho June clause in the Bankruptcylaw, by which debtors are prevented v

from taking the benefit of the act voluntarily Lunless by paying into court fifty cents on everydollar of the indebtedness, came into opera- e:

tion.^ Notwithstanding this, petitions are stillfiled in the usual way. the parties running the prisk of the costs and the opinion of the couit jras to the legality of the proceedings.There has recently been thrown into circula- d

tion a counterfeit bill, of the denomination of vSI

ten dollars, purporting to have been issued by athe "Saratoga County National Bank of n

Waterford." The monogram in each corner b(U. S.) is badly executed,and the "tens",in let- s<

ters and figures on the margins, ore wanting in 0

artistic finish. The paper itself is thick andn

soft, as if made of cotton. t,Advices received per Atlantic Cable report t;

tho arrival at Liverpool, on the morning of yes- ^tcrday, of the steamship Worcester, Captain a

Graham, of the Baltimore and Ohio It. It. Line, v

from Baltimore. The Worcester stopped atNorfolk on her outward voyage, and sailedfrom Hampton lioads on 20th of May. She t

has, therefore, made the passage in less thanthirteen days. s

Gen. Grant has written a letter to the House c

Committee on Military Affairs, recommendinga renewal of the increase of thirty-three and '

one-third per centum in the pay of officers of 1the army. The law which gives this increasenow expires by limitation on the 30th instant. s

On Saturday afternoon last, work was sus- r

peoded indefinitely in the Bensselaer Iron £

Works, the Albany Iron Works and the Burden'sWorks, in the south part of Troy, New i

York, in consequence of demands made by the i

operatives for an increase of wages.In Memphis, yesterday, two men had a fight 2

in a barber's shop. They attacked each other ]with knives, when the person assailed drew a

revolver and shot his assailant through the 2arm. The ball then struck a negro man in the jforehead, killing him instantly.That "institution" the freedmen's bureau,

with its attendant train, is to be fastened on the jcountry for another year. The leaders of theradical party count on this bureau as a most 1

potent ally in the coming presidential election, jAn increase on the tariff on iron, steel, copper,

and cotton will probably be recommended by *

the Ways and Means Committee, their subtmvinirrlor>i(Pv] <n in ronnrf NoV;UiJU UilktV/U HUT liln UWI>«UV* UV wv . s/j.w. V. . .

increase on woollen goods will be advised. tAnegro girl in Memphis tried to kill her r

father's family by putting powdered glass in a!l

pot of vegetables, because she was not allowedto join the Methodist Church, her father beinga Baptist.Great excitement existed in Honduras and

Nicaragua, according to dispatches dated May2S, on account of the renewal of British pre- Jtensions to the ownership of the Mosquito ter- jritory.

Gen. Hooker is expected home from Europe jin the St. Laurent, now due at New Vork.. iIt is reported that while his own health is not t

improved, that of his devoted wife has broken 1down.Gen. SchoGelu has ordered the removal of jtheguards that have been parading up and t

down in front of the doors of the War Departmentfrom the time Mr. Stanton determined jto "stick." tThe Canadian authorities appear to be tho* 1

roughly assured that another Fenian invasion fis to take placo, and are making extensive mili- 1:tary and naval arrangements to meet it.One of the last requests of the late Mr. j

Buchanan was, that Ex-Presidents Pierce andFillmore, and President Johnson should be in- 0vited to attend his funeral. j

Mr. Isaac E. Stewart, of Baltimore, confinedfor some time in an insane asylum inPhiladelphia, has-been, by an order of court, t

ordered to be released. £The steamer Ben. McCulloch was burned on d

Monday night in Ouchita river, Louisiana, andthree lives lost, including two Alabama ladies.The blacks in Washington were excessively

jubilaut over the election of Mr. Bowen, as [\f r.nnn a I 4- V* r* 4- At ftrirjLayuL UL iuat ui/.

The Sandwich Islands arc considerably agi- jtatcd by a movement in favor of annexation to c

the United States. :1

Two priests are in Toronto3 Canada, from Al- ^piers, seeking relief for the famine-stricken aArabs. j

Congress. z

In the Senate, yesterday, Mr. Trumbull, £from the Judiciary Committee, reported the vHouse bill, with amendments, for the admi3- u

sion of the States of North Carolina, South s

Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia and Florida torepresentation in Congress. The bill provides r

for the admission of these States upon the rati^ficalion by thcrn of the amendment to the Constitution,known as the fourteenth article, upon '

the following fundamental conditions : Thatthere shall never be in such State any denial or

abridgment of the elective franchise to any ,

person by reason or on account of race or color, A

excepting Indians not taxed ; and the State of Ci

Georgia shall only be entitled and admitted to w

representation upon this further fundamental tlcondition : that the first and third sub-divisions leof section seventeen of the fifth Article of the s<Constitution of said State, except the proviso pto the first sub-division, shall be null and void, tland that the General Assembly of said State rrby solemn public act, shall declare the assent n:of the State to the foregoing fundamental con- wdition. Mr. Edmunds introduced a joint reso- leIution to exclude from the Electoral College aithe vote of the States lately in rebellion which scare not recoganized; which was referred to the wJudiciary Committee. The bill making amend- clments to the National Currency act was called ai

up by Senator Sherman, but finally postponed, tlalthough Mr. Sherman said he should consider rcsuch a postponement a virtual defeat of the wmeasure. The bill providing for an appeal mfrom the Court of Claims to the Supreme piCourt was passed. The bill, among other cc

T i n .pa.provisions, enacts mat auer omy i, 01 tue u

present year, the Attorney General and hisAssistants shall attend to the prosecution anddefence of all suits in the Court of Claims on grbehalf of the United States and that tliere *

shall be appointed by the President, with theconsent of the Senate, two Assistant Attorneys {l<

General, and who shall be in lieu of Solicitor, baAssistant Solicitor, and Deputy Solicitor, Court ar

of Claims, and of the Assistant Attorney Gen- P1'era! now provided for by law. The Deficiency P(

bill, the largest item of which is $1,S00,000 to ^supply deficiencies in the Treasury Depart- £°ment, was passed. Si

In the House of representatives, yesterday, tc

a joint resolution was introduced providing for jnthe removal of the ejectment suit in relation wi

to Harper's Ferry property from the Circuit ru

Court of West Virginia to the United States w,Circuit Court. The Ohio contested election *)(case of Delano against Morgan was discussed vc

until the House adjourned without a vote beingtaken.w

The new S}Tstem of requiring the payment of attaxes on bonded whiskey before the owner can

ply his distillery, is working at present in NewiTork city with results very satisfactory to the Dtax collectors. D

VIRGINIA ADYBRiFrince William Co,, Va.

At a meeting of the Conservative citizens ofrinco William county, hold in the Ct. House,i the village of Brentsville, on the 1st instant,On motion of Colonel A. iNicol, Captain C.!/. C. Dunnington was called to the Chair, and.ucien A. Davis appointed Secretary.The ^hairman, in a few appropriate remarks,xplained the object of the meeting.Col. B. Brawner offered the following reso*

itions, which were adopted without a dissent*lg voice:Bcsolved, That wo cordially approve and enorsotho action of the late Conservative Conontionat Kichmond, and pledge our cordia]upport to tho nominees for Governor. LicutenntGovernor, Attorney General and Congressranat large; but abovo all do we pledge ourest exertions to defeat that abominable thinge-called a Constitution, 1. t regarding timer means.liesolved, That a committee of four from Gael

lagisterial district be appointed by the Chairnominate a candidate to represent Uio coun

y in the next general assembly ; also, to selccelegalos to tho Alexandria Congressional Conention, to convene on tho Gth of June, 18G8nd delegates to the Senatorial Conventionyhich convenes in AVarrenton, on the 12th o

unc, 18G8.The Chairman appointed the following gen

lemen in accordance with this resolution, viz1st District.Dr. K. W. Wheat, Edwin Kcl

on, ,folm C. Weedon and Lawrence Colo.2d District.Hugh Hammill, Dr. J. S. Pow

11, Colonel 13. Brawner and "Warren Davis3d District.Allen llowison, Co 1. A. JM icol

ilnjor W. W. Thornton and A. F. Woodyard4th District.W. L. B. Wheeler, J.II. Smith

5, F. Lewis and John Y. Cunditf.The Committee retired, and after a brief con

ultation reported tho following named gentlencn, whoso nomination was unanimously con

irrned by the meeting, viz :

To represent tho county in the next GeneraAssembly :.Capt. C. "W. C. Dunnington.>KLEGATES TO Til 15 CONGRESSIONAL CONVT'N1st District.Capt. C. W. C. Dunnington, E

kelson, J. II. O'licar, A. H. Keys.2d District.Dr. M. A. Ish, Col. B. Brawner

iichard Stonnill, Hugh Hammill.3d District.Col. A. Kicol, "W. S. Fewell

klajor W. V/. Thornton, J. K. Purcell.4ih District.T. A. Smith, Colonel E. BerkO'

ey, J. T. Lcachman and 13. F. Lewis.1ELE0ATKS TO THE SENATORIAL CONVENTION1st District.Capt. C. W. C. Dunnington, E

kelson, J. H. O'Kear, A. H- Keys.2d District.Dr. AI. A. Ish, J. II. Hammill

)r. J. S. Powell, Z. A. Kankey.3d District.F. A. "Wcedon, Allen llowison

Tudgo C. E. Sinclair, AV. A. Bryant.'1 tli District.Samuel Simpson, Dr. G. W

Iunton, Logan llunton and Crawford CushingOn motion, it was resolved, that the Secretaryend a report of the proceedings of the rnoetinjo tho Alexandria Gazette lor publication, am

equcst the Conservative papers of Kiehmom,nd Warronton to copy.On motion the meeting then adjourned.

C. AV. C. DUNHIHGTON, Chairman.Lucikn A. Davis, Secretary.

Foreign Sews.

iiy cable telegrams from London of yester[ay we learn that the grand jury refused t<

ndict Ex-Governor Eyre, of Jamaica.tin f * » , . ,t

l lie rainamemury committee on tne ncuirai

(y laws have made a report in favor of grantng (he executive authorities additional powoo detain ships supposed to be intended foiclligcrent purposes, making their building oiitting out in British ports a misdemeanor; forlidding them to enter any British port, amheir piizo, il brought within British jurisdicion, shall he returned to the owners.Much excitement is created in iSt. Tlioma:

»y a report that the U. S. had rejected tinroaty for the purchase of the Island. In PortePco tlie mercantile house of Pedro Paldinclas faih-d, with liabilities of $G00,000. ComnisMoncrs have left llsyti for Europe to ten[er the Jhe.-idency to General Sa!oman.Prince Napoleon has left Paris ior a visit t(

Baden.Athens lias protested against the admis.sioi

f representatives from Candia to the GreciaiAssembly.A Reminiscence..Below, says the Winches

er Times, will be found a letter wiittcn tyUonewail Jackson only a few weeks before hi:leath. It has never appeared in print before

' Near Fredericksburg, )"April 10. 1803. J

"My Dear Sir,.Your letter of the 27tliltimo, informing me that at the recent meetng of the Ilomc Missionary Society of tinBaltimore Annual Conference at ChurchvilleVugu-ta county, Va., I was 'constituted a liftlirector of said Society,' has been received. 1ippreciate the honor conferred, and hope lha! may yet be privileged to be present at you;leliberations for advancing the great missionuy cause. The harvest is abundant, aud m\

irayer is that we may all labor with burningcal for the glorious cause for which our Ke[eemer died. The Church has a mighty worficforc her, and we arc assured that as she ad

linr nirnfir rnill hrmrnn innro orlnrlniKU.liv_UC^ 11L1 "ill WV.VVUJV V# ft 4, vy ,

intii the whole world shall bow before the mileway of Emmanuel."I am greatly gratified at seeing a growing

eiicious interest among our troops here.''Thanking you for your prayers and gooc

fishes, I remain, very truly and fraternally,ours, T. J. Jackson."Rev. Geo. V. Leech, Secretary."Axtemped Robbery..On Sunday evening

Ir. Robt. Brannan, anagcdBaltimorean, wheime to this city in search o''employment, and-ho had spent all his ready money, applied atle Weldon House for board and lodgimr, and;ft a gold watch and chain, valued at 8100, as

jcurity for the same. The chain was highlyrized as a relic, haying been an heirloom inle Brannan family for 15G years. Yesterdaylorning, while in the neighborhood of Fultonlarket, he was accosted by Edward II. Turner,ho asked him a number of questions, and:arning that Brannan had deposited his watchad chain, asked to see the receipt for theime. Brannan foolishly showed it to him,hen Turner took possession of the receipt,airnina to be a detective, and pretended toTest Brannan. The latter protested againstlis conduct and demanded the return of the:ceipt, which Turner relinquished, ar.d was

alking away, when Brannan called a police*an and gave Turner into custody. Therisoner was taken before Justice Hogan, who

!ii.j i r~_ J..* i ; .limmiiieu mm inr uihi uiiauuargu 01 personungan officer..A7. Y. World.

U. S. Vessels..Gen. Scliofield sent in iiisst official communication to Congress yesteriy.

the papers being in answer to the resoludiiof Senator Davis, of some three monthsLck, calling for a statement of the purchasesid contracts for vessels made by the War Deirtmcntduring the late war. It is a mostmderous document, composed of over fiveindred sheets of two feet square. It has beenmpleted since the ISth of May, but Mr.:anton did not see lit to send it in during hisrra of office.In the debate on tlie resolution calling for thisformation, Senator Davis stated that thereere good grounds for believing that great coriptionhad existed in this business during thear. This may or may not be, but a cursoryirusal of the document itself would seem tojrify his statement. Numbers of vessels areit down as having been chartered at ratesirying from $300 to $1,500 a day, and ves1ssold, after being in use but a short time,a tithe of their purchase money.

A Radical Barbecue took place at Beaveram, Hanover, on Monday. Gen. Wiekhamr. Ilunnieutt and of hers delivered speeches.

fiserTVIRGINIA NEWS.

It is reported to the Petersburg Express,that the fees of "Judge" Bond, the commissionerin bankruptcy for this district, have alreadyreached 663,000. He has purchased ahandsome mansion in the most iashionablequarter of Kichmond, for which he plankeddown $25,000 in greenbacks.Among the new witnesses summoned in the

case of Jefferson Davis are Generals Ilartraulr,Wilcox and Sharp, of the Union army, andGenerals Fitz Lee, Cooper and G-ordon, of theConfederate army. Burton N. Harrison,Private Secretary of Mr. Davis, is also on thewitnc>s list.

Horndon.the man charged with the murder ofMiss. Lurosden, (an account of which we have

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3 already published,) is in jail at Orange C. II.j He has employed Judge Robertson and Mr.

Leake as his counsel. The circumstantial evidence against him is very strong.

1 Col. Gilliam, of Richmond, has made a thoroughanalysis of the steel manufactured from\ the common iron ore, by Sibert's new process,1 and pronounces it true steel, possessing only

one-fif th of one per ct. of manganese.Chief J ustice Chase has arrived at Richmond

where he will remain until after the trial ofsome important cases before the U. S. Circuit

- Court. The postponement of the trial o f 3Jr.Davis has been fully agreed upon.

I -+<££>+>.

Misicllancons 2cmsFlounces arc. now the rage in Paris. As

- many as thirty-six are to be put on muslin. dresses, and moreover the flounces are to be of. Valenciennes. Valenciennes is also fashionableon silks, to the great dismay of husbandsI and fathers, who have to foot the bills. Ronnets,however, are growing smaller, if possible.

A young man named Nehemiah Ball is beenarrested in Mansfield, Ohio, on a requisitionfrom the Governor of Massachusetts, chargedwith robbing Rurus Marion,of Concord, Mass.,of $20,000. He is said to be a graduate of

, Harvard College.A great procession of the German Roman

Catholic Central Union took place in NewYork on Sunday, as previously announced. It

' was favored by an extraordinarily beautifulbright day, and was an imposing demonstration.Alexandria Market, June 1S6S.FLOUK, Superfine $11 00 ($ 11 2-3

Extra12 25 13 01)1 Family Extra 13 00 (a) 15 50? Family choice 15 00 to) 16 001 WHEAT, White, prime 2 75 2 80

-jGood 2 Go fa) 2 70Rod, prime, 2 70 fa 2 75Good 2 GO fti) 2 70

CORN, White 108 fa 0 0)Mixed 1 07 fa 0 00Yellow 1 10 fa 0 00

COUN MEAL 1 05 fa 1 10OATS 00 8G fa 0 86

RYE 1 85 fa 0 00- DRESSED HOGS, per 100 ibs.,10 00 fa 11 00,, Al'RLES, Dried per lb 00 6 fa 0 07

Green porbbi 2 50 (a) 4 0IRISH POTATOES 1 25 fa 1 80

. SEED. Flax 2 30 fa) 2 55Timothy 3 00 fa) 20Clover 7 50 fa 8-00

[ SUMACH loo lbs I 00 fa I Gol" PLASTER. Ground, por toil oi'

2240 pounds 9 00 fa 0 00Ground in bbls 11 00 fa) 00 00

1 "" bags 10 00 fa) 00 00Lump G 75 fa) 7 00

SALT, Ground Alum 1 95 fa) 2 10Liverpool lino 3 00 fa 3 20Turk's Island, l'rom store....00 55 fa) 0 00

- WOOL, Common Unwashed 00 25 fa; 0 28)Washed 00 35 fa) 0 3G

> Fleece, washed (XI 33 fa) 0 35Merino, unwashed 00 28 fa) 0 30Merino, washed 00 38 fa; 0 40

BUTTER, prime 00 IS fa) 0 20Common to middling. 00 12 fa) 0 15

> EGGS 00 22 fa) 0 23BEANS, White 3 75 fa 4 00

i BACON, Hams, prune country..00 1G fa) 0 20j Sugar-cured 00 20 fa) 0 22

Sides 00 17 fa) 17AShoulders 00 15 fa) ISA

LARD 00 20 fa 0 21HAY, per ton, from the cars 18 00 fa 20 00

? WHISKEY 2 05 fa G 003 Remarks..The market this morning was

: only tolerably active. Flour is dull and pricesweak and nominal. Wheat inactive with limitedofferings and sales of white and red at 2G5

i for inferior. Corn quiet with sales of 1050 bush^.l.-.ti-. i v nrl of mucins ur.l son T-vncTif0« TO hit a ntID li i I AV.U W IV t* lUVj t»»» \.fc WW kv v* aw II .*WV v

2 1G8; no yellow offered. Eye in moderate re(quest, with sales at 185 Oats quiet with small

f sales of damaged at 81, and good at 80. Wool[. in better request, but prices unchanged. But[.tor quiet. Lard steady. Bacon and Provisions- quiet.

. ftlA StIN EJLiLV.E.\

POET OF ALEXAND EIA.JUNE sT"7"

arrived.

Schr, Torpedo, Montgomery, Norfolk, shin|gles to liooe & Weddcrourn.sailed.

r Steamer Columbia, Harper, Baltimore, by' B. Wheat.I Schr. Ella H. Barnes, Avery, Hudson, by

American Coal Co.Schr .Milton, Cousey, "Wilmington? N. C.,

grain by B. H. Lambert.

£59- A meeting of the delega'es to the Con;servative Congressional Convention from this) city and county, aie requested to meet at BeliefHall, on to-morrow (Thursday) evening at1 8 o'clock. All the delegates are requested to

be prompt in their attendance. jo 3.Sit

By Green «fc Wise,Auctioneers and Keal Estate Agents.

Q ALE OP VALUABLE PEOPEKTY.

1. BHICK HOUSE and LOT, No. 198, onsouth side of Prince street, between Patrickand Henry streets, subject to a ground rent of$20. Tho houso has 10 rooms, water and gas,bath room, good cellars, «fec.The above named property will bo sold at

public auction, on SATURDAY, Juno 13th, at12 o'clock in., in front of tho Mayor's office, unlesssooner disposed of at private sale.TERMS.One half cash ; tho residue in 6 and

12 months, with interest and deed of trust onthe property. At tho same time, and place,

2. T\vo-3iory frame HOUSE and LOT, onthe southeast corner of Queen and Pitt streets,Id feet 5 inches front by 52 feet, 7 inches deep, toa 4 feet alley.

3. FRAME HOUSE and LOT, on Duke st.,between Royal and Fairfax streets, fronts onsouth side of Duke street 20 feet by 70 feet 5 in.deep to a 3 feet alley.

4. FRAME HOUSE and LOT, on Henry St.,between Princess and Queen streets, fronts on

Henry street 15 ft. by 115 ft. 11 in. dee]).TERMS.One-half cash; the residue in 3

and 0 months, with interest, and deed of truston the property. Stamp.Tand conveyancing atthe cost of tho purchaser. jo 3.lOt

p 0 T 0 M AC GARDENS.A G RAND BALL

WILL BE GIVEN ATP O T 0 M A 0 G A R D E N S ,

On "WEDNESDAY, Juno 3.COOK'S COTILLION BAND has been engagedfor the occasion. Positively no impropercharacters allowed on tho grounds.Tickets for gentlemen 25 cents ; ladies free.

HENRY HEKBNEK,jo 3.It Proprietor.

E"W SALOON.

GEORGE STEUERNAGLEHas removed to

No. 32, ROYAL STREET,opposite tiio Market House. Tho new saloonhas been handsomely fitted up, and, with theexcellent stock of LIQUORS and SEGARS alwayskept in the bar, offers superior attractions.The proprietor invites his friends and the publicgenerally to give him a call. Free lunch

from ten to two o'clock. je 3.lw »

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BOOKS <fc STATiOXEKY.

Another supplyAt FRENCH'S

DEPOT OF BOOKS AND STATIONERYNo. 95, King street, this a. m.Doubly False, by Mrs. AnnS. Stephens. \vol., 12mo., clcth. $1.75._ _Volume 1st Library Edition of Dickens, containingPickwick.Barnaby Rudge and Sketchr'sby Boz, to be completed in 0 vols., $1.75..Handsomely bound.The Cheapest Book on Record, "The EarlyYears of His Royal Highness, the Prince Consort,Harper's Cheap Edition, 25c. Compiledby direction of the Queen.Leaves from the Journal of our Life in theHighlands, 25c..Received to-day another largG lot of Apple.ton's Cheap Edition of Dickens, complete sets"Cometh up as a Flower" and Not Wiselybut too Well".u fresh supply.Beaumarchais, an Historical Novel, by A. E.Brachvogel, translated lrom the German i

vol., $1.60.Genesis, or the First Book of Moses, togetherwith a general theological and homileticul in.troduction to the Old Testament, by John p..

ter Lang-?, D.D., Professor of Theology in theUniversity of Bonn. 1 volume, 8 vo., $6.Another lot of those Copying Books, withouttho expense of a press. Copies perfectly.trouble. A grvat invention. Constantly receivingatmy 2d FRENCfl'S.

0 II E A P BOOKS.

Dick's Shakspeare, complete edition, containinghis Plays, Poems and Life, with 30 iUU£.trations; paper, price only 50c. This is t"h«cheapest book ever published.Complete Poetical Works of Robert Burns,with Memoir and Glossary, illustrated; paper',50 cents.Byron's Poetical Works, with Life and Portrait,10 illustrations; paper, 50c.Dick's British Drama, containing Standard

Plays and Dramas, illustrated, 50c.Robinson Crusoe, complete ; paper, 00c.Vicar of Wakefield, complete; paper, 25c.St. Clair pf the Isles, complete; paper, 25e.Children of the Abbey, " " 25c.Waverly Novels, English Edition, each, 25e.

" " Author's " " 25c.Language of Flowers, small pocket edition,

gilt edges, illustrated, 25c.Just received and for sale by

ROBERT BELL.my 20 61, King street.

OAPER AND PAPER BAGS.

Fearing you may forget, as many do and paydearly for it, I will here state that L have ju&treceived an additional supply of those justlycelebrated PAPER BAGS, any size you please.Also, the Richmond, Va., Paper Mill's Stra*and Manilla WRAPPING PAPER.Now just recollect this, and don't run away

from home to buy these things or any thingelse, such as WRITING PAPER of any sizeor quality, BLANK BOOKS of all sorts, andSTATIONERY of all kinds. Just call at

JOHN H. PAKROTT'SBlank Book, Paper and Stationery Warehouse,

Alexandria, Va.N. B..Don't forget what I say and then tell

me you did not tninK or it. my u

TOHN H. PARROTT,O ALEXANDRIA. VA.Dealer in BLANK BUOKvS,

WRITING PAP KK,"Wrapping Paper, Paper Bags, Envelope.?,Inks, Gum iniicilagu,Gold, Albata and Steel Pens,

Wrapping Twine,in short everything comprised under the termStationery for the Olliee, School Room andCounting House.

Also, SHEET MIJSIC, (some 7,000 to 8,000pieces on hand.) The only stock of M usic ever

gotten up here.Violins, Guitars, Flutes, Banjos, Ac.The very best Italian and other strings for

w Guitars. Violins, Ac,, and musical instruments,generally. Terms cash.Also solo agent hero for the Richmond and

Manchester, Va. Paper Mills.Any sizes and weights of Wrapping and

Printing Papers furnished at short notice, uponsatisfactory terms. oct 1.tf

Notice iNOTICE!

Having just returned again from the North, 1am prepared to offer to the ladies greater inducementsthan ever before.

I have a full and beautiful assortment of everythingnew and desirable inMILLINERY GOODS,

to which I would invito your attention. Culland see them. Mrs. C. L. SIMPSON,

my 1'2No. 125, King street.

AMRIAL GEM OF ARABIA..A new andwonderful perfume. Its odor is of the

most fragrant, agreeable and durable description,and application simple. By merely rut)

bing on the coat sleeve, gloves, handkerchiefs,Ac., a most delightful and indestructible perfumeis imparted, concentrating in itself thefragrance of the finest perfume known. It willnot injure the finest fabric.

COOK & KELLEY,my 26 107, King street.

r\ y p r is s ~sTi ingles.kj .

80,000 HEART CYPRESS SHINGLE.?.20,000 SAP"

daily expected per schr. "Torpcto," for sale bymy 30 HOPE A WEDDKRBIIKN.

KICE, SYRUP, ADAMANTINE CANDLES,Ac.400 Ids fresh Rice, 10 boxes Adamantine Candles.10 bbls Golden and^ Plain Syrup, line ChewingTobacco, No. 1 Kerosene Oil, English BicarbonateSoda, Extra .No. 1 Ground Ginger,

Parlor Matches, Cedar Buckets, Manilla PaperBags, Ac-, in store and for sale bymy 27 A. J. FLEMING.

AMRIAL GEM OF ARABIA, a new andwonderful oriental perfume. Can bo classedamong the most unique and exquisite articles

ever offered in the line of perfumery.Its odor is of the most fragrant, agreeable and

durable description. Price 25 cts. Fur sale byWARFIELD A HALL,

my 20. Corner Prince and Fairfax sts.

NOTICE..The firm of MONROE A GEMENYis, this day, dissolved by mutualconsent; either member of the late firm is authorizedto close up the business of the firm.

U. M. MONROE.'_ May 2Gth, 1808-lm R. II. GKMKNT.

TUN GLEY"'SREVOLVING DIAPHRAGMCHURN..The attention of farmers is calledto this now Churn, patented February, KGG,

which we have the exclusive right to sedand manufacture in this market. Also, a varietyof Churns of other makes, all of whienwill be sold at low prices. Call and see, at co,

King street.my 25 JOHN T. CREIGHTO

BAKER'S PURE RYE WHISKEY, recommendedby the leading physicians as tno

best for medicinal purposes in the market, lor

sale by AVERY A DAVIDSON,my 20 220 King st.. cor. Alfred.

I7L0UR.-Welch's Family, Columbia Mill?.-i -.r , i i

JL' ana omer cnoice Dranus xjx.ua, k>uPv.~;- .

and Fine Flour, constantly on hand, and lorsale by AVERY & DAVIDSON.

my20 22G King St., cor Alfred

COFFEE.30 bags prime and medium gradcaRio, Old Government Java, Laguyra and

Manilla Coffee, received in storeand lor sale bymy20 A. J. FLEMING^ _

MUSTARD..French and English, receivedand for salo by FRED. KKCHEK,

my 26.4\v King St., cor. St. AsaphBroomsijbrooms i brooms i-caii and

examine. BROOKES & TAYLOR,| __

my 16 106, Prince street.

QALT.250 sacks line Salt; 200 sacks G. A.O Salt, for salo bymy 25 GEO. WASHINGTON^.,

WOOL purchased byA. T. SKINNER & CO.,

my 25 Nos. 10 and 12, south Union street.

LIME..500 bbls No. 1 Stono Lime for saleby A. T. SKINNER & CO.,

my 25 Nos. 10 and 12. south Unionjk

SHAI) ROE..25 kits lino Shad Roe, in smallpackages for family use, for salo by

my 25 GEO. WASHINGTON.YN K, Writing Paper, Pens, Lead and Slate

X Pencils always on hand.my 16 BROOKES & TAYLOR.

rTVRENTON FANCY CRACKERS for saleX by BROOK KS^& TAYIa) H,

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