Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1853-08-23

&. POTATO b0TE-FE0tn present 1n01catIOuST
potato crop in the Eastern STATES win be materially
Curtailed by the rot In some sections entire fall
ure Is predicted In may parts of New England 1t
prevails to afeariul extent The Providence Journal
says that accounts of the rot from an parts Of
the State and that the eGluyia from many feldSin
that vicinity is already offensive The Hartford
Courant and Boston Courier say that the rot Is pre-
yailtng extensively In Wetchester and Bruome
counties, in New York State, it has been particulars
~ noticed. The New Jersey papers also complain Of
its prevalence throughout parts Of that State "a
TIN DEATH ScESEs IN Gina. is stated that the
carnage which followed the capture of Nanken was
awful An account before states that the FictoTs
put TO death two Imperial Governors several Gene
households relatives and followers aud boast that
they slaughtered $4,000 Of TaTtarS without sparng
age or sex. They captured at the same time the linz
per1al chest, containing large amount Of money.
THE LARGEST CoSTRAcr IN TI1E USiEEp srATBss.---
We have. it in oar power to say 1t, and We do say
It with feeling of honorable pride that we have
now IN city two ofthe largest railroad contractors
in the United States. These gentlemen are we'll
known citizens Of Macon, who have always been noted
for their enterprise, energy and public spirit We
Alexander who we learn the recent report of
the Directors of the Brunswic aud Florida Railroad
GomRanT have taken. the contract for building the
whole OF said road distance of 200 miles for which
they are 70 get three millions Of dollars and fnsl
ish the,.goEk IN two. yearss- EleoEgiE Citizen.
44Ah3A lIlA1N-(4S g specimen OF the Immense bus
ines ho2 oeipg done 81 the Central Rail Road we
would zen tiof that ght train arrived in this
city over ad on Thursday evening" consisting
Of one hun item carsi The weight Of the train
alone was 81 TONS The principal items of freight
aEas wheat inf n about one niiIifo6
pounds liz train was drawn by bnt one 10eoEno-
tive the Rocky Mountain: Another freight trai1;
arrived, oTersthe same road between and s celoc
last evening" Of sl greater length than theone men
toned aboyetheFe being .oRe AladTed and eighteen
We did not ascertain the amount Of freight
this train but think venture TO say,
rendering ourselves Liable to charge ofex-
aggefdtlon; that It must have been. considerable
ThenaIne Of the engine That brought this is the
salan1ande = L'etroit Free Pres, lsth.
PEACHks Is lskw Y0aL-@Ths marketg in New
ORR aTe sad 10 be literally flooded With peaches5
On lRedles morning some $4,000 baskets were
2fouslt N rom New Jetsy and Staten Island alone
last years Yield Prices takes 81
cents TO . dollar the basl1et.
DIAM d Nm. S7EEL1s Hon john n stseIs
prominent citizen Of comfy fiiei At
sC9m9riq on l9nday last AGED SO yeafs de-
ceased The candid for Governor 81 Siarv=
an! .9 sst IN the
tlol GIVING the choice q that officer 10 the ilifscf
vote q people l5ts defeated ~ 4 sf5sIt
1oElyi m. ifason, the democratic ~
date
from biiiFss "a III
alall am! the aley his res detce i6iI
4A5as8 one o ne relics pf old isliftlied
z1ala ge1 men now becoming So rapid
e5iinct Ia Id 4 Z
y vs. os year Re-
litsssnsatife eAofthern Neck Disiriet ri CONF
and har1l ever deieafed Since hi3 ~
'ltsieai nom be has held SONG public 5ice
"a p lgton, until few MOI 100 s1fiis IN i. ~
sisnes II on neeonns q i'll lea
l4lsaEia Gs-ets
Two nee Hegroes man ma Noman. We're
ming N
inurQer Of 4If r. eenes Of that co1nty in May las,
tney Qoin mad previously confessed theirenilf on
.3s -4le gay sesns was hung ID Charlottesville. for
tne iilAlnsppri Times soyes that flie water
o.z 41ie niA''n or re canal on she two levels below,
' 'omsporl 20 reriote bars formed hr --.s
ing 'i ile o.ns nom The ne1V rain. rn li0rtsr .rI
ane i1a' lI VlII require s7Vqrs iats TO reno75 .,