Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-07-05

order assigning to Col. Fsuntleroy the charge
of body of troops for California, via the
southern overland route, has been counter
manded, and the Colonel, who has returned
to this place, will be allowed it is hoped, a
few months Of repOse after his srdu0us SER
vice on the frontiers. DR.. Asa Wall, who
has been with a body of the L. s. troops at
Fort Capron, Florida, for year or two past,
is also in town."
Ga Monday, the 18th ut, the remains Of
the Rev. Elisha Mitchell who lost his life on
the Black Mountain about year since, were
removed from their resting place in the Pres
byterian graveyard 10 the town of Ashe-
vile, North Carolina, and on Tuesday COT
veyed to the highest peak on the mountain,
which had been selected as their final resting
place. The peak bears his pane, and is the
highest point Of land in the United States
east of the Rocky Mountains.
Statistical tables recently published show
that the annual revenue raised on tobacco in
France, amounts to abou. $4,000 900, and
10 Eogand to about $23 900 0O0 or to to-
tai for both countries Of about SOB 900, 900.
Nearly all of this is grown 10 the United
States, and by slave labor. Thus France de-
rives one-hall Of her revenue from customs,
and Eagllud onc-fourth, from tue product of
slave labor in America.
The New York Herald contains vo'umi-
nous correspondence from Utah. Its princi-
pal points area description of camp life;
the statements Of disgusted MOrmons; an IL
lustration OF the Notifications Of Echo Canon;
aud, US the only item OF news, the statement
that newspaper correspondents have been ex-
cuded from Salt Lake City by the silly edlct
of Gov. Cumming.
On board the schooner Cameo, from Car
denas to Portland, the captain, during tit
of insanity, killed the mate, Charles Miller,
of Manchester, N H., aud wounded two sea-
men. Tie Cameo was fallen in with by the
fishing schooner Eagle, Ii Ill, OF C0hasseet, OF
the south shore Of Nantucket, and brought
into Holmes IIelle. The captain and crew
are IN charge OF the authorities.
At the wholesale liquor store Of John Grout,
in Pittsburg, Pa, large receiver was pun
ped out for the purpose of being cleaned, last
Tuesday evening, and Henry Mckee got in
side itb lighted candle, which instantly
caused the alchobolc yspor inside to ignite,
and nearly q minute elapsed before Mckee
could escape from his bath OF fame. He was
dreadfully burned, and died the next day.
The great accumulation Of capital, in th e
name Of one person, on deposit 10 several
e 70 ard IL
two millions of dollars. This is the man
who refused to give FIVE dollars for charlta-
BILE purpose, declaring that be was not able.
because SO much Of HE money was lying idle
in the bank.
The New York Express states that General
Scott will not be able to participate in the
Monroe funeral obsequies. The General has
become 40 much debiitated by the heat and
recent attention to official business at Wash
ington, that be has been c1mpe lied to retire
to his country seat, for the benefit of air,
quiet and medicine.
According to the Norfolk Day Book, the
thermometer over in Portsmouth on Wedne.
day afternoon, stood at l04 in the shade
On the same day in Norfolk it ran up to l]2
10 u particular locality. John j. Goodridge
a hucks,er, and Daniel Mack, laboror, died
from sun stroke in that city ON "Wednesday.
Fourteen Of the wounded on the steamer
Pennsylvania, left at Memphis, have died
There were still at the Exchange building in
that city, thirty persons under treatment, of
whom eight or ten were very low, and the \
recovery was considered doubtful
The bark Amaranth is loading with whale
plat New Bedford, for Europe. She will take
5000 barrels. Another vessel is about to
load 5000 barrels for the same destination.
The Vaucuse Mine, in Orange county, Va,
has been recently sold to company Of gentle
men in New York.