Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-09-22

Father de Smes has received despatch
from Washington, requesting him to join
General Harvey at New York, as chaplain
to the army in Oregon. Apart from all con-
alterations Of religious or spiritual charac-
ter, there is eminent propriety in the selection
of Father de Smet for this position. Ii was
he who FIRST preached the doctrines OF Chris
tianity to the Northern Cltramontane Indians,
and be is consequently regarded with especial
reverence by those tribes who dwell IN the
country which is the theatre Of the Oregon
Iodian war. There can be no doubt that his
Influence over them will facilitate the realiza.
ton OF the purposes Of the government.
| Roeue! & Lsicht, at Washington village,
near IIoboken, n. j., have excavated from
the solid rock, 10 the bill overlooking the
Hoboken marshes, large vaults and tue
years were Consumed, in their construction
| Twelve thousand yards Of rock have been ia
ken out, and there is room for some twelve
thousand barrels of lager at time. The
brewery of Messrs. K. & l.. is located Ovel
the vaults, aud has capacity of turning GU
about two hundred barrels Of lager per day
although the establishment is not yet fully
oJmpleted
MIR. Stevens, who has just leased the lsrg,
Hotel, at the junction Of Fifth Avenue ant
Broadway, owns four largo establishments
the Revere House, Boston; the Nahan
House: the Battle House, Mobile; and Poin
Clear House. Mobile Bay the new Iio.e
lease is ct the rate Of $40, 900 per annnm.-
1t will be called the Euo IYuse. 1t is also
rumored that Mr.. Stevens is to DO the "Am
phytrion" uf the new hotel, now in course o
erection at Ninth and Cbesp ut streets i'll p nil
adolphia.
The citizens Of Vernon county, Missouri
have resolved 10 public meeting that they
will not permit cattle from Texas to be DR.;
ven through their county. They de.lare il
their resolutions that southern cattle corinu
nicate to those OF Missouri a disease known
as Spanish or Texas fever, which is very ma
liguant, and has caused the death OF grea
numbers of native cattle IN Vernon county
The Providence (R. L. Journal reports
that steam cotton mill in that city Wa
sold by auction on Thursday last, for So
600, and the taxes assessed upon it the pre-
sent year amounting to about 81 900 more
Messrs. A. d. l. J. Y. Saith were the pur
ehasers. There are 10 900 spudies md Doe
looms, with oil the usual preparations. lac
assessed value Of it last Jear was Sl60,0o0
The following is an extract of a letter da
ted London, Sept. g. from Christopher Crowe:
first officer Of ship Bay State, Bostoh:--"
have the very sad and melancholy duty tt
inform you OF the death ct Captain Charles
Simmons and his wife Eliza Simmons, wh'
died at sea, Of yellow fever, Aug. l. 10 lat
81 "A n, 73 Is W."
The Boston Post sravely asserts that {
movement is on foot for the organization o
political clubs in various locations, for bring
ing forward General Winfield Scott as eau
didase Tor the Presidency in 1860. Ii is sta
ted that ample funds are provided, and tina
it is the intention to Tun him as the people
candidate. ~
One OF the novelties Of the day lie the or
ganization of q Sunday School in n. York
to promote the moral training Of the young
independently OF religion" That is an orr
glual idea, ratber,--but it lie Germans we ar
told, not Americans, that haze The credit o
it. What ncXtl