Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-07-13
T.l..rnphIc Dispatches.

and Erie RallrD8u COupouy noe
sal of the Delaware division OF the PennsyI
yania canal, extending from the Delaware
river at Bristol. to Easton, for the sum o.
one million seven hundred and seventy-hVe
thousand dollars, the payments to be seventy
FIVE thousand dollars cash, four hundred
thousand dollars in ten equal month pay
ments of forty thousand dollars each; one
hundred thousand dollars in eight per cent
oretcrred stock, and twelve hundred thous
and in six per cent. bords. The purchasers
are a company of private citizens. Ihe HoV'
ernor is in town and has approved the sale.
The Lehigh Coal and Navigation Comps
nv, j. is said, have offered two millions OF
dollars for the work. The purchasers have
organised q new company, Of which jay
Cook, esq, is made the president.
CHICAGO, Ill, July l0-Senator Douglas
was received here last evening with great
display. The arrival Of the train which
brought him was greeted with the firing OF
cannon and the cheers OF the crowd. Mr..
Douglas made a speech at the fremont
House In which he reviewed the action OF
the last Congress on the Kansas bill, and
defended mis- course lie defe nded the bred
the republicans, and advocated the doctrine
of popular sovereignty"
The attendance was variously estimated It
from fifteen TO twenty thousand persons.
Fireworks were discharged in the several
parts OF the city.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE Secretary OF
the Interior, 90 an appeal involving the u.
ties Of Monticello, Lower Monticello, and
Moritzions in Minnesota, has decided that
under the laws the only benc6ciaries Of the
trust are the occupants Of the towns. No
other prOprietors are recognized, nor Gao the
Department protect the claims or interests OF
non-residen: shareholders or lot owDers.-
The quantity Of land for town purposes can
not exceed three hundred and twenty acres
under the law relating to that subject.
New YORK, July 1.-THE storesbip Re-
let arrived this afternoon from Aspinwall via
Key West, with inyalids from the Pacific
squadron.
The departure Of the Relief left not q sim
gle vessel OF war at Asplnwall. The In.
habtants were in const mt fear OF an out
break among the negroes.
The Wabash. Colorado, Macedonian and
Dolphin were at Key West. On the Sd the
Colorado broke her main crank and will come
north for repairs. The jamestown vas
Oft Havana with eighteen cases of yellow fe-
yer. The Plymouth and Arabia were crulS-
ing about Cuba.
New YORK, July ll.-This has been the
hottest day Of the season oil north and east
Of this place. A very severe rain storm pre-
vailed in Albany, 10 consequence of which
the streets were impossible in the course of
half an hour. Many trees were uprooted,
chimneys shattered, and awnings torn. The
country for several miles off experienced
terrific hail storm, which did considerable
damage.
New YORK, July 1.-THE steamer Erics-
son, which got aground in the PVtomac, with
the seventh regiment on board, arrived here
at an early hour this morning. After being
lightened of her human freight aud their
baggage, she foated OF with the returning
tide, and arrived here few hours after the
regiment reached their armory.
PETERSBURG, Va, July l0.-The trial OF
Capt. LoveIand, Of the schooner Francis
French. on the charge OF stealing slaves, at
SmithGeld has resulted 10 holding him to
bail.
LoNpoN, G. w, July 10 Extensive coun-
terieiriug arrangements were discovered here
Yesterday, and two brothers named Soper
and man pamed Smith were arrested for
being engaged in the business. Papers we're
found duplicating parties in New York and
elsewhere.
BUFFALO July l0-U. G. Gilbert CONNER
cia! editor of the Buffalo Commercial Advert
ser and com mercial reporter OF the New York
Associated Press, was instantly killed yester-
day by the falling OF a scatfold at No. ii
Central wharf.
LEXINGTON, Ky, July 10 City Marshal
Beard was murdered by man named Barker,
while endcavoring to arrest bin. \ crowd
collected and hung the murderer few hours
afterwards.