davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-30
TeIeRraphic Despntches.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 2S-The California Salt
Lake mail arrived at ST. Joseph's on the I'D.
MIR. Wallace, the editor Of the Alta Calllor'
MAN, is a passenger, en- route for New Hamp-
shire. The ~citizeus Of Carson Valley are
asking for q Territorial government. The
dates from Salt Lake are to the 81. Affairs
generally were quiet and prosperous. A Sc
we're storm was x experienced on the noun
taina. and several hundred animals lost.
CHICAGO, Oct. 2s.-Returns from the Min
nesotu election, loot Arkansas, as stated yes.
terday,) except one district, have been re-
ccived. The House stands: Democrats 81;
Republicans 10; Senate, Democrats "a; Re
publicaus Is.
MADrsoy, Ind, Oct. 28.--Messrs. Shrsw-
bury / Prices f)uring mill, one of the larg'
est in the country, was destroyed by fire this
morning. including 1000 bushels Of wheat.
Loss $50, 900. and insurance Only $4,000.
CORNING, Oct. 28.-Tbe express train 90
tle Buffalo and Corning railroad was brown
off the track near C0mcsus, and two men and
an infant killed, and sixteen persons wound
ed--one fatally.
SAVANNAH, Oct. 27.--L;cus. Geo. L. Wheel
err. a native of Pennsylvania, formerly ct
tached TO The Japan expedition, and recently
to the rcycnue cutter Aiken, died in this city
yesterday.
CHARLESTON, Oct. 27.--Tbe intermcnts
yesterday were three, including two from
fever.
New ORLEANS, Oct. 21.-The deaths from
yellow lever yesterday were thirty-one.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-30
V.Ilo,y Fever Incident.

o. Monday last, says a New Orleans pa
per, a gentleman coming mt the cry IRON
Ozyka. found himself sitting riS q CiS with a
company of strangers il whom be became
interested. On inquiry, be found the party
consisted # tour youths from Kentucky going
to New Orleans to seek their fortune. Are
you not afraid Of the ~fever!" said our friend.
I'VE did not know the danger when We start
ed" was the reply. 81 advise you" said our
friend, TO take the retarn cars tor Jackson or
you will doubtless soon be occupants OF our
GRAVEYARD" We bad rather die than go
back" was the answer. They came. Our
friend followed them TO their boarding house
and watched their fate. Three Of them have
been buried, the fourth cannot survive.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-30
&c In Paris.

The following extract from a letter of n
young American girl in Paris, furnishes an
amusing Instance OF The application OF the
French Emperor's system:
- want to tell you a queer accidcD. that
befei me the other day. AZ my friend -
ana | were walking away from the garden VI
the Tri!lerie., abon: six O'clock, and taking
about Napoleon Fret, | saw . solder nCar
;s, who happened to overhoar the word Ma
polron, whs7eupon he prickcd up his ears,
picked up his gIn and followed Us from there
all the way across the bridge, where we, be-
ins q little frightened, toak . carriage home.
lie watched US for some time, and ssciCg
there was nothing wrong, went back. | sup
pose he took Us for cODsPiratCrs. You know
this Napoleon mas spies at every corner, and
if they hear the name Napoleon, they imme-
diateiy suspect something IL wrong, and try
20 find you out. lie is a Eorrii man, a. you
knuw, and the greatest coward living. All
these beautiful things that he is doing L.
keep his people amused, show, as much as
anything, that nc is afraid"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-30
A Voice from sou,n Carolina.

To tie Editor Of tic Charleston .N.rr,:
There is a question | wish 10 ask yOu. n,
Editor. For some Thirty years the Mere.T
has been the great organ OF the State R.-,
party of South Carolina, and You cf ccg'a
know ell about it. Now il l. .sii a.
these parts that there arc certain msu.r
Of our party wHo nave become rather !a'a
cal about reopcnipg the African slave IT,.
and are trying to make the gOOd old So
Rights party OF South Carolina a slaSe IT,
party. Ii they succeed in their !EteaH.,,
Mr.. Editor, count mo out, and lGdeed s.Ci
10 these parts. am an old platter, asI 3.
a nullifer and q sccesslOnIst, aud all Gg
| have been Of the State Rights Iarty ,
when it is used TO ride the hobby Ut tie
rican slave trade let ME get down. "
rhe South are doing very well pccuniaTi. O.
We have the making Of cotton, &c, p
much TO ourselves. Do we want The 3.
world to grow cotton too? II We 90 tt
the whole world outside the South stg'ei 81
bate slavery. We want no mora. Ee.'.
on slavery outside the South. Toe o."
other folks persist 10 refusing to U.s. AHc.a'
as slaves, the better for Us. i've could con.
vert all other nations TO the truth e~gnceTri,.
African slavery, we of the South W9aid te
ruined, stock, lock, and barrel NbT, sgr
pose half q million Of negroes were %anrO'I
imported into this continent from Alma
and the West India Islands were reigr:
again to slave cultivation, what w3us! T.
come of Us in South Carolina in twenty ycs'.
We would be overseers without prcf:, a
lice without pay Let Us not help :! br'i
up the delusion CT other people IS 20 A'Hs.
slavery by reopeniug the African sIa5en'.:
We have got a pretty smart chance Of q
groes, three millions and a ball, VI.
double every twenty years. Twenty !"'
hence we will have seven millions, 10 M
years fourteen millions. But tie nom,
Of the thing is that we have got 10 FoHG
this Union to do the thlrg; ard, u W. boz
the power, ought we to do Il with l1'Se.'
control it? Mr., Editor, we look to y'1n.
hold our old party. Don't letit De A''.'
lied, for the Lords sake. DyH'tIet u'.'i.
South Carolina and the South whilst 70
Union, on tbis im~possibiIity. II TIE W
ers Of the reopening OF the African %si.'tV'.
want to max themselves into . party, Itl..
DO so, but do not let the old State kIg"tr
ty DO converted into q slave trade paN
aid any purpose or any body
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-30
The L. e.. AR,icuI,uraI Fair,

Ii spite ii attempts to throw cold water on
the prescut exhibition at the Fair Grounds,
it is admitted By all, except the few growlers
who have been pCreis'ently eager to prevent
a successful deDOuement, to have eventuated
in a complete success. Ii is true that the
number Of articles on exhibition is not so
large as VIC we're Induced to expect. This
is, perhaps, mainly attributable TO the tax Of
ten per cent. CD premiums, imposed under
the general reguiatiOus Of the Natiooal Sc
ciesy. Upon the whole, We are not disposed
10 regret THE. While il has operated to d.
minish the bomber il has raised the standard
OF articles sent for exhibition. This is es-
p~ecially so in the case with live stOck.-Rich
Eng.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-30
"The Last shall be FIrs;."

This scGipturai promise has been realized
by Petersburg IN the matter o! the Democrat
ic Convection, which will assemble here on
Wednesday, the first o! December next, As
ANNOUNCED in the Express Of yesterday morn
M Alexandria, Stanton. ~Lynchhurg,
Charlottesville and R.cbmCnd, ali had warm
irieads. The respective claims Of each had
been urged again and again-some setting
forth 3De advantage, and some e~uother, bus
never a word was heard abOu, P~elcr-burg.-
Ii was very natural, then, that upon reading
the announcement 10 yesterdays Express
many should have been not only much aston
ished, but actually incredul,us, carrying
their incredulity SO far a. TO express the opiu-
len ,ha, it was all a hoax. We said but 1T
lie in favor of Petersburg, because we knew
here advantages over all others were 50 pre-
eminent, that the State Central Committee
needed 90 reminder. They were Obvious
too apparent to be overlooked. s. tie result
has proved.-PstersJvrg Express.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-30
Important Medical Fact.

Several days ago a Hell-known citizen at
tempted to commit suicide by taking lau-
danum. lie swallowed about two ounces
and a half. rs soon as the fact became
known medical aid was called in, the stom-
ach-pump and other appliances made, but
seemingly all in vain. All hope of averting
death was at last given up by those in atten.
dance. Some several hours after the occur
renee the physician Of the family arrived bnt
too late IL WAS supposed to do any good
The thought struck bin, however, Of testing
the efficiency VI artificial respiration, so suc-
c~e-efuIly used of late in cases Of stranguls.
ton BY water. lie proceeded Immediately
to aork aud soon began to perceive symptoms
Of Improvement. Encouraged, he labored
90 assisted By medical gentleman, and in the
course OF nine hours succeeded in restoring
the unfortunate man. The intended suicide
j. nov we'll. The entire success Of the exper-
iment is worthy tie attention Of the sculty
--CiMcinaati Times.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-30
Sheen Raising.

Mr.. Slaughter Bradford, OF Culp"pcr c'un-
ty, Va, whose show Of sheep at Baltimore
was SO strikiDg-taking every premium tor
fine wool animals awarded, bus obe-nas at
the Richmond exhibition, q lot OF re entity
imported Silesian Meriuos, which bear eff
the palm in the judgment OF the many rear
ers Of sheep, by whom they seem to be con
stautly surrounded. Gradually, for some
years past, the fine wool (Merlno) have been
coming into favor in that finest wool and
mutton-growing country Of the United States.
the Piedmont region OF Virginia. Mr.. Brad.
ford's magnificent display Of such animals.
attracts deserved a,tention. Whether OF SIle-
sian, French, or Spanish extraction, the Me-
rino sheep proves to be much more prohta-
bic to the Virginia farmer than sheep OF any
other blood Wash. Star.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-30
A, Old. Unpunisned Crime.

The crime to which We allude, though not
indeed unknown to the business and profess
siousl man, comes home only to the tiller
Of the soil. the farmer. For want of a better
name. this crime may be called LAND MUIR
DER. The term explains itself, yet q lew
words OF illustration my not be out OF place.
This crime is as old as Adam. Since
Adams day, the earth has been afflicted
with 40 unbrokeu series Of generations OF land
murderers. Or course the majority of these
assassins Of the soil are asssssins not from
design but from Ignorance.
But there is n large class, particularly
large in the Southern States, OF men who
murder land deliberately and Of malice afore-
thought. Generally they rem. the land which
becomes the victim Of their murderous des.
iyns, but not uafrequently they own it, buy.
ing it, as stage contractors buy horses, Tor the
season, and with the fixed determination to
make the most out Of it in the shortest posi-
bic time, leaving those who come after them
to drudge unremit,ingly with the certainly
Of the s~cantiest return Tor their labor. The
processes by which land is killed under the
hands of such men are too familiar to every
reader interested in the pursuit OF farming
to be dwelt upon. Ali the wood that can pos
Silly be spared il cut down and sold, the land
is plcughed in season aud out of season,
everything, down to the last blade Of grass
is taken from it, and 20 thing returned.
NeighbOrs, riding by the dead farm, say
Brown ruined it," Nobody denies that
Brown ruined it, nobody puts up any defence
for Brown, yet nobody thinks Of Furnishing
bin. Yet what has Brown done! Cooliy
and deliberately, nc has destroyed the susie
nance OF hundreds Of men, women, children
and cattle. lie mas killed the lands which
produced the food that sustained tho life Of
all these hundreds. lie has made bread
dearer. lie has made provender scarce. lie
has helped TO make iuel more costly, lie has
taken away the lie of life. unknown thou
sands are suffering the consequences of his
crime. Still he goes at large, Is honored, re-
spected, beloved, perhaps a~pplauded as a
sharp busioess man.
If anything should be said about punish
ing Brown, Brown would feel himself iusui-
ted, and denuunce his accuser rs an arrsnt
fool. Talk to Brown or TO Browns ne!ghbor
about the remOrse Brown ought to feel for
bis crime, they would laugh in your face or
stare at you Tor d mailman. Nevertheless
the widow, the orphan, the poorer and even
the richer classes, are all Injured by Browns
land murdcr-some Of them seriously ipjur-
cd. II NAV be said that the direct conse-
queuce of Browns crime is to make both food
uni fuel more abundant end consequently
cheaper. But lock to the future. For an
hundred years TO come, the land Brown kill
cd will produce nothing. For al hundred
years 70 come the life Of life will be dead
l. this no crime? Ought it any longer to 90
unpunished?--BaH. An.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-30
The Chn,, pIayers,

Mr.. Morphy is to have another oFF''.
worthy Of his power. Herr Aade'''e..
w~ell-known victor If the tournament % ].
is IN bis way TO Paris 70 contend O.!
the young champion. Un'il bis arri''.
NJ. is having his daily jjus's AZ Tue '''.
la RegeDce against ali corners. 10 A.
to MIR. Stanton, renewing b' cA'"
Mr.. Mcrphy says: Il an MT "
SIGNAL player never wished to max .
skill [ possessed the means Of pecu'''!
vancenent--and my earnest desire y
to play for any stake but aonlr. NY .
10 New Orleans, however, sub=cFiOe4
tain sum, without any countensnce
and that sum bas been ready tor y'u " -
a considerable time past"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-30
Visits OF Business.

A correspondent Of the Pniiadelpbis En-
q%uirer, complains that some OF his customers
when making what they regard as visit Of
business, consume hail an hour or more,
when five minutes would answer the purpose,
ard oiton to the inconvenience as well a. the
injury of tie persons upon whom they call
they seem to have no idea Of the value Of
time, and thus they talk upon a halt dozen
subjects before coming TO the point. In 9th
err cases, individuals step into a counting
room or Office, when its occupant is c0uiilen-
italy engaged add instead Of calling mas
aside and speaking out az once, they either
look on anxiously Or take a sea: cooily, Is II
there we're not ;he slightest improperly III
such conduct. Bat there is a far worse nuls-
ance than this. Certain oilers and iJuDgers
who have little to do, are in the habit of in.
trudirg in a spirit Of curiosity, into the oface
Of their friends and neighbo!s, listening to
all that is said"
There is a good deal Of truth in these re-
marks Business is business al the world
oyer.--BGA. Pat.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-30

SIT WiiiIam Gore O~useley, British Minister
to Central America, lett yesterday, with bis
family aid nuite, for SAB Jaan ID NOrte. on
board the British steam fr'gate NaIorOus.-
We are advised that he will find at San Joan
a large portion Of the British West India feet
to back up his demands or intentions 10 that
quarter, whatever they may be.
|; is / little curious that so many marked
events are gathering around the port Of San
Joan at thi, tune. Mr.. Ouseley and the
Bri,i.h feet are on their way there; several
American vessels have already collected in
that port, aud General Lamar is expected to
% down from San Jose, the capital Of Costa
Rica. 10 confer with the Commodore; the At
lsnijc and Pacific Canal Company dispatch
heir fist steamship with traneit Passengers
on lbc 9th OF NJ ct month and General Walker
has a]nnouucei $50 hi frlcnds and the public
generally" that be will depart as a peaceful
mi grant N rhe l0th Of Nyyember. All these
Ding Indicate that We may have q pretty
lively tlme Oh the Nic~arsgusn isthmus du-
Jog tue coming winter N. Y Herald.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-30
Dehciency... 4unn,..

-"EN
Now, II We are al all accurate in iii.
is an actual deficiency, IN regard 10 wa.
be all average cropm 1898, .. ole aga.,.s
thirty millions of bushels-wu.ca d. L..
iy'hve per cent. OIL an ordinary crop. o..
twenty millions OF bushels come lr5r
OF man, and one hundred and Ten from -.
animals and whlsKey. The latter s-,,l.
can very we'll do without; but not 50 e.
tool OF animals. In addition 10 hi. mae
noticed a deficiency IN potatoes. AM an A,
total failure OF fruit. Bo,h OF tae,s s,e q,
consequence than Is generally corsIlrrsl
l. That there Is, o! has been. a Iar,g ,s..
from last year on hand.
2. That the crops OF other State, anna,
nearly or quite ali average.
3. The crops OF Europe appear 10 be- o.
and hence, there will be no great asnari,..
We grant that these Wi, ccup..l5Glr.
other, provided there is no falling of rsr. s...
But, should the crops prove bad. .acr, ng.,
scarce times in the West. As Il: Is. '5s ,I5.
OF flour and corn IN the market, O.. the ~.
vii! be moderate during the w.u'rr. Bu. .
food Tor animals, there will OBVIOUSLY b.. d .
iclency, and notwithstanding tie pnce OF Co.
tie IS comparatively low low. We ,cck 70.
rise in cattle and all other animals before .pr-.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-30
hsDOrteFS.

An exchange paper thus describes that very
useful portion Of the community without
whose aid, Gays tie Washington Union,
many a public man would have been compel.
lei to "tarry at Jericho until his beard was
g~rown"-the Reporter:
How many a great man is basking in the
SUNSHINE Of fame generously bestowed upon
him by the prolific genius of some reporter.
How may stupid oratIons have becu made
brlilian'; bow many wandering, poin,ies-,
ohjectle-s speeches put 10 fern and rendered
81 least readable by the unknown reporter.-
How may a disheartencd speaker, Who Was
conscious the night before Of a failure. before
a thin, cold, spiri;less audience, swakes de.
Lighted TO learn thu; be has addressed 40 over.
Hhelmitg sssemblage of his enthusiastic, az
p.eciatiug ieIlow.citizens; to ind bis speech
sparkling with CHEERS breaking cut into
Immense applause" and concluded amidst
tie Widest excitement"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-30

We do not think that the Uuion newspaper
is just now quite SO 6eNigere"t'y inclined TO-
wards Senator Douglas, as it was a short
time sgo. In yesterdays issue, it says:
"Mr. Douglas has acted extensively to the
democratic party, and has used all bis pow
ers to degrade and overthrow it, end that Ia
lust what Mr.. Lincoln has done. He is pre-
fsrred by the republicans simply because he
had, and perhaps has now, more power to
do mischief to the democracy than Lincoln;
and for the same reason there are democrats
who think the election Of the latter to the Sem
ate the lesser evil. The truth is, the problem
ie q strange one, and difficult to solve
Meantime, we continue to feel q serene indii.
fsreuoe--to participate largely in the senti-
ments of the good wife who witnessed the
struggle between her husband and the bear"
The ~"serene Indifference" 10 o nee sensa-
ton.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-30
Cotton Direct from Memphis to Norfolk

Cotton Direct from Memphis TO NORFOLK
A carrier dove, especially and particularly
employed by this cfhce, puts US in possession
Of the latest news from Norfolk. Big guns,
music. fireworks, soldiers, steam whistles, oys-
tiers. champagne, land all the other fixtures of
q belicose demonstration, greeted the arrival
of a car load of cotton direct from Memphis
which passed through Petersburg ycster-
dav morning, for Norfolk. We shall insure
our life before We take up a paper from our
sister city. She is exultaut. Her papers
are exultant-and We are afraid we shall
take the infection when we read the eloquent
paragraphs which will doubtless swell IN The
columns of the papers.
Norfolk has reason to rejoice-if this first
evidence OF a practical connection with the
far West but inaugurate a wise policy upon
Tho roads which connect her With that Sec
tor.
The car load Of cotton was loaded IN Mem
nbis. left there on Saturday last, late in the
evening, passed through Petersburg yester,
day morning, and was in Norfolk before L
NJ. making the entire trip 10 less than tour
DAYS. without breaking bulk. thus demon
s%,ra,ine the practicability If freighting the
entire way through from Memphis or any
Intermediate poiut. Let Norfolk and Pc
tersburs and all the other points pull togeth-
er. and secure the policy this experiment
suggests, and they may shake hands togeih'
er over q common prospeilty.-fee'Soar
Press.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-30
The NrW York TRAGEDY,

We have ''supped full OF horrors" of one
kind and another, Of late; bu. the APPALLING
tragedy Of which the dwelling of q respecsa.
bic citizen, ia the upper part Of the city, was
OF Tuesday nigh; the scene,--spreads q ban
quet before Us at which tho most coDstitu-
tionaiiy lnseDsihie may we'll stand aahnst.-
We haze no heart to rscapitulate particulars
here, but leaving all that 50 tho reporters,
let Us see if we cannot explain hon it is that
a human being just upon the verge of man.
h0Ud.--nay, a very boy, Tor this Frank
ucu!dy, il seems, was but little more tia q
nineteen ycar5 If ~age--could thus he trans.
formed into Il iicnd,--aDd, as a fend, even
rerpesratlDg q deed OF SO awful a character
that hell Itself might hold its breath while
loo king on. Tho task, it 50 happens, need
not be u tedious one, dor a difficult one
for, unhappiIy, cause and effect stand out
ia bold relief upon every sentence OF the mel
ancho!y story.
FIRST. ,bcn,-it il clear, from the evidence,
that Frank tine suicide and parricide) WAS
IN TIE HABIT or STAYING lUT At NIGHT.
Second. His FATHER WAS IN THE HABIT
SUPPLYING HIN LITERALLY WITH MONEY!
THUd. His cUnpuniUus considered him O
''i0lIy good fellow" and rather fast"
Foa,t&. He had a revcDgefui aud mali
cious disposition.
IIjM lie had been on a "spree" on the
day oi the tragedy.
There, Dow, is the philosophy Of the whole
case il a nutshell. Read it, ye ~''indulgent"
fathers aud mothers. Read it, ye who are
supplying your sons "liberally with money"
The nguoy 50 supplied is the price which the
devil gets for making your sons Rakes, Muir
deTers, PagEicides. Suicides, aud subjects for
the liaugmsn.--N y Express.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-30
Queer

A son Of an honorable NJ. c. OF Kentucky,
has made his debut in the ring Us clywn.
The family is one Of the proudess and veal
,biest families in Kentscky.--E1. paper.
We do not see anything particularly queer
in this. Members Of Congress- play tue
clown in the National Ring, at Washington,
and WHY may not their sons emulate them IN
the saw.dust rcle.-Lynchburg GE.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-30

Gov. Seward, who told the public in Wash
ingtop, that the slavery issues were already
settled, and in favor Of the Free States,--
tells us now from Rochester. in another rotcs,
'ths negro, the whole negro, and nothing
but the negro" is the real issue yet in New
York. The Senator has made q long speech
there, in bis usual negro stereotype, in which
African is everything, and American issues
nothing.