Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-03-27
TeIsgraphic DespEtches.

1ClCThphtS bSspetShS
BosroS, March 25.-The second meeting
Of the creditors of Lawrence, Stone Il Co.,
was held here to-day, and upwards Of eighty
claims were proved, amounting TO about
S640,0OO. This sum, with the claims proved
ut the previous meeting. makes the aggregate
claims against them, 81, 800 900.
WASHINGTON, March 25.--The Senate COM
mittee on Territories will report at once q
bill for a judicial district in Arizona. They
SO decided this morning. Senator Gwin will
move bis territorial bill as q substitute, aud
support it by a strong speech.
The House Select Committee to investigate
the circumstances attending the sale of the
Bank of Pennsylvania building, for the Phil
adelphia postcfice, had before them, to-day,
witnesses that proved tina. John Miller, the
then postmaster of Philadelphia, received
$1,000 from the Bank for his services 10 per-
fecting the sale. 1t was shown that no agree
meut for compensation was made p~revious to
the payment for the property by the govern
ment.
ST. LOUIS. March 25.-The Santa Fe mail
arrived at Independence on the ODD. Capt.
Marcy was to leave Fort Union on the 18th
inst, for Utah, with a train Of LOCO mules
and supplies,
Lieut.. Beale cams passenger from Santa
Te. lie left Los Angeles January 9th, with
twenty-five men and mules, having sent the
camels back from the Colorado river. He
adhered strictly to the 3jth parallel, and
pronounced it the best natural route in the
world for q railroad, as it. shoTtens Whip.
pies route by FIVE hundred miles. lie used
no tents on the route from Los Angeles,
and yet slept comfortably every night With
out protection from the weather, there being
on no occasion more than three inches Of
snow.
While on the route he found many relics
of ancient civilization, and met With q tribe
of Indians hitherto unknown 30 the whites.
lie believes that the route could be travelled
with five men, as we'll as with twenty.
New ORLEANS, March 25.-The steamship
Tennessee, from Vera Cruz, has arrived, with
dates to the 2lst inst. Her dates from the
capital are to the 18th. 1t is very difficult to
get reliable information of the events trans
piring. Several battles have been fought,
in which the Zuloago party claim to have
achieved victories, bat they do not amount
TO muJh.
Gen. ParOdi had retreated before Ozzolo.
Pronunciamentos were still the order of
the day, bit tie new government appears to
be gaining ground.
The State of Vera Cruz was under martial
Law, and the Xaloago forces were on the
march thitheT. 4 battle will no doubt short
iy be fought between the contendiug parties
on the road between Vera Cruz and the City
Of Mexico,
WHEELING, March 2j.--The agents at
the terminal points of the Baltimore and
Ohio line here, and at Benwood and farkers-
burg, report that $50 cars Of produce have
been loaded By them for the east during the
past nine days. The quantity of stuff for
warded in that time has been T,55G tons, or,
on an average, $40 tons per day.
There is said to be an extraordinary baSl-
mes doing, but the capacity OF the road has
not been exhausted, for scores Of fresh cars
are now running from Baltimore.
The river is still high, there being Is feet
of water in tie channel tonight, and boats
are plenty, with their oilers at low rates to
ell river points west Of US. AT Benwood
ferry, the Central Ohio railroad has handed
over some ~ or 80 car loads per day for some
two or three weeks past, and larger install
ments are reported as on the way from that
quarter.
ST. LOUIS, March 24.--The Utah CORES
pendent OF the Leader, under date Of Janu-
airy 3lst, says that Mr.. Morrell and Sol. Gee,
who started for the Flathead country on the
24;b December, had returned. They reach
ed the encampment of Capt. Magraw's COM
manj, on the Papouiee branches Of the Wind
:z.. ,rIo,, ,bo;r p,o rcb poS orra.faH hv n
deep snow. They report the expedition all
well, ard the animals wintering finely, but
the Crow Indians had appeared and threat
enei to run off the stock, and had made
many suspicious In view OF
these facts, Col. Johnston dispatched q party
of thirty teamsterS to bring the expedition
into Camp Scott.
BosroY, March 24.-At 10 A. NJ, yester-
dav, the steamship Palmetto had split in
two, fore and aft. Her bottom is out. and
about three hundred barrels of the cargo,
with her anchors and rigging, will be saved.
1t is doubtful if anything else will BIO rccov-
cred.
New YoRE, March 2j.-Rio dates to the
18Th of February have been received. Cot
fee was 200 reals higher than on the ID, aud
the supply OF tIc maTheL uau tluOoG CSoSSH'
Stock, l2O, 1000 bags. Flour was dull.
ALBANY, March 2j.-It is rumored that
the Hon. Erastus Corning is about to resign
the Presidency of the New York Central
Railroad, or his seat in Congress.
CINCINNATI, March 24-The river is fall
ing slowly, marking IL feet.
LOUISVILLE, March 24.-The river is sta
tionary, with s! feet on the falls.
New YORK. March 25.--Tbe steamer Qua
ker City was sold at auction to-day Tor S6I,-
900.
UTARREN GREEN HOTEL, WARREN
w TON, VA.-JAMES " TUT, Pho
PRIEToR.-The subscriber, having taken charge
of this commodious and weIl.known House, in.
vites the patronage OF the travelling public and
those DESTROYS OF obtaining a permanent home
The extent OF the buildings, the beauty OF the
grounds and (the proprietor tlatters h!TnselD
the liberal principles upon which the establish.
ment is conducted, must secure for the Warren
c-oan , front rank among the first class no.