Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-09-02
By Yesterday Evening" Mails.

SECRETARY FLOYD AT OLD POINT "A cor
respondent of the Richmond Dispatch says:
The Secretary of War, Hon. John B. Floyd,
who has been sojourning at Old Point for
several days, has been actively engaged and
we'll entertained. 90 Friday last be inspec-
ted the entire garrison. together with the
Rip Raps on the opposite side Of the Roads.
The barracks are in a decayed and ~dilapida-
ted condition, aud called forth an expression
to that effect from the Hon. Secretary; and
an impression rests with US that some appro-
p~riation will be made at as early a day as
possible for the purpose Of repairing them.
% Saturday morning. the troops, mum
bering about three hundred and fifty, passed
review aud drill as infantry, occupying GEAR
ly two hours. This was succ eded by sword
exercise, by the dragons, and the exercises
of the day ended by Company |. % Artille'
~, going through the manual and mechani-
cal mar eavres at the seige guns. At night,
there was a splendid pyrotechnical display
on the beach, a little above the hotel, while
Q large party Of ladies and gentlemen we're
gathered at the residence of Col. De Russey,
TO do honor to the Ex Governor.
Hon. GEORGE W. SuMMERs.-The reported
Intention" imputed to MIR. Summers by an
informant of the Warrenton Wing to be a
candidate for Governor at the next election,
has, We have excellen: reasons for knowing,
DO foundation TO rest upon 10 any thing that
has isllen from that gentleman himself. We
are sure that Mr.. Summers has not authorized
any person to make any such announcement
10 bis behalf, nor has be formed any deter.
mination on the question, even if be has 80
much as given it a moments consideration.
The report is wholly unfounded, We are per-
fectly confident. If MIR. Summers had any
such intention. it would be altogether prema-
ture for him or his friends to announce it,
Bot be has no such intention even, at the
present time.--Richmond Wing.
Diseased Cattle are 9 id to be very numer'
Gus in the counties Of Virginia east OF Rich.
mond, and many farmers have lost large
numbers of COWS and oxen. We saw a gen.
tlemau, yesterday, from King William, who
says some of the farmers, by covering the
bottoms Of their feeding troughs with tar
or pitch, putting 10 one or two handsful OF
sulphur, aud sailing we'll, have been enabled
to keep IF the disease. Many persons OWE
ing mich VOWS have given up the use OF milk
aud butter 10 their families, as dangerous to
health; whilst others are milking and churn.
ing as usual, sending the butter 70 market as
a cure means Of gaining on honest penny
Rich. Disp.
At the Montgomery, Va, White Sulphur
Springs. on the 2Stb ult., seven shares Of the
stock in these Springs, were sold by u gentle.
mao, who is about removing from the State.
The bidders were from Mississippi, Arkan-
sas, Alabama, Georgia, and Virginia, repre-
senting. it was said, in the aggregate Sl5'
900, 0O0 10 property. The gentleman from
the first named State made the purchase.
Last week Mr.. Charles r. Allen, Of Rich.
mond, sold bis farm 10 Henrico, two miles
west of Richmond, to Mr.. Hugh l.. Gailsher,
of Augusta county, for S2l SOC Is. This
farm contains 1924 acres and was owned at
one time By the late Thomas Richie.
Joseph Turner, who WAS sentenced to i've
years in the Virginia Peuitentisry for bur-
glary, aud escaped from Campbell county
Jail before his removal, was arrested 10 Mo-
bile, Ala, on Thursday last.
Raleigh T. Daniel, Of Richmond, has, we
learn, been engaged to aid the prosecution in
the caee Of Mr.. Bowyer. who shot James Nc
Dowell in Fincastle. 1t is stated that MIR.
Mcdowell denied, 10 his dying moments, the
crime with which be was charged.
There we're 1883 hogsheads OF Tobacco
inspected in Petersburg from the LIST OF Octc-
Der, 1857, to the 3lst Of August. 1888.
Washington Territory
WASHINGTON, August 3l.--The Governor
of Wash,nyton Territory. Hon. Mr.. Nc