Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-09-24
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BANGOR, Sept. Give have report" TO-
night from Aroostook county. complete, with
the exc .pti,n of one small plantation: The
republicans nut Bradbury's majority In the
county at 935, while the democrats claim tor
him 9S5. This would leave the whole DIS
trict, according to previous reports, from DO
20 log majority for Foster, the republican
candidate. The democratic candidate tor
State Senator in Aroostook is reported here
to be defeated. If 80, the Senate Will 90
unanimously republican.
ST. LOUIS Sept. 22.-The Salt Lake mail
has arrived, baViag been twenty days Oh the
way Brigham Young still remains housed.
Every thing was peaoesble between the zen
/ tiles and the Saints. The troops at camp
Floyd we're all we'll G,n Johnston intends
: win,ering there. TIE Indians were quiet,
but grea, excitement prevailed in regard
/ to Pixies Peak gold mines. They are said
/ 20 be as rich as those Of California. Com
! pani.s were leaving the borders every day
/ for the diggings.
! GREEysBuRG, PA, Sept. pa destruc-
tive ire occurred yesterday at this place,
causing loss Of property to the amount OF
$4,000 j. Gchri-., Mrs. Taylor, Mrs.
/ Leeuon, WIN. Gordons, John Lser, aod Y.
! K. Pairt:r are among the sufferers. all hss-
! lag their Sellings burned. The post ofhce
was also burued, but most OF the letters ana
papers we're saved. Nine families were
| made houscess. Insurance small.
PR,vlDeNcg, r l., Sept. 2l.-The CONVEX
ton OF Uulversalists in this city 10 very
largely attended. The meeting 10 the FIRST
church Tor the Sabbath School Conference
this afternoon Was densely crowded Able
addresses were made by the R,v Messrs
Adams, of Worcester; Moore, of Hartford
ST. John Chambre, Of Newark; Minor. Of
Bostop; King, Of Chicago.
WAsuINGT, y, Sept 22.-On information
received through :he State Department that
tue mutineers OF the ship Tartar are at Ial
! one of the Cape Verde Islands, the Secretary
OF the Navy has transmitted Instructions 70
the Il g officer Of the African squadron TO
send them to the United States for trial.
NJ BILE, Sept 2l.-Ar,hur 2. Bagby, ex-
: Governor OF Alabama, aud formerly Unlted
States Senator, died here Of the yellow fever
CINCINNATI, Sept. 22.-Gen. walker srrl-
we'd here last night in cog, and left this
morning by the mail boat for Louisville.
NEW YORK, Sept. 22--rhe London cores
poLdent OF the Commercial learns that the
Chinese iudemGity to HIGHLAND is sixteen
! millions of dollars, aud to France Six mil
! liUns, to be collected from custom duties At
! Cation. Easland secures IN the treaty with
China al English college at Pskin. The
same CORES poDdsnt reports trade generally
throughout England as prosperous.
b sroN, Sept. 22--The Dark John Glpin,
from Africa, reports that the bark l.. A.
Rollins, from New Orleans, was run away
with by the mate aud crew about The 10Th OF
July last. The captain was left ashore.
New ORLEANS, Sept. 22.-The deaths from
yellow fever 10 the hospital in the twenty
tour hours ending last evening, were twenty
one. ln the city the epidemic is increasing
Bcsr n, Sept. 2l.-E5enezcr Francis died
at BIS residence, Pembersou square, to-day,
eighty-three years old. He leaves about four
millions OF dollars, nearly two millions sod
a halt of which is IN each d,posits 10 Boston
banks. lie leaves $4,000 TO Harvard Col
iege.
UTICA, n. Y, Sept 81 The republicans
of the te sntIeth congressional district have
nominated Roscoe Cooking for Congress, in
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