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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-24
The Daughter Of Gilbert Stuart.

The Boston Evening Transcript say':
Among the sufferers by the late fire in Brom-
field street, no one excited more sympathy
than the talented and excellent daughter OF
Americas greatest portrait painter, Gilbert
Stuart, whose memorable picture OF Washing
ton alone entitled him and his posterity to
lasting national gratitude. For many years
Miss Jane Stuart, who inherl's much OF the
good sense, wit and geoiaIity Of her llustrious
parent has maintained heroef eod sister by
artistic labor. She began, W. believe, by
copying her fathers historical portraits,
and caught much Of his vigor of expression
and admirable color; be-; recently she has CIV
en new evidence of original skill and taste;
her portraits Of Mrs. Jared Sparks, Miss Ly-
man. the Rev. DR.. LaihrOp, Mrs. H. u. Gus,
aud Others, have won much admiration. Al
ter severe winters toll nj the easel, MIss
Stuart weGt TO her native, city of NewpOr';
K l., a fortnight ago, for rest and recreation,
and now her little collection OF specimen
portraits and the artist's materials, lett In her
b Jston, studio, with probably some exem-
plars OF her fathers genious have been des.
troyed
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lCoNsUNlcArrD
Travelling on tho Sabbath.

A communication 10 Saturdays Gazsr.
on the subject Of Sunday Travelling. under,
takes q defence. by stating that 10 the c.u,.
try, persons, or the 'unco righteous" a. +.
terms them, desecrate the Sabbath 81,
forcing their negroes to drive their horse.
aud the horses to draw their Carriages, ws,,,
miles and miles to churcb"--"but," be o.,
on, ito sit still on the Columbia reading h,
Bible is monstrous;" and be Conclude. h,
saying that if the people 10 the country will
walk to church, then be will talk with then
about travelling on the Colum ola. We ners.
ly wish to show, in few words, the fall,cv
aud absurdity OF his position. First III.
distance TO the churches IN the couotry !. :,
great that il is absolutely necessary tor h.
people to have. some mode OF CONVEYANCE
other than that OF walking and beside,
there are those who from age, decrepi,u,s
il!-heslth, or other causes, are not able IA
walk, and unless they are carried, would
never have the gospel preached tv them a,
all. And more than all this, We have,
goodly ohjscs in siew--the glory Of Goi-lut
we are instructed that 1T Is iawiul 10 a.,
good on the Sabbath day" Gao We say .,
much of the Columbia! We speak Of slI
such institutions, and do not wish to particQ.
larIze. Does che run for the expires. pur.
pose of aff0rding persons an opportunity to
sit still and read the Bible" Aud By
makiog Sunday trips, the passengers are o.,
only to be considered-the emptCyees Of th.
boat are not ouly Kept from cIuret, b.:
forced TO Hork just as they are IL The week
aud dare say that not one of them duyug
business hours, has permission u ST .,i..
and read the Bible" 81 there is v..;
difference between the Columbia and tue
carriages taken 10 their connections. Nyw,
foslly, | should like to ask II rdi&mgn
church 10 the country has anything 10 d
with running the Steamboat, Columbia! All
yet before "A Countryman" is wiling to
talk about travelling to Alexandra on SUI.
day, the people in the country must stop nj.
ing to church. II zee do acromy Il IS no ru.
son that others should Tue writer seems %
have lost sight Of his accountability u God
but rather takes man for criterion. We
are responsible alone to HIM who has saIi,
Remember the Sabbath Day to keep
hoiy;" and in this civilized age and Chris
tan land We think that 80 wanton T.Ia-
ton of Gods commands as Sunday ua'e.-
ling, when il might be avoided, SHOULD b.
considered shame aud disgrace to the c5u.
uunity, and receive, as il deserves, the u';
condemn alton OF good society everywae's.
ANOTHER COUNrRIMAN.
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TeIeRraphic Dispatches.

New ORLEANS, August 20 The foreign
news has caused an advance Of / cent per
pound in the lower grades of cotton, while
the better qualities remain 6rm at previous
rates.
The crop accounts from nearly every Sec
ton are very favorable. In Alabama espe-
cially, the plant is said to be doing better
than at any former time.
Intelligence has reached the city of the
loss of the steamer Poydras, which founder
ed at sea on the Doth ult. She belonged to
the Tehuantepec Company. Whether any
lives were sacrificed or not is as yet Ut
knowo, but the reports received state that
all are believed to have been saved.
A vessel which arrived at this port to-day
reports having spoken in lat. % N. lon. II
! 10 W., the ship Nathaniel Halon, with toe
captain and fourteen of her crew down sick
with the fever.
CHICAGO, Aug. 2l.-Tbe notes Of the dis
credited banks IN Wisconsin are bought by
the brokers here to-day at one per cent. dis
count.
LEAvENwoRrH, Aug. 10 Two companies
of the secoud Infantry arrived here yester-
day from Fort Scott, and will be forwarded
Immediately to Fort Randall. Sberman's
battery march overland to Minnesota forth
with. A train is organizing in the quarter
masters department at Fort Leavenworth to
proceed to Fort Smith. Arkansas, to form
part of Lieut.. Beale's expedition.
BosToN, Aug. 2l.-Tbe whaeship Junior
arrived at New Bedford last evening, having
90 board, as close prisoners. eight of the mu-
tiueers who murdered Capt. Archibald Mel.
len, and the second mate of that ship. The
Junior, under new captain, (Gardner,l and
other officers, sailed from Sydney for New
Bedford on the 25th Of April. Capt. Me-
len was shot with q whale gun.
CHICAGO, Aug. 20.-Durins the storm on
Wednesday, fsblug boat, with eight per-
sons on board, capsizcd in the lake. fifteen
miles from Milwaukee. Three men were
drowned. The remainder we're rescued BY
the steamer Traveller.
CIycINNATI, Aug. 2l.-Col. George w.
Mannypenny, Reconnaissance of ludian
Affairs, was nominated for Congress yester,
day, by the democrats of the sixteenth dis
trict.
New ORLEANS, Aug. l9.-The deaths by
yellow fever III thlo city on Wednesday
were 43
New ORLEANS, Aug. 20 The deaths il
this city by yellow fever yesterday were 70
ST. JonN. n B., Aug. 20 Laurence:
furriture factory in this place, Was totally
destroyed by fire this morning.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 2l.-M. j. Scott, Presi
dent of the Northern Bank Of Kentucky
died at l. 'xington, last night.
New ToRK Aug. q The health commits
sioners of this city bsse declared Charleston
TO be on infected port.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-24

Ex-President Fillmore in his speech ct Nj
agara Falls, on the reception of the messages
ofthe President and Queen, referred to the
period when he was chairman of the commit
tee of wayc and means in the House Of Rep
resentatives-when Prof. Morse sought aid
from Congress to test the practicability of
telegraphing. Mr.. Fillmore made favora-
bic report for an appropriation Of $50 00O.-
1t was received with derision by large
number OF Congressman, who secuted the
idea of talking by telegraph, and offered all
sorts of amendments designed to defeat the
bill. The bill passed, and lire from Wash
ington to Baltimore was soon ready for oper-
alton. The first dispatch from Baltimore
announced the nomination of Silas Wright
for President. by the democratic convention
then 10 session; the second dispatch announ.
ced bis declension. Mr.. FILLMORE remarked
that Prof. Morse was. like most men Of ge-
MUS in advance Of the age.
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Rowd,es Tarred and Feathered.

Five 81. Louis rowdies exclusive of fe-
male of had repute went into the woods, on
Bloody Island, on Wednesday, and behaved
tbemselye. So badly as to excite The ire of toe
inhabitants. Not being disposed to leave
when requested, a vigilance committee was
formed by the people and chase given to the
scoundrels. One Of the offenders made for
the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad depot, ard
being there headed IF, ran along the track.
One of the boys at the depot jumped Oh a
switch engine and actually run him down
and captured him Oh the track. By this time
the Others had been caught at different points
on the Island.
The Vigilance Committee" got cow
hide and used it freely on the leaders; then
taking off all their clJthes except their panta-
looms, procured bucket # tar and mop
and tarred them we'll. Then tying them all
together with strong rope they made the
woman lead them aboard the ferry boat
amidst the pealing shouts Of the crowd that
had gathered
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COMMUNICATEO
Front Royal Hotel.

Permit me to say few words. through tie
Gazette, 10 behalf Of this delightful house.
and to inform your citizens 10 relation to
one of the most pleasant retreats for the
summer. This Hotel is one Of the bert |
haze seen for a long tiut:--tae table is suF,
piled daily with the best meats, fine losf
bread, and the richest cream, milk, a0l
honey, and every thing heart could wish Ior
at the moderate board of seven dollars pei;
week. or twenty dollars per month.
The town is situated 10 limestone cOur.
try, and surrounded by mountains, which
renders the air pure, cool, aud healthy he
water, too, is Of the finest kind.
There are several families here now frcn
Washington and Alexapdria-all appear to
enjoy themselves a thousand times more
than they would at the crowded Spring, aGd
| have never seen a more delightful green ior
children to play upon. Respectfully, You're,
LIGHT.
Front Royal. Warren Co., Va, Aogus' y.
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Tn. y.,Iox Fever at Charleston.

The Norfolk Herald of the l9th int. says:
We learn through o friend ~ho arrived
Tuesday evening in the Sluthern train, that
the yellow fever has become an epidemic IN
Charleston S c. and that the people are flee
ing in every directlon--qui'e panic exists.
Sixty passengers from Charleston came
through Tuesday and took the Baltimore
steamer. We are informed that when the
last steamer left Charleston for New York, so
great was the rush OF the citizens to the
steamer, that it was impossible to acconmo.
date the crowd. Many were left who were
anxious to leave their afflicted city. We
would state that the Charleston papers are
silent 90 the subject.
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The Difference.

There could not be q more striking illus.
tratiOn Of the difference between the two
countries than is afforded 10 the manner 10
which the news Of the success of the Allan.
tic Telegraph was received 10 the United
States and England. Here the whole popu
lation from one end OF the country t. the
other, from the great lakes TO the Atlantic
coast, burst forth in one loud jubilaut bur.
rah. There was q Simultaneous ringing OF
bells, b nfres, ard professions in every
town, village, aud city in the Union. All
classes we're alike moved by the news of the
mighty achievement. Bot John Bull re.
coived the tote lisence without an emotion,
and kept himself as cool as a cucumb Der
There was no splurge IN the papers, no laus
Dec. nor the least intimaton Of any excite.
meut any where, except on Change, where
spectators bad lively talk in relation to
the effect of the telegraph on business. The
price Of the stock ran up two or three hun-
dred per cent, but the idea of getting excl
ted over the event does not seer to have &C.
Cured to any body as at all proper to the
occasion. There were pone of those mark,
Of popular enthusiasm with which the birth
.! new member Of the royal family is al.
ways hailed by II. B. Ms loyal subjects -
Even in Liverpool, which is 30 closely COL
neCted with this country by constant com
nercial intercourse. and whose merchants
will be SO directly Influenced by the tele-
graph, there was no popular feeling exhibi.
ted Ball. Sun
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The Fetes Mt Cherbourg.

Ga Tuesday, the |, the Emperor and En-.
press left Paris for Cheroourg, and at every
station on the route were received with lively
enthusiasm.
Ga Wednesday noon, the Queen Of England
lett Osborne for Cherbourg, and on Thursday
the meetlog Of the SOverelgns TO place on
board the BTetagne.
The weather was delightful at Cberbourg,
aud the fetes were conducted according TO the
programme.
Ga Friday the Queen aud Prince Consort
were entertained at dinner by the Emperor OF
the French on board the Bretagne. The
Emperor, in proposing the health Of her
Majesty and the ,yal Family OF England,
made q speech in which he SAID:
Il am happy TO be able 10 express the senti'
ment by which am actuated upon this occa,
sion OF the Queens visit 10 Cherbourg. The
facts do indeed speak Tor themselves and prove
that the hostile passions whIch were excited by
some unfortunate incidents have never been
able TO alter the friendship which exists between
the TWO countries and the desire OF the people
10 remain at peace nave therefore the fond
hope that il any attempt was made 10 revive
again the rancors OF a former period. such at.
tempt would be ioiled with the good sense OF the
public as the waves are batfl@d by yonder break
water. which al this moment serves 10 protect
the squadTons OF both empires against the 'lo-
lence OF tue sea-
The PRICE Consort, on behalf Of her Maj
esty, responded to the toast, in doing which
be said
The Queen is most sensible Of the words We
have lust heard, which will forever be dear 10
her The Queen is douoy happy IN having al
opportunity, by her presence here, to JON the
| Emperor IN endea"oIlns TO draw together as
closely as possible e ties OF friendship which
exist between the two nations. That friendship
has their mutual prosperity tor lis basis, and
the blessing OF Heaven will not be wanting to
confirm it,
The Queen arrived at Osborne from Cher
bourg about five o'clock in the afternoon OF
the 9th Instant. The visit, it will thus be
seen was short one, and the Queen never
landed on French soil.
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Wheat and Flour.

Wheat and -four are Lew coming into this
market ip such quantities a. to tax The ca
pacity of the railroad to transport II, and ID
less two freight trains should he run daily
on the Va. & Tenn. Railroad, the capacity OF
their Depot will pr, baby be tested to bold
the accum uIating freight. The quotations Of
the price of wheat have not u materially varied
in the past week. We understand that mich
of the wheat offered this season is OF such an
inferior qualify that it will not bring within
fifteen cents OF the market price when shipped
to the East, and some Of our merchants who
have paid the quoted prices for it have lost
largely by the operstion.-BriStoi NeiHs.
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ColltsiOn.

There was a collision yesterday, on the
East Tennessee ard Virginia Railroad, near
Johnson's Depot, between the mail train
from Knoxville. and freight train going
west. The report is that both locomotives
were badly "smaebed up" but no further
damage sustained by the trains. An engine
rem the Virginia aud Tennessee road was
dispatched, 10 the afternoon. to bring up the
passep gers and mail, but up to the hour OF
nuttiug cur paper to press peither bad arr-
we'd. Consequently. We are without any late
,e,s from the West-Bristol NecS.
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The Sinyesin virginia.

c.. P. X. j ,mes the well known and pOpu-
lar English Novelist, who has been a resident
of this 5 ate Tor several years past, contrib
utes to the kniekerb,cker very Interesting
article on Life 10 Virginia" and as the
views expressed, are 50 entirely a. variance
with those of all former British writers On
the SUI ject, we give brIet extract on 1.-The
Negro Life Of Virginia" which, says Mr..
james: differs very little believe, from tie
negro lite all through the Shuth. In return
for food, clothing, house-room, medical at
tendance, and support in old age, about one
third of the labor which is required Of the
white man in most Countries IL demanded vi
the black He performs it badly, and would
not perform it at all If he were not compel
ed. The rest Of his time is spent in SING ng,
dancing, laughing, chatteriug, and bringing
up pigs ami chickens. That negroes are the
worst servants in the world, every man, be-
llevc, but thoroughbred Southern man,
will admit; but the SJutherner has been rear
ed amongst item from his childhood, and IN
general has tenderness and affection for
them of which Northern men can have 10
conception. Great care is taken by the law
TO gUavd tnem against oppression aud wrong;
and after six years resdeuce ir the State, |
caU safely say | never saw more than one it,
stance o: cruelty toward Il negro, and that
was perpetra;ed by foreigner. That there
may still be evils in the system which might
be removed by law, add that there may be
individual instances Of oppression ard even
bad treatment, | do not deny, but those in
stances are Dot so frequent as those Of cruel
ty to wife or child 10 NortheTn lands, as
displayed every day BY the newspapers; aud
in point Of general happiness. i, would not bs
aBiss to alter an old adage and say: AS mer-
~ as negro slave
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y,rp,u,. and Tennessee r. r.

PASSED THROUGH --One hundred and eigh'
ty eight U. S. soldiers passed through on tue
Southside and Tennessee Railroads on Sat
u-day, en- route Tor Fort Smith, and thence to
Utah and California.
LARGE ARRIVAL We are informed that
moro than three hundred passengers came
down on the Virginia and Tennessee Road
on Friday night last. More than two hun
dred of them sat down to supper at the Ian.
caster bouse.-Lynch. TTginian.
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ICOMMUSICATED.


The large congregation at Christ Church
on Sunday morning last, were much disturb.
ed, and Bishop Johns bad, for while {"
cease from preaching, in consequence Of the
bea ting Of drums and blowing Of horns will
not call it music by collection Of Pcrscni
said to be 90 their way through town, and
who purposely marched by the church during
divine service. No excuse can be given t]r
this impudent interference with the pri'I'
leges of christian people. There are State
and municipal laws to prevent the dcsecia'
ton Of Sunday, and to protect religious
meetings in the quiet and dccorum Of Their
churches. The public sentiment Of ;h- town
is against all noisy displays, on Sunday
whether intended for funerals or other pu'
poses but when bauds Of persons are coIlec
ted and marched by the churches, makl'g
such bideous noises a. to Interrupt futa
worship, those concerned ought to be mai!
to answer for their conduct.
AN OLD CITIZEN,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-24

Several of the letter writer's from Virginia,
whose correspondence is published in the
New York Herald, are engaged in represent
ing Gov. Wise as utterly used up in Virginia
without political power or Influence, and as
discarded by all sorts of people. This is not
so. Why these attacks are made so inces'
sanity, and just at this time, it is easy enough
to see. Whatever may be our opinions as to
Gov. Wise's political course, or cur disseu,
from many of bis views, be is not extinct in
Virginia"
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MississIprs Wealth and Resource

The total value of lands in the State was
estimated at the assessment of 1851, at one
hundred and forty-one million SEVEN hundred
and fOrty-seven Thousand i've hundred aud
thlrty.six dollars aud thlrty.seVen cents
showing the enormous increase over the as
sessment OF 1854 of fifty million eight hun.
dred aud eighty thousand four hundred and
sixty dollars and seventy cents.
The number of taxable slaves IN the State
in 1854. was three hundred and twenty SIX
thousand eight hundred and sixty one: and
in 1858 the number was three hundred and
sixty-eig thousand one hundred and eight.
Two, being an increase of tOrty.two thousand
one hundred and sixty-three, and an increase
in value, rating each slave at six hundred
dollars, Of twenty-five million two hundred
/ ard ninety-seven thousand eight hundred del
| lars.
Within the period Of three years the land
and slave property has advanced IN value IN
the aggregate, seventy-1iX mliiion one hun
dred aud sevenly-el:ht thousand two huh
dred aud sixty dollars and seventy cents.-
The vaiu Of the entire property IN slaves
may be safely computed at two hundred and
twenty million nine hundred and nine thcu-
sand two hundred dollars, which added to
the estimate Of the land would make as the
value Of the two interests, four hundred aud
slxty-tvo million six hundred ard frty-six
thousand seven hundred and thirty-sIx dol
lars.
This large increase in the material wealih
Of the State, has occurred more ge' orally
in the region subject to overflow, but which
until the recen, foods had been partially re.
claimed and put in cultivation, ard in the
counties which have enjoyed the benefit
of raIlroad facilities JIckson .HtsStSSippia",
dug To-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-24

A fixed light, varied by flashes, Of the
natural color. will be exhibited for the first
time on the night Of October LIST next, and
on every night thereafter, from sunset to SUD.
rise, from tho lighthouse recently erected
on Sandy Point, west side Of Chesapeake
Bay, between Greepbury Point light house
(entrance to Annapolis harbor) and the
mouth Of the Magothy river.
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AN OLD CITIZEN
COuHUSICATED.

JOAhJNl'AIfD'
/ am quite sure that the expression d
opinion relative to public sentiment in Fac
quier County, concerning the revival OF ts'
African slave trade, contained in the letter
from the Richmond Eoquiter, published 10
the Gazette this morning, does not give
correct impression. My own idea, formed
from residence Of many years 10 the coun'
ty, is, that if vote were taken there 90 toe
question, two-thirds or more Of tbs people .,
the county would be found utterly opposed
to the revival of that trade. or of any mea'
sures favorable to that object. Ny OVID 3D.
preston, too, is that Fauquler IL the ottu''l
source Of supply for Alexandra. and 70"
it's trade could not be turned easily or rr.h'
ably to Richmond. big Richmond cao'
not swallow up all the towns in the Commit
wealth, nor lie it desirable that it should "
so. FAUQUlER,
August ODD, 1858.
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Lord Campbell ia about to introduce into
the British Parliament a bill dispensing with
the practice of requiring unanimous verdict
from q jury. He does not propose the ma
jori:y principle. but he wishes to get rid Of
the practice of tampering with jury by
placing one man upon it to hold out against
all the others. He desires that if, after Ger.
tain deliberation by the jury. they all agree
except one or two, the verdict of those who
had agreed should be considered as good as
the verdict of the whole twelve, subject, how,
ever to be reviewed, and, if necessary set
aside,
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Owing to the alarming accounts receive

Owing to the alarming accounts received
of the prevalence of yellow fever at Charles
ton, S. c.. the New York Health Commits
sioners have formally declared that place to
be an infected port. The pilots have been
notified, and vessels arriving from Charles.
ton will be required to observe the rules and
regulations governing such cases. Reports
from Charleston are that the fever is rapidly
increasing, and the inhabitant' are leaving
the city 10 great numbers. Quite panic.
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C.tH REWARD!-HORSE STRAYED OR
- ~ SIOLEN.-Strayed. or was stolen, on
/ uesday night, 10th instant, from the Reservoir,
(near The CHAIN Brldge) BAY HORSE, with
black name and tail; has Star in his fore
head; one OF lis hird egs mas little white near
the hooi There is small lump on the off hInd
leg, caused by falling on stone. No other
marks Iecollected. | will give reward OF TN
dollars for his recovery, or liberal reward TO
any one who will give any information which
would lead to my getting him again.
aug 2l-3t' PATRICK HEIHERMAN.