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The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-07
United states Hotel.

W Oliver, Texas wyn,an the Wizard, Philadelphia
John C Lewis, Oregon s p Family, Rochester NY
John stevens, Georgetown, KY Brit;on, Baltimore
Jehn Ho;brook Va r Cotton, Maryland
aanes Grecnleas do Geo Mcintosh lady Norfolk Va
Sinclair, Warrenton. Va w NJ Stablcr Alexandra Va
Blake, Albany N " James Caving Georgia
Huesnan, Dayton, o Vim j Rice Charleston, SC
A Munro, Washington y 9 Kunz, Vera Cruz
Iclsscgin Fayette, Me l. Morris, Quincy, Ill
Chas L. Tyler, u G ] b Edmnnds d
Henry II Smith & lady, st Paul, j w Eaininds, do
MINI j a Slerbune Maryland
job Mcyeigb &lady, do H siofett do
Chas Tyler Kansas Territory Klein, lady, child, Servant
John b Young, Rockville Nd Vicksburg Misc
Henry Icvall, Maryland Geo w Brndheld wife, sister,
& A Hussnann, Ohio Virginia
Henry Smith, Ioudon Va Miss Knight, do.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-28
TheLnrgest Train.

Freedoms Champion, AtchisOn, Kansas.
thus notices branch Of industry or tra-:
from which Kansas is destined to derive in.
portant benefits:
THE largest train started by private eI.
terprise, that ever crossed the Plans is nov
Quitting 10 this city, at the warehouse .; l..
C. Challisse. 1t will be composed Of =
mule and 50 OK wagons, making lOj wa Of:
and requiring 200 mules, 1000 head OF cat
tie, sc horses, 2225 men, and will carly au'
465 500 lbs. OF assorted merchandise. TIL;
mammoth train is owned by Messls. llock,
day, Burr & Co., who design establishing s
chain of station stores on the line from Al
Gibson to Salt Lake City, making AtcbI.o1
the principal depot and Quitting point
Messrs. Hockaday, Burr 4 Co, have the coo
tract for carrying the Salt Lake mai, 40!
their design lie to locate these stores all along
the mail route, to supply their trains a. they
pass, and also TO furnish the people Of Ihe
Plains With merchandise. They will thus
avoid the necessity of carrying supplies with
each mail train, as has heretofore be the
custom. Mr.. Hockaday, the senior partner
of the firm, is now in this place, personally
the loading OF his goods
The enterprise he has undertaken is ags1t
tic one, blu, will be great promoter OF evil
hation and settlement 10 the vast teTrIIgII
west OF us"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-28
The sailors and secretary Toucey.

Mr.. Toucey, Secretary Of the Navy, visited
the Brooklyn Navy Yard, on Wednesday,
and was received with distinguished h1nors.
lie also raid . visit to the Niagara and San
Incinto As be was about to leave the Sla
Jaclnto, n large number of the crew stepped
up to him, AID one of them, after smoothing
down his forc!gck, and making true sailors
bow, said:
please, sir, there arc number OF Us here
who have relations, who wish to go ca shore
10 them, ard We should be Obliged 1t you
would give us leave. Mr.. Toucey .-Certsin-
IL; | have no objection; you hare been 10 the
China Seas, have you not? Sailor.-IcS,
sir. Mr.. Toucey.-Iiow long have you been
absent? Salor.-Tbirty- five months, sir. Mr.
Touccy.--I think, then, it is high time you
went ashore and saw your friends. have
no objection, whatever. Sailors, 10 chorus
thank you, sir.
1, was with great deal Of difficulty that
these poor fellows could be restrained from
giving immediate vent to their satisfaction III
a hearty Greer They, however, quickly
obeyed the discipline. As soon, however, a.
Mr. Toucey got his foot On the gaugway, the
signal was made, and three cheers rose FROM
the shrouds and other parts Of the ship
These were repeated three times, and at the
close, the spokesman, who had mounted on a
gun, shouted until he was hoarse. while Mr..
Toucey repeatedly bowed bis thanks.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-28
Important suit Decided.

The Petersburg Express says:--"At the
Circuit Court of Prince Edward, la.t week,
Judge Marshall presiding, the suit Of George
Daniel, Of Prince Edward county, Is. toe
South Side Railroad Company, was enter.
tanned and decided. The plaintiff claimed
$4,000 damages for tue destruction OF bi'
crops Of corn, wheat, etc., caused by the maj
construction Of the road through h,s land,
producing inundatiou during la;e heavy
storm. lie was represented IN the case By
Messrs. VIM. c. Fiournoy, Philip Boiling
aud S. G. Anderson, and the Company vas
defended by Messrs. Jobu L. Thornton. VII
lis, Wilson and Thos. Ii. Campbell. l'"a'
plainly shown by the testimony that the dam
ages sustained by the plaintiffs property were
not the result Of malconstruction oil the 1885,
but the unavoidable consequence OF natural
causes, the storm referred to having been Tue
most severe which had ever swept over tie
county, and ruined several other vauit!
crops 10 no wise affected by the contsutg d
the road. The case was decided in favor o.
the defendants; the plaintiff applied for ueF
trial, which was refused. An appeal was
proposed by tue counsel, which will t1cU'-
less be made
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-28
a Prouhecy at Fault,

When the bill for the organIzst!on OF o'e-
eon as Territory was before the SeNaie,
Senator Dickinson, of New jersey, ven'ured
upon q prophecy, which at this day sounds
rather oddly:
Bot is this Territory of Oregon ever to
become State, member of this Union
Never. The Union is already too extensive,
There were at this time tweuiy-lOur S:ates,)
and we mus: make three or four new States
from the Territories already formed. Every
member of Cong ess ought to see his con-
sti,uents once a year. This is clearly very
difficult for those n the most remote paris OF
the Union. Yet young aole-5;died oena-
tor might travel from Oresonto Washington
aud back once a year, but be could do moth
ing else. I.would be more expeditions. bow
ever, to come BY water round Cape Horn,
or to pass .hrou Cd Behring's Straits to the
Atlantic, and SO on to Washington. 1t Is
true this passage is not ye. discovered, ez-
cept upon our maps, bu. it vii! DO as scoa as
Oregon shall be State"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-28
The steusen Monument.

Movements are being made in all parts o.
the country towards the Accomplishment Of
this patriotic enterprise. We learn from ibs
Baltimore papers that meeting OF the '2' e
raj German associations of that citS va, hc'4
o few evenings since at the Turner Hail. I"
the corner Of LDnb bard and Front street, 70
take into consideration the propriety oil hI'l'
Jog fest" with view to raise q n'r'Du'
ton in aid Of the fund required to efec'
monument to the memory Of Baron >'ee'!u'
After the election of officers, II wa deer
mined to hold festival Oh the p OF SeVtei1
Der proximo. on the grounds Of the A5H.u
tural Society. if they can be Obtsnei, o'hs'
wise at the garden of Vim. Rullmap, % -;
Frederick road. Addresses will be teI''e' q,
on the occasion by Hons. J. Varslnt anu -.
Winter Davis in the English tongue, anl .!
Rev. MIR. Seheib and DR.. Hess 10 tue HsFu'u
topgue.--E Union.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-28
TeIeprsphic Desuatehes.

New ORLEANS, August Clustering Ex-
change has advanced to $500 per cent. pre-
MUM.
New YORK, Aug ga IIavre letter, re-
ceiyed by the steamer today, reports ship
and trade with the United States appeared
to be resuming its regular course.
LANCASTER, Pa, Aug. 25--The Hon. Thaa-
deus Stevens was nominated for Congress
by the fusion" party to-day on the second
ballot.
PlTrsBURG, Aug. 25.-Tho auti.tax conven-
tion nominated Thos. Williams for represen-
tati7e in Congress from the twenty-second
district, and adopted the remainder of the
democratic tcke:. The American consen-
o. nominated Gen. Moor head, republican,
for Congress, from the twenty-irst district -
The remainder Of the ticket is composed,
partly, of the nominees Of the late republican
convention.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. &c The Santa Fe CORES
pondent Of the Republican says that the rea-
son the NaVajoe Indians refused to surren.
der the murderer IF Major Brooks negro, is
because Major Brooks positively refused to
indemnify them for the forty horses killed by
the troops, anu lJr tiespssS!nH Oh tuciF II az
ing ground at Fort DtiaDce. Major Brooks
gives the Indians until the l2!h inst, to sur
render the murderer.
BosroS, August 25.-Walter Hayward,
charged with forging bank checks 10 the
amount of $1,000, was arrested and fully
committed to-day. lie WAS from Cincinnati.
Hayward was held in SO 900 for examination
on two counts at the Municipal Court. Two
orders were found on him with the name OF
Clark, Cheney & Co. drawing 10 his favor on
Clark. Dodge Il Co., New York, to the amount
| Of 500.
New ORLEANS, Aug. 25.--Thero were ii
deaths from yellow fever yesterday.
Bosr1N. Aug. 25.--The bark Corde!ia, ar
rived at quarantine, lost five Of her crew; and
the brig Monticello, also arrived, lost two
from yellow fever.
Boston. Aug. 25.--The royal mail steam
ship Niagara, sailed from here at noon to-
day. with fifteen passengers for Halifax, and
forty-.wo for Liverpool. she took out no spe,
Gle
CLEVELAND, OHIo, Aug. 26--The repub!i.
cans Of the 20tt congressional district, have
nominated John Hutehins, vice Mr.. Gid
| ulDps
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-28
a Sinking NIOuho,

Oae of these little animals inhabits our
office. For several years pat he has made
his home in it, He has become very familiar
with all hands, and 10 broad dayl glt be can
be seen playing around the feet OF the COR
positors, tr dalcing about the cases, secmr :,
IL as little apprehensise Of dai g'r az il SUI <
~ away in his nest. TIE pastr,cup Is bis Dc
light, but be never objects to bit Of cake, or
fruit with which his admirers occasionally
supply him lie Is most remarkable little
snimGl. A piece OF cake puts him in high 9,sc,
and when be has devoured it, be g is IN q
corner and sir 6 like a canary bird, ms notes
being swee. aud melodious. Sometimes be
will sing for al hour without IntermissiOn.
lie is a general favorite-does what be plea
ses with mpunity aud is regarded rs sort
Of fixture in the pfhce. Eveo while we are
writing be is playing on the table, and Is so
tame that he suffers himself to be handled
without any show of ar.--Lumjeraad Ie!e-
,,r1DL
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-28
AIIegany County, Md.

The Cumberland Telegraph is rei,is.
over the good health Of that town, ana ;,
continuance Of uninterrupted nayiasti,, >,
the canal by means Of the steam Quinn
erumbles about the want Of rain s,ff ~
setting in of very cool weather, there b,,;.;
been frost 10 the western section Of the ,..I1
ty for thee nights in succession, gltb,p, :
ing any damage, however. Il mas al., =,
following items:
BUCKwuEAT.-Should the present wn,,,..
continue, the buckwheat crop will BE- .E'.
if indeed it is not already injured BIZ tr,,,,
on che mountains west Of Us. The c,o, !,
now in full bloom.
MAsr--The mast this season is said 80.
abundant. The forests are sad 10 he fnr y
chessnuts, acorns and other nuts. This wII
10 a measure indemnify farmers f., tSs',
short crops Of corn, oats, 81.
cox CRoP.-Notwitbstsnding the a,,..
ing promises of q handsome yield som.
weeks since, the corn crop as a whole ind
Gates but poor return for the labor Il -,
husbandman. On the uplands the WELD viii
be exceeding y short, owing to the excs..iy.
and long continued drought.
RAILROAD ROLLING MILL.-Tae pr,r,,
ton TO erect rolling mil! at this place /,
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Cyup,ny
seems to be generally regarded with iay5,
The city we are assured viii not only c5rt,;.
butte material aid. but likewise furnish Ir.s
Of charge, whatever ground may be nece..1.
~ for the purpose.
NEW CREEK COMPANY. 1t will be reci.
lected that some time since this comrap7
went down with crash, and that suit. wei.
instituted against for the recovery Ui dsb,,
| due by it. We now learn that ct. Ut, are he.
! Jog made to retrieve it's fallen fortunes.
payment Of 50 cents per share on IS Gu
shares has been made, and the sun OF -
500 raised. \ meeting vas to have been
| held on Tuesday TO see If sale OF the com.
pany's possessions could not be prevented
| ALLEGANY COUNTY BASE-Efjrts Al.
about being made to secure subscription. 70
the capital stock Of this bank, chartered BIZ
the last Legislature. The charter require,
that two thirds of the stock shall be owned by
residents of Maryland.
MARYLAND Coal TRADE For the week
ending Saturday S,6l4 tons Of coal were
shipped over the Pennsy Isauia railroad, jj~
tons over the Georges Creek road, ami
,724 tons over the Hampshire road, making
an aggregate for the week from tie Whole
coal region of Is, 927 tons; total shipment iyi
the year from the entire region 379 sc tons.
During the season |, 225j canal boats c.ea;e!
this port carrying l3o 800 tons of cyat. d;
the total amount, 24l ,3l6 tons went by rsl
rnnd
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-28
Military slavery.

A more monstrous infection OF punishment
than il noted by the Brighton Guardian, has
never been recorded in the history of modern
civilization, and it is not surprising that the
police of England should receive notice OF
two hundred and fifty desertons from the
army in one day. The report OF the punish
ment inflicted ought to cause every man Of
sensibility to quit the service, disgraced by
such brutal outrages Of humanity. Here Is
the story:
A private of the 18th Royal Sussex Regiment
having been found guilty by district court
martial of stealing IS piece belonging 10 pr.
vate Dougherty, the same corps, was senten-
ced to receive fifty ashes, and TO be imprisoned
eghty.lour days, with hard labor. Inc pun.
ishment of logging vas indicted on Saturday al
Chatham, and was very severe, the cat having
nine thongs 10 il, thereby giving four hundred
and fifty stripes on the man : back. Some OF
the young soldiers. who mad never seen sucu
punishment before. dropped from the ranks and
tainted The prisoner appeared to bear the IN
llictiou with great degree OF bounce and hard-
hood: for when he was relieved from the haIbects
ne set up a loud laugh at the officers, and OBJ
served 10 his comrades, Il shall soon be back
again
Sumo years ago man was whipped at the
Horse Guards, London, till be ded IN the
most dreadful agouies. The inquest was held
by Coroner Wakely, who, Oh that memorable
occasion, refused to give up the body, even
upon the Queens misunderstanding that the
Coroner is above the Crown, where the cause
of subjects death is in question. 1t APP
pears that the mural and humanltary spirit
aroused on that occasion has been permitted
to sleep again. and that the English are to be
deemed no higher in the scale Of beings than
paid serfs and military slaves.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-28

AT the recent commencement Of the uni-
versity of Wisconsin, d: Madison, the degree
of A. B. was conferred upon Mr.. j. w.
Slaughter, a talented young gentleman OF
Culpeper County, Va. He delivered, at the
commen cement the Salutatory address in
L.tiu, appropriately written, and effective
" pronounced; and On oration on the Estl-
mates of True Greatness, which was treated
in an able manner and secured the interest
and attention of the audience.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-28

We ore told that gambling prevails to
fearful extent on board the steamboats, that
mass up and down the Mississippi River
All sorts of games are practised there, aud
among those who travel, are some Of the most
plausible and 6nished rogues.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-28
Child Killed with Hsrtshorn,

In Georgetown, kentucky, a few days
since, a little son OF the Hon. Alvin Duvall
met his death 10 very singular manner
His father and mother being away from
home little negro girl 60; vial Of bartshorn
and Was playlully holding it to the noses Of
the children. Ia putting it to the nose ofthe
little boy while he lay upon his back she
spilled the fund into bis mouth and nose The
result was death in thirty hours, the child sui
tering intense pain.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-28
Battle OF North Point.

On the 18th Of next month, the remains
of Wells ADD McComas, two young men
who fell at North Point while fighting in
defence of Baltimore. are to be inferred at
Ashland Square, in that city. An address
will be delivered by Hon. John G. Legrand,
and military companies from Washington
and other places have been invited to attend
and participate in the ceremonies.- Union.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-28

The unostentatious State of North Caro-
lima discussed from its literary fund, for the
support of schools, and for the education OF
deaf and dumb children, during the years
1855 and 1856, the sum Of S396665.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-28

Mr. Speaker Orr, in his speech at the DIE
ner given to him recently in South Carolina
alluded to the pending contest in lllioo's'
and declared that be would infinitely prefer
to see Douglas Senator rather than Lin-
coln, and closed with feeling exhoftation
in favor of the preservation OF the Union.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-28

The warehouse Of Robbins & Batt'ey, ship
ehandlers, in Norfolk, was destroyed by fire
on Monday night. Their loss is So 500; IN
surauce IS 1000. They lost all their books
and papers. 5. W. Thrift. owned the build
ing aud was insured Tor SO 600.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-28

The Ocean Telegraph dispatches published
Yesterday, not only told us what was tho
news in London Oh Wednesday, but going
half round the world it brings us important
news from the sntipodes, of peace concluded
in China, ard British success IN India.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-28

The Union, with honorable courtesy, In
copying from the National Intelligencer, the
notice relative to that paper which we put
lshed yesterday, says I'VE cannot torego
the opportunity of expressing our plea
sure at the prosperity OF our Contemporary
"a prosperity it pre-emineutly deserves
a. model Of dignifed management and
of uniform courtesy to its political oppo-
nsnts We hope that it may long remain IN
the hands of those who have made the lntei,
ligen;er what it lie, whose lives are identified
with its history and success"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-28

The selection of Mr.. Helm as oonsul-gen-
eral at Havana is in the nature of promo
ton, he having been consul at St. Thomas by
appointment of Mr.. Pierce. The TACT that
the discharge of bis official duty ut the latter
place elected handsome testimonial from
the merchants trading thitber, bsspeaks able
and efficient service at Havana.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-28

The Weston, Virginia, Herald says that
Mr.. John MCGEE has recently sold his farm
of 224O acres, on Sand Fork, in Lewis coun-
ty, for S25 COO. The purchasers are from
the North, and came under the auspices OF
the New York Homestead Company. a
considerable party, we learn, passed through
for Braxton, from the State of Connecticut,
during the past week.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-28

The Annapolis Republican say'-"Ihe
Wyandotte Corn, We learn. from the farmers
of this county who have this year tried 1t,
will fail to produce the quantity represented;
ia other words, the Prolific Corn will yield
mnch mnreO
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-28

The celebrated Thomas Paine was the con-
triver of an iron bridge-o the very boldest
design--aud which had the praise of MIR.
Stephenson. As the London Quarterly Re-
view remarks, if be had, instead of ponnng
shallow infdeli,y devoted his talents to sub
iects which he was competent to handle, be
would have left fame far different from that
which accompanies his name.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-28

The subscriptions to the stock Of the Bank
of the Commonwealth, in Richmond, are gra-
dually increasing, and amount now to about
100000. Subscribers to the Bank stock
may pay in Virginia State stock at par ler
three fourths of their subscription.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-28

l, is stated that the yellow fever under
treatment in the New York Quarantine hos
ptal this season is and was Of the most vlru-
lent character. Indeed, the very worst sort
of cases were and are being dealt with, and
net there have beed cured eight Of the sick
out of every ten. This is the most successful
doctoring Of the epidemic known.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-28

A Board of Naval Engineers, consisting Of
Chief Engineers Wood, Sewell, and kiug,
will convene at the Navy Yard, New York,
on the lst Of September next, for the pur
pose of examining Engineers for promotion
in the Navy
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-28

The Cunard steamship Arabia will leave
New York for Liverpool punctually, on the
Let of September, the damage caused by her
collision With the Europa having been re-
paired. The Africa will sail 90 the 10Th OF
September.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-28

The foreman removes and distributes the
long standing head of Latest Dates from
Europe" which has been kept up for many
years past to show the dates of the latest
arrivals from England and France. The
"latest dates" NOE, which be will have to
manage, will be those of the day before pub
LEGATION.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-28

The military spirit prevails to consldera'
bic extent in Charlestown, Va. On Satur-
day last, the Jefferson Guards" and JET
ferson Cadets" we're on parade. The for
ner for the purpose of electing officers and
tho latter fer the purpose Of presenting to
their esteem ed Captain, Lawson Bolts, esq,
a S,lynr Goblet
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-28
The crew Of the Niagara we're received IN

The crew of the Niagara were received 10
New York, on Wednesday, at the "Hall OF
tho Union" in the Cooper Institute, in pre-
sepos of Hon. Isaac Toueey. Peter Cooper,
Captain Hudson, Cyrus W. Field, and a
laree and distinguished assemblago. The
Gallant sailors were eloquently and teelingly
sddr essed BY the honored secretary, Rev
Chsrlss Jones, oft Mariners church, anc
others. and after the conclusion OF this inter
estine ceremony, proceeded to Palace Garden
14tb street, where en- entertainment was pro-
1ided for them by Cyrus W. Field.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-28

Chicago is becoming rather hard place.
There are now in the Chicago Jail e'ght per-
sous awaiting trial for murder. % Saturday
morning, John Nehaysel murdered his little
daughter, only seven years Of asel
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-28

Alarge meeting was held on Saturday last,
in Greepsborough, Caroline county, Md, in
favor of an early resumption Of work on the
Delaware aud Maryland railroad. Address
es were made by Gen. TilGbman, president OF
the railroad company, and Col. lianbleton
and Mr. Powell, of the board of directors
1t was decided to bold meeting of the stock
holders Of the company at the same place Oh
the 25th Of September.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-28

At Saratoga. on Monday, the thermometer
went as low as SO degrees, and there was
frost in the valley Of the Mohawk. In sew
ersl places in Connecticut the melon vines
wore nipped and Killed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-28

We learn from the Newark Daily Adver-
tser, that 40 interesting celebration was
held by the Professors and Students Of
Princeton College on the l9sh inst, in honor
of the successful working Of the Atlantic Tel
esrarh. Professor Stephen Alexander, il
his address, spoke in appreciation Of the
emotions naturally awakened by this great
triumph of science, and in commemoraticn OF
the share bad in it's inception by Professor
Joseph Henry, long member OF the Prince
ton Faculty, before he was called to preside
over the Smithsonian Institution.