Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-21
TeIegrsphIc Dispatches.

TcleSrRphiC DesphtIhts'
New YORK, Jan. l9.-Tne uayre cores
pondent of the New York Commercial says
! that large number OF drafts which arrived
out by tue last steamer have been returned
protested.
The government of Norway had raised
loan of two hundred and twenty thousand
hounds TO assist embarrassed houses. Inc
government Of Sweden would probably DO
the same.
ST Louis, Jan. l9.-The Republican has
received information from Fort Laramie
through an Iadian trader who arrived AZ Jet
ferson City Yesterday. He reports having
met. on the 23d Of December, between SIX
and seven hundred Cueyennes and Camnnche
Indians who were returning from oAlt LAKE
CITY to their villages on the Black " "ihut
hills, about eighty miles southeast OF Fort
Laramie. They were accompanied by ABOUT
twenty Mormon leaders, and 1t was their IN,
tentUn to remain at camp they had erecteu
until the spring, when they "oulu e'h-
ploy themselves under the Mormon influence,
in harrasslng aud cutting on the supply
trains which may be sent 70 the rellel y! OOl'
Johnston.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 The bill matured
by the Pacific railroad committee OF tue Sen
ate, and reported in the Senate to day, propC-
ses to locate the railroad between the Big
Sioux and the mouth OF tue Kansas river 10
San Francisco Alternate sections OF land on
each side Of The road will be granted Tor tue
purpose aud So 800 per mile will be ad-
vauced, on tue completion OF every twenty
five miles, I'LL the sum Of so ,UOO,UUU Dc
reached the amounts thus advanced to be re
turned to tue government IN mall service anu
the transportation Ot men anu munitions Vi
war. Five per cent. stock Is TO Ue ISSUED -
The President is TO receive the bids and
make u contract for twenty years, ana To-
cate the road, having u view 10 economy ahu
the best route.
ROCHESTER, Jan. lS.--Iu the Robertson
case lO-aay nothing Ut moment was brought
to lisht. Several witnesses for the defence
were sworn, to prove the motive on the part
of Beger TOR the conspiracy against the DC
teodant. Several bank officers and direc-
tors testified that Mr.. RJbert'on vas engag'
ed in the bank with them on the evening
that BiegleT swear5 that he was IN his once
An attempt was made 10 Introduce evidence
showing that old BIegler who Is IN the State
prison was the seiuccr OF Emile MUIR, 10
clear Mr.. RObeit'On from destinations made
by young B,egier. The OBJECT in introducing
it was also To show the motive for the c0nspl-
racy. The court decided that II was lrrcle-
want The summing up IN the case com
menccs ta-mnrrOw.
IXplANAruIIs, Jan. ia circular has
been issued tor mass democratic convention
4 in Indiana on the 22i OF February, tor
expressing the dissatisfaction tcIt at the resO'
lutions passed by the late State c1nsentlon.-
The final resolution relative to the Lecomp.
ton constitution is differently construed. 1t
says that the naked question for the Indiana
democrats l.: Are We in favor OF cintrlOu-
tiug to free slavery on the people Of Kansas
against their will If We are, our party
will be overwhelmed 10 defeat aud they
ask their brethren not To IISk defeat By de-
sertug the principles which led chem to
victory.
New YORK, Jan. l0-The public school
house on the corner Concord and Navy streets,
BROOKLYN, was burnt this Afternoon, Uwlug To
some defect in the heater. There were i've
hundred children in the building when the
fire broke OUT aud great excitement prevailed.
la their eagerness to escape, seven children
. were either smothered or trampled to death,
Many vs. ere only saved by being thrown from
the windows and caught IN tue arms uf the
firemcn and others. The building was the
finest school building in the city. Ii was
entirely destroyed
WASHINGTON, Jan. l9.-The steam frlsate
Colorudo has teen put in commission, and
! is now fitting out at Norfolk ~ the hag-
ship Of the home.squalrOn, to relieve the
" abash.
The friends of the bill which has been
q introduced in Congress for appropriatnS
pubic lands in limited quantities to actu.
al settlers, say it will undoubtedly become u
law.
: HARRISBURG, Jan. 10 The democratic
State central committee had stirring DIS
cusson here to-day relative to the time tor
holding the State convention, the buchanan
, ties desiring postpone it ill the 4;h ot July.
The original motion Tor the IA OF March,
however, prevailed by large majority
HARRISBURG, January l3.The Lebanon
Valley Railroad was opened today through
, out its entire length, from Reading via /.
:, banon t Harrisburg a distance OF 53 miles.
Tho trains, flled with passengers, made
good time, passing oges the track in perfect
safety.
SCRANTON, Pa, Jan ia destructive fire
is raging here this evening. Ii is feared a
steam -four mil, 5tOrcbouse, hotel aud
. several dwelling houses will be destroyed
g AUGUSTA, Jan. - Tine sun Of $4,000
+ was stolen from two North Carolinlans AT Fer
/ nandina, Florida, en- Saturday night last
r Most Of the money was on the Bank Of VIII
minstOn, \. &.
Kidnapping