Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-23
TeIeEraphic Dispatches.

New YORK, Aug. 20.--Curacoa advices to
the lth instant have been received. Political
affairs at Venezuela were quiet. The French
and English fleets were still lying at Llguay'
ra. Gen. Gregori Mouagas died in prison at
Maricaibo.
Advices received at Curacao from St. Do.
minro indicate another revolution in that re-
public, Gen. Santana being opposed to the
nomination for the presidency.
The quotations OF coffee are unchanged but
firm. The falling of 10 the quality is equal
to an advance of 200 reas. Richmond four
l9N000a20N000 Baltimore CloOOaSHOOO.--
Quotations nominal.
PernambucO, JUiy 30--Richmond flour Il Y
0j0,2OIOjO.
PITTsBuRG, Aug. l9--The celebration in
honor OF the completion of the Atlantic tele
graph came of this evening, and rather ex-
ceeded the public expectation. The pro
gramme was well carried out, and the whole
affair was, perhaps, the most brilliant demon,
stration of the kind ever got up in this city.
DETROIT, Aug. 9--The Republican State
Convention assembled here to-day. After dis,
posing of some unimportant business, the
convention proceeded to the nomination OF
State officers which, so far as made, ere as
follows:-FOr Governor, Moses Wisner, OF
Oakland county; for Lieutcnan'.G)vernor, +.
B. Fairfield, OF Hillsdale county; for Sdcrc-
tary Of State, Nelson G. 1sDcl!, O! Livingston
county.
ALBANY, n Y, Aug. 19.--Tbc American
general committee Of this county declare It's
readiness to unite with any party that will 20
for the admission Of Kansas into the Union
as a free State.
DETROIT, Mich, Aug. l9.-Hon. Dewitt
C. Leach was renominated for Congress by
the republicans of the fourth district yester-
day.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug 20.-The ship Grey
Eagle, from Rio, with dates to July l4th, has
arrived. She sailed in company with the
Reindeer, for Hampton Roads, and the Helen,
for Baltimore. Left in port Lapwing and
Mardomin, for Baltimore. Sailed, Justina
and Hurricane Bird, for Baltimore.
Bosrox, Aug. l9.--The ship Sea Ranger,
twenty days cut from Havana, and bound
for Liverpool, was Obliged to put into New
York yesterday, in consequence of having
lost three Of her crew from sickness and three
by desertion.
MONTREAL, Aug. 19.-The steamer Lady
Eglington, from Galway, Irelaod, with dates
to the 4th inst arrived at Quebec yesterday,
with $50 passengers
ROCHESTER, n. Y, Aug. l9.-The edge
tool factory of Browns race, and an adjoin-
Jag tuildnr, was destroyed 10y fire last Mig 1t.
Loss $50 coo, upon which there was no in-
surance.
BANGOR, Aug l9-Tbe Republicans of the
fifth Congressional district in convention at
Exeter to-day, renomlna.ed Hon. Israel Wash
burn, jr., for Congress.
New ORLEANS, Aug l9.-By advices from
Mexico We learn that Niadurrl left Monte
rev on the 9th, with second column against
the capital. lie would unite with the forces
of Zuasua. Col. Coronado was preparing to
Join him from Durango. Niadurri was ex-
peoting bloodless victory.
Later Texas advices announce that Gen.
Twggs had ordered an expedition OF four
companies of cavalry and fifty infantry, to
be provisioned for three months, against the
frontier Indians Col. Titus company pass
ed Fort Chadbourne on the 29th, for Sonora.
BosroN, Aug. 20.-Mr. Clark, proprietor
of the Boston Courier, has notified the Amer'-
can Telegraph Company of this city, OF bis
intention to prosecute them for having given
his special and private dispatches from Port
land to the Traveller newspaper.