Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-08
Photographic Dispatches.


PORTLAND, Me-, Oct 6--Tbe extension Of
the Uoiou Telegraph (Morse liue) from Bos-
ton to this city having been Completed. the
lire was opened for business today.
New YORK, Oat. 6-The directors Of the
Crystal Palace meet this afternoon to ascer-
tain the losses ot the exhibitors at the Amer
lean Institute Fair ard other PARTICULARS
The total loss is es'im ated at over 81 ,5OO.-
900. The Palace was insured for $50 900
10 cover losses ui the foreign exhibitors at
the Worlds Fair in 1853, whose productions
have remained in the building snce that
time. Today the LIST regiment proceeded
TO Staten Island, to relieve the 9TH regiment
in maintaining order at quarantine.
New ORLEANS, Oct. 5.--Ihe exports Of cot
ton from this port during the past week were
c 500 bales, of which 500 were to Havre,
and the remainder to England. The buying
at present is largely on continental account
The rec ipts during the pas! three days have
been 10000 bales. We quote middiing al
l2s
HARRISBURG, Oct. "A down passenger
train upou tue Pennsy l9ania Central Road
ran upon hand car above this place this
morning. The car contained four repair
hands on the road, two OF whom we're Killed
outright The third WAS badly injured, aud
the fourth, John Woods, escaped.
New YORK, Oct. 6,--The Commercial Ad-
ver.iscr learns that negotiations are IN pre-
gress for placing the Adriatic, Baltic, and
Atlantic, of the Collins line, Oh the Califor-
ria route via Panama, and that they are
likely to be successful
WHEELING. Oct. 6.-The Ohio river at this
point has risen Fix feet, and is now in good
:avigable order. Much freight has accumu-
lated here, which the river craft will at once
convey 20 lis destination.
NJ, BILE, Oct. 5.--Frelghts in this market
on cotton to Liverpool are steady at 9-l6-
At New Orleans the rate Is the same, but
engagements in both markets are quite liml-
ted.
SYRACUSE, n. Y, Oct. 5.--The State Fair
opened here most auspic,ouslY to-day. The
attendance on the ground during the day
was not large, but far above the average OF
the first day. The entries, however, are so
much in advance of last year that the total
receipts already exceed the gross amount TO-
ken during all the last fair. Ex-Pres'dent
Martin Van Buren, was on the eround
b. roN. Oct. 5--Io the United Statcs Dis
tIi:t Court to-day Capt. Austin, OF the "hal-
ing ship Betsey Williams, Of New Bedford,
was tound guilty OF leaving Jehn francls'
eolorcd man, ore of bis crew, at deserted
lsla, i of the q llipasos groupe.
uARTr BID, C'NN., On. 5.--About one-haIl
Of the towps in Connecticut held their an
nual town elections yesterday. As lar as
heard from the democrats have carried thirty
towns, and gained two, and the rerubilcane
have carried torty-seven towns aid gained
| fourteen.
WILNINGT n, DEL, Oct. 5.--At ward
election held mere to day, for assessors and
INSPECTORS, the Peoples party carried three
wards out of the tve--same as at the late
MAYORS election.
WILMINGTON, DEL, Oct. G.--Complete re.
turns of tie election in this State yesterday y
show that the Democrats have carried tho
State BIZ about 80 majority.
Mobile, Oat Henry Mandesille, mlp-
lister Of tae Presbyterian Church, died here
ON Saturday. lie was native OF New York
BosroN, Oct. G.--The United States sloop-
ocwar Dolphin. OF the Paraguay squadron,
sailed hence for Norfolk to-day.
Bosr2N, Ger. 6--The steamer Niagara
sai!,d hence for Halifax to-day, en- route tor
Liverpool.
NEw ORLEANS. Oct. G.--Tbe deaths from
yellow fever during the past 80 hours, have
been eighty-uine.
Later from ihie Disaster.
New ORLEANS, Oct. 6;h---The steamer
Black Warrior has arrived here from HsVs-
pa with dates to The "a.
A large magazine at Havana. filled with
now der, shells aid rockets, exploded Oh the
both ult., by which % persons were killed,
and l05 wounded. MANY more were also
buried uuder the ruins. Ninety new sugar
houses we're totally destroyed aud the gas
works were rendered useless. so that the city
At night was in total darkness.
Tue police and troops were guarding pro
perty. The whole city was affected by the
Shock and many building were damaged
Governor General Copcha was the hrst Oh
ii ;ial On the ground, and was quite active 10
| aiding the unfortunate.
Tue cause of the disaster was unknown.
Sugars bad declined trihe. Stock on
hand 10000 boxes.