Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-07-27

Ga Springs, last Thursday week. a young
lawyer from New York met there dashing
young lady from the same city, to whom be
had been paying bis attentions until forbid
den to do So by her parents. Regardless OF
hotel proprietes, be fell upon bis knees be-
fore her 10 the parlor, and then and there
popped the question. Overcome by his
warmth, or thg circumstances IN when she
UNEXPECTEDLY found herself placed, the young
lady consented, and together they rushed
cut, sprang into carriage, and were driven
to the house of clergyman, by whom their
fates were speedily united. There was a
great deal of storning on the part OF the old
people when they found out what bad been
done, but they concluded to submit, after
they had made up their minds that they
could do no better.
Mrs. Blount, on Saturday morning, by the
advice of her friends, proceeded to Mail
lard's, in Broadway, New York, where she
was joined by her husband aud daughter,
and ut noon sailed in the steamer Tor New
Orleans. The reason why Mrs. Blount retu-
sed to leave the Napoleon Hotel before, aud
Join Col. B.ount, was on account of the bill
she bad run up there, and which Col. b. re-
fused to pay. Had she been able to have
settled this bill, she stated she would have
returned home week ago. She informed
Mr.. Huncke that de Rlviere's bill will be
paid, and that he may expect the money Just
80 soon as she can reach Mobile and get her
own property under her immediate control.
The accommodations of the White Sui
phur Springs have been greatly improved.
The family cottages have been put in good
condition, aud several new ones have been
added. The great improvement, however.
is the construction of an Immense hot,i, 4UO
feet in length, by so in width; the first floor
Of the new building is devoted to a drnnng
ball, 800 feet long, and capable OF comiorta-
bly, seating 2 800 persons, with spacious
room at each end one # which is used as a
dancing saloon, and the other is Intended for
a ladies' parlor. The accommodations this
year, including the new hotel, are ample for
5000 visitors.
The old and erroneous idea that the whole
region of the Rocky mountains north o. the
10th parallel is sterile region, presenting
an almost unbrOken field, is completely rcfo-
ted by Gov. Stoveus's exploration. Jae OF
the officers of his party, Lieut. Saxt9n, says
10 his report: 81 find that my previous ideas
OF this Rocky Mountain range are, 80 far as
this section is concerned, entirely erroneous.
Instead of vast pile of rock and mountains
almost impossible, find foe country,
we'll watered by streams of clear cold water,
and interspersed with meadows covered with
a most luxuriant grass"
On the return of the Secretary Of War an
expedition, under the command of MIR. E. +,
Beale, will be organized for the purpose OF
constructing bridges aud improving the eros
sing of streams on the road between Fort
Smith, Arkansas, and Albuquerque, New
Mexico; and, also, for completing the con
pected sections of road extending from Al
buquerque, westward, to the Colorado river
of the West, on or near the 35sh parallel Of
north latitude. A portion Of the expedition
will start from Albuquerque, eastward, and
another will 60 westward from the same
point.
The orders of nobility at the court Of
Hayti are arranged, as are all fashionable
institutions, from crinolines to crowns, on
French models. Some witty foreigner must
have found the names and titles, and estab
lished the court circle for the Emperor faus
tin l. Among bis peers are tie Dsse Of L.
monade, the Marquis Of Currant Jelly, the
Count Of Mar maiadc, and recently an !liclaI
document has been published, signed BY the
COunt de Red Terrier, who, it seems, Is Min
lister of the Interior and Agricultural Zach
cabinet minister is paid 5000 year.
Mr.. Rsrey, whose small book has been
published 10 England, and caused some seh'
sation among the ten guinea subscribers, be,
cause it contains all they have been taught
and to keep secret which they have been
bound in bond OF $500, has written to
the London Times releasing all his subscri'
bcrs from the bond, and explaining the Gil
cumstances under which the book was pub
lshed. lie denies that any one can learn
10 much from the book as he can teach in
one hour; but the book is Cd. (l24c.) and
one hours lesson ten guipeas lSJ2.)
A lady, not long since, commenced suit in
the Common Pleas Court, at Ravenna, Ohio
for FIVE thousand dollars damages for a
breach of m arriage contract. The defendant
answered that be had agreed to marry; that
he never refused, and was willing to comply
with his contract. lie got license and d
Justice OF the peace; be went to the girls res
ldence and rendered himself. The lady
wanted time to think the matter over, and
finally concluded to dismiss the case and pay
all tho costs.
The New York Fire Commissioners have
resolved that all persons running with an en-
CINE shall wear badge of membership, and
all others hold Of its rope shall be arrested
and handed over to the police authorities
The purpose OF the resolution is to get rid Of
the runners" or idle vsgabonds, who infes,
the neighborbood of fire companies, and un'
der the pretext of being fremen, commit al!
kinds of excuses.
On Saturday afternoon, officers Graham
and Dornan, 10 Baltimore, Of the indepen
dent police, arrested two men, named Joshua
Reed and James Myers, on the charge oil
breaking open desk in the Office Of the off
GERS, on South Gay street, near Second, aud
stealing therefrom O revolver, knife, aud a
capl
John Lynch, in New York, being intoxi-
Gated, went to sleep between string piece
and the fender of the pier, foot of Court
land street, on Saturday afternoon, when a
steamboat in landing jamned the fender
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