Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-09
News OF tho Day.
t 7osRop He rcry age and body Of the TINE

uen. Callouf nds dt Idot ISCSNcu iui"hSu
Gov. Denver the evidence in relation to the
fraudulent returns Of the vote at Delayare
Crossing, Kansas. 1t fully proves that ouly
iorty-three votes were cast, instead of some
four hundred, as were returned 10 the fraud
ulent poll list.
Times are awful in Illinois, judging from a
letter from farmer in Jay county, Illinois,
to the American Industrial Ass Dciation. lie
says the people in that region Cannot ray
their debts, things are 80 lIw-wheat ID to
so cents per bushe!; hn'ter cents per pound;
eggs cents per q zsr; and other things IN
proportion" The residents of our cities
wUuld Ike to exchange some OF the good
times, alias hgh price,, in this region, for
hat they call Lard times in Illinois.
Religious services are performed daily, in
most Of the churches of fredericksburg, and
the large and attractive audiences indicate
an increasing solicitude among the people =
Prayer meetings are held every afternoon 10
the Presbyterian church conducted by the
Rev Mr.. Ioge, and every night the Rev
Philip Slaughter conducts service In the
Episcopal church. La this church the III
,erest manifested is signal and very encouE'
aging,
The New Orleans Pcayune of the 3O:h
ult, says that singular funeral train PASS
ed up Dryades street on the day previous,
on it's way to one of the Fourth district CEN,
eteries. One woman, poor and lonely--per'
chance mother--bore Oh her head little
coffin containing the body Of child OF abou!
FIVE summers, and the sad procession which
accom- panied her consisted of three women
meanly clad, followed by three men. Never
before were our eyes witness vi such lune-
raj train.
Posten, the jailor Of Newport KY" who
was imprisoned Oh the charge Of a5saultlng
a soldier of the garrison with a sluug-shot,
has been under the surveillance Of his own
vile, she performing the duties Of jallor du
ring bis incarceration within the walls OF the
Jail, of which he is the lawful CUSTODIAN
She is NO doubt very attentive in her partlcu'
lar charge.
At the election in Louisville, on Saturday,
for municipal officers, the candidates OF the
American party, re chosen. The journal
says the election passed off quietly. The
aggregates Of the largest votes for Council
men on each side are as follows: For the
Americans .. Isl votes, for the Democrats
937 votes, giving clear American msJJHty
OF l,24l.
Owen McGrath, resident Of POtmIn
county, was robbed in New York or Mond.g
night of $500 and check ior $l0O, by three
villains, who after the robbery threw him To-
to the river with the inteution of drowning
him. He was fortunately rescued bg person
empioyed 10 the Manhattan Gas Works, who
bearing bis cries came to his assistance.
a correspondent Of the Christian Advo-
ate says, that in view of the recent lamen-
ted death of Bishop Waugh, tao vacancy
created ia Methodist circles thereby, tue geo
graphical position, the social importance, aud
the ecclesiastical circumstances OF the city,
Bishop Simpson will be invited 10 reside IN
Baltimore.
Col. Benton is declining, bot still work
ing. lie cannot rise again, but devotcs some
hours every day to his last work asking on
ly time to 6uish it. He speaks of his ap-
preaching end with heroic equanimity. IL
is proposed thet Congress purchase an edI'
ton Of his ab!idgement for the use OF the
Government.
The Committee on the Congress Library
to whom was referred the disposition Of the
S25, 900 appropriated for work OF art 10y
Hiram Powers, for the Capitol, have conc!u.
ded to divide il, and to order the execution OF
two statues OF eminent characters Of the keS-
olulion-Green aud Marion.
The Abingdon Virginiau announces the
death of Mr.. Richard Cviley, Of Russell
county. a man of great muscular power, OF
Infinite humor, and honest in al his actions.
He was the FIRST settler of Sand Lick, and IN
him the bears have lost mortal De, TOR hun
dreds of them have fallen before his rifle.
The plan on foot to establish South
ern bathing place at Point Lookout, at the
mouth Of the Potomac, is entrusted to the
management Of Col. Garrett, Of Mesmors-
land, whose name is guarantee OF It's worth
iness and whose erergy is sufficient pledge
Of its success.
Theodore Parker recently ntimated to his
congregation that reduction CT his salary
would be agreeable to his feelings. At
me Getting Of the Society over which he is
settled it was unanimously voted that there
should be no diminu,ion of the yearly stipend
of their minister, and that his usual sumner
vacation should be extended one mouth.
4 letter from Washington states that DIR.
Berpheieel, delegate from Etab. has presented
TO the House Committee on Territories, Il
constitution framed by the people Of Yah,
with the request that the Territory be admit
ted as State under it. This constitution
was framed in 1856. ~
We learn from the kanawba Republican
that MIR. Gay P. Matthews. Of that county
has deposited his great Virginia diamond,
"estimated to be worth not less than tgo
millions of dollars" in the bank at Charles
ton. for the inspection Of the curious.
We rejoice to learn that the people IN
X .nsas have the means of keeping them
selves warm in cold weather, without the ex-
citement Of politics, for Professor tiawn cs-
,i,nat,s the coal area Of that territory, as
- .-,,,, ot l. O0j -nunIe Iul.e5.