Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-12-16

1t is becoming somewhat questionable
whether the preaching Of the Rev. Mr.. His
cox in the National Theatre in n. York, on
Sunday evenings. is likely to produce good
II is difficult to restrain the uutimely ap-
plsuss Of the boys, some Of whom, because
the exercises are in the theatre, seem to think
their appreciation must be manifested by use
of the slang phrases of the pit. The preach
or, however. thinks be is making goodly
impression if he only reclaims ooe sinner out
Of thousand.
About three years ago dasbing 6nanc.er
of Chicago left that city and was said to
have swindled his friends there to the extent
of some 100000. He next figured at St.
Joseph, Mo, and succeeded 10 gaining rep.
utation as a forger TO the extent of s. OOO.-
lie then subsided in some part Of Western
Texas. A few days ago, be turned up again
in St. Louis, playing his old games, and
was arrested. lie calls himself lngram, but
his real name is not known.
The late commercial revusiou laid its hand
heavily upon many Of the cities and towns Of
the West, where the credit system was ex
banded to an enormous extent, and now moth.
ing is heard from them but terribly earnes,
cry of "hard times" The Boston Journal
ssys:-"The city of Chicago, which has been
the great headquarters of speculation at the
West, and where store lots two years ago
we're worth almost untold gold, feels the reac'
ton with great severity"
We have later dates from Great Salt Lake
City. At camp Floyd the officers of Gen.
Johnston's force had established theatre
For want of paint to paint scenery, they had
substituted eoncoction of mustard. Large
numbers of wsr.like indians were assembling
in the neighborhood of Malod Valley, and
Gen. j. had dispatched troops thither to pro.
tect the government stock herded there.
Laurel timber has been cut on the Nevada
Ranch, near Petsluma, in California, to be
used in the construction Of side-wheel stea-
mer, at the navy-yard. Tue use of this de-
scripton of wood is novelty 10 shipbuid-
ing, it never, We believe, having been used
for the purpose elsewhere.
Benjamin Lett the man who was convict
ed about twenty years since, Of blowing up the
Brock Monument at Queenstown Heights, but
escaped as be was being taken to prison, died
in Milwaukee, on Thursday last, from the eff.
feots Of poison, as is supposed, administered
by man who lie under arrest.
Lord Lyons, who has been been appointed
the successor of Lord Napier, as the repre-
sentative of Her Britannia Majesty at Wash
ington, is of American descent. His great.
grandfather was q Philadelphia, who re.
moved to Antigua, where the father Of the
first Lord Lyons was born.
The Monmouth IN. J) Democrat says
that man, calling himself Brigham Young,
it,, has established himself in Ocean county,
and called his place New Utah." or Little
Salt Lake" He has also induced three silly
women to join him, as starting point in bis
stock OF wives.
Rev. John Larkin, one Of the ministers
of the Roman Catholic Church of ST. Fran
els Xavier, in New York, died very sudden
ly on Saturday evening. He was to have
lectured that evening in the James street
church, at which place Archbishop Hughes
appeared and announced his drsth.
The announcement that Major Beaverton
had resigned bis position in the Army is in
correct. 1t is Captain Brereton, of the Ord
nance Department. who has resigned, and
not Major Beaverton, who has charge Of the
construction of Fort Carroll, on the Patapsco.
A collection was taken up on Sunday in all
the Catholic churches of New York, for the
repairing. furnishing and other expenses in
cideut to fitting up of an American Catholic
College at Rome.