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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-05
TelegraphIc Dispatches.

ST LOUIS, Oct. 2-Letters from the Pici-
&c wagon road expedition, dated Big Candy,
Oregon, Sept 7th, have been received. Tney
state that Col l. nder was pushing the work
with all possibls dispatch, sud was IN hopes
OF reaching Soda Springs before had wealth
err sets in. Two hundred miles OF the road
is finished, and m additional force ia now at
work beyond Salt river. The expedition
will winter at Laramie. Col. Lander starts
for Washington on the sta OF October.
The Indians are friendly, aud the health
o! the expedition is good.
The Western papers contain very contra
dictory accounts relative to the South Platte
gold diggings.
Col. Sumner and Lieut. Col. Burke arrived
here last night.
PITr,BuRG, OF. 2.-Tho crowd at the
STATE FAIR yesterday was enormous Nn. A.
Stokes, OF Weslmorelaud delivered the an
nual address, which was production OF ex-
traordinsry power and eloquenJe. About
fftv thousand persons attended the fair yes
| terday. Today the exhibition Was brought
TO a close.
SrAuSToN, Va. Oct r. w. Bushnell,
late vi Washington ci:y. while laborlog un-
ueT teDpOThTy ueIabStucut, oio'S' ~ W
health, shot himself this morning at the
American Hotel He suil lng"rs, Is p. VI
aud IL perfectly CONSCIOUS. lie states the
act was Committed while under mental aber-
ration.
New ORLEANS, Oct. The deaths by
yellow fever IN this city yesterday were To
BosroN, Oct. 2--Joseph \. Ballard. one
OF the oldest aud best ship news collectors,
and for many years connected, with the DAILY
Advertiser, died yesterday
WORCESTER Mass, Oct 2--The American
Missionary Society yesterday passed series
OF strong antisavery resolutions. Alter
elecung the old board of Officers the society
adjourned sine die.
SAVANNAH, O;t l.-lmmcrson Foot, su-
periatendent OF the Central (Gi Railroad,
died OF yellow fever on Tnurrday night.
There were six in.erments to-day, OF which
three were fever cases.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-05
Letter from Fairfax County.

Correspondence Of tile Alexandria Gazette.
CEyrREylLLs, FAIRFAX C,UNrY, Va, Oct
2ad.--Wi;h the lovely atmosphere, the blue
mountains hazy 10 the distance, and the for,
est hues gradually changing to the Gorgeou"
drapery Of natures farewell pageant ere she
sleeps the sleep of wiutry repcse--with all
these, there has descended q spiritual beau.
ty, warming into life and loveliness the spi,
rituslly dead among us.
For one week thc R.v. Mr.. McFaden, as
sisted be- the Rev. Mr.. Dick. Of the Metho-
dist Protestant Church, have been laboring
Tor revival with uuabated zeal and faith
fulness.
Processing Christians of both sexes, and
different denominations, devoted themselves,
through prayer and exhortation, to the furtb-
erauce Of the good work.
Noon prayer meetings, with preaching at
night, have been blessed to the awakening
of many, who for long years hnv" been the
SUBJECTS of many prayers. Parents aud
children. brothers and sisters, the eyed with
v whitening locks and feeble steps, the middle
ranks of life, and even the young met with
many tears and prayers, and professcd their
faith in things unspeu--"They that turn
many to righteousness shall shine 10 the
stars forever and ever" NlAlOR.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-05
Senatorial sweepst.k.s.

The sweepstakes for North CaroIiaa's two
Senatorial seats. to come IF this winter, will
be as intensely interesting as any ever wit
messed on the political turf. The nags have
been all up" and in training for some time
past and judging trom what We can pump cot
of their respective green's and trainers, are
in good condition. with the exception of the
old steed, Bedford Broacn, who Is drawn 10
The hide, ana hard to sweat" as bis groom
told us the other day. This, however, the
groom thinks will be remedied 10 few days
by hard practising and rubbing.
The entries are, MP to this time,
Bedford Brown; Thos. l.. CliDgman; David
S. Reid, and ". w. Holden.
Quite q field" even If 20 more entries are
made, Of which there is strong probability,
"a the stakes do not close until after the
caucus.
As arc have been appointed one Of the
Judges, we do not feel at liberty to name the
two winners, as under other circumstances we
could easily do Raleigh Register.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-05
The Great Bell Creyasse.

The Now Orleans Picayune says:-"A
friend, who visited this scene of disaster day
before yesterday, gives US some details of it's
present appearance. The crevasse is about
300 feet wide at its opening on the river,
and extends back quarter Of mile to the
Oaelousas Railroad track, varying 10 derth
from 5 to 40 feet. The surface coil OF Mr.
Belize plantation is entirely washed away Tor
nearly halt mile back from the river, and
the moss Of logs aud dtif,-wood scattered
about. gives the place the appearance OF the
mouth of the Mississippi through the pass
called the Jump The deposit Of earth
made by the waters is entirely in the woodN,
lust the place, as MIR. Bell Informed our
friend. where he wanted such an accumula'
ton Of soil. aud by which means large
tract If land is reclaimed that WAS formerly
useless. The heaviest deposit ct soil IL,
however, above and below the crevasse..-
The property next below Mr.. Bells is much
improved by it. The Harvey Canal on
which SO much money has been spent 10 the
last five wears, to render it of use to the
many fine plantations of the interior. has, It
would appear, been much injured by the
crevasse."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-05
Etasc ally.

The Boston Atlas gives some interesting
particulars Of the way in which the default
ibg cashier Of the Brighton Bank managed
bis rascality: The reason for the recent
resignation of Mr. Robert n. W01dw0rth,
cashier Of the Brighton Back, has become
apparent. Tie turns out to be a defaulter,
having made way, as is alleged, with some
$40 900 belonging 90 the bank. An lnVesu-
CATION is progressing by the directors The
bank is said 70 be secured against loss by
the buudsmen of Mr.. WOodwO,th and by his
private property, which has been made over 10
the bank t. project it from loss. 1t Is said
be has been indulging in fancy stocks for
some time, and which, as Is generally the
case, has brought bim down. lie is lead.
ing Baptist in Brighton, and the revelations
are beard with concern by the Church.
1t was supposed at first that the rognery
was of recent occurrence. ADD this opinion
was all the stronger from the fact that the
cashiers books have balanced with the incest
exactness, and the examination of lts affairs
by the Back Commissioners, in May last,
revealed no Suspicious circumstances. a
few DAYS since the President of the bank 5.
III Bennett received an inquiry from the
President Of tue Faneuil Hall Bank, whether
he should furnish Mr.. WoodwJrth with 500.
900 on New York, on account Of the Bank Of
Brighton lie at once refused saying if they
did, il was at their own risk. MIR. Bennett
was then Informed that they had already let
him have the same amount. This led ~ 40
investigation and to the confession OF MIR.
Woodwork that he had for four years been
appropriatinS the funds OF the bank to his
own use for speculation and other purposes.
He had purchased house in Brighton
for SIS 5000, which was furnished in pa,atlal
style, spcculated at second hand, given ) 900
towards the erection of the Baptist church
ed flee in that town, bought and sold fancy
aud other stocks. II, sc. When his rascslI-
" was in danger o! being discovered, he
sold his house for $1,000 Is; the same time
discbarglog a mortgrga upon It ul $4,000 -
At the same time he gnt rii Of stocks in the
Suffolk Mills. MIR. WOodworth asserts with
great EN- chassis that the bank will DO fully
ndemnitsd. His bondsmen will be called
! upon, We suppose as sacrifice. Tue direc-
tors are disposed TO be louirnt with their err
rant officer Mr.. Woodwork s'ateS that he
has within sh Irt time lost 81 600 by real
| estate speculation, 10 buIidrg block Of
houses, with which the directors had NOT the
least suspicion that he was connected, "a
the business va. carried on in the name OF
another person.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-05
A Boy-M urderer TO he U,no,

At New York, on Slturi.y m,r,,,.
the Supreme Court, James L dyer. ,bS .-
who murdered j hn Swanston. VA. 9,l...,
to be executed on Friday, the l2.h dav ~
vember next. Rodgers had respect,hI.
nexions living 10 the country, but 60,
New York be was soon led into evil CON-.
One night. while engaged 10 a drunke, =, :,
with two OF hls young associates, be- me, ".
Swanston, respectable old gentleman w,'.
ing in the street with his vile. Same : -
party jostled against MIR. Ssan,,an a a.,
words passed between them. and r d.
without more ado, drew a knife and .,,it.,
the man, inf citing mortal womb r.
some time Rodgers eluIed t,e officer. ~ -.
tee. but was finally captured. tried IN q.
General Sessions, convicted, a0d senten,ai,
be hanged His youth ard preocs.e.,i6s ~
pearence excited great deal If symrr,r,
and no efforts were spared to avert hi. =,
pending fate. The Governor was peti,i,,-i
for pardon, but it was refused H.. c,n,..-
applied TO the Supreme Court, and ot,,,,..
an order for new trial, on the prnuot :
error in the proceedings before the G,p.,,
Sessions bu; the Court of Appeal. h,. >.
versed that decision, affirmed the iud,ns,,
OF the Court Of Sessions. and ordered h,,
! the sentence be executed AccordIngl, -.
Supreme Court bias Issued lis warrant q. :,
mandlng the Sheriff TO cause Rodgers :, b.
hanged on the 18th day OF November pe1,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-05

The Chesapeake and ohio Sa
We have been requested to publish the
following extract of a letter written oy gen.
,leman we'll known to US as being thorough
" acquainted with ell matters relating to
the interests of this work. We do not doubt
the suggestions OF tho writer will receive the
prompt attention Of the highly intelligent
gentlemen who now have the destnles OF the
Canal 10 their charge:
CUMBERLAND, October |. 1858.
The water 10 tue Canal is still insufficient;
the steam-punp worthless, "a L always
thought it would be. For its COST they might
have taken 10 Evatt's Greek and Eave food.
ed seventy acres of land Tn natural flow
of the creek is now seven hundred and fifty
feet per minute, which would pass eighty
boats 10 twenty-four hours. With the flood
| ing OF seventy acres, at an average Of Elk
feet in depth, thirty boats. in al iltion to the
natural flow. could be . sscd duly per acre
II supply Of water making every thug sure
for all time to COME.
The steam-pump is on the Second level be-
| low this The deficiency OF water occurs on
the first level, which no pump will remedy,
! a. the river-bed below the dan Is as dry as
| Penusylvania avenue. Evatts Greek will
| feed back into the dam in uUber!and.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal during
the week ending Saturday evening last,
! brought to the Underwater collection othce
seventy-,wo boats in all, of which seventeen
were freigated vito various cargoe4, and fifty
| five With coal from Cumberland. The weeks
receipts were. for a-ce"d ding S419, tyr de-
scendine 81 26S, in all S4747. rne water
on the Cumberland level is still low. Re-
ports from the two dams, No. ! and No. ,,
are favorable to the probable completion OF
the former this season, and TO the successful
progress of the other. The Board OF Dlree,
tors will meet in Cumberland, On Friday
ocxt, the 9Th inst.
The total receipts during the month OF
September jas, past, at the Georgetown col
lection office were, iJr the asccnding trade
| 81 ,63S, for the descending ST. ,l9S, max ng
the total receipts SIS 1886. 10 TINS amount
must be added about So 900 paid at Cumber-
land aud other Offices to get the grand total
of the NINTH. BY way OF giving some idea
of the average trade Oh the Cana, We may
mention last months tonnage OF few priD-
cipal articles. The first in importance L.
coal, which was about torty-tWo thousand
tons; the gusno amounted 10 eight hundred
and eighty tons; salt to eighty.three tons,
gypsum two huudred ADD three tons, ard
| limestone to about two thousand tons. Inc
gusno, .alt, aud gypsum belong to the as
cendIng trade, the other TO the descendipg.--
| Nat Int
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-05
A bit OF Rom auce.

Qiite little buzz has OF late been mor;,,
about in the generally quiet town OF K ,at.r,
Ii seems that a y0unS ledy, little above M.
msrrisyesbIe age oil twenty, re.deJ, n
New York, OF good family. aOd said 70 h.
worth the snug little sun of eighty ,agu.,r,
dollars -sometblng worta pOs.esslng-,o !,
II into Der precious n1ddie that sae yau.t
patrOnizs the newspapers sensible womsr
-and advertise for husband, she 6.,I.ygr,
in that mode, which OF course she hal /,
right TO do. Among the answers to her N.
posals was one from a journesm4u cOrdsa.l.
er vi Reading. She TOOK his proposals kl5t
ly, and forthwith packed up and cane th,.
way to see the plucky youth. lUueia,e,
upon her arrival in the yIIag', the vherel.
bouts of the son Of Cr,pin, she Installed
herself 10 the snug and cosy hotel there. 40!
placed herself under the care If the ggt
landlord klllboru. and then sent fl he
aforesaid youth, who forthwith responded 10
her call, and appeared before her Iaiy,bIr-
The young mao, II is said, has q iii,e nngs
of verdaDcy about him, but the Aiy seem.
disposed to overlook this defect, Ali II j.
thought, by appearances, that the ycCos,ter
has or is fast finding favor 10 the sIaBse l..
dy's sigbt.-Redding GdzeHs
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n ews OF the Day.
"TOsho~ the uery age and body Of the TINES"

Aoo''"" tso 0eiy uSe oHu OOuy " HS 1lAES'
The German Society, in New York, have
had under consideration the subject Of the
best method of preventing 6res at sea. The
subject was referred to committee. A
writer in the Journal Of Commerce suggests
simple m de; constant watch ought to be
kept below, day and oight, and water'casks
with buckets should be instantly accessible.
A dozen men, promptly at work. would lh'
staptly nut out O fire. There should be q
! FIRE engine and hose always at command,
with hogsheads of water to supply them.
| 1t is proposed to hold general Convention
Of managers Of western railroads in the city
of Buffalo, 90 the 18th inst The favorable
! issue of the loug struggle between the Allan
tic lines, gives great encouragement to the
entire railway interest, and it is generally
believed that benefcent change 10 the man
sgenent Of this vast interest will be worked
The steamship Vanderbilt sailed from New
York, on Saturday, for Southampton, Havre
aud Bremen, carrying an unusually large
mail and S447 ,467 20 in specie, besides POI
first cabin aud 228 second cabin passengers
total 429 largest number Of cabin
passengers ever left for Europe out Of Ne"
York.
The annual autumn Regatta of the New
York Yacht Cub was one of the objects of in-
teres: last week, and the papers have cop'ous
details, with which the general reader need
not be troubled. Inc weather was Nue. aoo
$500. .". .o''''' vas Ely WY "
Tha s.vo,trs,h Animal Con,s,t;o, NJ
rho p,o,s.,an, E,;.coral Cb,r,b !, tho Dir
,fN.w Vol. o,n,o5 j.. .os.;,, l.. 6,
Nv, -, -
80 Nv n.ss 49,. a 1922, A.
the second day the provisional Bi.bop deliv-
cred his annual address.
The sbinmeot of yepetsbles from Norfolk
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-05
TIN October Elections.

Elections are to be held this month in tha
nine following States, viz: Georgia. Florida,
Mississippi, Iowa. South Caroline. Pennsyl
vania, Ohio, Indiana and Minnesota. The
elections will take place on the following
DAYS: Oct 4th-Georgis. for local offcers
Florida, for a member of Congress; MISSISSIPPI
ri, for member of Congress. to FL the va
cancy in Qaitman's district; Iowa, for Con
gresemen and State officers. Oct' ll,h-
South Carolina, for members of the Lsllsia
ture. The new Legislature will elect Gov
error in place cf Gov. Allsson. Oct 18th
Pennsvlvania, for State officers and Congress
men; Minnesota, for new House Of Repre-
aentatives and nineteen Senators. The next
legislature Of Minnesota will have to elect
u. S. Senator in place # Gen. Shields, whose
term expires March, 1859.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-05
Thu EdllOr.

The Richmond Mail throws of the follow
illustrations: They have a Steamboat on
,h, Western waters named The Editor.
This is the very best namo ever given to
steamboat. Weare surprised that it has never
been thought of before. The editor Is work,
ing engine. whose fires are going day and
night. Now he sails against the tide, now
with it until .uddenlv be comes 10 against
some hidden snsg which entirely shivers his
timbers to pieces. Whenever be moves he
puts the water 10 agitation. leaves wake OF
troubled waters behind him. lie serves eve
~ one bu. himself carries passengers in any
quantity, and goes fl pu6ing down the stream
of life Often bis powers are overtaken, ana
the boiler bursts. bot fortunately ii k lis no
one but biuself-and who cares for an
editor?"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-05
Fever Ab.,tnE IN Charleston.

The Mercury says. it is With feelings Of de-
yout gratitude to Almighty God. that we 40,
nounee the abatement of the epidemic The
Official report of the Board of Health. 40
nouoces only 81 intern ents from yeilou-teser
for the past seven days. The same Journal
states that the epidemic of the present year
has been marked With q peculiar fatality,
few of its recipients surviving. Though its
ravsges have been most extensive among .ne
foreign born and the cnscc''m ateu' yet tue
native. and those who deemed themselves en-
t,rely, acclimstsd have been str cken. IL nae
been par,icularly fatal among young coi'-
drep. Even our servants have been attsck
ed, some Of whom have fallen among iss ''o'
tins.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-05
The Universi,y OF Virginia..

Collegiate exercises will 5e resumed at the
University today. All of the Professors are
at their places, fully prepared after their va
catioo sojourn in the MOu"tiIus, to resume
the arduous lab,rs of another session. The
health of the University, Of Charlottesville
and its vicinity. was never better than II Is
now. From all Indications 80 lar, we pre-
-ume there ls DO douot that the NUMBER Ut
matrcuia.es this session vii! equal, II not
exceed, the number entered last year, which
was about go.
10 a recent visit to the University upon
business matters, we had an idle half hour
which we devoted most pleasantly to an ex-
animation of the lutirmsry Of the iDstitu-
ton, TO which the workmen were nst then
puttng the finishing touch. We confess We
we're more tnan surprised at the complete
ap1on,ments. comfortable arrangements,
ard pei ect adaptation to its purpose, OF the
building. Our readers are aware that this
is a very large, handsome building, recently
| erected for the accJmmodatln Of those STU
dents who NAV be taken sick during tie ses.
sion, and whose wants could GOT be property
met and skiilfuIly attended to 10 their board
ing houses or dornitrries. Tho intrnary
will be placed ubder the management OF H
professional hospital nurse and medical
board. Every provision possible has been
made to meet the wants U! the sick inmates.
The chambers are large, well appointed, per-
feclly ventilated, AID go arranged as to Sc
cure by the maaus of ho,-air furnace. any
required uniform degree OF temperature
From the basement 20 the attic, the whole
building is supplied With cold and hot water;
and upon each floor are bathirg ROOM,
where shower or rub baths, cold or warm.
can be had at a miuute's notice.
Mr.. Pratt, is making grand improvements
in the grounds and carriage ways around
the University. IL. is most enerseuca!!y
81 = ged in executing the order recently gisen
nv The Board OF Visitors, for plan OF ex-
tsnsise and tasteful Encouragement oil the
grounds. A carriage way has been opened
from jones book store directly to the iun-
Ga, aud which, psssiGg under tie pGr'Ico
that connects the K rtunds ADD Public HILL,
will carry vl,itors directly to tue doors OF
those public buildings without sutJeclng
them 10 long walk, and exposing them 20
the lnclemercy If the weather, a. Wa, the
Gaze uheu carriages bad 10 stop a. the loot
OF the Lawn Mr.. Pratt thinks that 1t will
take four or FIVE years TO comrle'e all the
proposed improve nent-.- Chart0ttesctde Adr.
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Tb. Mechanical Bakery,

A late letter from Philadelphia say: The
great Mechanical Bakery sEil! lives aud tl'ur'
ishes. 1t has not yet superseded the hand
bakers, az most of them apprehended, and
has consequently mot effected any revolution
in the business. Yet it works up some fifty
barrels of four daily, and il gradually find
ing its products more extensively consumed.
This ENTERPRISE was Incorporated with cap
ital of 100000, and was organized with two
of Berden's automatic overs, bavirg machi-
nery su fficient to knead and bake 500 barrels
of four daily. Though the average OF our
bakers consume only about five barrels daily,
yet there are some few prominent ones who
dispose of thirty barrels per day. The Me
chsuical Bakery, ut its INCEPTION, promised
To be an enormous success. Here are tVO.-
QUO people, each requiring, on tho average,
at least one LOAF daily for every two OF them.
This, at Il re cents per LOAF. involved an annual
outlay exceeding IS 100000. The demand
thus appearing to he almost unlimited, and
the capacity OF the tnuchinery for supplying
it being almost equal, it Wa reasonable to
suppose that an Immense sale msnt be de-
pended on. The private bakers certainly
we're spprehenslVe thht Tue saie "ouIi oe ~
great ss to ruin them. But the enterprise
has thus far not proved to be the great mo-
nopoly iu bread-makiDg that was anslclps-
ted 1t is not supposed to be losing BUSH
ness, Tut why It's bread does Dot supersede
all private baking. is a curious question. 1t
is beautifully wuit-, is baked in the best
manner, possesses delightful favor. which
many consumers prefer. and is sold as low as
any in the market. The question Is worth
Investigating by political economists, With
whom the bread supply Is generally the lead
,ry f,pic
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-05
ma ItiSIED.

In Washington, on Friday, Isl instant, By To-
Rev. q W. Samson, Mr.. ROBERT iANCEl
10 Miss MARY f.. THREALkiL both OF 60.
pepper County, Virginia.
On Wednesday, September Doth, a; So
wood in Lunenburg County, Virginia, b? 70
Rev. +. VI. Baker, the Rev LEWIS WALK"
TO Miss MARY T., second daughter OF Roge.b
Atkinson, esq.
In Leesburg, on Wednesday, the 29'a uiHns
BY the Rev Samuel Cover Benz. d. RIDGE
WAY, to Miss ELIZABETH I. SHELL :.
OF Loudnun.