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New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-10-29

sa list LIST 4 tf5{EYE q ID, WITH LARGE LOT OF
Is Virginia NEG ROES, consisting of Plantation hands
Blacksniths, House Carpenters, Cooks washers and
f9nerst seAInstTesses and House Servants The uuder
signed VIII be receiving fresh supplies during the season which
9S 2srs Tor sale for cash approved paper at
cans. - ~ '''s0''' No" vi
se2l Holm B. SMITH,
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-10-29

CODA ASHES AND PALM Oils casks for sale bv
~ ALFRED KEAREY,
myI " Magazine street.
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h. TUCKER,
Master of ship Helen Nc Cav,

Certificate Of Capt. 81. Clair IRomasson of III
Steamer Magnolia.
New Orleans Dec. 2 1881.
painted the huricae deck Of the passenger steamer
Magnolia: under my command with the BRIDGEWATER
PAINT cheernly fseomnend FORTS impcrvious qualities
and have hesitation pfouonncing superiOr in nv iudg
men 70 any mineral paint before the public and believe tito he
certain protection against the effects ofsparkS cnlerS Ii
has also proved entirely waterproof my decks after three
months'use. tSigued,) ST q, TIDN Il S0N
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-10-29
Aen Otleans 9uilp Crescent.


The following tables, prepared BY tie New York
Times, show the distances on important routes of
travel one Of which-ths Tehuantepec routes last
being opened to the trade and travel Of the world
OF TIE ATLANTIC srpE.
From New Orleans Isthmus Of TehuAntepec
FentOsa- 956
From New Orleans across Ibthmus Of NIcanglA to
H. Juan del Bud. l439 ~
From New Orleans the Isthmus Of Panama
~, to Pan Panama wa 4 = v:a,;:. l t53 S
From New York via Nicaragua TO ST, Juan GET
From New York via Panama to Panama. ,2O1 "a
PACIFIC SIDE.
From Yentosa, Isthmus Of Tehusntepec, to San
Francisco. lis "a
From 81 Juan del Sud, Isthmus Of Nicaragua, 70
From Panama, Isihmus Of Pansna, 70 San Fran
$40 II
Prom Ventosa to Sydney Australia go %
From VI uan del sud 70 sydney VA
From Panama sydney. %
From Fentosa TO Sandwich Island. Is
From San uan del Sud to Sandwich Islands. go 1T5$
From Panama 70 Sandwich Islands 800 1871
From Eenosa TO Shanghae, China, ,45 81
From st. Juan del Sud 70 Shanghae, China. 3{
From Panama to Shanghte, China ...4........s59j 80
From yehosa 10 Hong Kong g15 35{
From st. uau del sud 70 Hong Kong, China. 595 80
From Panama 70 Hog Kong, Ghira. 1875 81
From san Francisco to Sand wch Islands.
From San Francisco to Sydney Austria .635 50
From San Francisco Snanghae China 46D
From san Francisco % Hong Kong, China ..... $3.50 q
From Fentost to Acapulco, Mexico 20 III
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-10-29

Total colored membership South - 4Gs 900
Wonder how many negro church members there
are in the North viii Parson Beeeher tell US?
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-10-29
FANCY GOODS.
7, Il. STE VEINS & co.,

~ H. SIZE VEINS & CO.,
IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS
M
CUTLERY, GUNS, PISTOLS
PBRFUHERY, FANCY GOODS,
PAPER, STATIONERY SCHOOL AND BLANK BOOKS
Playing Cards, etc.,
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-10-29

IS AND 81 COMMON STREET, NEW ORLEANS,
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-10-29

Sir, that's very bad cough of yours"
True, sir but you must excuse me-it's tn tbest
I've rot :"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-02
The Religions Revival.

Several gentlemen DESTROYS to open new
house Of prayer for the accommodation OF
down town business men, applied to the pro-
prietors of the Exchange for the use OF the
Rotunda. The Journal of Commerce says:
at would cheerfully have been granted,
but for the fact that there is no suitable time
in the day when q prayer meeting could be
held there. 1t is occupied by the auction
GERS from twelve to nearly three, and from
that hour to about hal(-past tcur by the regu-
lar subscribers on Change. We hope that
the gentlemen who are interesting themselves
in the matter, will be able to get place Tor
a m d-day meeting in or near wall street.
The John street meeting, Friday, was at
tended By about the usual numbers, but the
spirit of i. was little marred by the reading
Of reaues. from q fugitive slave, asking the
meeting to pray that he might permanently
escape, and that his family, who are still in
bondage, might also escape. Wequote from
the Journal
Without discussing the propriety OF the
petition under other circumstances, 1t Is
clearly out of place 10 Union meeting,
where placard is very properly and proml'
nently displayed, No controverted topic dis
cussed' We hazard nothing in saying, that
whenever controverted topics shall be fire.
quently introduced into these Union meet
ings their usefulness will be at an end, and
that The meetings themselves will soon cease
to exist 1t is because we desire them to be
continued, and to receive the same heavenly
influences which have hitherto attended
them, that we deprecate the introduction OF
disturbing topics. Without knowing the
circumstances of the case, we presume that
the presentation Of the above mentioned note
was not the act of the fugitive himself, ex-
cept by consent, but that it was prompted by
some miscbief-makcr, who was determined
to drag bis own ism into the holy place, be
the consequences what they might to the
prayer-meeting tself."-N. T. Express.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-02
On Head uEIIIng.'

Belle Britain" who created such SEN
sation at Newport, last summer, has been
paying flying visit to St. Louis, where she
attended wedding jam She says, 1.-The
ladies were pretty, two or three were very
handsome, but nearly all, old and young,
mothers and maidens, marred the effect of
their symmetrIes, and hid the beauty of their
hair BY the most elaborate and inartlstlc de-
vices called head dresses Take look at
Greciau ststpary, ladieo, and unartAcialize
yourselves in this particular. There is no
ornament for the head of woman like the
natural glory of clean, SOFT simp y al
ranged head of hair. If | were man, |
should always feel as if | would like to put
my hand on such head, smooth 1t, pat It,
pnd ask a blessing on it."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-02
TeIegrapnic Dispatches.

new YORK, March 3l.--The London cor
respondent of the Commercial says that the
resi- snsion of Persigney, the French Minister
to London, will be accepted.
New ORLEANS, March 30.--Cotton is active
and advancing in consequence Of falling of
in receipts and reduced estimates Of crop
Exchange is frm.
WEsrrIELD, Mass, March 30.-Tbe body of
Stoubs, who murdered his wife and two chill.
dren in this place Oh Tuesday in December
last, was found today in pond known as
Cowles' mill pond.
NEW YORK, March 3l.--A company of sap
pers aud miners left West Point to-day for
Utah, in command Of Captain Duane and
Lieutenant Alexander.
New YORK, March 3l.--Judge Hall has
denied the motion for an injunction to prevent
the sale Of the Collins line of steamers
HARRIssuRG, March 3l.-.ReV. DR.. pawltts
Presbyterian Church and four adjacent dwell
lings were destroyed by fire last night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-02
Railroad Train In wnirIwins.

We learn from Mr. George Fowler, con.
duotor on the last nights down railroad
train, that Mondays up freight train was
caught in whirlwind ut Quitman, and the
three last cars, and the cabOose. badly
smashed up. The cars, loaded with freight,
as they were, were turned over and thrown
some two or three feet, and one of them,
truck and all, landed as much as twenty feet
from the road This occurred while the
train was in motion and but few seconds
after taking in wood and water. After eros,
sing the road the wind took an upward
shoot, twisting the largest pines off by the
roots in it's passage, and disappeared IN the
air. Had it crossed half a minute before,
the whole train must have been swept
off in the same manner. Luckily there
was but one person in the eabOose, ard ne
was not much hurt.--.Vojie EpeHtmg Ae'es,
March %
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-02

Loudoun and Hampshire Railrond--seh-
ator Armstrong, of II hampshire, &C.

Loudoun and H IN pshire Reilronu--seh-
ator Armstrong, Of Hampshire, &C.
To tic editor Of tie Alexandria Gazette:
/ unite most cordially with your correspor-
dent O., in your paper of the the 9th ult., IL
congratulsting your city upon the new career
of prosperity, upon which it is destined to en-
ter, by the aid of those Improvements termina-
ting there, to which appropriations have
been directed by the present General Assem-
bly. Alexandria is a Virginia city, and
many true-hearted sons Of the Old Dominion
will rejoice to bid her God speed.
At the meeting Of the present Legislature,
gloom overshadowed the minds of the friends
of Improvement The Auditor reported o
deficit 10 the treasury. How then could ne
cessary aid be afforded to our lines of i'm
provement in progress, without the necessity
Of increased taxes2 To this important pro-
blem, no one applied himself more assidu-
ously, and successfully, than Mr.. Armstrong.
of Hampshire-and to his investigations, and
abors, more than to those of any one else,
are we indebted for the senatorial project
adopted and reported by Committee of that
body, aud which has led to, and resulted in,
the passage ofthe Internal Improvement bills.
While Mr.. Armstrong has co-operated
heartily with the friends Of other bills, in
procuring their passage was to be expect
ed he devoted himself particularly to the Lou
doun and Hampshire, designed to connect the
coal fields Of his county with your city-a
road that must add immensely to the value Of
the rich treasures of that region, and at the
same time tend to divert much of the stream
of travel and transportation from the Bal
timore Roads to our own Virginia Road and
cities.
While would detract from the merits and
services of no one, many here will bear me
witness, that the cause Of Internal Improve
ment has had here 90 more active, able and
efficient advocate than Mr.. Armstrong, and
to his persevering and untirlng zeal and en-
ergy especially, is your region indebted for
all the benefits that may hereafter be derived
from the prosecution Of the Loudoun and
Hampshire road.
May that road, as we'll as all others, tend
ing to develop our resources, and to place
Virginia where she should be, in the race Of
all the States, soon reach their respective ter
mini A MEMBER.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-02
Gratitude.

A little incident, worthy Of note, may be
here introduced. When the original bill for
purchasing Mr.. Berbee's statue Of the Young
Republican, was pending 10 the Virginia
Senate, On opulent and influential member Of
that body, Charles Bruce, esq, saw MIR.
Barbee i'll the lobby and, prior to the vote
being taken, approaching him, said, having
had no time to investigate the proposition,
be should be obliged to oppose it, not, how
ever, because of any unfriendly feelings to
MIR. Barbee, but simply in justice toan estab-
lished principle that he never voted without
fully understanding the question at issue
Soon after, Mr.. Bruce was gently reproved
for the seemingly upgrateful act by brother
Der, who advised him to 90 and see Mr..
Barbee's "Coquette," then exhibiting in Rich
mond. Air. Bruce did so, and returning met
Mr.. Barbee, to whom be spologi7ed for the
apparent want of interest 10 behalf OF native
talent. But, said be, to prove my sincerity
10 substantial manner, and show how much
| admire the productions Of your genius, |
now commission you to produce specimen
of your art and skill, to the value Of eight
hundred dollars, the one-half Of which amount
shall be forthcoming 10 CHECK when the
model is formed and the residue after it has
been transferred 70 the marble. Gratied at
this noble proposition, Mr.. b consented, and
returning to Baltimore, immediatel common
ced the work, the design being lett entirely
to his own taste. Thinking what would best
suite his frieud's wishes, a natural impulse
of gratefulness seemed uppermost in the ar
lists mind, and be almost rresistibiy adopt,
ed the beautiful idea of making figure to
represent Gratitude. Bat Pat
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-02
rouuterfelt Notes.

There are great many counterfeit bank
notes in circulation in this community, some
Of them 90 we'll executed as to deceive very
readily. These notes are made by. photo
oranbic instruments, and are almost inVsria
Slv naler than the genuine notes. Ten Dol
10y snnrious notes on the Merchants Bank,
Of Newberp, N. c., are quite current. The
vignette on the right corner OF these is p very
;ndistipct. Those 90 the Wheeling Bank
are most likly to deceive. being admirably
s,ecu,ed Counterfeit 2Os on the Farmer 9
and Drovers' Bank, Pennsylvania, are aiso
in circulation. Persons TO whom notss On
anv of these banks are offered, So1la 90
~;ss to examine them very csrefuily.-s'auH'
fnl, SIleciQt0r.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-02
Long EaceQ,

What q sad mistake it is to suppose that
a man should be gloomy because be is de-
eout. A good man is almost always cheer
ful one. It is ft that bad men should scow
aud look blue bot be who has Gods smile
of appreciation upon him should show the
radiance upon his countenance. An non
eat msn-with good conscience-lot bin
enjoy his sleep, sud his dinner, and the love
of bis wife and the prattie of his children,
and show beamng face to his neighbor:- =
There is no worse theology than that which
teaches that lie who gives suoh iainesS of5oy
to beasts and birds, delights in the misery OF
men.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-02
Gold pIs.over.d In Iowa.

A great deal Ct excitement exists IN the
neisbborhood of Charlton, in consequence
of tho recent discovery If gold in Clarke
county. 1t was first discovered about eight
miles northeast tf Osceols, the county seat,
some eight weeks ago, and has since been
found in three other places. Men are max
ing from three to FIVE dollars per day dig,
eiee. 1t has been fully tested and proves
to be real stuff" and is found 10 quartz
rock and fine black sand, similar to that In
California. Many are now out prospecting
through that county; with what success is
not known, although the prospect seems very
fayoYabis
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-02
A p.riinmentartau.

The members of the Legislatures OF many
IS Tho new States have among their number
some originals it must be conceded IL re-
stsS If The President Of toe seuate of Mime
.o,s that on a recent occasion addressing his
SsIIow Senators, whom be termed "old hosses,"
he informed them that if they expected the
cbser to decide more than six piIts o. ~unss,
thew we're barking up the wrong saplin,lnaE
be could tell them" Complaints nave oeen
made of the loose manner With which SONS
If our state Legislators treat grave SUBJECTS
hn, wa have no representatives that eao come
mn TO the .'old ess" who keeps the Mime
sotisns 10 order,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-02

wink the farmer was a merchant u.,
yard measure, slipping his thumb. w. 49,, g
ends as fast as be could, whilst hi. o. " o..
looked away. The little monarch De-
vastly amused, and packed him m ,'.a'
heap with most expressive slgns 7 .@t
sgsin-and 10 young man aud {:
stood before the throne. They an. - .::
and laid the winged boy" on the aIt "a. :,
beautiful cherub seemed asleep e., ="
ment, then spriuging up, tossed a b,,s.lss.
the dust full in their eyes, and clar,;,,.
finger to the corner of bis mi.cbiry5rn, s. q
mouth, laughed out such a "ha b,' ..''
don't catch this bird 10 gold ca,11 y.
1t started me to my fee; just as the mia. -
Let US pray" brought the congrer,,.'.
general move. Acd so kneeled der,
as devoutly as if | had been attend. t'*
every word of the sermon--oulv ...
had not time to dispose OF some oibe, -!
i had on hand. "a
Clarke Co., Va, March 80.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-02
PUBLISHED DAILY AND TRI-WEEKLY BY
EDGAR sNOWDEN.
ALEXANDRIA,:
FRIDAY MORNING. APRIL 2, 1858.

Anticipated Troubles In Europe.
The intelligent London correspondent OF
the New York Commercial, continues to pre-
dict that the present alliance between Great
Britain and France cannot last and that the
existing complications. are fast Fastening
the dissolution of the frsil bonds which now
nominally unite the two nations. 1t rup-
ture should take place, and each country
look to its own peculiar interests, and be ac-
tuated by its own jealousies and prejudices,
who knows what will be she result? The
writer to whom we have referred, in his last
letter, says:
ut seems marvellous to me that any one
can doubt what ia coming on. A channel
of twenty miles divides two countries, every
movement in one OF which is diametrically
opposed to the policy of the other. Liberty
aud despotism are in fact jostliug each other,
and although liberty, Notwithstanding all
the charges against her, is al embodiment OF
discretion, and would. if she we're allowed,
gladly comport herself so as to keep her ell
bows from the side of her sensitive neighbor,
it is out of the question for her to do so.
''If she is quiet she is meditating plot; if
she shows animation she intends an insult.
She can neither look forward. nor sideways,
nor stand, nor sit, nor lie down, without In
curing e charge Of reasonable demonstra-
ton against her faithful ally who for the sake
of European civilization" values her friend,
ship above everything! Let the history OF
the world tell bow long such aJuxtaposition
has ever peaceably continued.
"Some people after studying that history
are disposed in the present case to allow
about two months, period to be slightly
shortened or extended in proportion as the
advices from India may render it expedlent
for us to be dealt with without delay"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-02
Touching Incident.

A mulatto girl, slave, has recently
been tried in New Orleans, on charge OF
having at,em pied to poison her mistress aud
the family. 1t was proved that she had
sprinkled some powder on dish If oysters
which made some of the family sick. 1t
came out in the trial, however, that the poor
girl was innocent of any evil design. The
powder being anaIy zed, was found to be not
poisonous; and the girl, 10 her simple
innocence, having been told that it had
the charm of love powder, bad sprinkled
it upon the food, to make her mistress love
her
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-02
.r.npoIIar. or Ten Days

They have very excellent method OF pre-
serving PUBLIC order in Mobile, which may
be designated the ''ten dollars or ten days"
system. Any parties arrested for disordefly
conduct or breaches of the peace are brought
the next morning before the Mayors court.
That magistrates investigations and deci'
sions are gery summary and almost always
end in rtsn days or tan dollars" the offend
ing party having the option of paying fine
of ten dollars into the city treasury or being
locked up quietly for ten days.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-02
The Gisa Frauds.

The editor of the Richmond Examiner,
who has been on q visit to Bedford county,
says
ut ia now thought that he!iabilities Of the
Ascending fnancier will amount to four
hundred thousand dollars at least, respec.
table amount certainly for one who was we'll
nigh penniless at the start, and who was per-
hans never at any time actually worth hTe
hundred dollars. 1t is nothing more than
simple act Of justice to Gisb to say, that, COZ
sidering the field of bis operations, and the
limited means With which he had to operate.
be is fairly entitled to the palm OF pre.eml-
nence among the swindIing hnaneiers OF the
United States.
Neither Biddle, nor Rathburn, nor SchDy.
ler, nor the last President of the Bank OF
Pennsylvania, can come in successful compe-
ton with him. None but himself can be
his parallel" :,
We can bear testimony to the truth of all
tb,.t has been said az to the excitement pro-
duced n Bedford by the disclosures of the
last few Seks. The present Gish panic lar
exceeds any mvc ey panic ever known IN that
region. The failure of all the banks IN the
State would not have been halt 80 severely
fei, in the county Scores OF persons are
seriously injured and several of them ire
trievably ruined, pecuniariy. There are
new developments almost daily and no one
can tell what may be hereafter disclosed
There is much sympathy for such sufferers
az became involved from motives OF Trend
ship to Gisb; but very little for those Who' as
it is understood, abandoned ell other business
for the more lucrative employment OF shaving
Gish to the tune Of from FIVE to fifteen per
cent. month!
Nor is the excitement confined to Bedford
county; Roanoke, Botetourt. Franklin and
oerisps other counties, are pretty largely IL
teresteS in Gish stock. Some of the s'goa'
torres urop which Gish obtained money are
admitted 10 be genuine; but it is believed
thst the plea of forgery will be sustained on
most of them. en,
Gisb left New York about the LIST OF Marcn
for California. or Cuba, or Hades, "or some
other sea por. town." He leaves deser'ing
wife and several children who are entitled 10
the sympathy Of the community In "o''n
thew live"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-02
lCOssUSIc.-,

lNosSVSicATI..
My attention was called to conup,.
ton 10 the Gazette Of Tuesday, over ii. :,
nature of mot A Mere LOCKER Ga, o,.'.
subject of the Union Prayer MEETING, ~.
being held in our city. Mr. Locke, a.
attempts to show how those meeting, .b,...
be conducted, add at the same tim. 49,.
that the feeling now prevailing /, >,
community is not the result of mere Chm,
machinery; that the spirit of the n.,,,-
God is 10 it. Now, if this be the cas-. ~
does LOCKER On suggest the proprie,v :,
those persons to be called on "a bal 3.
prayer Icing notified of the fact the 1av !,
fore those meetings are held. 81.
those persons to be called on to lead /.
prayer are truly converted, aud base d,
love of God shed abroad in their hearts w.,
necessity under such Circumstance; n,
days preparation, to make set PRAYER VIZ.
the circumstances and the occasion H..
brought the people together, might reop;,.,
different form of prayer? A prayiat nr
ought never to be taken by surprise h, =.
of the abundance Of the heart the m--'
speaketh. The divine injunction is tia. NJ.
should always pray and not fast 81,
the poet hs, beautifully carried the ids, 5g,
when be says: IT'S prayer support: i.
soul that's weak-though thought be Irasv
language tame. Pray if thou cans, 4,
canst not speak, but pray with faith 10 j,
sus' NAME" and with prayer cfero % !.
such circumstances, why should We fear %,
SCOTS or criticisms Of the world! For iG.
be for US, who can harm us, or mas. j.
afraid. A PARTICIPATES
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-02
Canal Bosrd Caucus.

The new Board Of Directors Of the ihesa-
peske and Ohio Canal Company, or rather
majority of them, held caucus in the city
of Baltimore. aud agreed upon the following
gentlemen as officers Of the Company
". S. Riugeold, ttbe present incumbent,
as Clerk; Hon. Mr.. Hoffman, Treasurer; j.
G. Stone, General Superintendent; Horace
BENTON, Won. P. Allnutt, Leon Benton, A j..
Stake, L. G. Stanhope, Lloyd. Lowe, Dis
vision Superiutendents; j. Nell. Holilngss'
worth. Collector ct Georgetowp;J. Rickard,
At Wiiliamsport; W. Wells, at Hancock; aud
.Jobn n. Shaw at Cum bersnd.- Wash. Star.