Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-07-20
By Yesterday Evenings Mails.

New Loo ,soTIvEs.--A large, powerful and
handsome new engine, for the East Tennes-
see and Virginia Railroad, says the Lynch
burg Republican, came up on Wednesday
last. 1t is named 81. Robin Mcdaniel. -
Another new one, tho sullivan" was ex-
pected up yesterday. Thew were manufac-
tured to order by Messrs Rogers, of Pater'
son, N. j. A new freight eugine-.he "San-
uel b. Cunningham"-was not long ago re-
ceived by this road from Norris Works,
Philadelphia. With these additions to It's
locomotive force the East Tennessee road is
now amply prepared for the dispatch Of d
large passenger and freight business.
Nor GUILTY Joseph Coleman, arrested
in Petersburg last Friday, by officer Seal,
and brought to this city to answer the charge
of stealing S275 from Norman Normcz'e. on
the 18th inst, was arragned before the May
or last Saturday, for examination, and no
evidence being adduced to show that he had
taken the money, or in any way to connect
him with it, be was discharged. When Nor
nozzle lost the money he had been drinking,
and only suspected the accused, because be
was in the room with him when he awoke In
the morning.-Rich. Dtsp.
AcoUITTED.--In the Hastings Court CT
Richmond, on Friday, John ID. Perrin was
acquitted Of the charge of assaulting Harriet
Blankinship, and thus ended this famous
"garro,iug." The jury doubtless, were IN
fuenced by the consideration that any one OF
their plumber, happening to go astray, would
be liable to similar exposure, ana their yer.
dict is in fact an assertion that woman OF
debased character is not O competent witness
in court.
BARBECUE IN SUssEx.-The citizens OF Sus-
sex county, gave barbecue on Thursday
last, in honor of the completion Of the Nor
folk and Petersburg Railroad. DR.. Nicho!-
SOD. of Sussex, welcomed the guests IN an
appropriate address, to which j L. Francis,
of Norfolk. responded. The company, num-
herring upwards of thousand, then partook
of a bountiful repast, alter which speeches.
we're made by MeSsrs. Ludlow, Mock, ana
Summers, of Norfolk, DR.. Edwards, OF Surry,
MIR. Lyons, of Petersburg, and others.
CLUB OF VIRGINIANs IN New IoRK.-A
correspondent of the Charleston Courier,
states that the Virginians and their descen-
dan,s resident in New York. contemplate the
formation of Southern Club or Association,
to be called the "Old Dominion Club or As.
ISOLATION" and open to the membership OF
all respectable Southern gentlemen, who may
be disposed to unite He has no doubt that
it will lead to some very pleasant reunions
among Southerners.
BAD BILLS The Norfolk and Portsmouth
Herald states that two Wilmington notes OF
genuine plates, but counterlsited signatures,
have recently been detected in Norfolk. No
one can be deceived who will examine the
signatures, which are clumsily executed; but
the plates being perfect and genuine may de-
ceive many who are not 50 careful. They
are some of the new unsigned lot lost some
time ago by an accident on the Seaboard Kali
road.
PErEReTowN FEvER-We learn that the
fever is rather on the increase at Peterstown.
Ia is said that there are now about forty
cases, and some six or eight have died within
the last two weeks. The hux has made
it's appearance 10 that neighborhood; also
in some portions Of Giles county.