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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-09-11
Reunited on n Ev. OF Execution.

The Columbus (Ohio) Statesman says: The
crowd assembled about the Jail at Columbus,
on Friday, to be near the banging Of Myers,
was large, and men, women aud children
stood around for three hours 10 u drizzling
rain, waiting for the execution to come of.
The prisoner was to have been brought from
his cell at l2i O'clock: the rope was I'D usted
upon the scafoid, and the arrangements we're
complete. The Sheriff was in the act OF bring
ing the prisoner out to prepare him tor the
drop, when the respite was received. The
announcement to outsiders was greeted ~ no
cheers and no murmurs. At 2 o'clock, the
Secretary of the Governor read the respite to
the prisoner, aud asked if be accepted or re-
iected it. Myers could not at once answer
such an important question, but finally con-
cluded that be would reject the respite, saying
that he had received bi, sentence and was
ready to be hung. lie eviuced no emotion
whatever, and appeared to regard the respite
granted him with the same ind ference as he
did the sentence OF the court. The question
as to whether it was lawful and proper to
r~eprieve a condemned man against bis will.
underwent considerable discussion on the
street yesterday. The Chaplain of the PEN
,tentiary visited Myers cell several time',
bot be maintained bis stoicsl indifference
throughout.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-09-11
TeIsgraphic Dispatches.

BooNvILLE Sept. 8.-Santa Fe mail dates
to the 10th ult. have arrived.
Dr.. Connolly, who arrived at Santa Fe
from Rio Abljo, reports that a large number
of emigrsnts bad passed through Albuquer-
que this GUNNER, en- route for California. via
the thirty.fttb parallel. They report the
grass between Fort Smith and Albuquerque
as excellent, and the wood and water abun-
dant. The mail party encountered very
few Indians on the plains. Col. Summers
command was at Arkansas river, about
twenty-five niles below the c~rossing-slt
we'll.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 0.-The Presidents
of the New York Central, Erie, Pennsylvania
and Baltimore and OHIO railroads are in con-
sultation this afternoon and evening at the
Girard House. They have under considers
ton, as q basis, the agreement made at New
York July 5tb, but it is considered doubtful
whether q settlement will be made tonight.
QUEBEC, Sept. 9.--Tbe steamer North
American is below, from Liverpool, with
dates to the 25th, (anncipated.) Her bow
spirit aud rigging are shattered probably from
having been in collision with some other
vessel.
BosToN. Sept. 9.--The steamer Canada
sailed Tor LIVERPOOL yesterday with 81 pas
sengers and $4,000 10 specie.
BANGOR. Me-. Sept. S--Martin B Coombs,
a lawyer Of Milwaukee, committed suicide
here Yesterday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-09-11
An Incident,

In one Of the late excursions OF the French
Emperor 10 the direction Of Mulhausen, at a
station near Nangis, a circumstance occurred
which has some claim to be recorded. The
old soldiers who had received the medal Of St.
Helena ranged themselves near and attracted
bis attention. A veteran showed the decora-
ton on his breast Of the Legion OF Honor, and
on his hat a sheet Of white paper, with some
thing written 10 large characters. lie proved
to be the sentinel, who, in tho campaign Of
Napoleon !. of 1909. in upper Austria, being
placed before the Imperial habitation, with
absolute orders, to let no man enter, refused
TO allow the Emperor himself to pass. Of whose
person be was ignorant. Napoleon insisted;
the other cried, con ne passe pas; and if you
advance a step; Pll stick my bayoue. in your
belly; even if you we're the hrtle corporal
himself you should not pass" Some officers
Of the staff came out and explained the case
to the sentinel. Ia a few minutes he was
summoned to appear before NAPOLEON. The
latter simply said: "Put this rlband in your
buttop-hole; | give you the CROSS" Colucbe,
the soldier; was born in the township Of
Nsugis 10 1880; he entered the army in his
youth as a conscript; be served under Napo-
leon 10 most Of the great campaigns until
1915; he was present in the great battles and
severely wounded at Waterloo; he finally
earned his living at home, in bis extreme old
age, as a grain-tbrasber. 1t was the Mayor
of Nangis who pinned the paper to his bat,
certifying the identity. What he sadly need
ed-a small pension-has been bestowed by
Napoleop iii.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-09-11
Cable Mania,

We have heard of great prices being paid
for pieces of the ropes which hung great
criminals for one of the identical" bull
lets that killed Gen'ls. Packiogbam, Mont
somery. and Montcslm for expressly manu-
featured relics found on the plains Of Water
loo, and for morssls of the Royal George"
or bits of the vertetra Of the great sea-ser.
pept; bot We opine the desire in this country,
northward especially, to secure pieces OF the
Atlantic Cable, surpasses anything OF the
past. In Richmond, already, numerous pie
ces of the "real cable" have made their ap-
pearance. A Hiberuian friend Of ours has
been sent BALI a foot of it, but seeing no
more curiosity in the article than he would
10 q piece of the material left BY a dress.
maker. after finishing a petticoat for a queen,
be makes bis chunk Of cable a rarity oil much
interest, BY insisting that it is a piece Of the
identical 100 miles Of cable that was suck
miles deep, lost in the bed Of the Atlantic,
and neuer recovered Rich. Eng.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-09-11
Letter from Warrington.

Correspondence ofMe Baltimore Sun.
The orders to Mr.. Reed, Commissioner to
China, we're to return home in the U. 5.
steamship Minnesota upon the conclusion of
a ire, ty with the Celestials.
Mr.. Arnold Harris, Of the Tehauntepec
Transit Company, who is now here. is having
q large number of coaches constructed at Con-
cord, N. H. for the road, the opening for
which is set down for November lst neat.
The business OF the large delegation Of
B sltimore politicians who were here a day or
two since was to urge upon the government
the necessity Of holding its hand 10 respect to
dxarfrg the custom-house force at that port.
The House Of representatives. new hall is
being greatly improved by additional orna-
incubation 10 color of deeper shade than those
fret laid on. The panels about the seats of
members are 10 damask bues, while the pain
ting bordering the recesses 10 rear of the
galleries is 10 tasteful dark colors. Before
the commencement Of the session the grand
approaches to the lofty galleries will be COM
pleted.
|, IL stated in anti Lecompton circles that
MIR. Green, Of Missouri, coutemplateS taking
a hand in favor Of Douglas in the exciting
campaign existing in Illinois. 1t is not at ali
likely that Gov. Walker will in person, aid
the movement 10 Illinois. Gov. Wise may.
On the 9th September, 1858. treasury bal
ance Sl2 749, AL, AZ; amount OF receipt, ST.
68l 1856 3S; drafts paid 81 ,972.443 OIL; drafts
issued 81, 426, 42S 10; increase S255,3OS 10.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-09-11
American Watches.

The introduction of American watches
marks an era IN the history of time and time.
keepers, and may well lie joined with the
Atlantic Telegraph. the Saving Machine,
and other kindred successes Of mind over mat
ter. which so wonderfully distinguish the
present period.
Hiti,ert", England and Switzerland nave
been the watchmakers OF the world. Conven-
try aud Prescott in lancashire and War
Hickire, in England, and Locle and La
Chaux de Fond 10 the northern cantons Of
Sutherland, by Lake Geneva, have been and
are the v orld's famed seats of watch manufac-
ture; but DOW it Seems tina, Waltham, Mas.
bns surpassed these old world competitors,
and with machinery, system and intelligent
skill, already produces the most thoroughly
exact timekeepers, at about half the cost OF
the best foreign watches.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-09-11
GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER SEPTEMBER Il. 1858.
Value OF one square Mile In Virginia.

Value of one Square Mile IN Virginia.
The Richmond f quirer says:
'One square mile of ground in the city of
New York, even calculating it at $4,000
per acre, which is much more than II would
bring, except in favored localitie', would be
| worth S64, 900 .00O. and get we can find several
localities IL the mountains of Virginia which
are 10 reality far more valuable. Ole OF
these may be found between Smyth and
Washington counties, on the north fork Ut the
UDlston, and i known as Saitviiie. the estate
of Col. Thomas l. Preston. Doe square mile,
within the circumference Of the salt basin,
| including, also, the gypsum formation with
in the same area, We can show, By close cal
~culation TO be worth not only more than one
square mile 10 the city Of New York, but
more than the whole. city.
TIE sal, rock within this mile ranges from
seventy TO one hundred feet in thickness,
which would yield a net ton, or forty bushels
of salt to everV solid yard it contaius, or over
| three thousand millions of bushels! which,
when manufactured, is worth from forty to
fl " cents per bushel. But presuming it to
be worth twenty cents per bushel IN the
! GROUND, and we have six hundred millions ol
COLLARS, TO WHICH we must d1l lHo Huud'Vu
and fifty millions Of tons Of plaster within
the same space, worth 10 the ground about
one dollar per ton, making a total OF eight
hundred and fifty millions of do!lar.. New
York pr perty is valued at seven hundred
and Fl " millions OF dollars.
la another place sc stimated the value OF
this mineral depusit at only twenty eight
hundred million bushels Of salt, without ref
renee to the plaster or the land and improve
ments. But the present one we maze as a
boast against anything that the world can
produce, and, Of course, have not allowed
any "co%utiugercies" ia our calculations -
Toe one squ4r, III 10 ailuiei u a5)Te, con
tains about all the salt, but not q tenth part
Of the plaster. The estate contains about
10000 acres.
We nigh, also choose a square mile Oh the
ipon mountains Of Allegheny county, which,
when properly developed, would be worth
more than all the farms in Virginia; or We
might choose n square mile Of the lead pro-
perty at the old Wythe lead mines, aud only
estimating 1t according to the yield up to the
present time, ut a moderate profit in the
ground, and our figures would run into mil
lions"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-09-11
A New York Councilman.

Ga saturday night last, Councilman Mol
lig.n, while perambulating among his CON-
surueuts Of the Seventeenth Ward. fell into
bad company, and in consequence, lost the
gold watch end chain which bis numerous
friends and admirers had presented to him,
10 consideration Of the important ser vices be
rendered Mayor Wood, on tia. memorable
occ .sion-ihe lG,h Of June, l857--wten the
Municipal and Metropolitan Police forces
came IN collision in the rear of the City Hall.
Couocllman Mulligan, it appears, made a call
at a house 10 Eleventh street, Dear Avenue
y, about midnight, and while making him
-elf agceable 10 a young lady named Mag
Golden, wac relieved OF bis timekeeper.--
Mulligan soon missed his watch, and was so
uncbaritabIe as t. charge Mag with taking
It. She denied it, and said be might search
her. Null N saw another young woman
standing near, and fancying that she was a
confederate and bad TIE watch. Knocked her
down with O blow from his fist. lie then
assaulted one Christopher Newman, frac,ur.
ing his jaw by str king him in the face with
hIs ii,t. lie then called 10 an officer and had
Mag taken to the Station IIDuse, and locked
up, but be DID no. recover hi, watch!
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-09-11
Excitement At Newport.

At the Ocean House Bail a body of the
government troops were called upon to keep
order, and the Newport News tells the follow
ing story OF the consequences:
'Certain streets and avenues leading 10 and
past the Ocean house we're taJooed to the pub
lie during the ball, aod soldiers were detail
ed to guard them. The moment those as.
sembled saw these streets guarded by Uoited
States soldiers, their "dander" was up, ana
continued to rise, as they saw individuals and
csrrisg es summary ordered about by sol.
diers.
Abost 10 o'clock the Mayor drove up in
his carriage. Being told 20 carriages would
be allowed to pass an avenue open to the
public Oh other occasions, he concluded be
was the right mar to test the matter, and es-
sayed to pass through in his carriage, when
a soldier on horseback rode up and ordered
him to stop. The Mayor declared his deter
minatlon to proceed, aud told the fellow to
20 about bis business Ut be would have him
put in the watct-house.
At the same moment o byst,uder informed
the soldier that he was addressing the May
or Of the city. The only reply was 81 don't
care a d-D tor the Mayor or anybody %else,"
and drs wing bis sabre he rushed forward al
ter the Cbiei Magistrate who by this time
had passed up and a~lighted from his carri-
age, coming lear trampling him under hi.
horses feet.
The Mayor at once sent for the manager
of the ball and atked him what 1t all meant,
and was referred to Col. Msgruder. This
gentleman on being demonstrated with, for
the unwise proceeding of bringing q detach-
ment of soldiers into the city under such
circumstances, expressed his willingness 10
remove them "in the course Of the evening"
The mayor insisted on an immediate re-
moval or they would be forcibly removed, by
his order, to the watohhouse. The soldiers
were Immediately Withdrawn and sent back
to the Fort, and quiet restored"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-09-11
Red and White Wheat.

From what we hear from our country
friends and see 10 cur exchange papers, il
appears that the ueeyil confines its dectruc.
tive operations exclusively to white wheat
la some instances, where part OF q field
was 10 white wheat and the remainder ir red,
toe white was destroyed whilst the red sus.
tanned no injury whatever. 10 Lancaster
county, many Of the farmers Intend 70 raise
red wheat altogether ill the weeVil disap-
pears, and il might be we'll for our Franklin
County farmers TO do 81 TOO. 10 some parts
of Oaio and Western Pennsylvania, the
wheat crop was almost entirely destroyed for
several years 70 succession by the weevil. II
its rsvsges can be stopped by cultivasing red
wheat only, our farmers will certainly do we'll
to give the white Ubest the gu-by till the
weevil disappears Caamtrsbarg Spirit.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-09-11
Curious Case.

The local columns Of the Rochest., Air.,.
tiser contains the following:
The people of the village Of Nex.,I
Wayne county, were somewhat excited Ian
week 10 consequence of the proceedings Of ,
couple Of men in their village. We are .di
that 40 itinersut, named Bishop, who v.i,
the city preaching Jud ,ism from the Court
House steps, has been engaged 10 bis pr,le,.
sion at Newark, and has converted two ON.
zens Of that place, named Martin and Res.
Unfortunately, the Newark converts are 10 tn.
habit of being converted. They were aaous
the most ardent and faithful beIieSes 10
Millerism, and when MiIlers tine for ID.
end of the world came, they were found
clothed in the ascension robes, ready 70 %.
part.
These men have set themselves abou, st0u.
ing for their stupidity while they were gros-
log 10 Christian darkness. Among Other
things which they thought they should DOT
show their devotion. was to practice the ra
of circumcision, 10 a barbsrous manner, 90,
called for by the Mosaic law or Jewish cos
tom. On Saturday these men circumcl.ei
their sons, one aged eight and the othe;
eleven years. This act aroused the lnigns
ton of the people Of the village, ard they
had the men who perpetrated 1t arrested 90.
put under bonds for their good behavior.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-09-11
New York Po,,,,c.i conventions.

SYRACUSE. IN. W Sept. 9.--This morning
10 the Republican Convention, the Commit.
tee Oh Conference reported resolutions agreed
upon with the American committee ; and,
after a heated debate, they were referred,
with loud cheers, to the Committee CD Reso-
buttons. The prospect now seems to favor
Edward B. Morgan, for Governor. Ihe Con
yeprion took a recess till 2 O'Clock.
ArrERNo, N The Republican Convention
nominated Morgan for Governor. and Robert
Campbell for Lieutenant Governor. Ihe
committee from the American Convention
presented the resolutions passed by thai
body, which were received with loud ap-
plause. A committee was then appointed to
wait IN the Americans to inform them OF the
nominations, AID inquire what names they
propose for the remainder of the ticket.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-09-11
Ladies', Equestrian Convention.

The Ladies' Grand Equestrian Convention,
30 long advertised took place on Wednesday,
Oh the Union Course, Long Island. The first
appearance of the ladies in their pictuesque
attire with blooming cheeks and sparkling
eyes, heightened by exercise aud excitement
was the signal for hearty applause on the
part Of the spectators. On they came, cur
vettipg and pranciug-veils and feathers
floating on the wind; their horses, apparent
ly proud of their fair burdens, rearing gen
tly, sDulhog the air and arching their necks
and then careering forward, carried their fair
riders with q single bound almost out OF the
strained sight Of the breathless multitude
The exercises commenced with a cavalcade OF
ladies eight abreast, whorode halt way around
the race course in front Of the judges stand
and back again to the startlog place at the
south entrance. THIS vas an exceedingly
pretty sight. and was much arplsuded, but q
majority Of the meo voted the performance
slow. The prizes we're principally distribu-
ted t. New York ladies, from whence the al
tendance came generally.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-09-11

CONNGSICATED.
10 answer to a publication signed Nosil
we have to state,
1t. That "tbe few Israelites mentooei
therein, form fully one.half Of the l'rssN@
population Of this place.
ID. For keeping but one holiday. S'eLF
viticus XIII, %, and numbers IyIH--l.
Sd. Regarding the performance Of divine
service in the German language, ln:'esd q
the Hebrew, we declare openly. that ~ n'
inconsistept with our conscience to Offer pray
ers to the Almighty, the God Of all nanop'
10 a language understood and spoken by ''
whole congregation.
To the learned Moss, one word mort
How does he know that the great" VI ~ eo",
intoxicated bis laws to Nose. 10 tie sacred
Hebrcx
10 Midrash Rabbah, one Of the sacFea
commentaries on the B~ible-(S'e EIodu,A
We read as follows--"The voice Of the Low
went out, and divided itself into seventy ''n'
guages, 10 order that all nations might W
derstsnd."
Ii seems that the LEARsED Moses 10 az .
norsnt as his "large number" VI the msA'~'
Of those they pretend to follow.
THE REFORMED lsRA'LiTh'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-09-11
afagu

The Bueuos Ayres Commercial Times oil
July 10Th mentions that the ship Rio Blanoo
was in the roadstesd, having 90 board sixteen
young Parsguayans, on their way to Fog
land 70 learn the useful sciences. ship-huiid'
ing, &c. 10 relation to the affairs OF Para,
gusy, the Times says.
..The fnauces of the Parsguayan Govern
mept are in a most satisfactory state, the
receipts considerably exceeding the e1pendi'
tore. and no national debts retsrd the pro-
gress of public improvement. oae Of the
largest foundries in South America is e'tao'
lisbed at Asuocion. Two steamers are
on the stocks, and three have already been
launched. the Ipors aud Sslto de Gaagrs DO
i, 2 two of the finest boats on the RIVER
A railway 10 about to be laid down between
the capitol and the town Of Villa Rico, the
materials for which are all st hand.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-09-11
American Board OF Foreign Missions

American Board OF Foreign Missions
DETROIT, Sept. Second Ddy-This
morning the meeting listened to a resolution
offered by Rev. DR.. Pomeroy, on behalf OF
the Prudential Committee, abiding to the
smallness of the debt, compared to what bad
been feared; to the extensive revival through.
ont this country; to the religious liberation
in Turkey; to tie end of the East ludia Com
pany's sway over India; to the throwing
open of China to civilization and chri-tiani-
ty, and to the success Of the Atlantic cable,
bringing distant shores into instant Gym
pathy. .
The Rev. Mr.. Grout, of South Africa, and
the Rev. Mr.. Vroomau, of Caution, spoke az
fectiugly concerning the condition Of their
missions. Mr.. Vrooman declared that China
bad been kept closed up until now because
the church was not prepared to christisnize
i. before. lie thought that three huudred
aud fifty thousand laborers could be imme-
distely employed.
The Board vas addressed this afternoon
chiefly by Western men, all expressing con-
fdence in their churches sustaining it more
fully as it enlarSes its operations. DIR. Ar
derson stated that to continue operations
without reducing the missions and cancel the
present debt, the Board would need $780,
600 tie coming year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-09-11
The Extravsgsnce OF Fashio,.,
Der I'm P., p'n.

Correspondence othe PhtLdddpliq Go,,n.
PARIS, August l6 Il never rem.nL
have seen greater extravaganza or mA.'h
centricity 10 toilette than during tho y
months. At the seaside and the rf"sr
er watering placss Of the Continent tbs
attire Of the ladies is not that of s~en.;tn "".''
men OF the nineteenth century, bu, pi,s.
idea of the fantastic creations Of via zoe
of sixteen on a frOlic. The hats ara 60 gus
and 80 grotesque, the skirts 80 voInm;.'U's
the trimmings and furbelow so pr5fus, ~.
the eye is now more often Df.nded ~. va
fled by the productions OF Europs,n I s'
Ders and mantuamakers. mali
For September ~bonnets, our milliaen A..
pairing Belgian straws, trimmed with ,.F"
the same straw, mixed with wheat
peoples placed at the side, and a popcs,n
bon across the forehead, ending on on. az" ~
Pompadour r~osetts, and on the other !, .Nt
bunch Of wheat ears and peoples. Blarg I"s
OF taffeta or velet trim the bonnet. som,,SV"'
the tateta is placed as a scarf across ,bs S."Na
and is edged with lace. The scrioys .,. sue
ers should be Of brish, eoIors. Legion =.
the autumn, is generally decorated viii -. ~
dark fancy ribbons, with autumn fruit. =.
the cool mornings and evenings OF Auop, y,
September, the light clear burnous j, wor,.r
see them Of brown, gray, striped b,sc. -.
white, Scotch plaid, and cross.baneI d,nr.'~
The hood has a tassel. All robes Of ulor. :.
made with a cassock OF the same TIM, obr',
ting the necessity OF any additional wran,,".
for the street. The black.sllk blrnous. ,,TTFr.
with a wide ruche OF the same silk : y.s
iavorire garment; it eteciually conceal. i.
dress, and is, therefore. useful to wear ov.,,
morning peighoise. Flowers and yelye, bo,,
are the fashionable evening c%oIfIres, N. S,Y.
ers are principally arranged in wreera.. .or..
times quite, but generally fuller behlRi han i,
front. The flowers most used are Wild ro.s
daisies OF various coloF', white and red sz,,,,
ivy or h~ollyhock, acacia, and wa,erlI.es