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FOUNDRY AND mACHINE-saOP.

"A FOUNDRY AND MACHINE-SHOP.
~ MeCAN PATTERSON, corner of Deord and New
sAFn Levee Streets The undersigned prepared &c
W manufacture STEAM ENGINES, BOILERS and
MACHINERY of all kinds for Steam Boats, Sugar Planta-
tons Mills Cotton Presses Draining Machines and Rail-
roads, Gin Gearing, Horse Power Fire Fronts, FurIace
Mouths Crate Bars, tpatened or otherwise, they are
for several paenees Of Crate Bars Brass Work Of
all kinds such Guage Cocks and Valves Of every descp
ton; Metallic Packing for Steam Cylinders Gun Metal Rings
etc. Blacksmith Work for Steam Boats, Saw Mills, Ma
chipery of any description that may be required
They hand all times Crate Bars Wheel Srrups,
Fange Bolts Guage Cocks Valves of all sizes used by
Boats
Thankful for the liberal patronage heretofore bestowed
them they hope by asduou attention to their business to
merit continuance Of the same. - -. . ..
aul2ly McCAN PATTERSON.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-03-31

RUTTER-2s hrkins very superior Goshen landing
ID Creole for sale by S. WOLFF,
milo corner Of Gravisr and New Leyee ssress.
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General RelIef Com mittee. 1. o. OF.

The following officers and members for the present
term, from January TO July, 1858
Seymour President to be found at 65 Tchoupitoulas
street; Thomas II. Shields, Secretary, Odd Feows Hall
r. Caldwell AZ Carondelet j. 4.
doe q Commerce street. NJ winslow Crescent Office j..
Foger Of the Fremens Charitable Association;
D. emle Philip; w. r. Finch No. IL Gus
tomhouse street: 7. W. Bothick, Hevia St. Paul
r. T. FIELD Of Camp and Grod streets M ID.
Logan No. 2E fchounitenla street: II. Dessommes at
Holmes, Canal v. Written, E. J. Hart Co.'s
Tohoupouas H. Schluer, No. IS Common
KruEe, Aigers; @. NJ znzsr, corner Apollo and rhaa
streets c. Boruwasser J. H. fanny, Rob Keaghey, A Lis
H. Boelitz T. g. Robinson Poydras street. between
Tchonpitouas and Levee snd L. b. Poher, No. IS
Old Levee street, between Cont ard Benyie.
fe2 THOMAS H. SHIELDS, Secretary.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.


=
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
pRIDGER, II, ~, attorney AT-tAw, Coi1M-
- o vi vii practice IN The parishes Of OAdT Xxx S ,
= 80, - ,e1,1V =, ,ITpIS yoy
ARRET, A. y CO., MARB Ia 1870 1890 MON ON
raj. III and ia ST street Poydas AZ "
-. 7,.;.1 I,,Tz !, ., co coTToV 80
,OLfsu ~, En s . Ssrupi,
- :
~ and Commission Merchants Nos ~ Front street and "
on streets eyl
C 'eHsi y Co, WHOLESALE 'atTR9oEks
In an1 DEAhEks ~ IEAs ',l9uqhs: IOBAooy ~ ~
cans. 4''40' Ugly
- .,U9,Iy ~ 90 ~ Dg1IVpsIN CARPEr
y ings, on Gloths etc No 70. danel ,tLee,
ALEX j. DrAs. RHE ALPts R.LpYAs.
,.Ssr G fson M aad sss tssse sE9Ns
LSROST 4. CO.. DEALERS IN BOOTS SHOES, BRO !
gals Hats, Caps etc. No. 10 asg41ne s1ree..
GORDON IL FOSTER DEALERS IN FLOUR
- -
CIQUEI& JAMESON, STAPLE AND FANCY DRY
=. Goods Of direct importation, 70 e
GAINES. C. G. Il Co., IMPORTERS AND DEAL |
J ERs IN HARDWARE, CUTLERY, etc., Nos. % Mays
line and % Gr.yier streets: -- : -
HOLMES & CLhUss, GRoCERs AND DEALE i,s
tohoapItouiss streets. o2s lya4x
HART, e. !: q CO., nEALshs IN GRo .o ,
- DRUGS, CHEMICALS, fAfEh' etc., II ana =" fcnon'
nv.1 11s ~ our
n ENDEhSON ~ NJ EAu ~ a. 1, ~ Uni
-, 49,, 1870,
HHMSON, GEO. w; q Go. v SHt y, I'M. AGENTS
u AND COMMISSION MEhohANIS " oanpE..
HYDE q GOODRICH. JEWELERS. corner Cana
II and koyelst
n 7
hssas and oaSn:Sn S afaTisI street.
New Orleank
LII MSS n MEKGHAkL
S.burS and Pensacola Fire Bricss etc etc No ~ Mags
fine street AZ
1x1yA RHu1RR owHx1RR
L @sIelsl Place. New oLisen. a5slZ
= rvoYs a. On n nFAIrRs m APPLE Avn
L Fancy Dry Goods corner Canal and Bourbon streets
= CIcIIrrCN a. p.Rp.,C cToTuIrps co-na- =,
: ea5. .na :. oae5 aries! streets :, : $50 :
I ExERICH, VIM; e. & Co., COTTON FAC 40;
- TORS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, No. "a OLD
,aALLETT JOSEPH, COMMISSION REcF7v.
~ Ing and Forwarding Merchant and General Steamboat
=. IL, entrusted to him and satisfaction in ali
r,,,.,~x; s17,ars ,7,,,r7 ,,,,,,,o S7-, ,,7o7,
vi ing Goods and Fancy Articles corner Canal street and
Exchsnee Place
Iva rants. Ferfumery, etc, NO. IL Margarine street.
MEYER, NJ. H., 100 Camp street, MATCHMAKER
tRTifPs ENb wAFCHEs III .sslry artieIs: rsoSiSe
a moderate srres mia n
-EONCAN n q RooYs AND sTATToNERy n,
vi cbnnge Pi,cs adIoiRuin0 me Posi- Office -
= -, -
tTUNHOE. A. & Co., MEMS AND BOYS CLIO.
orner q travisr and Tssarine srreaas
MORTON ALEXIS CO.. GRoCERs. Nos. land 4
| N Poydras street corner Of Fulton mildly
: =
p'TORs LSn, CCyHfSsfoS ME- BCHISTs a. Carons,
ststrset. ospar Of Union street plSIydkw
| ptTISI , X: q Cos; pEALEBS ~ CLOTHING AM
| rUsNlshINH 1ooDS. re. - onnP -.reet az ~
| nEVI,Y p Il E. DEALERS IN SILKS ANDFAN
eSC1 DRY GOODS. NO lSo Osnel street as
| clCAEIaN X Gu ID p DEALERS IN MILL
| t,ss, n' N"u f'"s f"e' my 'Nu'' N'' - ~ !, "" VIZ
|
| CEn3IES 4 Hill, ATTORNEYS. AT.LAW No Il
- lamp street, up stairs, view orleans: NIL "
| evsuAv wvsHAw JTsuAv
SWARntSn ust;siHH. W. NJ 81 PSes .a Ea
W. .. Ao'e"' ''ie', %
2IleAA nye
| SHAW, FRANK, Jrs, IL Co., COMMISSION AMI
~ y AN pEAis ~ IL
| =" 10 INN eoDoo -, 10 . lenuplvoe oueet VIC ~
| lTHINGER F. & Co. FASHIONABLE Clio
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-03-31

COMPTROLLER's OFFICE I
City Of New Orleans July 7, 1855. !
ID ESOLVED, That the Comptroller he, and
II he Is hereby authorized and required give notice. By
standing in the official Journal that In accordance
with ninth section OF ordinance No l42 approved March
So the Council will pay any bill against the city unless
contracted authority Of from the Comptroller
in accordance with the ordinance referred to.
lsgnedl Y. l.. TRACY,
President Board Of Assistant Aldermen.
[slgnedl L. H. PLACE
President Board of Aldermen
Approved April g. 1855
lsigned JOHN l.. LEWIs, Mayor
The attention Of officers OF the city and Of the public
respectfully called the foregoing resolution.
r. HFAnDt
lyl6H Oomn''9ilv' 0ny oI New Orleans
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-03-31

DRIDGEwATER WEATHER. TROOP
PAINTING desirable and economical covering for
Railroad Cars, Depots bridges, etc. For sale by
7 @. @. BOGERT CO.,
Agents for the States Of Louisiana Alabama,
d22 Mott Mississippi and Texas.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-03-31

The payments be made the cash stock subscribed
be subscribed aforesaid foows per the
time OF subscrhng cent in sixty days th reaer
cent ninety days thereafter and the remainder called
for by the Direction IN insaments exceeding per
each, intervals of les than sixty Calls for
payments shall be made by advertisements Of less than
days in at least two newspapers published in New Orleans
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-03-31

NDERsON ID. DIETER, COMMISSION MER
n CHANT, AND AGENT FOR JEFFERys DOUBLE
ACTING SUCTION AND FORCE IPUAP.wITH INDIA
RUBBER BALL VALVES.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-03-31
standIng CommIttees.

STARE or rHE osDEK-P. q. NJ. John Orchard, p. O. N.
Chas w. Emerson and p. @. II. H Dentzel.
JrpfcI1L-P G. James Stockton, p o. Geo. Hooper and
j. ". Probus.
PETrposs ArFEGIs-P g. d. 0. g. Dunlap p. @. Geo.
LEGS, lfrvs-P o. n Geo W. shaw, r. O. w. H. Ellis
and p. q. b. ne5isva-
g. A. ThofDs
cossrITUTIos AND BYIAws-P. GJames Furneaux, P. @.
cEsDEsTIsls-P o. y A. Dent1sI, p. @. p O. Collins and
p q. d.. NJ Wagner.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-03-31
ARTICLE VII.

No dividend shall be declared before railroad Is com
pleted. The Company shall derive revenue greater
than Is cent from its tolls and whenever receipts
tolls shall exceed the amount required for the maintenance
the road the payment of running expenses dividend
per per annum there shall be ratable dmAuon of tht
tolls keep the dividends down IS per per an
mum at most.
This ee shall not impose any limitation the
dividends that the Company declare from sales leases
its lands Of other than tolls for the
portation of freight and passengers.
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IMOo shares


fists Of subscriptions shall be opened at the times and places
qured by the terms Of said grants and such other
and places the Directors may determine for subscription
much Of said eight millions Of cash may
after deducng the subscriptions Of those who sign this
charter.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-03-31

On the conveyance to this Company by said Trustees of the
said rights said Aray and Soo grants IN accordance
said deed Of trust the Board Of Directors shall issue said
Trustees the aforesaid two millions OF dollars u paid
for the purposes of said and sRd stock shall be
ered in all respects paid in cash; execution OF
said conveyance ad Board Of Directors shall further issue
said Trustees for the purposes Of said trust the eight per
bonds Of the Company for million Of dollars payable
That portion Of said bonds which, nnde the provisions said
trust to be used for the payment Of the debts liabilities
contracted urder the Soo grant shall be appropriated
satisfaction Of such debts and liabilities the parties
whom said Trustees by the of said required
convey the in the exercise of their sole
discretion may think proper TO pay being distinctly under
Stood that this Company assumes the of debt what
contracted by company persons
either the said oo Garay grant, except provided in the
eighth article Of this charter,
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-03-31

BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR Isss.-Ohcers-Henry
Bier Presdent Boullemet Treasurer Thos H. Shields,
Secretary; Daniel Merritt Sexton Cemetery Committee
Committes-Nahaniel Overflow Bernard Cohen and John
Moran. Menbers-James Funeaux ], NJ. Winslow H Gold
man Thos. Keefe and T. b. MAunsel
VAULTS IN 'oDD FELLOWS REsT'i may be procured
applying r. NJ CoRRY atSckles CO. s. Canal street
at D. Felt SrETsoEs 81 Camp street;to MnLsPAUGH U
Mint the Secretary Office in Odd Fellows Hall
uer of Camp and Lafay streets.
Price Lots and vauReguar lots 10 feet t5s;
ditto SIS Vaults double Ito Stockholders Lodges
$685. ditto, all others TO- single TO Stockholders Lodges
S45; 10 all others, $50.
Vaults Opened unless certificate Of ownership
first obtained from the Secretary. ..-
the purehaseof Lots ETC. be had
spplicstonto -
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-03-31

Garden Engines Pumps
Ploughs, Hay Cutters, Corn ShlieerB,
Agricultural Implements.
Mil, Cross-cut and Pit Saws,
Ok Yokes, Bows Singletrees,
Turning Lahes
Hoes Hsnes, shovels and Spades, Platform Scales
Andtrons, Tenders, Shovels and Tongs Corn Mills,
Copper and Iron Coal Hods Cob Crusherr.
Single and Double Barrel Guns,
Coffee HeclRs, Chatting Dishes,
Chinese Gongs Iron Bedsteads,
Britannia and Plated Ware,
Meat Cutters, Sausage Suffers
Stock Kettles, Portable FORCES,
o35ly Seines, Fishing Tackles etc. etc.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-03-31
\, CS A. EATING SALOON

ETSk'S REFIEED COTTON SEED OIL.
AND GROUND OIL CAKE.
This Oil the best cheapest and for lamps that
be bought.
The Oil Cake Is the best and cheapest food
milk fed on this Cake of any other food
They for sale at the Fac ory "a New evee street.
between NOue Dame and Girod streets at reduced price
fell - - " ~ $1,000
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-03-31
Interior L0ffUpa

InterfOr Lodgess
DE SOTO LODGE MOI meets at Baton Rouge Thursday
evening.
Meth LODGE No. q meets Shreveport Wednesday
ST. EANDRYLoDGE No. asmssts Atopelousason satur-
CLINTON LODGE No. II meets at Clinton on Wednesday
evening.
evening
EXCELSIOR LODGE No. 81 meetsat Thibodauzen sat.r-
SEW TERRA LODGE No. So mestsst Sswtonon Thurs
PRXiRiE LODGE No. 81 meets Washington on ssiur-
das evening. .f
CHESEYvII.LE LODGE Ne. Al meets at Cheneyvilie on
Monday evening
ASSUMPTION LODGE No. As meets at NapolsOnville
Saturday evening.
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At all meetings of the stockholders and at all elections
oy of the stock represented at such meetings shall
except that such tngs called for the purpose of
ing diminishing the capital stock Of the Company for
the purposes enumerated in the fifth section Of the Of tn
Legislature of Louisiana, entitled An for the organizao
of corporations for works of pubic Improvements and utility
approved March lih 1855 shall be composed persons hold
ing in their right agents for Others three
ourths of the stock of Company in order take valid
binding action in the premises ali other meetings Of stock
holders and at all elections, majority Of those present
represented shall govern
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-03-31

COTTON PRESSES.
Corner Of Tchouptoulas and Robin streets.
FACTORS,
Corner of Tchoupiouas and Henderson streets.
FRERETs,
St. Mary's street, between Perdido and Poydras'
LOUISIANA,
Corner of St. Thomas and Basin streets.
Corner of Tchoupitoulas and Richard streets.
Corner of Tehoupitoulas and Richard streets.
MERCHANTS,
New Levee and Louisastreets.
Corner Levee and ROfhgnRcstreets.
PLANTERS,
Corner Annunciation and Riehardstreets.
szYMANsKTs, -.
Corner Leyee and Clouet streets Third District.
SHIPPERS,
Corner Henderson and New Level streets.
Corner New Levee and RofhgnAcstreets.
Corner Canal and Robertsonstreets.
TEXAS,
Corner Of Tchospitoulas an Orang estreets.
LEvEE STEAM COTTON PRESS
Levse street. between 81. Ferdinand and Montegu
streets, Third District.
Lsyeestreet, opposite POstlss, ThirdDistrict.
INDEPENDENT
New Ieyee and RonignAe streets.
NEW COTTON PRESS,
Leyee street, between Moategutand olouetstrssis
Third District.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-05-07
The BANKRUPT BiII.

The provisions Of this bill, offered IN the
Senate, by MIR. Benjamin, Of Louisiana, are
represented to be substantially as follows:
1t is general bill, including individuals,
corporatiuns. chartered banks, and any assu.
citation of persons authorized to issue notes.
hills. &c. 1t will provide for voluntary and
involuntary bankruptcy, and Will be retro
active. The retroactive feature VIII De guar
ded, so as TO exclude all who, Subsequent to
January last, or any other time, have made
assignments, in contemplation OF the passage
of bankrupt law, which gave preference ~
one creditor over another. aud the bankrupt
in such cases shall not receive discharge
unless with the consent Of a majority OF his
creditors who have not been SO Preferred
The involuntary bankruptcy applies to cases
where the debts exceed two thousand doliars;
and the person declared bankrupt Is entitled
TO trial by iury--all transfers OF property oil
any kind for the purpose OF giving any ere
ditor, endurser, or other person, any prefer
ence or priority over general creditors, to be
null and void, and the parties obtaining them
TO be sued for such amount as assets OF the
bankruptcy.
With regard to banks aud other issuers OF
paper money, they are TO come under the
head of involuntary bankrupts; ana III auui'
ton to all the liabilities which attach to ludi-
viduals, they may be declared bankrupt Tor
the nop-payment for ten days after demand
of any bill, note, or other LIABILITY; all the
expenses of proceedings to be paid by the
psr,ies interested, and under no prctence to
be paid by the United States.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-05-07
Manufactures IN the south.

That the North excels the South IN domes-
tic manufactures ID not the result OF any
peculiar advantages possessed by the former.
la point of fact. it is easily demonstrab!e that
all the advantages are on our side. There IS
nothing that enters into our manufactures,
in the shape of raw material, that we may
not obtain as easily and as cheapiy as any
other sectiou--while IL Is known that the ia"
material, for all sJtt0n, wOllen and IRON manu-
features, may be more cheaply procured by
us than by the people OF the North, Tor the
reason that they are To be found almost at our
very doors.
In other respects we are at no disadvantage.
Water-power? We have enough IN Virginia
alone TO drive the machinery that would do
the manufacturing OF the whole world
There is not u stream IN the State that Goes
not furnish water-po%er, an water-power TOO
that may be easily employed, IN such a6uu-
dance as to put to shame cur laggard spirit
10 respect of manufactures. Any one "hu
will traverse the James river from It's source
to the head of tide-water; who will lock az
the magnificent water-power of the Rappahan,
mock at Fredericks burg, seeming almost IL
beg somebody TO come and employ 1t; who
will examine our resources III this respect
from one end OF the Commonwealth to the
other, and on both sides OF the mountains,
caunot but be impressed with the CONVICTION
that it is one OF the laws and intentions OF
nature, that Virginia should become as
famous for manufacturing pursuits as she
already is for the agricultural advantages oil
her SOIL aud climute.--Lynch. IW.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-05-07
Death of Old SlaYea.

Bob Chase, {. slave OF Mr.. j. c q. Watkins,
died recently in Egbert County, Georgia, aged
lO7 years The Augusta Chronicle Of May
LIT, says: "Old Bob, according to his own
statement, was l07 years of age at the time of
his death. IL was drummer 10 the Revolu
tiopary war, and was at the battles OF Gulltord
Court House. Eutsw Springs, Brandy~ins.
and one or two others. In some of these be
was wounded slightly. lie belonged TO some
one of Mr.. WatklDs's family for upward OF
three generations, and was always esteemed
an honest and faithful servant. lie was an
excellent hoe hand, and up to within lew
years Of his death, prided himself upon car
ryIng 1.-The front row" while hoeing with the
other pegroe, in the field.
Died 90 the 9th ut., Abram Kirk, the last
slave in Pennsylvania. lie died at very
advanced age, supposed by many TO be the
oldest person in the county. lie was the
slave of Stephen Porter, of Drumore town.
ship. His exact age is not known, the slave
record of the Court OF Quarter Sessions, IN
which the date of his birth and other particu-
lars were no doubt registered, not being
among the other records Of that Office. Is
has been ascertained, however, from other
dates, that Kirk was over l03 years old when
be died, and the presumption is that be was OF
still more advanced age His memory, and
indeed all his faculties, were unusually sound
to the last. lie could remember many incl
dents Of the Revolution, some Of which he re-
lated with Interesting mlnuteness of detail.
Olc 10 particular, which seemed to have made
"A deep impression upon his mind, referred TO
the services rendered by Lafayette in the
struggle for American liberty. When a
young man. in 1871, he assisted in rowing
that General and his troops across the Sus-
uuehannah, at Bell Friar, aud was often
beard to relate an incident which then &C.
rurred and the remark called forth by the
French patriot. The boat in which Abram
was rowiny having accidentally run On the
rocks in the stream, Lafayette called out to
those IN charge of the boat, "Do not drown
any Of my noble men- expect to have need
OF them all at Yorktown" This old Afr
cans funeral was largely attended, for while
living he had been highly respected in the
neighborhoOd, as an honest and molten
I sve man His remains we're inferred at
Penn Hill The last slsve That solitary
figure under the head Of Slaves" which we
fad 10 the census OF Lancaster county for
I 1850, will disappear from the new census
/ Lancaster Express, 1pra 20.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-05-07
Lieut.. I'cgrHfii.


Navy YARD. Go,roRr, April 22d, 1853.
10 His Excolloo,v Henry 4. WISE. Governor
-
IcD.% moo. h;,hI,, bonorod hv Tho
.os u' oon,ni;mon,orv manner N which YOU
wy 'Vmi raa;"Is,v nIsa.od n c,n,ev to
me Nv vour Aid. Major VIM. Munford, as
snscjoI messenger the distinguished honors
,haT have heen conferred uuon NE bv the
General assembly Of nv dear native State.
I;t,Ie ,Longbt thai the s,pIple perfnrm
anca Of dutv which teyolyed upon me, in
INV of5,;aI capncitv could ever have elected
rhs Hatterinr encomlums that have been
nassed upon nv conduct. | only tear that,
like an over indulgent parent, my dear ma
tive State has set too hgn an appreciation
on the services OF her son, aud exalted HIN
far beyond his merits: for, ike fond mother,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-05-07
R,nefit OF the mfssissippi Flood.

The Memphis True Southron says:--"AI Il
though the Unprecedented flood which Is 60"
submerging such a vast extent OF country Is
greatly TO be deplored, as destined to affect
materially the prosperity and interests OF
those upon whom the calamity has fallen, yet
its results will go 20 strengthen the general
ly accepted maxim, that there is mo bitter
unattended with its sweets" There have
been millions Of dollars worth OF timber
much of which has been cut for several years
living in the sUamps of the lazOo valley,
waiting for water TO float it out. This rise has
afforded an opportunity to bring into market
that niue of wealth, thus causing that hardy,
industrious class Of people known as proies-
sional rsttsmen, to rejoice at an interpos:iion
of Providence which Is to thom really "'d
sepd, and of immense value and convenience
to the countries supplied with lumber through
this channel. We have been informed oy
persons familiar with the quantities OF Tim,
ber now cut in the swamps OF the ssoo aoo
it tributaries, that at low estimate al least
five million dollars will be saved and brought
into market by this rise 10 the river"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-05-07
Tbs ..chi,f nIourner.v

There is q genius in this city, yclept Hat,
field, who has earned reputation 10 mover
manner. which will not greatly serve him IN
time of need. The detectives have bis da-
guerreotyp pc, as we'll as those o! some OF his
confreres lie operates ingeniou-ly and with
marked success, in u mode Of iinaucierins
which a common thief would hardly have
thought Of 1t is his wont to attend funerals,
and at the customary exhibition OF the
corpse to press to the side oil the coiin, there
to mingle bis tears with those OF the friends
of the deceased. Hence the soutriquet OF
"Chief Mouruer" has come to be his ordl-
nary sppelation in police circles and other
associations where men vi his character are
known. While honoring the deceased, ne
keeps an eve open fer the living, as did the
Ephesian widow: and as others come near t.
take last view, be cobtrives to relieve their
nockets Of whatever valuables they may con
tain. His operations had become So ez;en-
siye that it was found necessary, by the be-
resved, to keep their attention on the alert;
and the result was the detection OF the iugu-
brious gentleman of whom we have been
writing. lie is u shrewd financial man, and
has been unusually successful in his peculir
department Of industry IN. I. fOd.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-05-07
A FIFTY MiIe Horse Hsce.

People who have more money than they
want, frequently bet it on horse races "r'
Edgar BeIden, of Detroit, land formerly a
ci,zen Of Rochester has made an agree.
ment with George Etner, OF Buffalo, BY the
term, of which a match Of 500 on side
is made between the BeIden horse and q
horse which Mr.. Elmer Is to prod uce. The
race is to be a single stretch OF nifty miles,
the horse first accomplishing that distance
winning the money. $3.50 forfeit money has
been put up, and Is now 10 the hanca Of the
shareholders. The race will take place In
The early part OF June, on the liam'Fsmek'
course, 10 Detroit. which Is circular, one
mile in circumference, the horses continuing
around the course until the ttueth circle is
accomplished. The event is looked torEard
to with much interest among sporting men,
and is expected to attracts large number to
witness it.