Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-14
BY YESTERDAY EVENINGS MAIL.

rESsIoN.-The following Interesting partl-
culars respecting the progress Of this w"rk,we
copy from the last number of the Scottsville
Register:
er half of the Lynchburg extension OF the
Alexandria Il Orange Railroad last week.
writes us that the laying Of the rails is steadily
progressing, and with the exception OF few
hundred yards, at Hickory Hill, i've miles
above Charlottesville the road is completed
Ii or Ii miles-about four miles beyond
the Scottsylle turnpike road. Hickory Hill
will be ready for the rails in lew days
when the work will progress more rapidly.
The excavation is nearly completed to Fabers
Mills in Nelson county aud from that
point to Rockfsh river it il rapidly pro-
crossing Il completion. From Rockhsh
to .Gordon's Summit" there is still much
work to he done and from G"rd"n's summit
to the Loyngston Depot very little has been
done, except the rulverts. The grading on
this portion Of the road is light and will be
commenced in II few days with II larr" force
The Superintendent Of the road Informed our
CORRESPONDENT few weeks since, that the
road would certainly be in running order
from charlottesville To the Livingston Depot
by the LIST OF October. The Board Of Direc-
tors have determined u suspend the work Oh
several of the most difficult cuts between
Rucker's Run and Lynchburg, and t. SUR
.titute temporary tracks to facilitate the
openiup of the whole line at the earliest day
possible. When that day will come 1t Is I'M
possible t. say probably by the middle "i
December next, or by the end "t the year
At meeting OF the Board oi Directors, at
Alexandria, on the 10Th of June. the vexrd
question of the location of DepoIs III Nelson
county was settled The first depot III the
county was located mt Rockiish, on the How
ardsyille turnpike--the second nt the point
where the l.ovingston and New Market road
crosses the railroad the third at Arrimgtom's,
between Fuckers Run and Tye River. Az
some difficulty exists in gettlnga county road
to the latter place, this Depot seems not t"
he definitely fixed Ii is likelyit may be re-
moved few miles higher up the line. thus
arrangement seems tn afford pretty general
satisfaction to the people OF the county. a
few individuals. who desired depotH ut other
places are disappointed, and some "t them,
we understand, are still unwillingt" give up
the contest
A DlrrICvLry. The difficulty between
Messrs. Wise aud Aylett is supposed to have
grown out of an editorial which appeared IN
the ENQUIRER few days since, and in which
one "Augustus Tomlinson," was repeatedly
referred to- in terms not over compllmen-
tary, and the general impression seems to he,
that this augustus T"mllnson was intend
ed hr MIR. Patrick Henry Aylrtt. How the
affair will terminate, it Is impossible now I"
say, but that the parties have left the city Is
the universal belief, and that, to", Tor hostile
purposes am informed that the officers
have instituted most "diligcnt enquiry, like
the "wise men of the east, hut with all their
vigilance and interchangeable exertions the
search so far has proved unsuccessful
Petersburg Express.
THE STAuNToN BANKs.-Nothing is more
common than to hear our citizens complain
that the Banks in Staunton cannot accnmmo-
date them with loans on good paper This Is
to some extent true. but have our people
thought of the cause oft. The reasons, that
the Richmond brokers-and we fear some
of the banks--are waging constant war on
the interior banks. The moment IA note 81
sent home for redemption in gold aud silver.
The fear of these runs for specie compel> the
country banks to be very cautions IN Their
discounts, and 10 withhold accommodation
from the people ut the very time they need 1t.
Now il our farmers aud cattle men would
ONLY act with IL little forecast. they could
remedy this evil, and secure t" themselves
great benefits The process is simple
one. 1t is this: Let our citizens, when
they send their flour, hay, whiskey. cat
tie, &C., to market, require their C"iami>-
sion Merchants to send them checks on the
Richmond Banks in payment Then let our
citizens hand these checks to the Staunton
Banks. This will make the Staunt"n Banks
creditors of the Richmond Banks. and when
the brokers come up with Staunt"n notes tor
redemption, our banks, instead OF paying
out gold and silver, can redeem their notes
with checks OH Richmond Banks. Ma@aton
Spectator.
PASSPORTS REFrSEp.-private letters from
the continent of Europe intimate that the
American officers, who had been permitted
by the United States to 60 to the seat "l war
in order to gain military insight into war
tactics, by observation nf the cnnt"ndinS
powers, have been refused passports t" travel
thither. They consequently returned to
England, to await further diplomatic eonsId-
GRAFTON of the matter and causes OF ohec-
tons. -Rich. Enquirer.
CuLPEpER CoUNrY.-Thos. III. FhzhuGh,
has sold his farm few miles from this place,
containing 2l5 acres, to Mr.. Baxter, OF New
York, at SD 80 per acre.
Jas. NJ. Hogg has purchased of A. W.
Wrenn of this place, his house and lot on
Main Street at S2,5O0-Bine Rdge Rep.
On Sunday morning last, Young gentle
man, of Winchester, Va, obtained II quantity
of strychnine, went home aud immediately
swallowed the poisonous dose. His friends,
discovering the rash act he had committed,
immediately sent for physicians, who with
difficulty saved his life.
The Petersburg lntelligencer says; a pr
yate letter, to gentleman in this city, gives
the melancholy information that Judge John
W. Nash is by no means improving from his
attack Of sickness.