Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-09-30
BY YESTERDAY EVENINGS MAILS.

BY YESTERDAY EVENINGS MAILS.
WARRESToN ITEns.-The Lecture on True
Love-" delivered in the Old Episcopal Church
on Tuesday evening, by Mr. G. llinkley. was
one of decided ability, interest and instruc-
ton, and couched in the most chaste and
elegant language. Many ladies were present
to hear it.
The heavy rains of last week and week be-
fore have done a vast amount OF damage To
the corn and tobacco crops of Fauqnier coun-
ty. We have not seen a farmer who has not
suffered more or less by them.
A slave man was sold in Warrcnton. IN
Monday, or$o,o50 A boy about y years Of
age, for ST. Another, about Is or IL for
$3.50
Judge Tyler, before adirurnng the Cir
cult Court last week, gave IN his decision.
confirming the sale of,hc Fauquier White sui
phur Springs 70 Mr. IludsinS, Of Caroline.
-Wur1ento" Fiay.
MURDER IN AMHERST. On Monday after
noon last, an Irish aborcr named Duggan,
employed ON the Orange and Alexandria
Railroad Extension, two or three miles from
this city, was murdered by man named
Robert Overstreet. 1t appears that Over
street had charge ola squad OF hands employed
in track-laying, Duggan being Of the number.
On the afternoon named, Overstreet got on a
truck car with the intention OF coming to
this end Of the road Immediately after start
inc, Dusgan made an attempt I" get on. TO
which Oycrstreet made objections, but Dag
gan still persisting in hi attempts: OverstreeS
picked up heavy IRON bar, with which ne
rave the Irishman stroke on the head which
felled him and was succeeded by death in a
few moments. Oyerstrcet has escaped, and
when last seen was making his way IN the
direction Of the Virginia and Tennessee Rail-
road, doubtless with the intention of taking
the cars; and getting out OF tie reach oil the
law.-Lyncdbury Inyi"jan.
The Norfolk correspondent of the Rich
mond Dispatch says We had sight oi Il
lot Of 10000 cigars this morning, which had
been manufactured in Havana Tor Napoleon
III. They are worth Are~ h"ndi~d doilarS
a thousand. rather too expensive Tor the
press TO puF. This lot OF cigars reached
here on a vessel which came INTO port III dis
tress, and will be re-shpped as soon as the
necessary repairs can be made"
The Port Tobacco Times savs:-"The Ag-
ricultural Exhibition which was announced
sometime since to take place in this village
on the 9th and 10th of November has been
postponed until the 10th and 18th Of that
month. The postponemcnt is made In con-
sequence of the Races at LeOnardtown beng
advertised to come off on the 9th 10th and
18th of November"
The Lexington Gazette says "a few
DAYS ago Mr. John McD. Alexander sold, nj
private sale, to u company OF four or i've gen
tlemen in this place, his farm. Clifton, lying
on the North River Just below town, for sew
entcen thousand dollars and upwards. The
farm contains three hundred and seventeen
acres and brought an average Of tiity-hvc
dollars an acre. Sale equivalent to cash"
The Richmond Examiner says, Mr. Slmms
was better at six o'clock last evening, and
good hopes are now entertained OF ms rec"v-
cry.
Mr.. Graves, who was shot 10y J. l.. Taylor.
is not expected to live.
The Richmond Wing learns that Harris
Statue of Henry Clay, was shipped from Leg
horn, for that city, on the I'd OF August
BLoNpIN OUTpoSE.-A few days since
Young man in New Orleans, named jules
Dreux, a member of Hook and Ladder GO.
No. 2. being in danger OF burning, saved his
life, some people say by jumping across The
street to the roof Of The house opposite: 9th
srs say. by coming down iive-story ladder
in three Jumps; but our informant gives us
the following as the true account OF thus M
raculous escape. Jules took the graphic
rope used BY the tremen, fastened one end
of it to the burning building, threw the other
end to which was attaches! the iron grappie,
across the street. caught it on the rno! OF the
house opposite, and hauled it taught. ia,-
inc thus extcmporised i thight rope he took
| a crow-bar for halamce-pnlc and deliberate
" walked across in saiety.-SPirh ~ Mr
Times.
A DEFISlTloN.-B I. lIallctt a we'll
known democratic politician Of Ma>sachu-
sets, in recent speech defined What ''p"pn-
lar sovereignty" means in the democratic dlc-
tonaries. lie sad:
"This whole question Unpopular sovereign
ty is the mereSt abstract of an abstraction
nothing that is practical; question on which
one man says, popular sovereignty and
then msdnS achut he hasa mint IL, and an"-
Their cries ont popular sovereignty. and means
whaferer he pleascS by II; and nobody dch"eS
exactly his position.
SPECIMEN OF a MopERN PoLIrlciAN.-I The
Utica, \. y, Herald says that the following
letter was received by the Surrogate of West
chester county, day or two since, from a
person holding prominent position III the
New York Custom House:
New York CrSToM llou>E.
j. II. Coles sails am til Bell wcther OF
this hole mor,me1 it is the first pottnW
frooM Icrer hnrw him IL teji, the coke OF II
is. YOU nor he, don't known Where the Clap
pier hangs. q ". b.
MARRIED.
At Prospect HILL Fauquier county. Va. on the
9th of September. by the Rev {. IL. Shield, I.
MARSHALL BARTON. of Frederick. Va I"