New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-07

Tuy FpysHyr AT RIcHaosD.- The Dispatch Gays:
Apprehepsions of freshet had been entertained IN
Richmond for several days and yesterday 1t commence
in earnest. Between eleven and Tour CLOCK tne ii5'
ST HAyos Bridge nearly three feet and the waters
rushed and loaned over the rocks, anording graoo
sight to the spectators. The small ISLANDS IN the neigh
bSrhood were partially overlooked snd the hsh houses
surrounded with water: The cotton factory, at tae
southern extremity of the bricge will probably hsveto
siop operations until the freshet recedes Tie wharvee
st Rockets were submerged IN the afternoon, and
water wss flowing into toe boat sheds o. low uos.
This river continued to rise, and the general opinion
was that the street would be overlooked during the
night. large quantity OF lumber was laying on tAs
wpaif and along the dock, while the owners we're en-
gagged in removing to more safe locality.
MrsoT's LEDGE charlottesville interior OF
this structure is becoming rapidly completed; Toe
workmen labor on it night and day. The wood work
of the house we believe, ls entirely of oak, and viii
be, when done, as cold aud enduring as 1t can be
made. Workmen at work in the night report thai
durrg the severest storms thus FAR only sght trem
blirg il felt Capt. Alexander, who superintendent
the construction of the lighthouse, dnsd within the
granite walls one day lass week with his enre fam
ily Report says that one man who recently spent
night in the building could DO; be induced to try tins
experiment again. Airy pnsnt0ms dsI bed his quiet
visions ASPIRATIONS fantastic shapes lifted around
him. aud among the rest, the yerltsbs g6oets OF the
two brave but unfortunate men who petished wasn tAs
iron lighthouse yielded 10 the stormy waves. NOW,
the ga men il s true went down alive into the renorse-
ess deem with none 10 tell the dismal story or their end
but as for their ghosts coming back and haunting tho
new structure to terfy and torment their s1ecsssors
we don believe word OF il. II s libel on tns dead
The sympshizDg ghosts OF those en- fun OF pity ana
for their successor would be tbs very lest
ghosts in the universe 70 haunt tie brave men who
should feariessly step into their shoes -,
GOVERNOR LETcHER's RECENT VIsIT TO ALExAs-
DRIA.-11e ALeEandyia Va Gazette says: The
plOmpt potice taken by Gov. Letcher OF note ac-
dressed to him from CncnDsh-said to be from the
same person who informed Secretary Floyd OF tbs
John Brown raid, some time before 1t oocurred-s
mentioned in another part Of to days Gazette. Gov.
Lecher visited this city in connection with this infor-
nation and il by his advice that the military OF
this city, last week, resumed their nightly drill 10 be
in readiness for efficient service whenever called upon
II is needless say that apprehension whstever
thai the advice of the Governor was only
to make assurance doubly sure. "
A MORMON Communicable Saints, on the
9th Of October, opened the semannuai conference,
which lasted two days, and was attended by the most
nrominsnt me- mbers Of the Church On the second day
Elder Orson HYDE delivered lengthy discourse, and
gave his views on the present political condition otths
United States. He predicted that the Union would be
d.solyed-thst the negroes would be let loose upon
their masters; that the South would be compelled TO
call in the aid of Great Britain, who In her turn,
would be compelled TO call in aid from some other
onsrtar and concluded by prophesying great and
tsrrble day of wrath for this country tor their
tce 10 the Mormons-The Conference was the larges.
ever held in the cy-some thirteen thousand persons
having attended It.
| arrived at Salt Lake city.