Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-11-05

ALEXANDRIA AND LYNcHBuRG RAILRoAp-The
Lvnchburg Virginian says: "The fuisbi ng
touches are now being given to this road. The
track Is all laid, and the cars will run over In
day or two. A connection will be formed with
the Tennessee Road just above the pr. sent brid ge
over B;ackwater, where passengers and baggage
wiu change cars. Hands are now busily en-
nloyed constructing platform, turn table and
bridge for that purpose
The SUGAR TRADE OF Decentralization, Mass. .,
10 claimed to be one Of the greatest and most i'm
p1rtant sugar markets in the world The receipts
OF sugar for the first nine months of this wear Were
&c, ,992 hogsheads, 81, ,965 barrels. I57 $50 bags.
principally from India, rs, $50 boxes About 200
cargoPs or 65, 600 hogsheads of molasses are also
annually landed at that port, and vast quantities
OF both sugar and molames are sent from there To
all parts Of the world.
BLUE CocKADEs IN vIRerNIa--At the request
Of several gentleman in this city, a blue cockade
similar to such as are used by the Minute Men of
South Carolina, has been prepared by clothing
looks upon 1t with anything but repugnant feel.
ings They seem to think tnat the day 10 fast D.
proachng when II must be eworn.-Richmond Cor
Of Peiersbng Express, Oct. 81.
ID From lack of facilities for transmitting
news, fuu election returns from Arkansas have not
heretofore been received until several weeks after
the elections took place. The Helena ARK J
Shield Of Oct. 20 says ." The telegraph poles are
now erected through from Memphis to Helena, in
this State. The wiring 10 to be completed and In
working order In time to Transmit the returns of
the votes of the next Presidential electionn
II The last thursday (29th) Of November,
will be the common Thanksgiving Day this year
It has already been officially named In New York
Pennsylvania, Massachusetts,, Maine, Connecticut
New Hampshire, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and
Iowa. -.
III In the case Of VIM. Byerly, convicted of
the election fraud in Philadelphia the court
refused bail, and be was committed TO await
sentence. The punishment affixed by law IL an
imprisonment not to exceed three years a fine not
to exceed 81 900, and deprived Of citizenship.
III In France, the announcement of the ap.
preaching marriage Of the Princess Alice with
the Prince Louis Of Hesse Darmstadt il looked
upon with some regret, owing to the well known
antagonism to French principles evinced by the
regning Duke, his uncle. deco
ipAt the last meeting Of the "Boston Society
for Medical Improvement, - DR.. Jackson said the
practice Of opium eating was exceedingly common
In our country towns, and this opinion was con-
frmed by other physicians present.
III Fifty-fve young ladies took the white veil
on the LIST ult at the Convent Of the Sisters Of
Nortre Dame, Milwaukee, Wis and eighteen the
black veil on the 9Th In the same establishment.
O.Two Of the crew Of ship trading In Sa-
vanah have been convicted Of endeavvring to en-
lice away slaves, and sentenced to receive three
times thirty. nine lashes.
I-'The cost Of the PrInoe's reception Ia Al
bany was only e5f3 or this sum- &iOO went 70
the special police and 500 to the owners Of the
iittie steamer chartered by the Common Council.
DAn expedition has gone In search Of vogel,
the Cent al African traveller, Of whom nothing
has bren heard since June, 1855 Won Henglin
" st tie bead Vfit.