Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-07-10
The Cincinnati Gazette OF the 4th instant,

reports the crops in the West as generally
very g2od--including wheat, barley OATS
hay: and the prospects tor corn excelleht.
While upon the subject Of crops we may
man+ion ,Iat 4 Virginia correspondent writes
10 u>---"We shall, all over the State, make
more wheat than We thought we would
month ago and we have the finest prospect
for large corn crop. Ii there is Il foreign
demand, and we can get good prices, we VIII
do pretty we'll this year-send you more
Subscribers 10 the Gazette and pay up back
s!ap~. loa give Us all the news, and we
really owe you more than thanks. That
the way 10 talk.
\ dreadful civil war is I'll @ing in Syria
4 letter from Beirut, dated June q, says -
..DruSes and Christians, numbering hun
dreds d thousands are new engaged IN whole
sale murder. arson, and pillage, IN which
ticndish work they are aided by Turks,
Moslrms, Ara!;s, and the people known as
the Metawaies.
TIE American missionaries in Mount Lee
)
have suffered only fur the want OF provisions.
II has been estimated ar the British Con-
suIa,, fhat ahorr sixty villages have been
burnt. il is believed that the European
Powers will now interfere III behalf of the
Christians Of Syria. and relieve them from
the Turkish yoke.
The price Of admission 10 the Great las
tern steamship has been reduced. They ask
noY only half a dollar. The rumor is afoat
thai before the Great Eastern returns to En-
eIaud she will make an excursion trip to
Portland. Me-where the people erected
docks III anticipation OF her arrival, ana
otherwise put themselves at an eXpense-ta-
king five or eight thousand passengers, ar
moderate price. aud enabling them to ENJOY
AT one :. I'D the sam" time IL voyage III her
marine highneSs and visit to one OF the
handsomysy rural districts down East.
The I.ynchburg Republican (Democratlcl
SAYS that the cotton States seeded from
the pcluvcratic Convention on principle
Niryinia did act. This is the whole truth,
and there is no use III denying It," This
accounts. then. for the fact. that it is ''per-
iectly inluatcral who is voted tor-Breck-
;nridne ~ DonglaS. One SET OF Electors VIII
io-artu whoever gets the most votes, the
El@,.lut, will vote for him.
lie Lynchburg Republican, although 1t
hoi~t> the flag Of BreckinriaSe, says that the
address Of the Virginia delegates who seced-
d rom The Democratic convention, SIS about
:. good Cele!.ce ~ they could make tor
thcir course in breaking up the Democratic
party. hat Il cs,y p"or dc.ftnce st that.
MIR Bowman anuounccs in the last num-
Der OF the Washington Constitution newspa-
paper thar he has disposed OF his proprietor
~ interest in that journal 10 William NJ.
Browne, a>t; , for some time past its assocl-
ale ad.tur, who thus becomes the sole editor
and proprietor Of the paper.
The louisville Journal inhumanly recon-
mend, the romocratic papers To publish just
no,, few elaborate tiles upon their iavo-
RE pro,.nsition, thar the Democratic party is
the OILY National Party in the country.
The death OF the late Major French, in
Washington, was caused by violent attack
of iauniic:. lie was i'll for severa! days.
\ number of Missionaries for different
stations in Asia. !cfr Boston last week.