Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-08-31
NEWS BY TO-DAY's MAIL.

vile, Texas, between the Mexican and u. 5.
officers.
A dispatch from Chicago says "A start
ling and murderous plot to release all the pris
oners in the State prison at Joliet has been
discovered and frustrated. .
The cotton crop will be almost an entire
failure throughout West Tennessee, the rust
destroying it before it natures.
Two hemp warehouses in st. Louis, contain
ing ten thousand bales of hemp, were burnt
Yesterday. The loss on the stock and build
ings is about $3.50, ,OOO Theinsurance amounts
to $3.50 O00
A dispatch from San Francisco says IAN
further search for bodies lost by the wreck OF
the Brother jonathan has been suspended
Gen. Wright and family, it is now known, are
certainly among the victims. Her commander
also went down with the vessel
Gen. Brannon has issued all order for tax
to be levied on the citizens Of Savannah to dc
fray the expense of cleaning the streets. lie
also issued an order that ali arms and accou-
trements belonging to the Government be
turned into the quartermaster's department.
Business IS apparently reyiving in Savannah.
An arrival from Cape Haytien on the 22d
inst brings advices chat the rebels had cap
tured by surprise, Fort ST. Michael, on the
opposite side Of the river, causing Getiard
troons TO evacuate Petite Azure and to stop the
bomhard1nent OF the town The town tad
been relieved by blockade running.
The news from Sar4 Domingo announces that
the revolution is still going on. The capital
and other towns had pronounced against Gen.
Pimentel, and in favor of General Jose Maria
Csbral for protector of the Republic: author
izing him to take Immediate supreme command
until new Government Can be established
It is stated that the work of ex-Presldent
Buchanan, being defence of his Administration
previous to the late war, is printed and bound
and ready for publication by d. Appleton q
Co, New York.
Postmaster General Dennison has accepted
the proposal of 'sThe u. S. and Brazil Mail
Steamship Co." for the performance OF the
mail service to Brazil, authorized by act OF
Congress. The service will be monthly in first
class Amer: can sea-going steamships OF not
less than 1000 tons burden each, between the
port of New York and the port Of Rio Janeiro,
in Brazil, touching to land and receive mails,
on both outward and inward trips, at the IN
termediate ports of St. Thomas, in the West
Indies, and Para, Pernambuco, and Bahia, IN
Brazil; and the compensation to be PAID Dy
the Government of the u. is at the rate OF
$3.50, 900 for twelve round voyages per annum.
j. Kerehum was on Monday taken to the New
York Tombs police court. The proceedings
were brief, but they included formal afidavits
charging Ketchum with the crime OF forgery,
and on these afidavits the prisoner was hnal-
y committed to await the action OF the grand
jury, and also the further hearing OF these com
plants. The grand jury will meet on Monday
next.
Governor Fletcher, of Missouri, has caused
an investigation to be made of the killing OF
Judge Wright and sons, near Rolla, and ascer-
tanned that the militia had orders to arrest
these parties and take them to Rolla. While
en route, the prisoners tried to escape, and
We're shot.
Texas advices reports the frontier to be in a
worse condition than ever before. Austin and
San Antonio papers are filled with accounts of
outrages by the Indians and highway robberies.
Steps have been taken by the military authori-
ties to afford protection to frontier settlers.