Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-07-27
PUBLISHED (DAILY) By
EDGAR SNOWDEN, SR.
rs OFFICE-No. 104, King street, over
French's Book Store.
LETTER FROM NIAGARA.

July 23d, 1861 arrived here on the morn
ing of the 21st, and put up at the Mont Eagle
House, an exceedingly pleasant and we'll Kept
hotel, where the charges are, for the tlmes'
very reasonable. would advise those who
are coming this way, and who are able to walk
a couple Of miles or so, without fatigue, by all
means to stop at Suspension Bridge, as 1t IS
much more retired, and they have an oppor-
tunity of walking to the falls on both sides
Of the river. My first sight Of the great cataract
was disappointment; in admiration OF that
glorious triumph of mans genius, the Sus-
pension Bridge, over which railroad trains
pass without the slightest motion being per-
ceptible to foot passengers below, | caught
first view of the falls at distance of two
miles, and [ must say, [ thought the picture
of it as grand to look at, but when | appro oach-
ed and examined them from a more favorable
position, l shared in the admiration, though l
cannot say I did in the awe, expressed by SO
many, who have written on the subject. My
first visit was to the Horse Shoe Fall, so called
from the falling of the water over semi
circular ledge of rocks. Around the edges,
the water rushes among rocks and is broken
before it descends, but in the centre, vast
flood of bright green water rolls majestically
over, in unbroken majesty, falling l65 feet.
Clouds of mist veil the abyss below, and
rise high above the cataract, but persons can
90 in some yards under the torrent, with the
precaution Of putting on oilskin clothing fur
nished by guide, and without such protection
I and many others, including ladies, went
some feet under, with no worse result than
slight wetting. There are many curiosities to
be seen on the Canada side, such as the Burn
ing Spring, a jet Of carburretted hydrogen,
which will unite from match; Brooks mon.
ument; the battle field of Lundy:s Lane, &c.,
&c. Business seems to be dull over there,
for many of the curiosity stores, &C., are closed
and going to decay; but the sellers who do
remain, lose no opportunity of selling their
goods, and are about as importunate a set OF
people as you can we'll imagine. By far the
best view, however, is to be obtained on the
Canada side. FIDELIs.
The Swedish priest Lindback has been con-
yicted of prisoning people with the sacramental
vine, and executed He asserted throughout
the trial that the murdered persons were either
incurables, or were in other ways likely to
become burdens on his parish, and that was
for the purpose of removing it of the burden OF
their presence that he became guilty OF the
series of crimes Atfthe close OF the trial he
made speech acknowledging the justice OF the
sentence
The N. Y. Express says: The ground
heretofore occupied by Barnum's Museum and
the burnt district has been purchased by James
Gordon Bennett Mr. Barnum receives 25O,-
900; the other parties holding leases receive at
therate Of $25, 900 for eleven years. At the
expiration of that time arrangements have
been made with the owner, by which the entire
purchase amounts to $3.50, ,O00 The owner Of
the property is Mrs. Henry W. Sergeant, OF
Fishkill.'
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company,
which obtained a charter for road from
Washington to the Point Of Rockr, has
competent force of engineers at work in max
Ing the actual survey for the road, and 1t IS
probable before the season closes the road will
De under way The route will be from Point
OF Rocks, passing between Sugar Loaf Noun
tain and the Potomac, thence south OF the base
OF PARIS Ridge to point east of Rockville and
down the valley Of the Sligo to the District line.