Fred Douglas is soon to start a paper in Alexandria to advocate negro subject. It is not to be doubted that the paper will be more decent than the Alexandria Journal, which has already been advocating the same cause.
Heavy rains all over the West have done great damage to ungathered crops of all kinds, and the rivers and creeks are swollen far beyond their banks.
The Democratic State Central Committee of New York was organized yesterday by the election of Samuel J. Tubbs, of New York City, as chairman and Peter Cager, of Albany, as secretary.
The equinoctial storm that passed over the morning, and today and far into the night to do it, was at times very furious. There was a violent rain nearly all day, and many trees were blown down within the city limits and along the roads leading to the city, and the river presented billows that trembled one of the ocean. The streets were foaming rivers, and the sidewalks in many parts of Richmond were submerged. Signs were blown down and some of them carried across the streets. It was dangerous at any time during the storm to walk the streets.
The abdication of Ludwig II. King of Bavaria, has been unanimously demanded by the King of Prussia, and then it is but little doubt that he will comply.
Potatoes advanced today to 25 cents per pound in London and New York.  In the city, it sold for 5 cents per pound, and more than 4,000 bales were sold. The Voice of the People, Special Edition for the paper, to the Editor of The Times Dispatch. 