Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-03-25


etoek Tenth Legion says;--The very active
aud enterprising Agent ofthe Manassas Jap
railroad at this place, MIR. Pitman, has been
~Iattorly very prompt in making arrangements
for suitable burthen cars for the conveyance
of beef Cattle and hogs from this point to
Alexandria and Washington. We learn
some forty head of fat beeves, will be
transported to Washington this week from
Woodstock, by the Manassas road, and said
to be of the most improved stock, that will
be offered in that market or elsewhere for
a long period. They were fattened by An
drew Funkhouser, and purchased by Chas.
Welsh esq. We are pleased 10 see that the
vigilance observed by Mr., Pitman, at this
point for the promotion of the interests OF the
Manassas road is laudable. We have al
WAYS entertained the opinion that none but
energetic and complaisant men should be
employed at depots, or as conductors on pas
senger trains; of this class, the Manassas
have a trio in Messrs. Pitman and Mcdonald
and Blakely, the two latter of which are the
polite C opductOrs on the passenger trans
We should be doing an act OF injustice II we
did not mention the name Of Capt. y. H.. Da'
Wis, in connection with this matter, the skill
full m~ail-agent whose assiduity in his depart
ment, has won for him high admiration"
SPECIAL Court or APrEALs.-Among the
cases argued and decided by the Special
Court of Appeals, ct its January term, were:
Kercheval VS.. Leach-appeal from circuit
court of Fauguier county argued by WOOD
Bouldin, for appellant, ADD K. L. Daniel, tor
appellee. Reversed.
d. Bells, ex'r., VS.. Maddox-appeal from
circuit court of Fauquier county; argued by
Wood Bouldin, and reversed.
Dixon VS.. Miller, &c.-appeal from circuit
court Of Alexandria county; argued oy geo;
w. Brent, IL. Winter Davis and Wood
Bouldin, for plaintiffs, and Francis l.. Smith
and John II. Patton, for defendants. he
versed.
Davis VS.. Lynn-appeal from circuit court
of Prince William county; argued by 5. Chl!-
ton, for appellant, and Wood Bou!dln, Tor
appellee. Reversed. -.
Thurman VS.. McGruder and a~ls-appeal
dismissed.
Beck VS.. Ford-appeal from circuit court
Of Stafford county; argued by Robert T.. Scott
for appellant, and A. A. Mor5on, for ap-
pellee. Affirmed.
Fletcher VS.. Hill, &c.-appeal from circuit
court of Fauquier county; argued by WOOD
Bouldin for plaintiff, and A. \. Morson and
James G.. Blackwell for defendants. Al
iirmed.
Wellford's ex'or VS.. Aslop-appcal from
circuit court Of Stafford county; argued by
A. a. MOrson for appellant, and John Nj.
Patton for appellee. Affirmed.
Smith VS.. Smiths ~adm's--appeal from
circuit court of Alexandria county argued
by Roscoe B.. Heath Tor appellant, and Francis
L.. Smith for appellee. Affirmed.
IycIDEyT.-About one week ego, o colored
professor Of the art pugilistic, named VIM
Vincent, who is said to have beeen Tom Hy-
er's trainer, in the early days ofthat worthy,
passed through Washington to Alexandra,
where he made arrangements for a sparriag
exhibition to come off there. lie then got on
board the steamer George Page to return to
Washington. Capt. Price, in passing around
to collect the fare from the passengers, came
across Vincent, and demanded his free pa
pers as usual. The man made reply that be
did not choose to show his papers, and pull
ling out q dime and two coppers, said, as he
held them forth, that that was all the free
papers he chose to show. Capt. Price in
formed him that the law compelled him to
cause the free papers of any colored man,
passing out Of the State Of Virginia, to be
exhibited, or said colored man must be vouch-
ed for by some responsible white man. To
all this the darkey still remained indifferent,
and when the boat reached the landing, he
endeayered to 20 ashore, but was prevented
By Capt. Price. lie then hauled of and
struck the Captain two heavy blows, which
had the effect to disable him; but several of
the deck hands sprang upon the fellow and
secured him, after some trouble, and locked
him up in the hold. lie was taken to Alex
andria, and there arrested, and taken before
a magistrate, who heard the evidence of the
Captain and the hands, and sentenced the
prisoner to receive thirty-nine lashes on the
bare back, pay a fine of Sc, and give seeuri-
ty that he would never come into the State
of Virginia again. The punishment was
inflicted on last Sunday morning. Hash.
ShH.
STEAM NAVIGATION on THE CASAL.-We
learn that a number of gentlemen in Wash
ington and Georgetown, of influence and
means, arc deeply interested in tho project
of navigation, on the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal, by steam power. This winter anoth-
err boat, in addition to the Jas. L.. Cathcart,
has been supplied with an engine, and a new
ly invented paddle wheel, as a propellIng
power This wheel, We are told, is of pecu-
liar construction, and its action upon the
water is such as to give the desired motive
power, without causing any wave or com
motion in the water at al calculated to in
lure the banks or bottom of the canal
CamJcriaHd CicitiaR.
RIVER NEws.-At the Southern end Of the