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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-03-15

FEHO CLARA McNAIR AND HER HUSBAND,
name unknown. Stephen McNair. Fred
McNair, Henry Nc Nsir, Robt. McNair, Dolph
McNair Geo. w. ent, and Francis j. Can
non, sheriff Of Prince William Co, Commit
tae Administrator of John Nc cNar, deceased,
Take notice that I shall, the 10TH DAY
OF APRIL, 1867, at the law Office Of Aylett
Nicol. in the town Of ErentsTille, Prince Viii
liam CO.. Va, between the hours Of 6 a. m. and
ep Of thaS day pE3essd tsSe Inc depoh s.
read as evidence in my behalf in q certain suit
IN equity, depending in the Circuit Court for
the said county Of Prince William, wherein /
am plaintiff and you areaefendantsi and If from
any cause the taking Of the said dcpOsltiona be
not commenced on that day, CT if commenced
be not concluded on that day, the taking OF the
same will be adjourned and continued from day
to day, or from trne to time at the same place
and between the same hours, until the same
shall be completed
FRANCIS A. =. DAVIS.
PRrNcE WILLIAM Co., Va, Mar l2-law4w
rgyO BASIL BRAWNER AND Nj AiALINDA,
I his wife, Redman F. Brawner, Stephen r.
Meade, John H. Sullivan, and the heirs Of Wi
liam Brawncr, deceased, whose names are IN
known: Take notice that on tn URSDA ihe
18th day of March, 1867, between the hours Of
sunrise and sunset, of that day, at the law otlce
Of a. & G. T.. Stuart, in the town q Alexandria.
Va l shall proceed to take the dispositions OF
Charles 4. Stuart and others, to be read as evil
dence in my behalf in q certain sui, in chance
ry now pending in the County Court of PRINCE
William county, Va, in which / an plaintiff
and You arc defendants; and if from any cause
the taking Of the said depositions be not COM
menced on that day, the taking OF the same will
be adjourned and continued from day to day, or
from time to time st the same place, and be-
tween the same hours, until the same shall h5
feb o.-law4w JOHN T. JOHNSON,
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A Veritable Fish Story.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel March ~
Fish stories are proverbially discredited; so
much 80, that when We get hold of a good one
sa are almost 10th to tell it, for fear our state
,oent may be laughed at. However, despite
rhis. we will relate an incident which happened
Yesterday, and which was told us by a gentle
man whose veraciy we have never had occ.-
:ion to doubt.
IT. seems that a number Of men and boys
we're at work almost opposite the Detroit and
Milwaukee depot, when one OF the number saw
an enormous sturgeon SWIMMING near'the sur
face of the water, close by the dock. Theparty
armed themselves with poles, and other
weapons, while u hoy, named Patrick Nolan
procured boat. hook, and resolved upon the
At the fish, and caught the hook in It's back,
bnt before he had tiu,e to brace himself and
taul the fish on the dock, it darted out into the
river, Jerking him from his footing into the icy
water The boy held on to the boat, hook, and
Ta. dragged with gteat velocity out in the
middle Of the stream, and then out toward the
ike. ~r ....a
The spectators, meanwhile, were almost par
ayzed with terror. They were poWeress to
help Nolan, and could only look On aud see him
dragged through the water by monstrous fish
az y rate of speed exceeding that of the
fastest wboat They called to him TO release
lis hold of the boat-hook; but be, either TOO
much terrified to heed, or not being able TO
hear, clung to 1t as if it was his ouly hope Of
life The monster fish, maddened by pain,
and terrified by the load he was dragging.
iashed the water into fakes of foam as he sped
outward toward the great lake, never staying
in his mad course Death seemed the only fate
awaiting the boy. and one or TWO Of those on
shore knet down and implored the mercy Of
Heaven upon his soul as he fast receded from
their sight, perhaps forever. Providentially,
however, couple Of fishermen, who were in .
boat near the straightcut, saw what had trans
pired, and, although unable at that distance TO
understand the full nature Of the affair, inter-
eepted the course of the fish But there's
many a slip 'twi4t the cup and the lip; for
just as they were about to grasp the almost in
animate form of the lad, the fish changed its
course, and the boy escaped from their hands
They commenced a pursuit, however, and
being stout and skilled oarsmen, the fish having
somewhat slackened its speed. they succeeded,
after chase of about half block, in grssping
the lad and lifting him into their boat. while
the sturgeon passed on into the lake. The boy
iell fainting into the bottom of the boat, and
was taken home almost dead from terror aDd
the chill of the water Had ne remained in
The water only few moments longer his lie
would have paid the forfeit of hic attempt to
deprive: one. of the fnny tribe Of its existence.
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. ,s,s made with yearly advertisers.
Marriage Notices and Obituaries exceeding five lines vii!
T.. charged for.
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GOOD ORpER IN 140TD0UN COUNTY. a. -
IA matter of interest to outsiders, 2 cause
Of just cengratplation to the people Of this
county, and q wholesome commentary upon
fhe Wretcked fabricationa of the Radical party
IS to the gross lawlessneSs~ prevalent ct the
South, we are glad. te he able to state that
since the 18th day oE January last there has
been but a solitary inmate of our county jail,
and that one half crazy white boy who is
there simply because we have DO better place
in which to take care Of him. There hes not
been single commitment. to the jail, on a
criminal charge since last October. We defy
clearer record in any comfy IN the North, OF
The same population-viZ: l,0O0-lG,l 900 OF
whom are white.
We will further add that the last criminals
confined here were three young men,. one OF
whom had eluded toe vigilant search of Fede,-
raj soldiers for months. They were arrested
in Maryland, brought to this county By the
jury, were ably defended by able counsel, and
all three of them had been soldiers in the Con-
federate army; yet, notwithstanding all this
they we're tried, convicted, and sentenced to
the penitentiary, two Of them for ten years
each aud the other for fifteen years, one OF the
charges against the latter being the manning
OF negro; and yet there are men in Loudoup
Who have the efrontery to prate about the
lawlessness Of the South, and their inability to
have justice. - Louloun Mirror.
II can't conceive" said one landowner to
another how it is you manage. | am con-
7nced that you are. not of q disposition to spend
more than your Income and yet, though your
estate is less than mine, could not afford to
live at the rate you do. = "iIy lord said the
other, II have a place - "a place You
amaze me. never heard Of it till now
Fray, what place?' II am my OWN steward.
During the frst-ten days of this month there
we're we're 26l applications of colored persons OF the
district for employment at the treedmen's bu-
seau agency in Washington. There were ESQ
persons applying for servants, and l67 were
provided In Alexandria s3 applications were
made Tor servants and 81 applicants for en-.
''oyment, who we're satisfied.
John Quincy Adams, grandson Of ex-Presi-
uent Adams, telegraphed 10 the President 70
withdraw his name as naval officer for the port
u u Boston, but before the message was received,
'oe Senate had rejected him.
Chief Justice Chase is already overwhelmed
~ applications tor appointments as registers
abder the bankrupt act. He will not appoint
sS"y one untilaiter the meeting ofthe Supreme
'ourt IN April next.
The shipments of cotton from New York
M TMering the week ending Tuesday, says the
aa.ules, were to the enormous amount OF over
~ sa'ooo bales Of the currency value of nearly
The Pope has recently issued an allocution
SSn,claaflug it his purpose TO appoint bishops to
p! a. lae many vacancies now existing throughout
l. o U r.
f.- 40 hh1a Topnav'a and Forest
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New-York tribune., 1867-03-30
NO FINDS.
business.

On the 3tst of March last past, Mr.. James IL
Harvey. the sO-caIIed American Minister at LIS
bon. felt exceedingly unwell, having sort Oh
second sight, we presume, of coming events.
He asked the Portuguese doctors what he should
take. and they advised him to take trip to tie
German baths. Upon this, like good servant,
he wrote to Mr. Seward to know if he could
absent himself from his post, leaving Mr.. Munro
as Charge to watch over the interests OF the
American Eagle in Lisbon. Mr. Seward, feel
ing for the invalid, at once sent the desired
permission, and, after soaking and drench-
ing himself all Summer, Mr. Harvey re-
turned to Lisbon, and drew upon
the State Department for GS2 IS. 2d. Imagine
his sensations when his little bill came back
protested If the money had been for himself,
he could have borne it, and found III some part
Of his soul drop of patience. But the cash,
if it had been forthcoming, was for poor MI
Munro; and to be disgraced with such big
people as Mcssrs. Barring Brothers Il Co., upon
such twO-penny account, was naturally aSSfa-
yating. IL was placed says Mr.. Harvey,
patheticaly :" in an irksome position" We hope
that another trip to the German baths VIII not
be necessary. for their expensive character
might multiply Mr.. lIarvcy's troubles. Our
advice to him would be TO come home
and 90 into business here lie might
then have better luck with his bills OF
exchange As for the unfortunate Munro,
we can imagine him quarreling with ms
laundrcss. and at daggcrs drawn with his
landlady. and generally bothered for want OF
the GS2, to say nothing of the ~. 2d. II we
understand this matter which has been made
the subject of Public Document (EX. Doc
No. 80, AIr. Munro has again drawn and sun
the Department refuses to hOnOV his bill
There never was such a bother before in
screwiue Three Hundred and Ninety Eight
Dollars and Sixty-Three Gents Oat 0t the
Governments and our advise to the lll-treated
Charge is also to leave Lisbon (between sun
set and sunrise If necessary, and to come
nome, yu1,u ,Univ ho~,e ia tho
stccIagc.
There was a Harvey once who was gloomy
gentleman and wrote "Mcditations among the
"TombS," and we expect to hear OF our liar-
vcy likewise betal,ing himself to the sepuchers
if Nh Seward thus goes on refusing to pay
him from his own private pocket We don't
see why the Secretary did not honor 50 small
a draft ont of his personal funds especially as
Mr. Harvey is not charged by Mr.. MeCracken
with any conversational indiScrctiOns. lie Is
Mr.. Stewards Minister and Mr.. JomsOn's Min
istcr. If he i, not the American Minister; and
the President aud Secretary should have made
up this little sum between them. It's shabby
business, and in this age of benevolcnoe, nat
urally suggests public subscription.
New-York tribune., 1867-03-30
Tile c4pLrOLINE CONSElBULART.


/ Well do we remember not few occasions in
Congressional history when an active squad of
able bodied policemen would materially have
assisted Mr.. Speaker in preserving Heaven :
first law; but upon no emergency of privileged
riot and iratcnal assault do we recall the ap-
pearance upon the scene or action OF single
policeman or the disappearance, in charge, OF
I a single Honorable warrior from the field OF
battle. There has, it is true, always been Il
Capitol Police drawing its pay with praise
worthy regularity; but what it did, OF con-
stabulariOus character for its periodical cash,
no human being was ever able 10 discover
The chief business of the members of this inn
prcssive phalanX seemed to be 10 find snug out
or-tLe-Way corner, or Il comfortable window
seat and there to snooZc, taking their
forty winkS at the public expense, and
dreaming probably of Il delightful increase OF
salary. Occasionally, policeman of a gallant
turn of mind would be seen playing cicerone
and demonstrating the grandeurs and the
glories of the building to Il bevy of beautiful
young womcn-a labor, one would suppose
which was its own exceeding great reward
Sometimes a Senator venturcd to ask one of
these dignitalics to do an cnand and thus, in
the discharge of these IIcrculcan duties, the
National COnstabulary slumbered and saun-
tered and made itself generally useless, with
great blilancy and success. Unfortunately,
in this quick sandy world, nobody
can be sure of his position however conA-
Portable and Congress- weary, we sup
pose, Of being guarded by such a
dubious force of loungers and loiterers, has de
temined to send them all packing on the First
of April--a pretty melancholy joke for some of
them, considering the day. So far Congress
has done WELL; but to spoil ALL it has ordered
the appointment of thirty new Officers as If 1t
were nccc 6sary absolutely for the safety of the
Republic to have somebody hanging about
doing nothing and drawing handsome pay for
doing IL. The new species of constable is, 1t is
true, To he of a highly improved order. He is
| To he drilled. He is to have uniform. lie IS
to Ia ie the iron-clad oath. He is to forswear
! spirtu0us liquors. But, after ALL it is melan'
choiy thing to have loves labor lost; and
wien you have dressed and drilled your
new policemen, and have sworn him and
Occurred him against inOrdnate cups, OF what
1lse will hc beY He will not be allowed to ar
1 rest those who alone will be likely 90 kick up
a riot in the august building if he is kept at
drill how can he fetch and carry for Honorable
Members? if he does MT have his beer regularly,
how can he slumber with grace and precision
and if he cannot take refuge in siumber,
what is to save him from ennui, and perhaps
from suicides His principal duty, according to
one newspaper will be TO catch those who
| Coloniously delace tho walls OF tho CAPITOL by
New-York tribune., 1867-03-30

arrangements to resume them in May. II the
facts justified such action, the Committee
Wonld not hesitate to recommend impeachment
Mr.. Fernando Wood misQuoted Mr.. Wood
bridge as having said that nothing had oeeh
discovered on which resolution oil I'M
pcacbmcnt could he predcated-a statement
promptly denied by Nh Woodbridge, Geh.
Butler in reply to Mr. Wood Sald tlac
the President had paIdoned 1913 descitelS
in West Virginia that they might Vo'e
for Democratic candidate and Mr.. Clarke re,
ferred to the fact that of 4G papers puDllSieu
in his District of Kansas there were not SIX
which had not cmphatically declared that MI
Johnson should be impeached. Mr. stevens
EXPRESSED his belief that the Committee had no
intention except TO delude the people, ana com
nlajncd of the diIly -dallying method OF It's III
vestiCation. A motion to lay the resolution on
the fable was defeated by SO to SO, and tnaiiy
q substitute of Mr.. Broomalrs, providing that
Congress should meet again in July was
adopted by SS to 20. subsequently it was voted
that the Committee should report on 'De iiiSt
day of the adjourned session.
New-York tribune., 1867-03-30

The Health Board bill has been further
amended in the Assembly Committee. One OF
the amendments makes it necessary for Coro-
ncrs to present returns of q special class Of
inqucsts; and another gives the Board of Health
power to require that every tenement house
shall have a suitable receptacle for garbage.
The most vital amendment is that of section
9th, which declares that no sanitary authority
given to the Board shall enable them to do
more tLan cleanse and ventilatc our market
sheds. We are sorry that power is not given
to tear them down; for we do not know what
Hercules or what combination Of men with the
power of Hercules, is equal to the task OF
cleansing these Augean stables. Therefore, we
think that anything less than authority to de
mOish these offensive ruins, and build markets
worthy of the city's health and wealth is a
mOckery and delusOn
New-York tribune., 1867-03-30

Republicans of Connecticut remember that
all the loyal men of the South look to you
with anxiety and expect a victory next Mon
day which shall be an augury Of their own.
The Republicans of North Carolina sent this
dispatch 20 your Governor the first day of
their organization in convention at Raleigh:
"The Republicans of North Carolina have
"this day organized in general COnyen-
I" tion, and send greeting, with their warm
"est wishes for your complete triumph"
But what loyal man in the South desires the
election of Mr. English Everywhere the enc
mics of the country are his fIicnds-the friends
of the country are everywhere his opponents.
Connecticut cannot go wrong if she goes with
the men who put down the Rebellion-who
voted to sustain the war for the Union. She
caniot go right if she goes Democratic.
New-York tribune., 1867-03-30
urvy-vopK DAILY TRIBUNE SATURDAY, MARCH 30, lco..

chr in the establishment of rates, ara We --'"' =
the rather remarkable spectacle OF 'ho us
socation which failed in the e1fort 70
lay the Cable, interfering to prevent us most
beneficial and profitable employment Mr.
Peter Cooper informed us not long ago tha'
tbc Company was not doing One-twentietn
pa1t of the business it was capable OIL
doing. and the reason, as we believe lies
wholly il, ,he excessive tolls. II the rate were
shilling wo-d, instead of ten shillmgs, the NUM-
hor of MESSAGES transmitted would be limited
only by the capacity of the cables, the proil''
wonld be vastly larger than they are at
present. and we should hear little oil the
proiects for new lines which are now Delhs
conyasscd. We are satisfied that the Anglo
American Telegraph Company understand 'hi'i
they are ready to make reduction OF Soli'c
kind, if not the thorough and rational one
which we propose; and if the Atlantic Com
pany are obstinate in tlIcr refusal they
may depend lpon being compelled sooD 10 give
way before the healthy rivalship OF opposition
lines If they want to preserve their monopoly
thew must aim at popularity and cheapnesS
There il no other way for them to keep the
busneSS
New-York tribune., 1867-03-30

The statement that Major Jack Hughes, the
Southern candidate for the North Carolina
Senate was unanimously elected, has been
cited as evidence that the Freedmen intend to
vote with his party. The RalcjGh Standard
of the 26th thus disposes of the whole affair
"In Newberu, MI Hughes received $50
"whte Rebel votes; at Little Swift Creek,
SO; at Core Creek, lG; at Ives, Is. Mr..
"N. H. Street received a. votes at Bay River.
There are not less than 1900 colored voters
in Craven. When the time comes the Re
"publicans of Craven will sweep tho county
"like a storm" A Newbeu correspondent
also informs Us that "Only two colored men
"voted and not five as was reported in the
"S0uthern journals. The cOlOred population
"felt perfectly Indifferent about the matter,
"as it was generally believed that Mr.. Hughes
would never take his seat in the present
Legislature under the provisions of the Mil
"itary Reconstruction blu
New-York tribune., 1867-03-30

insrrihno tberoo~ t'o;" ""+rr,ro'hs. hut after
------o uuvvo.eP.-~r
a few of these photographic wretches have been
made awful examples, the most barbarous Of
visitors will restrain his fine Roman hand.
The po,;aeman's occupation will be gOne-bo
must 90 TO sleep, and, ten to one, he will 60
to sleep in spite Of forewarniDgs and fines.
But if the Capitol police is to be kept up, if
not for utility at least fer ornament, we would
suggest that poor fellows who lost their legs
and arms in the battle for the Union are just
the men for the position. They can be carried
in every morning and placed comfortably In
the lobbies, of course in the easiest OF chairs
and it would be a novel and benevolent feature
if each of them had deputy policeman to
wait upon him. This would also increase the
public expenditure, which seems to be the
great object. There might be those who would
favor an additional provision of cOuches and
night-caps; but if the poor gentlemen are to
sleep too Soundly, they might as well take their
maps at home, at their own expense; which, per
haps, would be the preferable arrangement
New-York tribune., 1867-03-30

The desperation OF the effort made by the
cite every Republican voter of that State TO
do his utmost for the ticket headed by Gov.
Hawley. Let this he done, and the Democ-
racy of Connecticut will once more be de-
featcd. The voters of Connecticut must, on
Monday. speak the voice of the North, and
what remains after this is a mere form, if
tbcy do their work well Just such a voice is
wanted to testify to the South that, having
gone 50 far, there is no disposition on our part
to travel backward
New-York tribune., 1867-03-30
THE NEw.TORK CUSTUNH0USE.
LErrla, FROM COLLECTOR SMYTHB To president
JOHNSON.
Cr.ToM HoTsE. NEN.YORK.

LETTER FROM COLLECTOR SMYTHs TO PRESIDENT
CrSfoH,Hor,E. NEwYoRK.
CoLLECToR', OFFICE. March p, is6i)
To hs,Presido.t ot the UHiied Stq'cs.
SIR: As | was leaving Washington last night
learned that resolution had passed the House OF Repn
sentayes declaring it the sense OF the House that
the office Of Collector OF the Port OF Ncw.York"
ITsspectny ask your attention 90 te iCVMnS @ i t53 5
grcss by a twohrds VOTE that might be permitted to
y Counse and To introduce witnesses On the afternoon
OF the same day received from DIR IIuburd the Cha.f
IL HorsE OF REpREsENrATyEs, March 25.
HENRY A. sAiYTHE. esq. SIR: fhe Committee on PUBIC
toll AT o'clock tomorrow morning II you desire y9s
can then appear before the Committee IN person o. ON
'o""''' Chairman nan of Committee on Public Expenses
The morning which was the day before esterdhy
appeared before the Committee and stated 10 them th1
both my counsel and my Witnesses were IN new york.
the INVESTIGATION in New-Y ork where the witnesses all
were in Washington, If the Committee shou-d pfeter
II was suggested by one Of the mc5bcr that psrhapsa
subcommittee would con2uct the investigation IN New
STS s6oud @ 70 % make statement u facts before the
Committee which proposition did not seem to DO very
then then went before the Judiciary comuittee OF III,
SENATE TO- TESTIFY - anS pooc ks icsme ont
from that committee room IN the afternoon Was met
by mesenser M 81 sta ang tai MI nv upuI went
to the ltouSe and WAS net ~ ths oPDx ~ MI I6oo @ m
the most friendly mapner placing ms hand upon my
shoulder with air of the greatest kndnesS SAID that
the Committee had concuded that mlgt make state
mem before the Committee II wished the following
morling Accordingly yesterday, | went before tho
Committee AZ o'clock m the morning made general
statement aad told tho Committee that was ready tO
proceed, either in HowlOrk or Washington, win tho
aided " my counsel and witnesses when
ever they would fix the time and suggested
on leaving that thcy should advise me when they
were ready eft the with the clear understanding
that investigation to proceed ana heard no sns
&c stion ntmaOn TO the contrary untl uSt as was
leaving Washington last night was informed OF the re-
solution that had been uneX Xpectedy ana so unfairly
introduced by Mr.. Hulhurd soon after leaving me Win
such friendly treatment and apparently cordial acqur
escence in my proposition TO have the investigation co
timed.
Herewith incOse copy Of the statement which yes
terdav filed before the Committee protest against thb
gross injustice of the resolution and ask that no aeoh
NAV he taken by the Executive until eau nave far
investigation before the Committee and have that same
oppornitv to defend myself by the aid OF counsel anu
witnesses which could have IN any court or justice III
case were charged with the simplest breach Oi uty oe
common Indebtedness appeal 10 the President TO graha
ne this Justice and protect me in this paln n Sht