Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-05-16
VIRGINIA NE US.

- In. the NJ. >. C1rculG COurl, III hlcnmOnu, on
Tuesday, MIR. Bolts, foreman Of the Grand
Jury, announced. that he had no presentments
to report, after when the judge informed the
jury they could retire. There being no busl-
ness for the petit jury-in which the colored
element largely predominated they were gwen
"a recess of an hour; at its conclusion: they
again assembled and were given holiday un-
til Ii 0 clock yesterday.
f The Richmond Examiner says general mis- nj :
apprehension seems to prevail as TO the Tune
when the change in the criminal code OF the
State, provided by the State Legislature goes
into effect. Accordingly, we see in some por-
tons Of the Commonwealth, accounts OF mag
istrates refusing to make the preliminary ex-
| animation required hitherto. This IS AN er-
llror.' The law does not take effect until the
first Of July
The Loudoun Mirror says "Wc understand
thatthe Bird ges on the A., L. & Ii. Il. H. are
| completed, and the track SO nearly finished that
the cars will in the course of few days be able
to run to Lees switch, just beyond Tuscarora'
and within a mile and half OF this place. =
At that rate we may look for them IN Lees
burg by the first Of June. .
Gen. Scho6eld senta communication to the
Governor yesterday, stating that he had made
the following appointments: DR.. James A.
! Watson, justice of the peace for District No.
IL, Prince Edward county; DR.. Milton L. HE'S
kill, mayor for the town of Abingdon; C. w.
| r. Harvey, collector of revenue for Charlotte
county, District No. |.
The mill site belonging to Mr.. Henry NJ.
Hardy, about one mile east OF Leesburg, the
mill on which was destroyed by fire during the
Hate war, was sold on Monday last, for 81, 997.
The walls OF the old mill are still standing, and
/ there is attached toit about 20 acres of ground,
| with dwelling. Mr. Jonah Nixon was the
/ purchaser.
The authorities Of Norfolk have passed a
resolution placing the tobacco warehouse and
wharf belonging to that city at the disposition
Of the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad Com
pany. for the term of five years, free Of charge,
! except for taxes, repairs, &C. This action was
| taken 10 the interest of consolidation
A party Of eighteen eolored persons, under
the charge Of barber, came down on the
:. DanYiIle train Monday on their way to Illinois,
in which State they propose to settle. Want
!. of employment, aud inability to subsist them
selves and families, they assigned as the reason
Of their emigration
Mr.. Richard g. Morris, a prominent citizen
of Richmond, died on Tuesday evening after
prolonged illness Mr.. III. had been an &C
tive, energetic and successful man of business,
! and in earlier life took spirited part in public
! affairs.
Knox's FIGURING Mill, in Fredericksburg.
has been rented to Northern man, who Is to
lut it in running order.
] May Court in Loudoun did not draw out"
many of the citizens, and everything was quiet
| in Leesburg.
| AN ALEXANDRIA WITNEss-An investiga-
ton has been going on before the. Mayor OF
| Richmond, in the case Of man named
Hayward, charged with endeavorlng to excite
"a riot in Richmond few nights ago The
following is a part of the testimony given by
one OF the witnesses
| John Hawxhurst, Of Alexandria Was
present at the meeting at the African Church
on Friday night when Hayward made the re-
marks TO which exceptions had been TAX en--'
Saw The reports of his speech published IN the
papers next morning, and thought that lie Sald
everything which was stated: The words ,,hlgh
carnival" in the opinion Of witness, could not
mean disposition to excite disturbance. The
| remarks, however were calculated to DO Il great
| deal of mischief Hayward cautioned the meet
| ING to be peaceable and quite for the present.
On the evening of the riot of Thursday: witness
was at the New Nation office, where some ne
groes had collected and were expressing their
dissatisfaction at the manner in which General
| Schofeld had dispersed the negroes and pre-
vented further trouble Hayward then coun
seled them to be quiet and obey tie Govern
ment authorities; if they were dealt with I'M
justly by the civil tribunals, they could appeal
to the Government for redress. His language
was very strong on that occasion, and excited
some dissatisfaction among the negroes. 10
the witness it appeared that at the meeting on
Friday evening, when the words high carnl-
val were used, it was Haywards object to re-
gain lost confidence Thought, at the time the
! Objectionable words were spoken, that it was a
. very unfortunate selection OF language, but
/ had no idea that it was his purpose to cause a
riot Witness was of Northern birth, but had
resided in Virginia twenty years Was an
original abolitionist, and warm friend Of the
negro. The negroes who assembled at the
New Nation office after the riot Of Thursday,
. appealed to witness and other white persons
present to aid them in seeking redress from the
authorities at Washington. Witness had no
! doubt that it could have been an easy matter
to have excited serious disturbance at the
African Church on Friday night and seeing
this, it appeared that Hayward's remarks
were made to quiet the excitement.
TIE July SEssIoNs.-Speaker Colfax ex-
pressed the opinion a few days ago that there
none of the Radicals now here including
4 Boutwell,, Ashley, Butler, Williams and others
| Of the Hnnsa-haYa any idea that o quorum