Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-12-28
VIRGINIA NEWS.

motion OF James Barbour, Danlel 4. Olaugu-
ter was called to the chair, and John W. Bell
appointed secretary. With short but spirit
ed address from the chair, and some remarks
from Mr.. Barbour and Major Bell, Major Field
moved that j. w. Green, }. Barbour andJ.
w. Bell be appointed committee to report
suitable persons for Conservative county super
intendent and different district committees.
DR.. Lewis was made superintendent, and dis
trio! committees was appointed.
Mr.. Pat. Mathews, of LyDchburg, invited
all the oldest inhabitants, embracing all those
over seventy five years of age, to dine with
him on Christmas day at his residence. The
company did not number more than seven or
eight, counting every old gentleman of the re-
quisite age within the corporation bounds and
in all the suburbs.
On the 18th inst, Mrs. Bette Barger, living
in Rockbridge county, whilst laboring under an
alteration of mind, caused by avery protracted,
precarious condition of health, shot herself by
placing the muzzle of the gun to the lower por-
ton of the temporal bone, carrying off the
entire craniun, and causing instantdeath.
Gen Schofeld, at the request of Governor
Picrpoint, has issued an order removing the
Board of nirec tors of the Eastern Lunatlc
ASYLUM, for alleged violation of the State law in
disbursements of money, aud has appointed a
board of army officers in their stead.
We have accounts Of an attempted outrage
upon white lady, near Harrisonburg, by a
black man and of the outrage and murder OF
white woman, near Woodvile, in Rappahan-
mock county, by black man.
An officer of the Freedmen's Bureau has
ordered the discontinuance of the 'Loil League
meetings in Halifax county, held at night
with EARNED sentinels' posted around.
Some of the students at the University, be-
haved badly in Charlottesville, on Christmas,
and we're put in JAIL Two were expelled from
the University.
English and Scotch immigrants continue to
be brought into the State under the auspices
of the Virginia Immigration Society.
Sibert's iron and steel patent is pronounced
to be a success in every way.
The WH1sKEY RING.-The following is g
portion of the evidence taken in the course OF
an investigation in New Orleans: ....
New ORLEANS, November l4.-John W.
Elder, being duly sworn, stated as follows:
That am member of what is called the
'sWhiskey Ring" that the amount required to
be paid Ito wit, 81 ,000) on entering this asso-
citation was paid by my partner, Mr.. PeaIe. to
Mr.. Irwin, Deputy Collector of the First Dis
trict OF Louis lana, in the month OF July, 1867,
that. after said 81 1000 was paid, [ was further
required to pay $1,000 monthly thereafter,
with the privilege Of running my distilIery upon
the further condition Of my turning over one
barrel out of every fifteen to he placed in bond.
I further state that Mr. Cornell, Assistant
Assessor of my division, was to have $500 per
month in addition to the amount paid by me
monthly to the "Whiskey Ring" Mr. Cor
nell further stated to me that $500 was the
least amount that any distier in his division
paid him, and he told me that Mr. I.ussee a
distiler at No. So Commerce street, paid him
$3.50 month when be was not running. He
told me that Mr.. Crooks paid bin $500 month
/ refused to pay the amount, TO wit, $500,
claimed by Mr.. Cornell, whereupon he after
wards informed me that [ could not run the
still without paying the tax on every ga lion
manufactured by me, stating that if | could not
pay him | should pay the Government; that
my distillery was the only one that had ever
beat him. [ further state that | had to pay
Mr.. Rowland, United States Inspector, one
dollar for every barrel branded by him, which
amount was paid by my clerk, Mr.. Cotton, to
Mr. Bowland
And I further state that this is the plan of
working al the dstilleries in this district that
pay their 81, 900 into the "Whiskey Ring
tina conversed with great many OF them,
and they all state that this is the plan upon
which they work, never paying any tax to the
Government on whiskey manufactured by
them