Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-07-23
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Harrison's wharf is daily scene of greater
activity than any other part Of Norfolk
Numbers of boats, sloops and schooners arrive
daily, and cover the wharf with hundreds OF
barrels Of apples, which are at once bought up
By truckers and shipped by every steamer
Strange to say, the steamers running cannot
receive the freight, so large is the quantity OF
fruit going North.
Can't. VIM. H. Edwards, well-known and
highly esteemed citizen of franklin county,
died at the residence Of his son, Daniel Z. sd
wards, 10 Pittsylvania county, on Friday night
last His illness was of short duration, con-
tinuing only about forty-eight hours and Ills
nhysieiap said that it very nearly resembed the
cholera.
The Wing has accounts of meeting in Char'
lotte, at which COL Henry, Confederate col
one! of Infantry, presided. Delegates were ap,
poiutel to the Radical convention. A hadlcai
meeting has also been held in Amelia.
1t is reported that efforts are making to IN
ducc Gen. h. E. Lee to accept the Presidency
Of the Covineton and Ohio Railroad, with his
son, GUSTS Tee, As Chief Engineer
Charles p. Bigger superintendent OF the
Amshouse, in Richmond has been removed
by the military authorities aud MIR. rierce'
the former Incumbent, relnstated.
Governor Peirpoint spoke at HALIFAX Court
House Yesterday, to about three thousand per
SONS He was followed by both white and col,
ored speakers.
The 18th u. s. Infantry now in Richmond,
it is stated is to 20 to Texas.
SURRArrs TRIAL. The defense in the Sur
ratt cas-, yesterday, closed their leading testl
mony, the last principal witness being Rev
Charles Boucher rector Of a country parish Il
Lower Canada 1t was at his house that Sur
raft was concealed for three months in 1863
He Vas subsequently, removed to Montreal
and resided at the house OF Mr. La Pierre
father Of Il priest of that name. From tbt
testimony Of this witness it would appear ina
Surratt was in i-hcalth suffering with the
chills and tevers. -,
SurratL was committed to the custody OF MIR
Il
the name of Armstrong, and this, coupled WITT
the KNOWLEDGE that Sunatt could not be found
at an early day excited the suspicion OF Father
Boucher, and he questioned his portege, who
at length acknowledged that he was the mis-
sing, alleged conspiratnr Father Boucher die
not communicate his information, because he
had a belief in the innocence OF his charge
The counsel for the defence tried to bring uu
the reason for that belief, bnt We're prevented
by an objection from the prosecution.
Au effort was also made to show by this wit
ness that Surra,t was all this time kept in IL
norancc of what was going on in the u. ). rel
alive TO the assassination all newspapers Wer'
kept from him that lie was not advised OF hi
mothers peril until the day preceding her ex
ecuion: and that as soon as he knew the rea
state of the case he wanted to return to the u
s., but was restrained from doing so. All TIN
was subject to objection and the objection wa
sustained but it is we'll known that the Wit
ness would have testified to the facts had h
been permitted to do so.
Father Boucher testified not only agalns
DR.. McMillan's reputation Tor yeraclty, ou
against his character professionally, alleging
that he had prostituted his professional ablllt
to the practice OF abortion upon parShloner
Of the witness.
The rebutting testimony for the prosecution
was commenced and the first object was Il
show that there was such railroad connection
as would enable Surratt to have reached Wash
ingtou from Elmra on the 18th Of April, 1863
One witness, i man named Maurice lrohan
swore that he terried man across the Susque
hanna at Wiliamsport, Pennsy lvania, on Apr
] 9th, and he positively identified Surratt a
the man. An effort was made to dlscredl
IIollohan's testimony in relation to Surratt'
handkerchief, by showing that he had upo
another occasion admitted that he dropped tn
handkerchief at St. Adams, Vermont, and 10
at Burlington, as sworn to by Holohan. MIR
| Pierrepoint intimated that the rebuttlng test
mony for the prosecution would close on VIZ
neSday: -Bnh SIN.
DEATH OF A MAN WHO WEIGHED Sc
| POUNDS. The coffin which enclosed the MOI
tai remains OF the late John Allen, who die
| on Sunday and was buried yesterday, was tn
largest, we believe, that was ever made i
Troy. Mr.. Allen was man Of immens
breadth and girth-not SO large as Daniel Lau
bert--but turning the scale at three hundre
and sixty pounds only short time before h
died La stature he was quite small, and con
sequently there Was little II any room upon NJ
person to pile any more of that mountain OF ia
with which he "urlc1 the lean earth. l." Th
| dimensions OF his coffin were AZ follows
Length, five feet ten inches across shoulders
two feet eight inches; depth, q inches: Tn
hearse admitted this immense coffin by Just a
eighth Of inch on each side, but previous
removing The body from the house the dool
had to be removed to enable the bearer-tweIv
to nnnlberlo pass the remains out. 1t va
first intended to deposit the remains In tn
vault at St. Mary's Cemetery, but upon arri'
ing there it was found the coffin could not b