Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-06-09
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The death sentence against george Mlllei,
convicted in King G gorge county last month,
of murder in the first degree and sentenced to
be hung on the 18th instant, was committed to
for life in the penlLentlary, by
Gov. Walker yesterday. The grounds on
which the sentence was committed were the
extreme youth of the prisoner, and that ms
voluntary confession was the means of bringing
bis accomplices to justice.
Tic General Association Of the Baptist
Church ia the State OF Virginia, which has
been in session iu Norfolk during last week,
contained some of the most distinguished minis
ters of which the State can boast. The various
boards Of the Church, 10 their reports, gave
gratifying evidence ot progress, and show that
the membership of tie Church is lncreas!ng-
the association representing between elgnty
and ono hundred thousand members.
The Winchester Sentinel says the numer-
Gus friends of Daniel B. Richards, Esq, (bctter
known as "UncIe Dan, ~ throughout the UNI
ted States, will be pleased to learn that he mas
been elected 10 Ike responsible uthce ol AZ
scs,or far The White Pos. district, N Clarke
county. receiving every vote, white and black,
cast At the election May he live and flourish
forever
The Richmond letter in the Petersburg Cou-
rcr, yesterday, says that attorney General
TAYLOR has expressed the emphatic OPINION
that the examination of ballot boxes and bslotS
BY the commissioners OF our city election, Was
wholly and clearly illegal!
An item has appeared alleging that MT.
Hepburn, ex sheriff of WcstmcreIand county,
| had abs,onded with considerable amount OF
| State funds 1t is said that the statement Is
untrue. MIR. Hepburn LETT the county tempo
rariy, but his accounts ere "alI right
The ex Attorney General Of the state, I. Il.
Bowden IS connected with the forgery aud con
spiracy case in Richmond. 1t was j.. j.. Bow
| den, i different person, who deuled III caru
| that be had any thing 10 do with the matter.
| VACCINATION Applicltion WIS made to
the Secretary of the Treasury on the - inst,
by an eminent physician .! Boston, Mass
for permission to import from Franc Tour
hcifers for the purpose Of procurlog pure vac
cine matter therelrom.
The Treasury Department imposes some
restrictions upon the importation vi cattle
into the U. S. from Europe, to prevent Tic
introduction OF the clttle disease winch mas
heretofore prevailed 10 various parts of Flu
! rope and the reasons assigned IN support VI
the application referred to, were, that II Is III
possible at present in this country To USE III
vaccination for small poX aoy other than
vrus which has been transmitted through IL
| nnmnrablc human systems and that this long
continued humanZatlou has, IN the oplDloh u
the medical prottSso9, induced Degeneration
and embedding OF the protective power o!
the virus, and an absolute contamination vi
the virus with many OF the diseases OF TIE
various human organizations through "hlch
it has passed.
II was further stated that there Is not now
and has never been, in the u. s., particle
of genuine COW peck lymph. c.. lymph
direct from the animal, and which has lot
passed through orc or more human subjects,
and that such oil animal could only be obtain
ed 10 France, where, under the auspices anu
direction and at the expense q inc AcauclnS
de la Medicine and OF the french uoVGInttHI san
u case of original COW poX uccuf''"' 81
gcncy several years ago, has Dccn Fcrpcluateu
by ionocuation from one heller u another
through long series, AID IN tnls way vac
clnatl0n to very great cXtcnt has been aIofu.
cd to the French people with lymph direct
from the COW. - Wash. Rep.
! T. q. CANAL Coal TRADE.-l'hc Transport
tation of coal upon he canal j. nOt 81 Irlsk as
| it was two weeks ago. We replet to learn
that the demand for the article is not cncourag
| ing 10 the m ming interests and that in add
| ton there has been no little trouble to procure
vessels to ship from Georgetown and Alexan-
dria to the East One OF tho principal COM
panics-thc Consolidation suspended shIP-
ping from this point for about len days but
resumed again on Mordny. Nutwithsland
| ing these drawbacks, the business for the
month OF May ioots ny handsomely. 500
| boats were cleared from Cumberland within
| the month, carrying an aggregate OF 9e,675.lS
| tons OF c0al--an excess over the corresponding
month Of last year OF l25 boats and l4,5to. II
| tons and 81 boats and 039, 10 tons above
| the month of June, 1868: which was The lar
gest previous months shipments since the
| first opening Ct the canal The shipments
for the month, by companies aud ndicIduala
were as follows:
American Comnany, lS,j0S 90; Borden
Company, ll,2l4.00 Consolidation Company,
1S,57GO3; Georges Creek Company, 1885,
II Hampshire & Baltimore Company, 3, 7jG.-
IA Maryland Company, $4,000, II hlido'
THAN Company, l,9Sl.l2; James Boyce
(Eckhart,) 5. 36O.ll ; r: G. Ricman 4 CO,
5, 3O4.0 on MayicId & Hicslou, SG3 ~; Oh.
er Parties, 1860 90 total 9S, G75.lS.
1882. II tons went through, 425 tons 10
Antietam lron Works, 2f6.l to Wiamspcrt.
20G Oh to ShepherdstowD, and 40% to Hharpa
burg Cumbulon0 AlleGoaian.
WASHINGTON ITEMS The incorpo:ators ct
the Corcoran Gallery OF Art have accepted the
charter of Incorporation lately passed By Coz
eress They recently held meeting and
adopted as the seal OF the corporation a medal
lion head OF W. W. Corcorun, Esq surmouG-
ted by the words, The Corcoran Gallery of
Art, incorporated by act OF Congress, APPROX
ed May "a, 1870" The following officers were !
elected: President, james n. Carlisle yicc |!
president, James q. Berret: secretary, Antho |
ny Hyde; treasurer, u. W. Riggs.
Two of the Bowen counciImen latciy elected
are colored men, and also five OF the Emery |
men. 1t is claimed that with those holding |
over in tho board OF aldermen and the two
elected by the Bowen men, there is tie in that
body The common council is OF course for
Emery by large majority.
1t is noticeable that the election Of the re-
Iorn, candidate far ,nornr in tLis ritv has al |