Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-07-20
VIRGINIA NEWS.

JOilu IL. OaluOu, cndIEcu Will TIC Lutiucl
of his mother and brother, in Albermarle coun-
ty, in 1862 has under ruling of the Court: |
been discharged The trial of the accused was |
three times postponed. At this term Of the |
Court, it finally came up, and the result. vas
the acquittal Of the accused by Judge Cochrane
At his first trial, Salmon, was convicted. IN
appeal was taken, and the case carried before
Judge hackeltord, Of the Circuit Court, when
the accused was granted new trail The
Judge afterwards found that he had no :iuris-
-diction, and the case was finally referred back
to the county court. After poStponencnt three
times he vas finally acquitted
The box-tactory of Howard Estes l. Wells,
in Richmond, was set Oh fire yesterday morn
ing between the hours of and ) o clock and its
contents consumed, consisting of improved val
liable machinery, 4 large quantity OF lumber
and number Of boxes already completed.
There was IN insurance Of s., 100 on the ma
chincry and contcnts--c0nsidercd as much less
than will cover cost. The building 4 very
large one, extending almost the entire length Of
the square. was saved with the loss of windows
doors, floors and nearly the entire roof leaving
only the bare walls standing.
T. H. Talialerro, surrendered to officers
from Mississippi on the rcquisltion Of the Gov
crncr, made IN attempt to escape while being
road He Was handcuhed and had sllackles on
Ills feet; but is the train passed ThaXston
Switch, he slipped off his cuffs, and jumped
| from the train while it was IN motion The
sheriff saw him, pulled the bell rope AMI stop
ped the train. Search was made for the prl-
sOncr, when he was found concealed in >olc
| brarS.
The case Of L colorcI Bug: who was arrested
in Richmond some days since charged with an
attempted outrage UPON highly-re$ptctcl
married lady in that city, wls called up in the
police court yesterday morning. and after full
hearing Of the evidence the boy was sent on 10
the Grand jury TO be indicted for attempting to
commit larceny it being clearly proven that
no attempt 10 commit en- outrage was made.
The buckingham Register has made r,l-
culation and finds that il costs Il fraction over
six dollars to register each voter il locking
ham. 1T one Of ouT precincts. the Registrar
kept the books open seven days and jill .i9i
register on" voter
\ meeting oi' The stockholders OF the Pied
ncnt Agricultural Society was convened 1t
Cu!pcl,cr e. H. "u the lSth--Guv. William
Smith. tie President Of the Society. i'll die
chair The Sihject OF discussion the lir>t day
was IL 10 the scale Of voting a..
\ man named kohlhausen has been detected
in attempting to swinde persons at Tie Rock
bridge Mum and White Sui phur springs. ind
driven iG,m both places. Il" represented
himself rs lE;' AGENT for several newspapers.
\ cnInrcd man, formerly belonging 20 the
family I'll BucIanalm: living on the head Of
Walkers Creek: in Augusta county. died Oh
the 18th nltimo. aged ut least los years. tS"me
have SUPPOSED him to be IL years Old
An rifrr; is rn foot To establish Il lar-,. st"ye
and agricultural: nlaluiac;ory il Richmond.
There Is no better point or better facilities
anywhere in or out Ofthc State Tor such Il manu-
tory than Alexandria.
The Supreme Council Of the Friends Of lem
pcrali,,e will meet in Richmond rn Tucsd day
next. \ number 81 delegates ircm thi>and other
Southern States arc cXlccic,t
Mr. George Cruw. Of the firm OF Wnr>han i
Crow tobacconstS known during the war as
Sergeant Grow. in charge Of the Soldiers
Home. in Richmond, died yesterday
The trade is now supplied with cheese ii the
cheese factory in. Hamilton Louioun rorlnty.
1t Ii ciS. per H.
\ <on Of Col. VIM. tii!ham Of Richmond.
aged about thirteen years. was accidentally
drowned at Lexington, on Tuesday last.
Among the unavailable letters remaining in
the Richmond l'o>toflicc is one for j. \. Spill
man Of Warrcntun, Va.
Archibald Ridlick. proprietor Of the FIX
change Hotel: at Suffolk and one Of the best
citizens. died OF heart disease on Tuesday.
Mr.. &. j. Faulkner il is said recently made
Democratic speech lit NartirShurg.
Rev. DIR. Bidgood, an esteemed clergyman.
died in Lynchburg On Saturday night.
DEATH FROM pRlNK-Dr. Edward Jarvis
the statiStician of the General Life Insurance
Company Of Lnnlnn furnishes the following
statement, Is showing the deaths 81 persons
who arc incorporate IS compared with IN equal
number of persons of temperate habits. lie
saws that if 100000 Incorporate persons be
taken from fifteen Ia seventy years Of age, and
an equal nHmI"r "t corresponding ayes who
are not incorporate, thiriy-two Of the former
will die a often as ten OF the latter Out ri
lnnluNI ni' each b."n1 OF the incorporate will
be dead lcfrr. fifty years Of age, Lu, Ct those
who arc TO: incorporate .2GG only will be dead.
From iiity Years to sixty the comparative
numbers Of deaths will be h.4lS and 2.:!!54 and
from sixty years t. seventy they will be -, ia
and % 80 Here is al argument ad rem
which should be much more potential than any
prohihory laws t. checi. the suicidal growth Of
habits whose fatal results; arc thus mathcmati
caliy demonstrated.
! PETROLEUM Gas FOR FuEI.--At the Lo-
clcdc rolling mills in -. Louis, petroleum gas
is used as fuel in one of the furnaces, and prep
amtions are making for introducing it in the
remainder. The crude oil from which the
gas is manufactured is kept IN u-barrcl
tank on thu margin o! u small creek. about 2o1
feet from the furnace The oil is PUMPED
thence into cylinder where it passes around
600 copper tubes filled with >upcrhcatcd steam.
The intense heat of the latter generates gas
which, after being gathered in ;hc receiver and
] anai,l Lraumht in cnntaci with SIlnnrheatcl