Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-07-28


tended with fatalities. On the last excursion,
which left Richmond on Monday night one Of
the party fell from the cars and was run over
one of bis legs being cut of, causing his death;
ca the excursion which Immediately preceded
ths,a colorcd man gorged himself in Washing
ton with crabs &C., and died suddenly.
DIR. Lewis, ono of the Brunswick murderers
who is confined in the Richmond city jail, near
ly succeeded in committing suicide last night
In fit of insanity he attempted to tear the
loose garment, made for him, off, and the neck
band was drawn so tight as to strangle him. 1t
was with difficulty hewas restored to conscious
ness.
Samuel p. Anderson, of Pendleton county,
W. Va. is engaged in the erection of new
wooden factory, the first ever started i'll the
county, He is erecting new building on the
Branch, in sight of Franklin, in which the new
machinery for the factory will soon be IN
operation.
The Fredericksburg News sees that the Alex
andria merchants buy all the wheat brought
here, at good prices, and supply the mills at
Georgetown and Fredericksburg to L consider
able extent The Alexandria market is as good
as that Of Baltimore better.
The repairs to the James River and Kama
wha Canal above Lynchburg, have been COM
pletcd, and navigation along the entire line, it
is expected, will be resumed about the first OF
September
The coal pits at Carbon HILL Henrlco county,
which have been idle for number Of years past
have been leased by company FROM New York,
and work will be resumed about the 10th OF
August next.
by order Of Governor Walker, Elders splen-
did portrait of General Lee was yesterday moved
from the Senate chamber, where it has been
hanging, to a conspicuous place in the library.
The Supreme Council of the Friends Of Tenn
perance, in session in Richmond, have sci ected
Raleigh. n. c., as the next place of meeting.
A. p Abel, Of Charlottesville, was elected
| President.
Maj. i. P. holland, of Loudoun. publishes L
card in the Enterprise peremptorlly declining
the use of his name as candidate Tor the next
House Of Delegates.
Fine marble quarries have hecn discovered
in Stafford county, and will probably be speedl-
| ly developed.
The City Council Of Savannah has ordered
from Elder, the Richmond artist, lite size
portrait Of Gen. r. +. Lee at 4 cost Of 81 POO.
THE PILOT Law CAsE--The case Of Captain
", Kerby. ofthc tug boat James Murray, from
Baltimore, was called inthe Police court On
the day set for hearing, yesterday. Capt.
KERRY was charged with violating the eleventh
section Of the pilot laws by towing two barks
from Chesapeake Bay to City Point. The
accused was represented by Judge Crump,
and the Commonwealth by Capt. Geo. D..
Wise. No evidence was taken, the facts being
agreed upon, and after an elaborate argument,
| Capt. KERRY was discharged by Justice White,
who delivered his opinion in substance Us
follows:
IF there is any offer ofpilot service it should
have been made east of the capes. The vessels
hailed by this party being at point other than
that named, it is held by the police justice that
the offer of pilot service was illegal, and the
the offer being Illegal it follows that there was
no offer Of service.
1T was argued by the prosecution that the
vessels being west Of the line prescribed by law
the offer of the service could not be made at
the proper point-that is, east of the capes.
It's held that the defendant being within Or west
OF said line was not within the statute, as the law
applies only to vessels coming, from eastward OF
the capes If it were mandatory for vessels
west of Cape Henry 1.-THE point prescribed by
statute to employ pilots, the law would have
prescribed places where the offer Of pilot
service should be made, and there being no
such place designated, it follows that the en-
poyment of pilots by vessels within the capes Is
altogether optional with the commanders OF
vessels. There is to be an appeal. --Rirh-
n,ond Wing.
WASHINGTON ITEMs-The large number OF
trees cut down in the White Lot and Presl-
dents grounds to make room for the new State
Department, Executive avenue, and President $
stables, yielding over 100 cords of wood have;
been turned over to the Soldiers and Sailors
Orphan Asylum. ,.r :, >,
There is a market House difficulty i'll
Washington, us we'll as in Alexandria.
In the House of Delegates OF the District
| r on;clo+rro ,,oetar1ou tho hill in relation TO