Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-12-30
NEWS OF The DAY.
80 Shom the rny age ard body Of the Times.

| 10 Si0tt me Gerry age dhh Oo"D " INC 1eH"H.
In the trial of Mrs. Wharton at Annapolis
yesterday, the witnesses examined were Miss
Jennie Mayer, Capt. II. +. Beaverton and
Prof. Il. S. McCulnch. The two former teSti-
, fled as to Mrs Wharton $ character; the latter
testified as to several experiments which he
made with choral and gclScmnum, in which
he produced similar results to- those produced
by Dr. Aiken in his ana yslS; he also gave it as
his opinion that the analysis, of DIR. Aiken waS
insufficient and radically defective, and that
the analysis of Prof. Tony proved nothing
whatever us to the presence Of atimony.
Secretary Boutwell, has notified Collectors Of
Customs that the rules in regard to appoint
mculs in the Civil Service of the Government
will take effect on Monday next, on and after
which time promotion and appointments arc
to be made in accordance with the rules pre-
pared by the Civil Service Commission and APP
proved BY the President. The rules will al o
be applied to all l'oStmastcrS hereafter appoln :
ell whoSc salaries amount to 500 per annum
E or oyer.
At Columbia, S. G., in the t. S. Circuit
Court, yesterday, the following ku klux priso-
ners pleaded guilty and were sentenced TO
eighteen months Imprisonment and S00 fine:
Henry G.. Warlick, Miles Carroll, ELI Ross
Stuart. Josiah Martin and Samuel Brown.
The trial of Dr. Avery. charged with conspi-
racy to prevent colorcd men voting in October.
49, and to punish them for voting October.
, 1870 then began.
We mentioned few days ago, the theft of
more than $50, 900 in u. 5. bonds, stolen at
mid day in the open street in New York by
I three thieves from an old and prominent law
YER Yesterday morning similar robbery
, took place in the same street and probably by
one of the same party Of Wall street thieves.
The venerable Paul Lyons, the oldest man in
Mobile county, Aa., and perhaps one of the
oldest in the Southwest, died ON Thursday
week. He was born in Savannah Georgia, on
the la;h of July, l7hu. He WIS therefore
t nearly one hundred and eleven years old at the
/ time OF his death.
n The rumor that the United States frigatc
: Wabash had encountered a gale in the Atlantic
ocean and that thirty or forty Of her seamen
hid been washed overheard, is incorrect At
last aivces the vessel was at Cadiz, prcpar
. ing for cruise to the Mediterranean
= There il trouble about the Alaska seal fish
cries. The contract limits the number OF seal
skins to be taken to 100000 per annun 1t Is
: charged that the Alaska Commercial Company
G is really killing at the rate OF %0n,N"' seals per
anruIn
George p. Carr, Parish Judge Of st. John
the Baptist. Louisianna committed suicide
Yesterday at Magnolia. Mississippi, in fit OF
Temporary insanity He WIS mtivr of ILL.,
= nois and was aged about IS ycars.
;. The Russian Prince hclda reception ut De
, troit Yesterday He is expected 70 b" in Chi
u cago to-day.
4 fire at Little Rock, Arkansas has destroy
cd property to the amount OF SlOo0OO.
Brigham Young, it Is reported. has returned
: to Salt Lake City.
c. o. CANAL--A meeting of the stock
q holders and Board of Directors OF the ChcSa-
peakc and Ohio Canal Company was held on
n Friday at Annapolis. President Clarke read
n his report. In nearly twenty-five years, cx-
tending from August 1918. to May 80, $50,
e the Company had paid accrued debt and into
y rest and dividends, $234, S07 OF while in the
. eighteen months President Clarke has been in,
= the amount paid to the same creditors Is $4il,
= 355i35 81 \ communication also FROM the Pres
|! ident was presented relating to the Washing
L ton Branch of the Company. The President
also submitted copy Of an advertisement in
: relation to the suit Of ". W Corcoran Esq.
y vs.. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company. On
. motion of Mr.. Merryman, the President was
O authorized to procure counsel if necessary.
y Mr. John p. Poe offered the following rcsou-
ton: That commitc CT two, to be named
by the chairman of this meeting, together with
the Governor Of the State, be appointed to
consider the several matters embraced in the
r renorts lust read by the President and the
stockholders. and to report at the adjourned
n meeting whether any, and if any what, action
by legislation or otherwise is desirable or expe
\ dicnt to be taken in the premises.
The resolution was adopted and the commit
tee appointed as follows. McsSrs. John T. Poe
! and Colonel james g. Bcrrctt, Governor Bowie
being chairman
On motion the meeting adjourned to meet
IT at Annapolis, on Thursday, the 18th of Janua-
= ry, 1872
The total gross earnings on the canal from the
lst Of June to the lst of December, 1871, has
- been $7l33, 355jS 81, and the total expenses for
, working and maintaining the same in that
+ time, 1929 494 &c, showing a net revenue of
: $40 SG3 II.
y The coal tonnage for the present season.
from the 10th of March to the list of Deem
:. Der was S44, 237 tons This is an increase of
23S 80 tons as compared with year $50.
The general tonnage OF other descriptions
for the present season to l>t December was
llO.23S tons. This, compared with last year,
shows an increase Of u. ~ tons. or nearly -
Z per ct.
The next revenue for the present season. as
D compared with the year $50, shows an increase
of Sl97, Sc. n.
The expenses Of the Year 1871 10 1871 TO LIST
December as compared with the year $50,
show decrease of S47 ,l34.45.
Mr.. Clarke, in referring to low stages OF wa
ter in the canal during seasons Of drought:
: hopes for relief when the Western Mary land
, Railroad is completed to Wlliamsport and the
, connection with the Cumberland Valley Rail
= road is made, as they will offer new outlets for
, the Cumberland coal freighted over the canal
SAYS Mr.. Clarke: when these new channels
are open the coal trade Of the canal will soon
reach from one million to twelve hundred
+ thousand TONS during the season of nine
months nayinatiOn,