Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-04-20
VIRGINIA NE.sS.

The trial Of DIR. \. y. fl. G"ddin, who was
indicted in the Hastings Court Of Richmond,
for causing the death of Miss Jenny Young
King was concluded yesterday by the jury re-
turning verdict Of not guilty There was
another indictment against him for the same
offence, in which pole prosequi was entered.
4 nolle proScgui was also entered 10 the case
of Wesley NJ Brock. charged with the same
offence.
Capt G. G. cambridge has accepted posi-
ton as engineer, rendered him by the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railroad Company, and
he will give up his present engagement on the
Valley Railroad about the Goth inst, and as
Of the extension lines Of the Chesapeake and
Ohio road through that State.
The Court Of Appeals has decided the suit
which has been pending for some years past,
of DR.. Otis T. Harrison against Mrs Magill-
Powell, proprietress Of the Richmond theatre,
and the decision of the. lower Court. giving
judgment for the plaintiff for about $4,000,
was affirmed The matters in controversy arose
out OF Confederate transactions.
1t is reported from Charlottesville that the
peach buds in that vicinity were killed by the
frost Wednesday morning. In Lynchhurg and
neighborhood the frost, though quite heavy.
| is reported not 10 have seriously damaged the
| fruit trees.
Gen. Meem and others arrested for viola
ton of the lith Amendment have been baied
for their appearance at the September term oil
the Z. S. Court, at l.ynchburg.
Colonel f. L. Hopkins aged sixty-fve, a
native Of Virginia, died in Warren county, y.
G., April l4th
| SOUTHERN CLAIMANTS -Thc Southern
Claims Commission have issued the following
circular to all persons Interested concerning
the manner of taking testimony by the persons
designated by them to perform that service:
The Commissioners insist that the persons
designated to take testimony must be present
| in every instance when the witness is sworn
and examined, and must attend personally to
his examination. lie must see that each and
ever printed question, and every part of each
question, is propounded, Excepting only where
the question is not pertinent, and the answer
in every case must be taken in the identical
language of the witness.
In case a colored person is claimant the pre-
vious condition Of such claimant, whether bond
or free, must be shown, and rigid inquiry
| instituted to ascertain from whom the proper
ty alleged to have been taken or furnished, was
obtained, at what time and upon what conslde-
ration, and every necessary fact to show the
| claimants title.
| In case the claimant is female, the proofs
must show whether she is married or SINGLE
and her title to the property, as we'll as her
right to presen. the claim. must be established
directly, and not persumptively or infereutially.
If the witness is colored, that should appear
and whether he was formerly the slave of the
claimant, and whether he is now in his service
or lives on his land
IF the witness is related to the claimant, that
should be stated and how related.
If the claimant owns land the size of his
farm, and where situated, should be stated
The authority to take testimony can, in no
way, be delegated to any third party A clerk
may be employed if desirable, but he must be
the clerk Of the person taking the testimony,
and not the attorney of the claimant, or clerk
furnished by the attorney or claimant, and evil
dence must be written out under the eye and
immediate supervision of the persian anthorz
ed to take the same. All omission and uncer-
tainties are taken strongly against the claimant,
and will seriously prejudice the claim.
DEsTRuCTIeN OF MAINE FORESTS. The
logging operations in Maine during the past
Winter were more extensive than ever before
known. The total product of the State, as
near as can be estimated of the cut of logs, is
rising 100000 900 feet OF this amount the
kennebec lumbermen have cut 10, 0OO, 900
feet the largest ever cut. The Penobscot
lumbermen have cut at least 25,000,0O0 feet.
Most of tie lumber product is spruce An in
tegent lumberman says that within FIVE years
the supply Of pine will be exhausted In the
operations of the past Winter, at the head wa
tiers of the Kennebec, there were cut some 20
600, 600 feet of pine, while the Penobscot um-
ber1nen cut some 30,0OO,W0 to ~, 0O0, 900 feet
Ii is said in London that Mr.. Russell Guer-
new of the mixed Commission at Washington,
will be elevated to the Peerage.