, 1872-11-04
COMPLETION Of the Kanawha
~~~--~,~- Canal Survey.
The leesburg Poisoning Csse-.-Mrs.
Lloyd to be RearFested.
Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune.
TEE EASANHA CANAL,

WASHINGTON, Nov 2.-The last session Con-
gress made an appropriation Of $4,000 for the
purpose Of making 8 survey across the State Of
West Virginia, with the view Of so extending
. the James River to the Kanawha Canal, as to
connect the former river with the Ohio. The
proposition Was to make the canal wide enough
to admit OF the passage OF steamboats, Of the
capacity Of 800 tons: Parties connected with
the surveying expedition have arrived here, who
state that the survey has been finished, and q
report on the route will be submitted to the
Engin GERS Department on the route laid out by
the middle Of the month. The route proposed,
it is stated, will follow tho James and Jackson
roads 70 the foot of the Allegheny Mountains, at
point few miles from Coyington, where it is
proposed to make tunnel under the rnountains
nine miles long and Of the full width Of the
canal. This tunnel will be over 2 900 feet above
tide water; Two miles from the western end of
this tunnel tho canal will enter the Greenbrier
river, near the iron bridge of tho Chesapeake d.
Ohio Railroad and oTer the stream. It is pro-
posed to lock and dam the Greenbrier, New,
and kanawha Rivers to point five miles below
Charleston.
TIE LEEsBURa POISONING CASE.
The interest in the Leesburg poisoning case
seems not to hare subsidized, notwithstanding
Mrs. Lloyd's acquittal by . jury. It is reported
that she is to be arrested on the further charge
Of having poisoned another daughter, Who dieed
about year ago. Public opinion in the neigh
borhood where she resides seems to
be very strong against her. Her family
physician, however, declares most solemnly
that she is wholly innocent Of crime,
that her daughter Anna died Of intersuscephon
Of the bowels; that her two boys died in 1870
from eating Strawberries in the woods, and that
Maud died from d disease resembling cholera
'morbus. The experts employed on tue trial
propose to continue their Investigation into the
article, bisnuth, and publish it for the benefit
Of medical science. to govern future action,
should Q similar trial again occur. The chemi-
cal experts for the prosecution acknowledge the
correctness Of the results obtained by the ex-
perte for the defence, and that the bismuth
really contained arsenic.
TIE MISSOURI DISASTER.
Acting Secretary Richardson to-day ordered
an Investigation into the causes Of the destruc-
tion of the steamer Missouri, by which eighty
lives are said to have been lost. The construc-
tion Of the vessel, her equipment, the manner OF
slowing her cargo. &C.. will be taken into con-
elderation By the Board Of Investigation, who
will hold their session in New York.
ABSENT EMPLOYEES.
It ia estimated that if one-sizth Of the en-
ployes Of the Government will be absent from
this city during next week, the Presidential cleo
tion taking them to their various States. Most OF
State and political associations hare made ar
rangements with the Railroads whereby they Sc
cure tickets at half rate.
CHEF JUSTICE CHASE.
Since Chief Justice Chase has been here he
has found that he cannot attend to bis duties
understood that unless his condition improves
before winter he will take trip
to California. There is much complaint
among the practitioners in the Supreme
Court about the physical condition OF the Chief
Justice, and Of Associate Justice Nelson, inas
much as the business OF the Court ia very much
impeded and embarrassed thereby.
AN ICE CREAM CASE.
In the celebrated ice cream case. wherein the
keeper Of q restaurant sought to charge party
Of coIored men So each in advance for plate OF
ice cream, the Police Court here to-day decides
that it is evasion of the Civil Rights bill, and the
Keeper WIS therefore fined 500. The gist Of
the decision is that the price charged WAS pre-
text to evade the law. The Court concluded its
decision as follows:
It would seem to be the part OF sound philosophy
and good sense to accept with Hberalty and good
faith that which has become both history and estab
ished Law, but, If communities and indiydue1s, mis-
led By prejudice other considerations however
tempting, fail recognize the logic Of events it ia
quite certain the logic Of events will not fail to recog
aize them. The rights which have lost revolution
will not stand aside for prete1ts.
The defendant has taken an appeal.
SMALLPOX.
One hundred cases Of smallpox are reported
here for the month Of October. The disease
is still on the increase as the cold weather ap-
prpaches.