Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-10-05

THE Jewell TRIAL.-Both sides to the
trial of L. A. Jewell, for the killing of James
+. CLARK, have been making preparations Tor
the trial at the October term Of the Prince
William County Court, which commences on
Monday next About thirty witnesses have
been summoned, includnga number Of females.
Judge Thomas and Gen W H. Payne, Of
Warrenton. have been retained as counsel for
Jewell. and Ex-Governor Wise has been en-
gaze d by the prosecution. The jurors to try
Jewell were su summoned from Haymarket town.
ship 10 the upper part Of the county. but no
one supposes that a jury for the trial OF The
case can be obtained in the county. There Is
no certainty that the trial will come of at the
October term Of the county court, and 1t Is
supposed by some that it may 90 to the circuit
court which meets on the following NDHday.
The counsel for FeweII having asked tor balt
at the last term Of the county court Of Prince
William. and the Judge not having rendered
his decision at that term. will probably d, =,
at this term, and if bail is denied. the trial vii
no doubt take place at this term. If. however,
bail should be granted. the trial vii! likely b"
postponed. -FaiJan Neus.
FARMERS vs.. MILLERs The strike Of the
Berkeley farmers against the mllters. based on
the arithmetical relation between barrels of
-four and bushels Of good wheat, is extending
! to Frederick A meeting of ourtarmcrs We are
informed By a leading member Of the craft
will be held at an early day to consider the
subject He says the millers allow barrel to
about six, sometimes six and half bushels.
Investigations 10 the commssariat Of the Unit
ted States Army are said to prove that four
and half bushels will make barrel. Our IN
formaut says that 10 1919 he had twenty-thrcc
| harr Of nd Hmm.
I dred bushels. aud it passed inspection in Bal
timore OF course there are the invariab'c
two sides to hi, question: but discussion will
do no harm. The millers, as Yet. have not
| been heard from. - Winchester N,rS.
WINCHESTER Fredericksburg, Stauntou,
| Warrcnton and Mooreield. villages, Ike Cuee
pig little but dam ole, have each We believe
street natued after Winchester, which wa,
! formerly one of their marts. She is not at pres
ent the commercial pole star Of any Of them,
but when she gets the Two or three railways TO
| Chicago, Philadelphia and Washington city,
now on the point Of getting themselves built.
she will be able to tell another tale, and once
more take in hanl the rcins OF her somewhat
scattered team. There is room and business
here for city Of twenty thousand souls Let
US call them = Winchester Mars.
THE BOUNDARY COMMISSION. The Mary
land and Virginia boundary commission was IN
session again yesterday. The reading OF the
statement of the Maryland case by Hon Isaac
D. Jones was concluded. and compromise pro-
position submitted BY the Maryland commi>
sioners. To-day the Virginia commissioners
are expected TO submit another proposition,
and it is possible the commission may finally
agree upon boundaries which will be medium
between the ultmathule caius Of the Nirgnla
commissioners and the furthcst southern bound
aries claimed By the Maryland commissioners
Bait .Sun.