Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-11-15
VIRGINIA n EWS.

missioner IN Richmond yesterday Oh the charge
of assaulting Judge John G. Underwood, and
thereby interfering with and obstructlug U.
S. officer 10 the discharge of his duty. The
case occupied several hours; and at the conclu-
sion the accused was balled 10 81 900 to answer
an indictment in the u. S. Court next April.
McVeighs counsel admitted the assault, but
maintained that it was not done with intention
to obstruct an official, and that he assaulted the
individual and not the judge.
The business operations Of the Atlantic, Mis-
sissippi and Ohio railroad, extending from Nor
folk to Bristol, Tenn, Gen. Malone president,
have Just been footed up for the fiscal year,
and Notwithstanding the financial panic the
earnings of the company exceed those OF the
| last year S250,000. The road is now IN splen-
did running order and newly equipped, having
enough pew passenger coaches and locomotives
| to keep it running for twenty years. Since
| General Malone became president OF this road
| its revenues have increased over one hundred
per cent.
| The succcssorship of Senator Lewis is begin
| ming to be hoty canvasscd by the friends of
the various candidates throughout the State.
| Among those mentioned for the position are
| Governors Walker and Letcher, 4. II. H. Stu
art, r. NJ T. Hunter, John Goode, Col. Robt
E. Withers and Robert Ould, while some favor
a. B. Cochran as compromise candidate.
! DR.. John E. Mcclure, we'll known physi
clan of Rockbridge county, is dead. He was
parayz9d, but on election day he had himself
carried to the polls on his bed aud voted for
kemper.
| PRINCE WM COUNTY = From the Manassas
| Gazette. 1---CoI TansiIl who few months ago
purchased the residence and grounds of Mr..
r. g. Weir in this place has made number Of
| fine improvements Mr. W. w. Davis has also
improved the property he lately purchased in
this village Mr.. Hampton Brenton has fitted
up new store aud removed into it, and the
building he lately occupied on the corner oppo-
site the hotel, has been taken Ivy the railroad
company for ticket and telegraph Offices, this
building has also undergone somc improve
ments. Dr.. Hornbaker has lett his former
place OF business and removed into the store
formerly occupied by Mrs Newman (she
having removed to Alexandria) which he has
had fitted up for the drug business. J. John
son is also adding improvements to his little
dwelling and shop. Mr.. Geo. G. Round, has
also made an addition to his residence.
Rev. j. W. Marsh, Of this place, has been
called to take charge of three churches in Mont-
gomery county, Maryland, viz: Ligamore,
| Upper Seneca and BarDsville. MIR. Marsh
will remain with us, and not remove to Mary
land, as it has been reported he would do, 10
case he accepted the call there.
FAIRFAX COUNTY From the Fairfax
News On Tuesday night the llth, while
Mr. Mitchell at Fairfax station was absent, at
supper only for short time, the store door at
the station house was opened false key
| it is supposcd---by some unknown person, or
| of its contents, amounting to $500 in money.
| Eli Brooks from Danvie Township was COM
nlittcd to Jail by WIN. Petit, jaior, on Thurs
day last, charged with attempting to commit
an outrage on the person of Mary Hall, aged Is
years, (both colored).
The November term of Judge Il. H. Cocker
ille's court will commence on Monday, the 18th
| Instant.
INTERVIEW WITH ADMIRAL PORTER. Ad-
miral Porter. who was visited at the Gllscy
House by a New York reporter, said that he
left Washington before the news of the late
| wholesale butchery was received there; that
neither himself nor Admiral Rowan had receiv
ed any orders with reference to it. He charac
terized the capture of the Virgnius as great
outrage, saying, there being 90 state ofwar ad-
mittcd by Spain, or rights of bclligerency &C
corded by her to the Cubans, the Virginius was
violating 40 principle of international law in
carrying cargo Of arms and munitions of
war IF our flag, said he doesn't protect
the deck it waves over, we had better haul it
il" After all, said he, "our guns are more
respected than our flag, and il a disposition to
use them little more was shown 1t might be
better for the flag. Spain, moreover, is now
republican, and President CASTELAR, is our friend
from whom we may expect vigorous effort
toward ample PREPARATION" The Admiral fur
thermore thinks that the home government Of
Spain will be terribly shocked by the news
from Cuba.
With regard to the chances in the event of
war with Spain, particularly in the matter Of
naval strength, the Admiral thinks America
would be at great disadvantage. The Span
ish navy is much superior in the number Of
vessels, men, and weight of metal, Spain rank
ing as the fifth naval power of the world, while
the United States is not more than tenth rate
power 10 this regard. Abstractly speaking the
whole matter was direct slap in the face of
the United States. He also thloks that when
full particulars are known the matter will wear
more inexcusable aspect than at present.
With reference to the late executions, he said:
THE world has witnessed no parallel 10 atroclty
since the days Of the middle ages"
ANOTHER INSURANCE MYSTERY CAsE.-A
case which excites as great interest, especially
among insurance men, as did that of Cess in
Baltimore, will possibly be brought on during
the present month before the Superior Court
at Litch6cld, Conn. This is the cass of the
heirs of Captain Colvocoresses against the
Pbnuix Mutual Lif, Insurance Company of
Hartford, which has become celebrated on &C
count Of the singular allegations in relation to
the captains death. The question is whether
the captain committed suicide 10 order that his
family might obtain the $4,000 insurance on
his life, or was murdered by some one else for
the money and bonds which the plaintiff
counsel claim were in his possession at the
time of his death This is the case in nut
shell, and whichever way it be decided. one
may safely say, there is money iu it, aud
possibly reputation too--ior the lawyers
Poe. Rev q. w. Powell, pastor of Uni
r,,.,l;.,t Nburob on Sunday orapinr 1nl;unrnd