Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-04
LOCAL NEWS

LOCAL NEWS.
TIE BuLLING-L ERsSER CASE. The case Of
y.rsuer vs. Boiling having been decided by
~, Srecial Court of Appeals Of Virginia III ia
yor of I.crsuer, Conway, Robinson, esq one OF
Mr Railing 5 counsel, has prepared al argu
,n,rt against entering up the decree OF that
W,nrr and submitted it TO Judge Keith. lie
,.u,s hi, obi, elton to the decree upun two
r,,,nrJ, FIRST, that W. Willouphby, Judge
=, military appointment, who allowed the APP
:" ,,,..I from the Circuit Court of Fauquier, was
ror IN office de lure nor de tacto, since tho act
'rrmcreSs unier which he was appointed was
~ ,,rs,;,ntional, therefore he hid no right to
''Ii,w rhe appeal. He says the act of the So
,n.3 ,,ffc.r is void, and it follows that no APP
v,, from the decree rendered by tue Circuit
T,urr On the 18th of Sept, 1867, was taken
within two wear, from the date thereof, as re-
',;raJ bv the act of March 18TH 1867, and that
Ih decree remains forever binding" Second
r'Ir ,Lc act of the Assembly of Virginia, of
,l,' 18Th Of February, 1872 which provides for
,l,. .necial Court Of Appeals, is IN violation OF
,L,. crescent constitution OF the State. Should
lnas. Keith refuse to enter the particular de-
,.aa ,nnr,i;on will be made, 10 doubt, to
ia Ccnrt ii Appeals for a manaamus, and in
,I,t w,y the objection of Mr.. Robinson will be
lr,urht before that tribunal.
TIE FISHERY. Under the Influence Of the
lately and now prevailing mild weather the
rrr.p,S of fish are slowly increasing, though
the Increase by no means equals the eXpecta-
lions of Interested parties. Probably one rea
SIN Of latencsS of the season Is the condition OF
me river which at this time last year was brack-
j,l up as high as Maryland Point, but which
!, uow fresh aud muddy almost to its mouth.
Since yesterdays report the receipts have been
a!uu, three thousand shad, 1910 Of which were
caught by Captain Enoch Davis's OILERS, aud
.;o by the OILERS at Wade's Bay, and about
twenty thousand herring 900 VI which We're
also caught by the Wadn, 5 Bay OILERS. There
has also been a fair supply of rock and perch.
The quotations to-day We're for Shad $ll TO
$l6 per hundred, for herring $Si to $40 per
lh,u.aud, and for rock and perch from Is TO
and is almost entirely confined to the hurk-
sr.rs Of this city and Washington The first
fish r1r.l AT FiShtuwu this season were struck
by } ,hnson l. Co., on the Sd Inst.
P,spnNEp. -Thc Governor yesterday grant
ed = pardon 10 Landon I. Lovctt, Of Loudrun
conn.y, convicted of horse stealing aud senten-
.,l 10 the peuitcutiary for fourteen years. lie
has served gu, seven years ct the term. He
;s,s also convicted OF shooting with Intent ~
kill, AMI sentenced to confinement Tor one year.
lie has four times pctltlpnci Tor executive
clemcncv IN August lS6S july 1870, April
1871. and IN March 1873. He claims TO be 10
nuc..u, Of the crimes with which he Is charged.
and SAYS that on two occasions IN 1868 he could
have rScapei from the prnltcutlaly; also that
if partluncd he will leave the State / ever 70 re-
turn.
FIRE ALARMS "A Sigh: alarm Of fire was
raised near the Stone Bridge, early yesterday
afternoon, by the burning of portion of the
root of u framed tulingi in r:arof the Soldiers
Rest belonging t. Mr.. Robert Fl. Miller, but
occupied 10y some co;orci people III the einploy
OF Mr.. J. ". Bcntcr.
TIL" aar,n carly last night was caused ~ the
striking ul the gon- on the truck of the Relief
il,ok aad Ladder Cvmrauy while that piece
ri apparatus was being cleaned.
County COURT The April and Quarterly
term of the Cpuny Court for this county, Judge
X. II. Cockrric, to preside will commence on
Morlay Lcxr The grand jury. the venire and
III" jury To try civil cases have all b ecn drawn
AMI >uunoned The criminal cases set for the
term are those of John Bartlett, jr., for assault
Nile, Slacia, coored, Tor ROBBERY, aud William
Williams coinred Tor petit larceny. Thomas
Hyatt, cnlnrcl, will be presented to the grani
jny for stealing hoop poles from Mr.. ). o.
Bayot
NARROW ESCAPE. MIR. Thomas +. Beach,
fireman on the A. 4 ". L. R., came very
near fatally iniurng lady he was visiting and
who resides on Alfred street, IN rear OF the
court House, night before last Hearing what
he supposed were thieves in the yard, he
seized gun and ran out alter them, but, hnd-
ing nothing, he returned to the house, and just
was accidentally discharged, the load passing
between the lady's head and shoulder.
MILL. BuRNED--H HEAVY Loss dispatchre-
ccived at this office last night from Gordon>vllle
states th4t the suuac, plaster and corn mill be-
Ianrins to Mr.. W. H. Smith, was burned yes
rriav evening about 5 O'Clock The loss is cs-
rmatcd at $ 900 upon which there is an IL
>ulauce of 81 500 1t is supposed the fire orig
mated from sparks from the engine in the
haIding.
WILD Ducks. Mr.. james H. Cline return
rl with his lucking float yesterday afternoon,
after three days stay in Gee quan Bay with
1T pair, of catlyass-back due Ks 5j pairs OF
>huAl.rS, /! pairs Of red-uecks, bald face,
wilyrous and Splig-tal, nearly all OF which
he,cnt to Washington, where the white backs
brought $50 pair, the cd.neckS - cents q
par aud the shutters 50 cents pair.
CANAL NAVIGATION The expectations III,
d'lscd in yesterday Of numerous arrivals Of
boats from Cumberland have not been real
m'l, probably in consequence of the high stage
OF thc canal at Big Stock Water. But one
boat, and that with coal for the city gas works,
hr!lvrA this ,nomng Large numbers are,