Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-06-05
Congress-.

To the Senate, yesterday, bill was passed re-
moving the political disabilities from Gen. Ftz-
hugh Lee and Van R. Morgan, of Virginia.
The hill reportcd by the Committee on Trans
nortation. providing for another survey of the
four internal water routes heretofore proposed,
was taken up and debated, but no vote was
taken, Mr.. Sherman presented petition from
D.ntry Mindeluff, of Washington city, offer
ing to convey to the United States, for Sl25,-
O60 a discovery he claims to have made by
which there can be extracted from each United
States silver dollar two and a-half cents worth
of gold. A bill was reported amending the act
of 1872 relating to statue OF Admiral Farra-
gut, with amendment providing that the COM
mission to select the artist shall consist OF the
Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs. Admiral
Farragut. Messrs Sherman, Scott and Bayard
were appointed conference committee IN rela'
ton to the Freedmen Trust and Savings Com
paDy.
Ia the House of Representatives the Senate
resolution directing the Committee on Public
Buildings to select site for the equestrian
statue of Gen Greene was passed. The bill
for the improvement of the mouth Of the Mis-
sissippi elected 40 animated debate. The pre-
yious question was ordered, but no vote was
reached The House passed the bill for the
establishment of life-saving stations at Cape
Henlopen and at Iudian river, on the coast OF
Delaware; at Green Run Inlet, on the coast OF
MARYLAND, and at Chiucoteague, Wacba-
preague Inlet, Hog Island, Sandy Shoal Island,
and at Smiths Island, on the coast of Virginia.
The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to
employ crews of experienced surfmen at sta
tons denominated complete life-saving sta
tons" for such period as be may deem neces,
sary, at q compensation not exceeding forty
dollars per month. A session was held 10 the
evening for debate only, when variety Of
topics were discussed.
THE AUGUSTA Poison CASE. Much inter
est is felt in the trial of Mrs. Sarah NJ. Allen
which is in progress in the Circuit Court of Au
| pusta county for the murder of her husband,
| Charles w. Allen, by poison in August last
Mrs. Allen is a good looking brunette, aoou
thirty years of age, the daughter. OF MAYOR
Samuel D. Slower. citizen OF high standing
and was married fourteen years ago, bearing
her husband three children, the eldest OF whom
| is boy twelve years of age. 1t was only short
| ly before the alleged murder that her name
had ever been touched by scandal, and then II
| was said her heart had wandered from bel
| luSDaOQ. UuSC d mUutu UClOlC uSA AoopoaS
died with symptoms Of being poisoned, she
came to Staupton from the farm where she re-
| sided, and purchased arsenic, giving the drug
gist her proper name and residence without at
tempt at coucealment, and afterwards bought
| some more from druggist near her residence
who knew her we'll
After her husbands death she demanded
that his body be exhumed and examined tc
settle the rumors about her having poisoned
| him, but she was arrested before her purpose
could be carried out She has been out OF
BAIL after few weeks imprisonment, since bel
arrest. Charles w. Allen, the dead man, was
about thirty seven years of age. respectable
farmer. Miss Eliza Allen, q sister of the de-
ceased, is the strongest witness for the accused
as she testifes having made the soup herself
in which it was thought poison was given, and
after drinking which he was quickly taken i'll
and also that she gave it to him. The physl
clans, Drs Fauntleroy and Hamilton, found
sufficient arsenic in the stomach and liver o.
the dead man to have caused death. The trla
will doubtless be important in scientific point
of view.
Mrs Allen appeared in court arraigned il
deep mourning, and was attended by her father
her sister, and the sister of her deceased hus
band, who is one of the strongest witnesses FOL
the defense. She plead not guilty In low
whisper, but exhibited no other sign OF emo
| ton.