Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-03-16
DOCKING HEAVY BlLLs.-ln the case 0

DOCKING HEAVY BILLS.-ln the case OF
Mrs. Lloyd, of Loudoun county, charged with
poisoning her children, the services OF a num-
Der of experts were employed to analyze the
contents of the stomachS OF the chlidreu, and
10 testify on the trial. The bills presented
against the State for their services were quite
heavy. that of Prof. Tonry belug about ST 800,
and that vf Prot. Tiffany abou, 5000 The
House Committee of Fluance have scaled these
demands, and have reported bill to pay these
claims as follows: .c.,,
''ro William Z. Tonry for the sum OF $500 ;
TO Louis McLaae Tlffauy for the sum ot Sloo !;
,oJ. W. Ma,iett (protessor at the UnlVersHy
Of V,rsinia) for the sum OF $3.50, aud to Thos.
q. Wormly for the sun OF $3.50, 10 be paid
out Of any nouey in the treasury uot other
wise appropriated; said sums to be In tull dis
charge Of their respective caims against The
Commonwealth on account OF services rendered
"a chemists and experts in the case OF the
Commonwealth against Emily Lloyd, prose-
cutcd 10 The Circuit Court OF Louloun county.
Richmond WAtg.
The RAILROAD DEPOT QUEsrloN.-The
u. S. Senate Committee ou Public Bulldogs
sod Grounds held meetiog yesterday morn
the tracks and depot buildings of the B. Il 7.
Railroad on 6 h street. Gen. Babcock, Com
missioner Of Public Buildings and Grounds,
was before the comn mnittee aud gave them dla-
gram Of government reservations between the
CAPITOL aud the Potomac, aud answered mum
ber of questions propoundcd by the committee,
especially as to the fitness OF the lalds south
Of the Washington moUum lot aud near the
Long Bridge for q new depot tor the railroad
in question. While the committee came to no
cone uslon as to tx .clly what they will recon-
mend in the III ltt;r, they are unanimously OF
the opiuiou not only that the Potomac depot
should be removed, but that the depot OF the
Baltimore aud Ohio road should be established
81, least as lar north as Massachusetts, avenue.
With this view proposition to establish
uoion depot will be submitted to both COM
panies, aud If il is not accepted the committee
will doubtless take measures to have both de-
pots removed from their present location.
The nearest kiusmeu of George Washington
have homes in Texas DR.. A. w. Washing
ton, of Densou, is the son Of Augustiu W..
Washington, whose father, Samuel Washing
ton, was brother of the Father Of his Coun-
try, aud became ward ia the Generals taml
~ until be became of age. The Doctor is coo-
seuuen,ly grandoephew to Genera Washing
ton. The distinguished citiz, ,n ofDsuson has
General George WashingtVn's Court dress,
which he wore when first made President, the
coat, vest and kuse- breeches OF rep silk, an
ivory seal set 10 gold on which are inscribed
LaFayette's initials .dres' sword presented
to Washington in 1860 by General Darks, with
q general variety OF shoe buckles. Besides
these relics there are fifteen unpublished prl.
yste letters of General Washington. written IN
l772 10 1888 to his brother. Dr.. Washington
should himsei be the bearer Of these letters to
Philadelphia. ia.-Austin Statesman.
The Papuans poison their arrows, according
to private letter received by DR.. Hook ;r, by
plugging the bone points with which they are
tipped into human corpse and keeping them
there for several days. Poor Commodore Good
enough and some of his men suffered from ar
rows 80 poisoned. The results OF a wound IRON
one of these arrows do not declare themselves
fors,me days, being blood disease (septlcU
mia) induced by iuoculatlon. Death. which =
almost inevitable, is accompanied oy tetanlc
coDvulsious with consclousnesS to the last.
Two darkies 10 Cuvden had occasion recent
ly to discuss their ondition and prospects,
George asked lsham 'how he was gettln on
desc hard times?' I,ham replied, mighty
poor, mighty roor." "How comes dat? says
George "Well, you see, my boss done gone
into corruption, and got 40 pay for all my
work done" My boss done the samethlng,
said George, land am got nothln. They