Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-03-09
VOL. LXXVII.
q VIRGINIA ADVERTISER
(FoR THE CoUNTRY)

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A WEST POINTERS OPINION OF BELKNAp.
"A West Point graduate, an old army officer,
in uu Interview with reporter for the New
York Herald, said: "Belknap is not the
prsat offender. Behind him and above him is
man who, educated at West Point, INSTRUCT
ed ip the poiots of honor that should govern
army officers and render them impervious to
approach either by politician or plebisn, has
prostituted his Office at every step ln the inter-
est of party. | will not name him, but you
can easily, Yankee like, guess who be Is.
This man owes the position he now holds 10
the first place to Illinois politicians who had
Influence with the we'll meaning President LIN
coin, aud 10 the second place to the tact that
when the war closed he had responsible posi-.
ton that made him popular with the leaders
of both political parties. 1t was unfortunate
that upon the reputation of Sheridan, Thomas,
Hancock. Sherman, aud others he reached a
goal that has enabled him to rule a country
aod mako every army officer subservient 10
him. | tell you, sir, our American people
were too patriotic when the war closed; they
did not stop to ask who deserved the crowo Of
laurel With which, | believe, the old Romans
crowned their victors, but hurrledly placed 1t
upon the brow Of a
Fraud" ?" suggested the reporter THAT
is about the long aud short of it, said the OF.
6cer, with smile: ''but," continued be, Il
forget 10 my enthusiasm that discipline was
one of the first lessons had at West Point,
and l should not have said so much. Please
don't quote me-
MURDER NEAR PATToNsvILLE.-We learn
that Mr. Ferrial was murdered one mile be-
low Pattoosville, Scott county, Va, on last Sa-
turdsy night. 1t seems that a party OF men
weut to Ferrisps house to a "shiu.dig aDd
party of men 10 disguise came to the house and
surrounding it, ordered the inmates to surren-
der. Ferrial, with 40 axe 10 haud, rushed to
the door coming 10 contact with ooe Of the men
in disguise. Ferrial struck h. man with the
xe,spd it is thought killed him. Io the mean.
time another man came up, thrusting pistol
iuto the face of Ferrial and fired, killing bin
Ferrial) instantly One man was struck with
the but end of gun, aud the party left him tor
dead, but after some time had elapsed he re-
turped to consciousness, rose from the ground
aud departed The disguised party left the
neighborbood, crossing Powell's mountain. 1t
il supposed that this party are from Lee county.
They had notified Ferrial to leave the place
where he was then living BY certain day, and
that if he failed to do 30, he should suffer tor
it. Ferrial refused to comply with the orders,
thereby ending 10 the taking OF his life.
This is the most outrageous deed ever COM
mitted in Scott oouuty.-ScOt Banner.
PORTRAIT OF PoCAHoNTAS.-Col. S. Basset
French yesterday received from Mr.. Eustace
Neville Rolfe, Of Beacham Hall, Kings Lynn,
England, framed portrait of Pocah 'ntas
about ten by twelve inches in s'ze He depos
tied it in the State Library, as it Was intended
by the donor to take that direction aud there
remain The Virginia Princess has a very
dark copper. .colored face, and does not appear
altogether lovely. though decked with high
felt hat ard large square cut lace collar. | ~
picture is correct reproduction of what is
supposed to be an authentic portrait and bears
the following inscription: "Matoaka alias r.,
bscca Fila Poten,iss, Primo. Pawhatani Imp,
Firginiaer"
Colonel French published a note in Notes
and Queries 10 relation to pictures OF Pocah bon
taS, which led to correspondence with Mr..
Rolfe "a relative Of the Ro!fe who married Po-
csh0ntas), resulting In the presentation OF this
picture to the State.-Rschmond Dispatch.
A GAMBLING BANK PREsIDENT.-Th OK
animation of the affairs of the Waikiki Nation
al Bank was continued yesterdsy,at the office of
Register Little. The ''capper" who induced
Graham, the President of the bank, to 60 into
the gambling establishment of Briggs & Moody,
,l32 Broadway, where he lost $32. 900, testl
fed that the liquor given to Graham was drug
ged. One of he firm, u4med Briggs, pre-
tended to Graham that ho was only the dealer
10 the establishment, aud if Graham would
follow his advice he would SO deal the cards
that Graham could recover the money be had
already lost. Graham went down IN q cab 10
the Park Bauk, drew $4,000, staked it as the
dealer directed him, and lost. The ''capper' is
stated to be man Of good family, aud his
business is only known to q few.
AN ENTERPRIsING grocer 10 the town of
Santa Clara, CAL, has adopted an original
method OF business. Each side of. the store is
ntted up for business on its own account lu
the general arrangement each side is dupli-
cate of the other, the difference being that one
side is cash and the other credit. When GUS
TONER comes in the first question asked is DO
you wish to buy for cash or on account r 1t
Il Is "a cash customer the goods aud prices on
the cash side are shown, but if it is one who
wants credit he is shown the other side, aud
loT the first time 10 his life, perhaps, made to
feallze the value of ready money.
fendiug the discussion of the tax bill 10 the
House of Delegates, last Monday, Mr.. Stuart
Said that it is not the State debt which is DOW