Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-22

lue OlHerS0L OTOers throughout the cOuuty
will be invited. +. 2. BERKELEY. 81 cretary.
Fairfax &. H., Va, Juoc 81 1876.
The st Louis Convention.
The Maiuu State Convention drriar:d strong
ly for TlIdcn as It's irst choice, aud The Second
District Convention 10 Maine instructed It's dele
gates for TiIden The New Hampshire dele
gates are not Instructed, but are claimed for
rilden. The Vermont delegates are Instructed
to vote as uuit, ard the convention declared
emphatically Tor Tldcu. Massachusetts unanl
nous for Ti!deD. The Rhode Island neu are
not instructed, but arc we'll Understood tn be
for lildeD, and the same is true OF C0nurctlcu'.
New York is largely orTlldcu. and if the dele
gates, according to the instructions Ut the cou-
ventlon, act as unit he will get the vote Of
the delegation solid The New York Herald
claims that the delegation lrom that State
stands 4S for Tildeo to % against him.
New Jersey is solid for Joel Parker. Of the
Pennsylvania delegates some frum Philadelphia
ore for Parker, while the country delegates are
thought TO be for Hendricks. with few for
I,ldcu Delaware is Tor B.yard, AID her del
cgatcs are SO Instructed. Mary land is probably
for Bayad, though her delegates are not in
s.ruced Ohio is for Alien by the instructions
o! the convention, but a large share Of The del.
1
He, bricks Michigan is said to be sixteen for
rildeu and six for Hendricks. Wisconsin
T is reported as solid or nearly So for Til.
den. Iowa j. about evenly divided between
Hendricks aud IiIdeo. MlDnesota is for TIL
den. Missouri is thought to be about twenty
Hendricks to ten Tildcn Kansas is for Hen
bricks. Nebraska is for Tlden, and SO are
Colorado and Nevada. CALIFORNIA; delegates
are divided between TiIden, Hendricks and
Bayard but being Instructed to 20 as mott,
, aud lideu having the majority, be will receive
, the solid vote. The Oregon delegates are un'
, los ruclcd.
| Virginia aud Wet Virginia are u.anstruct.
ed. and will 60 Tor Bayard. The same is True
, of the two CarolInas, Georgia, Florida,
t Louisiana and Texas, though the triccds OF
! Tideu claim Georgia. K utucky and Ten
ncssee also did not Instruct, but the former Is
, claimed by Tilden, while the latter is Tor Hen.
, bricks. Alabama does not instruct, aud its dele.
t gates are thought 10 be divided between IiIdcn,
Hendricks aud Bayard. The Illinois, Arkau-
sas and Mississippi delegates have DOT yet been
chosen. Tiden will therefore lead at ST. Louis.
, His friend. claim clean ma 3rity. The \ W
] York Tribune gives him 327 out OF the 73S
delegates, with l6O Tor Hcudrlck-. "A Tor Alec,
% Tor Bayard Is Tor Parker aud 90 votes uu-
determined. lu the convention cacu delegate
e has but half VOTE so that the total number OF
votes is 1863, with 24G (uader the two.thlrds
} ruIe) necessary Tor chulce. IIldeu would
then, 10 the estimate just given, have 1859.
5 THE BOYD OUTRAGE CAsE.-rhc Hastings
e Court rooul was crowded Yesterday morning 10
expectancy of the trial of Joseph Turner, H.
dicted for outrage on Pallas Boyd, colnrcd
pirl, aged about thllteeu years on the 18th
ila trnn nd hlip
the First battery. At o'clock Il. u. the jury
was cmpannellcd and the prisoner arraigucd,
t making the usual plea Of not gully. Tie was
represented by George D. Wise, Socrates
Brooks aud b. a. Hancock, a. G. Attkissou
t appearing for the Commonwealth. The d.
rect testimony OF Pallas Boyd did not
D materially dtfer trum that given before
I the Mayors Court, but under a severe
cross examnatiau by counsel for defence
her statements were contradictory, and the
force of her evidence materially weakened, The
defence following up every point gained, aud
at the conclusion of her testimony the chances
OF the prisoner seemed considerably improved.
, Pnmus B,yd, small colored boy aud cousin
Of he above witness, was next called, aud tes-
tilted amoug other things, that on the say
home Paas had cautiou,d and requested him
, not TO III antion what had occurred that day, as
, lurDer had promised to pay her or to leave
mouey for her with his brJhcr who kept
the meat store, abiding doubtless to young
Schwartz. The effect Of this testlm ony Was
electrical it fell like bomb.shelI on judge,
Jury, couosel and spectators, and as suon as
bench, bar, g., had recov re from the shock :,
JUICE Cloptun Informed the Commonwealth )
+ Attorney that it was useless further to prose-
cute the case, AID the jury brought II u YER
dict Of not guilty without leaving their seats.
Turner was discharged, and received the
hearty congratulations Of his friends The
unlocked lor termination OF the trial Was the
general topic OF conversation 10 the city yester-
day evening" and gave satisfaction to many
who from the first had sym pathlz I'd with Fur
per's family, and who rejoiced at his narrow
escape FROM long term OF imprisonment
5 The scene in the courtroom at the CONCLUSION
of Primus Boyd's testimony was one OF dra
matte interest, and it was with difficulty that
order could be kept, so sud leu and start
lug we're his developments changing, as 1t
were the entire course OF human
life, and sending an accused man
into tbs light IF liberty iustcal of couslgDng
t him 10 y, ars Of ign"mnious imprisonment. 1t
may be interesting 10 this c1Durctlon to say
that DO place 10 the country CAP exceed Man
chester and Chesterfield in getting up sensa
, tional trials, from which a first sight II would
appear that the accused were doomed beyoud
the possibility OF doubt to death or long i'm
prsonmeut, and witch invariably end 10
f smoke; witness the f ,cho, Molair, Haz ,Itine,
Meredith, Green, EppS, Robinson, ami Mills.
the cost Of which would 20 lar towards paying
the interest on the public debt. In c Use
queuce of her youth it is not supposed that
any action will be taken against Pads Boyd
| for false swearing but she will be turned over
to parental care for the usual bene6ccnt admo.
n,ions against story telling and other moral
delioqueuci ,s.-Richn,ond Enquirer.
CLOSING EXERCISES The closing excr
cises OF Koauuke College were held yesterday.
j. Fray, of Virginia. received the faculty
medal 10 Greek j. G. Blacks one, OF VIZ
pin,a, the trustees medal in Mathematics W.
Dreher, of South Carolina, the sophomore
essay priz:; Joho Heysp, the sophomore
nriza fgolG medaI) 10 orat0ry; j. w Ouud