Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-30

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TIE DISTRICT LINE.-The case OF the man
arrested 10 Georgetown for selling liquor from
boat in the river on Sunday, was mens,oned
Yesterday. The correspondent OF the ba'tl'
more Sun gives the following statement OF the
copHic, cf authority which has arisen
! The unsettled condition OF The question
| wha, i, the exact boundary oe between tbs
| Ds,uct ami the State Of FirgiDla has gwen
rise, several times since the retroceSsi"u VI
Alexandria cuuuty ~ the ga Doul'niou, ~ no
| lttlc Difficulty in the enforcement Il inc Ia" cu
| the river 10 lhc ueighborhood OIL the ire'nla
shore. OF late persons engaged 10 sellns iquol
without license have made prohtaoic 'en'urc
| BIZ apohorlny boats pear the virginia suole'
opposite the District cites a9d arIVlus ID uu.
tarad hnl profitable trade. Two persons we're
sr,r.,d Yesterday Tor selling liquor 10 boats OPP
no>itc Georgetown, and the ques:lon III The
| jurisdiction over them oi Tue ils'r''' "h'""''
lies rcmaius yet undetermined.
"rha source Of the trouble begins Al very
remote period, When, 10 1929. Charles l. case
his nsient to Lord Baltimore making boun
darg of Maryland al the further back OF The
river Potomac fer although the Maryland and
Vireioia commissioners have lately agreed upon
an interurata,ioa Of those words, as between
their rspeetro States, that decision does DOT
legally bind between Virginia and the District
of Columbia, and can have only morai eHsct
upor the question Of their lines Of separation.
The preseut position Of the question, so tar as
relates to the District may be succlnct!y stated
as follows
IN 1885 a icys years previous to The organ
il .,iou OF Tive District of Columbia, commlsslou-
ers trcm Maryland aod Virginia met at hount
Vcrnon and agreed upon q compact Tor he
government OF the Potomac under which the
jurisdiction OF each State over TIE river Poto
mac Is TO be 50 exercised that all plraoes,
crimes and oiienses committed on the 1lver by
any perso1. DOT citizens of Maryland against
any citizeo Of Virginia shall be tired In Vlr'
gioia. All such crimes committed by persons
cot ci,zers of either State upon persons MOI
ctizeos Ct either State shall be tried by the
court Of the State to which they stall hrst De
brought. All such crimes commlttrd ca the
river by auy citizen Of Maryla or OF Virginia,
either against the other, shall o. i1Ied 10 the
court Of that State OF which The offender lssa
ctizen -.
This compact bcias he law at the time
MARYLAND and Virginia made tie ce5sl2n OF
The District, has been held to apply 10 81! cases
arislns 10 relation to the District, the clizens
of the District beng held to have acquired the
same rights aud obligations a. the Marylanders
formerly resident in the chded territory pos,
scssed At the time the District was organlzau
Geo. Washington defined its boundaries as TOT
lows. Beginnirg at Jones's Point being the
upper cape OF i:uoting creek 10 Virginia. at an
angle Of Is degrees west ct Gorth, and ruun'ag
in direct Gue ten miles for the fret linei tE2G
beginning again at the same Joncss Point and
% anuI1
with the Grs;, across the Potomac, ten miles
for the second !ine: then from the examinations
OF the first and second lines rEGnlos two ether
lines of ten miles each, the one crossing tic
Eastern Branch acd the other the Potomac,
aud meeting each other at point.
The rerocesson of 1916 conveyed back to
Virginia all that portion of the District CT Col'
umba ceded % the IJnited States By the State
Of Virginia. so that the boundaries between
the District and Virginia then became che came
az these formerly existing between Maryland
and Virginia. What that boundary is has been
lately settled &c. I'll the territory outside OIL the
District by the award Of the Maryland and Fir-
GINA boundary commission. rs regards the
District it will probably be settled next winter
by legislation, and in the meanwhile the courts
NAV be called to rule on the sublac,. II Is
known that Virginia patents have been LAID on
fl IT'S in The Potomac river adjacent to this CITY.
Decoration DAy.-This being the day sri
apart for the decoration OF tho graves OF the
Federal dead mas been observed in the Gov
eminent Offices as holiday. \! ten o'clock
this morning. number Of rx. u Mon soldiers az
scmbIcd 1T The residence OF Col. Roome on 81.
Asauh street aud proceeded to the Soldiers cam'
ctcry where the graves were deckod with t13@
ers, those Of Faderals aud Confedcrates being
decorated alike. There we're a large number
of persons preseut. but no speeches were made,
the affair beicg eotireiy informal. The mocu.
mcnt to the deceased iiremen was twned With
cyergreeps and flowers, and the unknown
graves each had cross OF cvergrcens at It's
head. -,
This afternoon several cx Confederate soldiers
visited the cemeteries and straTed With lowers
the graves of their dead comrades. Tho graves
Ct Major John Hoff u. s. A. and Mr.. {. Z.
Iarmuu were especially looked to.
The excursion train 10 Richmond this moro
ing was composed OF twenty cars. packed with
people, and was divided toto two sections. The
ferry boats brought large numbers OF persons
from Washington, and the Harblngcr, Mary
Washington, Arrow ADD Mattauo all went down
tie river, With crowds On board. The United
rotary Sherman aad q number Of distinguished
gentlemen TO Mt. Vcrnop.
In the city the day ;sas tot generas observed
business proceeding rs usual.
CORPUS CHRISTI. Ito morrow will be cee'
brated in the Catholic Church as the festival
of Corpus Christi. 1t was established to c2e
brate tho institution Of the Holy Eucharist.
Ga Mauudy Thursday. the exact day Of the TO-
s,i,ution, the Church is engaged 10 commemo.
rating tho passion and death Of Christ, and
hence gives it oay passing notice, transfer
ring the solemn celebration to The first Thurs.
day after the expiration of the Pascbal time.
10 Europe, and in the Western States Of our
own country, the day is celebrated with much
testivity, and there arc PROFESSIONS OF the
Blessed Sacrament, with singing of hymns ADD
strewipg Of flowers. Services will be held 10
ST. Mary's Church tomorrow OF and 10
clock a. ID. and 7.30 p. 10.
D.,.o,,1 Nr J,roe IN NicCa NJ i irp.