Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-11-23

elsterly winds, threatening and rainy weather
in latter, ard with variable winds, partly cloudy
weather, and possibly rain areas in former.
FISH INspECTIoNs.-The Inspector of marine
products, for the District Of Columbia, has
made his annual report. 1t shows Inspections
as fnllows:
Sbad. l3l, 100; tsylors, $3.50; herring, g.
573, l29; bDn,h fish, 3Gl, 749; sturgeon, 635;
oysters. 295. 997 bushels; CLAIMS. 1853. 40; era ~
347, Ais; number of pounds fish inspected t
456 SS7. Condemned Shad, l26; taylo =.
1924; herring, 6393; bunch fish, So; sturgeon,
It's; oysters, 1867 bushels; CLANS 1880;
crabs, $1,000.
The report calls attention to the falling off Of
inspections of every description of fish except
herring. The inspections Of oysters have tallen
off about GU, 900 bushels, and CLAIMS Increased
l59 900 ard crabs Increased 10000
The falling Of in the inspections Of shad ID
wi;kpu. dount owing 10 the causes stated 10
previous ,eports-eiII aud pound nets The
number Of these nets have increase, ii possible,
more rapidly than ever before. And not only
are residents o! the States Of Maryland and
Firpina engaged 10 tending these nets, but
plumbers from Delaware. Pennsy lvauia and
other States are engaged in this buslnes.; some
Of them, probably, owing to the difficulty IL
hadioE employment Ia the mechanical brsDchc 8
of business, turning their hands to this Dus'
ness. So general has this species OF taking li'h
b. inc that the water OF the river may be said
to run through u s,rics Of scVes, aud but few
s!lad Cd their way to the spawning waters up
the rivers Gao cscape. If the OILERS couId be
induced to forego fishing, if but day or two
each week, probably the delicious Potomac shad
will BE- more plentiful. But if they continue TO
fish as thoroughly in future it will be but few
short years b. fore the shad will be luxury be-
yond tn: reach Of he poor or the middle class
cs. After rcmarking that it is the duty Of gill
ers 10 their own interest to SEQ that Potomac
shad does not become extinct, no urges that
the law of Maryland be enforced.
The increase 10 the herring iDspcc!Ous-ovcr
Que million 10 total of two and half mlllon-
is referred 70, but the cause lie Is unable 10
state. unless it be that the taylor (th" uunber
OF which was but small fraction OF that ~
spcc;ed last year, did not prey upon them to
the extent they did formerly. He notcs the
incrrns,, in the insps ction of CLAIMS and crabs,
and says as the Season for them is the warm
mouths of June and July, ths number Of con-
dcmua,lnrs is uot surprising.
lNuUlslTloN or ESCHEAT "A liy Of fifteen
tre.huldcrs of Alexandria county and L. M.
Mills, c>chcator Ter the county, met at the
Court House to day aud held 40 Inquest upon
the auds of which James Hilton, in 1870, died
s4iz d a.d possessed. Hilton came to the county
several years before his death and purchased
twenty one acrrs OF land near -Four NJ lle Run,
upuc which h. resided, and at the tine OF lis
hscoaso had accumulated personal property and
money amounting 10 nearly 81. 600. No one
knew from WHcno, he came except his state.
meet that he Was 3atire OF England. lie
a:c:amcd u, ties OF blood and collateral kindred,
and died u1krOWn, ~ ranger 10 strange land,
Owing 70 re vau. OF his estate efforts have
been made to discover lis heirs by advertising
10 EcsIand, but thus far there are 40 sldl0gs Of
auy one who might make lawful claim to the
The Jury rendered verdict that tho
bad cscheated to the State of Vir-
ainia. Edmund Burke represented the Con-
TIE Liquor TAX.-Mojor Dnffey, Commits.
suner OF tho Revenue, will oomn,nncn newt
week to t.kn the s,a:c Of the Mofett register
and examio. the book required by law to be
kept ty all liquor dealers selling between one
ADD Eve gallons, which returns arc 20 be gwen
IN under oath by the dealer, ana thea returned
70 the Judge Of the Corporation Court. The
Com uiissioacr has to 5wcar 10 The following
oucstjcus: lst, The uuobcr Of alcoholic and
ms!s drinks Der register? 81. The ruub Der OF
alcoholic aui malt half plots per resistcr? 81,
Is the register ir good order? fjh las the
dca}cr complied with this &c? These have to
he certified 10 ia each separate casa. 1t IS to
he hoped that Alexandra will make better
exhibit this mouth than she did last. AL Vio.
!ations of the law will sutj,c tho party TO Sc
we're DeuaIiiea, acd it will D. discretionary With
the Judge whether those violating the Law eau
ever cucagc ia IL; liquor business acaln-
DENIAL The Baltimore News, after pub
lishipg the item from Wednesdays Ga zette,
relative to the arrest Of . man named a. u:
Hill, alias j. Y. Thompson, 10 this city, charged
With cn,bczzlcmoDt Of money IN Baltimore,
says -
The above was shown to the officials of the
Bay Iioe, who denied hsviog any such man 10
tr;s employ or that they had suffered from
ary nmbe zzlemept of their funds by any en-
p!uvGe OF the company.
'Chiet Detective Cro1c, after reading the
i,c;:,, said that the party who was arrested was
a gentleman who had been on what be termed
:, little turn aud his friends had taken that
method of stoppiog any further excuses. Chlet
Cruoc says, however, that neither OF the names
.iyel above is correct.
STORMY PASSAGE. The Washington Re
publican says :-"rho Schooner Ella Morrlsop'
CANT. CNff;ra, from Bangor, Me-, arrived yes
tertday at Riey's wharf, consigned 10 WlI'et &
Liobcy, with u cargo Of ouc million aths. 1t
will be remembered, by re!ererce to our teIe
grams Two weeks ago, this vessel Was reported
a total loss eff Dutch Island. She was, how
ever, lowed iuto New York harbor Tor repairs
and thcrcc proceeded with quick dispatch to
Washington.
PERSONAL---VERY.. DR.. Blcdsoc, whose serl'
Gus illness has been heretofore mentioned 10 t thc
Goz.ttc, was somewhat better to dey. Inc
Amherst Eoterurisc, noticing his illness. says {:
The announcement of DR.. Bledsoe's il!ness
will be read with sorrow by thousands 7, Of his
admirers on both sides Of the Atlantic. lie was
probably the most profound scholar. the most
vigorous thinker, and the abcst writer on TINS
continent. Wo hope that he may be speedily
rrs,ored to health aud usefulness
PErlrloss.-Tho following petitions were
Introduced in the House of Represcn at'V6s
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