Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-06-05
Thc Jurors Test Oath.

The following is the full text Of tho bill re-
ported from the Senate Judioisry Committee,
yesterday, as substitute for Mr.. Bsyord's bill
which provided simply for the repeal Of sections
$50 and o2l, of the Revised Statutes, pre-
scribiog the Jurors test OATH" This new
measure will form part Of tho democratic
caucus bill by which the appropriations icr
| judicial" expenses arc to be provided.
| "A bill in relation to jurics and to repeal Sec
tous Sol, 500 and S2l and part Of 500 of the
Revised Statutes of the Uoited States
"Bc it enacted, &c., That tho per dunn pay
| of each juror. grand or petit. in GDy court OF
the United States shall be 81 50. and the last
clause Of section 500. Of tho Revised Statutes
OF the United States, which refers to the State
of Pennsylvania. aud sections sos. $50 and S2l,
oil the Revised Statutes Ct the Uoited States,
are hereby repealed and that all such Jurors,
! grand and petit, including those summoned dur
ing session OF court,shall be publicly drawn from
box containing the names OF not less than 800
PERSONS possessing the qualifications prescribed
il section $50, of tho Revised Statutes, which
Damcs shall have been placed therein BY clerk
Of such court, aud commissioner to BIO sp.
pointed by tho judge thereof, which commits.
soner shall BIO citizen residing 10 the district
in which such court is held Of good standiog
and well known member CT tho principal po.
lilical party opposing that 10 which tho clerk
may belong. the clerk and said commissioner
cach to place ono namo 10 said box alternately
until The whole number required shall BIO placed
therein, But nothisg herein contained shall be
construed 10 prevent any jude in q district in
which such is now the practice from ordering
tho names of Jurors to BIO drawn from tho boxes
used by the State authorities 10 selecting juries
ia the highest cluris of tho States. Aud 20
person shall serve as peti, Juror more than one
term 10 any one year, nor be compelled to servo
as such Juror moro than two weeks at any term
u0ess il be necessary 10 order TO complete tho
trial of case in which he may have boon en-
Darnelled; and all iuries to serve 10 courts after
the passage OF this act shall be drawn 10 con
formitv herewith. All general aud special laws
in cotfict herewith arc hereby repealed.
BEE STlNGs AND GoUT.-Scvcra articles
and letters have been printed ia tho German
papers Of late liudiug the eftcic} Ct tho sling
Of the common bee as cure for gou!. Hero is
ono Of the latest Of thcso comnuoicalioos,
which appeared only few days ago ia the
Augsburg Evening Gsz,tlt:
II was lying in bed ssys tic wti;tr, "-uf-
teriog from heavy attack Of govt, acc5npa-
MED with violent pains 10 my lett f5ot, When
l chaoced 10 read in q ucwspanCr 60 article
describing how gout may BE- cured by the sting
Of bees.
Il at ohcs Determined to Try tho remedy.
and sOop co5rivcd small b5x by me,Ds OF
which captured bee could be applied 10
the Ill cted part. Thea let ny foot be
s!uog By three bees il Succession. ZACH bte
leaving his sting behind in my fish. After
lew minutes, these sLings were e1,sctei, and
When the psle caused by them had subsidized, I
found thst the gcu.y phin hsd also left me- On
ths same dsy l left my bed. and on tho morrow
was able 10 walk about For some litLlo time
my loot was slightly ihla med, and experienced
some burning sensation; but in four or Eve day IS
his loft me, and was completely recovered"