Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-09-11

FROM WASHINGTON.

Especial Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazcttc
WAsuINGToN, D. c., September II, lSo2-
The jury in the star route case, when they
clme into court this morning at ten o'clock,
stated. through their foreman, that they
had agreed as TO four of the parties accused,
but not as to the others. and that there was
no likelihood they would ever be nearer
verdict than they then were. Mr.. McNally,
one of the Jurors, rose and said he wished II
understood that his mind was made up and
that nothing could change it. The Judge
told him the court did not care to hear any
thing more from him, and then directed the
Marshal to take the jury back to their room
until o'clock, and said that if they did not
agree upon verdict by that time he would
consider the ACCESSIBILITY of restricting them
to bread and water diet us means OF
promoting unity of opinion among them.
TO this Mr.. InScrsoll responded that star
Walton was not logic, nor Inconvenience
evidence.
At two o'clock thcjury being still unable
to agree upon il verdict i'll the case OF any
more Of the indicted parties, the judge ac-
copied their finding, which acquitted Turner
and Peck and convicted Rrrdell and Miner.
With regard to the others the jury could not
agree. Those in whose cases rerdicts have
been rendered were merely the agents OF
the principals. who according to the almost
| unanime,s belief of unintereSted parties had
sugar enough to stavc OIL Il verdict.
Letters received here this morning from
reliable sources in Mississippi say that the
so-called liberal msvcmcnt attempted there
by General Chain rs will prove IL complete
| fiZzlc, and that Manning. Chalmers OPP.
poncnt, will be reelected by u large ma
jority
The yellow fever news received 1T the
headquarters Of the Marine Hospital Ser
vice here this morning is to the effect thai
the disease is on the increase at Pensacola
and has been declared by the health Officer
there epidemic. At Brownsville the mortal
ity continues at about the same ratio thai
prevailed last week. As yet there seems It
be no apprehension Of the spread of the di
scasc beyond the infected localities.
1t is understood here that the investiga
ton Of the menhadcn fisheries by the Sen
ate commission. Of which Mr.. Lapham, o
New York, is chairman, will probably rcsul
in report prohibiting the Use of steamer
in said fisheries.
No democrat here has any excuse to ofte
for the assault made upon Mr.. Paul a
Markham last Saturday, but they all Sd,
they hope the Mahonctcs will now be ell
nablcd to sec the enormity of the attacl
that was recently made upon Mr.. Massey Il
Franklin.
Gentlemen from Norfolk who arrived her
this morning say that Mr. Glcnnan's rcpl,
to Mayor Lambs dcnounciatory care
exhibits the Mayor in any other thar
favorable colors. The Mayor callet
Mr.. Glcnnan scoundrcl, Mr.. Glcnnan re
plies hy comparing his life with that Of tn
Mayor, and says that he commenced rs
pennies bay but no one has ever lost
cent by him, and that he is now the pro
prictor Of the most lucrative paper in Nor
folk. and has the respect of his fellow Cit
zcnS, while the Mayor who commenced rich
spent all his own and all the none
Of other people he could get hold O
''whu WAS surrounded with wealth and pow
cr and influence who commenced his life aftC
the war, with advantages rs promising Il
any man in the South has fallen step by ste
from his high position, with Il characte
blasted and Il reputation smirchcd, until tt
day, no. only in the city Of his birth bu
throughout The commonwealth. he is shunl
cd and dcpiscd by all men who know hi
career.