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VIRGINIA LEGIsLaTURF
SATURDAY, Dec 4.

SATURDAY, Dee.4.
Senate.
The Senate was engaged during its en,;,.
session to-day. with the execution Of the Joint
order, the election ofvafious State officers.
House of delegates.
olll was reported to-day to authorse the
Virginia and Tennessee Railroad COMPANY 10
construct branch railroad from their road "a
the mouth OF Greenbrier river, and to autho-
rise State subscription for that purpose. and
TO oantnorise an independent company to make
the provisions of this act.
Also, a bill providing for an increase Of tho
capital stock of the Virginia Central Railroad
Sompany, by the addition of one million of
noltars tns thereto, and requiring the Board of
| thereof. "''"'
| according to postponement of the Joint order
last Spring, the house proceeded. by Joint
vote, TO the election of various nnbi;c sf;car,
| of the Commonwealth.
Mr.. Barbour nominated George w. Mu,.
| ford, and Dir. Segar nominated Gen. VIM. n
richardson tine present incumbent,l for the
| office of Secretary of the Commonwealth
| The vote resulted for Munford, so. Rich.
ardson, SO. Joint vote Munford, I04, Rich.
| ardson, II.
| For the office of First Auditor, r. johnson.
| the incumbent, was reelected without opposi.
| ton.
For Second Auditor, Mr.. Segar nominated
,ne ihcomoenf' James Brown, Jr, and MIR.
Barbour nominated William l. jackson. n
member OF the House of Delegates from Plea
| SAINTS and Richie counties.) The vote stood.
For Jackson, 10, Brown, So. Joint vote: Jack.
son, l02, Brown, 7S.
Stafford H. Parker was reelected Register
of the Land Office.
Robert Butler was reelected Treasurer of
| the Commonwealth. s
Charles S. Morgan was reelected SuDeriu-
tendent of the Peniter tiary.
For the office OF Penten,iary Storekeeper.
| Mr.. Wallace nominated the present inc umbe nj,
James G. Spots, and Mr.. Goode nominated
l. Newman, Ia member of the House Of De-
legates from Madison
After debate in beth Houses between the re.
speciive friends OF the nominees, the Joint order
was postponed to Saturday next.
The Speaker presented letter from George
Wythe Muntord, Esq, resigning his office of
Clerk Of the House of Delegates, the resigua-
tion to take effect at once. The letter was Or
dered to be entered on the Journals of the
House.
The House then adjourned.
AN OLD MURDER CAsE-Arrest of the or
fender.-More than twelve years ago, in the
year 1910, a notorious thief was in the habit of
running in this locality, whose name is Ben
Impey. Ben was a flash cove in those days,
sported 60 d watches and rings, wore gloves
in his cap and had friends. About that time
Ben was suspected of having robbed coffee
house kept by Charley Mills, on the corner Of
Main and Old Levee streets. A warrant was
issued for his arrest by Recorder Bertus, the
then terror of evil doers in the old FIRST NUM-
cpality. Ben went to Carollton TO the races
Captain McGovern, then q Lieutenant of Po-
lice, took the warrant for his arrest. and in
III N-.s
proceeded to Carroilton in order to apprehend
the accused. There he found Ben in high fea-
ther, going it on small game of 'chuck-a
luck and drawing in the dimes at great rate.
McGovern arrested him. Being surrounded by
his friends, gentlemen thieves, they gathered
in great numbers and attempted q rescue. A
general fight ensued. McGoyern had his head
broken, and Norton was killed outright. Ben
lmpey was, however, safely carried off TO pris
on, together with confederate named o. Grady,
Who was afterwards charged with the murder
of Norton, tried, convicted, and sentenced to tho
penitentiaTy for life.
Impey escaped from prison by scaling the
walls. and was never brought to trial. He de-
parted from the State, remained away twelve
years, and in the meanwhile served several
terms in genteel retirement in peni,entaries in
foreign parts. At the end OF his imprisonment.
all his old friends being dead, and having lost
the proper hang Of successful thieying, Ben
wandered about, a very vagabond, not know
ing where TO lay his head, and able neither to
beg, borrow or steal for a sustenance:: This
| state of things becoming insupportabie, Ben
returned to The old scene of his depredations,
even here, in the Crescent City, to see il, by
possibility, anything might turn up. He was
unlucky, and few days ago police officer
Of The First District, not suspecting his real
character, arrested bin for the heinous crime
of being poor, ragged, having no money, moth
1 IL all andH Ha
| committed 10 the work-h0use as a vagreni.-
There, by some means, he vas recognized as
| the elegant and lightifngeTed Ben Impey, Of
| former days-the robber of Charles Mills
| house, the assauIter OF McGoyern, and the az
| compiice Of O. Grady in the murder of Norton,
| twelve years ago. Afidasits were made against
him, and he was transferred TO the parish pri-
| son, there TO await bis trial for his partcipa-
ton in the murder Of Norton, etc ., etc.
a. D. Crescent