Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-12-29
by Yesterday EVENING" n aiIs.

view which VIC had yesterday With the First
Auditor, we were much gratifed at the rela
ton OF facts which show an easy and substan
tial condition Of the finances Of Virginia.
The last Legislature passed 40 act postponing
the paymcn, of the taxes into the treasury by
which threc-fOurths were payable on the 18th
of December. and the remaining one-!outth
will be payable on the first day of February
next, and allowing an additional time Of SIX
months for payment from the time the Com
missoners' books were delivered 10 the Coz!
lectors. UOder the operation OF this act,
with less than three-fcurtbs of the taxes be-
ing payable, the First Auditor has paid the
entire interes! payable by the State, on the
first prcximo, at London, New York, ard at
the public treasury at Richmond lie has
also paid the capitatloD tax and interest set
apart to the literary fund, the one per cent.
suking (uGd 90 the public debt, and has am-
pie means remaining to satisfy the ordinary
charges Of government upcn the treasury
Besides this, with vigorous effort the First
Auditor has collected Of arrear OF taxes
due to the State, and with other means
at command, sufficient amount to retire
50 600 ol the one year treasury notes, which
lad been issued TO meet the temporary charges
upon the treasury.
Ii is also gratifying 10 learn that all ba!an
ces 10 public boards ot the State have been en-
! trely paid of, and that the only ll)atlng debt
| of the State consists OF treasury notes payable
in twelve months. amounting 10 about SsOO,OUO.
The one-touTth of he taxes OF the present year,
yet 10 b. paid, will be sufficient, above the ordi.
/ II, ,FlstNf. II
| Ing debt, about i've or SIX hundred thousand dol
| lars, al any time alter the hrst OF February,
leaving only ,wo or three hundred thousand
dollars to be paid by mex, years taxes, after
which (as the present rate of taxes produces
about 100000 surplus above the interest and
sinking fund upon the public debt and ordinary
charges IN support OF goveInment) our taxes
may be reduced.
Again, with a iund OF 100000 OF money,
accumulated and under the control OF the com
missioners OF the sinking fund, applicable 10
the redemption of the public debt and invest
ment during the present fiscal year, the Board
OF the Sinking Fund, who are obliged TO invest
| will become such an important competitor III
The stock marhet. that Wall.street bulls and
| hears may content themselves with the present
suppiy of Virginia bonds Such being the
condition OF affairs, we may safely conclude
| that with prudent management OF the finances
OF the State and taking into account The fact
that some OF the most important railroads are
now finished and productive, in future the Viz
giuio supply Will never exceed the Virginia
demand ior her bonds Rich Eng.
ElCuHoNp ITEMs.-A man named William
Camp, a saddler by trade, was fatally stab
bed, on Christmas Eve, near 18th and Gary
streets. Camp was foucd, on the side walk,
with fatal knife wound 10 the groin, and
was carried off to receive medical attendance,
bot the nature Of the wound was such that
deG,h was inevitable, and, in some four
hours a;Cr being stabbed, he breathed his
last. lie was a married man, and good
tradesnan. ". Ii Harris has been arrested
charged with lel0niously stabbing Camp.
Several fights took place daring Saturday.
Joe Stanley, employed hy the Adams Ez-
press Company, was Standing pear the c.rner
of l0th and Maio sts., Conyersing with gen
tIcman when stranger approached aud
struck bin il the face with pistol Stan
lev picked 10 brick and threw it at the IL.
divdual, who had the pistol in his hand. The
brick struck the pistol and caused it to ex-
plode. iuhicting a severe wound ID the lex OF
the person who had made the attack upon
Stanley. Sui seoucntly, three or four OF tue
friends O.! the person who received the wound
90, upon Brandt, Il driver for the Express
c mpany, ard gave him o terrible beating.
The down train on the Fredericksburg and
Potomac railroad, on Sunday morning, ran
over COW, about 35 miles from Richmond,
aud the rear car was thrown otf but the break
ing of tho coupling saved the remainder OF the
train. Several Iers2ns, however, were ser
inusly injured. Mr.. Litchfeld, from New
York, seemed to be very badly hurt internal
IL. Mr.. Damon, from Missouri. received
severe injuries on the head. A brakeman
(colored) was also severely hurt ard others
received Injuries to greater or less exteat.
An old negro woman was severely burned
last Friday night, by her clothes taking hire
while she was as!eGp.
A prize fight took place on Sturdy, be'
tween Ricbmonder and q BaltimC reen, in
which the latter was severely bruised and
damaged about the face.
% Sunday afternoon, q party OF young
men found the \, dy of a new born babe, IN
u rsvine near Hollywood Cemetery.
A letter from King William county. Va,
says singular disease has recently broken
out among the poultry in that section. In
some respects it resembles the mysterious
black tongue; but is rattle! more sudden aud
fatal in its effects.
Between ii and Il o'clock Saturday night
the beautiful cottage residence Of Vim. If
ten Williams, esq, situated about one mile
from the southern suburbs Of Petersburg, was
destroyed by fire.
Mr.. Garrett g. GDoch has received the
appointment Of Mail Agent on the Virginia
Ccntral Railroad, in the place of Robert b.
Moody, resigned
Col. T. p. August, OF Richmond, in note
T. the Examiner contradicts the rumor that
he intended to be candidate for Congress
in opposition to Judge Ca>kie.
inNE THOUSAND PILES WANTED
The undersigned will receive proposals
for furnishing the Piles for the construction oil
the Coal Wharf, between Orcnoco and Pendle-
ton streets Said Piles 10 be OF Oak, Pine or
Gum. 80 10 60 feet long, TO be not less than y