Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-22
BY YESTERDAY EVENINGS MAILS.

FAIRFAX COUNTY CouKT.-The April
Term of the County Court adjourned OIL Tues
day, after Il two days session. without trans
acting much business Of special interest
The number of Deeds admitted To record for
the past month was thirty-threc. There be-
ing no officer in the Goth Regiment. Virginia
Militia, to order and superintend the cleo
ton of officers therein. the Court, under the
law, recommended the following persons as
regiment. viz: lSt district. Richard ii. But
18th, Upton Ii. Herbert: 9TH. George Potter;
9th. Frederick r. Windsor; 9TH. Edw. A.
Dickens: 9Th. Henry L. Howard: 9th. Orlando
W. Hunt; 10th, Jas. W Nelson; llth, George
Calvin Powell; 18th, McCarty Lowe.
ordinary Licenses were granted to James
W. Nelson, Walter II. Erwin, Jas. Cowling,
Edw. McNerhany, VIM. Gooding, Benjamin
Vanhorn, John W. Mohler, Abraham Lydeck-
er, Vim. F.. Harrison and c. \. Arundell.-
Pirate Entertainment License to William
Means, and license to retail liquors to Robert
Allison. Orrin Babcock and Jesse Hines.
The Appeal case of Headley Beach against
Charles 4. Arundel was tried, and Judgment
for appellant.
Commissioners Of Election we're appointed.
The Court also ordered the Justices to be
summoned to attend the next Court for the pur-
pose of making the County Levy, and also to
consider the road law passed March Ii, 1856,
which provides for the construction and keep
ing in repair Of the public roads.
On the second day Of the Court the delin-
quents in the land, capitation, property. and
colonization tax, were returned by the Sheriff
to the Court. passed upon and certified to the
.Auditnr.-Fdirtnr .NerS.
Misunderstanding Meredith, yesterday
morning, after due consideration, issued u
rule against the City Council, of Richmond,
r~eturnable on Saturday, requiring that body
to show cause why a mdnddmm should not
issue. compelling them to enter on their jour
nal the fact that Daniel Hagerty had been
returned Superintendent Of the City Gas
Works. and why he should not be qualified
and installed in office. When the rule Is re-
turned. the counsel of Messrs. Fry and lla-
gerty will argue the question ut length be-
fore the Judge, who will then give his deci-
sion.-Richmond Dispatch.
An election among the Students of the
University of Virginia took place on the
18th. which resulted in a majority of the |ir-
qiiuia votes in favor of VIM. l.. Goggin.-
This is almost unprecedented. There was a
majority of seren for Letcher in the votes OF
the students en- masSe. Usually this major
ity has ranged from fifty to seventy, and
almost universally, up to this time. u MAORI
tv Of the Virginia votes have been cast IN ia
yur of the democratic candidate.
The Warrenton Flag ssys'-ln the case
of George Stott. tried last week before our
Circuit Court, for stealing Il watch, the YER
dict of the jury was, that he serve five
months longer in the county Jail, making
twelve months in all from the time he was
first incarcerated
The Orange Chronicle says:-We learn
that Mr.. Sims, a candidate for the Legis!a-
turc from Greene and Orange has withdrawn.
DR.. Voolfolk now has the field 70 himself.