Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-04-14
Affairs I'm Alexandria.


ALEIASDRIA,- April 1.-Ednor Star: The
April term OF the county court commenced on
Monday last, and closed Its session on Wednes-
day. considerable amount Of business was
transacted, and large number OF judgments en-
tered up, parties absent, &c. Some little diff.
Guilty was experienced In making up the grand
Jury, as well as the petty jury, froa the refusal
to support the Constitution Of the United states
and the reorganized government at Wheeling
II seems that some II not ALL were willing to IA Ee
the oath OF the United States, but did not wish
recognize tue Wheeling government-that IL, ,tat
present. They preferred to wait the course OF
events 20 find out IL the Confederates did not
again obtain power hare, which they are praying
and hoping for. There has been for some ii me
past q settled intention to keep up the dificulty
and TO make 10 appear that the State is to be d.
yided, and that Alexandria is not to be included
In the western portion, when, in fact the divisIon
Of the State, II at all done, must he by the CON
sent Of the Legislature and Congress, neither Of
which bodies have acted, and IL is not l. kelly that
they will consent to the consideration OF the SUBJ
ject at all, unless the whole Commonwealth is
restored to Its allegiance to the United Sates and
all the Illegal acts Of the Richmond dynasty and
Confederate traitors are set aside. Then, asd not
sll then, win the subject Of division Of the
State be entertained.
The act Of Assembly at w he cling provides that
on the fourth Thursday Of May 1862, an electi IN
Is to be held throughout Virginia for Governor,
for county officers. BY this time, doubtless the
Federal forces and authority will be In possession
Of the entire Commonwealth and loyal Hirg mans
be permitted to vote for all these officers and
thus do away with the complaint Of minority
controlling majority. Beyonet law will be set
aside, and civil law take its place. God speed
the hour when peace shall once more reign
throughout our whole land, and bitterness aad
uncharitable feelings no more prevail!
Yesterday the trustees Of the bondholders of
10000 mortgage bonds Of the Alexandria and
and its effects, numbered with previous mortgages,
claims, and judgments Of ali kinds and descrIp.
tions, at public auction before the Mayors Office
IL was sold for sl2, 500, and bid of to Alexander
Hay, Esq.
Mr.. Hay has thus, think, been presented with
an elephant OF enormous Dimensions and his
principal care, before long will doubtless be how
commenced and carried on In fraud, there will
be work for lawyers upon II for a half century,
nniess every one concerned back sqnare out Of It.
IL probable, however, that the sale viii be set
aside, and Is illegal, from the fact that the stay
lsY passed by the Wheeling Legislature forbids
al sales covered by Judgments, decfees, trusts OF
mortgages until after the lst Of January, IsG3.
The opinion OF learned attorney Of Washing.
ton has been asked by certain parties here to see
whether the act prescribing oaths and for regis.
terlng them, passed at Wheeling, February 10,
, leoz, Is OH olaalng on merchants traders, bank di-
when bank oficers can act, unless they take the
oath, without making themselves liable 10 ane
The Bank OF the Old Dominion has discharged
Its book-keeper and teller, and to all ihtents and
purposes is closed up. The Branch Farmers,
Bank Il also doing no business, having dis
charged in oncers early last May, the directors
being foolish enough to send or all its coin ana
bank assets into Secessia, the superstition IT s
supposed, that the Federal army would take II.
A very silly fdea to be sure, to supoose that the
Government OF the United States were coming
here to take the property Of the citizens Of Wiz,
ginia Only people who mediate wrong against
| the Government could imagine this Il iS sun
posed this coin has long since been used by the
Confederate authorities for war purposes. an5
will be amongst the mtssing yken called for :
| Fhe branch Of the Exchange Bank will con.
unre is business a. usual, the ofacers having
The president Of this hank, nobert Jamieson.
esd died Yesterday. ais health has been feeble
ior some time past. He was one Of our best and
many virtues and unifofmIy consisienf cbr,s.isn
| conduct. such men are very scarce In any sora-
munity. His end was peace. p