Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-02-13
Che Alexanaria 0azette
TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY y.

TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY l3.
In the Virginia House of Delegates on Fri
day. Mr.. Straughn, offered a resolution, which
wasreffsrred to the Committee on Courts OF
Justice, Hiinstrucfing" Judge Underwood TO-
resign any claim he may cave, to a seat In the
Senate ofthe Us. as aSenator from Virginia,
.n the grounds that he holds and occupies the
Office. Of a u. s.. Judge, zni further because
the. said j. G. Underwood lately participated
in and approved TIE procee nag of a 'aset!ns
in the town of Alexandra, the object OF when
was to n,emoriallze Congress to convert the
State o Virginia into a terr1tory-a thlng m
heard Of in the history of legi,lation- thereby
showing that he has 40 regard for she best
interests of the State. and no sympathy with
the truly loyal people OF the Co~mmonwealth,
but. on the contrary, is using his influence to
the manifest wrong and injury OF the State by
advocating opinions and doctrines dlSloyat IL.
their character, revolutionary IN thelrtendency;
and which are calculated to produce mischief
and discord.
MI. BENJAMIN R. Grymes, formerly of King
George county, Va, now OF Baltimore, has
made arrangements by which he is prepared to
furnish German Labor at the following rates:
Men, 800, and Women, SIS per annum.-
The laborer enters into a CONTRACT to serve tor
three years, unless discharged, and the party
employing said Iaborer agrees to secure to him
or her, at the expiration OF that time, one
acre of land, to be located where the employer
may select. The party employing the Iaborers
is to furnish them with food and lodging they
to elothe themselves, pay doctors bills, taxes,
&c. Twenty dollars IS required for each band
ordered, ten Of which deftays the expense of
the laborer to the home Of his employer, and
is deducted from the first years hire, and the
remaining ten are retained as commission
Geo. H. Robinson is the agent Of MIR. Grymes
for this city.
Yesterlay, according to previous arrange
meut, a funeral Grafton, In honor Of the late
President LINCOLN was delivered by Mr..
Bancroft, ia the Hall IF the. House OF Repre-
sentatives III Washington. The President OF
the u. 81, the Cablue5, the Supreme Court,
the Foreign Ministers, distinguished officers,
and citizens who hai cards of Ambulance were
were present, and the. ceremonies were solemn
and impressive. Ihe Washington Star says
that whether so intended or not, the machinery
of the ticket SYSTEM served to pretty efectual-
y block out the colorcd people from the House
hall. A few were present. OF Mr.. Bancroft S
Grafton or its noticeable points We shall speak
more at large hereafter, if we have room.
In the Senate of Virginia on Saturday last,
under a supervision Of the rules, passed the
House bill, amending and re enacting chapter
80 of the Code, relating to pilots.
This bill allows the Alexandria county court
to appoint a board to examine and license
branch pilots. A fine of $75 is imposed on all
parties acting as pilots without license. The
rates Of pilotage are as follows:
Vessels drawing less than fifteen feet, inward
bound, 50 per foot; outward bouad, $l.75 per
foot. s, @s-1 I'd H.t@
Vessels drawing fifteen feet Or more, inward
bound, $3.50 per foot outward bound, S2.25.
Mr.. George ". Knox is appointed messen-
ger to convey the mails between the d7pots OF
the Orange. aud Alexandria and Baltimore and
Ohio railroads. a contract has been ordered
by the Postofice Department with Robert &.
Russell of Middleburg, Va, to carry mails
from Manassas, by Gainesville, Haymarke1,
ThoroughfGare, Broad Run Station, the Plains,
Salem, Fsuquier Rectortown Station, the
Piedmont Station. Markham Station and Lin