Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-01-21
VIRGENZA NEWS.


Among the proposed improvements designed
to develop the resources OF the Valley OF ylr
gipi,ss#as to make railroad from Harper $
Il errS aynesbNsih Augusta eountySe0nI
aleotingwith the baltimore and Ohio Jog o@ III y
fthe former hs11a Virginia Central at thefattef1
place, running throughout its entire length
near the base Of the Blue. Ridge and on the
banks Of the, Shenandoah river.
joseph Mailman, Executor OF Emanuel
Mailman, deceased, sold a house and lot IN
Loyettsvillc, Loudoun county, on Saturday the
18th inst, for $1,000, G.. F. Wenner purchaser.
This property was sold in 1859 tor $40: The
HstSnow tract belonging to the late hnanuel
Waltman. was sold ON Saturday the Eth INST,
for s45 per acre. Mr. Sanbowcr, purchaser
In the Court Of Appeals on Friday John
Reid admir- of Jane Reid, deceased, against
Mark Reid, j., and others-upon an appeal
from q decree pronounced by the Circuit Court
of Fairfax county, 1t was moved by counsel
that if the appeal be not matured on or before
the 18th Of April next, it would be on that day
dismissed. 70 illa5.1ca ;a.t., s,."....'.. ..
Several Of the attaches of the Manassas Gap
Railroad have been 10 Woodstock for the pur~
pose ofprocuring houses next Spring, IN which
to live. Tie Valley Herald concludes there
from that the work on that Road will be com
pletcd to the Valley next summer
Ilynehburg has lost one Of its oldest resi-
dents in the death of Mr.. Waller Il. Bruce.
He was widely known, especially in The good
old DAYS OF stagc-coachcs, with the manage
ment,of whichhe was long connected.
AtCarolinc Court, last Monday, on motion
Of CAPTAIN Hudgin, it was unanimously agreed
to exempt from the poll tax all who had lost d
limb or been otherwise disabled in the late war.
VIRGINIA d. LEGISLATURES. In a5the Senate,
on Friday, Two bills were laid on the table
one providing for artificial limbs Tor disabled
soldiers; and the other cxcmpting the Polish
;mnlic grants from taxation for three years Mr..
Dulany underworld to induce the Senate to
rccedc from It's amendment to the first, which
requires all applicants for Artificial limbs to
furnish certificates from the county courts Of
their inability to purchase them. lie SAID that
il his section of the State 'thc clerks and
MAGISTRATES were Radicals, and would refuse to
issue certificates to disabled soldiers whenever
they could find the slightest prcteXt for re-
fusal." The bill was laid on the table.
The objections to the bill exenlptng the
Polish immigrants from taxation were urged
by Mcssrs. Strother, Meade and Ou}d. Mr,
Strother thought if the Poles were 10 be c&-
cmpt from taxation the poor Confpdcratcs ought
to be equally favored Mr. Alcade objected to
the bill! because it would BE pretending TO
immigrants that we did not intend to tax them
if they would couc to Virginia; and, IN fact,
we only meant TO encourage the present colony
TO speak Of our liberal policy. Ia order TO
consider these objections the bill vas tabled.
The "Pcnitcntiary BIZ elected some dis
cussior, and was sent back to the committee
70 be rcmodelled A strong disposition exists
to alter the entire theory and practice Of opera
tons at The Penitentiary SO as to hire out the
convicts. '~. @. ...-
Mr.. Dulany presented the petition Of ". r.
Mitchell, Sheriff Of Fairfax county, asking an
extension of time for payment Of revenue into
the treasury Referred to the Committee on
Finance. ........
In the House, the Committee Of Courts of
Justice reported that it was obligatory on the
Legislature to rc-organize the Board Of Public
Works. Several bills and resolutions were
presented. The discussion OF the usnrY law
was continued till adjournment Rlch. Eng.