Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-04-08
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Sergeant Bates, still bearing aloft The U. 5.
flag, is now travelling on Virginia soil. lie
passed Glover Depot at noon on Monday, get
ting along very slowly on account OF "a lame-
ness occasoned by wearing tight pair OF shoes
on Sunday, His feet were considerably swol-
len, but he made twenty-six miles on that day,
and was expected at Keysvlle, aiming to &C
complisht thirty-four miles yesterday. Keys
vile is seventy-four miles from Richmond.
Ben Scott, who styles himself Colonel of the
Lincoln Union Rangers, was arraigned, with
several of his subordinate officers, before the
Mayor of Richmond yesterday on tue charge
of forcing their way, sword in hand, across
Mayo's bridge, aud refusing to pay the toll:
The offence was said to have been committed
on the I'd otApril, when there was a grand
parade of ragamufins in honor of the cvacua-
ton of Richmond.
On Saturday evening last two students Of
Washington College, who were fishing in the
North River, below the dam, near Lexington,
in fat-boat, had the boat swampcd by the
water falling over the dam, and both were
drowned. Their names were L. s. Byerly and
R. Luckett, both of Frederick City Md.
Quite serious difficulty occurred on Mon
day,in Charlottesville between MIR. Woods Garth
and theMessrs Opdyke. Both the Opdykes were
cut with knife, and one OF them very badly
The difficulty, grew out of dispute about a
plant bed: Mr.. Garth promptly surrendered
himself to the civil authorities. =
Alta meeting Of the Presbyterian Church of
Staunton, on Sunday last, it was resolved to
make the salary hereafter Of the pastor, Rev.
VIM. E. Baker, the sum of 81: 800 annually,
payable quarterly, 10 addition to the comforta-
Bile parsonage house and grounds. s'.'
Monday ended the per dien, allowance of the
Convention. Now they take the chances. They
do so, however, with GOODNESS that indicates
they are not without hope. u y N ..
The Virginia papers think that most Of
those permitted to retain office in this State,
will not take the '''iron-cad' oath for that pur-
pose. '--.- - ~ - '-''
John NJ. Chapman, has been appointed super.
intendent2of registration and elections tor
Orange county. uI ~ ..E1LE% ,...A
Va. .RecOnstructiOn''j Convention.
In the Convention on Monday, the following
sections of the report Of the ''Commttee on
the Legislative Department. were adopted
after much discussion: :.-.-.. :..,z .Yaa
2. The House of Delegates shall be elected
biennially on Tuesday after the first Monday in
| November :: i :" -@>i .-"-.,.!..' ~ '.% -
8. Senators shall be elected for four years
Senators for odd districts to retire at the end OIL
| two years, and even districts to hold over foul
years-vacancies to be filled at fall elections.
| During the debate Mr.. Gibson said it would
be impossible to Radicaizc his district, for the
mountains were SO high that the carpet bag
men could not get their baggage over. :
Laughter. cn- e.,-.s....
| Platte stated that the gentleman &C. J could
get his effects in a carpet bag easier than he
could. ..... E~
G.-Probably if had followed Buter's army
| as long as the gentleman (Plattc,) Of Peter
burg, had done, I could have filled several large
| trunks. Laughter ~ =. j
French said one OF his (Plsttc's) side of tho
house had bought him a large trunk so as tc
keep from being called "a carpet bag man. >
Renewed laughte. !:
Platte said when he first came into Virginia
he had trunk, but some one relieved him OIL
| it, and therefore, he used "a carpet Bag
| French, in an undertonc from his scat, Per
haps it was taken by some hotel proprietor fol
his board BILL" Laughter.
Yesterday, resolution, offered by a colored
member, prohibiting the Legislature from es
tablishing any system Of separate schools fol
the two races was discussed all day. The black
delegates urged it with ardor One or two
| threatened to oppose the adoption of the con
| stitution it this was not Incorporated