Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-03-20
VIRGINIA NEWS.

In the autumn OF 1865 some two hundred
and five blacks left L7nchburg for Liberia
On last Sunday, some two or three OF their
number returned to Lynchburg, and report
that but sixty Of the cmigrans are now alive
They profess, we understand, the most thorough
disgust and hatred for the model Republic, and
declare that under no circumstances could they
be induced to return to s'Afric' golden sands.
We venture to say these returned emlgrants
would not be satisfied any where where they
had to work, and that these reports are eXag-
gerated.
The Tazcwell News says a man named Zip
perman was killed on Sunday last, by Patton
Keen, in Russell county. The origin OF the
difficulty is, that Keen had dog which was in
the habit of running out in the road at persons
as they passed, and Zipperman passing by
there on Sunday morning, told Keen that il
his dog came out Of his yard he would kill
him. The dog jumped over the fence into the
road, and Zipperman killed him. Keen then
armed himself and followed Zipperman a short
distance, and shot him, killing him instantly.
On Monday night three men with Grape
over their faces, entered the house Of Mr..
Christopher Stovcr, living on The road leading
from Wayncsboro' to Grecnvie, and, after
telling the party Of ladies and gentlemen, who
were spending the evening there, to keep still,
they proceeded to ransack the house. Mr.
Slower, who is 60 or 70 years Of age, followed
them out OF the room, and in an alteration
struck one Of them with an axe when nc was
shot by one Of the party and died instantly.
A leading State official who attended Gull
pepper court on Monday, describes the conduct
OF the blacks as evincng great degree Of de-
moralization. Free fights were the order Of
the day among them, and they seemed to have
no idea either Of order or the responsibilities
which attach to freedom.
There are numbers OF people on Garden
Mountain, Botetourt and Rockbridge counties,
who have nothing to eat but dry corn bread
A gentleman says that he has recently seen
girls, 1C and II years old, dressed in nothing
but thin cotton dress, and no meat to be had.
The store house Of the Orange railroad COM
pany, at the depot in Lynchburg, was broken
into Tuesday night, and between sevcnty-tive
and one hundred pounds Of brass stolen and
carried of. Entrance was effected into the
building by breaking open a window.
In addition to the call to Petersburg which
we mentioned lew days ago, the Rev. j. IL.
D. Wingfeld, of Norfolk, has received call to
New Orleans, to take pastoral charge oil the
large congregation Of which Bishop BcckwltE
has had the care.
A black man named Jordan, was shot Sat
urday night, about four miles from Hampton.
He was in the act Of stealing wood at the time.
He died shortly after being shot, but confessed
before he died that he was engaged in stealing
the wood. g..
The Frecdmen's Bureau at Hampton, was
broken into twice in the same night, night Or
two ago. The thieves were frightened off each
time, and got nothing. This is carrying the
war into Africa ............
The Tennessee railroad company, we under
stand, have ordered ten new locomotives for
use on the road, the motive power now in pos
session Of the company not being sufficient to
DO the large business of the road.
COL Edward y. Portlock has been appoint
ed by Gen Malone Assistant Agent OF the
consolidated line Of railroads at Norfolk.
Jacob Clycc, one of the Oldest, perhaps the
very oldest citizen Of Lexington, died on Sun
day last. ....=@
The scheme for running line Of steamers
between Lexington and Lynchburg, has fallen
through.
The Proposed New GHasstisUiiosa for
Firginaa..
From the Charlottesville Chronicle
The character oil the constitution which will
be submitted to the people is DOW pretty well
defined. There will be Universal Colored Sui
trage All the whites dia(ranchised by the
Reconstruction acts and the constitutional
amendment will he deprived Of the right to
vote or hold Office Several Objectionable oaths
arc also to. be imposed on voters and office
holders. There is question whether the AZ
ticlc on suffrage DISTINGUISHES also all military
officers who engaged in the late war | am in
clined to the opinion thu it does The ma
iority voted to reconsider the clause which they
had adopted DISTINGUISHING Confederate officers
above the rank OF Lieutenant; that is, the ac-
ton taken was reconsidered by the aid of the
Conservative members. The more moderate
Republicans became alarmed lest they might
not have gone too far The conservative mem
bers we're rather Indifferent about the matter,
but of course voted against the dislranchisc
lment. The subject is not finally disposed Of.
There is proposition still pending for 4
sweeping dis(ranchisemcntof all who advocated
secession prior to the 18th Of April 'GI but T
do not think it will pass.
The counties arc to be divided into townships
after the approved Northern pattern, and in
every township there is to be Il lot of magis-
trates, clerks, collectors, supervisors, school
teachers, &c. These, and all county officers,
are to be elected by the people. Each county
(save the very small ones) is to have county
Judge. ' -
OF course in Eastern Virginia one half Of
these county officials will be blacks, and in
many counties they will be all blacks with q
few exceptions). .
There will be free school system to be slls-
tanned jointly by State and county taxation.
Tho Govarnor ic to hoVn q unto noWnr 20