Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-15
letter from Prince William Co.

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letter from Prince William Co.
| Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette. ]
BRENTsvILLE, Jan. l3.-The County Court
| for this county had its January session last
Monday and Tuesday No business of impor-
lance was transacted except the order OF the
Court allowing the route from this place to
| Manassas, known as Fewell's route, which
route embraces the old county road from this
place to Mr.. L. A. Weedon's bars, and thence
directly across to the village Of Manassas
Two searches have been made for the man
DuvaI. who lett suddenly after being indicted
for assault with intent to kill, but the searches
| were fruitess.
S. T.. Round qualified as attorney at this
Court. He lives at Manassas, and has been
appointed Notary Public by Gov Wells 1t
is supposed that Round (head) expects to get
the office Of attorney for the commonwealth.
To fill the vacancies that will probably be made
by Gen Stoneman, in the clerks Offices of this
county, it is reported that he named Charles
T. Howard and John &. Poor as applicants
with fair chance of success
For the sherifaty, if Mr. Goodwin be GUST
Cd, there are several supposed applicants,
among whom Fits, Campbell and Cunning
ham, OF Manassas, are asprants.
1t is "nip and tue" with the truly lo-il here
to get the lean cmoluments Of our thankless
Offices, and as there seems to be so great a
rush the citizens are waiting to see the result
1t seems to be the quarter stretch with
them and ali are under whip.
Plenty Of mud here, and the roads seem To- To-
be 10 the same condition in which Dean swift
found them and on which he wrote MS celeorat-
ed couplet. "
WASHINGTON ITEMs.-Two thieves entered
Trinity Church, Georgetown, on Wednesday
night, and after gathering together several ar
tcles valued 10 all at 81 POO, and placing
them in bag, the scoundrels laid down, prob
abIv for short nap, but slept too long, and
Yesterday morning were found fast asleep in
The church by the sexton. They escaped, but
without any plumber. The police think they
can identity the thieves.
Frederick Douglass has been elected Presi-
dent of the Co,ored Convention sitting in this
city.
Tie Bricklayers' National Union waited
upon the President, yesterday, and were cour-
teously received.
Mr.. Dorsey, who expired so suddenly in the
gallery of the Senate chamber on "Wednesday,
was very aged man, and had arranged all his
earthly affairs in anticipation OF death at any
moment Before leaving home for the Senate
chamber he told his wife and daughter that he
had presentiment that he would die very sud-
denly some day or other, and he requested
them TO write his name and residence upon
niece of paper so that ia case of death be
might be recognized His wish was complied
with the paper was placed in his pocket-and
n few hours afterwards it was the means Of his
recognition in death.
The Congregational Church Council is still
in session. Most Of yesterday afternoon was
occupied by General Howard in a general de-
NAL of certain charges that had been made
against him.
About ten minutes past eight O'Clock last
night MIR. George Thompson tell dead in one of
the vcstry rooms of McKendree Chapel.
The bill introduced by Senator Wilson, of
Mass, to amend the Tenure-of Office Act pro-
vides that any person holding civil office un-
der the government, to which he has been ap-
pointed with the consent of the Senate except
the members of the Cabinet shall be entitled
to hold his office until successor shall have
been in like manner appointed and duly quail |
fed During the recess of the Senate the
President is to have authority to suspend any
officer, except Judges Of the Supreme Court, |
and to appoint some suitable person to perform |
the duties of such Office until the next meeting |
of the Senate and until the case shall be acted |
on by the Senate, and the person appointed
shall take the oath of office and give the bonds
required by law, and in such case the President
must, within twenty days after the first day OF |
the next meeting Of the Senate, report such |
suspension and the name of the person appoint
ed, and if the Senate shall concur in the sus-
pension it shall certify its action to the Presi-
dent, who may then remove such officer: but
if the Senate refuse to concur the officer sus-
pended shall resume the office, the power of
the person appointed in his place shall cease,
and bis salary for the time he has held the
office be paid The bill was referred to the
Committee on Rerrenchment