Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-10-31
Letter from Richmond,

ecutive session at 10 o'clock this morning, and
confirmed all the nominations made by the
Board of Education, for county Superinten
dents of Schools.
In open session the House amendments to
the Road Bill were considered, some agreed to
and some disagreed to.
The House amendments to the ect 10 re-
gard to the Supreme Court OF Appeals were
agreed to.
The House bill for the protection of fish IN
the Shenandoah river and the tributaries to
the Potomac was passed. The bill prevents
the erection OF fish dams, &c., or the taking OF
fish in any other way than by angling.
The House bills perfecting the subscription
ON the part of Page county to the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad; amending the charter OF the
town of Winchester; allowing the supervisors
Of Albemarle county to charge tolls on certain
bridges; and the Joint resolution in reference
to the arrest OF certain citizens OF Maryland -
commencing the action of Capt. Brown OF the
Virginia oyster navy by whom the arrests were
made, were passed.
An adverse report was made upon the pro-
posed bill to prohibit whipping for petit crimes
to which, however, the radical members DIS
sented upon the ground OF unconstltutlonalIty
and barbarlsm.
A conference committee upon the disagree
inc votes of the two houses on the Ruad Blli
was appointed.
The calendar was called and large number
of bills, that will fail for want OF time, advanc
cd to third reading.
Tho Richmond and Potomac Railroad bill
was laid over until Tuesday next.
In the House of Delegates number OF bills
were placed upon the calendar, among them
the bill to dispose of the State S interest in the
Potomac bridge at the Point OF Rocks,
The House refused to concur IN the Senate
amendments to the Road Bill and appointed q
committee of conference.
The Senate bill in relation to fences and for
the protection of crops as amended was passed
A communication was laid before the House
from the Auditor, announcing the receipt OF
the scrip for 300, 900 acres OF the public lands
donated for educational purposes by the Coo
grcss of the United States.
Bills we're passed amending the act prescrlb'
ing the duties and compensation or township
officers and appointing constable and three
justices tor Stanton also, the bill to lncorpo
rate the West Point and Chesapeake Railroad
Company.
The bill authorizing the Board Of Public
Works to sell the States Interest ID works OF
of Internal Improvement was dismissed.
as. L. Heath was elected by joint vote OF
tho two Houses of the Legislature, county
Judge of Northampton county.
In tie Chahoon case, the judge has taken
until Monday to decide whether new trial
will he granted.
Two Of the coored conVicts WHO we're en-
ployed on the James river and Kauawhl canal
and who escaped after killing their guard some
time ago, have been caught.
The Legislature will certainly adjourn on the
9Th although there are upwards of two hue
ted upon. The Senate calendar has nearly
been cleared.
Edwin NJ. Taylor, late cashier Of the Valley
Bank at Staunton died this morning in that
place.
The money market here is reported very
tight, the luling rates being l0ll2 per ct.
Burwe Joer, radical, and Abram Hall,
Conservative, both coored, are advertised to
speak at Ashland on Wednesday.
James NJ. Love, OF Fairfax Court House,
and Fl. N. Brent, Of Winchester, have been
appointed by the Governor, N otarics Public.
A STONE BATTLE y csterday, while all the
church .goers were vending their way to the
various places of worship, and all was peaceful
throughout nearly the whole city, desperate
stone battle was being waged at the bridge
over the canal at Twelfth street, by the South
Washington and city boys. The opposing
forces numbered over four hundred, and COM
priscd motley crew Of youngsters, white and
black, from the youth of sixteen to the child OF
ten. A few were we'll dressed, and evidently
the children of respectable parents, but the
major portion were the gamins Of Washing
ton-boot blacks, market thieves, e.. No
one who saw the way the leaders of each
side managed their forces could fail to be
reminded OF the stone battles OF the boys OF
the upper and lower town of Edinburg in
which the puissant Green Brecks figured as
leader on the one side ard Scott on the
other, as described in the lite of Sir Walter
Scott. The showers of stones which flew
among and beyond the combatants ettectuai-
ly cleaned that vicinity OF pedestrians. The
curses and obscene language which were
used would have done credit to B:lllDgsgate.
The young rufians shrewdly and vgllantly
posted their scntinels on the shed-tops and
every commanding post OF observation, and
whenever the blue uniform Of an Nj. z. hove
in sight they would dispcrse and renew the
battle at an upper bridge. The fight lasted for
over two hours, and the battlefield extended
from Twelfth to TWenty-frst street. Many OF
the boys received severe contusons.-W Wash.
Chronicle
PHILANTHRoPIsTs AND WAR.-Sumner IS
lecturing upon Tho Duel between France and
Germany, with its Lesson 10 Civilization. "
He asserts that the dismemberment of France
is not the only guarantee Of peace that IS re-
quired the disarmament of all Europe is ne
cessary to general peace, and this is demanded
by civilization.
Thus we see Sumner, and the school of
bumanitarans of which he is sort OF leader,
inveighing against war elsewhere, while 10 this
country war could not be TOO bloody and ruth
less for them. What is still worsa, there is no
measure of punishment Of the southern people,
no disfranchiscmcnt, no oppression too odious
for the revengciul and rancorous s!omachs OF
these phiIanthropists. All the 'yrannies and
prosecutions that cngender resistance and war
are to them proper and grateful as lately they
are visited upon the unfortunate people who
differ from them and oppose their taDatical