Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-07-07
LETTER FROM RICHMOND.


Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette,
RICHMOND, July Gin the Senate, to day,
the bill paying Messrs Darlington for the use
OF the Ballard House by tie GcncralAssembly,
800, was passed.
The bill to amend the code, AS to grand juries
two grand iuries year, 10 each county and
corporation, to consist Of twenty four jurors, at
least sixteen to serve. At any other terms of
the Courts, the Judge may order grand jurics
to consist of not moro than ten or less than six
Jurors. In other respects, the provisions Ct
the old law are continued:
The bill amending the charter OF Richmond
city, was passed.
The bill prov iding Tor the payment Of the
printing of records of the District Courts of
Appeals was ordered to he cngrosscI.
The bill repeating the acts in relation TO
the Virginia Canal Co., was advanced to its
third reading.
The bill authorizing the organization Of chain
gangs in the citius towns anu counties of the
State, was ordered to be cngroSsed.
The bill authorizing the Richmond and Dam
vile Railroad company to lease, hold or onc.
rate the Piedmont railroad, was ordered to It's
third reading.
Inc Dill lutuTpOIatIuS tIlG iIaiilSouOulS anu
Coyipgton Railroad company, 80 it came from
the House, was passed.
A bill was introduced extending the time
for the construction oil the Richmond and
Newport News Railroad.
The Appropriation bill, as considered ycSer-
day, was passed.
The bill for dividing townships into voting
districts, was passed. 1t provides that In
townships where there arc moro than one vot-
ing place, the township board shall define By
boundaries, the election district Of each vo''4g
place and make written report describing
those boundaries, and return the same to the
clerks office oil the County Court. When a
voter, who mas already registered in district.
ard removes to another. he shall be allowed
to change his registration in the same manne!
as prescribed for q registered voter who chang
es his place Of residence from one township
to another.
The bill fixing the duties and compensation
Of officers in cities and towns of over 5000 in
habiants was taken up, variously amended and
ordered to be printed.
The House bill prescribing the times lor
holding the terms Of the Circuit Courts OF the
Commonwealth was amended, passed, aud re.
turned to the House. The time for holding
the term Of the llth circuit, by the bill, az
amended, is as follows Prince William, second
Monday in May and October; Fairfax, First
Monday in June and November; Loudoun,
fourth Monday in April and third Monday in
October; Fauquicr, Tuesday after the lst Mon
day in April and Tuesday alter st Monday in
September; Rappahanuock, third Monday in
March and lst Monday in October; A!cxan-
dria city, first Monday in February and third
Monday in May; Alexandria county, third
IA.
vembcr. In the 10th Circuit the times are as
follows: Caroline, Goth Of March and Scptem
Der; Hanover Both of March and September:
King George, 9Th Of April and Sth OF October;
Stafford, 18th of April and 18th Of October
Westmoreland, 22d OF April and goth OF DC.
tober; Richmond 2Sth Of April aud 10Th OF DC
tober; Louisa, Sth of May and 18th OF Novem.
ber SpoltsylVania 18th Of May and 18th Ct
November
The House amendments to the Senate bill
prescribing the duties and compensation Of
township officers were considered and agreed
to-the amendments being OF a rather mme
terial character So the bll, if it meets the ap
proval Of the Governor, will b' como a law.
The House OF Delegates passed the bill pre-
scribing tho duties and compensation d town
Chip officers with amendments, IN which the
Senate cohcurrcd
The tax bill as it calla from the Senate
was variously amended, and the amendments
ordered to be engrosscd. The tax on BARRIERS
was struck out
An amendment laying specific tax OF two
and half cents per gallon on whiskey was
voted down--ayes 49, nays Gl. Mr. Mctrack
en- made q spirited speech on the subject.
Several bills were ordered to be placed on
the calendar. Among Them authorizing sub.
scriptions by the counties Ut Campbell and
Pttsylvaniu, and tho city of L7nchburg and
the town to Danvile the Lynchburg and
DanvilIe Railroad cediug jurisdiction to the
United States over tract OF land not exceed
ing 500 acres in extent, for the establishment
in the State Of a branch OF the National Asy-
lum for disabled volunteer soldiers directing
the Board OF Public Works to sell to the Rich
mond and Danvile ralroadi the stock Of the
State 10 said company and authorizing the
company to buy the same.
The petition of a committee Of the Farmers
Club OF Guiney'S Station, Caroline county, in
relation to the exhorbitant charges OF the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac raj
road company, was REFEREED
Mr.. Norman +. Moore, of Alexandria, is in
the city on a visit to his friends.
Last week the whole number ii deaths III
Tue CITY Wae ~, VI WHICH, III ~cIc "Iiiles "nu
"a blacks.
Senator Anderson, Of Pittsylvania, to day,
received dispatch from Danville announcing
the brutal murder of his father, an old and
highly respected gentleman who kept store
about % miles from Danvillc. The murder
was committed at night and the store rob:
bed Ct several articles. The body was found
in the store next morning with many marks
of violence on it. Mr.. A. is said to have had
a considerable sum Of money, and to get this
it is supposed the murder was committed.
Letter from LOudOun Go.
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