Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-02-26
,ETTER FROM RICHMOND.

| Correspondence o. We -i''"~"'t'"''
RICHMOND, Feb. 25.-The Senate, to-day,
nassad the bill incorporating the Virginia Land
ana Trust Company having for its object the
nurchasa Of lands, and settling the same by
;napcipy emigration They are further author
iz,d to establish manufactures, loan money
insure property &C., &c, Amoug the lncorpo-
rstors urc Horace Greeley and Cyrus II. Nc
Uormick, and the capital stock 10 $50, OOO' ooO. |
TIC House passed the enabling bill. IN
j., rcforc,ce to officers now holding under mill
tary appointment. The bill legaizes the acts
of all officers who qualified prior to the 26th OF
January 1870, but requires all officers who
hold over TO renew their bonds. 1t is then pro
yidcd that any judgment, decree, or order,
rendered or made by tho Court OF Appeals at
the term thereof commencing on the llth DAY
Of July, 1870, shall be subject to the supcr!ls
ion and control of the Supreme Court oil Al
peals to be organized under the Constitution
upon motion of any party to the cause. All va;
cances in the Office of justice OF the peace anu
constable now existing. or which may hereafter
occur before an election are to be, filled by APP
monument Of the Governor OF this Common
wealth. The Offices of circuit and county clerks
arr declared vacant at the first term OF the
resncc,iye courts hereafter held BY Judges elect
I'd under the present Constitution; and suon
indpes shall. at the said term OF their respect
i've courts, appoint clerk to continue IN ONCE
until his successor is elected and quallhed. 10
anv county where the clerk OF the county court
shall be also clerk of the circuit court. then the
in5o, of the county court shall appoint tue
cIcri for the said courts. The Offices OF attor-
news for the Commonwealth and OF sherlns
shall be vacant at the hrst term OF the county
court hereafter held BY judges elected under
tho present Constitution who shall appoint az a.
torneys for the Commonwealth and sherltt5
| f,r their respective counties, to continue IN
office until their successors are elected. Inc
Governor Of the State is empowered, as soon
as practicable to appoint Tor each city and town
as many councimen or trustees Tor cach cry
and town now entitled to trustees or council
men as are now provided by law. Inc counc''
men and trustees now exercising the functions
Of such Offices continue in such Offices TIL
their successors are appointed. The councilman
r. trustees appointed by the Governor ars re-
i onired to appoint all municipal officers except
Judges in their respective cities ano towns. Inc
Judges OF the corporation and circuit courts
If Probate hereafter elected for the said towns
or] cities Of the Commonwealth shall appoint
the officers OF their respective courts TO contln
; ne in Office until their successors are elected
and qualified as provided by law.
THE bill az thus amended will probably pas:
tho Senate on Monday or Tuesday.
Wednesday next has been agreed upon DI
the Senate and House for the election OF Lieut.
Govcrnor and Superintendent OF Public ln
struction. ~ ,l. !,
, The election Of Judges will, it is thought, b'
, cone into in u week or two and IN consequence
EHt the removal of disabilities by Congress
|
nj the former J Judges will doubtless be reelected
.. So far there is no opposition to the election
NJ Mr. + i. Mayre, IS Lieut.. Governor.
Gov. Walker is still engaged In the prepare
| finn NJ his financial message, and consequent.
has made no appointments OF inspectors &c
The Court of Appeals have adjourned until
:, the Aprl term by which, time the "@' Cour
, will be organized. -,
! Commissioners to adjust the debt between
< Virginia and West Virginia lett here to day
AMUSING ADVERTISEMENTS Londo
p correspondent writer's:
= cut from London paper two advertise
mcnt, which, | think, will amuse you. Va
reads thus; "American Pick me up, or Cock
Tail Bitters Us per bottle American tIastl
Suspensory SIS. Cd. each; l35 Cd. set. Amer
can Milk Of Cucumbers Tor E,eautl1ylng 1he com 20
p!cs0n, u. Cd. per bottle N'hgaI"!" I" ~
Chemists, 81 PiccadiIIy." All this set out i
large type under what is, suppose, lntende
. for an American fag, only it has no lcsa ina
seventeen stripes and only ten Stars.
The other is even more comicaI, and read
thus: "rhc New Perfume, Benc7oicncc
Grateful and Lasting. Never to be Forgotten
-. 81. rcr bottle Dedicated with great re
spec: to George Peabody. Esq. Prepared only
BY s. NJ. Palmer l. Co., London. In the cen
ire oil this strangely worded advertisement,
within border lines, is Il picture of an lndvld
ua sitting in an armchair, which | suppose |:
intended 10 be representation OF the statue Of
the great rhiIanthropisi. enclose the orlgl
nails, which may be framed and hung up in the
editorial $anctHm.)
IIaievre jarrett. President OF the Board o
Police Commissioners OF Baltimore, died very
suddenly last evening from an attack Of paraIy-
Sis The present Legislature had but recently
reelected him Commissioner.