Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-03-24
aETgER FROM ~RECE1MoND.

the T.. S. District Court: Judge underwood,
m the application Tor an injunction prayed for
m the part of Chshoon against Il. X. EIlyson
I'D others, recently appointed municipal officers
Of Richmond, was commenced this morniug.
Messrs, Wells, Wise and l.. Fl. Chandler ap.
pcarcd as counsel for Chahoon, and Mcssrs.
Necson, J. a. Meredith and Il. /. Daniel tor
the city government. Tie ar-umcnt was open
cd by Gen. Wells, who occupied about iour
hours in presenting tho case for the orator.
At the conclusion Of the speech, which legal
gentlemen present, pronounce IAN ingenious
jrience OF untenablc ground" the court ad
ionrncd until tomorrow. 1t is thought that
the argument Of counsel will occupy a week at
least. The court room was crowded to its ut
most capacity, and great interest manifested in
hearing the discussion of this novel question.
The city is entirely quiet now aud under con.
troll Of the legally constituted authorities.
The Legislature to day elected L. G. il.
Moncure, of Stafford !; Walter R. Staples, of
Montgomery Joseph Christian, OF Mlddlesez;
", II. Joynes, OF Petersburg and Francis L.
Anderson, of Rockbridge, judges OF the court
of appeals. The Radicals nominated l.. II.
Chandler, Alfred Morton, A. X. Sneed, 9. Il.
Thomas and Alexander Rives.
In the House of Delegates there was a spicy
debate upon the election of MIR. Anderson,
Ia the Senate the House bill to incorporate
the Picdmons and Potomac railroad company.
was taken up, twice read aud referred to com
mittee on roads.
The President laid before the Senate a com
munication from Geueral Newbcrry, enclosing
a letter from the Secretary of the Chicago His
torical Society, in response to the resolution
concerning the eagle which had been taken
r. H. d.. co,t 'ihn cnriOfU CIV
they have n large bronze eagle, but that 1t
came from Fort Sumter.
The Committee on Roads reported a bill to
incorporate the Central Turnpike COMPANY 10
Loudoun county, and the Committee on Finance
r%enorted that it is ineXpedient to extend the
time for the collection of taxes Tor 1866 81 and
CO.
The COMMITTEE on Courts of Justice were
instructed 10 enquire and report whether the
salaries Of county and city judges should De
paid from the State, or the county and city
treasures.
The ioint resolution declaring i, improper
| and impolitic to ei, ct to judicial oiice any mem
Der Of The Legislature, was taken up and &c
batcd until the expiration OF the morning hour.
Ia the House OF Dciegates bills were lntro
duced Incorporating the L:esburg and Folnt
Of r cks r lirosd, and concerning pl otage on
the Polomam (uoliced in yesterday Gaz'tte. }
The Cunmurcc on Propositions aud Grey
ances reported a bill tor the repeal OF the aci,
hy which the Southern Association, Tor the
benefit of widows Gnd orphans, was iucorpora
ted. The Committee report that they had
Carefully considered the subject and they could
see no diff, renee between 1t and any other lot
terry. i minority report By one mcmber or the
Committee, that II Was unnecessary 10 lceiSlate
on The subject. was submitted.
\ resolution was adopted calling Oh the Gov
| ernUr for The rcccnt correspondence between
himseiiand Gen. Candy, and requesting lnfotma
tioy as 10 whether there was necessity 1Or MIN
taiy interference Ia Toe rtcaGt MUNICIPAL OIL
fcuitles in Richmond.
The House discussed thu resolution as 10 the
prorricty Of members OF the Legislature being
| elected to cilicrs 10 he filled by the GenersI
Assembly, during the morning hour.
1t IS said that Judg: Underwood holds tie
opinion that tina; portion y! the "cnab!lng act
which conftrs the power to appoint to offices
~e{ecttre. is clearly unconstitutional.
Nol. NorviII, OF Lynchburg, white in conVcl-
sation last night With a son 81 the late Stephen
A. Douglas. was accidentally shot in the right
leg by tire discharge Of a pistol which young
| DouC!a: was exhibiting. The wound, fortunate
Iy, is not serious, though the ball passed very
| close 20 The temOraI artery.
The conservatives OF the Legislature meet III
caucus TO night, Tor the purpose OF nominating
circuit and city Judges.
i GREAT BoRE.-ihe St. Louis Repub-
| iican, nIarch -, says: 1t Is well known that
the feature in connection with the design Of
the new County Insane Asylum was that the
water supply was to be derived from an
~artcsiau well. The boring was commenced
aimost at the same time with the erection OF
the iuiIding, and was continued without
intermis$ion until within q few months ago,
when it was abandoned. The boring was
carried 10 a depth greater, we believe, than
any similar well in the world: but the SUI
terranean water was not reached, at least
where it had sufficient strength and volume to
rise above the surface Of the ground. There
vas something evidently wrong in the geo
logical and other torccastiDgs, and, after a
large expenditure Of money, somewhere about
$500, 900, the work was thrown up in despair
by the County Court.
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