Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-03-16
LETTER FROM RICHMOND.

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10 the New York Supreme Court yesterday.
LETTER FROM RICHMOND.
Correspondence Of the AlerandrIa Gazette
RICHMOND, March Is. The Senate, to-day,
has been principally engaged in the oonsldcra'
ton of the bill to provide for q general regis
~tration, which, after being considered by Sec
tons aud v~uriously amended, was recommltted.
A bill to prevent the sacrifice Of personal
property at forced sales. was reported, aud
made the order OF the day for TO morrow.
\ resolution that the Senate take no further
action 90 personal and private bills that may
interfere with legislation, Tor the welfare o!
the whole State, was laid OH tho table, the
Southside interest otjectlng on the ground that
it would interfere with their consolidation
scheme.
This has been the first day, this session, that
the Senate hus giyen its almost entire tune TO
the consideration Of questions affecting inc IN
tcrest OF the general public.
The House Committee reported 1t lnexpedl-
! ent to ~leglsiatc On the suit cct OF regulating the
hours Of labor also
A Joint resolution for the better Enforcement
! of the laws regulating the Potomac fisheries.
The bill authorizing the Auditor OF Public
| Accounts to issue $50, 500 in State bonds to
| Washington College, bonds to that unit be-
longing to Geo. Peabody, &e., having been
lost by the sinking OF the steamer Arctic in
1854, and afterwards donated to the Collage on
condition that the Legislature would issue
bonds 10 lieu thereof, vas ordered To De Ell
crossed, but It's passage is considered doubtful
| as on two previous occasions similar prol osl-
tions have failed.
The bill prescribing and deiaing the juris.
diclion oi county and corporation courts was
considered until the hour OF adjournment.
The Till 10 establish the Central Llnatlc
Asylum for co!ored people st Howard Grove
near Richmond, was reported back FROM the
Committee to which it vas referred for amend.
ments.
Gen. Robert Williams,U u. 5. A., is in this
city.
WASHINGTON NEws.-A disturbance caus.
ing much excitement took place yesterday near
the Senate Chamber. 1t had It's origin i'll .
young mans attempting by force to enter q
private apartment exclusively for the use OF
Senators. The servant at the door, who pre-
vented his passage into the closet, received a
heavy blow from the stranger and others, in.
Guiding the Seargent- at. Arms, who came to
his assistance, we're treated in q similar manner.
Policemen soon appeared, and being resisted,
we're Obliged to carry the distur6er to the
guard. room under the crypt OF the Capitol.
In the Criminal Court yesterday the trial Of
Albert Nicholas, for the murder Of his wife
aud mother.in law, was continued, end i num-
Der of witnesses examined.
John Collins, sane time ago got on q street
car at Wizards Hotel aud rode 10 the Seventh
street junction, where he took q transfer ticket
to the steamboat wharf, but having occasion to
attend 10 some business in the neighborhood he
passed along across the canal bridge, where be
got on o car, aud when he presented his trans
fer ticket the conductor refused, because he
didn't get on at the Junction. Collins brought
suit for damages, and the company yesterday
compromised the case by paying him $3.50,
for more by jury.
10 the board Of common council Hatton, a
co!ored councilman, reported Z resolution cen
surfing the colored trustee Vashon for making @
distinction in the colored schools between per.
sons purely black and persons OF color. The
resolution were adopted.
1t tho board of common council the commit
tee charged with the investigation Of the accu
sation that Corporation Attorney Vim. a.
Cook has beeen convicted OF malieasance in OF
flee in Pennsylvania and sentenced to the peni-
Tertiary, submitted a report designed to excuI-
patio him from the allegations. The report
was agreed to.
In the Board OF Aldermen q bill was intro
duced to refund to the estate of Benjamin Wa
tiers OF Alexandria, Va, 5000 taxes erronc.
ouslv paid.
At Georgetown, yesterday, the water having
been let into the canal, nearly all the mills
have resumed work, although the supply of
grain on hand at present is limited. One thou
sand bushels fair to prime red wheat, arriving
this morning from Alexandria, sold at SIPS.
Applications are now before the City Couu-
Gil of Baltimore asking for abby the cndors-
mont of bonds-to the Lynchturg and Dan
vile, Maryland Central, Kent county and Hal-
and Queenstown Railroads.&c. the
of nearly two millions of dollars.
The publication of the Washington News
las ceased. The publishers say that they have
all their capital, and not having an
Ideouate SUPPORT, or sufficient "patronagc,'