Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-10-20
Letter from Richmond.

Icorresnopdcnce of the Alexandria Gazette
RICHMOND, Oct. 49, In the Senate, to day,
among the bills reported were the following
authorizing the Atlantic and Allegheny rail
road company to build branch road to Lynch
burg; authorizing subscriptions to the Atlantic
and Allegheny railroad company by certain
counties. cities and towns; Incorporating the
GuIpeper and Madison turnpike company; In
oornoratiDg the Potomac and Valley railroad
comnanvEto extend from Car.borough, Prince
William county, through Prince William, Stat
ford, Fauouier, Cuipeper, Rappahannock, Page
and Rockincham to point on the Valley raj
road amending the code in relation to parti-
tion Of lands; regarding duelllng regarding
orders Of publication defining no are citizens
of the State; in relation to the transfer or
nroperty of wards 10 other States; comforting
upon Judges of the corporation and county
courts powers in vacation-wlth reeommen-
dation that it do not pass to secure the lden
LITIGATION OF persons convicted OF criminal of
lenses; providing that an indemnliylng bond
shall be condition also to indemnify the claim
ant of the property levied on against damages;
the House jury bill with amendments; reguIat
inc the sale of merchandise by sample with
a recommendation that it DO not pass. The
Committee OF Finance reported it neXpedient
to legislate Tor 40 appropriation Tor the educa
ton of deceased Virginia soldiers. A petition
of the trustees of the RappahannockAcademy'
| in Caroline county, asking that the academy be
converted into college, was REFERRED.
A number of bills we're introduced, among
them the following: amending the License
law 10 reference to the sale OF patent rights in
| the State extending and defining the bound
airy lines of Lynchburg providing that the
| Legislature shall not grant private charters,
when the power has been conferred upon courts;
| in relation to taking materials from land by
| internal Improvement companies, and IN reIa-
| ton to taking land without the owners con-
sent by internal improvement companies.
Bills for the reassessmeDt OF the lands OF the
state and authorizing counties containing fifteen
| thousand inhabitants to elect special clerk
| for the circuit court were passed.
A bill to amend the act to provide Tor q
| general election, fixing the terms of the mem
| bers of the General Assembly to be elected in
November 1871, was introduced.
The bill allowing Petersburg to borrow
money was passed.
The jury bill as passed by the House, re-
curing jury to consist of twelve men, instead
OF six, as was provided by the original bill, was
| passed.
The bill providing for tile time OF meeting oil
the General Assembly, fixing the lst Monday
in December in each year, was passed.
The registration act was amended so as to
allow purging Of the polls, and as amended
ordered to be cnerossed.
The bill appointing trustees Tor the town oil
Carrboro', Prince William county, was passed.
| A Joint resolution vas introduced to appoint
| a commission Of legal gentlemen to re codlfy
| the existing laws OF the State, and codity those
which may be passed at the next session OF the
LEGISLATURE.
IL the House of Delegates, among the bills
| referred was the bill incorporating the Hills
boro' Water Company.
| Several bills passed by the Senate we're re-
| ported back from committees, among them the
| bill perfecting the subscription of Page county
| to the stock OF the Shenandoah Valley railroad
company.
| Among the bills introduced were the follow
| ing: incorporating the Potomac and Valley
railroad authorizing the suspension or modi
| fcatiou by the supervisors of the fence law 10
| certain counties; for the relief Of sufferers by
tie recent food declaring the Rapidan River
| from Liberty Mills to the junction of the Rober
son River lawful fence petitions were pre-
scented for the modification OF the tax law in
| reference to land agents, and from citizens OF
Lee township in Fairfax county in relation to
the fence law. A resolution OF enquiry was
| introduced for an increase OF compensation to
county and corporation clerks.
The grand jury bill was ordered to its c1
grossment. 1t provides for four regular terms
| instead of two as reported, also that the special
grand iuries shall consist of not moro than ten
nor less than six and does not require freehold.
| The body of the lady found some days ago
| in a marsh, above the city, has been identified
| as that of Mrs. Ransom OF Lynch burg, which
| was washed down for $50 miles.
The Governor has commissioned g. Edward
Rives, talented young Virginian, who is
| practicing law in New York, as commissioner
! of deeds tor this State in New York. Mr.. r.
is from AbemarIe county and is nephew of
the late Hon. w. Z. Rives, and is gentle
man of fine attainments and business qualities.
The only topics" at present, arc the Leg
islature theatre, circus and ''can can, as the
performance at the academy of music is
| termed. This last named place Of amusement
is presided over by Dick Parker, known to
many of the citizens of Alexandria as proprie
tor OF similar establishment in Alexandra
during tho latter part of the late war. That it
is literally patrouized cannot be doubted. from
| the crowds that nightly congregate thercat,
but who goes is not known next day, the enter
taumcnt being only little Frenchy. The
circus here, like in all Virginia towns draws
largely, the theatre is pretty we'll patronzed,
while the Legislative proceedings are attended
by very few spectators, who don't tarry long.
Thus the frivoIities of lite always usurp the
place of its weightier concerns.
CONFLICT OF JURISDICTION BETWEEN STATE
AND FEDERAL COURTS. From the Bedford
Sentinel A very important and interesting
question came before Judge WingfeId at the
present term of the Circuit Court of Bedford
county. The history of the case is substantial
~ this:
Thorpe H. Nance, of this county, was, dur