Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-01-29
VIRGINIA NEWS.

In tbe Court of Appeals yesterday the iur-
Her heariDr Of arguments i'll the AlexahdIih
and WASHINGTON Railroad case was postponed
| 1911 Wednesday, next 10 the intervening
- ,he case of Foster vs. The. Bank 81 ne
| VnlIav will he under consideration. La the IL
r ease the u. S. puts in claim AMI desired
the postponement. .,,, :.
cars IN Richmond Mayor Cahulu has decided
that the attempt Of the blacks was made 10 vi
citation ol the military orders, and that, ue
| that the State was under tn prosecutions be
| the blacks WISt courts.
UoI II. H. Stanton, Auditor of Public Ac-
counts; Col. Garrich Mallory, Secretary Of
Commonwealth; Major S. A. Porter, Second
Auditor; rendered their resignation to Gov.
Walker yesterday.
A bill renewing tie charter of the G. K o.
Railroad, has passed the Legislature of West
Virginia which ensures the vigorous prosecu
ton 0t the work.
Mrs. Judge Baldwin died at her residence
in Stanton on Tuesday last. in the 10th year
Of her age.
LIEUT. GOVERNOR OF VIRaINIA-Goyer.
nor Walker, as already stated has appointed
John j.. Marye, esq.,, to Gil the Office of Lieu
tenant Governor made vacant by the resigna
ton of Senator Lewis The Governor acted
under the following clause of the Constitution !:
He shall have power y during the recess
of the General Assem- bly, to FIJI pro tempore all
vacancies in those offices for which the Consti-
tuition and laws make no provision ; but his |
appointments to such vacancies shall be by |
to expire at the end Of thirty days |
after the commencement of the next session of
the General Assembly,
The Constitution makes no provision for sup |
plying the vacancy in the Office Of Lieut.. Gov
ernor except in this clause. But it is elsewhere
provided that the manner OF filling vacancies
in Office, in eases not specially provided Tor by
this Constitution, shall be prescribed by law.
This refers the whole matter to the Lagisla.
ture.
There is i manifest propriety in this action
taken By Governor Walker. Because. az will
he perceived by examination Of another con-
Stitutional provision, in case Of the death or
disability of Governor Walker. there would be
no person Oh whom the executive functions
could devolve; and such an eyigency was not
allowable in any just sense Of the public vel
ARE, ii it could be prevented by any aonstitu
ional means
II waa also proper tor the Governor TO make
his temporary appointment in order to afford
o tie General Assembly suitable time for
!a!berarinn ana action in discharging ts duty
t prescribing by law how the vacancy in This
important Office shall he filled.
The selection made is one eminrntly lit, and :
vii give general satisfaction. Rich HhiG.
SUPERINTENDENT )ANNEY, one of the Qua
or Indian agents, is endeavoring to teach the
ututored rcd men the difference between hon
ETY., and dishonesty He may not be sanguine s
5 10 the result Of bis efforts, but he means ct
oas: 10 try. His iirst lesson is o pretty hard
De, and we doubt whether it will be thoroughly
ppreciated by his pupils, the Pawnees. The !
liter recently stole over hundred ponies from
riendiy Indians on the Arkansas river, and
superintendent Janney proposes that the an.
nails shall be returned to their owners and the {
heres punished. This will be difficult les.
oG for the Pawnees to learn, but an easy one
or the owners OF the ponies. 1t is this moral
btuseness in the Indian nature that should be {
radicated by education, and the latter, the
friends, through their agents, are using as their {
lain weapon to accomplish the good work of t
Washington Chronicle G
RELIEF MEASURES. No doubt the whole S
inject will engage the serious attention of the
+enera! Assembly at the earliest moment. 1t q
lnnot be for the interest Of either creditor or t
ehtor for all the agricultural operations of the
tate to be liable at any time to be paralyzed By
le seizure aud sale Of teams and farming i'm.
ements. This state Of uncertainty and painful
1xiety should cease. Men cannot work with I
cart while this danger impends - Richmond f.
7hio.