Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-02-18
o,ter from Richmond.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria CARTEL
prc1n,oSn Feb 1.-The investigation int

t,;n members of,thc House of Delegates, con-
TIMES, and some curious developments have
been elected One member. coored radical,
had 5000 placed in his hand, but has no idea
who didit. except that the donor had an
elongated face-and doubtless thus it wilfend
in vapor. :.
In the Senate. to-day, the vote by which the
bill To secure advances on agricultural products
was rejected was rrconsidered, anu the bill laid
on the table. -.
The billGxing lhe5tinles for holding the Cor
poratinn Courts. ut what terms criminal cases
uuv be tried. &c came from the House. aud
under i suspension OF the rules WAS taken up.
and passed.
Bills were introduced to prevent dog light
iuy. &c: requiring deposit OF securities to be
made by foreign insurance COMPANIES DONG
b,,Iucssin this State: incorporating the Lynch
hurp and North Carolina railroad company:
turning over the Southwestern turnpike road
to the counties through which it passes, and to
EXEMPT licensed butchers or keepers OF stalls or
stores from the penalty imposed Tor canvasslng
for food for man or beast:
The bill to establish Board Of Medical Tx
aminers was taken up discussed and laid on the
table. IS go,
The bill donating the land script fund WAS
made the order of the day for Monday
After the adjournment of the Senate eau
CHS of its Conservative members Was held, " hen
il was determined 10y 4 decided majority that
the present membership of the Senate shall re-
main as at present, This action will be report
ed to a meeting OF the committee OF twenty
four ON rc-app0rtionment tonight, when. il Is
thought some definite plan of action will be
agreed upon for rediStricting the State.
In the House of Delegates, Geo. Seaton, OF
Alexandria. introduced the following resolution,
prepared by Jackson. radical member from
Prince Edward
::Rcso1ued. That the Superintendent Of Pub
lie Institutions be. and he is hereby directed to
make immediate examination INTO the manage
1nent of Public Free Schools, i'll Alexandria. and
especially To ascertain anu report by what au-
thority Iif any Richard H. Carne esq. County
Superintendent of schools, prescrlbes absolute.
" the order of school exercises in the several
schools under his supervisors and prohibits the
reading Of the Holy Scriptures as part OF such
exercises. ..
The bill permitting judges of Corporation
Courts to change the day for the commence
ment OF the terms or any OF them; also select
ing the terms at which criminal cases will be
trl6u. anu cases III NHlCi .IuIiS" ''iS iSitii'"
was taken up and passed.
The I'm to extend the A. 4 f. Railroad to
Richmond was taken up. y squabble, As usual
ar1s4. UPON past amendments. where they should
have been and where they should not have
been inserted 4 motion to reconsider the vote
recurring the company 5 workshOpsto be located
in Richmond or Manchester. was re ected. The
substitute offered by Mr. Kelley was thenrea
recurring among other things. the road from
Alexandria to Richmond to pass through Fred
erick Sbure and above navigation III the streams
crossed Lost. ayes A. noes sc. Thequestion
then being upon the substitute offered by Mr..
IIudgiu<. (which had been made the basis of
the hundred. more or less. amend ments) result
ed. ayes 81. noes b. many members changing
their votes from the negative to the affirmative
after the call of the roll The bill was then or
dcrel to le cngrn;Sel and reid 4 third time
ayes ~ noes ! no; exactly test vote. but
considered Il certain indication of the passage
Of the hill by the House.
The House took up and made the special or
der Of the day for Tuesday and each day there
after until Disposed of. the oyster tux bill.
The bill authorizing sale of the State Ill
terest in the Orange. Alexandria and MANASSAS
Railroad Company to said company WAS con
sidered. and Mr. Bells substitute perfected.
when Mr.. Mahool'S substitute was taken up.
bending the con .i,ierlton Of which the House
adjourned.
The State Board of Education held meeting
to-day and concluded their labors in the selee-
ton oftext books and having previouSy decided
upon two sets. adopted the following:
.McGutfey 5 and Holme Spoilers, McGufey 5
and Holnc Readers. Harvey aud Bullion )
English Gramurlr$ NenabIcs and Davies
.Arithnaic>, Mary : and Guyot : Biographies,
but ~ particular writing series. The contract
for furnishing these books has not yet been COM
pleted hence chang. may b.. made i'll the
list, and it is not intended by the Board TO ex-
press any preference between the books selected,
nor will the selections made interfere in cases
where books have ALREADY been procured, until
pupils, by advancement or preference, require
change.
WASHINGTON ITEMS. In the Bowen biga-
my case. ON the last c,S,. CHARGED against
him. (tlle Georgia wifi, h. WIS re.Illrcdto give
bail in the sum Of s:j.0hl 1t WAS allr"rl that
this last charge had been inslieateI by Mr. !.
j. Mackcy of South Carolina. and the counsel
for the dcitllse ha, Mackry are ted nn
charge OF SilIol1ntiun ct prrIury--nr rather.
Mickey heard that the aliIayiI hal been pre-
pareI. and came at once into court and sur
rendered himself. and was held i'll >-I.WD' Lail.
a young man named Ambrose Brown. u
resident of the sixth ward. committed suicide
last night by jumping off the Anacostia bridge
into the river, where he was drowned. 1t IS
stated that domestic trouble WAS the canse Of
the rash act He was about twenty years of
aye.
Last night Henry Dade. colored driver of
a wagon in taking his wagon to Dorsey's stable
where he team is kept, went away, leaving the
gate open Mr. Perry. in charge requested
him to clos, the gate, when he replied that
Perry might shut the gate himself, where
upon p Knocked him down. and when Dade
got up and advanced towards Perry, he received
a stab in the side above the left hip, with
pocket knife, making i dangerous wound
Perry WAS arrested and bail is refused.
Dr. j. f. l. McClery. al old and highly re-
spected citizen Of this city, died last evening ut
his residence The deceased was 4 prominent
member of the Nh nnic fraternity
John Davidson. an old citizen and We'll
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