Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-03-21
Letter tHm Richmond.

|; beds OF the. Commonwealth, with the H9alse
:amendmcntS was sent to committee VI
|, Bills were reported authorizing the superb
sors of certain counties to rescind the order
heretofore issued in relation to the fence law;
providing; for athc incorporation Of: building
fund ASSOCIATIONS 'ahd for the advance pay
ment Of the annuity to The, Virginia Military
Institute for the year 1871.
A bill was introduced amending the Goth seq
ton of chapter loS qfthe acts of. 1867 pre-
scribing the duty andI compensation of certain
| township officers. !,.rn .!;n..}.:.... Ill
| A House Joint resolution in relation to public
| free schools suspcnding the operation Of the
law in reference to the Vaccination of the chill
dren until October next, and dispensing with
the taking OF the! census OF children for this
4 year, was passed. l. = Il .Fll.'lI
The House ij6int resolution making. IAN ttij-
preparation for the repair ahd return to-. the
Han Of the House Of Delegates of the pictures
| of Jefferson and Pitt, was passed Para y;.ru..
The House bill providing tordisposing ofthe
: Land Sori pit donated by Congress, was tabled
bya vote of l6 to H. al 81. 80 !I~ IT. Lila
The Senate substitute for the HOUSE JOINT
resolution, repeating the usurt ,elalsc Of the
Constitution, conforming the resolution, to the
requirements of the Constitution, and making
it morrcyphcit: was Acknowledgements lIoes /.
The bil! to incorporate tlm ,Senthsidc. nj
vcrsity-thc old Randolph Macon College, B&d-
town Mecklinburg county was !ak Se pR 4nd q
sch %Rf f5i es #ss fSa R5 oft aid "Ss cree
| ayes % i'll .E!:l,lr Z LI.th
The bill amending the school act, fixing the
salary of the Superintendent and allowing HIM
two clerks was detcatcd-ayes Is, noes 10, not
af SSPsisSHs 1gn nx fsS d SHaH q the h
progress of the system. "'Ini this view nlhotion
to reconsider the vote was made and after de-
bate Carried Pending the consideration OF the
question of allowing the Shh trintchdert atr I'D
ditional clerk, the hour Of three arlvc, .iand
the Senate took recess .Hftpltt ils 0 e'ock n Y
night. w
In tllc MouBo Of Delegates, Bills %tft re- tbrted
from tlc Senate tP,rr6tlde FOR the funding and
payment ol.ihl public debt; !S4natei bill lte-
crniuittcland hjt 'rti|6tted baG33a. iddttlfok
tTe BSnds 81 the LyagIhl l555 4qI a ljs TWh
and towns, Tor subscriptions to- the 'Adtksd
amend hc aHet for. d. mfiaaG& &c ..surctics of
W., Dearplont,i late d Sic 8ioii Clarke spuApf
| Mr,rAIatthew r;lskcd2 ito bio 'relieved' fTaIn
further service OH heilfnafeut Cn,lmfttte!,"'! s
| The following Ink; were riSttd. ,H9usfi IHSS
to- aihcnd the cpdtiS relation t. FEES ST. fhGrh,.
strGtd1its dd GrIeiS; to cnlargc tie corporation
lIof Newmruket AltShenaNlsah csa.atw. to amend
sectons and !, of ch}pt t2p PfttAs eQQdei tQ If
corporate the Exchange Blink Of tibodS6it. w
House bill.lp,apendl tho a9Y4e IN relation to
the pepltelAlar1 e;HnfssNA 'nMtWas,;cpIHlacred
land nnmcrouslv amended: ..flotlenS to dismiss
Hand the House patiently st i out and 'htltrcd
lit to it's enSrosslnept.i d 4 '''''"
h$rr a SSH fS B ' & pFp $!H 3SEag
vacancies in county and township Offices to
amGnl the charter of Erput HNaf ;tr prasaIyq
order at religious A MeetlnsSS lRgohllltng. Md
sale Of Liquors within ippnG mile 9t eAnR nGet;
ing, and ,Suppressilig ~ other lSordersJ ill.,
appropriating sf2Ob1t hG;iitiihng!' II Eiscti
JIunatic Asylum With steam; bill ah&liafpg tic
law'rcgartling warrants for shall 'Aaiiis;; tire
House refused, bytt vote Of 81 to 47;to rtduct'
tho jurisdictionof ajustioeto S267 blllte hnrend
the chartcr Of Orange, Orange court Houso;)'
bill to regulate the Potomac fisheries 80. as to
prevent seine hauling on Sunday; (this bill re-,
Quircs the concurrence Of Maryland before 60
inc into effect) bill tor repairing and repaint-
ing the roof Of the capitol; after which the
House took a recess until 5 8 clock at, night. ~.
LETTING OF MAIL RoUTEs1N Nh.--NorfS1k:
to Baltimore. NJ N Falls, agent &e,,j SIS, 900;
Norfolk to Richmond. John a. Post, s4,50Qi;
Accokeek to Staford's Store, a, Bryan 1925
Fredericksburg. to- Orange Court House, Hen
~ !, NJ Barley, $50; Fredericksburg, TO-
Falmouth, John ". Edwards, sl322i. Fredar;
icksburg to Frederick S fIal[, Alex. W. Mas,
scy, $40 !; Fredericksburg to WARSAW, Rodham
c: Hamhack, 1885,, three ,titlies q. Week ); j.
Fredericksburg to ilappahahhock, " Mary 3.
Thompson, $685. :Warsaw,'| Via 0ldhani's
Gross Roads, to kilmntnock, tRodhamG Ham,
mack, $3.50 ); Warsaw; by Emnerton, to- Kill
marnock, Robert, H. Pratt. $500; Warsaw to
kiln.sale, YIN; y Harris, $2?5 y cglpfSpper'
to Front Royal, Perry BroyleS,. $559b Gulpep1
Broylcs, $500 Wai1ent6ni,' By Fautqiuiief White
Sulphur Springs, to Jeffersont6n' JOHN Brown
5000; Warrenton to Washington Rapp Go. ,cx ;:
tended to SperryFille, Willie r. Brown, S503';;'
Dumfries to Alexandria, John T. Hunter. $500;
Fairfax Station to Fairfax Robert -,
Sisson, 5000; Theological Seminary to- Ale3!
andria, William Cleavcland $500; Ieesburg
to Mddlcburg, by Unison, JOSS a. ShiigarS;
$500: Lccsburg to Point Of Rocks. Edgar
Jarvis, 5000 Hamilton, to, Winchester, a.
W. Harmin,s ,274y; Fairfa&' G.. II. to Arcola,
William Mills, $2C5 Winchester to Romncy,
%f csn S S2Rny5 5g '7Rsn H kSs2 ?! ss
IHarrisonburg to Parnassus, Wan. n. and
Samuel :!s I L GaWs $472 H9rss9aRpgg To- shee,
Harrisonburg to Coates. Store. Joseph Ritter,
$500 llarrIsOnburg to Mount Vernon Forge,
il. W. Burke, $70O.
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! MEXICO. What prospect for the future
4 bankrupt treasury; civil war; rulers withQeat
honor or honesty; the h4ighwHaYYSl Infested With
r9Bbbss aid ii fac, H. eapdt
tDn, that VIC canuot sec one ,rcdeulng, feature,
'nbt a ray of hope that Mexico will ever more
than shells at frescnt--tllchonh Of atarslly
al nd rcvole1tibn when BY reason of tha inhu:
'chce Of the: Upfe4IS|tsYtef ths,,.E,eh?h Ns5tte
cempeeHt 70 le ely iMssSiee, andiWhep TIC Yn
pirc ifpdSa ky the rdeqfeat captures andseAcfu4|