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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-04-18

HEAVY REDUCTION IN TAXES. The parties
engaged in reassesSng the value Of lands in
Spotsylvania are actively at work. We learu
that the assessments will average about twenty
FIVE per cent. less than those made in 1870.
The board of Caroline appointed to reaSses> the
on an average of ten per cent. II all the coun-
ties in the State lower their assessments in the
same proportion that Carollue and Spotsyl-
vania are doing, if reports be true, the Legs.
lature will have missed 10 the matter Of raising
sufficient revenue Fred Lsdgrr
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OMNfENIC ATED.


have hitherto taken no part in the ralroad
controversy. choosing rather 10 remain an ID
terested observer. Nor d., now int nd TO be-
come Involved in it. simply submitting This III
reply TO an article 10 the GIz,tte Of April I1iL.
lhc communications Of interested parties. how
ever well made their points or W II sustained
their arguments seldom exert an important iu-
hurncr in the control Of pubic OPINION bn'
ability and influence, even if enlisted III the in
iere>, of it, own communily. should bear the
impress Of unpreu,lic inlariiaIiry. Thar
this communicating may not he roo long | will
not quote from your editorial: bur will rep y 10
itS points >eriatrn.
70 punt Ist, | w0all say than the farmers
along the line Ui the W X O. T. T. nn:. de-
sire that the road be extended to IL legitimate
terminus the one called for 10 the name Of the
road Int you'll OPPOSE lmp"dncnt 10 trade Dr
travel /" ArxaudrIa a. >tr.nuou>lv u 10 Wash.
ingon. Ipu advocate unlmlrdcl trade ami
travr 10 Alexandria, bnt oppose 1t 10 Wash
ingtnn lD other wnrd> it is desired - monol-
,,iZ,. tie trade along he line of the a>hlng-
| ton and OiIio Railroad Company Ia the wi- hes
If the producers.
2md. have 40 ln,ib; that the efforts ot Mr..
| Mck. I'm which he has only been too success
u.J not 10 nttIut. IS you 80 lngeniously pm II.
hnr Il, f,.'r trade 70 Aex:lriri,. have ben
warmly commended hy N"m" ii your Peep {:
! | had irl,l moi i,v ali.
.;rl w hen Ia. ulcag'.r cJuiIhutEn Of W ash
!ngt~n Is arfnyr't against the one liberal u!
| Alexandria would beg leave To remind you
that the ROAD was then the Alexandria. Loud
"un anl Hampshire Railroad. and aS W ashing-
ton cyul hope to receive but little bclIe.it from
ii. the contribution may &c regarded d an al
most di>Intcrested gfj.
4,h We 10 pot ak nor would We have ;it
| interest Of Alexandria be made secondary 10
any city. but We do demand the privilege OF
choice of markets. | think can trn'y say that
| he predictions Of our farmers are in favor ot
Alexandra. bur we Will not sell TO her Tor les
because She is in Virginia any more than she
would pay W. more for the same reaSou. Neither
DO we rccognz re the Interest OF the cltlZ rs OF
! Alexandria to be paramount to those of the
citizens Of Hamilton. The interest ut one cltl
zen wherever hi locality. is Is important As
another.
| A. this communicates is exclusively in re.
| ply to your editorial non de 1lune is unu'
:e>sery. Respectfully, VIM, II. BALL,
| Hamilton. Va, April lG.
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A LEXANDkIA u WASHlNGTUN K. K
EmMEEssszzsgs.zg.fEE:.ssss.zsz.:gg. 60

DEPARTURE OF PASSENGER TRAINS
On snd after MONDAY, April D. lo12
through Mail Trains leave Washington. from
Maryland Nv. depot,at 7:l5 q. NJ. and 1925 m.
for Lynchburg and intermediate stations, Sun.
days included Leave Alexandria, from Duk,
and Henry streets, ut 6:45 II. m. and 6:45 p. m.
from Lynchburg and intermediate stations, sun
days included. connecting with the mornngan
evening trains Tor Baltimore, Philndclph an'
New York.
Local Passenger Trains leave Washington,
from Maryland Avenue Depot at 40, S.3u,
and II Il. m. and l:5O, $50, $50 and 8:lO p. N.
Leave Alexandria, from the corner of Duke and
Henry streets, at 4:45 a. H., and 800 p. m, and
from the corner of King and ST. Asaph streets
at s, 8 and 10 a. m, and at $3.50, ESQ and 5 pm.
Local Sunday Trains leave Alexandria, from
the corner of Duke and Henry streets, at AS a.
m. and 500 p. m. Leave Washington, from
Maryland ave. depot, al o3Ga. m. and s. 10 D. m.
Through tickets can be procured at the oHic,
Of the Company, corner OF 9Th street and Mary.
land avenue, Washingt9n and baggage checked
through. 0. A. STEVENS, Gen. SupL
w. J. PHELPS, Gen. Manager ap l6-tf
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The members of the Baltimore Annual Co

The members of the Baltimore Annual Co :
ference OF the African W. T. Church, iu session
in Washington, visited the President of the
L. S. yesterday, who, in reply TO an address bj
one ofthe members Of the Conference said that
''no one except themselves could be mere graft
fed than he was that four millions Of persons
who had been held in bondage aud disposed OF
as chattelS were row free to think for them
selves aud worship God Us they I ought proper.
aud that civil rights for all We're fast becouing
recognized throughout the land. 1t may he
some little tine before they enjoyed all tn"
rights which be'ong tn citizens, but that day Is
surely coming aud he honed it mig ht come
speedily In conclusion. he thanked hem for
the call. and for the expression oil their god
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VIRGINIA NEWS.

Capt. Charles H. nimmock who has been
to Gettysburg as h, agent of the Hollywood
Memorial Association, has returned to Rich
mund He made arrangements with DIR. W eaver
:. resident Of Gettysburg, for the removal at
once to Hollywood of the known dead. and al
ter this work is over The bodies OF the unknown
soldiers will receive due attention. he Num-
Der Of marks given is between five and six hun
dred. and the bodies from these will be boxed
separately
4 letter from Richmond -ay. The officers
Of the State government are fearful that the
| lax bill passed at the late session Of the l.ngls
iature will not raise enough revenue to pay
, more than 3 per cent. oh the public debt tor
next year: per cent. on two thirds Ut the I'M
funded aud On The whole OF Irginias part Of
! the funded debt was promised when the fund
ing bill was repealed Virginia has paid only
one per cent interest on her debt since 1865
The Stanton Spectator is Informed that The
directors Of the Shenandoah Valley railroad, at
:. recent meeting determined To nuke Stalln.
ton a point on It's line Al.u. that il Is pro-
posed 10 the pr, ,gr,:>s Of the road Tr>twarjly
| from S!aInrnn II use the line of the Chc>a
peak,. ami OHIO railroad to the mnllth 81 l'Ott ;
creek. i mile or two east OF turnston, am;
then continue IN. road Snlthwardly through
Mpnror Giles. &c IL Tennessee.
Governor Wa knr made speech ai tie ban
uuet of the Walker Light Guards in Rich
mond IN Tuesday night. aud took occasion 10
speak his mind pretty freely about the growing
Capitalization Of tn, Federal Government, and
the attempted. overriding Of all STATE SOY,
ereign1y. H.: spoke with great ei'qnrncc aud
II al ,,ft Il,
o! the record of their past deeds, aud t!l''r In
t,,rc prospects sand was loudly ch"ere!.
Captain Samuel T. BayIy died at the resi-
lence Of his mother 10 Richmond. On Tuesday.
after lcng and painful illness He was well
and favorably known in Richmond and on the
eastern shore Of Virginia. his mother former
home Captain Bayly was for a time connected
with the law firm of Mr~Sr-. lI"lIaday. Bayly
and White
There was fair gathering OF the beauty and
fashion of Richmond present at the Mouumen,
tai church on Tue>loy to witneSs the unptia
ceremony between Peter Wurwi;k. .ir.. Prrsl.
! dent Of the Gargu Mills AMI Mis- Aden
Temple. nf Chesterfield
There arc Scvcnty-frur churches in Abe
marie county as follows: Baptist 81: titteen
of these are Tor colored persons and seventeen
for white, Methodist -: Episcopal :: Pres
byterian disciples I :: Lrther'n | and Cath,
nlic total H.
Business is said to be better in Richm mi
this year than it has been any Year since he
year after the evacuation. Building is going
on rapidly. and every carpenter and bricklayer
is employed.
T. w. Hunter, editor of the Winchester
Times. an able speaker will deliver IN aIlres,
at Hamilton l4ondoun county. on the Ilth OF
May.
The Bank of Berryville Clarke county has
commenced operations, and there is every rea
son to believe it will prove >ncceS>.
The balance in the State Treasury Yesterday
was : ,JJj6 494 %.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-04-18

All our exchanges in Virginia in speaking
of the sessions of Court 10 their respective
connties conclude tr saying that the attendance
was unusually SMALL The Lynchburg Virgiuian
says We had much rather hear of the atten-
dance being small. and the sessions passing
without those large gatherings usually attendant
upon court day, in some parts of the coun
try, aud to know that the farmers aud their en-
pluyes are more interested in putting out theu
spring crops. than to chronicle their ldng OF
time where they have no business. And yet
with all these evils. we cannot help remember
ing. with some kind feelings, for aud lang
Syne. the Court Days of former years!
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DIEDMUNT lMPRON EMENT COMP Y

Notice i hereby given, tha, tn" und"Y>gn''!
Commissioners, appointed l": ,h-purp">" by Tn
act of Assembly Incorporating the Piedmont Ia
provrm.nt Company approved an the 23rd dnt
of March, 1872 will open books Al the "lil''" 81
the Washington X ONO Railroad Company, IN
The city Of Alexandria, Va, on tn" 2'h hay 81
April 1872 between the h"HrS "i ~ -. IN. III q e."
D. m, t" rrcciv" -uhScri pt'n, i"r not exceeding
one thousand share: al one hundred ,i"iinrS each,
10 constitute the clpjt,! >tnch "i the >a Pi,.u
mont Improvement Company.
Andrew Inrni,.-..lr. X VI. H".l!"S.
GaS>iu> F. bee C. /. .Iann..y
6. B. Ball, K. Bell, jr.
T. Johnston, Commissioner.
mar N-Wtd
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The tobacco trade is now very brisk in Lynch,
burg.
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by l.. ID. IIHrrISOns AUctIOneer.
CARRIAGE FOR SALE-Wll be sold, by
" auction, ct 10 o'clock on SATURDAY
MORN &c, the 10th instant, one secondhand
TWU-HORSE CARRIAGE, in frst-rste Or
der BIZ 1881
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NOTICE-ALEXA NDRlA CANAL co -
~ The annual general meeting Of the -tocE-
holders Of the Alexandria Canal Go. will be ned
in the chamber Of the Board 81 Aldermen. tpld
Thcatre) in the city of Alexandria, on MON
DAY, the 9TH day Of May, prnx:. ut ~ o elk H.
al Scots L. g. UHLER, Clerk.
HYDRAULIC CEMENT.
100 barrels celebrated "ROUND TOT" ny
DRAULlC CEMENT, fresh ground, and 81
perior t. any other Cemrnr-in the State f.:
sale By SHlNN CO.,
an il Is Union street
T ACE JACK X. Els rlssix a D poIS T.,
We have just opened h Very large sssortmrn,
of the above in Llama D"mice and Puchri
Laces, which we will sell al low figures. Grail
and see them ut
ap IL WILMER i SLAYMAkEK'S.
EISHING TACKLE, Lines, Hooks, G",
IL wholesale and retail by
JAS. F. CARLIN s. SONS,
apl7 u King .treel
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BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS. To-day IN The
Equity Court Judge Wylie delivered an opln
ION in the case of John Faust against Henry
\. Clarke and Others. which is important TO all
who have invested money in building asSncia-
lions 1t is vel known that lately number
of suits have been instituted against these As
socatons for the purpose of decding the pre-
MUM and fines. charged to be u>urinuS and
illegal and as this is the first case Decided. ii
deserves special attention. From the papers IT
appears that a stakeholder executed deed vi
trust on certain property in $50, to secure All
advance from the association OF S3.JW): that
subsequently, Judgment was obtained against
him, and the property Offered for sale under
the deed of trust, wherenpnn the Judgment
creditor obtained an Injunction on the grounds
Of usnry and fraud The case being referred
to the auditor was heard to-day on exceptions
filed to his report. when the whole question OF
premium aud fines charged by the association
was fully and ably discussed. Judge Wye in
delivering his opinion. SAID he could see no
n,ury in the transactions of building asSocia-
tons as he regarded them as Joint stack com
panies An appeal was taken to the Curt IN
general term Frederick Schmidt and }: j.
Johnson for complainant, and John ID. Ellis
and s. IT, Drury Tor the ASSOCIATION. - WASH.
Star of ,Sdfnu}nH
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UBlTE.i X !.

Father Gavazzi, the famous ltaIiau pries'
arrived in New York from Europe yesterday
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7 OST OR MISLAID-LAND VARIANT
IL No 6o5 for 40 acres, issued TO Jonas D.
Platt, private Captain Reynolds Company, 4th
Regiment Heavy Artillery, commanded by
Gen. VI. Lewis, war 1872; issued Under act al
Congress Of September -, 1870. All person
warned against negotiating for the >rine -,
application will be made 70 the Commissioner '.
Pensions for reissue Of the same.
NH S-wGw a. HERBERT, Admir-
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JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. The Legislature at
its late session amended the code, SO as to spe
city plainly the compensation of justices Of the
peace, as follows The justices Of the shall
receive for taking depoSiions, for taking and
certifying the acknowledged Of any deed or
writing, or taking and certifying the privy ex-
animation and ackuowlcd cement ola married
woman, the same fees now allowed by law to a
notary public, to be paid By the rerSon for
when the service is rendered. Each and
every Justice Of the peace shall receive as a
compensation for every oath administered, not
in court, and every acknowledgement taken by
him and requiring his certificate and for every
process of attachment issued by him. the sum
of % cents, to be paid by the person or persons
for whom the said official acts are performed.
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HEATrIsvGLLE. This village is the county
seat Of Northumberland, one of the, Oldest
counties in Virginia. 1t is situated near
the centre of the county. about one mile from
Coan river, an estuary Of the Potomac and
about three from Coan Warehouse. uoted
steamboat landing. 1t is one of the prettiest
villages 10 Eastern Virginia, and the most
thriving and enterprising in the Northern
a large and safe business an excellent hotel,
and frst-class carriage factory, several shops.
and furnishing academy presided over by
Prof 4. i. CralIe, County Superintendent Of
Education. Tile Hatn. Ludec
Father Gavazzi, the famous ltaan prizes,
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NOTICE Is Hereby GIVEN, That Al
~ plication will be made Ia the Orange. a.
exandra and Manassas Railroad Company :u'
the renewal OF CERTIFICATE No. 40
Iynchburg extenSion) for ten shares Of the
capital stock of said company. dated january
Both 1850 in the name OF Robert VI. kent--aGi
certificate having been lost or rniS!aid.
NH l4-w2ml ROBERT NJ KENT
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VIRGINIA: AT Rules held III the CLERK .
Y office Of the Circuit Court al Alexandria CO,
on the 4th day OF March, 49,, }. Harvey Bailey.
plaintiff, against j. Ledyard Hodge" defendant.
In rhanccry and on an attachment.
The object of this suit l. I" RECOVER {" tn" de-
PENDANT, }. Lslyard Hodge. the sum Of c"i.1-,
the first ilSta mcnt oi semi. annual Interest "i
two bonds executed by the said i"lendnit dated
March 18th. 1871, and payable in tw" and three.
years respectively, SAID ir-t !n>ta!Irnt OF Inter
st being due on the 18th day Of September.
1871, and u attach MI the right, title and inter
est, of the said Defendant IN. and u u certain
tract of land in A exandria county, Virginia,
containing 90 81 lUo arr">, situated OH the south
SIDE of Columbia TurnpKc and particularly DE-"
,cribrd in deed from J. Harvey Bailey and wit
to said defendant bearing dat. March 21th, Isl
nnd duly recorded in said county, md subject
the defendant interest in said tract OF land !.
the payment of the plaintiffs claim.
The defendant, J. Lcdyard Giodgr, not having
entered his appearance and given security No
,ording to the net Of Assembly and the rul'.- -!
this Court, and it appearing by affidavit that b"
is not a resident of this State, il i ordered that
the said defendant appear her" within on" month
after due publication "t this order. and do what
is necessary To protect his interest in this SUIT,
and that II copy OF this order b" forthwith IL
serted in the Alexandria GaZ"tt". ncwspap""
published in the city of Alexandria, once Il week
Tor four successive weeks and posted at III" front
door OF the Court House Of this county.
a copy, test: GEO. Z. SEAION, I! <.
;. Ferguson Beach, 4. NH 2-wiw
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-31
WASHINGTON.

fEeXican Frontier COmmIssion-rhe War
moth Returning BOurd-DecIsiOn Exa
pected ON its Legality Electoral Vote
OF LOuisiana-The Messenger Bearing
ft-Secretury Boutwell, NOT Resigned
Macon and Brunswick Railroad.
WASHINGTON, December 30.-The Mex
lean frontier commission return thither
January 7.
Attorney General Williams has received
a telegram from New Orleans saying that
the Supreme Court of Louisiana will rem
der q direct decision on the thirteenth prox-
imo on the legality of the Warmoth cleo
ton returning board. The court has Incl
dentaly given an opinion adverse to War
moth by refusing to recognize Mr. Ogden as
the Attorney General of tho State, he hay
ing been declared elected by the Warmoth
board.
A special messenger bearing the vote of
the electoral college of Louisiana has ar
rived. This messenger is elector atoIarge on
the Grant and Wilson ticket.
Secretary Boutwell, has not resigned
Judge Lockrane, on his way to Georgia,
reports favorable progress in negotiations
for the completion of the Macon and
Brunswick railroad. The plan loosely
stated is that Georgia shall reguarantee
the bonds, and that their holders will fur
nlsh and equip the road, and pay its float
ing debt. The German bondhOlders have
indicated willingness to accept the propo-
sitiOn. The hitch seems to be with certain
American holders Of mixed Georgia securi-
ties, who wish to float all interchangeable
values upon the backs of the Bruins wick
hOnHa
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new ORLEANS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 81. 1872.

and indignities that have been he&ped upon
them in the past and will continue to be
heaped upon them until Congress mas taken
the matter properly in hand.
Mr. Allain replied and spoke in favor of
| his substitute. He wanted d national law
that would secure the civil rights Of all
citizens of the United States.
Mr.. Young renewed his motion to post
pone-embraeing the substitute with the
original resolution. He believed it would
have a much better effect to pass upon this
matter VShen our Democratic friends are
here to take part in the proceedings.
Pending the consideration OF the subject
matter under discussion, the order Of the
day was called for which was the resolu-
tion instructing our Senators and request
ing our members Of the lower House OF Con
gress to use their efforts " have an addi-
tional United States judicial district estab-
lished in the northern part Of Louisiana
The yeas and nays were called on the final
passage Of the resolution, and it passed by a
vote Of thirty-four yeas to twenty nays.
Mr.. Murrell, of Madison, asked and ob-
cained permission to introduce an i'm
portaut act entitled an act to suppress
riots and unlawful assemblages, to punish
persons engaged therein, and for other pur-
poses. Phe act, under a suspension Of the
rules, passed finally, and was sent to the
Senate for concurrence. When it was upon
its final passage, Governor Hahn offered an
amendment, which was accepted, that
nothing in the bill should be so construed
as to interfere with the right OF citizens to
peacefully assemble and make known their
grievances.
An act creating the fourth of March
State holiday was read a second time.
Mr.. Devezin in the chair
Governor Hahn opposed the final passage
of the resolution on the ground that we al
ready had too many holidays. He thought,
also, there was little too much of the
spread eagle style about the preamble
He was in favor of referring the resolution
to the Committee on Federal Relations.
Mr.. Montaldo was in favor of passing the
resolution. The fourth of March was al
ready regarded as a holiday among a large
portion of our people. 1t was the holiday
of our fremen, and in honor of that useful |
body of citizens it should be made State |
holiday.
Pending the further consideration of the
subject the House, on motion, adjourned |
until to-day at twelve o'clock.
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Rails This Evanina.

The Pelican Fire Engine Company No. ]
Of Algiers, will give grand bail at Phil
harmonic Hall tonight. It viii doubtless
be attended by large number.
The Penn Rangers, Of the Third District,
will give grand calico and masquerade
ball at Carroll Hall, corner Of -Elysian
Fields and DaUphine streets.
The following gentlemen constitute the
board of managers: John McEnery, Charles
Fitzenreiter, d. B. Penn, John Cray er, II.
c. Warmotb, H. +. Sturcken. George A,
Sheridan, NJ. Carroll, L. A. WIltz E '. Le,
cIere, Robert Brewster, J. Delaney.
The Baltic Base Ball Club viii give a
soiree at jackson Hall. Ely5ian Fields
street, Third District,
The gallant boys Of fire company 20. II
will give a grand ball this evening at Expo
sition Hall, and will dance the old gear cut
and the new year in.
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TERMS; s16 90 PER ANFUM.
WHOLE NUMBER 1857.

honigsberg and Posen have been threatened
with immediate confscation if they publish
insulting references to Germany on the re.
cent papal allocutio1f.
The charge d'afaires OF the German legs
ton will probably be instructed not to All
tend the reception of the diplomatic body
by the Pope on the first of January, on aG
count of the allocution
ST PETERSBURG, December 30.-Tha
morning bulletin announces that the CzarT,A
,Wltc5h. slept six hours last night. The fever
has diminished.
J, ROME, December 30.-The German charge
week that he had been instructed to take
an unlimited leave of absence. He has
SINCE S5 closed the legation and quit Rome for
PARIS. December 3O.-Thiers, while visit
ing the English legation, fell and suffered n
slight confusion upon his elbow, but was
able to be present at his reception.
=, Bourgoing, the French Minister, has left