Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-14

mains to be seen what action the Legislature
will take in the premises That the State will
repudiate her debt, notwithstanding there are
advocates for such step, cannot, 1t is thought,
be seriously entertained, bnt when it comes to
increasing the rate of taxation. which will, in
all probability, have to be done, there will be
trouble. > t-@
TIE LOBBY.
There are considerable nuubcr of lobbyists
here, interested in various schenes-prlnci-
pally railroad. In the better days Of the Com
monwealth nothing of the sort would have
been tolerated. PEQUoD.
PRINCE WILLIAM CoUNrYslTEMs William
Appleby, colored boy about fourteen years of
aye, who burned the house of Mr.. Isaac +.
Baldwin, one night during the past summer,
was tried for arson ut the December term OF
the county court and sentenced By Judge
Nico to be hung. The jury first brought IN
verdict Of guilty, aud put the punishment at
seven years in the penl,enta!y. This, the
court informed, the jury, was not 10 accordance
with law. Jud &c Nlcol said il the jury found
the prisoner guilty, as charged IN the lndlct-
mcut, the punishment was death. The verdict
was afterwards changed, and the prisoner scn-
fenced \ petition, we understand, was pre-
pared, to be signed by the court, asking the
Governor to commute the punishment to ten
years in the penitentiary. The BOY Is small
one, and evidently did not understand the
enormi,y of his crime.
Mirhcal Laucheimcr, junk dealer Of Alex
andra, was before the county court last week,
charged by Philip Wcinburg with buying junk
materials of merchants Of Manassas, without 4
license. The jury found him guilty, with a
fine of $50 The judge set their verdict aside,
stating that the evidence did not warrant 1t,
and advising them to 60 back aud bring III a
verdict of not guilty. which they did. Mean,
time Lauchemcr, not liking the aspect OF
affairs, made himself scarce, and soon put scve-
raj miles between him aud the scene OF his
prosecution \ few days afterwards he wa,
heard of in Alexandria, inQu!rlng tor Alr:
Weinburg, saying he would like TO put head
on him
The meeting Of the Manassas Agricultural
Club was held last week, when the subject OF
the horse disease was discussed and MIR. \: }.
Pine, made an interesting report, IN writing,
upon the Horse. lie was followed by
Messrs. IIazen Footc, Weir, Burdgc and
others. The annual election Of officers resulted
as follows: President, Isaac l.. n. Hazeu;
Vice Presidents Richard NJ. Weir, Jonas
Greene, Wilmer Mclean, Samuel Wolverton,
and George W. Johnson; Corresponding Secrc'
tary. George G. Round; Recording Secretary
Luther D. e. Bonner; Treasurer: c. y. Snow
ball.
4 married wau residing near this place was
before Justice Butler on Thursday last, on the
charge of adultry, and an attempt TO commit
abortion The young woulau who makes the
charge is about sixteen years OF aye, anu
beautiful girl. She was accompanied to the
magistrates office by her father and mother.
By requcs, Of the accused the case was post
poned for further hearing. Both parties are
from the North. The accused was held to bail
in the sun of 5000 iu each case.
The meeting held few night since, to con-
slider the proprlcty OF asking the Legislature
to incorporate the village OF Manassas, ap'
pointed the following gentlemen as commit
tee to digest and prepare p an OF incorpora'
ton Richard NJ. Weir, Benz: D: Merchant,
George g. Round, Francis j. Cannon, and
Charles L. Hynson These geu;lomon wcro uu-
thorized to call the citizens together whenever
prepared to report. ,,..,.
The following claims from Prince William
county have been allowed by the Southern
Claims Commission:" Thomas Gaskins, $40;
Charles j. Howard, sll4; Mary Ives s3,3l3;
George Pi,kins 81 2225; Perez Richmond, 500;
Bailey Robertson, 1922; NJ. NJ. Rosebcrry,
$500; Warren Stokes, $l25 James Robinson,
81 ,259; Sidney T. TeasdaIc, $2j; Samuel
| Wolvertou, $50.
Work has been resumed on the Public
School House No ], which the trustees have
very appropriately named after the energetic
Superintendent of Public instruction in IT.
gnia Dr. ". Ii, Ruffner Miss Lizzie
Chamberlain, who has been very successful as
a teacher in Dumfrics, has been engaged to
take charge of the school for the present. !,
Luther L. Lynn, one of the most useful and
highly respected citizens of our county, died at
his residence near UaymaIket on Sunday
night, December lst, after long sickness, IN
about the 6ftieth year Of his age
On Wednesday morning last, the air for
an hour or more, was filled with fine particles
resembling frost, which glistening in the sun
shine presented singular appearance. -Nt-
mdssas Gu;ctte.