Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-10-04
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Is 10 eUtCF tUC CdufdSS VI uCAt
On the coming Saturday there will be
Greeley and Brown mass meeting at Gordons-
Vile when distinguished speakers will address
the people Preparations have been made for
the occasion.
Mr. j. p Brooke, proprietor of the Lynch
burg Rolling Mills, has contracted with the
Lynchburg aud Danville railroad company for
furnishing the fish bars and bolts needed in
the construction of the road, and is now active
ly at work filling the contract.
The Richmond Wing says THE financial
president Of the Young Sons and Daughters of
Job Ia colored society has dcfaulted toa large
amount 10 her accounts with the funds of the
society, and the Sons aud Daughters of job are
much torn up 10 their minds about it.
Mr.. Joe Huffman, of Shenandoah, killed last
week spake measuring eight feet in length
and the body proportionally large 1t was
| black for about two feet from its head, and
alternately black and white on the remainder
of the body. 1t had three recently swallowed
squirrels in its stomach (?)
The Farmers and Merchants Savings Bank,
recently established at Pampn's, in Apponat
tox county, is 10 a hourishing condition, and
has been productive OF great good IN that Sec
| ton. These institutions encourage the people
to save money, and are at the same time Dsetul
| in lending the amount OF their concentrated
capital to worthy objects and safe enterprises
The Marion Patriot and Herald says :-"We
understand that the laying OF the new iron on
the Virginia and Tennessee railroad will be de-
layed for some months by mistake OF the
manufacturers in the construction OF the appa-
ratus for fastening the rails together. The
iron had already been distributed for consld-
cradle distance along the road.
The Stanton Virginian ays:-:On Thurs
day night, during heavy rain, a slide on the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad occurred near
Callahan Station. The passenger train going
west had passed short time before Robin
sons Circus followed Immediately after, and
the engine ran into the slide, throwing it off.
without, however, doing any damage to the
cars >"
At the White Sulphur Springs on the eth
ult., the day Oh which Robinson's Circus was
to exhibit at that place. row occurred between
several white men and some blacks in that
vicinity, whskey, being at the bottom OF IT..
One of the white men, turbulent character,
|
" cut with razors or knives He had five
severe gasheS on his body, aud it was runored
that he died subsequently,
Iu the U. S. District Court. in session at
Lynchburg, on Wednesday the case Of John j..
VI. Clarkson, against the county of Botctourt
Involving claim of $1,000 10 Confederate
money, for salt furnished the county authorl.
ties during the war--was decided in favor OF
Clarkson, and the sun of S+lS awarded him,
with interest from the time the debt was con
tracted The decision of the Judge on the
question Of granting new trial to George T..
Langhorne, convicted Of robblng the mall was
postponed.
There was a very large and enthusiastic Con
servative rally in Richmond on Wednesday
night. Assembly Hall was filled and large
meeting was held on the outside. The inside
meeting was presided over by r. /. Daniel
and stirring addresses were delived by John
Goodc, j. B. Baldwin, c. S. Stringfellow and
Others At the outside meeting Mayer Kelley
presided, and Col. Robert Il. Withers, deliver
ed one of the ablest addresses of the canvass.
Music enlvencd, and bonfrcs ilumincd the oc-
casion, and the utmost enthusiasm prevailed.
A NOVEL QUESTION. We publish below a
| letter from our Leeshueg correspondent with
reference to the contemplated action of some OF
the citizens of that town, about the right of its
Council, or the vote Of the people, to levy a
tax to build railroads or other internal improve
ments Should this matter be tested IN the
Courts of the Commonwealth, it WILL at this
late day, be novel question, and yet there
are grounds, and legal ones too, for such a
contest fredericksburg Herald
| I,ccpr-Dc Can't W. have
novel question under discussion, which will eff.
feet all of our cities, viz Whether corpora
ton, such as a city or town, can subscribe,
either by act Of Council, or by vote of the
people, to works OF internal Improvement.
"The Washington and Ohio Railroad Com
pany project loan from this town. Some of
our citizens intend to contest their right upon
| legal grounds It is really very serious ques-
! ton.
II have examined the question as could I'M
der the circumstances. In Constitution, article
10, sections Ii, -, Is and ii, you will find a
general prohibition against such subscriptions,
by the State. How is it that the State, which
is the creator of Courts and countless cannot
make and enforce loan of this sort. can the
creature of the State do it? The taxing power
is derived from the Constitution, aud must be
uniform.
Counties and towns get their authority to
tax and their power to enforce from the Legls-
lature. 1t is evident that the Legislature can
not invest in others, what it does not possess
itself
"You will also find by an examination of
"Cooley's Constitutional Limitations and Of
'Bright's Federal Digest" that this great
question is in doubt, and the commonly acted
upon doctrine of Eminent Domain, exercis-
able by municipalities, is of very questionable
safety. I he main question seems to be. wheth-
er the Legislature can confer power which it
does not apparently possess. 1t is new, novel,
and effects all of our cities and large towns "
CRIME IN WASHINGTON -Consderabl ex-
element was created yesterday by shooting af
fair on the corner of Seventh st. and Pennsy
vania avenue. The actors were Perry Carson
and Charles Irving both noted colored politi
clans After au tercation, Carson, who was
about entering street car, was followed by IT,
wing who applied TO him various abusive
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