Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-04-05
VAGINA NEWS.

VIRGINIA NEWS.
Rev. I. t. Dudley, ir.. Virsinan. in B H.
tinore, has been quite ILL., but is uow better
The Clarke county Courier says In con
sequence of the State fund for educational
purposes having become exhausted, the public
schools Of this county We're closed on last Fri
day.
Last week TWO white men i'll Pulaski county.
had an alteration with colured man, and
shot aud killed the latter. aud then escaped:
There IS great excitement AIN M he coiored
people in consequences.
The j9th annual meeting of the Virginia
Bible Society was held in 81. Paul'> church,
Richmond on Tuesday ight. The reports OF
the officers showed the society To hc flourish
ing aud rapidly extending.
Not IA little excitement prevails in a portion
of Shcnandoah county On account otthc excara-
ton and abduction Of The body Of Mr.. Elijah
Bowers, (who was killed AT Columbia Furnace
some four or FIVE weeks ago by some unknown
re>urrectlonlStS
The Fredericksburg Herald says accounts
from the surrounding country are TO the effect
that the growing wheat has greatly improved
since the moderate weather set in. and that
fields that looked bare and unrroml>lng tw"
weeks ago, look the reverse now.
The Fredericksburg Herald says: 1t has
been asserted by many persons that the peach
crop would be total failure this season. in
consequence of the buds being killed by the
severe cold during the winter. but later exaull-
nation. induces the belief that the crop will be
an average one in this section of the State, IT
it does not meet with further injury.
On Thursday evening, March 2sth. the barn
of Mr.. James Berry, on Potomac run, in Sta:
ford county, about six miles from Frederic Ks
burg, was entirely destroyed by hire: together
with the contents consisting OF hay, oats,
farming implements and about one hund red
barrels OF corn Mr.. Berry estimates his loss
at $500, exclusive of the loss Of the building,
which was the property of Mr. Robert Smith,
of Quaker Hill. The fire originated from
the burning Of brush by some Of the neighhorS,
a high wind prevailing at the time.
CONGRESS. In the Senate. Yesterday the
bill giving the assent Of Congress 10 the sub
scripton of 100000 on the part OF the Terri
tory of Columbia 10 the capital stock of the
Piedmont and Potomac Railroad was passed
b. vote of IS to 10, after being amended so
as to provide that no part of the subscription
is to be paid until one million Of dollars has
been subscribed by private parties, and paid in
cash or expended in the construction OF the
road and also providing that the Company
give bond for the payment OF the interest on
the said amount 5000, 0O0l provided the road
is not completed within three years; and tilrth-
er that the tax levied By authority Of the said
act shall not exceed $50 900 for interest in any
0 lie year.
A bill was reported from the Committee on
Commerce providing for The payment of a
drawback equal to the duties paid on all ma
terial used 10 the construction and equipment
of vessels built in the United States and EN-.
poyed exclusively in trading with foreign
countries. When American material Is used
in the construction Of such vessels, II Is provld-
ed that the Secretary OF the Treasury shall pay
bounty equivalent to the duties imposed on
similar materials and articles when imported
from foreign countries The bill also provides
that American vessels registered in foreign
countries since January !, 1861. may again be
registered as American vessels within two
years from the date of the enactng Of the BILL
and that foreign. built iron vessels OF not less
tnan Z,UDu tOOS DuTueU. WLcu U"ueu Oy clli-
zens Of the United States, may be registered a.
American vessels.
4 bill was reported from the Committee on
Naval Affairs, for the relief of the officers and
crew of the United States ship Wyoming.
To the House of Representatives after the
adoption of joint resolution. ofrespcct to the
memory of Prof Morse, as testimonial OF his
services the bill for the better protection of
the lives of passengers on steam vessels was
further amended and passed ". 4. Handley
Democrat, was declared entitled to retain his
seat as member from the third Alabama dis
trict and B. W. Norris was allowed 81, OBS for
contestiug it The bill to authorize the ap-
pointment Of Shipping Commissioners by the
several courts of the United States, to superin-
tend the shipping and discharge OF seamen en-,
gagged in merchant ships. was amended 50 as to
make /. an offense punishable with 5 600 fine
for master to ship a seaman 10 an intoxicated
condition, and a motion to rccommit the bill
then lost The Committee on Postofices and
Post Roads. Instructed to investigate certain
charges against the Postmaster General, pre-
sented report, and asked leave for the mi
nority to present their views hereafter which
was granted. The petition of Mrs Maria l.
Craven, widow OF Commodore Craven, asking
for an Increase of pension, was referred to the
Committee on Invalid Pensions.