Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-07-17
VIRGINIA NEWS
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Virginia allcs l'al'cls s'1se ''A' @h@ '
nal revenue receipts for the HarrlSonburg col
lection district for the year ending June 40
1872. reach nearly Sl5D,Wm, Including about
SIu4 600 upon apple oud peach brandy and
whskcv, and $4,000 upon tobacco. ). PuSey
deputy collector for the district. having Il de
hccncy Of sc, 600 against him. has been held
to bail in $1,000, and W. y Capchart ap.
pointed i'll his stead.
The Virginia Steamship aud Packet Compa.
MS have sold out it ships, &c, to the Old Do
ninion Line, and has ceased to exist as an IN,
dependent organization. The transfer includes
the Clyde and the new iron steamship now
in course of construction at Rockets, pear
Richmond, but does not include. wearc informed,
the. Shipyarl. tools. aud other convcuiences
for ,,lpbuilding owned hy the Packet Com
pany.
Judge Straughn, at Northumberland Court
last week, decided the oyster law. passed BY the
last Legislature, to be unconstitutional, being
in violation of Section >, Article Y, OF the
Constitution. The tax imposed by the Act *
in its nature a license tax, while the Cons,ltu-
ton provides for tax on sales at IA rate not
exceeding the rate Of taxation imposed on ANY
other species of property.
The gas company in Fredericksburg will hold
a meeting tomorrow to consider the propriety
OF disseminating the manufacture of gas, as the
consumption is said u be too small to render
operations profitable. Several Of the mer-
chants have laid III Il large supply of other IL
Illuminating material to supply the public II the
works are closed.
Visitors are gathering at the different Nir-
ginia Springs in goodly numbers Those in
the Valley the more accessible from this Sec
tion. are giving shelter to many. Jordan :
" hite Sulphur, the Rawley, Capnn and Others.
have the old hahitllaS and acccss>lous OF new
corners. \ large number are Ut the Grccnbrer
White Sulphur.
An Immigration Convention is to be held at
Norfolk. on the Goth inst, at which the judges
ofthe county courts the State are invited TO be
present Itis-held under the auspices of the
Settlers aud Immigrant Aid Society. On
thc same day it is expected that one of the
Allan line Of steamers will arrive 10 the port.
The second trial OF Collector Talley Ljury not
agreeing on first trial for eulbczzing the funds
Of the State of Virginia, county Of Henrlco,
and township of ruckahoe, and decamping with
them, was fixed for yesterday in the county
court of Henrico, but on motion OF defence the
case was continued until September.
The British bark Atlanta cleared from Rich
mond Saturday for Liverpool, England, laden
with cargo Of tobacco valued at $3.50
%, shipped by the following parties: Messrs
Scott 4 Clarke. John Finders Il Son, John
Frceaud, W. Hatcher 4 Brother, {. Gray
& Co.
The work of improving the water supply of
Richmond is to be commenced Immediately,
under the direction of the Committee on Water
and with an appropriation Of 5000, 900, recently
made by the City Council. A new reservoir
will be built along side the present one.
Yesterday morning in Richmond, Barney
Tracy made most ferocious aud murdcrous at.
tack upon his late wife, who some tune ago
procured divorce from him. The weapon
used was a large stick, on one end ofwhch was
an iron ferrue. Tracy was arrested.
In Jefferson county, West Virginia, there
are six candidates announced for the Office of
Sheritf-fyc for Circuit Clelk--four for Crun-
ty Clerk-uine for County AsSessor-three for
Prosecuting Attorney, aud three for President
Of County Court
\ Lyuchburg firm has offered $50 prize to
the best drilled company of Virginia volunteers
at the Agricultural Fair, near that city, next
Fall.
CHEERING Sight Tits cheering sight that
meets the eye along the Virginia Il Tennessee
railroad. The great waving fields Of tall
luyuriant corn are beautiful to behold They
look green and fresh and strong, as though they
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