Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-03-01
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Petersburg Iudex says:-"The large
consignment Of salt and sugar to Messrs. Davis,
Roper e. Co., was sold at auction yesterday by
P. S. Seabury There were thirty-fve hogs,
heads of sugar, New Orleans, and about | 400
sacks of salt, some Liverpool and some ground
alum, which was slightly stained. One hogs
head Of sugar brought "a cents aud another II
cents per pound, and the rest sold for lO4
cents, lOs and log cents per pound. These are
considered good prices Ground alum salt sold
at 81 ,47!al ,57!, and Liverpool at tronlSl ,S5 Ia
81 There was considerable crowd in at
tendance.
Rev. DR.. Daniel Evans Reese, President OF
odist Protestant Church, is announced to occu-
py the pulpit of his denomination in Lynchburg
on Sunday next He is the last of four broth
ers, who were all distinguished ministers of the
gospel
The Norfolk Virginian says 1.-THE tceming
waters of North Carolina are now supplying
our market with shad, but as yet they are out
of the reach of moderate pockets. Indeed, the
greater part are packed and reShipped to the
Northern markets, where they command good
prices.
The Clarke County Courier says 1--WE un-
| derstand that the enterprsing farmers of Long
Marsh Township intend to start cheese fac
tory, and that nearly or all of the stock in this
enterprise has been already subscribed.
Mr.. VIM Lucas has sold his Cation Farm
10 Jefferson county, containing 230 acres, to
Mr.. Craven Trussel, for SCI, 80 per acre.
Colonel William W. Brown worthy and
I
county: died on the 10Th ult.
Commodore Levitt, of the oyster feet, has
rendered his resignation,
JUR1Es IN CIVIL CAUSES. The following
bill passed by the Gene raj Assembly has been in
the hands of the Governor since Monday. 1t
is intended to amend sections and 10 of the
act of February3 1871, and is as follows:
rs. The clerk of every County or Corpora
ton court shall, at least ten days before any
term of court at which jury may be wanted
to be designated by the judge thereof, issue a
writ of venire facias for sixteen jurors, and
shall therein require the attendance of the ju-
rors on the first day of the court, or at such
other day thereof as the said court shall order !;
but whenever in the opinion of the Circuit,
County, or Corporation court of any county or
sixteen is necessary for the dispatch of the
business of said court such opinion shall be en-.
| tered of record, together with the number of
Jurors deemed necessary by said court; and if
it be the Circuit court it shall be the duty of
the clerk Of the Circuit court to notify the
clerk of the County or Corporation court of
such county, IN writing, at least twenty days
before the Jurors are required to attend, of the
plumber of jurors so ordered and the time aud
place at which they are to attend
'2l0. 1t shall be the duty of the clerk of the
County or Corporation court, on day not less
than seven nor more than ten days before the
day on which the jurors are required, in the
presence of the judge, if practicable, if not, Of
the Commonwealth attorney or one of the
commissioners in chancery of the Circuit court
of the county or corporation, to cause the pro
per number of jurors to be drawn from the
box, and forthwith deliver the writ of venire
facias already issued, in pursuance of the eighth
section, to the proper officer of the county or
corporation, requiring him to summon the per,
sons thus drawn, whose names shall be stated in
the writ, together with the term and the court
at which they are required to attend Aud it shall
be the duty of the officer, at least three days
before the time when the jurors are required
to attend to summon each person who is drawn
to attend the sitting Of the court at the time
and place mentioned in the writ, and make a
due return thereof at the opening af the cour:
In which the attendance OF the jurors is re-
quired.
''This act shall be in force from and after the
first day Of April, eighteen hundred aud seven
ty-two'
How IT IS SPELLED-AS ST. Louis exchange
gives the following different ways in which the
word ''vaccinate' was spelled by as many pa
rents in that city, in recent notes to school
teachers aud there were sixty schools still to
hear from: Vacenate. vexiDated, vexeuated,
vaxnate, waxnaded, vaccennate, waxnated,
waxoite, vessennate, vexnate, vacinnated, fax.
eneted, vaxenated, vaxenaded, vaxnaded, wax
enaded, vaxenated. vaxcinenateing, vaxcinea-