Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-01
FROM RICHMOND.
LEGISLATIVE.

lay, bills we're passed u constitute conductors
and agents Of railroads. {, n>ervators of the
peace ; TO secure advances Tor agriculture! pur-
poses to provide Tor the placing on the COM
mis.ioucrs books the lands in the Common
wealth and to amend the code in relation TO
the sales of forfeited and delinquent lands, and
for other purposes to authorize the board .ot
supervisors Of the several counties to appoint a
| nhys;cian and nurse to attend the poor and TO
regulate their compensation to regulate
the i,uposition, assessment aud collection OF
taxes for the support of public schools by coun
ties and school districts, &c. TO print memoir
| of Hou!os statue; approprlatlng sum OF
money to replace Houdou' statue of Washing
ton in the Capitol; aul amending the acs OF
lS7l-'72, rs to Iulies and compensation OF Ger
tain township officers.
TIE Senate refused TO suspend The rules to
consiier IA ! ,int resolution relative TO the dis
charge from any further duty of The comm's-
>on.rS appointed on the part of this Stale TO
settle the boundary line between this State AID
the State Of Maryland.
i Ga motion OF Mr. Taylor, Of Loudoun the
committee on courts Of justice was discharged
from the further consideration of House bill
cutiIcd an act providing fur the ply OF city
co. lorat!an judges.
Iwo thousand copies Of the act to regulate
and define the jurisdiction OF the circuit aud
county courts. and the &C: ancndat"ry thereon.
the act III reference tn certain bonds and rccng-
lizance> and The act in reference to criminal
proceedings IN certain cases, were ordered 10
be printed Ter distribution.
\ nut resolution arproprailng Sl5.UUO to
he Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical Col
leg. to be expended under the direction OF the
board Of visitors OF said college. making ad-
ditlonai bui dng>, &C., was lost for want OF a
constitutional maj crlty-ayes II. noes ..
The report of the special committee to IN
'igatc the charges against the officers OF the
Central Iunalic asylum was agreed to.
; The Senate bill to impose a stamp tax on
Wholesale dealers in distilled spirits was iall on
the t,hlc-aycs Is, noes A.
La the House Of Delegates the rerort OF the
;, cond conference committee on the House hlll
in relation to interest, providing suhStanrly
that the general rate OF interest shall he FIX
per c.i,lm per auuum, but allowing rate not
Needing eight per cent. by contract III writ
ing, with a forfeiture nj all interest exceeding
SIX per cent " here 4 greater rate Is contracted
f;,r than is allowed by tn. BILL was after CON
>i,lrrohl. debate aduptcd-ayes -, noes ~
Nlessrs Ncae and Pcarcc voting in the attlrnl-
alive.
4 motion to reconsider this vote WAS lost
ayes 80, noes 30.
\ number of amendments to the Senate ap-
preparation bill were rel "cted
SPAIN. dispatches from Barcelona say that
the situation in that city is grave. Intelligence
has reached there that the town Of Berga,
which was captured by the Carlists on Friday,
had been destroyed by fire by the insurgents
WHO, bctJre applying the torch saturated a
number of buildings with petroleum. The
news of the burning Of the 'wu created great
excitement in Barcelona. At the time The last
dispatches were forwarded ;rom that city, the
populace were assembling in the streets in large
crowds, and disorders were feared. The au-
.hor!ies we're making every effort to ajlay the
excitement and prevent disturbance OF the
peace. Reprislis were thrcatcd against tfa
clergy AID Il number of known Car'l>t SYM
pathzcrS. Con,rcra<, Captain General at Bar
ccloua, has resigned, aud General |Iarde Is
gazeucd as his successor. 1t is expected that
Caaonia will soon be declared in a state OF
siege Acts OF law!css violence are of daily ocoo
currcncc in Barcelona. The burning OF
cd. The authorities are doing all in their pow
er to prevent outrage Ten thousand armcd
citizens maintain order 10 the city of Malaga,
but refuse to admit regular troops or Govern
mont customs officers nor will they allow YES
sells conveying troops to other points to remain
in port. They provide for their expenses 10y
taxing wealthy residents. In the absence OF
customs official. smuggling is carried on to a
large extent The citizens are divided into
two parties-molcrat and ultra Federalsts.
The moderatcs now have the upper hand, but
the ultras arc gaining strength.
FAIRFAX COURTHOUSE Mr. ID. B. Fergu-
sou is building dwelling house near the
Methodist Church, on Fairfax street Mrs. n
Monroe is also preparing to build a dwelling
house on her lot froItng on Main street Mr..
r. r. Farr, our County Treasurer, Is fitting
up the old clerk $ Office as a treasury office IN
manner and style Of finish that will cause the
taxpayers to feel both pride and pleasure 10
having to pay out their hard-earDcd dollars,
in the shape OF taxes, in such a convenient and
comfortable place We pow have four stores,
two merchant tailors, one grocery. one bakery,
one wheeright and carriage shop, two hotels,
one hosiery, "a travelling butcher two bar-rooms,
three schools, two doctors, six lawyers, three
churches, with fourth in expectancy, brick
kiln. a fnll share Of l4th amendments
and lots of free dogs; besides being we'll sup
piled with wells, and any number OF whecbar-
rows. We have the prettiest location, the
healthic>t SPOT. and the Scarcest OF money OF
any other outside, upside, elevated space on
top Of the earth. But what especially gives 10
terest and name to the place is the public
square" full Of trees, in the which is situated
the clerk office, the treasury building, the
Jail and the old Court House, with an unrlval-
lie we'll outside and Washington will usde.
i, oIgh said Quanum >uthcit. Glory, hon
or ancient Romans, Spartans nowhere. FUR
fac Ners.
SCA1pED BY MAcHISERY.-On last Wed
nesday Julia Duncavy.a girl aged twelve years
employed iu the Danbury Comm shirt factory,
dropped spool of thread beneath her beuch,
and reached down to pick it up. Her hair,
which hung loosely down her back, according