Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-09-08

FAuoUIER COUNTY ITEMS Il From the War
renton Index Last week Henry kye, color
ed, was convicted of breaking into the corn
house of Mr.. Cole, near Middieburg, and his
term of imprisonment fixed at three years IN
the peniteDtiary. David Henderson, colored,
was convicted of an assault with intent to kill
MIR. Marstellar, at Rectortown, and his term in
the penitentiary fixed at one year Peter Mar
shall. colored, was convicted Of an attempt to
kin Joe Jennings near the Springs, with a
razor, and his term of imprisonment fixed at
two years The three will be sentenced before
the expiration of the present term of the Cir
cult Court.
Messrs. Hunton, Garden and Scott, Com
missoners, sold on. Monday the Bucklaud
Wooden Mills under decree in the case OF
Campbell w. Hunton and Others to g.. Nj.
Roach, of Baltimore, for $500; also $50 acres
of land called the Rely Farm, lying near Buck
land, 10 the same for S6 per acre. also 800
acres, near Jeffersouton, for IS per acre
Messrs Scott and Payne, Commissioners, IN
case of Cooper VS.. Holmes, sold lbs acres, near
Morrisvile, for So Sc per acre.
Such defeated aspirants for Legislative and
county honors as we have conversed with ex-
press determination to give the nominees OF
the convention hearty support. That IS the
proper spirit and the way TO secure prctcrmcnt
in future.
Thos. n. Latham. after an absence Of more
than two years, arrived in Warrcnton on trl-
day. He is in robust health aud weighs up
wards of POO pounds.
1t is due to Jas. v Brooke to state that he
declined to allow his name to be used before
the convention last Monday as candidate Tor
denomination.
a negro man and two negro women were
committed to Jail Friday evening for trial Sat
urday morning charged with stealing sundry
household articles from Mr. McCarty.
A part of the monument to tie Contrderate
dead and the monument 10 Capt. }. Z. Mari,
reached Warreutou depot Thursday afternoon.
Dr. Albau S. Payne received Il very comrli-
mentary vote on the 3rd in Richmond for SUI
pcrintcndcnt of the Central Lunatlc Asylum.
CULpEpER COUNTY ITEMS - From the Gull
peper Observer The Conservative township
meetings to appoint delegates to the nomlDat-
ing Convention. will all be held Saturday, the
18th instant. The equity nominating coaven
ton will be held on Monday, the 18th, Court
day. -,
Mr.. Mott Prince had his hand 50 terribly
render anputation necessary.
MIR. Daniel, Conservative uomlnce for Attor-
ney General, has an appointment here Tor Sep
TENDER Court.
A mass meeting Of the Radicals OF Culpeper
will be held at the Court House, on next Court
day, (Scptember Is.
DEFALcATIoN IN GEoRGEToWN, D. c.
Charles S. Ramsburg, deputy collector OF the
District, for Georgetown, has, it is alleged, col
lected without authority from various persons
in Georgetown and misappropriated some ten
thousand dollars Under the law the deputy
collector has 90 authority TO receive payments
on account Of taxes bis duties being limited
to the preparation OF the tax bills. lie was
however, well-known in Georgetown, where he
lived aud under misapprchenslon OF law
large number of the heaviest tax payers have
paid their taxes to him and took his receipt
supposing that such was the ordinary method
of procedure. A portion of the money thus
paid TO him was paid into the treasury, the
irreguarity Of his receipt Of 1t being explained
by bis statement that he had received the
money to oblige friends. who were unable to
leave their business in Georgetown and come
to the collectors Office
The greater portion however, was used it
is stated to discharge the financial liabilities of
Jacob Harrisburg & Sons, a Georgetown firm of
which the deputy collector is member Mr..
Ramshurg is ofsteady habits, church member,
married man, exemplary in his domestic
relations, and stood we'll in the confidence OF the
community. On Saturday he was taken into
custody upon warrant issued by T. S.
Commissioner johnson, and at later
hour baied in the sum of $1,000. He has
full record of all his receipts, and says
that the assets of the firm of Harrisburg 4 Co.
are more than sufficient to make good the de.
fault. His official bond, which, however, does
not cover the amounts paid to him without
warrant of law is for $4,000, McSSrs Chas
H. Cragin and Chas. L. Peck being the sure
ties.
BANKRUPTCY IN FIRGINIA.-Therc is pro-
vision in the State Constitution which saves 10
each insolvent debtor s., 600 worth of his prop
erty, and the u. S. Bankrupt law gives him
$500 more. The T. S. District Court decided
that the $1,000 exemption provided by the
Constitution could not be availcd of by the pc
titioner for discharge under the bankrupt law,
but at the last session OF Congress the act OF
1867 was so amended as to include this sum
set apart for the debtor. The President signed
the bill, although the Attorney General ex
pressed doubts as to its constltutionaity.
Under the inducements held out by the
amended bankrupt law to debtors who suppose
themselves to be insolvcnt, the Registers in
Bankruptcy in some of the Virginia districts
appear to be doing lively business. For in
stance, in the Staunton Virgiuian Of the 4th
instant we notice that there are forty-onc ad
vertisements, informing creditors Of the ap,.
poiDtment of Assignees in Bankruptcy. All Of
these cases are pending in the l. S. District
Court for the Western District Of Virginia,
and we notice that one of them is designated
as case No. 433. 1t is quite probable that the
number of cases on the docket has been largely
increased since then. bali. Anlertc1s
SHILOH BAPTIST ASSOCIATION. This body
has just closed its seventy ninth annual: SEES
sion The meeting commenced on Tuesday,
the I'd inst, and closed on the following Thurs
day, at Mt. Carmel Church, in Madison coun-
ty. The Introductory sermon was preached
by Rev. J. n May. The association is COM