Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-01-28
virginia NEWS.

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months of March April and May to be given to
the memorial cause 10 labor in the Northern
Neck and in the counties lying Oh the west side
Of the Rappahannock river. -.
1t is said that the proposition to change the
annual meetings of the General Assembly to
January. instead of December, grows in favor
with the members of the Legislature. Each
fourth wear. after Governor election ,ltrmay
be found necessary to meet the last of Deccm-
Der, in order to count the vote cast at such
election. Z
A Young man named Spencer L. France. son
offs. l.. France Il merchant, Of Baltimore, on
a visit to King William country mounted a
tree near Moncures p)Sto!ice on Saturday to
enable him to get shot at some game, and IN
the effort to shoot, los. his balance, fell to the
ground, aud was almost Instantly killed
4 man named Hall, who was convicted in the
HustingsCourt, of Richmond some months siuce
of swlndliDg James Turner out OF $1,000, and
sentenced to the peuitcntlary tor term OF
years, made his escape from the guard at one
of the uualries near Richmond last Thursday
night.
Another fatal accident occurred at the tunnel
of the G. & 0. r. r. in Richmond yesterday
George Dorsett, watclman fell down the
shaft, sixty tc seventy feet Deep and was n
stauty killed His skull was crushed, aud hl>
right lee and right arm broken by the fall.
! On Sunday morning the large brick store
house in Pocal0ntas just north Of the Apo
mattox bridge was burned to the ground, with
its contents-sumac, ground bark, baIe1 oats
baed shucks, &C., the property OF McsSrs. Hal.
stead and j. 4. Cullen Insured Tor $4,000
The Fredericksburg News ys:-''One mer-
chant informs us that he has sold $4,000 worth
of eggs during a part only Of last year, and
that the trade in eggs, fowls, game, Ne, Is
more than all the other trade OF tredercks-
burg put together.
D. W. Moore, who was recently arrestd in
Richmond charged with fraud and perjury in
an insurance case, and gave bail for his appear
ance before the police court, has failed to ap-
pear The bail was for $4,000 and Mr.. w.
H. Allison was his security.
A letter from Essex county 10 The Fredcr-
icksburg Ledger says 1.-THE smallpox is still
raging at Waring' hospital, and the number OF
cases has increased to eight. 1t is thought
some of the persons. including Mr.. Warlng $
only child, must die.
Mr.. Alexander Beckwith died in Richmond
on Monday morning of consumption Mr.
Beckwith was weIl.known in Fredericksburg
where he was born and raised, and where ne
spent most Of his days.
The proprietors of certain coal mines in
northern Ohio were in Richmond on Saturday
hunting laborers to be employed 10 the mining
and Shipping of coal. They procured about
fifty hands, mostly colorcd.
In the Special Court of Appeals, sitting in
Richmond, yesterday, in the case of Lersucr vs.
Boiling, the Judgment of the Circuit Court Of
Fauquier was reversed. The case Of Nails VS..
Taliatero was partly heard.
A Collector in Caroline county says
that he has been more successful this month
of January than in any other Jauuary since the
war.
Mr.. Henry G. Bowie. Of Culpcper, has been
appointed a committee clerk OF the Senate to
fill the place made vacant by the death Of Mr.
VIM. S. Rohr.
Mr. Josiah Hazard, of Frederick burg, adver-
tises for 100000 hogshead hoops y chance
for those who arc unemployed.
The American brig Sarah and Emma, Car
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Tor Rio Janeiro, with 2,5SG barrels OF flour.
There is not house of entertainment on the
stage line from Tappahannock to Milford.
CONGRESS YESTERDAY In the Senate yes
tcrlay, memorials from Boston against the re-
peal Of the Bankrupt law were presented. The
bill to establish Bureau of Sanitary Science
was Indefinitely postponed. Bills were Intro
duced and referred to regulate the building OF
! bridges over navigable streams; 70 contract
with the Oriental and Mediterranean Steam
ship Company for the carrying Of mails to Eu-
rope. and to endorse its bonds to the extent Of
1900, 900; and to appropriate $2,0OO.O0O Tor
education in the Southern States. The Com
mittcc on Public Buildings were directed to in
quire into the expcdency Of erecting another
Presidential mansion 4 number Of PROPOSE
tons were Offered looking to obtaining from
the Pacific Railroads settlement Of their 10
debtcdness to the United States and it was
ordered that the Government should bring suit
against the Companies for recovery Of the live
per cent of net earnings which should have
been applied to the payment Of interest upon
and redemption of the bonds guaranteed by
the United States; that the Secretary of the
Treasury shall withhold payments on account
of freight or transportation equal to the amount
due the Government, aud that the Companies
may bring suit In the Court Ut Claims to settle
| the points of law involved. These provisions
were incorporated in the Legislative Appropri-
alton bill, and, although adopted as amlsnd-
mcnts. do not become law until the bill, is
passed. A bill was passed directing national
banks to restore their capital when impaired.
In the House of Representatives bills were
presented to repeal the Shipping Commission
ers' act; to complete the Washington monu-
ment and to refund the cotton tax. The Senate
bill for the relief of John Thompson Mason,
late Collector of the Port Of Baltimore, was
passed. The resolution directing the Commit
tee Oh Ways aud Means to report bill to re-
fund the cotton tax was rejected. 1t Was or
dercd that committee Of thirteen members
coDfe. with the Washington Monument Soci'
ETY. AID report whether it is possible to com-
plete the monument by 1876. The bill abol-
ishing the Frankins Privilege was passed with
the Senate amendments \ resolution request.
ing the Senate to return the Goat Island bill
and bill for the relief CT William and Mary