Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-01-22

The stage leaving Goshen for Lexington, on
Monday night met with an accident about two
miles from Goshen. The coupling came
Inse. and two wheels and the body OF the
coach, with five or six passengers, were thrown
over an embankmcnt into the river, making
one or two revolutions in the descent; leaving
,hc horses and front wheels in the road. No
one was injured.
Gen Lees birthday was celebrated at Lex
ington on Monday. The address was delivered
Nv Rev. Dr. Peudleton. Chief of Artillery of
the Army Northern Virginia. The address
was confined chiefly to personal "reminiscences
of Gen. Lee, and therefore was very interest
ing.
The railroad war between Mr.. Reuben Rag
land, of the Petersburg Railroad, and MIR. }.
NJ Robinson, of the Richmond Frcdericks:.
burg and Potomac Railroad, is being pressed
vigorously on both sides in the meetings OF the
Semitic Committee on Roads and Internal
Nav cation.
The Richmond Wing says "a considerable
number of delegates and other Knights of
Pythias are here from Lyuchburg, Alexandria,
Fredericksburg, Charlottesville, &c, Oh their
wav to the Grand Lodge of the Order, which
met 10 annual session at Norfolk yesterday.
he IyQCQDuTS says VIZ Aeoio
in Richmond the other day that Mr. Geo. f.
Deneal, of Rockingham, at present member
Of the Legislature, has announced his purpose
to run as an independent candidate tor Gov-
crnor.
On Saturday last four accidents occurred on
the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, by which
several cars were smashed and colored man,
who attempted to jump from one OF the trains,
was killed.
The ladies' of Lcesburg are actively engaged
in raising funds to aid the Lee Memorial Asso.
citation, In it's efforts to erect a monument to
the memory Of Gen. Lee, over his grave at
Lexington
A little girl, aged six years, daughter OF Mr..
Frank Wine, who resides in Falmouth, was
burnt to death on Monday last by her clothing
taking fire, from the Fireplace, while playing.
DR.. Clarkson, of Fauquer. was robbed In
Falmouth. on Monday, of his surgical instru-
mcnts, vaccine matter, &C., left in his buggy
while he was in the house of friend.
The Lynchburg Virginia says: ''Ihe impress
sion among the members or the Legislature is
that the free railroad bill will be defeated by a
large majority.
ThcStaunton Spectator says: 'Ccrcbro- spinal
meningitis has appeared in and near Green
vile, and three deaths have occurred there re-
Gently from that disease.
The Wythcvillc Enterprise says dipthcrla IS
quite prevalent in Wythe, and several fatal
cases have occurred.
Five cars of cattle were shipped to the north
crn markets on Monday over the Orange and
Alexandria railroad.
colorcd boy, two years old, was burned to
death in Richmond on Saturday last.
public laundry is to be established i'll
Staunton
NorAR1Es PUDL1c.-T following in re-
card to notarcs public has become law:
AN ACT to amend and rc-enact section | of
chapter l20 of the Code edition of lSG0) 10
reference to notaries public. Improved
January llth, 1873
Be it enacted by the General Assembly, That
section of chapter l2O of the Code edition of
lSG0) be amended and re-cnactcd SO as to read
us follows:
l. The Governor shall appoint in and for the
separate counties and corporations OF tho State
MS many notarics public as to him shall seem
proper provided, the number shall not exceed
one for each thousand of population, who shall
hold office for the term OF four years, and that
the Governor may appoint the same person
to serve for two or more counties or coporatlous.
Every notary public shall give bond before the
court of the county or corporation for which he
is appointed in penalty otnot less than live
hundred dollars. and the clerk of said court
shall Immediately. forward copy to the Sccreta-
~ the Commonwealth All notarles now IN
commission, who shall have heretofore execut-
ed bond within the time prescribed by law, or
shall execute such bond within four months
from the passage of this act, in the penalty
above named, and only such, shall continue to
act as uotaries aud their commissions shall be
constructed to run four years FROM the date Of
this act.
NApoLEoN's FATHER-The death of Louis
NAPOLEON has revived the old question as to his
true parentage The belief is universal in
Europe that the dead Emperor was the son Of
the Dutch Admiral, Verhue, and not of Louis
Bonapartc. Twcnty-four years ago, when the
Empire was rc-established, Prince Napoleon
openly repudiated him as "a crow in the eagles
nest" 1t is related that Charles Sumner
short time since referred in the Senate to the
First Napoleon as the "rcputed uncle of the
Emperor" He was Chairman Of the Commit
tee on Foreign Relations, and fearing on refcc
ton, that the expression would appear lmpro-
per, coming from such source, he sent an au.
tograph note to the reporter of the Associated
Press after the debate was concluded request
ing him to suppress the word "reputed. The
reporter complied, but kept the note as a pos.
sible curiosity of the future.
ATTACKS ON THE Court OF APPEALS
There appears to be great determination In
some quarters to render void and of no effect
the late decision of the Court of Appeals, max
ing coupons receivable for taxes. A joint reso-
luton is now pending instructine the Auditor,
in direct terms, to disobcy the law as explicitly
laid down to him by the Attorney General.
The resolution directs him not to issue his CIR
cular letter informing the Collectors that cou-
ponS may be received for taxes. Ifconclusions
may he drawn by past action, the resolution