Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-02-03
VIRGINIA NEWS.


VIRGINIA NEWS.
The Winchester News says that "within the
memory of our oldest citizens has there been
such religious awakening in Winchester as
that through which We are now passing. The
meetings at the Braddock Street Methodist
Church have now been in progress about one
month"; having commenced on New Year $
night, and have been kept up nightly since
Rev. Dr. Rosser is the preacher, upon whom
devoves the burden and the heat OF the battle.
The number Of pcnitcnts so far has been about
225, perhaps more, and the number ot CONVEX
sious have amounted to AS ln all our expo
rience we have never seen Il like Interest taken
10 religious matters. and on Sundays and week
days the people flock in crowds to the church
and ill it to OVERLOOKING.
a train from Huntington, on the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad, reached Richmond on Sat
urday morning 1t brought back the party
which left Richmond more than wee ago to
witness the ceremony OF laying the last RAIL-
and several other persons from points along
the western end of the road. -Four car loads
Of coal, specimens from the great hanawha
coal fields, were attached to the train, coust-
tuting the first receipts from the region which
promises an abundant supply of fuel in the
future At conference Of leading cltlzens Il
committee of fifteen was appointed to ascertain
when trains would run regularly on the road,
and to make suitable arrangements for grand
celebration.
A letter to the Fairfax News from Drancs-
vile says that the smallpox is still increasing
in the ncighborhood of Hcrndon station. A
suprly of vaccine matter has been obtained
from Richmond and will be used upon all
The correspondent adds: II really believe the
whiskcy barrels have frozen over and through
too, 50 the spiggots fail to be Of any use. "
MIR. James II. Pace one of the largest TO-
bacco manufacturers of Richmond, has brought
suit in the Circuit Court of the United States
against the Federal Government Tor the rrcov
cry of $40, 1000, that being the amount OF rX-
port tax paid by him on $4,000 packages OF
tobacco. 1t is alleged that the tax was illegally
collected Of the plaintltt
Mr.. D. ". Moore, of Richmond, who Is
charged with perjury and felony in connection
with certain fraudulent claims which he pre-,
sented against two insurance companies, ami
was bailed for his appearance before the PoIcr
Justice, and who Immediately He'd from that
city, has not been heard from since.
Chester the Richmond correspondent Of the
Petersburg Index, states that two highly re-
spectabIe Young ladies OF Richmond have been
arrested and sent to Jail for seven days Tor
stealing quantity Of human hair, valued at
ten dollars, from Broad street hair dresser.
The Conservative ci,izcVs of Winchester are
requested to meet on Friday night, February
7th for the purpose Of nominating candidates
for municipal officers, to be voted Tor on the
I'd Tuesday in February.
Mr.. Phineas Osburn died on Thursday night
last, at his residence in Loudoun county, after
protracted illness, in the 10th year Of his age:
He was an excellent and most highly cslcemcd
citizen.
Col. John S. Mosby, counsel for Mr.. r. B.
Boiling, has entered motion for rchcarlng
in the case Of Lersner VS.. Boiling, recently de-
cided by the Special Court of Appeals.
A meeting of the Agricultural and Mcchan'-
cal Association of Northern Virginia, will be
held at Warreuton on Tuesday, the 18th OF
this month.
The life interest of G. H. Shunate in 81
acres of land lying near New Baltimore. Eau.
uuier county, was sold at auction last Monday
for $406 to Robert Weldon.
The fines collected 10 the Richmond police
court during the month Of January, aggregate
S2lS.75.
Mr. Nj. Pulliam has now 10 successful opera
ton ut Berryvile, Clarke county, sumac mill.
The Manassas Gazette says that the county
Jail of Prince William is now entirely empty.
MAINTENANCE OF A WIFE Judge Ludlow.
presiding 10 the Court of Common Pleas for
the city of Philadelphia, decided question On
Saturday which We believe has never before
arisen in this country In Pennsylvania there
is statute which gives wife the right 10 brlng
an action for maintenance against husband
who refuses TO support his family, ard Judg-
ment being entered against him Tor certain
speci6ed sum per week, be is bound 10 give
security for the payment OF the same, and,
falling in this he is sent to Jail. Under this
statute certain Mrs. Williamson brought suit
against her husband who had deserted her and
married another woman. 1t was proved that
The parties were married in Antrim, Ireland. by
q Catholic priest; that they lived together six
teen wears, and had born un'o them seven
children before the husband deserted his taml-
", AS defence the counsel for the delinquent
husband set up statute pasred 10 the reign of
George the Second, which provides that any
marriage celebrated after the first day OF May,
l746, between "Papist' aud person who
pyofessed to be of the Protestant faith shall be
absolutely pull and void. Williamson claims
to have been Protestant at the time OF his
marriage, and is Protestant now. Judge Lud-
low refused to regard this ancient statute as a
valid defence, and ordered hlr. Williamson to
give bail for the maintenance OF his wife
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