Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-01-20

SMALLPoX.-Five new cases of smallpox
we're reported this morning, and it is useless
any longer to conceal the fact that the disease
is gradually spreading. 1t has so far, with the
exception Of three cases, two OF which have re-
covered, confined itself to colored people, the
attendants upon whom roam about at large
and the wonder among those who know any
thing about the nature of the malady, is that
its extension has not been more general and
more rapid. But two cases of all affected have
been carried to the hospital, and of these one
was an insane man and the other child; for
though that place has been fitted up with all
the conveniences for successfully treating the
disease and is supplied with two nurses, there
seems to be an objection on the part OF the
sick to going there, and in this objection they
are sustained by their friends; and gentle
man who lives on the route to the hospital In
formed the Superintendent of Police this morn
ing that no more cases must be carried by his
house. Among the new cases is man in the
locality known as Hayti and four children in a
house in Zion bottom. The smallpox wagon
called for the one in Hay.i this morning to take
him to the hospital but his friends and
crowd of bystanders positively refused to allow
him to be carried there. The two cases In the
hospital were taken there last Saturday night.
L
of the chain gang, went after them. The Su
perintendent, with loaf of bread in his hand,
attempted to tole the insane man out of his
house, but being unsuccessful, one of the gang
named Simms entered the house and brought
him out. Smms also brought the child out
of the house i'll which it was lying, and tor his
boldness was rewarded by release, for the
Superintendent Of the Work House, to impris
onment in which place he had been condemned,
finding out in what sort of occupation he had
been engaged, drove him away from there, and
rs he could not be admitted into the Jail or
station house he was turned loose.
\ WAR CLAIM DIsALLowED.- In the House
OF Delegates on Saturday the Committee on
Courts of Justice, on claim referred to it
from the Committee on Claims, reported sub
stantially as follows:
IN tie year 1861 Mr.. Archibald Fleming
OF Alexandria, had certain goods on board the
steamer George Page, which we're seized by
Col. Z. h. Stuart, under an order from Gov
The State Convention On the 18th Of April had
passed what is known as the secession ordinance
anu on the 25th of April ratified the alliance
formed with the Confederate States. This
was on act of war on the part of the State of Vir
GINA against the authority of the Government
OF the United States, and your committee are
OF opinion that the claimant has no legal de-
mand upon the State for the value of property
so taken. The Legislature is prohibited by
section 10 of article 10 of the Constitution from
making any appropriation for the payment of
any debt or obligation created in the name of
the State of Virginia by the usurped and pre-
tended authorities at Richmond during the
late war"
On motion of Mr. Nealc, of Alexandria, the
report was passed BY
The Miniature Ministries, troupe Of white
children highly sp oxen otin the cities 10 which
they have appeared, will give performances in
tins city on the c, eniugs Of Friday1and Satur-
day next