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

ton Friday morning to look after Virginia ;
ouota of arms due from The T. deral Govern
ment for four years past The pill allowing the
quota has passed the House of hepresen'a,'VeS'
Int hangs fire in the Senate. 1t is probable
that the Governor will also use his Influence III
behalf of the State Board Of Education in favor
of the passage of the bill making further ap-
propriations of public lands for educational pur-
poses, now before the Senate.
A letter from Manassas in the FrederlckS-
burg Star says 1.-THE steam glist mill at this
nlacc has not been able TO grind for over three
weeks on account OF failure to obtain wood
attributable to the wretched condition IN winch
the roads have been during that time, which
has resulted much to the Inconvenience of our
citizens, as they have no! been able TO supply
themselves with mea the pr9pretorS OF mills
outside of town fearing to bring that staple
article to our market.
The motion FIR new triI in the case ot' y.
J. Anablc of Hcnrico, Convicted of felony, hay
ing been overrulrd, the prisoner was Sc9tcpc:f
on Saturday to confinement in the pcntcnt'aly
for the term of three years The counsel FIR
the accused presented BIZ! Of exceptions to
the ruling of the court, and until The 1t of
April was allowed to apply to the Supr,me
| Court for IL writ Of error and >up"rSedca;. The
| prisoner in the mean time Was rcm4nIed to1al..
1t is proposed, as .soou as the Legislature
shall adjourn, to make considerable alterations
in the arrangements of the Senate chamber,
among these being the placing oi' the president S
chair on the side of the chamber next the
southern portico, The desks Of Senators to he
disposed on ares of circles facing towards the
| NTH q
the seats as well as Il central aisle. &c
The Northwestern North Carolina railway
having been completed to Kenersvil!c, eighteen
miles west of Greensboro n. G., regular pas
srnger and freight trains will commence run
ming over the road on Monday ucxt March sd.
This road opens up magnificent mineral re-
giDn, and is destined to be valuable feeder 10
the system of roads comprising the Piedmont
Air Line Railway.
The Manassas Gazette says: Since our
last report the two cases Of smallpox then men
toned, have proved fatal Il caored man, and
woman. Two more have appeared, two color
cd women. One Of these cases is in the VII
lage and the other mile outside. Both 1t IS
reported are 10 a fair way OF recovery. There
have been five cases IN all.
General Joseph R. Anderson, Of Richmond,
has presented to the endowment fund Of The
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College,
coupon boud of the New York and Oswcgo
Midland Railroad Company for the the SUN Of
one Thousand dollars, bearing seven per cent.
interest,
Alta injecting of the Agricultural and Mechan-
ical Association of Northern Virginia. held at
Warrenton last Tuesday, 6. NJ. Bastable, was
elected President and 4. IT, Forbes, Cores
bonding Secretary The next meeting OF the
Association is to be held on the In inst.
Two children of Mr.. Tyson, residing near
Crittenden's mill, in lower Fauquer, died of
smallpox last wcerk. Other cases of the dis
ease are reported in different parts of the
county.
Stevens, colored, of Essex made quite a
humorous speech in the State Senate few
days since upon his motion to include 'billy
goats" in the list of noxious animals for the
scalps Of which reward is offered.
Brentsville is looking up Mr.. John T.
Goodwin the popular collector for the town
ship, will reopen the White House at March
| Court and is now engaged in refurni>h and
| renovating the house.
On Saturday last the son Of Mr.. Martin
Rector, near Manassas, broke his leg, just
above the knee, by jumping from small tree
while playing with his brother
There is to be an Investigating committee at
Richmond, upon the management OF the Central
| (colored) Lunatlc Asylum.
Joseph P. Jones, an old and respected citl-
zen of Richmond, died very suddenly at his
| residence on Saturday.
The United States Circuit Court, Judge
Rives presiding has been in session i'll Danvil!e
since Tuesday last.
The work on the new Presbyterian church at
Manassas will be resumed IN il few weeks and
will be pushed rapidly towards completion.
| The special Court Of Appeals met in Rich
mond on Saturday.