Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-01-30
VIRGINIA NEWS.


Governor approved, "a bill to encourage agri-
cultural and industrial fairs providing that
any person li:enscd or otherwise authorized
BY law to sell any article or commodity at any
place 10 this State, may, under the same Il
cense, or by the same authority, sell such artl-
Gle, or commodity, at any fair or other exhl-
bition Of agricultural or industrial products
held in Virginia by any company or society or
ganized to hold and conduct such fairs or exhl-
tons.
Both Houses of the Legislature have now
passed bill which excmpts an unce's widow
and nephew's widow from the provision of
law which has heretofore existed, prohibiting
marriages between certain degrees of relation
ship" This action was Intended especially to
meet the case of highly respectable gentleman
and lady Of Prince Edward, who were married
out Of this State, and who uuder the old law
could not live together as man and wife. A
man may now marry bis uncle's widow, or bis
nephew's widow
The City Council of Fredericksburg have
passed resolution appointing a committe to
Investigate the railroad controversy now pend
ing before the Legislature between the Peters
burg and Weldon and Richmond, Fredericks-
burg and Potomac railroads, as touching the
business interests and future prospects OF
Fredericksburg and to report to the next meeting
of the Council what action, if any, shonId be
taken in the premises.
A bill has been reported in the Senate from
the committee on roads, authorizing the Board
of Public Works to dispose of the States in
terest in the Richmond, Fredericksburg aud
Potomac railroad company at public auction,
after thirty days advertisement, provided
sum equal or greater than the par value
(s275 2O0) in State bonds can be obtained.
The Richmond Wing says:-"Wm. c.
Rives, esq, son of the late Hon. VIM. G.
Rives, who has been living in England for seve-
raj years, where he has been educating his
children, was in this city yesterday He ex-
presses the Intention OF returning to Virginia
to live and taking up his residence at the old
homestead in Abemarle county.
Mr.. Bat D. Christian, who has been for a
number of years past either clerk or acting clerk
of New Kent County Court, committed suicide
few days since by severing his jugular, vein
and cutting his arm with razor in fit OF tenn
porary insanity, brought on by the loss OF his
wife.
Edward Foster, colorod man, was Instantly
killed by the falling Of a derrick at the Church
hill tunnel, in Richmond, on Wednesday, 1t
is said that he could have escaped, but that he
riSkcd ard lost his life III the effort to save his
team.
The Attuck Guard, colored, of Richmond,
Captain r. L. Hobson, have been invited by
the Stanton Battalion, colored, of Washington
to be present at the reinauguraton OF President
Grant on the 4th of March
Mr. Benjamin Grandstaff, residing near
Edinburg in Shenandoah, died last week at an
advanced age He was among the old citizens
Of the county, having served in the war OF
1872
Two coo1cl members Of the Richmond chain
gang, working in a culvert trench, were seriously
injured on Tuesday by the caving of the earth
and their injuries may result fatally.
A bill has been ordered to engrossment in
printer from 81 200 to $l,SO0 per annum.
There were thirtyoue deaths in Richmond
last week and twelve cases Of smallpox re-
ported.
Mr.. George \ Pearce, for many years past
well-known business man Of Richmond. died
Monday night ..
A person in New York recently advertised
for house-kecper, offering board as compen-
sation for the light duties required. At the
appointed hour fifty middle-agei women pre-
scnted themselves in answer to the advertise
ment, willing TO give their services for COM
Portable home, without dime 10 money asa
recompcnse for their work The incident re-
veals a amentablc picture of that large class in
society who cannot find remunerative employ.
men.