Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-07


government works at Fortress Monroe. On
coming TO Richmond. he entered the service CT
the Richmond and Danvc Railroad Company,
and continued in their employ until IA few years
ago, when ill-hcalth forced him to abaudou the
active pursuits Of life.
The purchase by the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad company Of large track of land lying
on the river 'front.' from Darlington farm, in
| York county, to the town line of York town,
| will be taken as an indication as to the termi-
| nation Of the eastern end Of that road. The
tract contains one hundred acres of land, and
will in few days be FULLY transferred to the
corporation by John II. GiImcr, attorney for
the owners, tho Mc>srS. Griffin, Of Phladcl-
phla.
Both the United States District Court and
Circuit Court were opened in Richmond to-day.
In the former Judge Underwood presided, and
in the latter Chief Justice Chase, assisted by
Ju;lg.. Underworld If Chief Justice Chase re.
| mains lung enough Tor 4 case to be got
before him, decision will be obtained from
HIM on the homestead exemption aS reinforced
by the bankrupt act recently passed by CON
gresS.
The Lynchburg Firginian say: 1T is the
| common Tclutlh vi uuSihI"o uiGh ''''" ui"''N'
is tighter and harder to get hold Of than they
| have ever known it. Within the last two or
three days the Slrlngcnry has been cXtraoruI-
Nay Collectors have malc their rounds ior
nauglt, and returned as empty handed It's they
went our. This state Of affairs will, We doubt
not, DC temporary.
The Tappahannock Index says: 1T Is said
that the frosty weather of, Sd and 18th Of March,
injured the crops of the McssrS Llndreth, on
| their seed farm at Monaskon, Lancaster county.
to the extent Of fully $IOOn0. Up to that imc
the crops of these gentlemen had sustained Il
loss Of only ten per cent; that sustained at his
time was abou; sixty per ccut Of the rcnaln-
der
The committee Of arrangements OF the Rich
moud Lodges have COM lctcd arrangements for
the reception and entertainment OF the dele
gates to the Supreme Lodge, Knights Of Pyth-
las. Which body meets th"rc on the 10Th lust.
! The grand parade will take place on the 10Th
| instant and Will be Il must imposing demon
| strlllun.
The old Westham Blast Furnace, situated
five miles above Richmond, on the canal, has
been started again Tor the Powhatan Iron Co..
1t is making l2j tons OF pig iron per week
from Virginia ores and anthracite coal.
w. G. Thompson, of Rockingham, has been
appointed Notary Public
APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1872 -. The act
appropriating the public revenue for the fiscal
year 1872 IS makes the following appropria-
| tons: For the expenses Of the session of the
General Assembly just closed, 81, 10l 900; sala-
rics, &c, for State officers, $4,000; criminal
charges, $l4O,OOO; transportation OF convlcts,
| 1000; support Of c)nvlcts, Slj.oOO; Salaries
OF officers OF pentcntiary, SlOUUO; guard at
peuiteutiary, Sl9,500; manufacturing at pen-
Tertiary, $50 900; to Virginia Military lnsti-
tutc. $l5, 900 military contingent fund, ST 900;
salary Of Adutant General, $1,000 ; to Eastern
| Luuatic Asylum, $50, U00 to Central Lunatic
| ASYLUM, SIS, 900; to Western Lunatic Asylum,
500 900; lunatics in Jail, 1900; to the lnstitu
ton for the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind,
$40 900; to University Of Virginia, $l5,NO; to
! Richmond Medical College, 81 800; contingent
expenses Of courts, SO 600; civil prosecutions,
5000; reporter Of Court of Appeals, $3.50;
printing for Court Of Appeals, $40 900; civil
contingent fund, $50 900; to commissioners OF
revenue aud township assessors, S3O,Odm for
collectors commissions, $4,5OO; messenger OF
Auditor of Public Accounts, $ ono; contingent
expenses of Auditor Office, So POO; contingent
| expenses of other basement offices, $780, rent
of Attorney Generals Office. $500 for the oys-
| ter fund $50 900; registration of births deaths
and MARRIAGES, $4,000; vaccine agents, $500;
pensioners, SiOO; public printing, $50 600; re-
printing and binding Sth and 9th Lcigh's re-
ports, $3.50 so; expense of funding public
debt, $4,000; interest to counties Of Albcmarle
and Nelson on Dawson fund, l.2G; one
! years interest on bonds of the State purchased
with agricultural land scrip by the Board of
Education, $50 44O.0S; preservation OF hlstorl-
cal papers, 1000; repairs Of Capital and State
| Court House. $500; contingent expenses OF
Board of Public Works, $3.50 college Of cleo
tors for President and Vice President of the
United States, December, 1872, $42l. 05; re-
| pairing HoudJn' statue Of Washington, 81 900;
compensation to Attorney General for attend
ing Commonwealth cases in United States
Circuit Court, $500; pay of the commissioners
to revise oyster laws 5000; new Code, SIS 1000;
to George W. Muntord for preparing new Code
and revising same, &C., $1,000; for judgment
against Commonwealth for supplies to the pub
lie guard, $l4l.SS. Total sl,ll9,ll7.07.
This is exclusive of the appropriation for the
payment Of interest on the public debt Of the
State.
rAUtlulER NblHll wv w oiiS''o"
Index. In the County Court, Tuesday, in
the case of +. Cook Gascock, charged with
being an accessory to the murder OF j. /. Van
horn, verdict of not guilty was returned. The
original case was that of the Com. vs.. Frcder-
ick n. Glascock and +. Cook Gascock. Fred
crck n. Glascock was Indicted for the murder
of James T. Eanhorn III August 1872, and f..
Cook Glascock was charged III the same indlct-
mcnt with being present, aiding, assisting and
abcttiug Frederick in the commission of the
crime. On Monday last the accused were ar
ragucd aud pleaded not guilty. Frederick n
Gla>cock demanded to be tried in the Circuit
Court of Fauquier County, and the court, as
required by law, rcmanded him for trial to that
court, and allowed him to give bail for his APP
pcarance at the trial in the sum Of $4,000. f..
Cock GIascock elected to be tried separated in
the County Court and his trial was immediate
~ commenced and continued from day to day
until Thursday evening when the case was
given to the jury, who failed to agree until >
;, ;, nm Er,I,v uhap thnv rnturncd y verdict