Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-01-15
VIRGINIA NEWS.

On Saturday night colorcd man in Rich
mond, armed with 4 razor, and supposed to
have been crazed with drink, made furious
attack upon one of his race and in the scnttc
he was put out of the house, and after standing
in the street brandishing his weapon tor few
moments, nc was seen to fall and when reach
ed he was quite dead, with the weapon firmly
clenched in his right hand, ghastly wound
penetrating deep into the neck.
Mr.. Reeves S. Scruggs, prominent citizen
of Bedford county, died at Liberty, on Monday
evening 0 clock, of congestion of the stomach
and bowels. Mr.. Scruggs represented the
| county several terms IN the Legislature
and was a most worthy and cstlmablc gentle
| man.
We have it, on the authority Of a Liberty
newspaper mar, that a citizen Of that place, {
few evenings since, drank three trimming heeI
mugs of raw whiskey,--over quart The
most remarkable part OF the matter Is, that
failed to make drunk come.
The Loudoun Enterprise says :-"Thlrteee1
/ depot ". 4 o. r. r. during the year 1872
| Of course this is bnt small part Of the tota
number shipped and slaughtered, in Loudour
during that time.
This month will witness the completion o.
the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad to the Ohio
after a labor of more than forty years 1t is the
greatest event in the history of Virginia.
Some dozen of the Italian immigrants who
recently arrived in Richmond are inmates ofthe
Aims house already.
CONGRESS-. In the Senate yesterday the
finance committee submitted report and reso.
luton declaring that the Secretary of the Trea
sury has no power to reissue any portion Of the
forty four millions Of United States notes retir-
ed. The committee Oh the judiciary was in
structed to inquire as to the powers of States
over railroads within their limits, in reference to
charges for freight and passengers. Addition.
al amendments were inserted ID the bill for the
endowment Of agricultural colleges, and the
bill was adoptcd-yeas 80, nays A. Petitions
from soldiers of the Federal army we're prescn-
ted asking for the grant of 100 acres Of land
each to the honestly discharged soldiers and
sailors Of the war. Secretary Belknap esti.
mates that the passage Of the bill would call
for 800, 600, 600 acres. An amendment to the
Currency act was passed to permit National
banks to loan ten per cent of their surplus as
well as of their capital Pending motion to
take up the French spoliation bill the Senate
adjourned.
In the House of Representatives an amend
ment to the Legislative Appropriation bill was
passed directing the Secretary of the Treasury
to retain the money due the Pacific Railroads
for transportation, aud apply it to the payment
of the interest which the roads owe the Govern
ment During the discussion of the bill Mr..
Kelley took occasion to explain that the only
reason he had never owned any stock in the
Credit Mobiler was because he had not money
to buy it. The bill was concluded in COM
mittce Of the whole, and reported to the
House Additional amendments were adopt
ed, and, pending demand for the previous
question, the House adjourned
THE VIRGINIA MINING, MANUFACTURING
AND TRANSPORTATION CoMpANY.--Th Fred
erick Senator has introduced bill, with the
above title, the object Of which is to secure
charter for the construction'ofa railroad leading
from the coal fields in Hampshire county, West
Virginia. to deep water. upon the Potomac.
We have not seen the bill, but learn that Win
chester Is named as point on the road. We
presume it is expected to unite with the Wash
ington and Ohio at Smokers Gap, if satisfac-
tory arrangements can be secured with that
company. As some point between Alexandria
aud Aqua is named as the eastern terminus,
it is understood the city yet in embryo, Guam
tico, is intended as the ultimate destiny of the
road. We suppose Alexandria must be re-
garded as a finished city, notwithstanding the
visible evidence Of her prosperity or else her
threat, or that Of some OF her citizens to re-
turn to the embrace Of the Federal Govern
ment, must have prompted the desire to at.
tempt city. if not nearer the tomb of Wash
ington, at least more distant from the corrupt.
ing influences Of the metropolis. When com
pleted, this road will have access to the most
extensive and valuable coal-beds in the country.
The distance from Alexandria by the proposed
road being about one hundred and fifty miles,
it will make that goody city favored point of
shipment for the markets of the world, if it is
not given the 60 by. As the Valley Senator,
as we'll as the Senator from Alexandria, are
qamed amongst the incorporators, it is to be
arssumpd they would not do the vain thing of
asking charter, without prospect Of utils-
ng it. Ii most valuable franchise, and it |
S understood there will be others to contend !