Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-01-30
FROM RICHMOND.
LEGISLATIVE.

RICHMOND, Jan. .9.-lu tue Scuate to-uay,
the House amendments to the Seuate bill ex-
tending the time for the commencement and
completion of the Farwille, Charlottesville aud
A Jacksonville Narrow Gauge railroad Was TAX
Ell up aud agreed to.
Bills were reported from committees to pre-
vent pulling aud leaving down fences; in rela-
ton to sheriffs' gangs; in relation to offences
against the person; in reference 10 proof OF
wills, &c; to Incorporate the American Euro
pean Land Compauy; prohibiting the sale OF
Intoxicating liquors on Sundays; to Incorporate
the Richmond AMI Trans Allegheny Narrow
Gauge Railroad Company, and to authorize
the trustees of StoDewall township, Richmnud
county, TO build school houses out of the dog
tax OF 1872
An adverse report was made upon the pro-
nosition to prescribe for the organic ltion Of
chain gangs, and declaring IT lnexpedient to
strike OUT the word white from the Code las
it is sufficiently provided for by law
Bills were introduced to extend the jurisdc-
ton of the county cou IS to the trial OF civil
cases in which the claims shall not be Of great
er value or amount than 5000, exclusive OF III
ter~st; and 10 authorize the churches of Da1-
vile to hold personal property.
The bill providing pew charter for the city
Of Petersburg was further discussed, pending
which the Senate adj ,urncd
In the House oil Delegates the bill abolish
lug the Office of aid to the Governor was re-
ported with accommodation that 1t do not
pass.
1t was reported iucxpcdent to legislate on
the subject ut making the property OF The State
share in the burden Of keeping the highways 10
repair.
The number of Virginia commissioners OF
deeds in other States Was communicated by
the Governor.
The following bills were passed: Amending
the Code in reference to examination OF Iuna-
tics; amending the Code III reference to limta-
ton of prosecutions; prescribing Instructions 10
| highways; amending the Code as to chancery
dockets also iu relation to cscheaors aud re-
hevlug shcrtfs serving process other than from
| their OWL COUNTIES.
MISCELLANEOUS.
COL Wihers, who has been indisposed for
several days, has recovered, and TO dry presld-
ed in the Senate.
The board uf directors of the peuiteutlary
express the belief that with assistance from the
! Legislature they can make it selt-Susalnlng.
| They propose to hire out all cUuvlcts Without a
trade upon the public works, aud to stop man
utacturlug on State account, and lease the
workshops aud mechanics to contractors.
The Pilot Association Of Norfolk have sent a
delegation TO this city to coufer with the
Chamber Of Commerce in relation to the pilot
laws.
NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL CONVENTION. -
Among the dci gates to the National Eluca-
| a ~ " Sbiputnp IL Rira ri |,
Carue esq, Superintendent of the Public
Schools in this place. Yesterday The couven-
ton took rcccss for the purpose IF wishing
the Pesidcut Governor Shepherd aud tie Sc
crctary of the Interior.
The delegates then proceeded in body to
the Executive Mansion, where they we're shown
into the East Room. On the arrival of the
President ne president OF the convention, Mr..
S. n. Buford, Ut Va, received him, and said
the members Of the convention had called to
puy their respects TO him aud to assure him Of
their support 10 all measures which might tend
to promote the interests of education in the
United STATES.
The President in reply said II am very glad 10
meet tine gentlemen who are Engaged IN SO wor-
thy a cause a. that Of education, and one upon
which depends so intimately the stability of re-
publcs particularly brlieve that republics
Can on stand upon the education aud enlght.
enmeut of the people.
Each delegate was then introduced to the
President, after which they proceeded to the
Governor Office. The delegation repaired to
the Governor room, and while waiting Col.
Fred Grant passed through and was introduced
by General Eaton as "a chip Of the old block. .
The compliment was ack no~ledged by the Col,
onc raisitg his cap.
CULpEPER COUNTY ITEMS "A letter from
Cupeper Court House, 10 the Baltimore Sum-
says:
B. H Priddie, Justice of the Peace, and A.
J. Stoter, editor the Cu pepper Observer, had a
personal reuconre yesterday, which, it is fear
ed. has resulted seriously to one of the parties,
Mr.. B. H. Priddie, who Was badly wounded i'll
the head by piece of wood.
The ice crop has been gathered, but how the
ice ever attained its thickness four inches, is a
mystery, for the weather has been remarkably
mild up to date.
Mr. Earnest Miller, nephew of MIR. Green
Miller, of the irm of Waite, Miller & Co., of
this place, met with remarkable accident Il
few days since. He was at Waite, Miller q
Co. 5 factory in this place, when his cousin
MIR. Charles Miles, who recently came from
Baltimore, told him to pull upa pin which
was sticking iu the ground near we'll which
was being dug by two coIored meo The labor
ers were at the bottom OF the we'll at the time.
The well was some forty feet deep. He pulled
away at the pin, when it suddenly gave way,
precipitatng him backward into the WELL when
he struck one Of the colored men, who was 10
a stopping position, knocking him senseless,
and also nearly killing the other colured man.
They were all three taken out, aud after some
time they all came to, neither Of them being
serious hurt.
Rev. E. B. SMITH has recently been under
going trial before the Weslchester, n. Y,
Presbytery on the charge Of creating scbism
10 the Presbyterian Church by adopting Certain
doctrines and practices of the so-calleu Ca
tholic Apostolic Church. The prosecution
claimed that the "Catholic Apostolic Church"
being separate denomination, as the doctrines
and practices showed, it could demand no aIls-
glance from minister OF the Presbyterian
Church, and the minister who insisted on re-
naming Within the Presbyterian communion
while holdInp the nrpchpt IF ami her dannu-