Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-01-31
FROM RICHMOND.
LEGISLATIV E.

RICHMOND. Jan. 30-In the Senate, yeser
day, the bill to provide charter for the city OF
Petersburg, coming up, and the question being
on agreeing to the amendment comforting on
the city Judge the power to ill certain Offices,
it was adopted-ayes Is, noes Is, Mr.. Taylor,
of Loudoun, voting in the affirmative, and Mr..
Thomas, of Fairfax, in the negative. Unsuc-
! cessful motions were then made to further
/ amend, and after some discussion the bill was
ordered to be engrossed bv vote of ayes IS,
noes ID, Mr.. Thomas, of Fairfax, voting in
4 the negative, ami Mr.. Taylor of Loudoun, 10
the Affirmative.
Bills were reported from committees to in-
CORPORATE the Columbia, Fairfax and Prince
William railroad company; to incorporate the
Chesapeake and Albemarle railroad company;
! to provide fora lease OF the peniteDtlay, and 10
/ reference to sales made under judgments, war
rants or DEGREES for debts contracted prior to
1 April 10th, 1865
Bills were introduced to increase the fees of
sheriffi and other officers, &C., and providing
that one of the terms Of the Circuit Court In
each county shall be held for the trial of chan
Gerry causes
The following resolutions were adopted: 10
curing into the expediercy of having the
second report of the physical resources Of the
State by the late Commodore NJ. f. Maury
printed for distribution; amending the Const-
tuion as to restrict the powers OF Mayors OF
cities; of requiring all litigaDts residing out OF
the county or corporation, 10 which they may
institute any suit, to deposit with the clerk OF
the court in every action at law, the sum OF So
and in any suit in chancery, the sum OF $40, TO
pay clerks aud seerffs' fees, and of increasing
| oil hv
Ia the House Of Delegates after the intro
ductiou and reference of bills aud resolutions Of
no special interest, the bill abolshiug the Office
Of Superintendent Of Public Buildings, was
reported.
The subject Of the reassessmeDt OF lands 10
certain counties which did not receive the ben
eft Of the acrs relating thereto, was discussed,
and the question was still before the House al
its ADJOURNMENT
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr.. Israel c. O'Neal, the delegate from
Alexandria has been placed on the Committee
on Finance of the House--a just recognition OF
his ability. The Journal of this evening says
his modest good sense and gentemanly bearing
have won him the respect OF all the members
Of the House.
A fine portrait of cx-Gov John Letcher by
Elder, has been placed in the Library.
!
Legislature, but there is not the slightest Deces
, sty for it. The business can be all accomplished
within the regular time.
Drovers and stock ralsers are i'm portunlng
the Legislature to prohibit Discrimination
against shippers of live stock, 90 account of
refusal to sign contracss exemptiug public car
riers from all liability for damages from delay
or otherwise.
1t is considered doubtful whether the Cover
nor will pardon McCarty, In durance for killing
M0rdeca.
10 the Special Court of Appeals, to-day, 10
the case OF Downes VS.. Coleman, an appeal
from the Circuit Court of Fairfax county, an
opinion was delivered by Judge McLlughliu,
Court adjourned till Monday next, when, unless
some legislation is perfected continuing it, it
will adjourn sine die
The S1AMEsE TWINs.-Chang's landed
property is estimated to be worth $4,000, his
money $4,000, and his personal property. (in-
cIudiuy stock and turniture) at $4,000 Eng
:. land is worth $4,000, his money $4,000, per-
sonal properly $4,000 EGGS will bequeaths
all his landed aud household property TO his
wife during her lifetime, his money to be divid
ed equally among his children at his death,
aud the property at the death of their mother.
Their families are very large, EGGS wife
having had eleven children, seven of whom are
now living. Two of them died in infancy and
two after they were grown. Chang wife had
ten children nine of whom are living, two of
them Ia boy and GIRL as before stated, be-
iug deaf mutes. The latter was recently mar
ried at Raleigh to the her tutor, also deaf
mute, at the Deaf and Dumb Asylum in that
city. The hospitality of the families is house
hold word in Surry county. There was always
a welcome and good meal for every visitor,
the latter being compelled to eat something in
every instance, whether he desired it or not,
for good fellowship
Numerous instances are related (some of
which are, of course, exaggerated) of the un-
happy domestic consequences of Changes vio-
lent temper. Sometimes a, table dnring their
meals he would lily into passion, spring up,
and seizing the table, cloth, would jerk all the
plates, dishes, and eatables off the table and
scatter thcm 10 fragments all over the room.
A favorite way Of displaying his temper was to
drag teather-bed across the room and pile ii
on the fire. Repeatedly he fought desperate,
ly with Eng-a hand-to-hand combat-the lat
ter always acting on the defensive Ouce
Chang succeeded in cutting him very severely
was disarmed. Eng being asked what was the
matter with his wounded face, replied, ut was
done one day all that could be got out of
him in regard to the brotherly affray.-N y
Heralt '~-'-@.
FAIRFAX County ITEMS II From the Fair
fax News. The Board Of Supervisors met on
Monday last. The main purpose of the meet
iog was to audit and settle the accounts of the
county treasurer. The board however, for
good and sufficient reasons, decided to refer
the whole matter to commissioner, and fixed
upon 0. ". Hunt, esq.,; he declining to act,
Thomas Moore, esq.,, was chosen, who accept
ed the position, and will examine the accounts,
and report to the board at its meeting on the
18th Of May next. This audit will not, how
ever, go beyond the fiscal year 1873. The an
nouucement of an empty county treasury, and
debt Of $1,000 due the treasurer, as is re-
PORTED will strike the tax payers, we doubt