Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-04-13
Richmond News.
We copy the following items trou the Rich
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We copy the following items trom the Rich
mopd Stale Journal:
The bill of Senator Smith, Of N-lson to Sc
cure Virginia married females all the property
owned by them before marriage, comes 10 for an
exhaustive review by one of the morning dulles
of this city. 1t boldly asserts that this attempt
in favor of ''womens' rights would make two
families out Of every one in the state.
Colonel VIM. X. Foster, delegate from Nor
folk, is SAID to be absorbed with the idea that
he can pay the state debt by grand lottery.
He says the debt could be paid in three or four
years without being felt by the people.
1t is said that Major Samuel h. Bvykin of
the House of Delegates, who was candidate
for state treasurer, is uephcw OF Hon. K. NJ.
r. Huntcr, who was elected, and will be APP
pointcd to clerkship in that I'll ce.
Armstrong; substitute for the section of the
tax bill 10 regard 10 merchants was beaten.
The House committee on roads on Saturday
morning had under consideration the appllca,,
ton for the change of gauge Of the Richmond
and Danvitle Railroad.
A scheme is now mooted, having for its OBJ
ject the enlargement of the power aud dignity
of the Office Of state treasurer, to give him
powers aud duties similar to those exercised by
the comptroller Of the treasury in Maryland,
and to increase bis salary to four or i've thous'
aud dollars.
The proposition to increase the salaries Of
our judges of the Supreme Court Of Appeals
meets with but little favor 10 the Senate. That
body by decided vote yesterday decllued to
even take he matter from the table and give It
consideration,
Among the historical documents lately placed
in the state library are Patrick Hcury's store
accounts and fee books reaching from July Sth
1883 10 l770 the ChroDicon Nuremberrgense,
bound in pig skin, pr Inted in 1893 and Illus
traed by 9 200 wood cuts, by Wulgemuth 1.-THE
master Of Albert Durer) and Pleydenwurff, and
the journal of the House of delegates Virginia
in 1892, when Sir Edmund Audrus vas COVER
nor, containing many curious eDrles proclaua-
| tons, etc.
A committee of leading merchants called CD
the Governor Saturday. and rumor had it that
they presented an application for the appoint
ment of au old Richmond merchant as Hour 10
spector. As the Governor will not act III the
matter until next Fall, other applicants Will
have an abundance Of time,
FAUoUIER County ITEMS. = From the
Warrcnton Iudex Commissioners K. l..
Scott and John Marshall sold on the 7th 500
acres of land near Markham station, uoder the
decree in suit Ut Turner VS.. Marshall, to Miss
Lou. Buckner, for SIS per acre.
Commissioner Brooke sold on the 18th inst,
under decree in suit of Withers VS.. FIowerre,
the "Cliftop house aud lot in Salem, to Webb
Maddux for $l,l2l.
Capt. Aft. Gascock has sold on favorable
terms farm of 2S7 acres near Aldic, in Lou;
doun county, to Mr.. VIM. NJ. McCarty, Of
Lancaster avenue, Philadelphia
Judge Gaines has appointed Chas. RI. Cor
don justice of the peace for Rappahannock
township to ill the vacancy caused by the
resignation Of Robt. Willis, esq
w. B. 6. Shumate has been appol ntcd reg
istrer at Warreuton junction 10 the place oil 5.
G. CatIett, who failed TO qualify.
The residence of the late Jacob Hume, near
Cliff Mills in Fauquier county, tenanted BY
Wm. H. Wigfeld, was burned 90 Sunday, the
9TH inst. Mr.. Wigf+ld lost nearly all of his
turDiture, and the furniture in the house be-
longing to the estate of Jacob Hume Was also
destroyed Loss about So 900.
0. H. Pattic and Theo. Kresel held ticket
10 the late Louisville lottery which drew $3.50
This is the only prize of any momclt that We
have heard of drawn by any person in this
town or neighborhood, whose citizens we have
reason to believe invested more than 1000 10
the scheme.
Judge Bond of the y. S. Circuit Court on
the 7th inst, refused to eujoiu the sale OF the
property of q. w. f. Smith, advertised to be
sold by order Of the u. S. District Court.
ASSESSMENT BILL-The following are
the principal provisions Of the bill for the re-
assessment Of the lands of the commonwealth:
| 1t provides that the counties of the State shall
be divided into four districts by four commits.
sioners, one to each district, appointed by The
Governor, who shall also, on recommendation
of the county courts appoint Tor each couptyT one
or more assistant assessors for Zach county,
not exceeding one for each township, whose
duties shall -be- to make out a land
price usual in that section of country
and reducing it to its cash value by proper dis
count The assistant assessors alter completing
the assessments according to terms of the act
shall then give notice of the time he principal
board of assessors will visit the county for pur'
poses of revising, correcting, modIlyihg or al.
frn,ing the assessments so made. 1t is SAID Dy
those most familiar with such objects that the
eoualizstion of the value Of the lands of the
State IS provided Tor in this most effective, I'M
partial and lust method 80 that taxes shall fall
fairly and equally upon every section OF the
State.
THE CASE OF Rev. Dr. HUsroN.--lt may
not be generally Known that the case OF keV.
DR.. Huston, formerly OF Baltimore, convicted
of grossly immoral conduct and unanimously
expelled from the Baltimore Conference, will
come up again at the general conference 10
Louisville in May. The Baltimore Conference
of the NJ. E. Church, South, when the trial
cawe up, assigned Rev. Dr. 5. 5. RoszeI,
now Of Staunton, Va, as the counsel tor the
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