Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-03-14

according to the Constitution, ard is confident
that 1.-THE Conservatives generally will deciiue
TO ccnsure the Governor for his adherence to
what he believes to be the true principles oire
| publican government.
The State Journal Trad. says the Governor
has fulfilled the promise Of his lnau -:ura ad
dress and the larger promise of lis unSnied
manhood, " and doubts ii his mauh,od was
ever nut to sterner test than within the last
few days.
IF the charter had gone into effect the mu
nicipal government Of Petersburg would virIu-
ally have been transferred from the Rerubli-
cans 10 the CONSERVATIVES.
IMMIGRATION.
The bill 10 encourage immI gra!oD to |ir.
! GINA, ordered to lis ergrussmeut yesterday lh
| the Senate, provides for board composed of
the governor Lieufcnaot-G IT. Auditor
| of Public Acc puDts, Treasurer, and S'cr"tary
| Of The Commonwealth This board l. TO be
empowered TO publish Information caaccrnns
the resources ct the a'e aud 10 send three
agents to Europe 10 iaturu lntcndlug settlers
oil our capacity.
| FAIRFAX CENTRAL CLUB. 'ri.o tcr.ra.
Farmers Club met here Oil Saturday,, the 7th
and discu ,sed the best mode Of improving worn
out land. Mr. Garfield read a paper ady0cat-
lug system of pasturlng, very close, pcr.:>t-
euty for number of years. 80 as to destroy
broomstraw, briars, bushes, &c, BY which
ucaps and som1 top dressing, SD can, with.
in fifteen or twenty years, be bad. aud the land
brought back to condition of productivcness
Such lands will yield yearly profit 10 the OWE
er In the shap2 of mill; and cutter, aId tie ~
crease Of stock: &c.
Mr.. Speer thought the above proc $ TOO
SLOW and advocated the free Use If lne, IL
connection with baru-yard natures aud othcr
fertile rs, as preferable.
The following preamble aud Resolution We're
adopted
Whereas our material prosperity as farmers
is greatly impeded by our Inability to keep
sheep and raise wool, in consequence OF the deg
nuisance; therefore, be it
Resolued, That our l. 'gislature be earnestly
? requested to pass such laws will absolutely
abatc such nuisance, and give Us such plo;cc-
ton as will secure the protection Of sheep in
all parts Of the State, as We believe il ~lil be
for the best interest OF the State. -FunJLc
Ne0s.
A YoUSG IlERo.-T Norfolk Eirginiau
says:
ION Sunday last gentleman BY the name of
Barnes Living in the lower part OF Princess Anne
cJunty, ab rut twenty miles below hempsvilie,
went to church with his wife, Leaving The house
in charge of his two little sons one aged eight
and the other five years a sh rt time after
Mr. Barnes had left the house. ncg1o mas who
had met him in the road went to the house snd
asked for him. The boys ted him that their
father had gone out for II ride, but would soon
be home. He then sri that rs there nobody
at ONE but them he would help himself 10 the
chickens. He WAS warne1 not 20 do i. but per-
sisted and entered tho hen house. The older
boy assisted ly his brother, took down his faith
err gpn, AID finding it empty lusd"d 1t with
powd, and two charges shot, when, resting
It upon the back of 3 cna'r amed it at the nen
house door, md waited until the negro came
out When he did so, the b y discharged the
gun and wounded the thief who Iimped of,
leaving the chicken b hind. He was caught
next day, not having reached his nome from L. e
severity Of his injuries That little bog will do
10 trut in guarding property
THE DIVORCE CASE. 1t is ouly IA few days
since that the divorced wife of Charles Sumner
applied to the proper authority in Nas>achu-
sets TO be permitted to take upon herself
again the sIlken bonds uatrlmony. WeSup-
pyse however, that proceeding will be arrest
ed now, suce every barrier to the 'nsumma-
ton Of her wishes has been removed BY death
The cause of Mr. Summers separation from hi:
|
terry. We have nevcr heard any scandal, 20
far as either party was concerned, connected
with IT, and it may BIZ inferred that. as Mr.
Sumner married too late in life, and was per
haps, little exacting, 'incompaiblilty OF
temper as Dickens ca led it, produced the es-
arrangement which eliminated in final Separa-
ton His wife was a gay, fashionable women,
while Sumner was student aud had no taucy
for balls and shows, such as were fascinating 10
the woman with whom he was so lily assorted.
-LynchJurg Trg'n'an.
DEATH OF CAPT S. H. EARLY.-A te!t-
gram was received 10 this city yesterday, au-
nouuciug the death OF Captain Samuel Henry
Early, This sad event tran>plrei at his farm.
in kanawha c)anty, West Virginia. at 5 . clock
90 Wednesday night. Capt + had been III
for some weeks from au attack, as relative IN
forms ~, 1T luenluglls, and Ills death was not
unexpected He Was attended, during his
iiluesS, By his BROTHER Gru Ju5al \. Ear!y,
upon ' nose staff he served a considerable part
OF the war AS add, camp. Capt. Early was
narive of Franklin county. He married Il
dausher Of DR.. Cabcli, 4 well known clZ II oi
| LyucEburg, since whicI. time he has been u
resident of LynchburS. Owning valuable 10
tercsts in kanaWha, be was looking after then.
when stri, ken dowa with this fatal attack. lie
leaves VIII and a family ofchitdren. -Ly"cL1-
Jug Republicans.
SUICIDE. In another column will be found
detailed sta,clncnt from the St. Luis Re
publican Of the sGicide of Capt. Lewis W.
Lauck, a native Of Winchester. Capt Louck
did business in this town for mauy years as Il
merchant tailor the II III j,riag at one tue ;hat
Of Burgess l. Lack. He was well known
throughout the Valley aud had the esteem and
generous and public sIirit' d criz u and his sad
taklur off will be deeply felt by our cltizeus
generally At oue time be Was Lieu en.D
10 the Old = Highland Blues company of this
place and oqlently the Captain Of the
ContinentaIs - aud Of the Friendship"
Fire Company He removed to St: Louis
abou, 1856 His many friends in this place
mourn his sad d.mlse. = Win. Nccs.