Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-01-20
FROM KICHMOND.
LEGISLATIVE.

abolition of the Office of superintendent OF
Public Buildings, declaring it incxpedlcnt to
abolish the Office. but recommending the APP
pointment of such an officer by the Governor
at salary of $1,000 per annum, was, after
some consideration, laid Oh the table.
A Joint resolution amending the law 10 refer
once 10 the distribution of the new Code, 50 as
TO vest the power to fix the price of the Code
in the Committee on Library, instead OF the
| Secretary of the Commonwealth and Supern-
tendent of Public Printing, with power to sell;
also that the fund accruing from the sale be
Dlaced to the credit of the library fluid instead
of the general treasury fund.- as heretofore, &c /,
| was laid on the table
The bill relation to subscri ptions by chun-
| ties. cities and towns to works OF internal I'M
provements, was tabled after being read twice.
Several bills of private nature were report
! ed from committees and advanced on the cal
endar.
The bill in relation to the pay of Sheriffs and
Sergeants, was referred.
A resolution was adopted that the Senate
| meet at | o'clock p. IN, until otherwise or
dered.
The attendance was very slim, SO few m III
| bers being present that 1t was Impossible to per-
feet any legislation.
| In the House of Delegates resolutions were
adopted Asking the Board of Public Works
for list of all stocks owned by the State IN
works Of Internal Improvement and what dis
position has been made of them; also the 10
debtedness of these institutions to the Stale;
also iluuring into the expedicncy Of extending
the Brooks Gap, Hardy aud Hampshire Rail
road west to the Ohio river, and cast via Masa-
nutton,to Petersburg; and iuqulrlng into the
expedieucy of instructing the Virginia Senators
and Representatives to use their Influence to
secure to the State her just share In the dlsIrl'
button of the National currency.
Adverse reports were made upon the bill
amending the law in reference to the 50 arlcs OF
city and county Judges; in reference to larceny,
and to prevent pulling down aud leaving down
| fences, ETC.
Bills surrcnderiDg State jurisdiction over
Federal cemeteries in Elcnrico ard at Danvlllc;
to organize chain gangs in counties; and to
amend the charter of the Female Humane As
ISOLATION Of the city Of Richmond, were re-
ported upon favorably.
MISCELLANEOUS
The House Committee on Roads arc cxamin-
ing the authorities In respect to restrictions
thrown around railways, with view Of fran.
ing law to punish wilIiul negligence on the
part of engineers and conductors
The commission of COL Robert K. Wthers
as Senator of the United States from Virginia,
from March 4th, 1875, was today issued by
the Governor.
The Board of Public Works have appointed
S. G. Roller, of Augusta, Benjamin Crawford,
OF Stauutou, Robert Lasky, Of Harrisonburg,
Geo. A. Hupp, of Strasburg, and Henry Kin
eel, of Winchester, directors on the part of the
State in the Valley Turnpike Company and
w. G. Sterrett, Of Staunton, R. 6. s. Mecm,
of Shenandoah, and Thomas Moore, Of Rock
bridge, proxies in the same company.
Ex-Gov. Henry A. Wise is suffering so Sc
verey from carbuncles that he has to be ope.
rated upon and requires the use Of chi oroform.
Mr.. Lee, painter, to-day, fell from the
Danyie railroad bridge and broke his neck.
John r. Popham has been appointed by
Judge Hughes clerk of the U. S. District
Court, vice Edward Underwood, son of the late
Judge Underwood. Mr. p will at once enter
upon the discharge of the duties Of his Office.
| The Judges of the Court of Appeals and Of
the Special Court Of Appeals we're in confer
ence to-day, and consequently no cases were
argued.
| 1t is said that the income of the store keep
err of the penitentiary is $4,000, and that the
Board of Directors Of that institution have
recommended curtallment Of per centage
MIR. Taliaferro the recently elected storekcep-
or, hesitates to qualify in consequence.
How TO BUILD UP ToWN.-The town of
| Stanton, the growing city of the great Valley
of Virginia, has improved faster and increased
her dimensions and population since the war to
greater extent than any other 10 the State.
At that time she claimed a population OF $500,
and now she boasts Of 5000 to 7,O0O or about
double in the brief period that has elapsed
| eight years. 10 answer to the question what
has caused this prosperity, correspondent OF
the Charleston Courier, writing under date OF
December Goth, 1873, gives some OF the rea-
sons, which we commead to the consideration
of the citizens of Charleston. He says: per
haps the main channel, through which money
has poured into this small city are the large
| female schools. There are no less than five
schools, and some Of them have almost Ma
tiona reputation and have well sustained it for
some years past At three of these schools,
there are about six hundred young ladies from
! distance; and estimating (thc estimate is far
less than those who have to pay would put it,
each to spend $500 in the community we may
we'll see how the whole city is flooded with
| money. But the fact is nearly, if not all of,
half million dollars are thus distributed among
all classes yearly" What an incentive for the
building up of first class schools in our midst
| Spirit Of jefferson
BODY SNATcHING.-Th Criminal Court
room in Washington was thronged yesterday
during the entire session Of the court, Chief
Justice Cartier, where the trial CT DR.. Christian
Tor disinterring aud selling human bodies for
dissection was in progress. The accused, with
his wife, pleasant looking lady, and his little
child, occupied seats within the bar and at
tracted general attention Richard Harrington
appeared for the United States and John f.
Norris for the defense.
The evidence disclosed the same facts which
| were presented on the trial iu the Police Court,
from whence the case was appealed, aud en-
braced the circumstances Of suspicion which
led to the arrest Of the accused 10 his buggy,
with grave digging tools. The discovery OF his
diary detailing various cases of u body snatch
| ing and of sales to medical institutions, NC;
r,ro,f, tb,t tho tI1nps m IOupd the diary