Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-01-14
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.

;; tor Lewis, and Mr.. Round, of Prince William,
for Caleb Gushing.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
Col. Withers will be officially notified TO-
morrow OF his election, aud the Journal, OF this
evening, says he will resign his position as
Lieutenant Governor as soou as so notified. 1t
Is much to be desired that he will do nothing
of the kiud, as be can serve during the present
Legislature, Senator Lewis term not expiring
until March 4, 1875 Should he resign, how
ever. his successor will have to be elected un-
der the following law:
'"The General Assembly shall, within thirty
days after so reassemblug, next after such va:
cancy shall occur, or when such vacancy shall
occur during the session Of the General Assem-
b,y within thirty days from the time it does
occur, by Joint ballot of the two houses thereof,
fill said vacancy for the unexpired term. APP
proved July 20, 1870"
DISSATISFACTION
This evening, after the Legislature adjourn
ed, the colored members had quite an anlna-
ted discussion over the fact that the white Rad.
icaIs failed TO support Evans (colored Que of
them r,marking to EanAuken, (whlte,) You
are all elected by negro votes, yet you can't
vote for negro. ell p
So the 'gaed i'de wlnces.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Business before the Legislature, it is said,
will be colnnenced 10 earnest now that the Of
fees hay been disposed Ut.
Gov. Walker will make his home iD Rich
mond, aud he c 'ujd not settle where he would
be more ,ver>a!y Loved and respected
CIV. kclujur has refused pa: d'ns to Ste
phrn Thaycr, sentenced in 60 to SIX years 10
the peutrntia,y from Nolf1ik for grand lar
c.nv, AID to Thus Duffy, sentenced 10 10 to
Que year from Richmond, tor assaultlDg his
wifi.
Some Of the Mexican veterans OF this city
will attend convention Of their comrades ln
arms to br he'd 10 Washington city on Thurs
day
Judge Bonds illness puts off the term ofthe
u. S Circuit Court to be held in Alexandria
uuti! the 10Th instant. OCCASIONAL.
ARRELr OF THE SUPPOSED MURDERER OF
WILLIE DURKIN.-Ou yesterday morning a
.egru who gave his uamc as William Taylor,
vas arrested 1t Reams station on the Peters
burg and W I'D IN Railroad, on suspicion Of
having murdered Willie Dnrkin in Culpeper
county. The ucgru, it seems, was found at the
station in company with a number Of Others
aud upon being lnerrogated by Mr.. Alfred
eIduu, represented hlmSell as having cODe
recently trOm Culpepcr county, to which place
he moved iD 1865, and where he pow owns
house aud sixteen acres Of land His deDort
mcn; g urral5y was such as to excite suspicion
against him, which seemed to be confirmed
when the name OF Willie Durkin was mention
cd, at the sound of which his eyes dropped,
aud his countenance showed signs Of great ag-
tation. These and other circumstances Induced
l., 4 H. l.
and bring him to this city His description
corre>p pended with that of jones, (the murder
er,) in every particular save 10 one OF the
thumbs which being SO marked on Jones as to
reuder his Identity an easy matter. After
thorough and rigid examination he was dismiss
ed, the points ofiieury not being sufficiently
proven. Petersburg Ldec
THE WIFE of Gen. S. B. Buckner, of Ken
lucky, died recently at 4 izabethtowu 10 that
State She was the daughter OF distinguish