Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-02-13
VIRGINIA LEHiSLs'EEGsj.

La the Senate, yesterday, substitute was
reported for the bill 10 relation to common car
riers.
The bill authorizing the Board Of Super
visors of Fauquier county TO adopt for any OF
the districts Of the county the law approved
February =, ~, in reference TO the working OF
roads in the county o.! l. utpun, Was repurte d
upon adversely.
The bill incorporating the town Of Falls
Church, in the county vi Fairfax, vas re-
ported.
a substitute was reported Tor the bill III re-
lati0u to bridges between counties.
The bill IN relation to the registration OF
voters was read.
The S.uate bill prescribing the duties, pow
ers, liabilities and compensation OF district OH.
GERS was passed.
\ preamble and resolution on the subject Of
the proposed increase by the Housc OF Repre-
seutaiycs OF the lax on tobacco, in>truc;iDg
the Virginia Senators aud Representatives III
Congress to prevent If possible any Increase 10
the rate of taxation, and asking all members
of Congress in sympathy with the tobacco III.
terest 10 lutte and resist by all honorable
means the imposition OF any further burthcns
upon this product. was agreed 10 aud ordered
to be sent to Congress.
In the House of Delegates bills were read
ameuding the Code in reference to the punish
mcnt of larceny; authorizing the b ard of Su-
pervisors of Alexandria county to Increase the
compensation Of the county judge OF that
county; and amending the Code relative to the
sze Of ballots.
The Committee Of Courts Of Justice report
ed that it was inexpedlent to legsIate on the
subject of certifying to the Supreme Court Of
Apneals decisions of Circuit Courts adverse to
the laws of the General Assembly.
The bill in reference 10 county Ievles was CIR
dered to its engrOssmcnt, AID the bill extend
ing the time for the collection Of taxes ard
county and township levcs for 1871, was
passed.
Bills we're also passed amending the Code in
reference TO the propagation Of smallpox; au-
thorizng the Episcopal Female Institute at
Winchester to borrow money; Incorporating
the Border Grange Bank; amending the Code
ia reference to the mode Of recovering cIa!uis
against the State; and for the relief CT Henry
Crump, of Alexandria.
Bills we're introduced incorporating the
Changers Banking aud INSURANCE Company OF
Fredericksburg, and to provide for the cuIIcc-
ton of township taxes assessed July list, 1873.
Petitions were presented CT citizens OF Cen
treville, Fairfax county, asking the repeal OF
the fence law, and Of sundry citizens recon-
mendug certain constitutional amendments,
aud resolution of Rapid Ann Grange Oh
sheep husbandry.
The counterfeit coupon bill was further dis
cussed.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY ITEMS We
IL II . ~,
half sister of the two Miss llammct's,
issue. They have died 10 few days Of
each other, leaving behind an only sister.
Miss Mary Kncheioe They We're very
old people, and have, We believe, lived under
one roof all their lives. They leave Is an in
heritauce for their legal heirs u large body of
land. We learn that Mrs. r. G. Weir, Of this
place, and Mrs w. w. Thornton, of Br'ntS
vile, are among the heirs. There was no will
left, we earn
Two breed shepherd dogs belonging to
Feston Smith, were seen Oh Friday rupning
Mr.. B. g. Lewis sheep, and killed one and
crippled four On the following night The
same dogs crippled and killed nine for Mr.. Ii.
C. Steers The dogs were killed by Mr.. Lewis
on Saturday morning. Thus, 10 lew days,
two worthless ours have destroyed, at a low es-
innate, 81 per head, Tor those killed, amount
ing to SIG, besides crippling large number
not 10 this estimate.
The deaths since the first of December, will
uumber more than any whole year up to that
time since the war, and in this immediate vicnl-
ty more persons have died in the past two
months, thar the whole of the time since 1868
up 10 the first of December last The sickness
has been principally pOeumoula, aud there
have been many fatal cases of fever.
Mr.. Paul S. Brown, Of New York, who pur-
chased the ketcham tract Of land. near thls
place, for his son, Mr.. Alfred S. Brown, pur
chased in January part of the Mount Yer
non tract containing 50 acres. Mr.. Alfred S.
Brown will remove to the Mount Vernon tract |
Mr. Eusign Kctcham had his leg broken iu-t
above the aukIe on Saturday last by a colt
which he was riding, running away aud iaus
upon him. -Iuanassas Gazette.
CULpEpER COUNTY ITEMS On f. iday Iast,
DR.. S. K. Rlxcy, coroner, held an Inquest over
the body of az infant child. found dead near
RaccooD Ford in this equity, on the farm OF
A. W. Wallace The jury rendered a verdict
that it came to its death by the hands Of its
mother, Que Jane Carter, coinred.
\ lady here received by express box, on
which the charges were heavy, which was
found to be filled with brick bats. The box
came from Washington.
Mrs. G. D. Gray fell from the steps Of the
"SonewaIl Building" few evenings ego, !
and badly fractured one Of her limbs at the
hip joint.
Cd aunt Hannah, aged one hundred and fl
teen years, WIS sent to the poor house OF this
County about three weeks ago. -Culpeper |
Observer
PROLIFIC. There Iieves upon the place of
Mr. Cornelius Smith, of RappahaDnock County