Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-01-28
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.

In the Senate, yesterday, bills were intro
duced to amend the Code in reference to sales
under judgments, warrants or DEGREES tor debts
contracted prior to April 10. 1875 iocorpora-
ting Madison town. in Madison county; estab-
fishing bureau Of insurance; incorporating
the Grand Lodge of the Independent Order OF
Good Templars; and confirming a law passed
by the Legislature of North Carolina relative
to the Incorporating Of the Elizabeth City and
Norfolk Railroad Company, etc.
The President laid before the Senate COM
muucatoD from the Governor, enclosing
letter from r. f. Withers. rendering his reslg-
cation as Llcutenaut- Governor to take effect
On March lst, 1915, which was laid on the
table. :,
Bills we're passed to amend the Code provid-
ing for the assessment. levy aud COLLECTION OF
taxes; authorizing the Virginia Military lnsti-
tu,e to sell certain laud; amending the act IN.
cooperating the Virginia State Agricultural
Society: and authorizing the formation of DIS
trict Colonization Boards throughout the Com
monTealth.
The bill to provide for payment of interest
on the public debt was laid on the table.
\ bill for the relief OF Benz. I. Chon, OF
Prince William county, was passed.
\ resolution was offered relative to the sus.
pending of the tax collections from March TO
June, uoder certain restrictions, which Was
passed
\ resolution respecting the death of Matthew
Harrison, delegate from l. ,udoun, was received
from the House, aud read and ordered TO be
spread 90 the Journal.
10 the House of Delegates bill was read
for eparsiug the accommodations OF the W H.
iiamsburg Luuatic Asylum. ;,
The petition of John Board, for Unlimited
time to sue 90 open accounts, was rejected
\ resolution was adopted asking the Treas
urer of the Commonwealth what bad become
Of the uupertected bonds of The Commonwealth
printed aud partially executed under the Fund
ing Act.
Lieutenant Governor W!heIs resignation OF
his office from March lst was received from
the Governor.
\ commuuication was received from the
Second Auditor ir response to resolution OF
the House as TO the issue and exchange OF GER
tain bonds under the Funding Bill
Bills were presented authorizing the sale OF
the pubic grounds 10 Woodstock, Shenandoah
county, and incorporating the S:aunton River
Grange Savings Bank in Pittsylvania.
\ resolution was offered TO make the failure
to mark sheep driven along public road
% iSdemeanor.
Mr.. Lovenstein offered resolution to d.
miosh the tax 90 the gross receipts OF the
aires.
The county road bill was briefly considered
Resolutions of respect, coincidence ADD sym
patty were adopted Oh the announcement OF
the death of Matthew Harrison, delegate from
Loudoun county, and the House adjourned.
FIRE AT WINCHESTER -Between 2 and 8
@ clock yesterday morning the frame STATION
house aud freight depot Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company at Winchester, and
large amount OF freight was destroyed BY hre
involving considerable loss. The origin OF the
fire is uucertaiu The books and papers con
taiued 10 the station we're saved. The freight
burned was valued at $500. Two freight cars
standing Oh the track, valued at $500, we're
also burned that is, the entire woodwork was
DESTROYED and the iron rendered almost useless
Several other freight cars we're somewhat dam
aged, aud the fire was tie means Of causing
slight detention Of the early morning trains;
Three passenger aud baggage cars that stood
on the track near the station ware also some
what scorched. The company will rebuild The
stallion Immediately. The freight depot on the
opposite side of the track was not injured.
INFRAcTIoS OF REVENUE LAWs.-A cor
respondent of the Baltimore Gazette says
"A Deputy United States Marshal has been
very busy ~ Cupeper county for the past few
DAYS making arrests for violating the revenue
laws. Among the number arrested are Mr..
Ambrose Deal and Mrs Horace Parker, from
the western portion of the county. Ine evl.
depce against Mr.. Deal is very conclusive, and
it will doubtless fare pretty hard with him.
COMMUNICATED.
ICE.-Allow me to correct the somewhat re-
uarkable Statements, made By member of the
City Cou1cii that thirty thousand tons OF Ice
were imported here last year.
This statement emanating from one who is
exceptionally correct when he deals 10 figures,
leads me TO suppose that the types have re-
ported him Incorrectly. The facts are that
abou, six thousand tons of ice we're broug hi
here from the North. Of this amount MIR.
Pcrtner, at his brewery, used, say two thous-
and tons, which we're paid for largely by bis
customers outside of Alexandria aud more
than one thousand tons were shipped away on
the different railroads, leaving as the actual
consumption of the city three thousand tons-
weight estimated at the point OF shipment
Dcductiog the loss by meltage, which Is fully
ouehaif, sc have 6fieeu hundred tons actual