Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-03-26
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.

In the Senate, yesterday, the House amend
ment to the bill Incorporating the Virginia Min
ing and Improvement Company Was agreed to
Bills were passed incorporating the Virginia
Midland Mining and Manufacturing Company;
prohibiting more than Sj,OOJ from being spent
in any one year for books or works OF art for the
State Library; and relative TO the sale of tho
oyster navy.
The House resolution to elect Judge for the
Eighteenth Judicial Circuit on Saturday
WAS agreed to; Robert l.. Montague WAS elected
judge OF the Eighth Circuit
Bills were reported amending the Code IN re-
lation to grand jurits to conso idate, re-estab-
llsh and regulate the Sinking Fund OF Virginia;
surrenderlng States claim 10 certain Federal
cemeteries Incorporating the town of Mount
Jackson, Shenandoah county; and amending
the Code relative to the penitentinry.
The bill enlarglng the Eastern and Western
Lunatic Asyiums VIZ. laid ON the table.
The Tax bill WAS considered till adjournment
In the House Of Delegates number ofSensto
bills were read and referred.
Among tho bills reported was on" sppr"prIs-
ting tho public revenue for the f,cal year a. %.
A resolution WAS passei directing the supcT-
intendenL of public printing TO have printed
200 copies Of thY road law.
Bills were passed authorizing the James River
and kanawu Company To execute n norlsag"
and to subscribe To the capital stock OF tho Bu-
chanan and Clifton Forge Railroad Company,
and to author ze the ctty of Richmond IT, gns'-
antee 81 h subscription III whole or IN pSrti
tor tie relief Of the suTeties of Il. Z. M"rga',
late sheriff o; Clarke county; for tho RELIEF oil the
sureLies of Alex. Scptt, lat. shorit' Of Caroline
county; and to provide for tho payment Of inter
est IN the public debt.
The House bill amending the Code relatv"
to criminal jurisdiction otcounty courts WAS con-
sldered and passed by.
The bill requiring one OF the Judges of the
Supreme Court Of Appeals 10 reside IN Il en-
mond with enhanced emoument Was re cclrd
Yea So, nays 40.
The Constitutional amendments were debated
till adjournment.
TIE Coal TRADE The Washington Star
says:
THE coal men Of Georgetown in common
with the people MI along the line Of the cal"'
are on the tip toe of expectation for s. netting
to be done by the canal board. L. cannot hy
supposed tn. the board, with all their atrE'''
indispositon TO act, Will really do u"lhIng III nj
exiyency SO severe ss the present If >omclhh2
like al arrangement could be mnIr-and II
surely ous ht-bctween tho canal auth 'rIt!e'
the bOatmen and the shippers, it would DE- IA"
possible to do much to retrieve the othrr"Isc "L'
favorable prospect of the coal trade here ia;
year. To come To The point if the canal con-
psny would lower the tolls Is cents the oo':,
men come down 10 cents and tho shippers 81
cents p.r ton state of things would cnsuc BEL
etcisl to all. But under any clrcumstsnce:
action to be servceablc must be prom,"t. The
excitement al Cumberland Is reported 10 be III
tense"
A YOUTHFUL MURDEREss Some ten OF
twelve days ago negro glrI vi about ten ycat'
oil age, administered ] teaspooniu OF laujauUn
to little coored child, aged nine months, a"1
whose father is John Harris, negro living 10
the ncighborhood Of Bells crossroads, 10
Louisa county. Death Immediately ensuel'
The girl gave the child the laudauum becau'e
she said she did not want the trouble Of nursing
it, She coDtesses that she gave the lnla9' ~.
laudanuD, and also says that she ASKED n''
uocle few days prior to the poisoning OF Tue
child, which was the best way she c'ua g.
rid Of nursing it, aud he said. Give 1t lau'a'
num. fredericksburg Herald.
DEATH OF Col. RICHARD THOMAS. - Inc
Port Tobacco, (Md.) Iodependeat says:
Col. Richard Thomas, generally called c",'
Zavonna, died suddenly, last Wednesday, n.y.
ut the residence ol MS ofotnef, Untno' bac.,ne
in St. Msry's county. Col. Thoma: pee1 1.,e
very conspicuous in the early part OF tue 81,
civil war by the capture of the steamer -"
Nicholas. He took passage in the stesln' .,S
Baltimore, disguised IS french Lady KIN s,l
al night assisted by few of bis men on pos,n
arrested the Captain and officers OF th' S' 49,,
er and ran her to Fredericksburg, va. ,,',r
the war he resided some years in Paris, o"' Il.
turned to this country about two years as0
was unmarried"
A great spelling match took place III ~ -,
Academy of Music. Philadelphia, last D'sr.
The notable feature of the affair was that n ;"p
ladies we're the most successful wrestels WIZ
the hard words, winning four prizes out u ''~'