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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-31

Prince Bismarck is again reported to be
i'll.
The Emperor Francis Joseph has written a
highly eulogistic letter to the Hungarian min
istry, deploring the death of Nj. Deak.
Prince Bismarck has proposed to the Fede-
raj Council that the decree of last spring pro.
hibiting the export of horses be anDulled, be-
cause the reasons for such prohibition no longer
exist.
Archbishop Lynch, of Toronto, writes that
the priests 10 bis diocese are strictly forbidden
to make the altar or the pulpit of their churches
the tribune Of political harraDgues for or against
any party or candldate.
Frederick Dockeray, whose case excited SO
much interest in connection with Cuban affairs
some time since, and who was taken from Ha-
vana to Spain and was there imprisoned, ha;
escaped and is now 10 London.
The Senatorial elections were held by the
electoral colleges in France Yesterday.
Americans are accused ofusurping the right;
of fishing and hunting in the Ocho:sk sea.
Lemaitre, the French actor, was buried al
Montmatre Saturday. An immense crowd,
somewhat noisy, attended. Victor Hugo, de-
livered a euIogy at the grave.
A dispatch from St. Petersburg announce;
the death of Prince Mouchransky.
Further important victories by the Alfonslsts
over the Carlists in Spain are reported.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-31

The Virginia Senate was not in session last
Saturday,
In the House of Delegates the following we're
reported upon tavorably; Senate bill to author
ize the qualified voters of Halifax county TO vote
| on the question of purchase or construction Of a
bridge at South Boston; Senate joint resolution
requesting our Senators and Representatives in
Congress to unite in any effort made to procure
the %refunding of tax collected by United States
authorities on cotton for the yesrs 1864, 1865,
1866, 1867; House joint resolution rendering the
Acknowledgements Of the Genelal Assembly of
Firginia to the United States authorities for
their action in reference TO the graves of the
Confederate dead at Fort Delaware; House bill
to amend al act approved February 10, 1915, IN
regard to times of holding terms Of circuit
courts; House bill to amend the law in relation
to bridges between counties; House bill TO
amend the charter Of the town Of Flncastle /;
House bill to amend the charter IF tho town of
Lebanon.
The Committee on Federal Relations and Res
~olutions reported a resolution that the General
Assembly adjourn sine die on the 18th day of
February, which wss laid on the table.
The Committee on Offices and Officers of the
Capitol, reported that they had examined the
books oil the Tressurer's Office and found them
neatly and properly Kept, with the warrants on
that office conveniently arranged and filed.
The committee further report that they find on
file in that off &c millions of dollars of tax-paying
coupon bonds without adequate provisions for
their safe keeping, and recommend that the sug-
g~estions of the investigating committee OF last
session with regard to said bonds be carried
into effect by appropriate legislation.
The joint resolution asking for a committee of
conference to consider the disagreement of the
two houses in relation to House bill to allow
Communication for soldiers MANNED in the war,
&C., was agreed to.
The vote by which the House passed the reso-
luton of expulsion of the editors of the Evening
Journal was reconsidered, and the resolution
laid on the table, Mr.. Simpson voting in the
affirmative.
The following were referred: Bill to amend
the charter of the city of Norfolk; Petition of
James H.. Montgomery, Of Rockbridge county,
to be released from the payment of a fine bill
Tor the relief of the heirs of Harry West, of
Rockingham county bill TO amend the act of
March 16, 1875, in reference to sales underjudg-
ments, warrants or DEGREES for debts contracted
prior to April 10, 1866.
The House dismissed Senate bill to amend the
law regulating the sale of poisons. 1t proposed
to put chlorolorm, lsudsnum, morphine and
croton oil in the list of poisonous articles of
which druggists must keep q record.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-31

for fighting for the Union, why not turn Nosbv
guerrillas out Of the Post flee u partmr,t
and fill their places with Uriob mep2 Tho
Chapman brothers, above referred %, now 70.
cupy positions as postal clerks between nasl.
iDgton and Lynchburg, and other members Of
Mosby's command positions in other depart.
nents."
He should have added that the houses burn.
ed we're occupied BY women and children, who
were seen by the Coufederates trying to save
their clothing and provisions from the flames,
With this omission the statement is true. If
the Federal troops had caught a Confederate
setting fire to a house 10 the North, how loDg
would he have lived and if he had escaped
from them his fate would have been the same
had be fallen into General Lees hands.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-31
COMMUNICATED.


In justice to the Board of Supervisors Of
this county, you will allow me to contradict the
statement copied in the Manassas Gazette
from another paper to the effect that all the
county property Oh which the Court house, Jail
and Offices stand has, by the Board, been sold
to the Methodist Church South-a INDUSTRIOUS
statement for one of her native ~citlzeos to pub
lish. The late Richard Radcliffe, in 1899, do
dated for the uses of the county four acres.
providing 10 the deco when it should cease to
be used for the purposes specified 10 the deed
it should be sold and the proceeds to 20 to the
county. This four acres was supposed to be
included within the limits Of the present lot
fence, but by an experimental survey it was
found that some sixty feet in breadth was To-
closed by the fence of B. Garfield. 10 the
sale of this slip the Board gave its assent, the
church paying therefor the sun OF fifty dollars.
This proposition meeting with no opposition,
an application to build the church on the
southeast corner OF the lot, and within the
present Enclosure, was promptly rejected by the
Board; hence the four acres, except the slip
above referred to, remain intact with its trees,
buildings, &c. y
Fairfax e.. H., January %.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-31
TRY TELEGRAPH

NEW YORK. Jarusry 3l.-St'cK. ac;i'G Si ~
strong. M~oncy-no !oans; snu Ni,. and
Flour dull and declining; NAS"' IaIs' . da.
nominally lower. Corn dull ana "''"'
cided change. ,r
BALTIMORE anusry 3l.-Firginls;, con;o'1
dated 10. West Virgin!as .: '".:pn iu!"' -.
y shade easier; midd!ing l-sal2s: f!ouF 4ua-
and steady Howard street and western .,"pnn
z I5sS4 56.'do Extra 42j.S5 .; do. ramp
5 25nsI: City Mills Super i.S4 % 90. hAI'y'
Sc rs: do. Eio brands i 15a9 CO: T am y M
heat ouiet and e.sicr; No. hvs'S.I VI
13s Pcnnnvivsnis red l&s .lio; M7ryisna FyI
115,l4-. i0. amber l524l21; DO WHY ''
.Corn-Sou,hern steady eslerh So west
ern white 55ab2; o%outhern yeilow A., n.lf
ern mixed 5ut spot; 90! February ad Kyn
Feb; IL March. Oats du!l snu ahCnA"o - lower;
dull and nominal al c0ao3. Hay an ~
MARYLAND and Pennsylvania 49, ~ >; Ru,,.r
quiet but firm; Pork, new, Zl,.- ',birn src
dull and heavy, except for eA.'sS' TX. 10,
scarce and trm; Western eA-ta7 ~, car.
frsts 2ls23. Coffee du!i snl Ao:'-'Na' srn with
GOES l64,l9: iobbing Ii ~ SUGAR N, - n
y fair demand. Wn!skey quiet Hi'u
81 II. o., Tia Cattle
marAet was uull this wceh. ~. paytr. Penn
BUYERS; 3UOO head sold al '"'9 ~ fr fair to
syivsnia and Western Steers, o;ao3 crmmon. ~
good do. and 4a5c per 10 gross ~; uu4J lead
10 quality. Sheep were unchahssa, y con.
arrived and sold at 53aIc per 10 sIJs vsd snd
ditiou Hogs were dali 3ZVV neAn
sold ut lOaS11 81 per lVJ lo' !"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-31

A most a%trocious murder has con to light
at Greenpolut, Loog Island. A mans head,
which had been severed from the body, was
found wrapped ip a newspaper between a lum-
Der pile aud fence 10 a s%hipyard at that place,
on Saturday afternoon. 1t was identified by
the features as the head of W. w. Simmons,
of Derby, Conn, who had been working in
Williamsburg, N. Y, (which lies adjacent to
Greenpoint,) and boarding With a family there.
A physician gave the opinion that the mac had
been murdered within twelve hours from the
time the head was fouod. Detectives succeed
ed in tracing the matter up yesterday and liking
the crime upon Victor Kretz, an Alsatian, who,
after studied Efforts to escape detectloo, be-
trayed himself. The butchered limbs and body
of bis victim were found at his house, where
the murder was committed. Robbery is the
supposed motive, though the murderer aVerred
that Summons had dishonored his family.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-31
MOShY.S Men

A writer, in the Washington Chronicle of
this morning, says:
The coming campaign 10 Virgioia promises
to be a very Warm one, from the fact that there
are a large plumber of ex-rebcls 10 office, under
the United States Government, while their
sympathies are still with "the lost cause hav-
ing, 10 the language of Mosby, disbandcd their
organization 10 preference to surrenderiDg to
their enemies. They disbaoded amid tears
and protestations of confidence and fidelity, and
assured him (Mos0y) that at the first bugle-
note they would rally again to his Standard"
ln August, 1864, = raid was made 10 the
Shenandoah Valley by a party of Mosby' guer-
rillas under command OF Lieut.. Samuel Chap.
man and Captain William H. Chapman, after
attacking and killing the pickets of tue 18th
Michigan Cavalry, and 10 retaliation several of
Clusters men set fire to some of the buildings
in the neigbborhood.
"Ibe men then. under command of Chapman
Brothers. galloped off, shouting, No quarter,
40 quarter to-day" They pursued the 'Yau-
KEGS tor about a mile, aud then returned to
put to death all the prisoners who had been
taken, and all the wounded who had fallen by
the way"
Twenty nine Federal soldiers thus persisted.
Aeo'ioS Inc uedu W JURY Tue ueaQ, MOSOy 5
men, with their booty, recrossed the Sheuan-
doah river. As they assembled the mouutalo,
1t was discovered that a solitary prisoner bad
escaped the fate of bis comrades. He was &C
cordlngly conducted deeper in the forest and
ordered to prepare for death. which be did by
offering up a ~ierveut prayer, then rose slowly
TO bis feet, and tearing open his shirt, with
unqualling eye received the fatal shot. Mosoy,
10 his report to Gen. Lee, says: They return.
ed with thirty horses and no prisoners"
IF Uoion soldiers are to be turned out of
the United States House Of Representatives
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-31
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA.
MONDAY, JANUARY 81, 1875.
Ex-senator Cowau, of Pennsylvania, has
presented the following plan for the resumption

Ex-senator Cowan, of Pennsylvania, has
presented the following plan for the resumption
of specie payments. 1t is entirely original, so
tar as we know, and appears to be feasible. he
would have the government redeem the green.
backs 10 gold at their actual value. This
would, to be sure, says the New York Herald,
require a stock Of gold, but not a large stock
for if they were redeemable only at their real
value they would not be presented in great
quantities, paper money being SO much more
convenient than metallic. If at the time the
law was made the greenbacks were worth
eighty.fve cents they could not afterward fall
more than a fraction Of a cent below that value;
because, as soon as they did, enough would be
at once offered for redemption to restore them
to that figure. Nor could they rise more than
a ~fraction of a cent above that value because,
as soon as they did, the banks would issue more
notes and expand the currency up to that level.
It would be Just as easy to maintain them at
eighty-fye cents as at a dollar, but the advan-
tage Of reGeeming them at their actual value
would be that it might be done without dis
turbing business or affecting the relations OF
debtor and creditor. MIR. Cowan would also
have a date fixed beyond which future contracts
should be discharged DOLLY 10 gold dollars, un.
less the contract specified that they we're to be
paid 10 currency, the greenbacks still remaining
a legal tender at their real value OF elghty-hVe
aapts
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-31

The bill to increase the pay of County Judges
has passed the House ofDe!egates of Virginia.
It provides that the County Judges shall re-
ceive, after the lst day Of January, 1876, a
salary Of four hundred dollars, an additional
compensation of fifteen dollars for every one
thousand inhabitants over ten thousand that
the salary shall be a charge on the counties, and
shall be payable quarterly. Also that when a
Judge is judge oil more than one county, each
county in the district shall pay 10 proportion to
the inhabitants thereof, and mileage shall be a
charge equally upon the counties Of the dis
trict.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-31

A lady, while walking 90 O street, in Wash
iugton, last Thursday evening, was knocked
down by three negro men, who snatched a set
of false teeth from her mouth and ran off with
them. And thus has come to pass another of
the supposed impossibilities-stealiu the
teeth from ones head.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-31

A Wheeling dispatch states that John ;.
Burdett, Treasurer of West Virginia, was on
Saturday found guilty OF the articles of i'm
parchment preferred against him in the Leg
%islature, and removed from Office by a vote OF
20 to 8. The impeachment trial Of +. A.
Bennett, Auditor of the State, will be com
menced to. day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-31

John Eogler, of Jersey City, known as the
champion skater, attempted to commit suicide
by taking arsenic, and is 10 a precarious condl,
ton. How ~leuiently must those who cant
skate be looked upon wheo they commit
suicide And what shall be said Of John
Stellwagen, who drowned himself last week 10
Buffalo WITH 81, 600 in his pocket?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-31

The strike among the shoe operatives at
Rochester, n. Y, which has lasted several
weeks, was ended en- Saturday, by the em-
ployees agreeing to resume work at reduced
wages. Of late this is always the way-after
the strikers have Inflicted much suffering upon
their families.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-31

FAUoUIER LAND SALEs.-One hundred and
thirty.slx acres of land, principally wooded land
and part of the Hart estate lying near Water
loo, to VIM. A. Stuart, of Southwest Virginia,
for SIS per acre.
The tract of land kuowo as "Waterloo" to
VIM. A. Stuart, for $9.0l per acre.
The Valley Mills" tract, of 10 acres, to Il,
NJ. Byrne, for Sl3.O5 per acre.
The Green Meadows''-l25 acres, TO StauD-
ton u. Emorey for SO per acre.
The house and lot Of Mary NJ. Grimsley. on
Waterloo pike, TO Benjamin Martin for 1890
cash. Warrenton nder.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-31

The first and January number of the Southern
Historical Society Papers has been received. Il
contains a number of interesting articles relating
10 the history of the late civil war, one of them,
The Origin Of the Late War, by ex-senator 4.
NJ. T. Hunter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-31

The market opens quiet, WIN limited rece'p's
of Grain, and prices steady. A s!na'l Io' u
choice white Whvut brougntli Ia, bu: the ae'e'".
sales of red were At l32, l$5 and lB. Corn !,
steady, with offerings 81 81 oushe'7 m'A'1 a.
sales ut ~. So and ii a sms!i iot OF o"@ -
NAMED unsold. Dressed Hogs have :CF'heE ",
clined, and we note sales today nj 'V"90 P'
100 pounds.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-31

The farm OF MIR. John diversified, near Orange
Courthouse, containing III acres was sold on
Monday last, at s24. 50 per acre to Col. G. P.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-31

In the Ohio Senate a bill has been intro"
duced to make drunkenness for one year a SUIT
fcient cause for divorce. Drunkenness for ONT
year on such whiskey as is now sold would pro
cure a divorce without legal steps.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-31
age.

The Ebell lnternational Academy Journal OF
New York, has been received, 1t presents q
systematic plan of foreign travel and culture,
and combines q summer tour through Europe,
with a snort or long residence abroad for study,
under auspices which are very highly and fully
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-31

DR.. R. f. Baldwin, physician aud superln'
dent ofthe Staunton Lunatic Asylum, will &c
cept our thanks for a copy Of the annual repor
of that well conducted institution.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-31

Col. Knight, President of the Virginia Ag'
ricultural Society, advises that a State fair be
held next autumn, aud gives as one OF his rea'
sons for so doing. that Virginia will not be Of
fcially represented at the Philadelphia Cen
%tennial.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-31

Captain T. w. Savage. one of the oldest citl
zens of Charlottesville, died there last Thurs
day night, in the seventy-third year OF his
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-31

The bill to create a Special Court of APP
peals, which the Virginia House of Delegates
refused to order to engrossment Thursday, has
been reconsidored and referred. The bill pro-
yides that the Supreme Court Of Appeals shall
designate FIVE judges Of the circuit courts to
constitute a Special Court Of Appeals, to as
semble in the city of Richmond on such day as
shall be designated by the Supreme Court OF
Appeals, and hold a court for the trial OF such
cases, civil and criminal, as the Supreme Court
oil Appeals shall certify to it, &c. 1t prohibits
the assignment to the special court OF any
cause if any of the parties shall object to such
assignment before the same is made. The
clerk of the Supreme Court of Appeals, or
such deputy as he may appoint, is to act as
clerk of the special court, and the sheriff OF
the city OF Richmond, or one of his deputies,
is to attend the sittlDgs of the court aud per
form all the duties performed by the crier and
tipstaf of the Supreme Court of Appeals.
The compensation and mileage of the JUICES
Of the special court is to be the same as are re-
ceived by members Ct the General Assembly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-31

The Joint Committee on internal Improve,
meuts of the Maryland Legislature, have de-.
termined to report a bill in favor of extending
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal to Savage
River
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-31
Congress.

The Senate was not session on Saturday, and
10 the House no business was transacted, the
session being consumed by speeches on the
6nancial question by Mr.. Schleicher, Of Texas,
Mr.. Ward of New York, aud Mr.. Campbell, OF
Illinois. Mr.. Mills, of Texas, also spoke
against O protective tariff.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-31

A letter from Warrenton, 10 the Richmond
Dispatch, warns the public against a travelling
school teacher, calling himself Leach.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-31

We have received from the music house OF +.
w. Helmick, Cincinnati, Ohio, three pieces OF
music.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-31
FOREIGN NEWS.

Speaker Kerr endorses Gov. Hendricks 70
President.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-31

The Crowo Princess oil Germany has presen
ted Ceclle Gaul, the Baltimore p~lanlste, with a
costly necklace.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-31

To the Editor Of tie AiGrnndru Ga:ete:
In your letter from iicauiind 1t Is stated that
an heir of the Jennings ",t.tc had found the
will written by J~enninSs himself, &c. II that
heir will communicate with me | xii tel Of
other relics. Bible, nc, belonging :" said Jcn-
nings. which ! saw yesterday CLAIMANT.
UppcrviiIe, Fuuqui.r co., Va. JsH. -.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-31

menced 10. day.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-12
How Reverdy johnson Met His
Death.
New YORK, Feb. II.

New YORK, Feb. II.
An Annapolis dispatch says Reverdy
Johnson, when found, was lying upon the
ground where some coal dust was scat
tered, with pool of blood about his head
There is no doubt concerning the manner
In which he met his death. Although his
vision was very feeble, johnson was very
venturesomc in his goings, and, wishing to
go into the yard, he did not call for assist
ance, but went out the front door and
down the steps by himself. Turning to
the left he walked over the grass plot and
down short decline to bricked area ad-
jacent to the basement of the executive
mansion and proceeded toward an angle
formed by a projecting bay window. In
turning himself about when close to the
wall, he must have stumbled and fallen.
There were loose pieces Of coal lying on
the ground and the supposition is that he
trod upon one of these. His head proba-
bly, struck the edge of the projected base
of the WALL producing n fracture of the
skull. The medical opinion is that the
chief and fatal injury is Il fracture of the
frontal bone of the skull, extending from
near the outer angle Of the right orbit, up
ward and backward to the corona suture.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-12
Personal.

A.. j. Childs, esq, formerly of Vermont,
has been appointed state agent of the Pa
irons of Husbandry in Missouri.
George Ii. Newman of Brattleboro has
been chosen treasurer of the Williston
mills corporation at Easthampton, Mass.
M. Henry Maynard, esq, of Marquette,
Michigan, son of Rev. U. Maynard of
Castleton, has been chosen grand master of
Masons in Michigan.
Rev. G. X. wilkins, formerly we'll
known Methodist clergyman in this vicini-
ty, is now the popular pastor of the First
Presbyterian church at Lansing, Michigan.
On the 22d of February New York city
is to have Martha Washington tea party,
at which table is to be spread for each
state in the Union. Mrs. George Wander
hof is to preside at the Vermont table,
and Mr.. l.. NJ. Bates represents Vermont
on the reception committee.