Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-03-22
VIRGINIA NEWS.
Journal.

The Richmond correspondent of the Peters.
burg Index, says: The case Of Judge Stevens
will come up for consideration on the 23d. 1t
is believed that Mr.. Coghl. will make some
sort of defence of him. As | have not heard
him say 80 shall not care to think that be will
undertake any such hopeless affair. There is
such sympathy for Mr. FowIe am sure no eff
fort will now be made to punish him. Ever
since this unhappy exposure he has grown 10
the esteem of bis fellow members. have uever
known in my life when there was as much scan
dial circulating 10 Richmond as now. 1t affects
members of the Legislature, business men, wo.
men and many other people. There is sort OF
epidemic Of scandal only little less vlruIent
than that prevailing 10 Washington.
40 old white man, named Robert Williams,
was arraigned 10 the Police Court in Rich
nond, last Monday, to answer the charge of
stealing one mackerel valued at sixteen cents
He was adjudged guilty, and sentenced to three
days 10 Jail with six stripes added This is the
first white victim since the adoption OF pun-
ishment by stripes for petty larceny 10 that
city.
The Petersburg Index, says: We learn that
IN attempt is being made by counsel, 10 behalf
Of R. B. Boiling, of this city, to induce the Su-
preme Court of the United States to grant q
new hearing on the questioe OF jurisdiction, 10
the case OF LersDer vs.. Boiling, involving the
title 20 certain estates in Fauquier county.
A Portsmouth dispatch states that the
heavy freeze on Sunday night largely de-
stroyed the early peas, potatoes, rad,Shes aud
strawberries 10 that section.
ACTS THAT HAVE BECOME Laws TO in.
corporate the Richmond Male Orphan Society.
TO regulate the salaries of county ju ges.
To Incorporate the Brotherhood ut the Pro
testant Episcopal Church 10 the Diocese of Vir-
ginia.
To amend and re-enact an act euttlcd an
act for the removal Of Weirs and hedges 10
Rappahannock Greek, approved January 8,
1875
To incorporate the Virginia Christian Mis-.
sonary Society.
Prescribing the number of votes to which
the stockholders OF the Shenandoah Valley
Agricultural Society are estitled in the meet
ings of the company.
TO appropriate 50 500 to defray expenses
of the Maryland Boundary Liue arbitration.
To amend the charter of the town OF Dan
ville
To incorporate the Germania Bank of Rich
mond.
To authorize the publication Of laws n Mel.
SOD and Amherst counties.
To amend and re enact the third section of
chapter SO, of the act OF 1872 to authorize the
Board OF Supervisors for Wy;he county to con
tract for keeping in repair certain publ, roads
10 said county.
For the relief of E. B. Hlllomap, John
Lessner and other sureties OF j. 2. Hodges,
late clerk of the County Court of Norfolk
county
SHOOTING OF CoLoRED TH1EF.-Ths
shooting ola coIored thief 10 Washington was
mentioned 10 Mondays Gazette. The Star in
later account ofthe affair, says: James War
rem (who was shot) and Sandy Trsver, (who
escspsd)-had in their possession at the
time two hogs and number of chickens. j.
W. Ksatiug, of Virginia, has identified the
hogs as animals stolea from him, and MIR. Chas.
Payne identified the chickens as bis property
Sergeant Guy says that be aud his men ideuti
fed the parties with the bag and basket as
we'll. known thieves, and that as one of the 20 |
cemen and Sandy Travers, the escaped fugi.
tive, we're both firing it is by no meaos certain
who it was that shot Warren. Warren is DOT
seriously hurt, and has been committed to Jail
to answer the charge of larceny. MIR. Payoe
states that be had hog weighing about 200
pounds killed by the same parties, but they
were frightened Of before they could get aw y
with it. The thieves and their piunder we've
from this county.