Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-03-20
Iatfara from Richmond.

TCorrespondonce Ct the AlexandriA Gszette.l
RICHMOND, March 20.-A fire this morning
in Manchester, On the opposite side OF the river
destroyed six tadings ip lhe business part Of
the city. The los, is about hiteeo thousand
dollars; insurance six thousand dollars, 10 Liver
pool, Louder and Globe company.
10 the Senate, to-day, the report OF the COM
mitlec OF conference to consider the dlsagreelng
votes on Saupte bill for the projection of hsh
in all the waters OF the State above tidewatcr,
vas coucurrcd III.
Bills 10 amend aud re-euact section OF act
approved March 2j, 1871 to provide Tor the
appointment Of fish commissioners from the
State; to provide for the payment oil damages
to riparian propricturs whose lands are Injured
b. the Washing of iron aud other ores; for the
pct,cr protection OF fish in the waters OF the
! Conlmon1sailt; to provide for a general iodex
! to deeds, wills, and iduciary accounts 10 coun'
| ties aud corporations that have not Deco sup
piled were referred.
The House resolution asking for the ap,
pointmeut Of committec Of conference 90 the
! disagreeiug votes Of that body on House bill
prohibiting city officials from becoming con-
tractors to the corporation in which they reside,
was coocurred in.
House bill, substitute for Senate bill. pro
VidiDg for the extension Of the james fiVeI
| and karaWha Canal was taken up and dis
| cussed.
| The H0us. agreed that DO member shat
speak more than five minutes Oh any subject
Senate bill appropriating SIG, $50 to the FIr'
GINA Agricultural and Mocha ucal College, was
| made the spcclal order for Friday.
The following House bills were ordered to be
cugrossed 10 amend an act in reference tt
the Lynchburg aud Tennessee Railroad Com
pany; to amend the code in reference to lpJur
| les TO burial grounds or lots of any memorial Oh
monumental association.
The House bill imposing tax, and prescrlb
ing mode of collecting the same, on the priv
ege OF selling liquors, was then discussed.
Bishop WhittIe will ordain the Rev. Pike
Powers to the priests Office, and VIM. Sutton
OF Petersburg, to the deacons order OF TIT
Protestant Episcopal Church to.morr
| As the days Of tho Legislature are nov
numbered, the usual scrummaee to pust
bills through is going Cd. The coDse
quence will b., that the body will ad
iou1n without doing anything. The blI
for the protection OF fish has been at last pass
ed and differs very little from the BILL as 1t wa
pu0llShcu In the Ut21ttc sOut meehs aEo
This is the best piece OF business the Genera
Assembly has done this year.
! There is rumor aAoat tonight to the ehec
that the President has appointed Alaj. Rober
Styles Postmaster of Richmond. Maj. Styles
il an oui.and out democrat, aud was braV
Confederate soldier 1t has never been know
before that be was an applicant for the place
and | do not believe be would take it, Th
republicans here believe that if Miss Van Lev
is not appointed democrat will be.
The friends Of Gen. Dabney H. Maury still
insist that he is not after office, while those o
Gen. Early Indignantly dauy that he will tax
anything from Hayes,
! The republicans here are thoroughly dis
gu,ted with Hayes, and only the moderat
, members Of that party land this is small) anti
ciparc auy favor at his hands.
The liquor bill will | think, pass this tune
The jDint committee in regard to publ
J printing this evening decided n favor OF Maj
: Walker, Superintendent Public Printing, i
regard 10 the contest over the award of con
| tracts.