Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-03-28
Letter from Richmond.

Correspondence CT tho klexundria G>:Gnt;t.
RICHMOND, Va, March q. 167T.-TLa bill
has passed both branches Of the LEGISLATURE
providing fur the lease OF the James River and
Kanawha canal for twenty years to Mason L.
Co., who obiiga!e themselves l., extend lae
canal from Buchanoou, is present terminus, to
Clifton Forge Il uoR goes 10 The Governor
fer approval.
Mr.. Alexander Hunter, Of AIcxaair;a, 30,
day appeared before the Committee Gu Finance
on behalf Of the ctiz .us Of Alexandria, and op-
posed the passage OF tue Whiskey tax bill.
expect the bill will come up il the Senate 10.
morrow. A good many Inquiries have b@en
made as to who will make the :Sbi.key bill
punches. will state that it is provided that
the Governor shall contract for These articles
with the Lowest bidder. So, ii any citizen in
Alexandria wants to Try his haud, the fed is
open.
Nothing new has transpred IN The Crittar-
den case. Col. Crlttcndcu Is COZ lodged III nc
city Jail. Hundreds Of citizens aud 9th cra have
visited him there, and expressed their sYmpa-
suspend judgment until the charges against
him have been fully Investigated. Gel. Crl.
tandau must have knowo is we'll as any ether
officer there that the present system Of kecpjrs
the books ia the Capitol renders th" escape oi
fo,g impossible. This has been proved over
and over again. Nir. Garter Harrison. a page,
is at present perI0rmug the duties o! NJ. Crit.
tender.
Governor Hampton IS expected i pass
through this city 10 morrow nIght. l'rrpara-
tions are being made % give him q warm wei
come. He is is popular in Richmond - lie is
in his native STATE.
The State will have pcition 1t IL Giii2. TO-
morrow against the re-appolntmcIt O! Miss
Van Lew as POstmistras7 OF Richmond.
Ia the Senate, this morning, Gen. Ei;i0tt
offered a resolution authorizing The 6oard OF
Immigration to distribute the wolk published
by them, aud knowo as the "GcoGraDhloa aud
Political Summary of Virginia. hy sale ~
gratui0usIy as they may deem best. "a motion
OF Mr.. johnson the resolution Was amended so
as TO furnish ten copies 10 cach mcmher Dt the
General Assembly, for distribution.
The Senate passed the bill prohibiting tile
County Court of Abemarlo from granting L.
ctnse to cell liquor within one mile Of the Eir
GINA University. Pedestrian exercise among
thu. students will be considerably stimulated bg
the passage of this bill.
In the House. to day, the Senate bill TO
amend the act prescribing general provisions
10 regard to commissioners Of the rcvcnu', s.
as to exempt from taxation property Shieh Is
partially devoted to educational OF charitable
purposes, to the extent 10 which ii is - d:vGt
ed, was taken up and passed.
The House to-day passed the bill Iii reaard
to the duties Of treasurers. the collection OF
taxes, &C., providing that il anyone sh"I! pay
all his State taxes on or before Dec3a!h@r 1T
he shall have rebate o! iwo per cent, bu! il
he shall fail to pay auy Of said taxes before
that date he shall nave five per cent added to
his taxes, and il he shall pay hall by DcecG.b2:
lst, he shall be allowed uutii March 1t to gay
the remaining half.
Married aud yet unhappy. How macy a
home has been robbed Of sunshiGc aud hapri-
ness and rendered sad and dssolate by The los
of some dear and pettad child. This is dan
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