Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-02-09
Het.ar from Richmond.

RICHMOND, tCb. 5, ISiI.-EG-UOY. Omltn |
has introduced 10 the House most novel and
Interesting bill. The bill is to give Charles
Van Mason, of Fauquer County, name. The |
name of that individual is now supposed to be
Charles Van Mason. He was left a baby 10 |
the county by some lady, but neither the
| people OF Fauquier, nor does he himself know |
who bis parents are. Since that time he has |
grown to mans estate, and beginning life as
stone mason, he has amassed good fortune,
and is, l learn, highly respected in the county.
| He has called himself Charles Van Mason. |
| This name answered as we'll as any other |
until Charles became malrlmonially inclined. |
He is, hear, engaged to very pretty young
lady, but she very properly declines to marry
namc.e5s thing, aud tells him be must get a
namc--must find one somewhere. So the
man without name now petitions the Legls-
lature of Virginia to give hin 4 name. Some
members Of the Legislature want to call him
''HdcD," while some advise him to adopt the
name OF Hayes Everything IN name, you
know.
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whiskey punch. Already he learns that some
enterprising parties are Infringing upon his
rights 10 this respect.
The habits, character, likes and dislikes OF
great men are always Interesting, aAd are gen
orally slapped d0wn in histories along with the
battles and speeches. Therefore | take this
occasion OF mentioning, for the first time, that
ex. Gov. William Smith writes with his left
hand, and can write faster than most OF the
J young members around him.
\ large number Of letters have been received
by the Governor from parties who are anxious
to get the Adjutant 4 eneralship- $500
no perquisites. 10 old times-ah, we'll.
The Richmond Christian Advocate, Metho
dist, edited by Rev. W. W. Bennett and Rev.
j. II. Lalferty, last week had the following -
''.rhis generation will never see Baptist Gov
, cruor in Virginia. One vestryman can chase
thousand baplaa, and two put ten thousand
to flight.
The Religious Herald, Baptist. copies this,
and says :--"Will The Advocate pardon us Tor
Episcopal Church by such remarks as the
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r scarcely thought to the ecclesiastical position
[ of their nominees. They press into the field
the most available man. Ii tho availab!c men
: have generally been "vcslrymcn, it is a fact
very creditabe to the Episcopal Church Of
D Virginia." | hear that Rev. Mr.. Latferty
{ wrote this decidedly unmnisteral fling at the
Episcopal Church, which the Herald so ad-
mirably rebukes. Tho Advocate, some time
since, made 40 Intellectual attempt to raise q
hue aud cry over the appointment of the Board
o OF Visitors Of the University Of Virginia, and
: claimed that all the Offices 10 the State were
/ filed with Episcopallans. If Tildcn should
come 10 perhaps he will sec that all the Offices Of
Tho national Government are not filled with
= Episcopalians. This is grave matter and
= should be looked after.
The following acts have become laws, having
been approved by the Governor: 10 anend an
act entitled an act Tor the relief Of township
creditors joint resolution to extend the time
for the completion Of The Washington aud Ohio
, railroad to Winchester; to authorize the Vir-
GINA Telegraph Company to sell and convey all
the franchises Of said company; to Incorporate
J, the Hampton aud Fort Monroe Railroad Com
pany; to authorize the Governor to convert the
,, medal fund, donated through Hon. a. j..
h. Bereslord Hope by the admirers Of Gen.
! Thomas j. Jackson in Great Britain, into
G outstanding State bonds; 10 amend and re.en-
S act section 8 OF chapter 200, acts lS74-j fix
ing The time torcouuty treasurers to settle coun.
9 ty levy; 10 disbaud the Richmond Light In.
lautry Blues, and to Incorporate tho Richmond
Light Infantry BIues's Association; an act
5 concerning the appointment of curators to the
Q Hampton Normal School; to amend the first
! section Of IN act to incorporate the Orkney
Q Springs Company; to incorporate the town Of
Mckenzie, 10 the county of Fairfax; joint res,
: olution in reference to the selection OF suit
able site Tor locating an asylum Tor the colored
Insane Of the State; for the protection Of sheep
in the county OF Culpeper; to authorize the Old
Dominion Steamship Company to hold land in
Frginia; an act coDferrlng ON policemen in
Alexandria city certain powers OF coDstables
In the Senate, to-day, petition Of citizens
Of Fauquier county. asking that the feucc-Iaw
shall not be repealed, was presented and re-
icrrcd.
y resolution was adopted requesting the
! First Auditor TO furnish the Senate with the
number and names OF sherils, collectors, aud
0 trcasurcrs who are in default to the Stale and
: the amount Of such default, whether not
judgments have been obtained against all; if
D not the names and numbers against whom 20
judgments have been obtained; also date Of de-
faults in each of these cases. Also one request
ing the Committee for Courts Of Justice to 10.
quire into the propriety Of requiring that the
reports Of the decision Of the Court Of Appeals
shall be hereafter published as Virginia re-
f ports. Also one requesting the Committee on
Courts OF Justice TO report at an early hour
upon the House bill 10 relation to municipal
officers cugaging in contracts
The Senate bill to distribute and apporton
representation in the General Assembly, and
the report Of the Committee on Courts Of j. u.s.
ticc upon a resolution us to whether the mem
bcrsLip in the General Assembly can be re.
duccd earlier than November, 1879, was taken
) up. The committee reported that the rcduc.
ton could not be made before the time referred
to- The matter was made The special order
for Tuesday.
10 the House bill Was reported amending
an act providing Tor the mccliog Of the General
Assembly so that it shall meet on the first of
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