Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-03-19

crowd with view to arouse something that
might pass for enthusiasm, and the whole court
and the military officers wore shamrocks
Pay Of Sheriifs, Sergeanfs, and
Police.
The following bill has been reported from the
Joint special committee on the Revision Of the
Criminal Laws:-
l. BE it enacted by the General Assembly OF
Virginia, That sections SO, IS and 81 Of chapter
$50 of the Code Of Virginia Of 1873 be amended
and re-enacted so as to read IS fOllows:--
Section 90 To sheriff or any other officer,
conveying any person charged with or con-
victed OF felony to jail, or from one Jail to an
other, for osch milo Of travel in going and
returning, ten cents. The officer shall also be
allowed for the support of the prisoner during
tho removal, and Tor assistance to make tho
arrest or effect the removal, such charge as may
have been necessarily incurred by him to be
shown by his own affidavit; AMI where he has
assistance. by the affidavit also Of the person
employed by him, such charge for assistance
not 10 exceed, where it Is in making an arrest,
seventy five cents per dsy for each person en-
ployed to assist him. The said officer shall also
be allowed for conveying any convicted Of felony
TO tho pententiary three dollars per day for
oach day during the removal Of said convict,
and the actual necessary expenses Of himself
and any guard that may be necessary in SO con-
veyiEg such convict, and also the actual neCes-
sery expenses, including. support ofsuch con-
vict. The court sentencing such convict shs II
determine what guard, if any, is necessary to
assist said officer in conveying the convict TO tho
penltentary and shall certify to tho Auditor of
Public Accounts that such guard was indspsAs-
able necessary to assist such officer.
Section :I'5 To q constable, for an arrest liz any
criminal case other than felony, fifty cents; for
n,ifp mol
twenty cents; for executing a search warrant,
fifty cents-provided, however that when con-
stabuary powers have been conferred upon the
police or police officers Of q city containing over
FIVE thousands inhabitants such officers or police
shall only receive such fees for doing any Of tho
prescribed in the ordinances such cities, to DO
paid out Of the treasures Of such cities.
Section 81. To jailor, in case of tho Common
wealth. for receiving a person IN Jail when hr:t
committed, twenty five cents; for keeping and
supporting him therein, forty conts for each day,
when the lumbor is three or less; tor any num-
Der exceeding three. and not exceeding ten, thirty
cents PSF day; and for sny number exceeding
ten, twenty-five cents; provided that nothing
contained in this section shall prohibit allO
10 be made by the judge of tho corporation court
for salary Of deputy sergeants in the cities OF the
Commonwealth and when any such allowance is
made by such judge it shall be paid out ofthc
city treasury.
POSTMASTER GENERAL KEYS Policy. -
The following is the text of Postmaster General
Key letter to Senator Mcrrimou, the purport
of which was published in Saturday Gazette:
81 ostoBice Department, Washington, d. c.,
March II, lS77.-Nly Dear Sir: Your favor of
the 9Th inst. reached me 10 due course, but |
have been so pressed with business that until
DOW | have been unable to find time to reply 10
your Inquiries. ....
II will endeavor to explain the situation as
clearly and briefly as possible. When vacancy
exists c any Office connected with this depart
ment 10 the Southern States preference will be
given to republican, ell other things being
equal. But should it be Impossible to fnd
republican who will be satisfactory to large
majority Of the people. whose business 10 d.
rcctly affected by the appointment. or in case
of contest over the Office, then l shall rot
hesitate to step aside and select person vino
in my judgment will give satisfaction to the
business Interests Of the community.
"Whle shall always be glad to receive the
ADVICE of Senators aud Representatives in Con-
gress, touching matters of this kind, yet shall
not consider myself as 10 any way bouud to act
upon it. My desire is to do the greatest good
to the greatest number, and to this end l. Shall
always be glad to have your co operation. |
very much regret that I did not see you, and
shall be glad to do 30 at any time. Very truly
yours, D. NJ. KEY, Postmaster General. ,"
FATAL ACCIDENT Last Tuesday week,
Dixey, aged Is years, the sprlghtly 500 Of j.
W. Parr, who resides near the mills that bear
his name, was killed By q spirited horse.
Dixey was an excellent horsemau and retained
bis seat 10 the saddle even alter the loss Of one
'tirup. He sawed the uDeovernable animal
irst to one side of the road, then to the other
Ia falling, the horEc threw him, when he re.
,oived iojurics that caused instant DEATH
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The old railroad fares have been restored {:
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