Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-05
Virginia News.

| Among the cases to be tried by the Suprem,
Court of the United States as soon ss full bencf
is completed by the appearance of Justice Hur
Ian. is one that will come up, on writ of erro
from The Court OF Appeals of Virginia Sui
was brought by firm 10 Pennsylvania for tht
value of goods sold to citizen 10 Rockingham
county, Vs., March H. 81. The defense sc
| up is that the party receiving the goods bac
paid over the proceeds of the same to the re
ceiver of the Confederate States, appointed
under an act of the Congress of the Conieder
ate States, passed August 30. 1861. sequestrat
ing all the credits and other property within
| the Confederate States of OF belonging 10 any
alien enemy sioce May 81, 1861. This plea
was held to be good 10 the Circuit Court fol
Rockingham county and the Judgment affirmed
by the Court of Appeals Of Virginia. from
whence the writ of error was taken to the Uni
ted States Supreme Court.
A dispatch from Richn last night says
Judge Henry C. Alec, of Shenandoah county,
was nominated for Speaker of the House of
Delegates by the caucus of conservatives and
independents Judge Allen represents the ele
ment tor the forcible REIMBURSEMENT of the State
debt. The fight 10 caucus was between Allen
aud Marshall Hanger, the former Speaker. who
represented the debt payers or those who are for
an equitable read justment. The vote stood -
Allen SO. Hanger 49, A oumber of Hauger' )
friends say they will not stand by the pouioa
ton 90 account Of the Independents being ad.
mitted to the caucus. The forcibIe readjusters
assert they intend to make ceao sweep 10 the
further organic alton Of the House, and it is
thought they vii! carry the War into he Offices
of the State Capitol.
The State Board OF Canvassers met 10 R. ch
moud yesterday and decided the case Of the tie
vote of Russell county for member # the
House OF Delegates by drawing lots, which re
suited in favor of MI. W. j. Dickinson.
Benz Godfrey, who shot and killed Miss Wi
uipgder, bis former sweetheart, 10 Norfolk last
Sunday, is convalesceut. He now makes state
ment to tho effect that the young lady shot her
self. The story is not generally credited.
The Warren Sentinel says:-River farmers
are all butoheriog their hogs, whether fat or
not, as they have no c,rn left to iced them. and
no money to buy any With.
Mrs William Tucker, Of Amherst county,
shot, and, it is supposed, fatally injured herself
during temporary it OF mental alteration last
Monday.
Mr.. Scboolcrsft. who was thrown from bug
~ aod badly hurt, 10 Richmond last Monday,
is improving.
The seat of tir. T. Spicer CurIett, the radi
cal member of The House of Delegates FROM
Lancaster couuty. will be contested
Prof. Campbell. of Washington aud LIE Uoi
versity, says that the late daylight meteor tx
ploded near GAINESVILLE.
A CARD FROM JAMES V. BROOKE do
not know upon whose authority 1t was an
ooupced 10 the I" Alexandria G.zette" that
would be supported 10 the Legislature for the
JUDICIAL position DOW occupied by Hon. james
Keith. 1t is proper, however, for me to state
hat have neither entertained nor expressed
my purpose to seek the Office 10 question. and
rave expected to give Judge Keith, should be |
,e candidate for re election, my cordial SUD
,ort, JAMES Y, BROOKE
Warrenton, Dec, !, 1877.