Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-13
uaftur trom Rich mon d.

s,onccu,.rs aud ,m,oy,> 10 the past two days.
The cause assigned for this wholesale removal
j. lha. The coutric tnr- cannot get the stone.
These parties receive a CONDENSATION VI nlteen
ncr cen, upon the money pad gu: by the gov
ernment Ii is Of course TO their Interest to
keen the hands us long as possible.
There is 40 apparent desire upon the part Of
many rnelnbcrs Of the legislature TO reue" the
tobacco fight Of las: winter c1uccrnlUg tobacco
inspactions. rne repeal of the Objectionable
section of this law last winter Gust the State
about 10 or SIS 900 and for the sake OF ecooo-
nv at least it is to BE- hoped that this tight Will
not be opened again at this session. When
the bill was up last winter Col W. r. Hinton,
the Senator from Petersburg, was he champ.
ion opponent OF the repeal, and Well did be
sustain his part. If he could have gained a
few hours tune last winter the bill would never
have became a law.
The plll proposing to pardon all persons who
have engaged in duel Or been associated 10
any way with one was UP again oday 10 the
House and discussed, Messrs. Nicely aud Ball
tayorinr the till aud Me>>r>. }. Arnstead Car
ter aud Gov Smith opposing It, The opinion
held by the majority OF the members upon The
suffice! OF this proposed amnesty measure Is
that it should not be SO geDcrallo lis character,
but if a person who had become amenabe to
the law after the otfeose for which it ls sought
to tx:cnd them amnesty 10 this bill, then such
persons should present their claims to the leg
islature and ask for special enactment to suit
their special case For this reason it is prob
abls that the bill will fail.
1t is generally kuowa that the ,heater here,
which is now and has beeo Tor several years
under the management OF Mr.. w. /. Powell,
whose vile l. the owner, Is 80 encountered
with mortgages that it will soon have to pass
| out OF the hands oil its present owner. This
desd OF trust is held by Mr. Oliver j. School
craft, and amounts to something like Sl6 900,
which is pretty nearly as much as the theater
would bring uuder the sheriff hammer.
sm Told that uheu the mortgage upon the
property is torcciosed Mr.. Schoocraft is very
| likely 10 become lis purchaser. Should he do
| SO he will probably Place Its management 10
the hands OF young man quite well known 10
musical circles here, bur VINO has hal 20 ex
peri. nee 10 the dramatic liue. The thcater
has hardly made expenses this season, though
| ii has been au unusually duil one.
\ young lady well koown iu musical circles
! ADD who VS. at one time prominent member
of one OF the church rh.irs, made an appIlca.
| ton 10 Mrs Oates when she was here 10 join
her ccmpaay, but failed to secure 40 engage
mcut. She will probably apply to the Aimee
| Opera Buuic Company when they come here
this spring, probably with better success.
In his prayer in the Senate, to day, Rev.
! DR.. John f. Edwards. Of the Main street
Methodist Church, iuvok2d the aid of Heaven
iu getting this "cr. ~, tOtteriug government
out Of its present dilemma.
The Senate has passed bill allowing per.
sons to have the assessment upon their prop
erty CORE cted upon application to the court
thar appointed the assessor.
10 the Senate, to-day, Mr.. Critcher fran
the Committee on Roads. s., reported joint
resolutions to extend the tme for the couple.
ton Of the Washington and Ohio railroad to
| Winchester.
| In The House, Mr. Simpson introduced aud
had referred bid c1Di"rrlng on :hc policemen
of A.eXapira city certain powers OF const ableS.
Among the bills that have become laws are
bills to provide Tor the appointment and re
InoVal of district school trustees. and to repeal
the 4'h clause Of the 1th section, chapter Is,
Code 1875 to amend and re euact the 9 h sec
ton of au act approved March 10, 1872, 10 in-
corporate The Washington, Cincinnati, and St.
Louis L. r. Co; aud 10 amend the charter OF The
Royal Land Go. OF Virginia. and to enlarge the
corporate powers and Franchises so as to euabe
II to purchase, couduc. AID operate railroad;
| 10 anend the llth section OF an act prescribing
| I ba for Irl,iiuu h,r p1ur II tha Tapth
L cventb, Thirtccuth aud Fifteenth judicial cir
cults.
Professors Npor aud SouihaIl oppose the
bill giving the Bard of Visitors the power to
fix the salaries OF the professors Of the Univer-
sity OF Virginia. bur the House Committee will
advise its adoption.
The l>t Auditor 10 bis annual report, just
published, says: The W. G., V. NJ. Il. g. S.
Il. T. Co. have paid the sum of 50 Cal So up
on their property. There is still no unsettled
account between The company aud the State,
from which | expect to realize 90 additional
sum for taxes. He also says the increase Of
persooa property 10 the State as assessed with
taxes is 81 ,904 500 Tor 1876 but 10 the value
OF real este there has been decrease, as ascer
tanned by the reVauaion of 1875. and the as
sesSuent for taxes iu 1876, OF So 2S9, $40.
The following Is a summary Of the report OF
the Board of Com missioDers Of the Sinking
Fluid The whole amount of registered State
bonds, second series. purchased between jan
uary |, 1874. and the present time is 1882,
800, and the amount paid therefor, including
commissions, $2l7 $3.50. The rate of con-
peusation allowed the agent of the Beard for
brokerage IS onc-half per CT. upon the face value
of the bonds This sun pets about one quarter per
CT. after deductlng the percentage paid by him TO
agents for the purchase of bonds iu other mar
ketS and for a the expenses incident TO the
transportation and delivery of the same at the
office Of the Second Auditor The report says
that at least eight-tenths of the whole amount
of the bonds were purchased outside Of the CITY
Of Il chmoDd
The amount paid to Mr.. Maury, the agent,
for the purchase of the bonds amounts to
S24l4; the amount of tax receivable coupons
receive d during same period was $33. 900; OF
which there have been sold $50, POP. realizing
the sun Of Sl7,372. g; which was invested 10
the purchase OF bonds aggregating $50 300,
the amount Of coupons remaining uusold Is
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