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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-13
EjrrInIa LEGISLATURE.
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10 the Senate, yesterday, tie resolution az
opted by the House declaring that 'hs present
is legal session add it was luex peclent 10 fur
Their legislaso Oh the subject came 20 and Vas
agreed to-ayes, 20; noes, II.
The following vas adopted:
Whereas &c is ir,q lant'y alleged ID the pub
liz prints and also III official reports presented
10 the Geueral Assembly, that tho school
tuods'' have beeo ''divrrfcd, "saosted. aud
robbed to the great ltjufy Ard OBSTRUCTION
of the school systen therefore De it
Resolved, That the Cjmmivtee on Finance
Inquire toto said allegations, aud report wuethvr
hure is su:h diversion Of the scho1l fG1d5 as
to require Legislative action, with such recom--
menda,iocs as they may fad moss expGd!eu:.
A resolution PAS adopted 80 Inquire iHto the
character aud quantity OF TODD, the kind OF
olo,hlug furolshed, aad Quarters, medical at
tendance and hospital aocOul modstloos yf0Sltrd
couvic by the James Rlssr AID K 4ngwha
Company, $50 having died durius TIE past
year.
The bill authorizing 4 lin 0n ai properly
kept By the keeper IF every sable Vas passed,
ADD the bill 10 amend section ? Of chapter &C.
Code Of 1873 in pcslug Iest'icticns upco iaeor
porated companies, Was r .otct.
Bills we're Introduced aud referred 70 ansoj
ssction I, chapter l6l, C0ds OF 1873. 10 !aa :
ton to the compensation aDi allowance Il at
tor1eys for the CommonHeeiii; to amsnd aud
re enact section ct al act t3r tr9 pro:cotlou of
gam; 20 amend ucd 70 enact sacIloa3 | ana 2
IF 40 act to secure The payment It wages or
salaries &c certain employees .! rai;W&gs, cius;s
steam boats AID other corpora ljns; to au;hJ.:z-
the coudennat Ct the aad n3.7 occupied D.
the Central Louat;o Asylum; 10 reartaosa, tl
,nosh aud estsb S the ia1cil! c:r,nits i tbe
State, and to expedite proceedings il eur.
To the Hou:e of Delegates, tie Osralc Joint
resolution for 1eo.sI from E,11ay, u :ceir OF:
20 h, 10 Friday, January 3! Vas rep. re d.
s.ikipg on: Friday, Jsausry 3, and iuscr'iog
vote Of yeas, So; pays, Sc, and the resolution
as amended PAS ,beu adopted.
Favorable reports !rom committees W:Co
maze t, amend al acs provljl2g fox Working
ani keeping 10 order the roads Of the Com
monwealsh; petition of ci!z-D5 Of AIeX 'ndrls
10 reaiion 10 Al xandrs g:.esScl9ct bill; t.
regulate the working OF puo ic roads 10 Pi!oee
William, Montgomery, Chesterfield. aud Lao
caster coultes.
Bills aud resolutions were iotroiucsG aud re
ferted for the protection OF buzz sEd.; pToruslag
amendments to the Constitution 10 rrlatlca to
education, taxa,ioa, Gascce, 81; IS to tle ex
peGency OF reducing the coa peasatiou Ct eouG
ty aGd city ircssuiess; lie reislioG to eousiy aDd
cl,y treasurers specializing in coupons receivable
tor taxes, s..
Bills were passed to Incorporate the Uoion
Badge Company. and to Incorporate TIC toTn
OF HerndoH, il Fairfax county.
A resolution calling on the First Auditor to
report to the House the amouuis OF reyeouo
derived from tho MOf,ttregisler Was asTeed to
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letter from RiCGYslondo

Correspondents Ct the Alexandria Gazette' J
RICHMOND, Dec. l2-Tbe House and Sen
ate yesterday passed. g j1l1t orier to elect
county Judge to ds7. The House, however
met nod adjourned without a5y ooo sblaklng
about the joint order. while the setate Seaatc
waited patiently aod 10 vain.
AS indicated YESTERDAY il the GszetIes let
ter caucus OF reatjusteIs vas held to night.
Both houses have agreed to tho resolution
for q Christmas recess, much 10 the Tei!et Gf
every BODY 1t has always been Tact hereto
fore that nothing Of Importance can De dono
bt fore Christmas, aud the resolution Ii iaere'
fore proper.
Ia the House Mr.. Musbbaca to day inir0-
duoed the following bill which will be OF intef'
est to The people OF A!,xAadIla:
A BILL in relation to the assessment OF req!
properly for purposes Of mualcipa! tsx.Hoa
10 the city of AleXapdria, &o
b it enacted by the General Assembly that
the provisions of 80 act entitled aud act to pro,
vide basis of municipal taxation on me real
property 10 cities and toWns, approved III .ro0
90, 1877, shall cot apply TO the city OF AsZad
dria.
%, That tho assessment OF real property 10
The city of Alex sndrla for purpose OF lnuoo!ps!
tax .,iuu, shall be mRde uuder and Ia aocoid
ance with the provisions Of the cborter OF said
oity. and the laws and ordiDatc If the City
Couoci, as they were 90 the IS hdzy or March,
1877, provided that nothing IN this att snail IL
aoywise affect aoy taxes payable to the city ii
Alexandra durirg the year 1878
/ Sd. This act shall be 10 croc iTom It's pas
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-13

Court OF APPEALS. sdsy.-Evel vs..
Commonwealth. Petition for witt CT error to
judgment Of Hastings Court Of Manchester.
Writ refused.
Wyatt IS. Commonwealth. Petition for
writ of error to judgment Of Rustines Court Of
Manchester. Writ refused.
Vesle administrator vs.. Darncs' executor.
From Cnc cult Court of LoudouO. Reversed
Judge Mopcure delivering opinion Of Court.
Fi,kIlo's executor vs.. Carrirg;ou. From
Chcuit Court of city of Richmond. Reversed,
Judge Christian delivering the opinion.
Sutherland vs. Old Dominion Insurance
Company. From Circuit of city of Petersburg.
Reversed. Judge Anderson delivering the
'oplDicD.
Moss, assignee, vs.. Davis ct ais. From Cir.
cult Court of Buckingham. Reversed, Judge
Staples delivering toe opluioa.
Redmond aud Danville Railroad Company
vs.. Morris. From the Circuit Court ef He'll.
fax county. Reversed, Judge Butks deliver
ing the opioion.
Gascook vs. Weich ct ais. From Circuit
Court Of Fauquer county. Reversed, Judge
Moncure delivering the opinion.
Elders executor vs. Harris ct all, From
Circuit CCurt Of Luneoburg county. Reversed,
Judge Anderson delivering he opinion.
Thoro.on vs. Thosnton. From Ulrcu Court
of Fairfax county. Reversed, Judge Bu,ks
dsliVerlog the opinion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-13

Vi2u5 c'sc;iop, Was due to the split in toe
democrats party 10 bis district The rasoIu.
tioo Is amended IVES adopted.
TIE Labor Committee Was ia session to day
and had hle. AtklDsou, q prominent Massaehu
sets manufacturer before il. Mr. ArkiGsou's
iaca y hat t'.s present hard times are msioly
due 20 the flash times IF the war, and that the
remedy Is return to specie payment.
1t 10 thought bers by some Of those inter.
ested 10 Virginia affairs that if the State were
to chow to capitalists 10 the North the receipts
Of the James River aud K4uawba CaoaI. and
guarantee them their inleres! OUT Of the profits
Of railroad laid sIoug It's bad, it could easily
raise enough money to build such road, and
that alter the interest 90 tho cost of cooslruo
ton Vas paid there would be considerable
sum ict to be appropriated 10 the liquidation
OF soms OF he Sistc's ether Indebtedness.
The collector AID deputy COLLECTOR Of customs
at hIeyaud:ia were at the Capitol to day !vcklng
a!;cr inc bill s"nt 10 the Seuaio By Secretary
Sacrnau Tor tho consolidation Of custom dis
sisis, VII Cd, If adopted. will abolish their
otIc:-
Tho pupils CT Bale Haven Institute, Alex-
sndria. il charge Of Mr., Peoick, were 10 The
city tc-iay. Tho youth, health and beauty OF
tie youas ladies made them tho cyrosure OF
adc,iIlg eyes.
Tie c5In"ts Of IFS. street and Pennsylvania
avtuua hsvs bcea sat Of 70 enlarge tie capital
grlua2s.
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ES@S Oh 1ssS sbAy.

The computation Of the cotton crop Of ,ilt
present year foots 10 5, 1877 GOO bales OF 45C
pounds to the bale.
The i5dus,.is! exhibition of tho SoutL Caro-
line Agricultural Svce:y opened at Casrl=stor
Tuesday ugat WITH large a,teEdiocs Of eis
tors and foe display OF exhibits
At Stockton. CAL. yesterday, Ralus trolted
against Goldsmith Maid 2 AZ record. and
made the fist heat 10 9. l69 aud lhs s.c)nd 10
2l44 running horse accompanying bin.
May Marshall the pedestrienre, has accepted
challenge from Dan Carroll. of Wsrrrn. Pa,
to walk 100 uil, at jamestown, n Y, for a
purse OF S400 The stsrt wis made 1t 7.3C
o'clock last evening.
A reception was given at New York last night
to CO... j. NJ. Kea,iue, editor CT The Memphis
Appeal 10 recognition Of bis heroic fidelity to
his profession, during zoe late yellow 'eVer
scouree,b7 The Ngs Yc.k'Pre>s Club.
Messrs. Tu.ubu & Co., Of ST. John. N B.,
heve lost over one buadred thpusaoa dollars IL
bopds carried off from their safe, aud caunot
conjecture how the robbery was eff cted or wien.
The sale ombnstiOn vas ou!y knoWo 10 The
members of The firm aud their confidential clerk.
Costafro'zl, VINO murdered the silk pcddler
near 81. Juho, New Brunswick. wl be ex, clitd
to Gay, the new Governor Gsuui:i havlOg re
fused 10 rcpriepc or cumm use his sentence. 1t Is
reported that the condemned msn contvssss lis
crime, but says it was committed within tho
American lines.
Two men accused Of stealing and murder
we're taken by masked band Il herders 10
Custer couo.y, Nebraska, 90 Tuesday Dish st
aud buroed to death. Mrs. kesrrcg, ct Ne,
brasks, aud Der three chldrco were found nuc-
dered 10 the hay5ack on the tatm. The sup
posed murderer has escaped.
Breyet BIigadier Gen. Israel Carl Woodruff,
colonel of engineers, Uoited States army, WAC
for the last eight years hzd charge of The third
lighthouse dlstricr, CT ID D his house at the
lighthouse depot, Tomkinsville, Staten Issod,
on Tuesday. He wss !u the sixty third year OF
bis age. The Immediate cause OF dea.h Was
Rrighrls disease. He was graduated from West
Point 10 1886.
Isaac Like. while under the influence Ct
liquor went to sleep 90 the railroad track near
Faruipgtou, W. Va, yesterday, after having
been ej7cted FROM the Cue beraud acconno
dston train going east. The west bound &C
oomuoda'iou train came along and struck him,
cutting off both his legs and mangliug bis BODY.
The reua,os were gathered up aud carried 10 q
sheet to ManloRton, where the deceased HIS o
wife and six children.
While the treasurer Of the Trust Company ia
Tbom nsoDville, Coun., was at dioner. Wedues
day, bis residence being over the bsuk, burg
lar got in through rear window, przed open i
drawer and took 81 coo which bad been left for
deposit during the forenoon. He Was fright
ened away by man appearing at the tcont
ooor, but took the mooey with him. He fra
Jimmy which WIS ruled up 10 New Ycik
German newspaper, an q carpet bag.
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From sT asillngd0n.
SPECIAL TO THE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.
WASHINGTON, u. O., Dec. Is.

SPECIAL TO THE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.
WASHINGTON, d. o.. Dec. Is.
An important mea: urc was adopted By tho
Senate to day-one tha. will tend la 90 small
degree to diminish the incentive to he robbery
Of banks erd ether repositories Ct paper secuIi
ties. It vas the passage Of a bill lssuiog du.
plicates to the Manhattan Trust Company CT
New York for the u. s. bonds recently stolen
from them. They had received Anonymous
offers to restore the bonds upoa the payment
OF large reward, but the passage OF the bill
referred to will relieve them Of aoy further
trouble, aud teach robbers lo5 to expect much
profit from stolen bonde.
10 the Senate to day Mr.. Withers introduced
O bill for the relief of osr,ao cltizeus Of hyoch
burg, reiuudlng tobacco tax Improperly paid:
also bill for be relief Of Geo. Glass, Acting
Master y. 5. N also en- amendment TO the
Posi- Ruute bill.
Among he bills passed by he House and
received by the Senate to day was oDe to relieve
Jas. Chestnut, of South Carolina, Of his pJ.i;i-
Cal dissbilllles.
The consideration of Mr L imuuds bill to
sumed 10 he Senate to day, Mr.. Bayard making
a speech 10 it's favor. Il Was stated il this
correspondence yesterday that Seus'or Joho
ston vas not 10 favor OF this bill. Nrither is
Senator Wi.hers, and the TWO Virginia senator's
will have a conference before a vote 90 the bill
is reached. Senator Withers is disposed to-
thick With Ssnstor Eaton thas there arc eleven
good reasons for opposing the bill, one OF uh:oh
is that lbe democrats will have both brat caes
of Congress at tie next election. The other
ten, the Couuecricus senator says be Deans i.
unnecessary TO mentlOn.
The Senate agreed to-day to adjourn uati
Saturday.
10 the House, to day. Mr.. Wood cs!I up his
resolution to Investigate the conduct OF j TN
I. Davenport supervisor of elections 10 Nss
York at the late election. Mr. Garfield stated
mat he Withdrew bis objection Of yesterday b7
cause ulon more deliberate refecloa be De-
litved that supervisors OF elec,ios were TO-
peachablo. He also moved to amend tho
resolution by making the proposed l-vestles
ton refer to the official conduct Of MIR. DiVeu
port, end that it be not restricted 70 the day ct
election, but also embrace his official conduct
at the registration and during the time proceed
ing the election. Mr.. McCook, of New York,
the only republican memb.r from New York
city, hoped that no republican would Vote
against The resolution IS amended. though he
was confident that no democrat had been cheat.
ed cut of bis vote or i0tiuidsred, aud that the
present popular minority Of Mr.. Wood, $3.50,
instead OF his majority OF {. 900, az at tho pre-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-13
The iSnGAihL Storm,

Details Of damage ~ shs recent er,a; s.crG
continue to c me 10. Letters from parts CT
Piedmont, Va aud 10 the Blue Ridge rnnnn
iains drsciibe the storm as oue Ut terrific VIC
lttc., but DO extegs W dDmsge Is repultcd.
Tel gains from Pennsylvania report the
5usQ leha5a at Wilkes barre alb Ut siati ,narj !;
ihe al uiaes sc C ct had 20 spspeud but il 10
be v.d thEy vii! e:caCe 6eiug Il 'oGsd.
ti7p4ch from P;,stue, Pa, says the damage
10 tue Lahigh Valley rsljIosd IS lDmense aud
will rq1;Ee several days, 10 repair. Large
washouts between Pi:istoo and Wnkvsbarre are
tei3y flied With coal. dirt aud sonss. The
H. .waa1s and Bloomsbury road i sill sub
uI*rgeG and DO traio CSC pass. The S isqueban
ga Ct Pit;ston had reached % feet a0oV, low
Water 5csrtria2 morolpg. out began tai.log last
cveuiar. 4 Sc!sulon, Pa, dispatch reports
that be Delaware river bod subsided.
The food 10 the Delaware SCAMP d the rail
ROADS at BorGcnowe. N. D., osusiog suspeu
siou OF trains sircs Wednesday evening. Five
locomotives have been placed CD toe trtdgo be-
tHcea Bsrienrown aad Trenton to secure 1t.
The Pass. ic river, in New Jersey. i oo'y a
foot lower .hac i, tho ere:t freshet OF 1854 49,
A au1sll portion cf the lower part OF Paterson
is fl ,oded and quite humber of mills have
beer Cblge to Sup.
IUltuET EccUuul5 IEUu 4SCH IUSiauu a.
tec.i0e damages TO bridges AID farms. ss well
as mauuiac rriug establishments, ra,lroads and
other property. Oa h, Boston aud Coz c 'rd
and Montreal raiIrnsd Dearly mile tf trsck
Near AshlsDd. N. H., IS twisted up, and above
Pynouth, N. H.. there ere several breaks and
washuus. The Manchester. N. H., nj is have
shut dowo and will not sttrS up this week.
SINE Of the Amoskeag mills have suspended.
NJ uorthern trains have reached Manchester
i c. Tuesday. A N1rth Adams, Mass, DIS
palch says severa! bridges over the Hocs.o
river were carried away, and the whole south
70 sec.i ID of the village bss been oded
rac daupse is estimated at $50 200. Horses
ADD clher live stock we're drnwued.
10 M4s.acousetIst the Merrinsck ard Concord
rivers arc higher tnan sinoe 1870 A L,weil
d.sna.ch states that the Mlddessx AID Prescott
mills are closed, and all o,her mauuisc urers
have partially suspended. Ali tho nils 10
Lawreucf, Mass. except portion OF the
Everett New Pacific HAYS been obliged to tu."
peDd. 10 Hlsiue, the Rumftrd Falls AID
Buck6.l raircad has suffered By wsshouts SO
as 10 be compelled to su-pend about week.
PITTsTON, Pa. D c. l3.-rhs Susquehsuua
river tell six feet las night AID is sill falling
rapidly. TIE washouts on the Lshlgh Valley
& the LackaRans & Bloomsbury railroad
have been repaired, a0d traius are 1utlog
through ls u,u..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-13

To the House Of De.sgates yesterday reso
luton was agreed to figuring into the expedl-
ency of so amending the Constitution as TO re.
duos tho number Of eIsc iols COW held, by
causiog the elsc:ion Of city, county, and State
officers 10 BE- beld 90 the same day with elections
for members of the General Assembly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-13

A th,iliiug escape from death occurred yes
terday ct the Passaic Falls A man and boy 10
lumber wagon were carried of by the food,
and would have gone over the falls but for the
presence of mind Of some spectators who threw
lines to the despalring man and boy as they
passed beneath the bridge above The rapids
They were quickly hauled up out of danger,
9hie tbs weg,n and its load plunged over the
fails.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-13

In the Senate yesterday the committee 70
prepare plan for the reorgsniz Alton OF tic
armg made a report, accompanied BY bill,
Which Was made the special order for January
s. The bill reduces the runbsr Of generals to
six, and limits the strength OF The amy to not
more than Is, 900 meu.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-13

The James Rver sod kauahWa caoal sus-
,ained some damage from the RI cent rise in The
James river. B.aver dau Was Injured, to what
extent caonot be ascertained uotil the river mas
fallen sufficiently to mako 40 exsninaticc. Oiher
damages of less serious nature are reported
aloos the lice.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-13
PUBLISHED DAILY AND TRI-WEEKLY BY
alD9A So SNOW DEM.
FRIDAY EVEN'G., DECEMBER Is. 1873
The LIMITATIONS Mr.. Bsiues late speech re

The LIMITATIONS Mr.. Bisiue's late speech re
oeive f,on many radical newspapers are about
as il! rae,i:sd a., aud remind Us somewhat or
the highly Complimentary notices that used to
be N .ds By portion OF the democratic press
of some of the southern representatives. for The
able manner 10 which they conducted their dis
c1ssious with Mr.. Bsiae. when be was men,
Der Of ,hs love- House, bus which discussions
are esid By those WAC beard them lisnds.
toe, of the S, u aud of the gentlemen referred
to-so far from r,h-c,iag honor upoo the rep
resen ativas 70 whom no 81 u le, produced the
Contrary effect. and made democratic auditors
long for the return Ct The days when such self
coac, led tfrootery as that possessed By Mr..
Bsine would have bae1 exposed on the 10.
stant not on!y With the merci!ess sar.
oasm it deserved, bat with the wIher.
Jog ecoro that would, br.zenfsced as be
is, have taught him o lesson be woud
never haro forgotten. As vs remarked
yesterday. thsre was nothing ia bis speech that
any extremely Ordinary bigoted rad c!l could
not have said, but some things that no map
regariir Of bis reputation for logical reasoning
would have uttered. If, for instance, the In
haercs OF ono southern white map, by reasco
OF s1ii3 democratic southern congressional
delegation, be twice az potential IN ihs affairs
Of the country as that Ct a ucrtheEu white man,
as Mr. B!aioa says i:i', Wig iso'. the irAaerce
of one white republican 10 the States !hat send
soil republican delegations 20 Congress tRicc
rs great IS that Of republic "a 10 States in
which tie congressional delegation is equally
divided; AID wby should republican miroriiigs
in the South DC entitled to sry mora reDresen
tatiou than drncc;at;c niaori;ies in the North
His whole speech Was composed of grouad!ess
ssserio5S sod sophisms. ard though worthy Of
The gentleman who delivered it, wss eainentg
unwarlbg of The body to Which he bslonss; and
the praise it receives from the "stawari" press
shows taa. .aticslisG,, GO r0atter in what style
it nay he ssIveG, Is The fjod that best ticklce
their pala;cs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-13

Eg VARIOUS CAUSES !dvaDcIog years
care, sica re.s, d.saupv.n:!nGGt ED hereditary
preGispUs LluH--a.! Cp,Ts.c tara The h!ls gray,
and either Of hen inci!nes It to shed pT"ulsture'
H. AYERS HAIR Woo. vii! restD:o tsIed or
gray, light and red halI to = rich brown or deep
black. as usy bs desired ltsJttsos AMI cleaases
the SCI! D. giving it healthy action, aid 20"
moves end cures GaDdruf IN d: hlmo.s. BY i!'
use tslling hair is checked, and rev Growth
Will bs produced in all c.s9s where tbs fo!I!c'cs
are no. destroyed or glands dec.yed. It's eiloc!s
are beautifully shown On or=,hy. Weak u SICILY
b, If, to which y few applications Will produce
the gloss and freshness CT youth. harmless aad
sure in ils operation, II is Incompatible US
dressing, and IL especially y iued tor TIE SOIL
lustre and richness # tone IL impar!s. II COLI
tslns neither oil oor dye. and viii rot soil or
color whits csmbrc; ye: it lasts long on tha har
and keeps it fresh and vigorous. b. >. Lego
better s. Gro.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-13

1t will cause keen p.ug of sorrow to every
generous heart, east west, north and south TO
hear of the imminent peril of Governor Wade
Hampton. Let the prayers Of the good snd
the true, the country over. ascend to Heaven
for The recovery Of Cgrolips's devoted SOD.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-13

tits said that pirate telegram was received
By gentleman 10 Ricbmoad. yesterday, from
Coumbia, s. g., stating that Governor Wade
Hampton. who bad one of bis legs amputsted
Tuesday, is rapidly sinking, and but he very
slightest hopes are entertained Of hisbsiug able
TO rally egain.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-13

Iuasmuoh as coed deal hiss lately been sad
about the retirement OF Mr.. DsVshs ifohl Zoe
Cabinet, the Washicg.ou Republican Of day
positively ssserts that there is at least 10 pres
ert probability of bis retiring, The PRECEDENT
and other members of the Cabinet considering
it of advantage TO the government that no
change shall occur at present.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-13

The Richmond State says: 80 We have q
$3.50 Legislature after all, Instead Of noue at
all! Well, when We get good thing W. dan't
object to the price.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-13

TIE readju,iers f the General Assembly
held a coafv.eoce Last light 10 the Isl! OF the
House Of Delegates, Gil. Ablam Fulkerson 10
the chair, be re-. III: CT which was to indicate
that tbs IF Il OF the berdho!ders 10 relirq1hh
one third Of their interest will be IT iscted, and
that more is z pec!ed of them; that The furcible
readju ,,iog measure, known as Tie Barbour
BIZ, which passed the Legislature last session
and Has vetoed by toe Governor, will be passed
aud the matter be fiaa!ly STAYED off un,i! the
fall Of 1879 shan new Genera! Assembly viii
be chosen, and il will be attempted to have tbs
psep!e vote ia favor 0! the Ill Of coaven!iJo
tx tho settlement of The debt question. The
following resolution Wse. with all the other
propositcrs, referred tc the executive commit.
tee Of Inch 81. James Barbour is chairman:
Resolved, That the reao justers Of the Gene
raj Asst bly, g. Gale that they Will resist any
ao1 every lE;Jit uH the part OF the preseD,
General Assembly 10 increase the prescott rate
OF tsya;lop, GeeDIGg EGy Increase thereof as
I'd asst, buricEsome, and cruel, aud not IL be
submitted 80 by the people, but to De resisted
AID opposed by every means 10 their power;
and that wu vii! puvcr cotseut 20 an adjustment
o. the pub 10 debt that GGrs not brlug the pay
meot OF The aunua ioterest aud utiuate ex.in.
gushmen: ct toe principal Withu The present
resources CT tho Srat., after paiulaioiug The
government Of the State 10 all lie entirety.
A pEopositioa to. Call State conscotion to
ex;ricae the STATE from its present conditiou
was warmly applau3ed.
A resolution locking to the calling Of con.
ven;ion ITO creauize The reaojlstcrs 0! the STATE
ns par5, fer the purpose ct secuiog read
jl5,uent Of the State debt, srd main,aioiog
the publ free school syse ~ and 10 opposition t.
the party lsc-u;y osgauiz ID 10 the Guy of Rich
uiood to establish societies ,broug bout The State
With the avowed CT ject of Increasing the tsxes
on our already lupov, rshed people" was
reterre?.