Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-02-04
VIRGINIA News.

Mr.. r.. B. Busick, of Pittsylvania, had his
arm almost chopped off with an axe at the
shoulder joint, by vicious negro last week.
Mr.. NJ. Fontaiue Maury died on Monday
morning last, at the residence Of his father in
law, Mr.. Jesse l.. Maury, near Charlottesville.
Jno. r. Csio, an old merchant Of Ports
mouth, was burned nearly to death in his store
By supposed explosion Of q kerosene lamp
last Saturday.
MID. II. Mohler who lived near the Rock
bridge Baths, was killed 10 the woods last
week while cutting wood 10 the forest, by limb
that fell upon him.
A planning mill ct Stanton was burned
O. clock yesterday morning. Loss about slO,-
600; believed to be fully covered by insurance
10 Virginia companies.
The Amherst Enterprise says: 100 Tuesday
evening DR.. Sam. G. Christian, OF this place,
received the distressing intelligence that bis son
Samuel l.. Christian, who was we'll known IN
this county, was shot aud killed on Christmas
day 10 an ARRAY in Golliad county, Texas. Tic
was about 25 years old and unmarried
The Richmond Dispatch says Saturday
evening tho markets presented live scene
Butter, eggs. and poultry we're to be had IN
! abundance. Good butter was selling at from
20 to 25 cents per pound. Eggs were held at
Is cents per dozen. Fine chickens could be
| had at l24 and Is cents apiece, while turkeys
commanded 10 and l24 cents per pound.
The Loudoua Mirror says: Some three years
ago Mrs. Longacre gave to John L. Grimes
of this county, girl then o year or two old,
| with the understanding that Grimes was to
take charge Of the child and raise it as his OVID.
The contract was a verbal one, and few
months since the mother, becoming dissatisfied
| with the arrangement, invoked the aid of the
of the child, Messrs L. L. Conrad ADD j. H.
Alexander, appearing for the mother, and
Messrs. g. II. Lee and Clarence Thomas for
Grimes. The case was ably argued at the
November term of that court, and the child
remanded to the mother. An appeal was
taken from the decision of the county court,
Grimes in the meantime retaining custody of
the child. Last week the case came up for the
reheari0g before Judge Keith. and alter elab.
crate argument on both sides, Judge Keith re-
versed the decision of the court below, leaving
Grimes 10 possession of the child.
REPUTATION The Voksblatt, German
daily paper 10 Cincinnati of high standing,
says:
10 the House of our (Ohio) Legislature
bill has been introduced according to which all
those 10 debt who carry on legitimate business,
aud who by the present depression of business
have become embarrassed are to be made free
of execution-that is, their personal or real
estate u.s. during the year, to be neither COM
pulsorily sold by the sheriff or constable. This
does not 20 as far as the proposition lately
made by the Enquirer-that all laws of collec.
ton should be suspended from three to five
years-but it is still to be viewed as precursor
of the great wave of reputation which DOW
threatens to sweep over tho West. if not over
the whole country These continual ap-
peals to the dishonest instinct of the masses,
in a country of universal suffrage, are like 60.
ing to and fro with burning torch 10 powder
magazine. So far no explosion has followed,
but the danger increases the lower the torch
burns.
This, says the New York Bulletin. is of
piece with the spirit Of the agitation that de-
mands deprecated dollar as means OF pay
ing debts the more easily. We are not aware
what reception this extraordinary bill met with
10 the Ohio Legislature, but the very fact OF
its introduction shows to what depth trade
morals have fallen that politicians should cater
to the very dishonesty of their constituents and
become advocates of ilI.concealed robbery. An
incident like this speaks volumes Of the dis
tendency of the times.