Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-08
Virginia News.


Virginia News.
The Richmond State says AS the officers
vino are charged with the duty of collecting
taxes feel uoccrtalD whether the Court Of Ap.
pess Intended, by it's decision 10 Clarke's case
(which was for a flee iuposcd,) to hold that
coupons could Tot be taxed, Mr.. Royal this
norniDg presented petition to the Supreme
Court CT Appeals praying for writ of mazda
mus directing he Treasurer Of the city to take
coupons at their face value. The Attorney
General fled his answer, aud the case will BE-
argued one day mex. week, probably Tuesday
or Wednesday.
A dispatch from Norfolk says: Cap:. Walker,
cf the steamship Old Dominion. which arrived
yesterday attcrnooo, reports at ! | q. ~, CIT
Hog Island, bearing west SIX miles, in II
iathoms, spoke schooner Adelina Townsend, at
aucbcr and bowsrrt gone. She coIided with
the schooner Vesta, of Philadelphia, and sunk
her. All hands saved. The Vesta is sunk On
the above bearing and distance from Hog Is.
land The Townsend wanted GO assistance.
The Richmond Dispatch says Hon B. B.
Douglas denies that he was drunk when be re-
Gently violated the rules Of the House, aud
says that he hes determined to drink no moro
during his term. Good news. lie is most
eslinable gentleman, aud ss TO abilities tar su
perior to Moe teoths of bis Yankee fellow mem
bers and traducers.
The commissioners appointed by 40 act of the
last General Assembly advertise for proposals
leasing the Virgioi, peniteutIary for term Of
years.
Rev. Mr.. Armstrong. OF WheeliDg has &C.
cepted the call to the rectorship OF the Monu
meuta church, in Richmond, made vacant by
the death of the Rev. DR.. Woodbridge.
Richmond has sixty six cigar and cigarette
factories. which manufacture 1850, 655 cigars
aud %, 4S7 300 cigarettes.
BURNING OF AN INSANE AsrLUM.-About
l a. %. Sunday the Insane building connected
with the Steubcn county poor house, two miles
north of Bath, N. Y, was fred by l.. G.
Ford, of HorDesville, az inmate confined in
the institution with fits He had been con-
sidered- trustworthy, and was allowed liberties
which enabled him to destroy his Own life to-
gethcr with fourteen others.
The Bath Fire Department was called to the
scene of the conasgration too late to be of
of much service The building was of brick,
with iron grated windows and doors, aud the
inmates we're unable to escape. l.. &. Ford,
David Curtiss, John Avian, John Mes.
senger, Buel NJ. Page, Betsey Smith, Julia
Davis, Rosa Wcch. Ann Ranger, Mary
Stone, Chloe Nude. colorcd, Ann Shuts,
Catherine Sullivan, Jennie Mills, aged four,
and Mary Hewitt, aged one year, we're burned.
There were sixty or seventy Inmates altogether.
The details Of the terrible accident are blood
curdIiOg. Ooe man was badly injured. Over DO
we're rescued, and several escaped. The scene
presented by the oharred remains and the de.
bris is sickeniug 10 the extreme.
At late hour last night the ruins were in
complete Stiffness The place was unmoleste d,
except by tho resident mourners, as it was 90
early for the news of the holocaust to have
reached the friends of most Of the victims. T be
dread locality was tbropged to-day, when The
Coroner commenced the difficult search for so me
vestige of all that remains of fifteen human
beings.
GasoIogy. satire, by John Donkey, has
been received from its publishers in PhlladeI-
pbia. 1t az entertaining little book. in which
the author, 10 pleasing verse, pours we'll direct
ed Volleys into the numerous current follies of
the age and those engaged 10 thcn.
The April number Of the Educational Jour.
nal Of Virginia has been received from its pub
fishers 10 Richmond. Its contents, while of
especial value to those engaged in educational
pursuits, are by no means embarrassing to the
general reader.
The April number Of the Southern Planter
and Farmer has been received from its Rich.
mond publisher. Among its contents are,
pea FslloW;;" hardening in Frauce;" "Ex
periments with a number of Fertilizers"
"Notcs on Farming and Otherwise" "Rcstcr-
Jog Worn Out Lauds;;' Let US Use our
Braius;" "Cu!tivaton of the Corn Crop"
"MaDurss;" The Public School," docs
W heat Turn to Cheat ?'' "Niauurug by An.
cept Romans Proceedings of Farmers
Clubs, and an interesting stock department..