Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-24
VIRGINIA VIEWS.

! Kingston Pfics over % years Of age. LEI, lis
| daughter home 10 Rioh mopd on Sunday last
and has not been s2cn slice. lie ~:s iab.rtn Z
| Under an alteration Of iotci!ecs q. the !!ar,
aud it is feared be msy have committed SUI
eide.
BY az act Of the General Assembly it is
made tho duty Of all c2le Of al! taxes, ebts,
dues and demands due the State, 10 require all
persons who tender tho psyme at Ct tue s1Do
( 10 coupons to endorse their names as "sii rs
the name OF the tax psysr Oh tie bacs ot suca
coupon or coupons aud the dstu Ct tie psy
uent.
Messrs Ellis aud Frerch directors Of he
Fnnding Association OF America, arrived Iron
New York 10 Richmond yesterday, and were 10
consultation with the commissioners OF he slnk-
ing iuod in regard to irn1iog tbs State Debt
Attorney General Field acd the Governor, who
are meubers Of tho sinking fund, a!e abient
from the CITY. aud 10 DIT Goite grraDgcmebls
eau be made urtil their re'uh.
THIS carpenter shop OF Il. W. Williams, %
Uoior street in Petersburg fell suddenly yester'
dsy with great crash. iojuting two meD, both
nsmed John PoLd, father aud son, the latter
it is leared fatally. The building vas sky feet
lopg AID was heavily slated. and the upper
floor stGud with heavy lumber. TIE crash
caused panis in tbs dinni1g room OF JaIra!5
Hotel, Immediately aGi elni1g, where the guests,
just sitting doHn to dinner, thought the house
had ia!icn.
Tho hearing of the cvidelc, 10 tho second
trial CT John f. Poindexter for killing q. Z.
Curtis, ia Richmend, was concluded yesterday,
when the argument was begun and continued
until O click, ct which hour the ccuIt I'D
burned. The case vi probably be 2l7cn 10
t;Ie .i1ry hbcut 3 o'clock to-day. Csptal1 Geo.
d. Wise tho commonwealth attorney, III
opeLlag the argument said thst he started with
tue prtsun pti0n that it was case CT murder
IL The second degree. He charged tina: the &c:
vas prcmedtated, aud that tho trlng H.s ~
on 30 uDarmed mao, while be was Qttetlag TO
apuiogizs 10 tha lady if be had offended bar.
The Londoo News reports that the baok Of
France has for some tiMo past empoTed
paoiogsapElo detective to examine Suspicious
documents ard mere recently has placed au
Invisible studio 10 the gallery bshind The cash
icrs. Hidden behind some heavy curtaio. the
camera s;apls ready FIR work. ind at Sigoal
from any Of the cashiers the photographed sc
cures the likeness Of any suspected customer.
1t is a'So reported thst 10 the plieclDal bankIrg
establishment. in Paris. several frauds have
lately b,cu d2tecksd by the camera which, IN.
der some c;reumaaGc2s. exHrc!ses sharper
Wis on than thu buuau eye. When an eraser,
has been In1Ge, Tor Instance, the camera de-
tccts il ct once. let ,he 500, be ever 80 smoothly
rubbed over. while word or figure that to the
eye has been perfectly scratched cut. is clearly
Reproduced il Photograph OF tho dcc1msrt
hav, used D.. Giles Linineot Ia1ile Of
Ammonia ircn lis first introducHon 10 tee
Djuisi,c; it performs wonders in MP stable,
where veterinary surgeons have failed; it hiss
cared Iameues IS AID r. moved bupches.
}. T. INQUIRE.
Laga1oholierc g., Montreal.
tdr sss ty l. S. Leadbeater K Bro.