Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-03-06
LETTER PRo.r R7C7E.nOI-G.

Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazstte. |
RICHMOND, March 5.-The GPvtrnor has
sigoed the bill in relation TO the records Of Al
ezaudris c5uuty, (which Mr. Hurterls pa'rcn,
aud it is cow lag. The bill :5 as follows:
l. Be it enacted by the genera! assembly,
That the board OF supervisors OF AlaxsndFia
county be and they are hereby AUTHORIZED. II IN
their judgment it is necessary or prope!' ahd me
expense thereof to said county be not TOO great.
to contrac. with the clerk OF thu county court OF
ssid county for the copying By him into such
books Is msy bs provided Uy said board torsuch
pur pose. of sl deeds relating ~ real estate lylGg
in Alexandria county that may DO found IN inc
deed books which were placed in the custody Of
toe clerk of tho corporation court OF the city Of
Ale1ardrs, under and by virtue OF Sn e.: up.
proved April the oh, 1874 entitled Al act IN re-
lat;on TO the records of Alexandria county.
2 The books into which such deeds may be go
copied shall be placed in the custody OF tue clerk
of the county court OF said county, and Kept IN
the clerks office thereof. and a copy from any
such book, attested by the clerk of said county
court may be admitted in evidence IN lieu OF
the original, and all tho provisions Of section D
of chapter 172. oflho code of Virginia Of 1878,
shall BIZ applicable to such copy,
3. The deeds copied into suCh books under this
act, shall be indeed by the clerk of said county
court in the mode prescribed by law, aud shall
have the same force and esct IS TO creditors and
purchasers in all respects IS they would have hsd
| If such books were those in which the deeds had
| boen originally recorded,
4 This act shall be in force from IT. passage.
To day an unusually large number Of members
obtained leave Of absence from the House and
| il is thought that body will be without quorum
| to morrow. Mr.. Bocock ard Mr.. Barbour 10
day occupied seats together 10 the HouSe. Mr..
Bocock first rose and said, Mr. Speaker ask
| for four days leave of absence fortho gentleman
from Culpeper, Dir. Barbour" Then Mr. Bar
| bour rose by his side aud said: "hlr. Speaker l
ask for three days leave oil absence Tor me ger-
lenau from Appomattox, Mr.. Bcc1ck." This
| brought down the House. Here vas 81 IL
stance of the leaders Of opposite sides ge!tiog
up and asking favors for each other and an lndl.
cation that for this week ct least theTc Will DC
no moro discussion on the debt qaes lon.
Mr.. Fulkerson, Of Lee. tiualiy rose and said /:
"Mr. Speaker | would like to ask leave of a5'
quito significantly, "tho gentleman ls BOT 10
order; he can ask for them in detail"
There are no further Developments ia The
| Curtis homicide. The evidence has all been
taken by The coroner. The funeral TO day was
one of the largest ever known. Nearly every
| Episcopal minister 10 the city was al the church.
| No remarks wero made, but d. Read, OF the
| Presbyterian Church, offered q beautiful prayer
10 which he alluded tcndcrIy 10 tho Christian
character of the deceased.
Mrs. Stephen Putney wbosa serious ilacss
cslled her father, Senator r. f. Wthers, to this
city. is much better.
MIR. Flcklin, member Ct the House ft0la
Buckingham, made very effective speech! be-
fore the State Conservative Committee last
night 10 response to the request that ho would
give his views os to the policy to be pursued
towards the new party organized at Mozart
Hall under the name Of "RaaGjusters" lie
thought tho conservative party ought to rccog.
nz, them as cuernes and strike them on ell
| sides
Mr.. f. G. Hall, who vas Killed by the ,X-
plosion at Dutch Gap, YES the gentleman who
tried tho experiment last January Of blasting
the ic: 10 Grave Yard Reach 10 James river,
by means Ct uitro glyceEloe. lie walked CO
the immense blocks Of leo piled up in the river
With can of nitro gyeeriue 10 his baud. A
false step would have exploded the glGcetlne.
He made several blasts and the Ice eo.ed il
behind him. Finally be stepped On piece OF
| leo and went doHa over his waist with this Gao
| 10 his hand, tut he held it gu: With . irm
grasp, SO as to save his life. He had all the
time expressed the GREATEST fear Of this thing
exploding and WAS very CAUTIOUS.
| STRnNGEoW.