Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-14
E.yEGEtTY,9 .vENS.

4. Fcs!cr, charged with oTard la.cIy, Ess
tried, convicted aud sentcd 10 i've gears 10 lie
penl,eniary at the February term Of tho Lu
doun Couuty Court.
We regret to lpara ircn the Rchmcpd Dis.
patch that Maj Thomas 2. Wallace, the
genial member CT tie House from Oraage. i,
confined TO his room from The effects Of fall,
81 which he srraioed his aukl,.
Acc,rdicg TO The report of The Finance Com
mittee OF the City Council ct Richnord tic
rses5tssment cf real estate next year will show
shrinkage 10 the values amounting to ct least
81 600, 900 or s.. 00O,OO0.
Il j. Sullivan, The postmaster st Harrison
burg, died of pneumonia on Tuesday morning
las. Mr.. Sullivan was aEpJinted postmaster
of Harrsonburg 10 1865 By Acdrew johnson,
| ard retained The position up to the tins OF BIS
death.
Villa n Jackson died at his home 10 Lees
burg last Saturday morning, after o brief III
ress, ia about tbs ooh ycsr Of his oge. lie was
We'll kuowd BY the travelling public as IN old
driver 10 the days tf stage coachiog between
Winchester au1 Washington.
| The George suit, involving The qlcsti1n Of
the marriage OF the late w. q. George and enc
| Caron, Jackson, former tl4vo Ct the DC
ceased, will come up ia the Chalcry Ccu!t OF
k!cbln5pd during tho present term OF that
curt This case has been t,i3d three times 10
this court, the jury twice failing to agree upon
verdict. An estate CT about $50. 600 ls Ia.
volVed in the case.
TIE readiu1te1s CT BotctCu,t &c. chilled q
meeting at Flncssle for Monday last tc send
delegates to the rea5iust.rs' STATE c;a7eatioD;
bu! the people turned Gu! ia large Eur bsrs
and cdopted Resolutions 10 tue ctf:cl that there
was 20 need for q conventiun Ct r,aiidsters,
that the cfer Of the tondholdc!s vas fir, aod
that it was the Gu:y Of tie State 10 acocpE.
lu the United Stats Circuit Court in Rich
mond yesterday Ito case CT ALI = 'oder
Vaughan, JUICE tf election il Petersburg,
charged with ballat box stufiog at the
November election, wss concluded, the July
rendering verdict CT guilty. The evidence
slowed Chat when the ballots had been mptcd
Gu! Of The bcx 10 he eouHt;d Vaughan attempt
ed to drop 2 nuinber OF fraudulent ballots from
his sleeve into Tho pile OF legitimate votes.
TIE Virginia State Graugs CT the Patrons Ct
!. Hu.bandry c,lc,uded lis sixth annual session in
Norfolk yesterday There was full attendance
of officers ard coed repressntatn from the
subordose lodges Tho rumber Of oranges
originally oTgaliz,d in Virginia was 1872 Oil
these 50 have consolidated aud several have
been discontinued, having about $50, which a!c
located ii nearly every c.u1ty n the State, and
embrace membership OF some % 600 farmers.
Hen. G. Y. Thomas. OF Henry county, who
vas very prominent il politics before the war
aod after il was ever, became republican,
Leader in bis section. died on Wednesday at his
home in tina! ocu1ty. He took part in the
BLACK ard Tan" Constitutional ConVc1tloD, and
4 o( a. MI
cncG members Of thst body. He represented
the FI!th district 10 Contr.sl fur one term alteE
reconstruction, but was beaten il The reXt
election, ard has siaca retired FROM public lille.
Recently he had bc.n spoken q fCr Federal sp
pon!mcnt.
A ds2a,ch from Ri,hmaDd, 10 th, moruicg
pspors, says In the House Of Delegates yes
tc:day the Committee on Courts OF Jus!ic, r..
ported resolution declaring that the Gem
noaweallh Of Virgins Is rot responsible or
liable fer the debt represented by Wls: Virginia
certificates except SO much as may be paid 10
her by that State These certificates Of deb!
amCuQt TO about $40 100000. Tho Legislature
Ct West Virginia bas recently declared that
that State is not responsible Ter this debt, end
that she will net assume 10 pay IL.
O1c reason given By the CalpcpeT News for
The appesTare, Of Geo. w. Lctch AID sister,
evanges!s, among the colored people OF Gu
pepper county, but which pTobsby does them
great riuscs, is that j. has h2:I frequently
! assciied, By democrats as Will as republicans,
that should Grant be nomioated in 1880 he
would carry the State Of Virginia, aaG that i:
is thought by S3me that This eVaugeIisc WGrk
is a mild way of uniting and controlling the
npgro vote Ia that campaign. This can hardly
be true, irom the fact that Gracl's previous
record is cot Of s,ch nature as to warrant hi
boiag run Oh religious platform.
As heretofore stated in The G5ztte Judge
Hughes has decided th2t Gdsue1t rendered
10 United States court need pot, 10 ord3r 10
continue a valid ieo on labis, ovcn ns against a
subsequent purchaser Ter Va nc and without
notic,, be dockcied, ia sc:o:dacec with The
ststu!c ct Virginia, il the county or corporation
Mhcr, the lands ere situated. Tho case came
up co lie qlesli1n Of pEinriy Ct lien CT q 1dg
IL rt rendered 10 tho United States Crcait
Court at RIchnos6 in 1877 agai1s. j. NJ.
Humphreys, late collector Of customs Ia that
city. and suretics, CT that Of deed Coz
vcyiog 10 Thomas n. Page, trustee, certain
lard5 Of sell Humphreys. This decision will
. fleet The title 10 many thousand dollars worth
0: property tbroughout this Stat. The Rct-
mon4 State says ttas it il difficult 10 conceive
| .,l,. L. L.
HpH, uEuti tEc Ia" HllC uoru, pui
chaser can be satisfied that The lind he bugs is
not cCcunbertd b. judgment LEES, as iud6-
mcns rcndtrsd IL the United States CruE. at
Acxandra CT Abingdon, or anywhere 10 The
State, is leo ca ali lands o. lie defendant
Throughout. tic State. cod cCan though al
examination were made ia each Of these courts,
as no dockets ere keep! therein, every crier book
would have TO be ,ximaed; ond, The sanc
payer adds, what renders this decision at this
time particularly important is the fact that The
GGscInueut has recealy issued 90 order to lis
attorneys 10 Investigate ard collect tbcsa il1g-
Dcnis whenever possible.
PROCEEDINGS or CO.H'GRE5S.
WASHINGTON, Feb. II, 1879.
SENATE.
he Vice President laid befJre the Senate