Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-02-03
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Among The c}mn4iss55s to Ito uow;y o!cc!ati
oou1ty judges. hardoi to los, authorized 10
receive them and iFic:i !ran Jaausry Il,
waE one 10 i. G. :" siuGs,y. iaisa clgct Of
kinG 0Gsrtn ard Stai!rrl, /; il un!cis,oa;!
that Judge i. /. &uttic, wLo claims ti.at biz
term OF cfic. docs not expire iii 1851, will ecu
test The right Of Judge liuaer 20 Occupy the
bench till nczt January. It is ao said that
Judge d. G. Minor, Of l!cnlc>, Will no. sur
| render bis Office 10 liz newly elected icnGjsster
SUCCESSOR. and tic caso will bo made 6 !cst oao
A resolution OF thanks to Eitssrs. VIZ. Ii.
Vanderbilt and Lcandcr }. McCoImicl; for
| their generous appreciation CT tho merits Cf the
| University, aud their valuable std timely SYM
patty With tho efforts to E,aintsin and parpct.
uatc lt5 Influence and efficiency, has bc,n 10
troduced lie the House OF De!cgata.
A bill has beca introduced 10 tito House Q!
Delegates amending the c,dc in rilstion to III
lawful shooting 10 public places. As Tic Law
DOW staods the punishment is rot icss Than
tine CT 500 ner moro insr 81 GEO, aud COZ iao
nent not lGas than SIX months nor Ilcrc than
| three yoaIs. Tho amoudlont propilea that
| tho off6udoc shall, 10 the discretion CT the
court, bo imprisoned 10 sil ne: nl0To thao sig
mouths, and liucd not excaoang $l00."
Most OF the session Ct tho Saa.:o yesterday
was taken up in disou, siGg Tho affairs q i:ncks
burg College, the question being upon 4 roso,
luton requiring two Of the Committee 90 Pub.
lie Institutions Of the Senate and three c! the
Committee Oh Schools and Colleges of the
House to visit Blacksburg College and ipvesii
cato tho alleged irregularities said TO cxi3t ct
that college.
In tho Housc Of Delegates yesterday q resp
luton was introduced locking to the calling Of
State convention to revise erd a!acnd the
present constitution; also one irquirius iatO
the cxpedency Of 40 amending the 18Th $50
hon ct the constitution as to provide Tor held
ing tho county courts Ct lilo Commonwealth
quarterly instead Of mouthy.
A bill authorizing tho installation Of tho
| Clifton Forge Railroad aud Cans! Uomrsaics
has passed both Houses,
10 executive session Of tho Senate yesterday
tho appointment Of Thos. Po!lsri, 90 Colnms-
sloucr OF Agriculture. Was confirmed,
10 the House yesterday bills we're Introduced,
By Mr. Farr, authorizing the Governor 10 ap.
point special agent to object, iiriermige and
sct,lo sill claims duo tho State .: virginia; apti
by Mr.. Shlh!ug, authorizing iih uI3 o: district
school iuhds Tor Tho Eaynlcu! n fcacia!a II,
fauquicr.
Fir, Webb, the newly elected roa, ilstcr Judge
Of Carroll couny. qualified and hid c,u,t il
that county last cGurt day. His predecessor
protested, and Judge Wabh had the yrGlcn!
spread Upon Tic muulrs. H. toch he ground
that he hnd rtc lived nOtliioati9n Il ms ,ec;ion
aud had qualified, and That ihc Fccnpiioi, Of ii.
commission wab bai meCu !oG&.a!iGY. Webb
is Baptist preacher, and sn * III r.h;; al The
House d Delegates from Usgro!l.
1t is said THAI tho Stsij Conservative uumr
| rtleo WILL DG called 10 in2Ct here ahlut ihA Is.
Of March.
cir. Eraajcra icai,ax ;ca, i4slcr aas nj 70.
duecd biI! ia tic liGasl &c 2n:H& TIC a,io il
| Icati0u 10 tht arptlGin.cGi 81 iui,& Of 1 !! C
t!oos, 81 ~ To make 10 iha Gt2 Ut the r,isls
to appoint judges {; elections. Tie saG,. si2p,.
b*r has HlsU Introduced Z bill il relation e tie
appointment ii land asacss IS which makes i.
The duty OF tho recently 81. cG jul 30
appoiGt them. Inc 0ti,ct q hla9 r!eayGrea
Is to prevent the appointment Vi the election
Judges ald thC land afrGsS0,s ~ ;ha ont gGinc
county jddS: - hcioin .hcv Vanatn heir nlar.4 On
The beech.
Governor Holiday has refused III rGrin.n,r
sentence OF John Il. punlcxer.
Mr.. Ii. II. Dyson, S c>nd Auditor, Oh ycs-
to-day, In obedience to tho command n A. rcrtu,
caucus oil tho reaGiusting Demnars Il ;hn l. ::
lslaturP, removed from Their d,-ka fns -.
Howard McUaDIIish, G,oygor Z. Mo;curs, nrA
}. ID. Rogcrs, clerks ID tina; Office.
Society NOTES Tho New No,S, E7cui.f.,
Mail Of January - says The marriage Of II
Juliet OpIo Hopkins, Of Mobile, Ala., 10 H.
Gen. Eomtyn Is. Ayrts. Of the Array, took
plac' yesterday Afternoon at ST. Thome-'s
Chulch. The alTaic was :. very quiet enc. There
| unr hriS l,,j
| torm, who escorted the guests tN their S2sia
Miss Hopkins, c beautiful usnnctte. IS The ricc3
and adopted daughter OF Mrs 4. Il. !iorklus.
Of Mobile. Ala, who has beca spending a nor
ton OF the winter In this city, and th3 tlau,:l!cr
OF Mr.. Il. ii. }uohur, Q! Virginia. tho I,rlA
toilet WIS OF the most beautiful ard tasteful Of
tho wedding season, bliag 1i The fashionable
lint or elk familiar to nl0dlScS IS cream Wii.;c
cut en- trao and trimmed with tlneey C. 0uta al
lace. bridal veil fastened with IL wreath II
tfango blossoms and Ragnliic ut biiiai b III.
11ct completed The toilet. there PES 10 r..
caption after the CEREMONY, til: & 7ediios
breakfast was served to a qli1t lev At lin hate!
where tho b.ite'S mother mad iu@n icaraYn!ity
domiciird.
Miss ksto ilurkampt aad Nlisa &hsa;!o..!, It
fredericksburg, Va, arc yisitiGg Ms. !, i
Ctopey, CT Georgetown.
| INTERESTING CASE.-A c,s, cG cnnsilo:ai,ic
interest occupied our C9unIy Court On i'lurs-
day. Tho amount aVolcd Was snail tut 81 liz
decision involves tho construction OF ha act oi
| 1877, commonly known al tho "MssricL We
man 8 Act, the Csc is likely 10 attire. cQgsiL
cradle attention hero add thrcupiout tbs State.
The Married Womau's Act," ever npco is
enactment hos been the bette noir Of iho beuoh
and profession, The point involving its cnn.
struction is. as TO whether 4 married woman
cin sue out distress warrant in Eor OVID nsmo
against tenant Of her separate property Judge
Gaire5 decided that she could; or ct least, that
the tenant has not tho right TO raiso On ohj,c-
ton, as it contravoncs the we'll established rule,
thata tenaGt cannot Qsinsay his landlord ti:ic.
The point was reserved and will bo carried up
| to tho Circuit Court IFUrcnt0n InNcG.
a TRAMp's speech in the Mayors Court Of
Richmond is thus reported 10 tbs State:
Your Highness, May it please your Hon
or, l am here aga,n. You see before you
cntEerar koId