Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-01-13
From Eiclsisa0u:l.

The Legislature wss, yesterday, engaged
IN Gl5pos'ne anG imposing judges OF the county
courts, and all the nominees Of the feadjustcrs'
caucus, wbctbo: qualified or mt, ac5o imposed,
Hnd nc matter wuat the GiE # The pcOpie, the
sbllty ard uprlghtaess OF the incumbects, out
thcY went.
The House Of Delegates has passed tbs bill
contlnrln& ;hc contract or tbe Use OF sunviu;
labor 10 the JsMes River aud kaUaWhs Canal
| COurany.
10 The Senate vest riey bills were iGtroGuc d
!rn0Failag the Mineral Land Company OF
NFsln'a, r n:uck? snd Tennessee amenJ9g
| he charter q H!ilshorp' L9udoua couoty; X
! amptug lbs o0uG,ics o. yIcgtmurpiaad aud
Northumberland ir0.a the nrovili1Gs Of tho acts
III 1874 IL relation 10 Ssh sad game; aud re-
quirlnS plaintiff 10 ej,ctncDt t. file with his
.sc araiiou COPY Of alt his titulHr papers.
10 the House If Delegates bis were intro.
| ducad 10 amend icnons eud 10 Of On act 70
provide fer working aOd keeping the public
! roacs IN order in Clarke county. approved Feb
rusry II, 1877 to amend sec ion 4, caapte. &c.
| tf the Uriaiiuni Code of 1878.
| The Fioaics COMMITTEES was requested to 10.
qpre ard examine ss to the propricty Of repeal
iDg the !sw tsXlng irc5mc9.
| i resolution was adopted postpouus the
eli, C lon Of the uutg judges ior which the
csCcGS hes made 40 nominations until Thus
| day.
Ehc most important resolution offered 10 the
Senate TO cay Wss one by Mr.. Raacs, ipquir.
les iato Tho eErcdlepcy Of sbolishi1g the utEc,
| OF ciuay judge and substituting the Cd msgs
ter al system.
frsrcis L. Smith. jr., OF Alcxa1dris, appeared
10 his seat 10 tue Scnsie for the first time sine,
| the recess ard bad cUtered ou the j ourus that
mad he bseD present he should have voted fer
Hon. ames Sangst,r or Judge OF al. xsndre
| and Fairfax couD!ies.
tx Delegates Hunter, Of Alexsnd1ia, and
SSrother ct Cu!pepe w9:c at tho Capitol to-
day.
Yesterday il The House Nj. Parks, of Gray.
500, IN nominating George W. Cornctt for cleo,
siGn Os judge of Grsysou. spoke of him as G
deep ooed gentleman.
Judge hi.Cr YVES defeated So iadse Of Heu-
rico county. Tho people were unanimous in
asklrg .hst he be Ee;eiued Mr.. Hopkins ssid
Of Mr. Wadai the readiuater candidate, that
| nc was lElplrtod by tho great m0eul Of tEis
political party, and that he WAS nut evcn q citi
z:o OF Heullao, auG could net vote 10 thas
county t! day if so election was held there,
Mr VALE, IT Louisa, came to the freut 10
tbo House yesterday Is uemuator oo tire re-
aojus:cr side.
Mr., William G. Poinc, Mayor of Ashland,
| died 10 that town stsrd,y myrliag 10 the
G3l year CT his age. Mr.. Paa., prior 10 iho
VT, was monte! Of the G:m OF Kent, Paine
d 20. OF ltchm nd, orc OF the largest nholo
sale dry goods hCuss 10 tie South Wher
AshlinG YES incorporated he %C7 elected Nay
or, saG has held That elise TO tho timp Of bis
dvs!h.
The following Iet!2r FROM tho Common
I h If n II,
10 the Legislature to dsS by the G0v.1nr:
LANCASTER, 9. H., J.n. I, 1885. D..
Chase PttIs, Hous, of Dolygs:ss-DcAf Sir
! On :he SON OF Dec memorial, eieued
by the court otcer suj run;r,us c;izeus Of
the county was seat to Go7ero0r HOLIDAY, re-
cliing that Inc &C. OF Assembly approved Aoril
I 1874, cs1umGny knCwa SIS the "oyster law"
was being daily violated jy ooE-r3stcn!s CT
thG State bg or. dying. Not oniy this, bat the
| creTa OF the Y; sseIs Engaged in this high ha1d-
| cd violation Of tre l.v daily Ere upo1 ctz,ns
| o. tins county whta they attempted to catch
oysters ecth tongS rs ihey have the peiiic.
| Ilght 10 do IuuGE the lsW. This conmuuca-
! tioa, as have said above, vas pra!!td 10 The
| Governor of Virginia On tie 30;h of last month;
| to this c mTu1iCrtion there has as yet been o.,
| response. ga yesterday. | have learned to day,
| y" CT les OF this county UCGc fred Upon sud
EHiCd k5 the crew f oue OF these vessels,
nlGHncd Gy non residents snd engaged in dredc
iog Tic H,ppeh.LG, OK :lvei; toe separate aud
dis met violations Of tho act Tef. frcd to, SIS gu
can sec BY rel, rtine t. It asd 10 these thscc is
; added, lr thriE killing these twc men, the c:me
OF murder. / will here add, parenthetioaiy,
thct E gentleman Of the first rcspCc,ahihty,
SOD Of Maj Chss. LaT5an, only escaped the same
| late By sGvl;erlng himself behind tree, into
| "hch 81 ine6y as S:qeu bail, wcrC fired. These
| desperadGcs coGid DC rssly disposed II could
the proper AUTHORIZES once get hold Of m
| but GU! people are without srrs sufficient 20
| cope with theG,, thov being armed with the best
| long range riff s, II seems to noe to be Case
! fer the intcrtereCce Of The x. cI.iVa power Of
| the State. sitco greId juTlts and indictments
| al tnttnltum VI, I'D Eeser avail 70 bring these
| lrrotUOtels 10 respect tho law os io0g as ihcy
are aboard their Vessels 10 tho Rappahanntck
liver, with long range riff 10 protect them,
! selves d0nt know thGt should trouble you
with this c0fumuoicatlon at al, as it SEEMS 10
| be case which demands ,xecu7e ia.erfcr-
ecc1oe, bat as cur Representative, sltt ough
there has been petition sgued by our County
| officers and rUmtrous ;izens to the Governor
for che exercise Of The power Invested 10 him
| by tic Constitution, yor mey be enabled to Ct
fec; what such petition could not. | make q
| suggestion Thut eeemS to DU essential snG becd.
| cd. A vessel with oDc hundred stand of arms,
good lorc raDse rih,s, you'd eeabIe the people
| TO prottc' themselves. If they had arms they
could get the yesFe;, think. Vary respectful
! ", &c. "WALIER 4. GRESHAM
Tao letter wes referred to Tho Governor who
in turn submitted il 10 the Attorney General
| fer his opinion. This officer advised the *.
| cutlVe 10 refer the matter 70 tho Legislature.
The qaesti1n was referred 10 the committee 90
miliu:, and 10 the House OF Delegates rcsoiu-
ton was adopted requesting the executive to
take siel at or CT by .cegraphiug 10 points near
the scene of The violence in question, ordering
militia companies or armurics to dispatch
promptly such arms and ammunition as the
Governor may see fit.
hlr. b. NJ. Craoh6clG bas been appointed |
Superintendent Of Public Schools Ct Spotsyl
vaDia counts by the Board OF Education.
The R2a0j ls.e!s last night nominated the |
following cluaty judges: