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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-12-19
PUBLISHED DAILY & TRI-WEEKLY BY
EDGAR SNOWDEN.
MONDAY EVENING, DRUR. 10. 1881.
Tie tenth stclion of tho first sr;iole of the

Tie tenth section of tho first sr,iole of the
Consli ution says no Stale shall pass any law
iupiifiog The obligation Of Contracts" The
President. before be assumed the duties of his
ctice. swore upon the Holy Bible. one 10 New
York and subs'q aeblly 10 Washington. that 10
Won d support tho Constitution. Aud, get.
within less than month thereafter be prosl:-
10 cd the whole N: ciiuery Of the Government
TO the hasa purpose Of forcing State, against
the appeals ADD ontrealies OF the best men Of
bath political parties. aud Of aim ,st tho entire
tax paying portion Of her people to pass law
iupaifios the Obligation Of contracts" or, 10
ober words. 10 rspudate moro than one third
OF tho debt shs is bound to pay By jast and L.
al oon'rsc'. How the President can reconcile
his support Of the Constitution wi.h bis SUP
cort Of tho Riddle5erger bill passeth all ucd.r
s!ssdag ezoopt his OVID.
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Alexandria Gazette and VIRGINIA Advertiser
Lettcr from s,ichnioHH.

lCGrnspoodenca Ct tina A!jx.utria Gsz,t!e.
RICHMOND. Va, December l7.-At GO
time sircs the war has Tie General Assembly
had 50 In,D7 rsilfoaG bills before i! ss il will
have tits sass o. A'r:s(y there sre 60 less
than xix, AID i, is esr'y 10 the session. SINE
CT tE;sa bill, relate to ;ha Incorporation of new
railroads, AID others 10 Tie consolidation OF
ezls.irg railroad. Tie parties iatertsted 10
these enterprises ero not c,n6aed to Virginia
in ae', the bulk CT The capital 10 msny IL
stanoss comes from the North-generaily Penn.
sylVania. There are other bills Incorporating
otmp,tl:s for the development Of tho coal and
iron regions of tho State. all Of which i, en-.
couraaips. 6nd demonstrates the isos thEt csp:-
tai is seeking investment 10 Virginia. Amorg
The bills already drafted is ona 10 incorporate
"the Virginia sud North Carolina Rsilro,d
Company" which is to Iua from Richmond to
North Carolina. L. Wolff, snd i. 2, DickjL-
SOD, Ct the city OF Nav York. a;o largely Inlet
| csted 10 this road. a second bill is 10 incorpo-
rste the Vlr1ioia Goal s1d Iron Company"
which has authority to build railroad tbrough
the COUNTIES of Lee, Wise, Buchanan, Dickon-
SOD. Scott. Russell, T,z;Wtli and Washington.
AnOlhor bill il to ralliy and confirm tho oonso.-
idaii)D CT tho Riohmord and Southwestern
RsllWty Company with tho Virginia, KeL-
| lucky and Ohio Narrow Gauge Railroad Com
| Osuy. under tho namo Of tho Richmond and
Louisville Railroad Company. a fourth bill
| 10 to amcpd The aos inoorporatirg the DanVIIo
and New River Nsrroa Gauge RsiIrosd Com.
| pany. A fifth amends tho tci to iaccrporste
tie SaltVil!c and Coal Mine Railroad ConpsDy
and changes lis namc to The Norfolk std CiG-
| clona'l Railroad Company. A sixth is 10 it
corporate tho Hyseis, Hampton and Newport
| News Railroad A seventh Is to amand the
ect OF incorporation CT tho Norfolk AID SewsI's
Poirt Railroad Company aud to chsrg, its
| came.
All this speaks well for Virgins and tsiucss
| the fact that capital Is ficdiug it's way to the
State.
Al or Tuesday the two hous g Of The l. gis
la'u'e sill bnrcy have qaorum Men b rs
arc worry RAPIDLY leaving fer their homes.
The Inst deut cratic caucus s;LoI the meet
log oil the Legislature is to DO held Morlay
evening TO consider tho Scnalorship. Senator
Johnston Kill, it ia thought, b, CON plinented
with ronomluation by his party.
Auditors Nasty and Dyson have, i. il Ut
der:toot, agreed TO let the oaucas committee on
Spots CONTROL tho appointmsnt of clerks 10 lbeir
Otilo2s. Tho friends OF both gentlemen aver
that ieW changes will bo made in their cfiaes.
MIR. Duff Green. of Stafford. is 'hc uhairmsn of
tho committee, /! is understood
Members arc rather roioont about expressiup
their caolcc for tho lroasurership, but. ss has
been before said, they clDcedo that MIR. FAIR
Will have nrotly much his ovu way in his oan
dld'oy for The pleo, Of Superintendent of
Public instruction. Prof. Msrlio, Of Mont
gomerg. is said to DO his only opponunt md
bis strength is not great STR0NGBoy
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TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPH NEWS
70 Days Congressional Proceedings.
SENATE


SENATE
After 6ftecn micu.fs spent ia receiving Dei.-
tioos, the S.ta!e, at l2:2G o'clock. on motion
OF Mr. Ednuats. wsbs into executive session.
The pafpose it il understood, is to confirm the
nomloatioo # Sir. Brewster FIR Attorney
General.
10 the Ssnste's executive session, Mr. e.
muada. 10 behs!t Of The Judiciary Committee
reporld back thu nominstion eft Mr Brewster,
as Attorney General. Wheraruu i. WIS i'm
mediately taken 10 and c,tfrmed unanimous
~.
The Senate also unanimously o,u6rued The
nomination Of j. Z. Bancroft. Davis to be AS
slstant Secretary OF State.
HOUSE
Tbs r,sdios Of tho i>urral Of Friday last
was dispensed with.
D, motion OF Mr.. Mckial,y. Of Ohio, tho
Senate bill granting the frauking privilege to
Lucreta H. Garfield was taken from thu
Spesker's table ard passed.
The oaIl OF States resumed, when ths tolloH
inr bills were Introduced and referred:
By Mr.. Riohsrdson. OF 3. G.: 10 apply the
proceeds OF tho salo 4 rubio lands to the ed
uc,loo CT the people also to return 10 pr
doc,s the c)tton tax collected by the govSrr-
ment during The y5ars 1861 and s.
by Mr.. TiIlmsp, Of s. O.: t. authoriz, M
tionsl batks to mako loans 90 mortgages OF
real estate also for tho relief of owners snd
PURCHASERS Of land s0lI FIR di0c. taxes 10 TO-
surrectiouary States
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PORT OF ALEXANDRIA.
IMMATURE ALMANAC. DEC 10. 1881.
Sun ises......-..... IL Sun s.ts.....,.. /

ARRIVED.
stmp John Gibson, New York. 10 + = kbed.
Str Ana klizs. Philadelphia. bS r A Reed.
ctr Jane Moseley, Norfolk. to F a Race.
Str Sue. Baltimore. to Broders y Co.
Str v Arrowsmitb, lower Potomac, to To-
ttm,c Ferry Co.
Schr Fannie, Havre co Grace, 70 n MehAc-
fey & %.
FAILED.
Slr Jsne hoseley. Norfolk. By + A Reed.
Cir Sue. Baltimore. by j Broders & Co.
Str sItano. lower fotc by BrodeIs { &c,
Str v Arrowsmith, lower Potomac, by Po-
tomac Ferry Company.
ecar A ID Skull, Georgetown, by William q
Smoot
MEMORANDA
scbr hcdis Bird. from Georgetown for Bos.
ton, passed thrt ugh Hsll Gate 10th.
schr w u Billion. 10 load for Washington, at
Stanineton 18th.
sehr B B Church, from this PORT, Of New Bee
ford 18th.
Schr Cyrus Hall from Rich nond, 1t Boston
18th
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-12-19

Among the many thirgs for which the dem
&C a's otlhe Soulb--the Bourbou8 in tpnbl;cln
AID resdjlser psrsnoe-sre den,uncsd and
,idiculed. is tue fc: that they know who their
fcredIa,hers we're. aud rid, themselves,
though onlV TO them 'sves, up their lineage.
And yet 30 pronounced republican newspaper
90 the PhiIsdelpbis american says: ut
would DO great doiec: 10 our national system
il desoent from historical caarAoels counted
for nCthiog with US Blu: there IL uothir &
too iLcoosistsnt for Republicans. Indeed MIR.
Raun says be doesen't pretend to be consistent.
end 5soator SheIm,u after opposing and ed
Vising Mr.. Hayes to veto tho democrats three
per oao'. funding bill, makes haste to iotrodrce
that very bill 10 the Senate.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-12-19

General MahoDe's Washington ,rsan said
the conduct of the oh Massachusetts on its
way TO aud ftom Yorktown was 90 wors, than
tha! Of suy o.bsr regimen. prescott at that
place. BIT, after 40 Impartial examination.
sWnely Of tho LUMINOUS members of that resi-
ment charged with misconduct upon the occs-
scu referred 10 have been summary dismissed
b7 order Of The ConmaDd,r 10 Chief Of the
M,sssc husItls u.ilua. Some people base their
assertions upon faos othors upon prejudio.,
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Railroad Accident

ST. LOUIS. Dec, ia speciN from JEFF.
teison City, Mo. 10 tho Rapub'ic,n. says
"Oonductor VsuShn left here yesterday morn
iog 90 tho Jetf:rso City. Lebanon AID South
western Railroad. with train Of fiat ous
laden with rails tor tho road. The train had
not proceeded far betora it iunpad tho track
ead three msn wsro killed..
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Anil Rent PAYERS.

LoNDHN Dec. 10 "A Dublin correspondent
Of the Times says Tho organ z ,tion against The
payment OF rents is becoming still more foI mida-
bic. 1t ia regarded as crime of as much con-
sequence 10 20 into tho Lsnd Court So to pay
rent. Lists Of persons who have been served
with notices and Of those suspected of paging
rents sra po&tsd at the Chapols and a. other
places wheIo they are likely TO be scon and a.
though The police tear thtm dowa hoy sTo soon
posLA1 again.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-12-19

1ha mEle! opens quiet, There i, no change
10 no!O in Ecu. Whos! ia tul snd pricea are
of; tho Itceipta to-day ware light. nrd l%0a
bushels sole nj l&5 tcr Fu,'z. l3Sal42 for mixed
AID l.S and i45 for ccmmon 10 fair Lancaster,
there being 60 choice offered. Corn is steSdY
ard finn, ard leC0 tu:hels Of new white bro ught
"a. ,4i and IS, iho latter for fancy q; ole
I'm all lot Of old yellow sold at IS. No Rye or
Oats reported. Country produce i, w,nled fer
the Christmas trade, snd:prices srs i,mer.
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I NOMMlsslONGK!s sALEOp yaLr.

iOhhlS9lnN SALEOF a VALr-
~ ABLE LOrin Centreville, Va-By virtue
OF decree of tho Circuit Court OF Fairfax equity,
u I've hov' mber term lsS, in the suit OF Chas
j.. Bradley against j W. Mohler and othara.
me utdolsiened Commissioner therein nam, d
Vii on MONDAY, the l6 day Ct January,
1852 a. n. 10 front OF tbs Court Roucs toGr,
a. FalffaI O. H.. Va, otisr for sale 70 tho b 81
ast bidder that va'uib Q LOT OF GROUnD III
oenireVule Va. lately part OF the lants OF j.
w. Dear. formerly known as the Freeman Lot,
containing one and t.hklf acres The lot ia
highly improved aud b,s AN ample O, chard.
Terms 60 much cash in band ss will psy toe
coats and expenses Of suit ar sale, and balance
on credit Of 6. Il and Is months.
IT rot so!i at public sale The came may bs
bought at private GALE.
CASsIU3 CARTER,
oecl3-lhW4~ Dom missioner.
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Shot and Beaten to nealh.

GaEENECA;TLE. IND. D}c, l9.-BM i,min
L7noh, III 3, wife chained divorce Irom him
hero last wsek. drovs to tn, homestead yestci
d,y mtraing. II miles siu.h cfhsrp. wh.n be
WAS shot and h,atcu to death by his wv sitr-
s)ns, pame IJupg.
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FOREIGN NEWS.

A dOstiu,,ivo gale sw,pt ever i gllcd n
Saturday and JeIcrdsy.
Seven hundred and Dinly -four lives vera lost
ssths Ring Thsater FIRE 10 Vienna.
Dis,rdsrs ooo,itu, in Ire!aad. rle sutL,I-
tiles hsvs seiz ID q lantty OF rsvolu.ioplry
material in Dablin.
II is reported that another mining plot to Il
the Car has been discovered 10 Russn. Several
arrests hsve been made.
|; has now bsen as,lrtained that Gf.S -Four
ptrions re drowned by the bursting Ct the
dams on the Oran Railway.
King Alfonso Of Spain will give aulisoo, to
MIR. Hamlin, the Dew United States miois!er
to-day.
The conduo! Of tho Guiteau trial is almost
universally considered disgrace ,iul. and Engsl
men do not wonder 1t tho prevalence Il Juch
Law in tho Wes';
The 3 vera eight arrests 10 Itolani Saturday
uoder the Coercion act. Auo,g tho parties
was Mt. O'SulIivap, a prominent membr Of
tho Letgue.
Thu ex-E1p.iss Eug mic lately fell down
8 airs o! her London residence. and received a
shook to her system that has cou6ped her 10
the house.
The Emperor Wiism has been formally ip
vested With the Turkish ordsr Ct the Nichsu-
Nu!isz He is tho only foreign slysrerrn upon
whom this amszirg honor has been oLfslrsd
The Epglishmsn who was shot dead by q
sentry guarding the prison at Malaga, Spaio.
for failing 10 respond 10 challenge, was Thomas
Mitchell Young, 40 engineer on Ed Auchor
Line steamer.
The EogIlsh government! ard public rectg 6
nIz3 the i,c. that the ClaYtoI -Bulser treaIy
Was framed uoder circumstal cas- which
have ceased to exist and that probably no diff
Guilty will he mot n meeting the position it'd
Gated By Mr.. B'siae's litter proposing modi6-
cations.
Senior EImtr'. the Peruvian Minister at
Washington. reosved cable sdV cs from Lpa
Saturday itijrmDg him that exp .c:ator Pic
rola l.f. Peru about teo days sgc, and that be
had relIr qoished all claims to The pr sldercy of
that country. No mention was made 10 the
dispatch concerning PicrolA' destination, but
there is. be says every reason to believe that b 3
is going to Europe.
ACoLoRgD CoNJURoR MORALLY WOUND
ED.-Hampson Pfica. q negro oo'jur1r and
pretended doctor, WAS fatally shot on Friday
night near Franklin. w., under peculiar Oil
cumatarcss. He bad become hard up 10 bis
OWL neighborhood. and came here TO bslter
his fortune. tie profssied TO be cor juror and
doctor OF wonderful skill. and az aged negro
10 Wel!.so-do ci'cumsstc,s became greatly IL
ierested 10 him. To this man Pro, said that
the sdvsnos tta hslfs dollar would secure .
chain which would lead its owner to 6od o
mine OF coined gold 10 the neighborhood. The
sum WAS nromptlg paid and the chain obtained,
but its ow1sr was GOT sbIs to Fl I'D the mine Of
wealth promised. He returned to prios add
demanded the relurn of bis money. which Was
refused. 1hs town sergeant rtotwad the de-
nsad. but Pfios sQaiD refused. aod e1-
forced bis rsfasaI with bIsck-j sck, i.ficipg
painful wounds upon the officer. The latter
then drsx bis p ,stol and shot tho icopiuror 10
tho back 90 he WAS running.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-12-19
Poisonous Canned Fruit.

BLOOMINGTON. ILL.,, D1c. 10. "A family Of
seVen persons. named L,oy, we're badly poisol
ed by eating canned fruit yesterday. IL is
thought they will all reetvir.
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Seized and imprisoned.

SUEZ. Dec. l9.-In consequence of report
that an Italian had murdered so dier, the
military seiz,d aud imprisoned the Governor,
baIrloaded the door , fthe Governors resideDoe
and tiusad 10 admit tho foreign coDsuls. l.
is now discovered thst The murder was really
committed by b Bedouip. The town is quiet, but
toe affair has created sans ,tiop, showing, as
it docs. tho css, with which 40 ancute might
arise
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A World Of Good.

Ono Of the mort popular medicines now beforo
The American public. is Hop Biltsrs. You sac
Il every whore. People take it with good effect.
IL builds them up. 1t il not as pleasant 10 The
Taste as som other Bi:ters as it is not q whiakey
uriok. II ls moro the old fashioned bone set lea
!hst mas done world of good. If you don't feel
JUL right try Hop Bit!ers.-Nunda News.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-12-19
Another Victim.

CHICAGO. Do. l9.-Peter Il )lbts. agsd IS.
Was bitten ty spi'Z dtg ssveu weeks ego. aud
died OF hSdiophobia at his residtLo,, in This
city, Yesterday.
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HAHN. Sibeg 4 Co.'S. Rochester. N. T.,
Catalogue Of sstds and bulls is very hsgdOsmo
eu l Contains much valuable affirmation.
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$50 Lives Lost.

LONDON. Dec. l9--An explosion has &c.
Cured 10 ooe,y at BJl!tn. | i, supposed
that $50 live, vero lost.
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Nj ARRIED.

On Tuesday evening, December 18Th, 1881,
by Rev George II. Norton, ROLAND &.
lkViNG: Nj. D., OF Orange county New York,
10 kFFlE daaShtor of Tho la!e CART Nsthsniei
BOLsA, Of this city.
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TO Quit their ResIdcnca,

Cork Doc. flowing t. tho disturbed Stale
OF Ireland, Lords Donough, Moro and Inchiquir,
will quit lhoir Residences.
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CANAL COMMERCE..

ArriVed-Bosts 8 5 Howiaon and DR. NJ N
Lewis. 10 American Coal 90; L Sheriff, 10 w
A Smoot
Dep.ited-Ba.ts 8 Eowison, DR. n II Lew
ia and & /, Sheriff
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Thirty boys have deserted from The flagship
New Hampshire. of The u. 8. naval training
..ausdroo, at NsEpor'. R. [ during the past
fs1days.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-12-19

The Christmas number OF the Baltimore
Telegram is deliberately nd BEAUTIFULLY COTTON
m
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HIRGIH{1 NEWE

% Tuesday last the Grit through car ftom
Cincinnati to Newport Nses passed ttriugb
StAunton.
Capt. NJ. l.. Spotswood hos resieaed his of
e 70 of captain OF COmpsny q. Frat virginia
Regiment.
Tbs Lyhchbu!g Advance has baen cansidsra
oily enlarged and improved. The suaosss which
has attended tha publication of The Advance a.
tests What enterprise oan accomplish.
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DIED,

Vi pLeumonia st O'clock = m. Monday
December lob, 1851. JOHN =. EMERSON.
aged 81 years. 1es~F Funeral at 3 o'clock Tues
day afternoon, from his late residence on DuRe
street. near Columbus. Friends OF the family
are invited TO attend,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-12-19

The negotiations o! Gen. Butler 10 the com
pliosted spraeua litigation arc said to ba on the
poiot OF succ,ss. Ii will involve the payment
1y den; Butler OF about s. 600 1000, ADD yield
the creditors SO per cent. of their Gains,
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MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

j. a, Hanbeton & Co's B,ltinoro faencis
circular o! Sunday. says:
Although Virgiria b ,uts hsvo been dull snd
tonewhat rcGisced OF late, ii is probable that
they vi sooo be moro active, ard that they vi
fuo.uate more Wildly. During the week Tiers
has been some disposition 10 sell c,rs,ls sod
l0.40a Consols sold from 761 down to "a
and lO-40s from Az TO 43. Past duo c.u,ops
sold down TO SO. aud c5upons due Janus,y /,
1882, sold ct IS, bu! afterwards were 10 better
demand at 7Gt. The decline in Vueiois con.
soils will soon decide whether The foreign holders
will attempt TO sell or whether fresh orders wi,
c,me over to buy. Oar people will not bu,
them OF present figures, AID unles, Europa
c,mes to the rscu, they will undoubtedly Sell
at much lover figures. Ccueo1s due January
l, have opened at much lcw.r iiu,es than lhey
did last year. Consols are held 10 such lsreu
blocks that tho c:upons will be sent over for
s,le 10 10 OF ten to twenty -ise thcu,aud do
lars. and unless tn, foreiz holders hold their
coupons fer better market. or for the legiu
mate demand from taxpayers. the coupo,s
may sell at lower figures alter the lat Of Ja,-
uMy. Except for very lcrge amount of Viz
sinia oousu!s held 10 Europe, aad the tuop,r
II csived from foreign orders to buy, o,psa,
would DOW b, selling 10 ths ntighoorhood ct
Gj. Virginia deferred sold 10 small lotsstl7i
and reelsrs q. At
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CHRISTMAS NEWS,
[ By Telegraph ]

by Telegraph
a lELEuRAM FROM K.KRINGLE TOH.
BRENGLE.
Twas the week bslore Christmas, and in every
hLuIe
The children wsre waiting TO see if tie mouse
Which Hlhbled the cake OF Mary last year
With Christmas again WAS about to appear
Blu! the mouse has been caught at Kriss Krin.
giles door,
Who has sent in return 10 II. Brengles store
a supply, IA adpance, of all Christmas things
Which, on Christmas Rve night. for the stock
inRs he brings;
So thst every msmma by just seeing Brengle
VIII be taught very soon u become q Kriss
ksingle.
He oGsrs Candies and Tttiy Of Ill kinds, Black
Flult Pound. jelly and Fancy Othee. Pies q
specially; Fruits. Nuts. Cohtec!ioneres, Ices
and sll the delicacies Of The season. He caters
TOT fan lies and entertainments. and supplies
Milk and tho finest OYSTERS 1t 129 King st,
decl9
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I.rEiSlntipe.

Tho Sebata WIS not 10 session 90 Saturday,
Ia tho House OF Delegates bill was Intro
due'd. which, il passed. will give tho rca6jus-
tcrs c,mplcto oooirol over the Norfolk police
foIc, The bill provides th4t the polios de
par mint Ct the ely Of Narolk shall ba uadOr
tha gentr. o,niro and MAS ,ment of the
Board of Polioa Comm soners thereof. which
shall consist Of tho Mayer and tWo c1nmi.siol-
CTS. srpointed aopualIy in Jarury by tic
Judge OF Tho CORPORATION Court, Of wh;oh board
tho Mayor shall b. president and shall havc
the casting vote. As 5000 as tho c0m:eissioL
era shall have entered upon the discharge Of
their du le7. and appointments of polio, are
mace. tEon all tho POLICEMEN whu shalt b, 10
service previous thereto shtll immediately ~
cato their oRlc y Respectively, ualtsJ reappIin;-
cd SO herein provided.
10 respoIs, to raso,u ior, Auditor Massey
has furnished the following :ta'enctt Of oaoi-
tation tax paid since 1870:
1870. $l52 900; 1871. $lS4TjO: 1872
$lS7. 1856; 1873, SlSS 0S7; 1874, sl92 aO5 ::
1915. 500. COS 1876, sos 500; 1877. S2l4 :.
ISL 1878. s2l2.444; 1879. $2l9. III; 1850.
$22S.Sl7.
A bill sas passed to nu.hor'z, The truLccs Of
the NJ. i, Clutch South ut Ls2otts,i!lc, Va,
to sell anj convey ssid church property, aud a
GIL reported to csatsh ferry or fridge acrt 8,
the Rsppabanncck river at or Desr tho town of
Falmouth.
Ga Wednesday o lumber Of circu: AMI c,ua
~ iadges are 10 be elected. Tners is n Judge
TO be oil cted 10 pit CO of Hon. George I. Gsl-
risen, elected to Congress- Upou the death Of
Judge Shsckoliord tho Governor appointed
lou. d. a. Grimsey iu3ga till the nj ,e:ing Of
tbs General Assembly. Us hss given great
sa'isfoc lon 10 the tar aud peop!e. but no is not
rotdiustcr, Gil. Thomas II. Tutwer, Con-
mcDwealths AItarnav for Fluvaupa osua:y,
and Ju3g' John w. Bsll. Of Culpepor, ara re-
garded as olntiistes fer the rlsdjuster ucmiut-
tion. There ia also vacancy in the DanVle
eircnif.
A bill is 10 coutso Of preparation amending
the charter OF the CITY OF Richmond. so as to
rlaco tho pcwlr Of appointing tho members Of
the poioa board in the hands Of the GoYcrncr,
"hic5 would practically give the executive the
control ever The alp1in!ments Of mamb,rs of
tho tolos.