Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-01-21
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In lie Stat, Legislature ses'trJaY The Ria
dh b.rg'r bill resdiu iug the State debt WIS
ordered TO etgros:mant, MD Tho amend ri
'ttat nothing OBTAINED 10 this bill shall sffect
the Obligations Of tho State. or tie ioterest
thereon, hsli By the s,ho,'s. colleges. academies,
o.: other Ii!erOiy ils.i:u,ioas o? tho S:at,."
WistdfaSr, with TAO understanding Tia. il is
to como 10 in &C other BILL
1he bill 10 reorgsn z, the luoat:o as,lrms
and deaf and dumb asy lam WAS passed ~ tie
House.
The bill to rstiy The sale Of tho s:a.s 10
terest 10 the Atlanta Mississippi tpi Obio
Railroad TO The Norfolk and Western Railroad
CompsuY for $500 900. was pa'sad.
The House passed The Seust. Joint resolution
inslruciug and requesting the Virginia sen s,ors
and repro s,ntalives 10 Congress 10 giSo earnest
support to thu bill iutr)Guoad in The United
St.tos Ssra.e By Senator Blair, providing for
Tho establishment lnd temporary support Ct
COMMON schco's in the several states So terri.
tories.
Tho Committees 90 C.u:Is Of Justice Of the
Ssna.o and House of Delegates held ioins ses.
sl,n last night. to consider the qlcsiioo Of de-
vl,icg more ff.c;ise Legislation for the SUD-
ptessloo OF duollirg and to hear Alglncn,s in
that c>nneciion. The su!i ,ct was debated at
considerable length by members of the oou-
mittee AID number of prominent minister's.
lawyers aad other ci!z,us. Tho discussion
covered The merits and demsrts of the tuli cot
10 all Its phases. and was exceedingly interest.
ing. It sho~ed the general sentiment TO be
s!rorgyio favor Of the most slrrg,nt nea
sures for the prevention of the rractc,.
There ere two measures before tho L,eis't-
turo loeklog 10 tae better protection of OFF,
ters.
Mr. Far Introduced bill to aneod and r.
enact the l0.h section of an act fer tho sssesi-
ment ct taxes % ptriots. property, inoome.
llcensss. &c, and imposing taxes thereon for
the support of government hnd free schools and
to pay the ioter' 81 ou the public deb, approved
March q, 1876. 10 relation to tsx Oh iuccmts
MIR. Stusrt presented petition OF tex payers
in the coualy Of A'ex,ndri. setting forth the
burdenloms County levy imposed upon them by
reason ofthe small populato, and taxable va
ues, and praying to b. annexed to the county Of
Fairfsx. Referred to ihs Commute for C,u.ls
OF Just!c,.
TREASURE IN A TREE.-Io No1liu's toyt-
Ship, N. c., ten days age, J,e Woody contract
cd With oololed man. Ephraim Aston, 10
have sim, rails sp!it. Near q school house
Woody had allowed The pupils 10 Gu. q tree spd
use the top for 6rewood Ephrsim went to
work upon the butt out of this tree, splitting it
into rails When it bad baeo chartered, lhe
ncxt ttiog Vas to heart esoh seotiOu, az D .aoli-
cal rsl' splitters understand. 10 dOing inc la,-
ter act he struck q regular bouarz., and &c
pieces OF R!ttsiiag gold coin fell cur, worth $40
or more ehoh. These coins we're couo:aled 10
an i6oh and quarter sug.r hols. over which
the tres had grown. 10 thickness sb,ut four
inches. Ol tue ca sjds DO traces of the hol,
oou d be seen. From the growth of the tree
sincs tn. bring Of The hole It ia SUD posed that
The c,ins were put there not later than 1872.
10 diameter the tree vas lb:u. two feet, and
It ls not likely that the ooncoslirg dates as
tar back a. revolutionary limcs. -AIdmauce
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