Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-02-02
Legislative.

The Committee Of the Courts Of Justice CT
The Hous, ct Delegates yest!r1sy reported tie
bill 10 abolish the whipping post and chaio-
gangs. with the recommendation that il do cot
pass.
The iclIoSiEg resolution vaca.Dg lbe Offices
OF dslll,s school trustees wss introduced ia the
House
Resolved (tte Senate coIcu,rins) That the
othc,s OF sill district school ituatecs in the
several ciuu!ics Of the State Of Virgins shall
be vacated Oh the 3lit diy of July, 1882, and
their SUCCESSORS .hall be sppoi1ted 10 the man
ner herein provided. Il snail be the du,y of
the B)ard OF Education ss son So p;ac,ios6lo
after the passage Of this aot, aud prior 10 The
lst day of August 1882, to sppoint three
trustees tor esoh school distro, to serve for
one, tWo and lhrae terms, beginning on he lsl
day of August, 1882.
1fsty vac,1c7 shall at sly i'm, occur 10 The
oeics of dissroi school trustee, The Board of
Educaicn shall ill tie .ams for tha uMxpred
term.
Mr. Green offsred the fJllo9iup:
b. enacted. &C., That every cause which has
been, or may hereafter be. standtg on the
docket of sry ccutt 10 tho Commonwealth for
cbaDc.ry, shall be pso,d On preferred docket,
called on the first Gay Ct every term OF ,ha
court until 6osly disposed ot. and shal! be tried
when OILED uoless good sufficient cause upder
The laws shall be given for coo.iauauec OF the
same.
? Any c:mml sioLer ia oharcIr7 or other
othc,r OF the court woo shall BY bis wrocsful
ac;, Dec|co. CT dsfauls bioder or delay the
preparation ct suuh c.uses Ter iautdi4ts trial,
wbeo II q Tired so to Go by suy party thereto,
sholI BE- noed fly dollars ct each term tf To,
court at which suci delay occurs.
5. In every caus, Which has beeu .. may
hereafter b. standing cn the docke. of any
court 10 this Commonwealth for twelve years or
longer, tho jadge CT Judges Ct the oourt 10
which suon oius, IL pending shall, ct tho TO-
s:suco Of any party TO said cause. bold special
term OF the court for the trial of tho ssme, and
it it be necessary that accoun's and .eports
from commissioners, Gduoisrts, or others
should be taken and mad 10 said CAUSE, they
shall be taken and made ucdcr the personal
direction aud supervision IF the Court, du,iop
suoh special ter u, sud said CAUSE shall b. tried
and disposed CT at said term uoless tho Court
shall. 10 The exercise OF sound legal 6iscre-
ton. deem II proper 10 con!inus the gsms.
10 The House OF Delegates bills Hero intro
duo:d by Mr.. FaVr 10 ruoi.h rersous for ur-
lawfully interIuptiog public schools; and to
II store the records Of Alex, ndria c3ug,y to the
county clerks ofhoe.
Petitions 10 References to ".cci option" wero
presented from citizens of Aupusts, Rock bridge.
Rockin CHAM, N:rfclk. N.Isor, Amherst and
Fauquer.
Toe Senate hi 10 establish ferry at or near
Falmouth. 90 the Rspp.hnnaock liver was
passed by The House.
TIE Senate, after spending two hours 10 dis
cussng bill fur preventing tho violation ef
the Sabbath by rsi|r)ad aud steamboat c,m-
patias, dispose d of il by motion to indef aite.
lS p'spore Ayes, is; noes, IS
AN ENuINEERs HERoIsM. -Thsro hay, been
fsw nslapo:s on record 10 which heruian, cou-
biaed With q7ckness If perception add tn, will
t, Gerry cui tie thought ef the moment, have
been moro asoiouous'y displayed. us described
by the Stanton Vir2iniau, than by Engineer
r. P. Living, in ccmnsud Of ore OF The trains
Of The Chesapeake end Ohio Railroad, @,
Wednesday. the 18Th of January, elsvso traics
ware blocked On the msin track petr Wsyost-
boro'. Va, waitirg the passage of extra trains
moving wss!. Assoon as the latter had PISSED
the frat ssoon Ct tie wati-g trains was tart
ed, being pushed up the heavy grade 20 The lut-
mel BY the engine ct the train next to follow,
After star: Ct half mile WIS given The A.
sisting ergine was reversed by Nj. Irving
t, rsturn 10 bis Own train. but btf.rs be-
got to i; be saw that part of the Trim wbioh
he had b,en pushing up the mountain had
brokea Loose snd wss descending the grad. Of
seventy Ave ieet to tbs mile towsrds him, and
GOES lently towards tho trhin, restioe on tbs
main track. Knowing that if the loose c;rs
that Wers coming dcwa at 90 accelerated speed
we're not stepped, their momentum would
cause friabfu wreck among the trains en- the
track and great loss of life, be reversed bis
engine agaio aud went forward slowly to inter
cept tbs dstc,uding cars aud brosk The fcros
Of the shock. 10 doing this be pu. bis own
life at the btzlrd. tus although when lbs crash
c,me. o,e OF the cars climbed on bis engine
and another was wrecked. be esclpsd without
injury, aud saved the trsits on the track from
destruction.
DIED.