Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-02-09
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vas adopted, AID tbs bill as amended passed.
The bill re2eals sections II s1d Is Of the c:ini.
cal code, rraSoi ling ruli;hmant By stripes,
and provides that cfanscs 80 punished shall
hereafter b. dealt with 90 other misd Elm esnor5.
The vote Wss-ayes %. noes 20. Two demo
Gratis, Messrs. klnston aud Lovans:sio. of tie
Rlet moDd district voted 10 the sf6rmstive.
The bill to Incorporate tho VIrsiiia Iron
Bolt RAILROAD was also passed.
The bill allowing III, !iterary Institutions Of
The State to draw interest on their State b,nd.
I-exsmpiing them from tbs cutting down pre-
cess of tie RiddIebsrgcr bl-w,s considered
tn. finally failed for want Ct cor iIuii5na
m,iofisy.
10 extcutivs session lha Senate Confirmed the
following sp2cintDcols Of sch ,ol s1periuteu-
dents: CuIpepir. john W. Colviu; Louisa
Jcha Rjchs.ds;t; Page. w, 0. YspeI; kluG
George, WD. Med ,uisI; MeGscp, II. N. FRY,
Rsppahspnock, A. e.. Buskuer; Shenandoah
w. W. Logan. aud Westmorelaud. Fl. II
Zones. The nomination CT Mr. Elgsr NJ
Garrett as superintendent! # r c1uord va!
not Confirmed
10 the Hcu3, Of Delegates lat resolution
was introduced ty Mr.. DIFF Green for the re,
mo1al Of judge Francis 7. ADIcroo, ole oil
tho Judges Of the C5ur: Of Appeals. The res.
olu:ion is similar 10 that offered eomo tine
sinca for thu removal of judge Morcure, ex.
cept that no is TO b. retired without pey.
A resolution opprop!isticg $1,000 fer Inc 70.
ist OF the sufferers By tho Co.lf Id disaster was
paced Oh the o!londsr.
| a resolution vas introduced for Toe sop,i,.-
mant OF a com nittee TO exsmiae AID report to
the Gaocral Assembly O: lis pexs session how
ard 10 Whist manner ADD for what purp,ss the
| doustloDs annually made to The University OF
Virginia Military Iostitu.o, aud the several
asyIu0s OF tie State have been expended, aid
to report whether or not the don.lions made
these institutions FIR The pas FIVE years preucI-
ing the lst day OF O,.obsr. 1882. hsvs been tx-
pended IS required by law. Tlo committee
Shall also plrt if thtr, b. suY additional &c.
C NJ nodallous needed for luoalc5 uog cop6 ,ed
10 any OF the isila of this Commonwealth.
Mr.. FAR lntroGuc Il bill TO Gmcni and re-
eoSc: SECTIONS d. 5. and I Of the SO: to iooarni
rate tho tCwa OF HsIndoo, in tho couaty OF
Fairfax.
Tho bill TO provide o1np9ussiion 10 tho ogt-
ers CT animals killed or il jured By tho cars It,
comotlvcs, tr other o,rripgls of MY rail- nd
coup.Dy 10 this State, WAS corsidersd I'LL I'd
| ouromant.
Mr.. Far ioIrodaoad resolution looking to
tdo Grp>latmoDt OF additional Clerical fore, in
The [ fl ,u ct the Secretary tf ID, Commot-
wfnltb.
MIR. Nc1l, member from Pic, William.
lett ,bo CITY las. right for hcma 10 c,rs u1enc,
OF the receipt Of telegram announcing the
death Of bis sisler.
The DEMON IN THE SKY-O,e Of the me: t
later: sing sights 10 he Fly. says 3 paper, ard
one which GIN ba watched without tcles o.ps,
IS thu variation 10 tho light Of ptar AlgoI,
whose Arabic nsno Dfaos tho DsnIau. IL is
sometimes ca!lad ths Wnkibg D:moa. TITS
wonderful star is DOW 10 G ed posi- ion fer Oh.
servasiop, b;lrg Yearly ov,lh I'D a. Eight FL.
II IS the b.Il eat OF tho little cluster .ed The
Head ct Medu,s, Wh c., acc riding to the old
table. Perscus carries 10 his band as h. hurries
10 tina r so1s of Androneda. 10. liuo over
| tTo dsy5 aud hal Asol shines as q star OF
the sec:nd mig u1s. Then its Fight begins
to fade, md 10 about lhcsu h urs az d third it
SINKS TO the tlurih mOguiu:e. e'immcriog so
| fseby that Casual observer wanld be ueabIe
10 di'lir guisi it from the oher f,iot stars 10 it's
| eighbornoCd. Thus il remains fur IS minutes,
and thtn bcgics 10 tr gh!en rgsin. and, 10 The
SINE limo that it occupied ia ercwiog dim, a.
lairs ltS former briiaDoy.
Firm one minimum TO another is iva da,s
twenty to1rs AID nearly icrll MOO minutes
The fsos thasa star thus brigbteus aad trlws
dim a. regular ineEv.lsis 10 itself wonderful,
bat It ST plarj sll tn, mIro uordeflui when VS.
arc told tina. Alsol IS tun, probably larg r
lnao oCr sun, haVltg an enormous dark body
reVolVltg arcuod II at tremendous speed.
Soma sstrouomarI Lhirk that this mys.eriou,
BODY VIII tall Toto III, ar, predicting an tu :
ourst OF il2hs a1d hest t,st would be fatal to
any living b,log Nh) might exlss within mi
llonS OF nllts OF tha: distant sua. Such q o.
tsrophe would BE- willie to III 10 tho su ID.
iecrsasa ltsplsndor 10 tho sis1,
GRANTS FINGER IN THE MARYLAND PIE -
Sher.|y after President Arthur had sopt 10 his
first batch of pcmioa,iars for the M,ry,aud cf-
fc,s. CO.. Vernon, Surveyor IF The Port, W :nt
to New York to zoe General Gr,at, 10 ak him
to lock sf.er bis resppoin'm,uf. Gil. Vernon
was lived very Q, utteousiy, aud when he
stated the O. ,cs of his visit WAS tcld by tho X
Pfesldeat that he bad advised lhs President to
consult u; s:rs. Crssweli, Sliriirg, and WASH
lngtcn BJoth 10 mskiug ,hs Maryland app;iot.
Geots; but when he said this be bad forgotten
all abou. Veroon's place. Iassnuoh as tie
n,ni,s ion itr surveyor had DOT yet been sent
10. Colonel ernon, General Grant said mip h,
see the President. and state that tho express
dtn: WAS 10 favor OF Lis resppoinlnent. Col.
Vernon usk,d Gs,. Grant to put this 10 viii :
ing. but the General excused himself, teliug
III, Surveyor that be 0; I'D use his Of m, to the
PreiiieDt;. AS this was the best he ooud do,
Colonel Vernon proceeded to make tbs Pres;-
dent Acquainted with the endorsement he had
received; bu'. as the NqnaI proved, i. did not
havo tho desired tff,ot.-But. Am.
A City IN EID-AIs.-Au cid t,rmer spd
bis family, c,Ds;s ing of bis wife and several
children, moving IrJm Tennessee TO southwest
Georgia, bad eucamped % the 81 h uls. few
miles above Marietta. sod between miduigbt
and dry. while all ware asleep 10 the Covered
usgoo, he beatd some disturbance .mng his
teams. and 90 gaiti1g up to SIC abou. it he IVES
as:onished at bright red glare that seemed 10
shine out ard Fight OPP tv.rytbiug around, and,
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