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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-07
NEW LICENSE BILL.

The following important bill introduced
in the House Of Delegates BY Mr.. Eitzpat-
rick, of Nelson, has been reported from the
Committee for Courts Of Justice:
4 ELL to regulate the granting of license
and 10 require the prepayment Of the spe-
cifc tax in money and currency as TO con.
ditions precedent to the granting Of il
cense.
Be it enacted By the General Assembly oil
Virginia. That no person or persons, firm,
partnership, or association, express, tcle-
graph, telephone, or any other incorporated
C mi any, which now is or may be require
10 obtain license in order To do business
il this State, shall commence or prosecute
such business until duly assessed according
to law, and until the amount SO assessed
shall he paid 10 the officer charged by law
"th TIE duty Of collecting the same.
>. The officer whose duty il shall he to
receive the amount of assessment, shall not
receive anything but gold and silver, United
States treasury notes aud national bank
notes, and the payments Of the amounts Of
such assessment as herein provided, shall be
a condition precedent to the granting Of
any such license.
>. When an assessment shall have been
made, and the amount assessed shall have
been received by the proper collecting. Oil
Ger. according to the provisions of this act,
and his receipt therefor specifying in what
currency such payment was made, shall be
given. then and not until then shall il be
lawful Tor the court or person having all.
thOlity under the law to 9raut such license
The order Of court when the license is OBJ
tanned in court. and the license itself, hen
not obtained in court shall specify that the
assessment was made according To law, and
that the amount assessed had been paid in
money Or currency, according to the pro-
visions Of this act.
t. No application for Il license TO do any
business, or TO follow any profession. trade.
or calling in this state. shall he made, aud if
made, shall not be considered except in nur-
surance Of this act, and no such license Shall
he granted unless all the requirements OF!
this act shall have been first complied with
and any license granted or obtained in vio-
atiou Of the provisions Of this act, shall be
null and void. and the person or persons
firm or association, jointstOck or iucorpo.
rated company, which may obtain such Ii
censc, and attempt to do business thereun-
der, shall be deemed to violate the law, and
shall be liable to all the foTfcitures, pains
and penalties for such violation, and in the
same manner as if no such license had been
obtained, and in addition thereto fined not
less than fifty dollars nor more than FIVE
hundred dollars.
). Any assessor, treasurer or other officer,
charged with any duty pertoing to the
granting of licenses, who shall violate this
act, shall be guilty of misdemeanor. and
upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not
less fifty nor more than five hundred dollars.
g. This act shall be in force from its pas
sage.
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TO.DAY,S TELFGRsPHIC NEWS.

lo-DA = IT.'.T.IGaffil' NENS.
II is stated that Spain intends to declare
Port Mahon free port.
The reports Of disasters by storm on the
Pacific coast are contradicted
The striking weavers 10 north and north
east Lancashire, England, now numbe!
$4,000
The Egyptian Cabinet was in session to.
day. The ministers persist i'll their deter
mination TO resign.
The guards at the postoliice and other
public buildings in Glasgow have been 10
creased in consequence of threats from dy-
nami!ers.
4 range in Pittsburg, Pa, residence ex-
pioded yesterday. demolishing nearly every
thing in the kitchen aud severely iniuring
two young ladies employed therein.
Robert c. Loudon, It Scotchmau sixty
years old, has been arrested in New York
for rObhing Il fifteen year old girl of four dol
lars and afterwards assaultipg her.
Adviccs from various points in the West
say the weather has moderated consilera-
bly,. In st. Louis the mercury III the Their
mometer rose 30 degrees since yesterday.
By the breaking of the connecting rods Of
an engine attached to a passenger train on
The Long Island Railroad this morning the
engineer, named Ferney, was fatally injured.
Myer Gariunkle, Newark, y. j., butch,
er, attempted TO kinde fire this morning
with coal oil He was not long III kindling
one on larger scale than contemplated, as
in n few moments his. house was in flames
He rushed from The building and soon after
rushed back in order to save some of hspro-
perry from destruction, but was overcome
by the heat and perished
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-07
ICOMMCNIC.ArEI

LET TIRE CALLED JADE WINCE."-When
Il man has charged four highly respectable
gentlemen, managing an important public
trust, with wasting TWO thousand dollars q
year, for series OF years: asked if it was
not "for the purpose Of paying two or three
men salaries, and for keeping open, day and
night, well warmed and lighted, comforta
bic rooms as a resort for loaftrs;'i and told
them they kncr the expenditure could be
dispensed WITH it is scarcely in order for
him to cry out II am attacked" when give
him the title which the whole community
feels 10 he his due. | am perfectly willing
| to let your readers Judge who has INDUCED
i'll abuse, especially since his last article has
appeared As TO his rawlings, they pass bv
Inc as the idle wind which | regard not
and only serve TO show that my shaft was
well aimed
In his rage, he has become reckless in his
| charges. In speaking of the more than
improper persons" recommended by the Ii.
>. II. Co. There have been but two men re.
commended he says, 'somc ofthem have been
before our courts charged with incendiar-
ism. Now that Is true with respect to one
of them. He was so charged and was dc.
qWtted by jury of his countrymen. His
company believes. with the jury, that the
prosecution was without cause-has ALWAYS
80 belleved-and, therefore, endorses him. IF
the Wardcns believe him to have been gull
Is, they Will not, of course, appoint him,
but am sure they will not be governed
iu their action by the camor of interested
parties, Tvs memory seems to be af.
iected as well as his Judgment, for, while
he can easily recall that trial, he entirely
forgets another which involved the driver
of another company, that his guilt was
much more generally believed, and that he
was subsequently coaricted of arson.
But then he did not belong to
the Hydraulion and that, no doubt.
makes q great difference AS to the
two hangers on" it seems they were dis
charged BY the Mayor, there being no evil
dence against them; had they been con-
victed, it would simply have proved
that the II. S. F. f. Company was right
in wanting an engineer who would keen
''hangers-on' away from the engine house.
as Joe Young always did. What does "W''
mean by his threat or prophecy? The en-
giDeer and driver of the H. S. F. E. Co,
even if professional incendiaries, would GER
tainy not burn their own house. because If
is not insured, and ''Othellos occupation
would be gone" if they did. Who then is
TO do it? Does wv know? he does he
should Inform US at once Perhaps that is
the programme for dsbanding the company
OGe word as to the comfortable rooms
for loafers'' and am done Steam fire en-.
gines cannot be kept in cold places or with
out men, 10 attend to them: there must.
then be fire and lights. The men "N" calls
loafers are those who peril their health and
lives to protect our property IF some one
else occasionally comes in and behaves like
a gentleman he is not kicked out, any more
than are the loafers who visit stores, Offices
and shops and bore the proprietors. It is
the lariess, not decent people, who demand
high. handed and unlawful proceedings.
HYDRAULIoN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-07

THE BALTIMORE american says, 1.-THE
South is now, FROM all appearances, entering
upon an era OF prosperity which it might
have enjoyed long agohad It not insisted, 10y
its foolish policy. upon standing in the way
of its own advancement" As the policy OF
the South. whether foolish" or wise, is now
precisely what it has been ever since the
war, the logic Of the -l'acricaa,s remark is a
minus quantity. But some sorts of people
who want to speak evi! Of others are not
restrained lry illogical considerations.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-07

Mr.. MATTHEW ARNoID'S ideas of the
American farmer have not been realized.
He possibly expected to find a class of men
like the farmers of the South before the
civil war-a class of whom the South was
and any country could we'll have been
proud, but which was as completely abol-
ished hy the result of that war as was the
system of labor which made its existence
nnssihle
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-07

OLD PEOPLE and those through whose
veins by reasons Of disease. blood circulates
feebly, should be very careful in respect of
both warm night and day clothing during
the present cold weather. Even slight
reduction in the bodily temperature OF such
people is exceedingly dangerous. Nothing
is more fallacious than the idea that q warm
winter is an unwhoesome one. The rate of
mortality is always greater during cold
than a mild winter
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-07

TuEwAT way to The capital Of the ma
ton is now completely blockaded, aud the
citv's communication with AL other por-
tons Of he country restricted to land
routes. When its harbor is open large
share Of lis provisions and other necessarles
reach il by the river which is now closed
by ice. The appropriation of few thou
sand dollars for an ice boat ny means Of
which to keep navigation open would re-
dound tothe interests of the city in many
WAYS. A. The House District Of Columbia
Committee i in some sort the municipal
authority o: the District, it should recon-
mend such an appropriation as the one sug-
gcslcd. It's adoption by the House would
be "a real boon to every houSekeeper in the
district
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-07

ARRESTED FOR BIGAMY-A short time Stree
Mrs. Maggie Harley, of New jersey, came to Bait.
more in search of lady whom she heard her
husband had married. Samuel H. Harley IS ma
tive of New York, and in 1877 was married to
Maggie Howard, of New Jersey. He remained
with her year or two and then disappeared. He
subsequently turned up in Baltimore and married
Miss Lydia Everest at the house Of her parents,
soon after moving TO Nottoway county Virginia
His treatment Of the last wife became so cruel
that she left him and returned to her home in
Baltimore. Harley then wrote to his first wife
requesting her to come to him. To satisfy her
sell Mrs. Harley, wrote to Virginia making in
quries rs to the conduct and prospects of Harley
and the reply was that his wife had left him and
gone to her home. Mrs. Harley No. then went
to Baltimore and had an interview with Mrs.
Harley No. ,, which resulted in request to pros
ecnte tho husband for bigany. Harley was ar
rested BIZ the Virginia authorities. Yesterday
information was received that Harley has been
indicted and will be tried for bigamy under the
laws of this State Both wives have gone to Not
toway and are now in the possession of the store
and other property Of Harley.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-07
TILE STATE ASYLUMS.

Special dispatch t" the Alexandria GAZETTE!
RICHMOND, Jan. In the House OF Del
e.ates to day Mr.. Evans, of Richmond, in
troduc~d bill having for its object the ap.
nointment of new boards Of directors and
officers for the several asylums in the State.
The bill was referred to the Committee
OF Asylums and Prisons, and will from the
recent Developments be likely TO pass.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-07
! RICHMOND AND CHESAPEAKE R. r..

Especial dispatch 70 the Alexandria GAzEfiE'
RICHMOND, Jan. In the Senate To-Day
Mr.. Atkinson, of Henrico, introduced Dill
to Incorporate the Richmond and Chesa-
peake Railroad Company, said road to run
from the city of Richmond to point on the
Chesapeake Bay and near The mouth OF the
Potomac river, passing through the counties
Of Henrico. King William, King and Queen,
Essex Richmond, Westmoreland and North
cumberland. The incorporators are A. \.
Stokes, Thomas W. McCance, c. +. Belvln'
S. G.. Tiusley, H. NJ Price. A. J.. Johnston,
Joseph Il. Roane and James Z. Pace.
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Rappahannock river at or near the town of


Falmouth.
In the House Of Delegates a resolution
was referred iustruciiug the Committee on
Privileges and Elections to inquire and re-
port. BY bill or otherwise, what legislation,
if any, is necessary to perfect the regisLra-
ton and election laws of the State.
The joint resolution from the Senate d.
recting the Treasurer not to refund money
hereafter paid into the treasury under an
act of the General Assembly of Virginia OF
January II, 1882. until an appropriation
has been made for the purpose of paying
/ coupons rendered for taxes under the said
| act. was dismissed, the vote being party
| one.
The House refused 10 concur in the SEN
ate resolution TO increase the rumber OF The
| committee on congressional reapporilnn-
| ment
Bills were introduced TO amend The code
in relation to violation and sepultnre. As
the law now stands it only provides against
| the disinterment of dead bodies, but makes
no provision against the depositing OF any
such bodies. aud gives no remedy by which
parties may have any such bodies removed
which may have been deposited in the lot,
section or square of cemetery without their
written consent; for the protection OF fish
in the waters of The Commonwealth to in
corporate the Virginia and North Carolina
Railroad Company. and to amend aud re
enact the charter OF the town of North Dan
vile. The object Of the bill is TO enlarge
the corporate limits Of the town.
A bill was passed 10 provide the lines and
places for holding the terms ui the circuit
courts il the Third JndiriaI Circuit.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-07

ARCHBISHOP GIBB .Ss.-Archbishop Gibbon.
had final audience with the Pope OH sa,uEdsr
preparatory to leaving Rome on Tuesday. The
Pope has confrmcd-hs appointment as apo,,oIi,
delegate to preside at the Catholic Council to h,
held in Baltimore in 1885. The propaganda gave
him farewell dinner, and in the speeches which
were made the Cardinals and other prelates SPOKE
in a most complimentary manner of the Church
in Maryland On Tuesday next Archbishop Glib
bons will depart for Nice, Trent and Lyons on an
important mission, and he will reach B alt,no.,
in March
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-07

THREE CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH
A terrible calamity occurred near Culpeper
c. H, on Saturday night. The residence
of Henry Tut was consumed by fire, to-
eether with three of his children, all little
girls, who were left alone in the house by
their parents who were on a visit to neigh
Dor. There was total loss of everything
furniture and wearing apparel. No insur-
ance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-07
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL,

New YoRK, Jan. I'll a. m Stocks opened
strong, then fell off Is to s per cent Subsequent
y 4 strong buying movement set in and prices
rose L to l Is. The features are Northern Pacific
preferred, Oregon Trans Louisville and Nashville
II isSGuri Pacific ard Lake Shore.
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4 CARD.

TO The editor Of tie 4i1fdndrid Gazette;
Ny DEAR SIR-!n justice TO the Judge of IN,
County Court of King George county, l politely
request that you publish the enclosed tcstmou a!s
from the members of the bar of the said court 4,
a reply 10 the communication that recently ap.
peared in the GAZETTE signed ''B.' Very re-.
spectfully, +. L. HUNTER
King George c. H., Va, Jan, /, 1881.
eve, the undersigned members of the bar OF
never known, the Judge of said Court, in the trial
Of any ease. to be Influenced by political bias or
prejudice. and We have not observed more laxi:v
in this, than in the other county courts in which
we practice. "R. J. WASHINGTON.
''rHOs. II. BEvAN,
j. E. MASON,
&C. II. ASHTON.
"At.orueys"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-07

The EXPEDITION which was sent out to
explore the Everglades of Florida has re-
turned. If the Geographic synopsis Of its
report be correct, the only satisfactory idea
to be derived from that report, other than
that there is a safe passage through the Ever
glades. is that another expedition should be
sent out at once, one that will make a thor
ough exploration of the as yet unexplored
region.
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PROTECTION TO OYSTERS.

Special Dispatch 10 the ALEXANDRIA GAZETTEl
RICHMOND, Jan. DR.. Lawson, of Isle
Wight in the House of Delegates to-day
presented potion signed by about one
hundred of the most prominent citizens Of
that county asking the passage by the Leg
islature of a law to protect the oyster beds
OF the James river from being ruined BY
wha, ovstcrmen term 'roughing it,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-07

Our ALEXANDRIA colaborer modestly SAYS
The GAZETTE to-day enters upon its eighty.ffth
volume. Venerable in years only" But We mas
add, that it is not more tenacious of life than
faithful to principle, love for Virginia and ears
est concern for the general wclfare.-!Soriot T..
ujDiu,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-07

DURING \ debate in the House of Dele
gates on the Jill to provide colored
trustees fox colorcd schools, col
ored member named Harris opposed it
upon the ground that there are localities in
the State in which competent school trustees
can not be found among the colored people.
General Malone once acknowledged that
in some counties there are not enough
competent men in his party to fill the offices.
And vet Mr.. John Wise says that in coun-
ties where the negroes have majority OF
the voters they should have majority OF
the school trustees
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-07

w. Whitney Christmas, of Washington, a
grandson of Mrs. General Gaines, and
Frank B. Jonas, of New Orleans, son of
Senator Jonas, have invented and patented
a machine for crimping, Gaping and uncap-
ping cartridges, which is said to possess
much merit. They are both cadets at st.
Johns Academy in this city
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-07

THE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE entered upon It's
eighty. fifth volume January LIST. Thnng!
hoary with age its youthful vigor is inhabited Ii
is one of the best newspapers in the country.-
Charlottesville Chronicle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-07

Flour is in fair receipt and without change
Wheat is steady with very light offerings there is
10 change 10 note III prices. Corn is strong, &C.
tive and higher. Rye and Oats are scarce Pork
is higher. Other produce is not quotably higher,
but with 4 hardening tendency, owing to light
receipts
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THE NORFOLK JUDGE.
fSpccial 10 the GAZETTE

RICHMOND, Jan. THE testimony. Or at
least that part Of it which has been taken,
in the case OF Judge Goodwin, of Norfolk, was
today sent TO the printer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-07

THE FEBRUARY number of The Season. the
ladies illustrated fashion magazine, has been re-
ceived from the International News Company, 81
Beekman street, New York
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district.

No BODY in the South makes any claim
against the Government for loss OF slaves,
nor does any cx slave owner or his heirs ex-
pcct ever 10 receive any remuneration for
slaves set free by President Lncoln's eman'
cipaion proclamation. But as there Is an
immense Surplus in the Treasury for which
there is no use, and as slaves were the Sc
cuvitv upon which the Southern States con-
trac,ed their debts. it would he a gracious
thing, ard one that would be palpable evil
donce th;t the cruel war is over at last il
Nortierr Congressman would introdu e ard
sapuor, bill 10 distribute the surplus re
f.rrcd to among those who were mpover-
isled hv the loss Of their slave property.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-07

have never known Judge Hunter to give q
decision in any criminal case in which 7 he,
licved him biased by political feelings. consd.
er his court as orderly and rs well ard properly
conducted rs any County Court in whic! I prar.
tice JULIEN ! N,soy
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-07

The Appomattox river at Petersburg is
frozen over, but the "Jemes' at Richmond
continues to tumble over the rocks.
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PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS TODAY


The Senate was called to order al noon.
The chair presented a letter from the
Postmaster General transmitting the report
of the commission appointed to invest gate
the Railway Mail Service.
a number of petitions were presented
asking for appropriations to pay the tobac-
co rebate provided by law and petition
from American artists in Rome asking for
repeal of the duties on works of art.
HOUSE
Among the resolutions adopted in the
House today was the following offered by
Mr. Reed, OF Maine
Whereas, 1t has been alleged that circu-
lars have been distributed in some
of the departments, asking contributions for
political purposes, in violation of the 18th
section of the Civil Service law,
Reso'red, That the heads Of the depart
ments in which such distribution, if any.
has taken place, be requested to inform the
House of the facts connected with such
distribution.
Under the call of States a number of bills
and presented and referred.
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MARINE NEWS
MEMORANDA

MEMORANDA.
Schr Helen Montague, from Georgetown for
Boston, at Vineyard Haven 4th
Schr Maggie n Rivers, for Washington, cleared
at Fernandina 3D.
dence 4th
Schr B II Jones, from this port, at New York
9Th
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-07

. BALTIMORE, Jan. Va. 6's def'd =; do con-
solidated no. do I'd series 50; do past due cou-
pons ID; do new 1O-4O's =; do new IS SO
bid to-day. Cotton steady: middling 1Oas. Flour
quiet and about >teady; Howard street and
Western super 8, GOa;, 50; do extra So 75a4 Is;
do family SIS O0a5 rs: City Mills super SO Goa
3 rs: do extra 81 OOaG 25 do Rio Brands SIS rs
a6 90: Patapsco family Sc so: dosuperlatiye pat
cnt 81 CO. Wheat-Southern steady: Western
steady and quiet; Southern red 1OSal11; do am
Der lloa113; No Maryland 11O1a bid; Mo-
YVES Western winter red spot and January 10Ga.a
April 113 bid; May 115ls asked. Corn-soutl-
ern scarce and higher; Western steady and quiet;
Southern white 5Ga61; do yellow 62a65; West
ern mixed spot and January 59lha6Oh; February
I'll t,a61 i; March 62A bid. Oats higher and
scarce: Southern 4Oa43; Western white 42a43;
do mixed 39s40; Penna 39a43. Rye quiet a,
73a15. Hay quiet prime to choice Pennsylvania
dull; mess Pork SIS %. Bulkmeats shoulders
and clear rib sides, packed, 7aslb. Bacon
shoulders = y; clear rib sides 81. hams 13a,a
ia y Lard. refined, 9a4. Butter dull; Western
packed 1Oa22; creamery 25a35 Eggs quiet
fresh at 27a29; picked 20a22 Coffee steady;
Rio careoes ordinary to fair 11a4a12a4. Sugar
quiet and steady: soft 73t. Whiskey nominal
ly steady at 81 1sa1 1S1s.
NEW YoRK, Jan. Stocks strong. Money
easy ut 2a2t.. Cotton firm upands 1Os.; Or
leans 1O1s; futures steady. Flour dull aud
heavy. Wheat l.a;sc lower and dull. Corn
without decided change.
PHILADELPHIA CATTLE MARKET. Jan. T.
Cattle:-Market active; receipts $500; prime
t4aI y; good Ga.a1; medium Gas p; common
5t,a5a,. sheep.-Market active; receipts 5000
prime 6ha6ia good 594a6 medium 3a5 y COM
mon 4a4$i. Lambs 4lea7l4. Hogs Market &c.