Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-12-03
VIRGINIA EEWa.

The Columbia line of steamers will run
ous If the ports OF Baltimore cad Newport
News during the closed season st Montreal.
Dr.. W. B. Cochran, OF MIddIeburg, has
gone to Louisville, KY. to spend the win.
ter with his son.in.law, Bishop T. o. Dud.
ley.
Burglars entered St. Paul's Church, Rich
mon6, Tuesday night, bat got nothing. q
window was broken and the thieves went
into the main vestl5lle Of the church and
broke open the charity chapter boz which Is
fastened there.
Car contaioing 100000 elate.pencile,
weighing 1880 pounds, has been shipped
from Charlottesville to J. B. Lippincott &
Co., of Philadelphia. The pencils we're the
product OF the Albemsrle Soapstone Slate
Company. situated f,w miles from Char
lotteevl!e.
a family of fvs persons namsd GtiGlo,
frcm Culpsper county, passed through o.
lean Tuesday on their way to the maidstone.
All OF them hed 5seE bitten bg mad deg,
which had been pet 10 the family lore
they could gill the dog II yau a. o colt
which kicked and killed Il.
Mr.. William F. Meroier, weli-known
resident OF L,udonn county, who was sttick-
en- q: Ii. home, pear Hamilton, on Friday
last, died yestt r1ay ct an advanced asf.
He was formerly N nia'er Of the Methodist
Church. After the wsr he perved conspitu
ousy az q member of the Pierrepcnt Iegi :
lature of Virginia &c senator from L1pdouD.
he leaves widow s1d ttres sons,
Among the men woo have gems 1rocg Is
Mr.. E n. S)loman, we!l-kro@a snd
prominent member of nearly eger5 ba0evs-
lent order 10 No,fJlk. BE has skipped to
parts unknown, leaving SICK wife behind
and taking with him quite little sum CT
money belonging to his brethern. Ella wife
has since died and the sherff has se'z,1 up
on hls household effects for TIE bene6: OF
some Of bis creditors. Cause, Whiekey.
Ia the Sta.e Senate yesterday reaou isrs
were adopted for the appointment CT COM
mittees to reapportlon and redisirict the
State for congressional and legislative repre-
sentstion. 10 the House b'l Was intro
duced making L abor day. the FIST Monday
In September a legal holiday, and Mr. Ryan
presented bill extending the time for CON-
menclDg the construction OF the Washing
| ton and Western railroad 10 December 90.
1893
The legislature assembled yesterday.
DUH uOube6 hVb hliuU5t eUIiuly USLuUCI 1tIC
In the Senate SO out CT the 40 members an
~ered the roll-cali. In the House SO of the
100 members were present at the opening
and were sworn In. In the House there are
o My two republicans. Indeed, one o!tbeFe,
Mr.. Young, Of Brunswick, claims his ssaF,
he ssys, as an independent. After receiving
the Governors message and some other for
NAL matters the Sfnate afj burned till today
and the House to Friday al noon.
The annual report Ct Auditor o. Pablo
Accounts Morton Marye f1r the year ending
Septembsr 80. 1891, shows that the receip.s
ard disbursements era as folows. Amount
on hand o ,.obsr 1, 1890. 1898 1880 re
ceiOts from all SOURCES duripg the year,
50, 902 424 81; total. IS 2O5 65S &C.; disburse-
m snts during the year. 50 491 .177 So; bal
ance on hand October 1, 1891, STA 4S1.31
| q ader the besd OF railroads the auditors re-
port puts down the income of these comps.
niles for the year at $21 033 ,097 IA. Daring
the year S143, 091 was pail as interest on the
bonds of the State held by institutions OF
learning. For the first time In the history
OF the State the auditors r. port of this year
elbows the comparative amour! If property
returned for taxation by tie W5.sa and col
ored people. Ths total va.Is Of personal
property owned by the whites ls 500 SIG
029. and colored s. 094.4 51. Total value Ct
lands and buidipgs-White 1886 1872 6l5.
colored 1896 514; grand total, 1895. 1873 l29.