Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-12-12
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RESPECT TO THE MEMORY OF THE LATE
Mr.. RIDGwAY.-In the House of Representa-
t;ves, on Thursday, Mr.. MCKENZIE said -
Mr.. Speaker, since the adjournment OF this
House, on the 18th July last, Robert Ridgway,
Representative from the fifth congressional dis
trict of Virginia, has been taken away by death.
and trust to better world He died at bis
home on Sunday, October lG, after long and
painful illness. To his mother, now 10 her
eighty eighth year, and three sisters, to whom
sad bereavement. Mr. Speaker, while here
he often told me of his mothers love and de.
votion to him. and never did so without shed.
ding tears. Msy God, in His infinite goodness
and mercy, now, in this sad and lonely hour to
them. comfort and sustain them.
MIR. Rideway completed his education at
Emory and Henry College, in Roanoke coun.
ty, Virginia. atterward studied law and took
charge Of the Bedford Sentinel He was an
uDcompromisiug Whig, of the Henry Clay
school, and was devotedly attached to that
great American statesman. In 1858 he be.
came editor of the Richmond Wbig, and dur.
ing all the time Of his connection with that
paper his editorials show that he was worthy
of whose fire and popular qualities be posses.
sed At the breaking out OF The rebellion
against the Union, being opposed to the course
of the State, and differing with the pro
prietors Of that paper in the course they
should pursue, he retired from the edi-
torial chair and returned to his home in
Amherst, where he remained during tho war.
4 A;ter the close of hostiities he was again in
vted to resume his editorial connection with
that journal, which he did until he became
candidate for Congress, IN 1865, when ho was
elected, but as the reconstruction measures
were not completed be did not get his scat.
servatve candidate from the Amherst district
but bis health was very delicate, and before
the adjournment he found it necessary to ask
for an indefinite leave of absence, to seek rest
and quiet; but the fiat had gone forth he was
10 more TO return to these Halls. He PASSED
away peacefully and quietly in the forty eighth
year of his age.
have known Mr. Ridgway personally since
1858, and while member OF the General As
sembly Of Virginia | bad frequent counsel with
him, and in the stormy days oil 1860 and 1861
We frequently consulted on what was the pro-
per course to pursue TO prevent the State from
leaving the safe moorogs Of the Union to fol-
low the rash course pursued by her southern
sisters.
Mr.. Speaker, these frequent admoDi.ions OF
the uncertainty of lite and certainty OF death SO
constantly occurring, ought to soften the aspcrl'
tics of party strife and adDonish US all that We
have here no ab ding place or continuing city,
but that wG Oug 1T SO TO live that when ca'led
on to die it will matter very ilttle when or how
&c are called so tha: VIC arc ready tor the SUM.
mons when it docs come. L move the follow
ing resolutions:
MIR. Mex. then moved the usual resolutions
of respect to the msmory OF the deceased.
which, after remarks from other members OF
the House, were unanimously adopted.
WEARE CONSTANTLY RECEIVING from pub
fishers at a distance prCSpcctuses OF Their peri
odica!s, with requests 10 insert them IN our
columns, for which they generously proiDlSe
copies thereof in re;uru. Wero we to comply
with their modest demands there would be
little or no spaco in these columns tor any
.hine else: but as none of these enterprlslng
Individuals lever say turkey once, We must
hsc to be excused Perhaps We should make
an execution in favor ct an advertising agency
in New York, vino, alter our refusal to lusert
the advertisement Of daily paper OF that city,
write that they ''are authorized to increase the
offer to ten dollars" the words quoted being
in full face but from this they expect % per
ct. as their commission and Sc as the suoscrlp
tion price of the paper namcd-leaVlng BAL
arce in our favor Of one dollar and htty cents
for the insertion of perhaps tiVe inches OF mat
Ter for three months 1t may be that others
will accede to such preposterous terms; but 1t
is humiliating to think that any firm can per
suade themselves to regard newspaper publish.
crs so trinipgy. For cur own part, VIC should
prefer the position of a wood sawyer s CLERK,
or throwing paving stones against the Wnd,
before we would submit to the humlllatlpg
conditions which such advertising agents would
impose. Georgetolcn Courier.
The above is our daily experience, and ex-
presses our own views.
TIE CosT OF L1v1NG-The fact that the
proprietor of restaurant in Now York pro
cures largo portion Of his supply OF fresh
vegetables from England, and iuds that, after
paying freight tariff duties, charges, and other
expenses, he obtains them from fifteen to
twenty per cent cheaper than be can purchase
them in the home market, has set inquiries on
foot as to the reasons for this difference Inc
Herald attributes it to tho existence or c!ass
of "middcmep," who buy irom the producer
cheapIy and sell to The consumer at the highest
rates Which system Of close aud c,mblned
specula,ion can command. Their transactions
are common to all large cities, and permeate
almost every department Of the provision trade
-meats, flour, butter, eggs, &C., and the ell
tects arc 7isibIe in the exorblta1t prices c0nsu
mers are compelled to pay for rearly every ar
tclc they purchase. There appears TO be no
remedy, unless it would be to establish more
intimate and direct relations than now exist be.
tween the producer and consumer.
GRAMMAR-ln Grccnvile, Alabama,
''prote ssor' had abored With the youth o' that
people, and taught them to dote on Grammar
according to Morris system. During one Of
the lectures the sentcncc" Mary mi!ks the COW,
was pi?en out to be parsed. Each word had
been parsed save one, which ie to Bob -,
a sixteen year Old, near Il c foot OF the class,
who commenced thus: Cow Is noun, iem-
nine gender. singular number. third person,
end stands for Mary.