Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-11-09
letter from Richmond.

ICOrreSDOuQCuCe
RICHMOND, Nov. S.-Another day wasted
fifteen hundred dollars more OF the peoples
money thrown away for want of an attendance
on the part Of the members OF the Legislature.
Virginia is not in condition to be thus treat
ed It is commended that Road law must be
enacted by this present Legislature, and yet
its members will daily absent themselves aud
few are made to stay here and adjourn from
day to dav without accomplishing any object,
while MANY are off. The general impression here
TODAY is, that nothing will be done now, and it
wonld have been better had there been an adj
;onrnment last Saturday.. Tine Road Jury
and Fence Bills, it is thought will fall, and
the endeavor now is to throw the responsibility
ON the Governor, whose constitutional views
will not permit him to sigu the bills. There
was nothing done 10 either branch of the Gen
eral Assembly to day. and no quorum. ln the
House there was debate, participated in by
Messrs Kelley, Of Fredericksburg; Pophan'
OF Bath; Woodson, of Craig, and others, on
the question of adopting the Senate resolution
for return Of the Road bill from the Cover
nor, which lasted for about two hours, when
the question being taken there were only ttty'
three present-no quorum-and the house
adjourned.
The election is passing OH very quietv onu
no disturbance is anticipated.
BAYoNEr CHARGE IN A BALL-RooM. One
Of tho companies of The Independent Blues, q
new command which Colone! Clarence Peters
is organizing. held ball at their armory on
Monday evening. The hall was crowded to
its utmost capacity, and everything passed OH
in quiet and orderly manner until about one
O'Clock, when, is alleged, crowd of desper-
ate characters made their appearance and Gem
mepccd cheering, and INDUCED in smoking
cigars in The ball room. Col. Peters used
eyery eudcavor to quiet them by persuasion,
which failed to have any effect upon them
He then attempted to put out the rlagIeader,
who was taken from him by his friends, when
the whole party set upon the colonel he
then drew bis sword and cut down two OF them
but he became completely suTroundea, ana
with tho assistance of several OF his othcers he
kept them at bay until the com pahy was form
ed. Tho colonel was compelled to use tue
company, and drive them out OF the armory at
the point Of the bayonet The company was
formed 10 two ranks, stretching from wall to
wall. driyice the rowdies headlong down the
stairs. peIl nell over each other. During the
melee Colonel Peters was struck several times,
and Lieutenant Huntingdon was struck With
billy and Knocked insensble. -Bdt.S San.
"M1LI1ARY PROTECTION. when St. Al
degopde, while putting his fragrant Cabana at
the pic.nic, asked the ladies If the smoking
was disspreeable to them, the reply was mot
at alive rather like it in the open air. so
say We of the United States troops, who KIDD
| " interpose to protect US 10 the enjoyment OF
| the sacred right IF voting. We rather IKE IT..
| 1t relieves Us Of an unpleasant responsibility,
| and makes US feel hlttered by the attention.
| 1t serves too, 10 dispel foohsh deluslon'
which may be still lurking IN some old foRy
corner, that something more than the name or
Republic yet subsists among Us. Ihls same
! sort Of deluson survived the first Cesar hVe
hundred years-tor the Senate of Rome, in
their report to the Emperor at Constantlnople,
| announcing the sutjugation of Italy by the
Barbarians, spoke unctiously OF the safety
! of the Republc. In the same sense we still have
| the Republic and voting 10 the presence and
| under the dictation OF bayoDets, we reallZo all
| the blessings of the best Government on earth.
| While New York and all the other large cities
of the North are subjected to the same whole
some discipline, it we bad been overlooked,
the slight would have been painfully humlllat'
ing.
CORRUPTION DIVORCE Tho Peck bargain
and corruption divorce suit in New ork is
now sensation in that sensation. loving city.
The incidents OF this case are remarkable, and II
true give US tho spectacle of the most contem-
tible characters figuring 10 q way that would
ehame the worst schools of 6cticn which refuse
to produce a povel without relieving it BY at
least one virtuous and honest character. The
Peck divorce suit gives us the following Incl
dents:
"A scheming mother in.aw offended at her
daughter 10 law, offers son $4,000 to dl
vorcc his wife. The son, paper collar man
utacturer, who seems worthy Of such mother,
consents The wife, deservedly bound to such
husband. secretly agrees to the separation on
the faith of his promise to marry Ler again as
H., ham rohho0 M ber