Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-10-02

Mr.. CLAY's DOMESTIC LIFE.-In reply to
some aspersions thrown upon the life OF Mr..
Clay by Mrs. Stanton, one of the speaking wo-
men," writer in the Washington Chronicle,
makes this statement:
On the 18th of December, 1915, Mr.. Clay
gave dinner at Ashland to large company,
of which had the honor Of being one. The
occasion was of unusual interest as there we're
committees present from distant cities having
twofold object in vew-that of presenting to
Mr.. Clay beautifully bound volume, contain
ing the names of those who had then recently
contributed to relieve him from pecuniary en-
barrassment, and to Mrs. Clay asket Of jew
els. The dinner over, Mr. Clay invited his
guests into the drawing-room, where the pre-
sensations were made-frst the volume, next
the Jewels. Having made an appropriate ac-
Acknowledgement for the first, Mr.. Clay, IN a
touchingly impressive tone and manner
proceeded to utter the grateful thanks OF
Mrs. Clay for the gift of jewels. He remark
ed that Mrs Clay had instructed him to say
that she did not ascribe this generous nantes
tation of respect and goodwill to any qualities
of her own with which the donors could posi-
bly be acquainted-she being as unknown to
them personally as they to her-but rather to
the circumstance that she was the wife Of her
husband" that from choice her life had been
one Of much retirement, limiting her acQuan-
tances chiefly to the home circle, where she
had found field for greater enjoyment than
possibly could have been afforded by mingling
in the whirs Of fashion at the seat of Govern
ment; that during his (Mr Clay four years
incumbency as Secretary Of State she was in
Washington, and saw enough, and more than
was agreeable to her, of fashionable life; and
that she ever afterward set her face against
returning to it. Mr. Clay then paid tribute
to her virtues so eloquently feeling and impas
stoned as to draw tears from every eye IN that
presence, Mrs Clay throwing her arms around
him, being quite overcome with emotion. AT.
ter brief pause Mr.. Clay added-these are
his words pencied by me at the time: Il
have been so long and so deeply absorbed with
public affairs as to have been compelled to
surrender to his precious partner of my joys
and my sorrows the almost sole management of
our domestic concerns; aud how diligently, how
nobly, she has performed the duties thus de-
volved upon her can be known to no mortal
save myself alone. Why, my friends, again
and again has she saved our house from bank
ruptcy. God bless her -
COURT OF APpEALs-At the recent session
of the Court Of Appeals, in Staunton, upon Pc
titiou of Michael Eary, an appeal is allowed
and supersedeas granted to decree of the
Circuit Court of Rockingham in the case of
John Landes VS.. John Bowman and Others =
Bond required in the sum of $1,000.
Wartman vs. Yost, upon supersedeas to a
decree Of the Circuit Court of Rockingham.
Reversed
wife and others-appeal allowed from decree
of Circuit Court of Rockingham county.
1t was ordered that the Court will hear the
causes upon the docket, from the counties Of
Frederick, Clarke, Warren. Page and Shenan-
doah, at w inchester, commencing on the 10Th
inst; and that the next term of this Court at
Richmond, commence on the 18th day of No
vember next, instead of the lst day of Novem-
Der as heretofore directed.
The Court adjourned to meet at Winchester,
in the county of Frederick, on the 18Th inst.