Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-30
FROM RICHMOND.
THE STATE DEBT AGAIN.

THE STATE DEBT AGAIN.
RICHMOND, Dec 2S-Early in the present
session the Senate adopted resolution calling
upon the Governor to give his views upon the
public debt question. Very improper remarks,
rejecting upon the Governor, were INDUCED III
IT the time by some Of the members OF the
Senate. 1t was said that Governor Walker
had. been the cause of the States present. hnan-
cial embarrassment, and that he should now de-
wise plan by which the State could be ex-
treated The injustice of the criticism is APP
parent, when it is remembered that the Fund
ing Bill was the creation of the Legislature of
1869 and 70, and that the Governor merey APP
proved it after it had been passed. He may
have been the author Of the BILL hut it is not
to be supposed that that Legislature was weak
enough TO have adopted the opiulous OF any one
man, no matter how high his station might have
been, unless the mcmbers were satisfied as to
the wisdom Of those opinions The Governor,
since the recess, has been preparing message
to the Legislature, which will present fair and
candid statement of.the financial condition of
the State, and will suggest means by which we
may get rid of our pecunlary difficulties with.
out diScrcdit to ourselves. The Auditor OF
Public Accounts has also made out report
upon the State Finances, which will be transmit
ted with the Governor 5 message.
COMFORTABLE REFLECTION.
Members Of the Legislature who are now at
home enjoying the Christmas recess and iDdulg-
ing in the pleasures Incident to the season,
must feel very comfortable when they reflect
that there are thousands of widows and orphans
throughout the State, whose all is invested in
State securities, and who are dependent upon
the interest for support And these gentle
men who profess to have at heart the best To-
terests of Virginia, and desire to cconomize as
much as possible, could vote themselves six
dollars day during the time they were at
home and yet can't afford to let one dollar go
out of the treasury into the hands of suffering
women and children. OF course there are hon.
orable exceptions in the Legislature There
men there who have, from first to last, tried to
carry out in good faith the obligations of the
State, and who have voted for suspension Of
pay during the Christmas holidays. Among
whom may be mentioned the delegate from
Alexandria, Mr. Neale.
ANOTHER DODGE
learn that prominent member of the anti
gentlemen, learned ia the bubbles of the law,
devised a plan by which the decision of the
Court of Appeals, declaring that coupons must
be received 10 payment of taxes, may be evad.
ed. Is it not outrageous that such expedients
are resorted to when there is only one way 10
which permanent relief may be given to the
people, and that is by meeting 10 an honorable
manner the Just dues of the State by economy
and retrenchment in all branches of the govern
ment?
RAILROAD WAR.
The probabilities are that the present Legis
ature will be protracted to an UNUSUAL length
by railroad fight between the Richmond and
Petersburg road, and the Il: +. q L: Il. H.
The lobbyists are already gathering, anticipating
a rich harvest. Let us hope that the members
will first apply themselves to the business of
the State before they get upon these corpora
ton difficulties.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The supply of gas and water is short. Coal
is scarce, and the water pipes are clogged with
ice. As consequence oil and candles are 60
ing up and whiskey dozen.
Navigation on the river and canal is entirly
suspended and vessels with cargoes for this city
are unloading at City Point
Mr. Nathaniel B. Meade, Of Winchester, is to
be enc of the associate editors of the Wing
after the first Of January. Mr.. NJ. is fluent
and forcible writer
In consequence of the snow storm there has
been good deal of iregularity ln the arrival
of the trains on the different railroads leading
to this city, and considerable detention of the
mails.
The First National Bank Of this city, has
declared semi-aunual dividend of five per ct.
and the Union Bank a dividend Of six per CT
for the same time.
Mrs. Alice Virginia Harwood, an estimable
lady of this city, died suddenly, last night,
from an attack of apoplexy.
Several cases of infanticide have recently
been reported in this city, mothers getting nd
of their offspring by strangulation, sutfocation
and other like means. So common have these
that steps are to be taken to bring to speedy
punishment the guilty parties.
1t is said that Mr.. Worthington, of Man
chester, is to be appointed Assistant United
States Attorney for the Eastern District OF Vir-
GINA, in place of young Mr.. Wells, who sue.
ceeds his father as Attorney.
Gov. Walker will leave the city on Monday
for Philadelphia, there to spend New Years
Day with sveral members of his family. There
will, therefore, be no reception at the Gov
errors house on the lst.
PEQUoD.
CHEAP LlvING.-Under the college COM
mons system, the authorities of Williams 8 Col
lege have introduced new plan of furnishing
board, whereby seventy students are sitting
down at better table for s. so per week than
can be obtained elsewhere 10 the village. A
fine building at an outlay Of $40 600, has been
erected, capable OF accommodating seventy stu
dents, with additional rooms for several pro-
tessors, with their families The whole build
ing is under the charge of the steward, who
purchases provisions at wholesale and simply
prepares the food. The steward receives