Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-12-30
Letter from Richmond.

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
RICHMOND, Dec 3O-A large number Of
members of both houses Of the Legislature ar
rived yesterday aud to-day; in fact quite anum-
Der have spent the holidays here. Besides the
MEMBERS the thousand and ore office seekers
are on hand, and there is hardly a place from
page UP to Speaker: for which there is not from
four TO forty applicants, aud the scene at the
Exchange and at Ford's last night reminded
ME of the Baltimore druuiucrs besleglng the
country merchants as they arrive each spring
and autum to purchase their supplies. All is.
life and energy; all are anxious for themselves
or their iriends, and the way each newly arrlv-
ell member is pinned and Lu!tnn-hucd the ln-
slant he arrives is Il caution. Wei, the agony
will soon be over Tonight the caucus OF The
Conservatives is to meet, but it Is not thought
that any nominations will be made until TO-
morrow night, as large number of the mem
bers have yet to arrive. The Speaker, II Is
generally conceded, will be Marshall Hanger,
esq, of Augusta, and as MI. j. Bell Bigger
has no opposition, he will, OF Course be re-
elected clerk of the House. Messrs. Crltt.n-
den. WALL Benson and others are in the field
| for Sargeant-at- rms In the Senate the old
officers WILL in all probability be reelected,
with PERHAPS change IN one or Two OF the
door Keepers There are Il large nuub Der Of
asprauts for door-kceper's position, and III the
Senate several are after the position of Abram
| Hall, colured Over the "b;.semcnt" Offices
of course there will be some contest, but or
that more anon The members, generally, are
"uew men," although many of them have
served the State in the Legislature in other
days hiuk but - of the old members OF
the House of 7l-72 have been returned.
Governor-elect kemper has been III the cry
and made the necessary arrangements for his
inauguration and occupancy Of the ruhcruatn-
rial mansion. The installation ceremonies will
be rather Of a private character, the General
| walking to the Office of the Secretary OF the
Commonwealth, where the oath will bead
mostered 10 the presence ut lew, when the
Governor will walk to his residence, which, BY
that time will have been vacated by It's pres
enl occupant, trow whence he will send to the
Legislature his message.
The most cordial feeling exists hetwc.n the
outgoing aud incoming Governor, ANA every
thing has been arranged and in the most pleas
ant manner.
| Gov. k,mper has announced thai he will
make np appointment Of Aid, and that he will
recommend to the Legislature the abolition OF
that Office II is his intention t. have only
private secretary, most probably his sou, Il
young man Of fine talents. The intention Of
Gov. Krmrer is TO return, as far as possible, in
the administration OF his office, to the aue bel
lum customs, thereby exercising cconomy and
less ceremony
The Senatorial question is the all-absorhinE
topic of interest, and the surmls"s as to the sue
cesstul a>pirant are as numerous a. the lndl-
viduals named in connection with the pn>tlou.
Most prominently mentioned are John Good, of
Norfolk; Jas. Barbour, R. VI T. Hunter, r.
+. Withers, T. 5. Bocock, and Gov. Walker,
and at this writing it is hard to determine who
is the favori,e, each gentleman having warm
and earnest friends. Ii will not be- easy tn
make any accurate calculation as to the com
ing mar" until the Legislature shall have met
and the views of thu members been uuore def
nitcly ascertained OCCASIONAL.