Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-01-01
FROM RICHMOND.
REAssEMBLING OF TIE LEGISLATURE.

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RICHMOND, Va, Dec 81, 1872. The Legis, |
lature after recess Of eleven working
,luys, and an expense to the State OF about
sl5,O 600, will reasscmblc Thursday, but moth
ing will be done in the way OF business,
however, for several days. ,as the members
generally, will retur, inno coudiuon for work
There was never Legislature that -had~mere"
important work before it ,irau this. 'The'Judi-
ciary system must be ovcrhau!cd, either
connty Judges elected: or tho Enumbrf pl3gTi
cult Judges increased, and the Office Of county
Judge be made mere nominal matter.
ItIis said here that if the plan which pro-
noses to increase the number of Circuit Judges
be adopted, that the Senator from your District,
Judge Fl. W. Thomas, will BE- a candidate for
Judge OF the Circuit, composed OF the counties
of Fairfax, Priuce William and Acxaptrlay,
After the Judiciary question IS settled inc
| Legislature will have t. Tx the legal rate 81
interest The agricut lral community are OF
course tor having the legal rate, SIX per cent,
Which would practically destroy The CONNER
cial prosperity OF the cities. 1t is probable
that COMPROMISE will be effected by which
commercial paper will be allowed To Dc dts
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Then will come the settlement OF the State
debt, which, of itself, will be enough to Fbrlng
on, the craftsmanship Of the .uetnberS.
l.. NEW YEARS DAY. n
New Years day will be very generally OBJ
served here, almost all OF our citizens keeping
omen house 1t is hoped that young men WIFE
not be tempted by the display OF entlclng ID
toxicating liquors to morrow as they have been
in the past This is the great evil of New
Years day, and our cllizcus have been very
much TO blame in latter years. Nothing should
be offered save coffee Or some harmless Leverage,
While, however, your correspondent wishes
this GOOD example to be Set to young men gen
erally. vet he trusts that there will be an eX-
ceptiop made In his case. AS q newspaper man
he is dcpcndcnt upon the llbcrahty oil his
friends for the amount of fluid he inbihcS,
and AZ to. morrow is day III whicl! ctlz Us
! generally get into GENEROUS mood he conn
! IDENTITY anticipates rich treat. Lie rise, TINS
to explain for fear that BY reason OF sickness,
induced by exposure to morrow. he may d" W.
able to seud you his usual letter.
A CONTRADICTIONS.
The State Journal of to-day denies the state;
ment that MIR. j. Is. Lewis, u. Senator, OPP
p posed the confirmation OF Mr.. W els Tor l'.'-
trict Attorney. and says After the no'Aln;
tion was sent to the Senate, vcroa charges
were made against Mr. Wells, accompanied
with the request that his CONTINUATION .be de
laycd until these charges c1uI" be substantial
ted Senator Lewis, as in duty bound. had
J the nomination held up for week, and the
evidence sustaining the charges cot being FUR
nisbed him, he himself called up the nonhdat
ton and asked the confirmutlon." Nptwlth,,
standing which. it is pretty generally believed
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do not exist between the parties and that Alr;
Lewis would have preferred that another should
have received the appointments nahce re-
publican.
A CANDIDATE
! Il is reported here that Col Edward Daniels,
: Iedtor of the State Journal, will hc candldat+
, Tor clerkship of the next House Of Represents
ives. COL D., apart from his political pro-
divitics is highly esteemed by all who have been
brought into contact with him, and his quallh,
cations being undoubted his selection tor The
position would BE- an excellent one However,
he will have rough road to travel to , rea;
FROM within Virginia as well Us without.
INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS.
The amount of Internal Revenue taxes col
lectcd in this district for the year ust ending
; was g., 666, 799 81, an increase Of upwards OF
, $l40UUO over last year. Over two million dollars
of government. tax collected ia one district, and
yet the credit of the State is jeopardiscd be
cause The Legislature refuses to provide the
E means IF paying the interest on her debt
Q DEATH OF A SENATE CLERK.
Mr. W. S. Roher, formerly Of Harrionburg,
a clerk 10 the Senate. and successor to MIR.
Geo. w. Rock, of Alexandria died on Sunday
of consumption Mr.. Roher WIS connected
with the press as editor and correspondent, and
was highly esteemed. e. was aged about 80
: years, and leaves an interesting family. -
DIED OF SMALLPOX. y .GyI
Maj., Lorraine, chief engineer. of the James
River and Kauawha Canal, whose death has
been noticed died Of violent attack OF Small
pox, which disease is prevalent in this city,
and from which there have been few deaths
among white people, the saddest Of which is
that of Maj. H. -G@.I "
| i. s. ATTORNEYS
H. Fl. Wells, dr., son of the former incum-
bent, has received his commission as u. S.
District Attorney for the Eastern District Of
Virginia, and has appointed w. +. Worthing
ton, of Manchester, his Assistant
/ GOVERNOR WALKER.
Gov. Walker left here to-day for Phiadel-
phia to attend reunion Of his family at his
brothers, Major Jonas Walker, on New 7 ear 5
day. He will probably return by the last of
the week. ...@"
! CAUCUS - -
1t is probable that there will be caucus Of
the Conservative members of the Legislature
early 10 January, to see if harmony and unity
of action cannot be effected upon the vital ques
tons now before that body. -.
PATTI MARIO, CONCERTS. ..s<@.j
The musical portion of our community are
expecting rare treat 10 the Patti Mario Con-
eerts, yhieh will take place here on Thursday
and Friday evenings, Janqsery 9th and 10Th.
| DIRECTORS NETTING
There Is to be meeting of the Directors of
the Virginia Agricultural add Mechanical Col:
Iege of Blacksburg, ip this city, on the 7th Of
January. ,.. .3-N +. II II
! MARRIAGE LICENSES. -