Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-01-03
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still the clouds were not heavy, aud we have
had pretty rai: day The excitement of the
New Year w. considerable auNileraled by the
! assembling of TIC IL g>la,ure AID the out-g olug
and the ia coming OF the executive officers OF
ne State. T;Ir four years Of rhe Walker v
eminent is at an end and Gen. Kcmpcr begins
tn day hi, term Of Office When the former
took ros>rsson Of the Executive MauSlop, four
wears ago. aud lGok hO,i of the hcn that was
"a ruid. this Dbl Commonwealth ior veal or
woe. lie found lablinsh as i'nZz!ing As that OF
! Rosalu, rand ;. aud had difficulties to met aHd
MASTER. Which no other man tad had To con
tend with. 10 day len * mrcr takes charge
Of tie executive ciic ia II plan anu unosteI-
,,ci..ls II .i.ncr, as .l;d his predecessor four
wears ag, H.. lid a!flrs tunnnrio groove,
a PROSPEROUS STATE happy people, we'll reg
ua:cd ami well ordered government, and well
will it be inr him II, at the expiration OF his
term. the hearty applause and kindly wishes OF
"A ,lUui ana i'rOsp 1reu, people lolow hun INTO
retirement as ih,y to-day loiIo" Gilbert u.
Walker
Gen. kampcrs message is well received,
and taken As Ii whole may be considered very
fir rancr. coming, AS it does, from newly III
stalled uhccr His recommendations OF econe,,
my. Of course. will be rec ivcd with approval
by the x-payors.
The Legislature, if We may ju lge from looks
is VERY fine body, the appearances OF the
mcmbc!s hu,g the sui ct NJ remark. lie
$50 delegates rom your city are here. and Sy-
phay, colired. madc himself conspicuous by
his yoc, and strange manner OF voting Tor the
r IDEAL nominees. Mr. O'NaaIs manner Is
ueutlcmany aud politc,anl els likely TO make
friends. Mr. Round, Of Priace Wiiham, alb
stained from voting iur any OF the Candidates,
und says, 90 aiipurvly poll ical questions he
will continue to do So As he intends to be ialrly
au independent.
The Conservative caucus meets Tomorrow
NIGHT IT, decide the Question oi' appointing VI
cIectng to,r keepers aud eo'amltcc clerks.
rs | Informed you by telegraph COL }. ".
Minor, ri I.ou,ipun, was rc-e!cclcd door keeper
ui tue 5 nate. The ofhce OF second door keep
, or. so long held by Ablam Hall, colorcd Con
screaIivc, was abolished, much to the chagrr
Of the i:lany applicants Tor the position.
The speeches delivered by the incoming and
retiring cffccr. were short, to the point, but
Inappropriate and cl, qllant.
Gov komper has appointed Phil. +; How
ard, esd late private Secretary to Col. Bedford
Prcscot of the Richmond a4d Danville K. Il
and Mr.. kemper (son OF the Governor) clerks
TO the executive
There we're Il large number of callers to-day,
bur receptions We're not general
Judge Uud gives grand party tonight
and many members of the Assembly will be
present. OCCASIONAL.
'THE LAND OF TIE MIDNIGHT Sun
Mr.. pauI,B ChailIu delivered a lecture in New
York on Monday night, the first stree his ar.
rival from Norway, the subject of which was
''rhe Lana IF the MidHil ht SUI" and from q
, brer report 81 which. 10 the Herald. we extract
| the following beautiful word picture:
In opening Mr. Du Challu said: There is 8
beautiful country i;:r from our sh 'res, far away
, toward the icy north. 1t is glorious land, with
snowy, bod and magnificent mountains; deep,
n rrow and delightful! vallnys; b.eak pintesuX
and slopes; wild r.viccs; clear and picturesque
lakes in m*n:e forests Of white birch ANA BIZ
trees: gjgnntc and superb glaciers unrva ed
in .ixc b. any in Europe. Il Is Of this country
thu. III sc come TO tel you. The rivers OF hi:
great c>u try. n their hurried flights from the
heights ABOVE u tuc v,lcr> 5cow, tumble down
~ ii from heaven in gigantic waterfalls and CAS-
cades s, beautiful, So lovely, so white and chaste,
) so rlatrh!Ass in their beauty, tht the boholdeI
never tires oi looking upon lhcm. l have told
you Il the |. aiig .cttLrcS Ut The country, to-
GEOGRAPHICALLY colslderci lie. me now say a few
words about the people, their m, DE- OF living,
their code of morality. l have been an cXtcn-
sivr traveller, III. never in Nil my experience
hsve l met with such m honest and simple
class Of people ~ the inhabitants of Norway,
Swcd and Lupi&ud Their faith in hurnar
nature Is something increihic, and their hon
cstv exceeds all bounds OtLcn have lett my
money behind me N q farmhouse. and rs often
have been followed on, the road BY my late
host with the treasure forgot in his domicile
They C rn to take any reward for doing what
they CO. sidar their duty, and rs ctten as have
offered them rewards they have been rejected
They are II vary religious people and a very
democratic people Oftheir religious simplicity
volumes could be written. They are, for the
most part in tact all, Protestsnts or Lu:herans
They bury their lead in gravcyards around the
RI ch;lrchcs and il n man dies 2tN niles away his
body must be brought to the graveyard and his
body inferred A stronger Can tell the condi.
ton of ,:!r.oSl any lady ne meats.
These tEnt are engaged to be married have one
plain gold ring, those who are married wear
two and those who have II family wear three.
w hen mans wife dies in this northern cline
the husband and Iii friend, have II three days
, jol.itca, on About their democratic ideas
cannot give you better notion than By men
tioning The fact that sought IN interview with
the Klng and WIS accorded the same. Before
WAS five minutes III the royal presence | was
asked to smoke a cigar and at separating was
requested t. CAL again, which | did " men
returned | had 20 look for the King myself,
there being no guards or servants around the
house I found INN putting on his coat in q
room up stairs, having just put the finishing
touches on one of his pictures a few words
about The midnight sun. | witnessed this grand
phenomenon while standing on C4po North, the
i, NEST northcrly extremity Of Europe. The sun,
instead Of sctaing u it docs here, and running a
course from east to west, keeps going around in
circle, the lower periphery of which is just on
the horizon. When it makes the lower curves
it is partially obscured, but it rises again and de-
sc,ibes circles in the air for nearly two and q
haf months Il then goes away, but total dark
ness does not ensue, for the moon, the stars and
the northern lights llumine the land.
INDEMNITY official information has
been received confrmatory of the report from
Madrid respecting indemnity to be demanded
by the Spanish government in the case of the
Virgiuius, nor is it probable that any such
claim will be presented, the adjustment Of the
questions involved having been arranged by The