Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-01-10
ss,uW RICHMOND.

,l;ib,,lt , rr,hI,ln 10 sulyr now ~ before the
first ballot lost niph'. There Is very great
u, y,c,y manifested, hut u" excitement. hnh
n,ho,rl, the III uas II h" d'll rnn1 c'niidn'r>
are n, busy n hrcs, aud private "ronlrr.
.,pc,s nrc routnua = gong "n, yet not the
.,irlt,,,l as,"rlly has been Exhibited. and While
zach is aaxou, Tor the s,lcccss nl his par''cu ar
Ir,.ul, all ARE anxou. that the representative
II Nruiua in the u. :. Senate should bc
man of unauc-tioncd ability, who can maln-
tain the dignity of the position reflect credit
uunn the State, and give to Virginia III" pres
tipe she once had u the Senate.
Tie. l.all:..i.,g !:.=. nigh: i: ;;|;is il tTiiiv
''ipi;or,nal" aud >lguli ID nothing The votes
were purely 'mrllncuIa airy, AMI one gentleman,
At rast,-ex. Gpv. McNuIIcn-cxprrsscs his
entire satisfaction, having received eight votes,
though the published report only gave HIN
three. Mr.. Il NJ I. liuucr aud Col. Nthers
are the prominent men, between whom IL VIII
be ATTEMPTED to narrow the contest 10 order TO
force the friends Of lie other Candidates TO make
choice, and thereby secure anomlnatlon ior
one or the other of these gentlemen. In the
event, however, of failure to carry out this
design, and il being found that neither MIR.
Hunter or Col. Withcrs can concentrate sui
icient strength to ensure success, the proba-
bllities are that an effort will be made to trans.
fer Withers' strength to John Goode, ESQ.,, OF
Norfolk, upon whom it is expected that the
supporters OF ex-Gov. Walker will also centre.
This will give Mr.. Goode a very prominent po-
sitiou, but it is considered doubtful whether
the ''exchange" can be effected without some
| loss, 10 which event Mr. G. falls and then
new" man, on that side, will be put up. %
the other hand, should Mr. Hunter, who is
unouestionably the foremost man to-day, be-
! Gin to show weakness. he will be withdrawn
and Mr.. Z. S. Bocock or MIR. JAS Barbour
will be brought forward, aud as each have
mauy friends the atrouger will be supported,
and receiving majority of the votes OF MIR.
Hunters friends, with such strength from
other dropped candidates as will be drawn, the
chances Of success for either MIR. Bocock or Mr..
Barbour may be said to be fair, at least But
this is all speculation, though conceded on all
sides to be about the state OF affairs at present.
Tonight the caucus re-assembled punctual-
ly, and was largely attended, there being about
one hundred and twenty five present The same
method of proceeding as on the previous night
obtained, viz no regular nominations, and Tor
several ballots mere expression OF personal
preference Finally the contest was narrowed
to five, but the voting does not indicate the re-
sult, as it is reported that Gov. walker VIII De
again pur in the field, fndiug that neither Col.
Witbers, who lost ground, or Mr. Goode can
concentrate the strength Of that side, while the
names of neither Mr.. Bocock nor Mr. Barbour
| have AS vet, been presented, and 1t Is now un-
certain whether by tomorrow mig ht nomlua-
ton eau be made, the friends of the leading
candidates resortDg to tactics while the
| friends of the numerous compromise men
are hoping that something may turn up which
will cventuate 10 their favor.
On the first ballot to. mig ht more than dozen
names we're voted for. but soon Mr.. Stuart, OK
Gov. Smith, ox-Gov. Walker, Judge Christina,
MIR. MONTAGUE and others, less promoen were
dropped, aud upon the 10th ballot there were
| but five before the caucus, and the vote result
ed: Withcrs. 2S Hunter 26, Goode %, Stewart
| IS, Ould 70.
The Radical members Of the Legislature have
| held two caucuses upon the Senatorial question,
| one last night and one the night before, but no
result was arrived at. Someare opposed to max
ing nomination at all, yet as there are several
who are booking for something. and would like
the empty honor OF nomination, 1t is more
than probable there will be uomioee, but as
many would like to feel the tickling sensation,
and as all cannot, it is likely MIR. H. II. Chandler
will be finally "honored
LEGISLATIVE.
| There was but little Of special interest done
iu either bransh Of the Legislature to-day, 5.
G. Graham, of Tazewe aud W. R Balksdale,
of Halifax, were elected county Judges.
Iu the Serate, Mr. Taylor Of houdoun, IN
troduced bill providing for new registration
iu Alexandria city aud county, to take place IN
April next.
A bill was introduced to amend the act 10
reference to the Jurisdiction Of the County and
Circuit Courts, the terms Of the Circuit Court,
and the pay of the county judges.
The House of Delegates had another short
session o.day, during which the Committee of
| Courts Of Justice reported that it was lneXpe-
dent to legislate on the subject of making it
penal offence to pull or tear down the fence of
! another, or open his gate.
The Senate joint resolution staying the sale
! of lands delinquent for non payment of State
taxes was concurred 10. 1t stays the sale until
| provision can be made for the sale of said lands
| delinquent for county lcves. I"
A committee on proposed amendments to the
| Constitution was appointed.
The report of Judge H. W. Thomas of the
Board of Visitors, to Mt. Vernon, has been
pTlDtcu dUu ldIO upOu INC uSShS VI lIC
| of the Legislature. 1t is quite long report,
giving an account Of the visit of the Board to
Mt. Vernon, the proceedings of the Board, the
condition of the place, the method and manner
in which it is kept up, aud concludes with seve-
al suggestions, among them that Col. Hollings-
worth, Superintendent, should lie constituted
conscrvator oil the peace; that each of the
original thirteen States furnish one room OF the
mansion with antique furniture, &c.
The bill to incorporate the Masonic Relief
Association of Alexandria has been reported to
the Senate and an adverse report made upon
the proposition to hire out penitentiary convlcts
to work on the Washington, Cincinnati and ST.
Louis narrow guage railroad.
Mr. Round has introduced into the House
of Delegates resolution to extend the juris-
diction of justices to cases involving 5000; also
10 relation to the collection of delinquent coul-
ty, Corporation, road aud school taxes.
MISCELLANEOUS.