Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-12-31
LETTER FROM RI(IIMOND
Northern Enterprise in Virginia--rhe
Aeeiey Motor Man Interesied-W.
u. tOleman-'Ehc Lee Statue, sc.

~. tOleman-Ehc Lee Statue, Nc.
Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette
RICHMOND, Dec 80, 1915.
Some more northcru men want t0 90 in the
business OF developing the mineral resources
O! Virginia The Secretary Of the Common
wealth, to-day, received, for record, Il charter
granted by the Circuit Court of Rockingham
and Augusta counties, to Jerome kccley, Jas.
ID. Hoffman, Samuel j. Hoffman, James l..
Fry and David kecley, all Of Pennsylvania, to
form JOINT stock company, to be known as
the Mou1t Vernon Iron Works. The c1m-
pany Is formed for the purpose OF mining ores
aud manufacturing steel and other III tails in the
counties Of Augusta and Rockingham. The
capita! stock IS tn hr not less than $50, uU0 nor
more than S4OO. 900, and will be divided into
shares of $25 each. This company, from the
nancs of the directors is little family ;tfair,
aud the best part of this is that the great
kcelcy motor man is one Of the parties inter
est,d. Now for developments Virginia needs
some such power to DC developed, aud now
she will have it.
Gov. kcmpcr still has the petition of W.
d. Coleman for pardon, in his possession. |
received information to-day, which causes me
to krow that His Excclency has finally deter.
mined as to whether he will pardon Coleman
OF not. What bis decision is, whether it is
favorable to Coleman or unavorable | am not
able TO say, but | think he will announce it to.
morrow. The petition which Coleman hiu-
| self wrote, and, III which he reviewed at length,
| the testimony in his trial, was not presented TO
| the Governor. Ii Contained some reflections
Oh a wc!l-kn0wn and highly-cstcamcG lawyer
here, and Tor that reason the Superintendent
OF the Pcnltcntiary took it and locked it ur,
and has ii now. 1t was also thought that ii it
had reached the Governor it would have pre-
| JUDGED him against Coleman.
The Lee Monumental Association are en-
deavoring to raise money Tor the erection of
the equestrian stature to the great Southern
cherain, aud are asking aid for that object.
The Fourt h-street Club, Of this city, will next
week, give two grand concerts for the benefit
Of the Association. The Association will ask
the ladies and children ia all parts Of the State
to aid them in this noble object. Indeed the
Secretary has already written to many cities,
asking prominent parties to lnaugurate the
movement in their respective places. A letter
OF this kind, written to promineut ex-C ontcd-
crate 10 Or near Alexandria, received the re.
spouse that the people were TOO poor, and had
no time to give 10 such work. The Associa-
ton simply ask all the young ladies and geu-
tlemen throughout the State to get up fairs,
concerts, &C., for the benefit of the work.
There will be no difficulty in getting 40 au-
dience Tor such a purpose.
10 the Senate, to-day, Senator Qucseuberry
presided, aud there was very slim attendance.
One or Two bills we're reported trum commit.
tees and placed on the calendar.
Bills were introduced to authorize an to-
crease OF pay Of the county judges of Isle Of
Wight, and to amend the law in relation to
collecting Of taxes.
A resolution was offered and agreed to, H.
Structiog the Committee on Public Institution.
10 inquire and report as to the purchase of the
Central Lunalic Asylum.
In the House nothing was done
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