Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-04-05
LETTER FROM RICHMOND.

LETTER FROM RICHMOND.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
RICHMOND, Va April 3.-Iu fit of 0irtu-
GUS Indignation our worthy Mayor forbid the
exhibition of the "Can Cam" advertised to
come off at Assembly Hail that night, and the
police acting under his instructions, at once
proceeded to tear down the posters which illus.
trated how gracefully manufactured blondes
can kick of the hats Of bury admirers at i'm
provised '.jardins mabille." lu the mean
while the Cau.Caoners and their travelling
companions moped at their hotel until yester-
day, when a modest haudbill appeared 10 the
effect that the Mayor having removed the Gun
barge the Can Can relieved Of its Objectionable
SURROUNDINGS would be given at Assembly
Hall at D. u. precisely. This announcement
caused futter all over the city. aod when
your correspondent, at quarter past eight
reached the ball 10 search of knowledge, be
found the room packed to suttocatlon, and not
alone with hard boys aud wicked young men,
but he saw grandtathers aud fathers, and very
prop"r young men, looking with large eyes at
coarse woman with blonde wig and black
eyeashes, aud dressed quite as alrIy as Miss
POchahontas was when she saved john Smith
They said they came to see what the Can Ca0
really was-a pretty excuse tor people who
knew better 1t is not my purpose, however,
to shack the taste of the GIz2tts rehned read
ers With detailed account of the performance.
1t is Dough to say that it was wicked much
TOO wicked TO BE- LIBERATED much less literally
patroulSed III Virginia CITY.
Our city was considerably excited this after
h,, h, thar AlpSsrS Iuhn
K. Boissieux and Tuomas Armstead had been
arrested upou warrants charging them with
appropriatng to their owo use the funds de-
posted in their Dollar Savings Bank, which it
will be remembered broke some months ago.
! 1t turned out that Justice W. Hail Crew had
issued the warrants against the parties named
one against BoisSicuX and Arnstead jointly,
charging them with enbezzlelOg $l6,OOO
Secondly, warrant against ArmStead, charg-
ing him with making fraudulent entries IN the
books of the institution, aud thirdly, war.
rant against the same, charglug him With tall
ure to make proper eutrles. They were COM
United to Jail, aud although their counsel,
Judge OuId, made strenuous efforts 10 have
them balIed, bail was refused. Judge Gulgon S
court will cummence its term on MGuday, aod
these cases Will be the most exciting 90 It's
docket.
The discussion of the tobacco question in
the Legislature this winter has attracted the
attention of the State authorities to the tact
that uoder the statute the weed can not be ex-
ported without first being inspected Now as
Danville and Lyncbburg have 90 public ware
houses or State Inspectors, their tobacco men
will ind it troublesome to comply with the let
ter of the law. % the other baud Richmond
having both will suffer no Inconvenience trom
ridged enforcement Of the statute.
The fashionable event of the present week
will be the marriage Of daughter OF General
Joseph t. Anderson to a young gentleman be-
logging TO one of the most promluent Virginia
families.
If Miss Anna Dickinson has not made money
by her lectures in Richmond she can not but
be pleased with the highly complimentary no.
tees given her by all the Richmond journals.
Her visit has been profitable 10 showing our
people that woman Of refined manners can
be brilliant and attractive lecturer.
Syracuse Lodge, Knights OF Pythias, are
making preparations TO visit their Washington
city brothers on the 18th Of May next.
The Masons, Odd Fellows aod knights Of
Pythias will all turn out Tomorrow to bury
their late brother, Capt. Joseph Gentry, OF
the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad.
The Governor has appointed the following
gentlemen as fish commissioners to aid 10 the
propagation OF fish 10 the waters OF this State:
Gen. Ftzhugh Lee, of Stafford county; +. NJ.
Tidball, of Winchester, and DR.. Robertson, of
Lynchburg.
April Sd, Emaucipating Day, which has
heretofore been observed with great ceremony
by he coIored population here, went by with
out any of the usual professions and other at.
fairs
The ninth annual session of the Virginia
Conference of the African Methodist Church
is now 10 session 10 this city at the Third
Street Methodist Church. INSATIATE-
A SCHOONER SUNK The schooner Sarah,
from Washington to Norfolk. with cargo Of
stable manure was sunk 10 Curro,oman river