Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-28
LETTERS FROM RICHMOND.

he Disposed of ?-NO Report from the COn
mittee Tet-Tae Leap Year Bau-A Re
verSnl Of Afairs-1he Montpelier and Judge
Sterens- Senator CZaughtons Greed on
Election IMutters, etc.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
RICHMOND, Jau. 26. 1876.
The Knight and Johnson case has not yet
been decided, the committee DOT having com
pleted their report. The solving Of this ques.
ton is not within the reach oil the committee.
The evidence is Of such a character that for the
GOOD name Of that committee, and for the best
interests Of the people Of Richmond, as we'll as
the Conservative party of the State in toto, its
settlement ought justly and properly, fairly and
righteously, to be lett to those who show so
much difference of feeling in regard to the
rights of beth parties, and Of whom some have
been shown, by judicial investigation, to have
been defrauicd Of their proper right at the
polls. If the committee we're to send this
election back to the citizens Of Richmond,
they, with the light before them, would know
best what to do for our interests, as we'll as for
those of the great Conservative party of the
State, whose life itself is now in so much jecp-
ardy. This is the view taken by the majority
of the citizens.
The Leap Year Ball, last night, was a woD-
derful success, though none but those who had
invitations we're allowed to enter. | think the
gentlemen had decidedly the best time on this
occasion, and the ladies did not appear to fancy
their new. role in the least. They found it was
not such a nice thing, after all, to be men, al
though they like to catch them sometimes.
But the gentlemen did the catching this time,
and the way they refused to darce with some
| girls was decidedly provoking. Such c~aprces,
peculiar to the male sex, as dropping fans and
handkcrchiefs, and politely requesting the
ladies to stand on the backs oil chairs, and open
the windows, were INDUCED in to a great ex-
tent. Miss, | dropped my fan was all that
had to be said, and three or four Of the hand
soonest women would spring forward to pick it
up and present it to the beautiful and blush
ing young man who would heap his thanks.
10 the Senate, today, Mr.. Hutton offered a
resolution requesting the House to return 10
the Senate the two bills repeating the charter
of the Montpelier Female Humane Association,
which Yves agreed to-ayes IS, noes 6 Mr..
Hinton designs having the matter investigated.
Judge Stevens has, | learn, writteo to a friend
here, stating that he can stand an investigation.
Well, be will have it to stand, | think.
1t is DOW said that the committee on the
knight.J ohnson case stand four for seating
j Johnson aud four tor sending the election back
10 the people.
L understand that Senator Claughton. Of
Alexandria, who is a member of the Knight
Johnson Committee, argued in the committee
room that a voter could not disclose how he
voted, and therefore he wanted to seat John
son. This strikes me as the most INDUSTRIOUS
proposition Of all hat have yet arisen in this
great case. How can we ascertain if there has
been fraud 10 an election, unless we know how
the vote stood ? ~STRoNGBOW.
RICHMOND, January 81, 1876.
It is evident that trouble will grow out of
that Montpelier affair yet.
In the House, to day, Mr.. Massie, of Abe
marie, offered the following which was adopted
"WhereaS, Statements have been published,
and are DOW 10 general circulation, charging
George S. Stevens, Judge of the County Court
of Nelson county, Virginia, with conduct incon-
sistenl with the right judicial position he &C.
cupies, aud which, if not inquired into, must
reflect lDjuriousIy upon the digoity and purity
IS 6oth 49, 49,. t,,a 81 =. l:...1 L
the Government of this Commonwealth, there
fore
RESOLVED, That it is due alike to the judiciary
of tnis State, the members Of this General As.
semb!y, and to those whom they represent, that
the truth Of taIsity of the statement coucurring
said S,eVets, be inquired into, aud the facts re.
ported to this General Assembly that a special
committee Of FIVE be appointed 10 investigate
the subject, and that they be, aud are, hereby
authorized to send for persons and papers" :
Well, that is row number one, now comes in
row number two, 10 a direction not expected.
In the Wing, of this morning, is the following
advertisement:
Il feel called upon to reply TO the villianou.
attack made upon me through the Evening
Journal, considering that the deiamatory artl-
Gle has damaged me. | pronounce the whole
affair false, aud shall hold the writer personally
responsible when [ have discovered bin.
I. SPICER CURLETT."
MIR. Curlett is the member of the House
from Lancaster. The Journal yesterday had
10 lis loca! column an article r. letting upon MIR.
Curlett, which article intimated that Mr.. Cur
lett played Tiger" and declaring that he
frequently bucks at the tiger and ais, states
while in the House during the prayers "he
tossed coppers for drinks" and also stated that
Curlett enjoyed popularity with the OVID