Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-03
LETTER FROM RICHMOND.
New Years Day iii Richmond---Ho"
il WAS Spent by the Legislature
Getting Ready for Wharf.-The Reh.
,inus Observation-Disclosures etc, etc.


Getting Ready for Wharf.-The ReH-
xious NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. etc., exc.
Cor: pondence Of the Alexandria G'z@:e'1
RICHMOND. Jan. !, 1876.
1t hls been very agreeable day. The Sen
ate, 10 order 10 keep up the show OF ou-lucss,
held short session and then adjourned 10 or
der to give the memh ers chance to show the
Richmond ladies hcw good locking they-Ihe
Iaiies-are, 1t carried Us back 70 cid times.
WHEN the custom OF making New Years calls,
was 90, 10 vogue here The sight Of so many
T:reil!an>, from all parts Of the Stat, walk
ing through the streets, dressed up regardless,
rcuin led u fellow OF ait, war times. Ibe
custom of calling. and in fact, the day was
| more gc6era!ly observed here thar at any time
-nce The war lu some parts OF the cliy there
was ~ attempt at suspension OF business, but
the great uuwa.hed could not see the advl-
stability Of mis- move. aud 1t was DOT therefore
a success, strictly speaking. The ladies TOO,
am sorry % say, at the maj riiy oil the houses,
had wine. and offered it to many young man
| With such winning smiles that 10 save the lie
| of him, he could uot ycs!s: the protfeTrd bor-
| eragr So prou!Dcut l.w-maker says : l
| must do the members the credit 70 say that
they maintained their digoiy Oh this OCCASION.
! PERHAPS one or two did succumb. but taken as
| q whole. the; krp, straight up TO the midnight
| hour, They welt about in small crowds ut
| :rom five to ten and, where even one 1as seen,
| there two or more were gathered tog Their also.
| | think they spent very happy New Year,
aud so viii your correspondent II they VIII go
TO work aud give him something Of Interest 10
write about. The past week has certainly
been dull one the dryest slncs the General
Assembly met
II is probable that mex! weak will be an ez.
cilug one | am It'd that bill vii. las soon
as the Legislature meets again, be offered, ad
vocaticc the cxteuslon Of the Richmond and
Danvlle Railroad TO Washington. This will
cause BIZ fight a. it is BOXED upon a.
scheme Of Tom Scgt; own imagining.
There IS some excitement in this city over
the many rum0rs If smai,2Z, aud believe
some met. b1rs Of The Legislature are kept
| away by their fears in this direction. There
ar. now only two cases in the hospital here,
and one Of them is very mild one learn
that Mr.. Samuel Carpenter, the Der from
| Alleghauy and Craig has been attacked With
the disrass. He is DOW 10 Covington This
gentleman was room mate of the unfortunate
Judge Seig, who died with the smallpox here
few weeks SIEGE.
The religious denominations Of Rich moDd all
| have some society under their special care
and 10 this respect Richmond is certainly
TO size, equal to any city 10 the Cnloo. There
is one exception. The Young Mems Chris
tan Association will not grow and prosper as
we would like TO see it. Perhaps this l. owing
! n part TO the fact that much OF the work US
uey done b. The Association is done by the
c urches here. But the Association does DOT
prosper as that a, Al! xsudrIa aud Stauotoo.
To morrow Tight Sunday the annual meet
pr OF the Pro'csran, Episcopal Church Home
wi! be held at ST. James Church. The char
ter iocor1orating this admirable Institution
was granted BY the Legislature last year. The
| Home is now 10 very Il urlshlug condition.
| Is otjact-a noble ore-l5 10 provide home
| tor female members Of the Protestant Epl=co
pal church, who, having seen better days, are
DOW 10 reduced circumstances, and unable 10
procure for themselves an adequate support.
And now the question is raised, Who is
the best looking maD in the Lagisaturc? |
| could tell but i, would not be advisable.
| That wonderful! prl:.cc OF good fellows, and
live journalist. pa~t, historian aud esSa7e>t,
George Gaming Wide, OF the Evening Guide
and News anuounc.- mis- evening that lie Is
| is ready 10 tax. tie field as lecturer. He
announces a. the title Of his first cure, In
moral Donation. or the Grca, Git Enterprise,
Misca,led Government" George i, egcellen:
| in his liue His Style is peculiarly his OWL
and, although like Dickens, he has many iml
tators, noue can hold igh: 10 him. In the
same paper be made III, ,aeJut rs a poet with
| The foil wing donation On Speaker Hanger Il
| has the Tom Heol ring about ii:
For six weeks or more
| We've toat 1T the car
Aud groaned lik2 a wounded Outauccr,
| To see if we could.
! Find soue hiog that would
Rhyme smoothly with J. Marshall Hanger;
| But our labor vas vain
For il 5000 became plain,
That no word would f il but Sanger,
| Or 1haoee1, and possibly daus her
| But not one OF these
! Could by any means please,
! So able. So WITTY, 50 wise. and-ahcm
| So handsome fellow as Hanger, j. VI.
| Gov kcmpcr received, today, with much
grace, aud had good word 10 say u all bis
callers. Some of his remarks were peculiarly
| appropriate, especially those t. three poor
devils OF reporters who paid their respects.
STRuNGBoW.
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