Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-02-28
LETTER FROM RICHMOND.

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
RICHMOND, February 27.-As l supposed
the Stevens investigating committee reported
against him With the exception OF MIR. Ronald.
The House will remove Judge Stevens have
no doubt | understand that he has isl
signed by nearly every person in the county OF
Nelson, asking that he be retained, which Is
document that few members OF the HOUSE
could get. Judge Stevens is one OF those jolly
rosey- faced countrymeo, and is, learn, very
popular in his county. He speaks Of the &C.
tioo OF the Legislature cody, aud thinks that
if they remove him it will be very unjust act
upon their part. The fact that SO many county
Judges do gamble, and that there are but tie"
members of the House who can say they do
not, gives the judge some right to complain.
It is positive that the majority of the members
of this body do gamble or have gambled. vi
course no one CANDLES now. Outrageous thing,
ought to and must be stopped &c. That Is
the cry now. Very different from the Legisla-
ture of last year.
That is characteristic letter of John Ran.
dolph, sent to the State Library to-day. 1t Is
short and concludes as follows: Nothing new
here. A certain would be, but cant be, great
man, is fast running out; not at the splggot,
but the buug; literally talking himself down. >
That is a specimen OF John Raudolph's bitter
ness. Who was the certain would be but
can't be great man," Know lots of them here
now who have talked themselves down, and
there are others who have talked themselves
I'D, but the downward operation must newt
ably follow 10 their cases.
Mr.. Joseph Hates will probably succeed the
late James R. DoweIl as District Superintend
ent of the Western Union Telegraph Company.
Mr.. Hates has filled the position Of Assistan
District Superintendent.
The funeral of Mr.. Dowell, which will take
place TO- morrow, will be one of the largest ever
koown iu Richmond.
The two negroes, Charles Robinson and
Phil Epps, charged with being acc"mpices
| with Hillary Page 10 the burning Of Nj. +. q.
Rufhn's houses, were to-day examined before
Justice Martin and sent on to the March term
of the County Court.
10 my last letter l noticed the death Of MIR.
| John Whitworth, Of Manchester, probably the
oldest Odd Fellow in Virginia, and this morn
! ing his wife died, aged seventy-four years. 1t
| IS singular that the husband and wife died in
few hours of each other. Both will be buried
| the evening
The debate on the James River and Kama
| wha Canal bill is 80 uncalled for. [ can see now
| how the matter will be decided. There will
be compromise between the railroad aud
canal scheme. That is the latter will be run
to Craig's Creek, and from that point there
will be temporary railroad to Clifton Forge.
| Senator Critober's Pacific Railroad resolu,
| tions threaten to assume big proportions II Que
| can judge OF the fight made against them by
| the press all over the State. Scarcely possible
that they will get through.
There appears to be lack of interest on the
part OF The members OF both Houses in every
thing that is now going on. They have a list
less aud Indifferent air, which indicates that
were it mol for the per diem they would not be
bored 10 this way. Ex-Gov. Smith, however,
with his eagle eye seems to see something
either of interest, or something that cannot be
tolerated in every measure that comes up He
is happy man; he must be happy man.
Now the fact is the members of both houses
have bad their minds upon such stretch all
this time that now they need relaxation. First
the election Of a U. s. Senator, then the varl.
Gus Committee Investigations the contested
election cases, ell of them calculated to create
a taste and desire for excitement not at all con
duciVe TO wise legislation. And now we see
the effects upon the members. They cannon
appreciate any subject that dem lnds careful
consideration; that requires the exerton OF the
intellect. They are worn out, and ulust either
have excitement or nothing. Never slpce the
war have known legislature as barren OF ln-
terest as this is DOW. Not rumor, not rip
pie to cheer the heart Of the disconsolate PROV
ling journalist. Indeed some of the latter poor
devils have gone 80 far as to endeavor to pick
quarrel with some roaming member III order
to give some appearance Of life to the body,
but they failed. STRoNGBoW.
FOREIGN NEWS.