Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-02-07
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1Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette J
RICHMOND, Feb. s. 1876 To-day ha- been
one OF the dullest days iuiegslativc circles III; t
have known. A. usua there vas no scSsioo
of the Senate The House, alter trapsac.lng
some routine business, took up the Jam, 5
River aud kanawha Canal till, in relation 10
the extension of the canal to Clifton FJrst.
Upon this bill some really good speeches Were
made Messrs. Johnson, of BJtctourt aDG
Talialerro, spoke in lavor OF the bill, aGd
Messrs. Shelley, Morris and Hubbard spoke in
opposition to it. The stockholders of the caG-
al met to-day and adjourned until the 23l, 70
wait the action of the Legislature upon tn
bill. The stockholders nave stood before the
public 10 a rather singular position, and have
taken the back track. Upon the first day OF
their meeting they adopted Resolutions 10 Ia
vor OF running railroad trom the canal, at
Buchanan, to Clifton Forge, there to connect
with the Chesapeake and Ohio road. Ics,e :-
day they turned around aud rcscnded the res
olu,iou and adopted one in favor Of cxtendio.;
the canal to clifton Forge. The question which
is agitatiDg them lies III nu5-saCii. L! is as
follows First. Shall the canal be extended
to Clifton Forge, that is it will be .un from It's
present terminus, at Buchanan, to Clifton
Forge, and there connect With the {. u .. Il.
r. Second. Would it not be better to ruiz a
railroad from Buchanan to Clifton Forge, ami
in that way connect the canal with Clifton
Forge, aud if this plan is adopted, should the
railroad be Owned by private parties, or by the
canal company? |; is said that Ger aln parties
are lobbying Tor the railroad scheme who are
interested in the project Of having private
road. [ am iucued to think that the plan Of
extending the canal will DC adopted. The pan
To give the canal 10 the General Government
aud request them to extend it to the Oalo
river, seems to have died out. Something
should be doue with it, or as one Of the stock
holders expressed it, 1--WE must get some
means to put lite into this old carcass He
bit the nail on the head.
au iucliued 10 believe that the Nieol in
vestigation will result rather disadvagtaGeousy
to him. So far as the Stevens investigation
is concerned all is a, present dark. Thc mem
porter or newspaper correspondent approaches
them, aud say nothing. The evidence in his
case, SO far as gambling is concerned, is rather
scarce but there is some pretty strong concern
ing his rooming in Worsham gambling house.
1t is impossible to say how the Investigation
will eud.
By the way the gambling houses here con
tinue t. keep closed. They arc waiting untl
the present storm blows over aud viii Thea at
tempt to resume.
The ministers Of Richmond will m aet Man
day for the purpose OF patitlonlpg the Legi .la-
ture to repeal the charter OF the southern Wi
dow $ aud Orphans Association. This is the
Association oil which ex Gov. Wise Is Prosi
dent. He fights for it mantully, aud Is Dow
ertui customer to tackle.
The johnson ard Knight case will probably
come up in the Senate Monday or Tuesday,
Some OF the members of the committee VITO
signed the report in favor of seating Johnson
are already beginning to weaken 10 their re
port think only one member Of that com-
mittoe will speak for the report, and argue
that it should be adopted, aud that is its chair
man. Maj. Daniel The matter will, almost
beyond doubt, go back to the people.
STROSGHOW