Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-12-30
B.aster from, Richmond.

rCorrosnordcnre OF the Alexandria Gazette.
RICHMOND. VA, Dec. 90 lS76.-Some time
since, | suppose SIX ponths ago, a pretty girl,
nv the uamc Of Minnie Tate, Was arrested here
on the charge Of attempting to pass counterfeit
money. She was Of the dem! monde. The
eyidruca of her guilt WAS so conclusive that the
y. $ CORNERSTONE sent her gu to tue grand
iurv Of the United States Court. Much to the
astouisiimeu, OF very one, the grand Jury
brought in, mot q rue bill, aud SHE Was, OF
course, discharged. The matter excited much
comment at The time. | now learu thsta Fed
eral ufi ,lal, who was foreman OF the jury, vi
be brought forward In this connection. 1t Is
alleged tina, the pretty girl aud me gen'leInaa
| alluded 20 were too Intimate, ADD that 1t was
IN his way that The Jury was Influenced. So
much was thought al the tine, but now l learn
that evidence will be aduc"d 10 cop6rm these
suspicious. Such is the rumor around the
Custom House. Miss Minnie Tate had the
good scose 10 leave the city after her release
from iail, aud was, at last accouots, seeu gilt
ter,ug 10 diamonds at ono OF the New York
theatres, in company with u eorgcously dressed
individual.
Nearly all the bets made here on the PresI'
dent al election have been Withdrawu. over
in Manchester, a bet was made between a post
office official and 4 weli-kuown newspaper mau,
the latter betting that Hayes would not be
cIcc;cd The amount # the bet was hive hnn.
drei dollars, when 5 :Gu seemed 50 enormous
60 The MancL ~cstcrians that the grand jury TOOK
an interest IN il. L; *aS said that the parties
wuul! be Indicted Tor %rcttlug, therefore the BET
4 wa declared yesterday to be Gf.
Tic can!idatcs Tor the vacant DA0rkcepcr :
Mace ia the Senate are increasing very rapidly.
This is IN Indication OF the hard times.
The Senate agair attempted to meet to day,
but there were only pine Senators present. All
Senator's absaat after the 2S,h will not be al
lowed to draw thei. pay for the time they have
been absent Snch was the resolution passed
by the Seuate. Wouder if they remember II
nov?
Mrs Thomas U. Dudley. widow Of the late
Thomas u. Dudley, and mother OF Bishop
Dudley, OF Kentucky, died 10 this city thl:
morn;Gg at 10 O'Clock. She was noted for her
b.aeYo!euce. Bishop Dudley has been te!e
graphed fer.
Among the franchises asked by the Roya
Lend Company OF Virginia 10 the bill just Of
rercd il the House OF Delegates are the follow
ing 70 build, &c Il railroad trom the west
eru boundary OF this Commonwealth 10 Angus
t. Or r ackiosham counties, eastward 10y The
town ct Harrisonburs; through Rockingham
&C., TO some point On the Potomac river at oil
between Matthias Point aud Quanticp; 10 pur
s1ase, sc, the Potomac, Fred ricksburg anc
Piedmont railroad; 10 purchase, Nc, the rights
franchises, s.. Of The Shenandoah Valley AID
OHIO Railroad Company, with liberty to de-
viate from the prospcctGd route, ard to con
struct the road from u point on the West Vlr
GINA line not further south than Brlery Branct
Gap, via Harrisonburg, &C., TO or uear Orangt
Courthouse; TO Construct branches or latera
roads in varis u, directions, aud particular!
frcm aoy poili; Oh IL inc east OF trcdericEs
burg, &c, 10 anY point or points upon the 70
tonlac river. Besides. the company asks II
be empowered TO acquire aud sell laud, &n.
lay out towns and cltl2s, to Zorro" money ant
issue bonds, operate vessels propelled o. steam
CT sail, make advances 90 goods and produce
do an express business, construct and operat
telegraph lines, Sc. The principal OH ,a OF tn
company shall be 10 Virginia, but 1t may hav!
branch offices ia other States, at which 1t shaI
be competent for the board Of directors 10 tran
sact the business Of the company.
The proprietor of Two Of the largest liver,
stables here offers to send his hack on Suoda.
to any part Of this city to take the old and IN
firm to church. free of charge.
y. S. Senator Robertson, republican, Q
South Carolina, who was in the city ThurSda
eight, thinks Wade Hampton was elected, aa
believes he will be the Governor OF Sout
Caroiiua. He also s,ys that DO u. 5. Seuato
has yet been elected from his State.