Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-17
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CentenniaI-Mr. HintOn's Btll-A
Monument 10 John Il. Thompson
The Birthday Of Robert +. Lee
Public Schools and the Tax-Fhe
Great Contested Election Case-Sur'
mise as to the Result, etc., etc.
CORRESPONDENCE of the Alexandria Gazette
RICHMOND, Jan. Is, 1876.
The announcement 10 the papers here that
the real Jennings will bad been found, creates
great excitement. The heirs to that four mil
lion are DOW jubilaut. One well.knowD citizen
Of Petersburg, writes to me begging me to tell
him for Gods sake more about that will. He's
interested it is plain.
Mr.. Hiuton's centennial bill was ordered to
Its eugrossmen, and third reading to-day 10
the Senate. This bill appropriates $4,000 for
the purpose. I, may pass the Senate, but 1t
it goes through the House Honest John and
Mr.. Smith will not be there to scan it with
righteous indignation. Suppose that it does
pass. According to the statement Of Professor
Mallet there will not be time to send Vlrglnla's
contribution, and FIVE thousand dollars will not
begin to do the work. 1t is to be hoped that
the members will not again air themselves on
this subject as they did before. But it will
not be thus [ am afraid. Already | see some
of the members walking about with that
thoughtful and melancholy air which betokeus
a member getting ready for a speech.
Mr.. James Draddy, who is to plan the john
r. Thompson monument, arrived IN this city
this morning and will begin work Monday.
Tonight a meeting of the soldiers and Off
| GERS of the Army of Northern Virginia and
the Confederate army was held for the pur-
| nose oftakiug measures to celebrate the birth
day of Gen, Robert +. Lee, which occurs on
"Wednesday, the 18th. They selected as the
orator on the occasion, Capt. j. Hampton
Chamberlayne, ofthe Norfolk Virginisn. The
meeting will take place at u o'clock on the
morning of the 18th, and will be opened with
PRAYER by Rev. Charles Minnegerode, General
Lees former pastor, and will be presided over
by Gov. Kemper. A great effort will be mad
on that day to take up collections 10 all parts
| of the State for the Lee monument. The people
here are thoroughly alive and Interested IN the
proposed tribute from Virginia to her cherish
| ed son. 1t begins to look like We are to have
| that graud monument yet, or IN the eloquent
language of Major John Daniel, "The day
shall dawn when here in the Capitol Square we
shall look again upon the warriors form and
face. moulded 10 perennial bronze-shall see
once more our great commander, mounted Oh
Traveller, his battle steed, the seeming image
Of majesty and victory. Here in the alter
time, when we, too, shall be sleeping under
| the sod with our departed comrade, our sons
| and daughters shall look up to that command
ing presence, rejoicing to remember that their
fathers fought under HIM, and here the eye
of the way-tarer, the patriot and the pilgrim
| shall grow brighter, as II c~o5t5mplates Win
! one glance three il!ustrlouS anu congenlal
spirits, born to Virginia, gwen to humanity,
world renowned-George Washington, Stone
wall Jackson and Robert Edward Lee
The House COMMITTEE on Schools and Col
| leges reported this morning that it is iDexpc-
don't to ~legislate on the s%utj"ct of amending
the law 10 relation to the public schools by
| striking out the clause prohibiting chlIdren
whose parents have not paid their capitatlon
tax from attending the schools. Any change
in this respect is regarded as injurious to the
public school system.
The Senate ComInittce on Privileges and
| Elections have not yet decided the johnson
i ana AOlRQt QueSUlD8. IVtiJUouy uCle u w
tip-toe, andtheir decision is eagerly looked for.
| A number of parties are here who assert that
| johnson will be seated, and Senator Bland is
the only member of the committee who is in
favor of sending the election back to the peo-
pie. Another crowd know it will be exactly
the other way. If the committee does decide
to give the seat to johnson. [ think there vii!
be a vigorous fight against it in the Senate and
10 favor Of sending the matter back to the peo-
pie. This ought to give satisfaction. aud Ger,
taiply will be most acceptable to the people OF
Richmond.
| think the indications are that the Legisla.
ture will 90 for extending the James River aud
Kanawha Canal from Buchanan to Clittoo
Forge.
Boothe will have a fifteen hundred dollar
house here Monday night. He is an old Rich
mond ~favorite.
Senator Carpenter, of Craig, VINO has just
recovered from smali-p ox, made his appearance
on the floor of the House, this morning. His
presence caused general stampede, as some OF
the members asserted that he wore the same
clothes he had when attacked with the disease.