Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-28
: .ttar from Richmond.

Coy William RanloIph Berh,eley-,H1% Lust
appearance tn RichmOnd- Gov: Aempcr 0"
the Reported Disagrcement-The feldt'ons
Bct,vccn the t,co GOrcrnors.I g"adro0n
Conrict and q FaitcrlcsS ChMl-Thc --latest
State OGicer-7he Dying f1ss"n'-l1n Ag-
rlrattAg Occurrence, etc.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Ga3atto
RICHMOND, December 81, 1877.
The community was terribly shocked ut me
intelligence OF the murder of Col. William H.
Berkeley by MIR. Kennedy 10 Farmvlc TO- day.
MIR. Bark elcy's brother, Crl r. b. Berkeley, IS
q cit IN and lawyer here and has been proml-
uenlly spoken Of for the Itgis aturr. Among
the last political speeches that Col. Bo'k 'c}
ever made was unc he delivered here.
Gov. Kempcr says of the rumor that th,ic
has been quarrel between him aud GO7trnof'
elect Holiday ''the attempt to get UP sensa-
ton over the late correspondence between GIV.
Kemper and Governor elect Holiday, 10 regard
to the inauguration Of the latter Is all lllsto,
resting on no particle OF truth. lie sales that
cordial and friendly character; that it Was mark
cd by the utmost courtesy and by protfars If
good Offices aud kiGd services % both sides;
that both gentlemen arc equally a'crSG to osirt-
tation and parade on the octaSon OF the lndu1
ton of Virginia Governor into Office, lor The
reason that it is Contrary to the ancient and un-
broken u5aees Of the old Commonwealth; lbat
Gov. Holiday while holding these views yet
thinks the people have right to do AZ they
please 10 the matter and that ii Is his duty to
yield TO the respectable numbers who have
without his prompting arranged Tor public
and ccrcmoniOus inauguration; that G0Vtrnor
kcmpcr 90 the other hand while recognizing
the right OF the people to do as they pleas, be-
licvcs that the new programme Is the work CT q
few thousand, but disaStclu tc the great body
of the people, and wrong in itself, yet he very
uDrcverrcdly aCqueSccS 10 the decision oil his
successor, and will do whatever in him lies 10
make the inauguration a success according to
the programme OF lis pre-. 9ctors. The two gov
crnors are warm personal friends, who have in
terchaDged every possible evidence Of sincere
personal regard, aod they smile at tn, posi-
| bility OF any disagreement between them. 50
this settles this matter, and the capitol gosslps
! will have 10 ind something else to talk about.
The Governor to day pardoncd PhlIlls Doug
| las handsome qladro0n, sent to the peniten-
tiary for inlantcidc for good behavior, and
| because she was Only II at the time the otttnc,
was committed, and she was made to murder
| her infant by the threats OF her father. Nov,
| it il said that this girl gave birth TO q child
| 10 The penienliary about three yearsago. Who
| The father is has never leaked our beyond the
walls CT the prison.
The bill proposed by Senator Hurt prol osca
to abolish he tifca Of Register Of Lind Office,
| Com missioner OF Agriculture, and the Board
of Immigration, and establish in lieu thereof 4
| commissioner Of Intorm alton. whe is to get
a salary of 81 900, have tive clerks. one at 3
salary OF 81 800, aud the other at 81 ,0G0, sid
commission to prepare aad give intOrr.. alton,
neurological, statistical, agricultural and iu
| fact all kinds TO draw maps, H., and to have
| $500 allowed Tor travelling expenses while get
ting such information. The bill has yet TO be
acted on. 1t will rive a fat office to somebody.
n good joke is told On COL =. l'aSsctt French,
| the Secretary Of the iI,c Monument Fund
The Colonies hoy5 some months ago, caught
inc postum. They Determined to tatteu the
'pOssun UP and have hun for Christmas. The
! Lossum fattcnel and was in sple1dm condition.
The Colonel set his mouth on that poSsum. J.
would DO be dainty dish, The Colonel and
his boys looked at him the day before Christ.
mas. tie was 81 fat that he eAnih move.
Lie was Wa'loSlng 10 infn"as. They went to the
smoke hCus, Christmas nGrnlng to kill the
anml for dlnner that day. they found that
he possum hid died ia the uielt nr ever fat
cess. and t;cy we're cheated ont Of their Christ
mas dish.
Gov. kemper. al The Close Of hi5 term, has
q very arEr aumocr of applications for pardon
before hln. which he is carefully considering.
The Gov. raJr oiten devotcs one or more days
10 The consideration of these applications Tor
pardon, and weighs the evidence carefully and
consalentious!y FRO and cou