Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-03-14
Letter from Richmond.

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
! RICHMOND, Va, March l3.-EVery man,
woman and child 10 the city has been asked by
Office seekers to sign petitions for their ap.
pointment to some official position under Hayes.
Things is terribly mixed, as q truly loyal re.
publican remarked to your correspondent to-
day. Miss Van Lew is making big fight for
the postoFice, but do not think she will get
it. TO hear the talk amoug the Richmond
custom house officials one would Imagine that
President Hayes was more exercised about
making the custom house appointments here
than about matters of natioRa importance.
Mr. John I. Wall, the popular aud efficient
member Of the House from Frederick, was out
to-day for the first time since bis recent severe
illness, and was in his seat for short time.
He leaves tomorrow for Winchester, where be
goes to recuperate.
The Governor to day appointed DR.. Herbert
NJ. Nash quarantine medical officer for the dis
trict OF Elizabeth river for the term Of two
years.
The Virginia Press Association is 10 session.
As | am writing MIR. J. A. H. St. Andrew, oil
the FarmvIle Mercury is Delivering the an
nual address on the "Virgiua Press" 1t is
az Interesting and able paper. St. Andrew is
level headed fellow.
10 the Senate to day the joint resolution au-
| thoriziug the Governor to appoint seven COM
mssioners to the Exposition Universae at
Paris, France, in 1878, with House amebd-
ment that no charge for the expenses attending
| the duties Of the same should be ohargablc to
| the State, was taken up. The Senate refused
to concur in the House amendments.
Senate bill to prescribe the times fer holding
the Circuits Courts in the fourteenth judicial
circuit was posed to-day.
The House bill prohibiting city officials
councilmen, &C., from becoming contractors 10
such corporation was taken up, the question
being upon insisting upon the Senate amend.
ments requiring the publication Of all contracts
the parties to said contracts, aud the amounts
80 paid. The House disagreed to these amend
ments. Fir. Hinton moved that the Senate
| insist on it's amendments. Agreed to.
The Senate passed bill authorizing the sal
AIRY Of the county judges Of the counties Of
Warwick and Elizabeth City to be increased TO
500 per annum by the Board Of Supervisors
House bill creating Department Of Agricu.
ture was discussed and ordered to its eDgross.
| ment
A GIRL ASSAULTED IN THE CAPITOL
GRoUNDs.-About lilo last night rs Sergeant
Clements and Officer Boyle, Of tho Seventh
precinct, were passing down First street they
heard the voice Of a female begging piteoualy
for mercy. The cries seemed TO emanste from
the borders of the Capitol grounds. The ser.
CONT and officer separated and closed in on the
parties. and on surrounding them they found Il
youny girl on bonded knees, with man bond
ing over her, and trying to force her to the
,tnl Il
took him to the station house, where tho girl
told hor story, which was about rs follows: Her
name is Lucy Glsdman, and she was on her way
home. In passing around the Botanical gar
dens she was followed by man, and when she
reached the entrance of the Capitol grounds she
her TO the ground and commit an outrageous
assault upon her. She is fourteen years Of ago
and quite fine looking girl.
The parties were both conducted to the station
house, where the man gave his nan.e as Edward
Mccormick. He is about thirty FIVE years Of
age, light chm whiskers and has dark hair, and
at the time of his arrest he WAS much under the
influence of liquor, or at least pretended to be.
The man was locked up at the station for hear
ing in the Police Court this morning, and tie
young girl was accompanied to her home in
East Washington Wash. Republican
SUPPOSED MURDER. Jacob Herschfeld,
aged 60, came to his death in Boston about
5:45 g. No., yesterday in mysterious manner.
Two pistol shots followed by groaus we're heard
10 house on Harrison avenue, occupied by
Herschfeld aud various persons employed 10
different avocations, and at the head of the
first flight Of stairs in dark entry was found
Herschfeld shot through the breast on each
side, the wounds causing his death 10 half an
hour. By bis side lay a pistol and in his
mouth and down his throat was crammed |
handkerchief on which bis teeth were tightly
cenched. His poe textbook, empty, was found
on the stairs. He is known to have received |
considerable sum Of money Monday. Three
Poles, who worked 10 the third story, are under
arrest. Some of the police officials claim that
it is case of suicide, but the belief is not gen.
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