Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-02-23
LETTERS from Richmond.

for Rhode Island. IL will be married to one
of the most beautiful young ladies IL that
State.
Mr. Moses Ezekiel, the Jew sculptor, is in
the city still. lie will leave for Rome 10 ie"
DAYS, He and the sculptor Valentloe, unlike
most artlsts,) are On very friendly terms.
Miss Mary Anderson played 10 crowded
house at the theatre 10 night, and created
decidedly fl7orablo Impression.
The apporlionncnt question IL disgusting
everybody.
RICHMOND, Feb. %, lS71.-Therc was no
general observance Of the da;. The Federal
offices and National Banks were closed !he
First Regiment OF Virginia lniantIy, the Itch
moud HowZers. and one colorcd company pa
rnded this afternoon. The weather was de-
| lightinI.
In the House, day, L bill was reported to
amend an act Incorporating the washington
and st. Louis Railroad Company.
The case of Geo. Stuart, indicted Tor marry
ing negro, came up in the Musings Court 81
Manchester to-day. Stuart and his bride nee
Robens Mcpherson, seemed considerably ag'
tated as the argument proceeded. lie Is sa'u
to be Scotchman by birth, and appears TO be
| ABOUT lOrlg years uiu. ''iie - '""'''
wears old, tall, aud nearly white. Stuart IL an
active member OF one Of our churches. Tie Is
the first man who was ever Indicted 10 Virgin
ia for marrying negro .,
continue to hear the name Of Washing
ton merchant connected with the recent eI0po'
ment from this city. The husband OF the lady
will seek divorce. She left two or three 1T
tie children behind. Eiopemen5 are on the
increase here. [ know of one or two INSTANCES
where young ladies aud gentlemen have elopcd
simply to save the great expense attending q
marriage now-a. days The world at large
thought it was genuine elopement, but the
reporters and clipping couple knew better.
The bill ia relation TO Senator Moftitt's Wits
kew punch came up to-day, aud the motion to
amend SO as to make the tax on drloks one
cent Instead OF two cents was loSt-ayca 20,
noes 40. hlr. Popham, however, who is &
friend Of thu bin! moved 10 reconsider and
heading the motion the House adjourned [" do
honor to the Father Of His Country.
The committees of the two branches Of The
General Assembly (Dr. Quescnbory, chairman
of the Senate, and MIR. Gilman, 81 the House.
each have the care Of the educational Interests
Of the State, returned th!smornlng from lamp,
ton, where they had inspected the Normal
School for The education OF the colored pa0p!n.
They report that the Institution is 10 :. highly
Furnishing condition. and think General Arm
strong, the Superintendent, Is the right man
in the right place There are over 200 puniis'
and the agricultural, mechanical and education
al departments are all complete. The com,
mittees were elegantly entertained by Admiral
Bonakoff, Of the Russian navy.
The Senate is exercised over apporIoDmeht
and adjournment The House said apportlor
aud the minority in the House said that the
chief arguments against apporiioument were
that it forced Senators to vote upon question
in which they were personally interested tn-Wlt:
whether twenty odd OF them should hold over
ior twe years or 90 before the people again
next fall for re eac5i1u.
Nov the Senate has voted to ADJOURN on tht
9TH OF March, and il Is argued that this look:
AS if they wanted 10 avnid being apporilonco
out cI Office
People in the ntighhorhO0d Of Fortress Mon
roc regret very much that Col. Barry, the com
maudant, is about to lcay2, he having been or
,!ered back to his regiment.
The House Committee for Courts III justice
yesterday appointed committee 10 wait upG0I
the Governor and obtain any information h
may have in relation to the alleged forfeiture
Of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad to tn
State.
Miss KADFoRDs MAD RGDE.-An accldcn
happened yesterday afternoon which came yer!
near resulting 10 the Instant aud Violent dealt
Of one Of the finest, most admired and accom-
plishcl bellies Of Washington society, Nil
Sophia Radforl, the daughter Of Rear Almi
raj RalrorI. Miss Radlord was thrown from
her horse while riding, and very seriously in
iured. The facts Of the case are as follows -
Miss Radford, in company with Miss Cook
Mr.. Frank lee, MIR. Geo. Dunn, 1icutcnan
BirDcy, u. $. A., and Mr.. Livermore, started
ont for 4 pleasant rise III the uornng, ant
proceeded some distance 10 the country. Attc
going a. far ~ their time would permit. they
turned their horses heads cityward, and can
tered il by way Of the fourteCuth-strect road
When the party reached the summit OF Coz
lego Hill, which orcrloOks The city, about .
clock, the horse on which Miss Radl6rd rode
became fracious and dashed TO the foot of tho
hill AZ The top q! bis speed. Miss RadIOrd'
cOmpanions had confidence Iii her superior
hors4manship, aud believed that she could care
for herself even If the horse had dashed wildly
down the HILL The animal was unmanagcablc
however. Many persons on the road way nadl
attempts to stop The animal, but with no sue
cess. When the horse with It's fra rider near,
ed the boundary-a man with 4 cart drove hi:
horse across llc street in the hopes OF stopping
the runaway animal. This frightened thu
horse and made him sheer 10 one side. Miss
Radord was thrown from the saddle, and bel
long riding habit catching in the SturTup, she
was dragged some distance with her head up
on the ground. The right side Of her head
struck the stones in the road and her skull Wa;
fractured.
When her skirts we're freed from the stirrur
she fell 10 the ground. EIcr companions who
had been unable 10 keep up with the mad horse
10 its flight soon came up, and she was picked
up entirely inscDsibIe and carried into neigh.
boring house. Physicians were summoned and
ordered her removal to her home. She was
taken to her fathers residence on n street,
near Seventeenth. Drs. LiDcoln and Norris
successfully performed al operation, by which
a piece of the fractured hone was removed.
Her condition is quite critical but up to
midnight, last night, she was resting quietly
| and in n tar Way Of recovering tr1m her jDiTl.