Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-24
Letter from Richmond =.

Correspondence Of the Alexand;is Gs2stta.}
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 23. lSII7.-Thcre IiGls
10 this city an old merchant who in the hich.
Of his prosperity had 4 nice tombstone m4I,
for himself, with his name, age, &e., cut ,l.2.u.
on. Since the war, like all other old merchant.
fich as he vas, or able TO pay for tomh>ig,...
Happily lie took lime BY the toreocs ~ IL.
the sculpturcd marble III readiness.
Some rascal with no reverence ior liz .r.t..
ativc profession, last night cutrrcd ia, go.,u
OF DR.. Powell, lsItgltc from the cyllnty t..
Dinsddic, aud L. +. DAVIS, m@.n:,rr tim
Petersburg, aud stole lie ;lauIaJI!@ .a!l sash
OF The former aud lot 81 moor, FROM ,i!s n.
ter-priucipally per diem, which Is n.r... vain
able !han money acquired 10 The Ordinary W..
OF ttanslctiDg business, j., i; : !nn psts 49,
brain work. The yeat!eueu li.ye j. r,,ja =: n.
Exchange Hotel.
la the Senate, 70 day, Mr.. Charlie trtfo,n..
| 4 resolution, which reads is follows:
Rc$0lre;{, That the COMMITTEES Oh ,'.;:... ..
Justice b" Instructed To lCQgrr aaI 1929.
| whether under the constitution pr2:iiraa t,g
| the government OF cities aud towns ny IT, -.
slature it is competent TO proyid: that r,gC.H
elections for city or town officers may t. !,g.G
! at any tiue than he fourth Tnu9:day u y -,
| 1t was adopted.
| Senator Smith lutrJ,!u::! 1 rc-Jut.,ul 8,
structing the Committee Tor Npurl, - Ju>:...
TO report the cXpeItency OF creating ~ ln
com mission Of not i"s' ;han the" iUc, i.,rut.
and discreet lawycGs,to b. selected q; GhG ,,.p.-
| eral Assembly, whose duty il SHAH b. ~ Ic,.,.
and codily the laws Of this STATE. IA! rtplI
| the same from itnc to l.Inr Il tnr ';ri.,gi, !
somhy ior It's ar:!on. Agreed 30.
| Thc Committee OF t1ua;irS, t.;.,, iii.
Towns. reported Senate Ji!I ~ inc9cp3G...a III
| town ot Mckenzie, il I'll COUNTY - fairfax
| with amendments.
10 the HOu-e, u Gay, : rciIt0r Ui cIjH.ur
of Richmond couuty aGalst tic :e!>Ji Il. au
act 10 prevent the catching Hc ;ai>jug 81 "y,Ic;-
from the oyster beds kt ow:I Is Rus l;1c., !"
the RappaGanaeck river, was Introduced.
TIE Committee Oh Fedora. Rel. ,iorS ys.1r..
ed the uous, ,nt rvsy.G;ons enclosing H..
plan of adjustment repJ:.co. b. tn just to4
mttec O; Congress relative t. th1 >c't!2meut a
the disturbing questions a!!s!us o.: .! lh' i-.c
presidential election A. 10 the bsst !Ae-Gs a
accomplishing peaceful solution q! the !nr-
lion, &c. |; was places! 90 the calendar.
| These resolutions will pv0D4b!y be aionte,,
almost unaoimou,iy. There may be ,To d..
sepliog voices in he House, hut none, Ih!Ua,
10 the Senate.
The folIowius bids were passed in III; !l,Hs.
to day: TO provide for erecting, rt5uliIu.,
aod repairing bridyes'in Fairfax county; ali
thorzing tue Virginia Telegraph ComraDy g.
sell and convey all the franchises o! sad ct,
papy; for the protection Of sheep in The caHaty
of Culpeper.
From indications judge that Miss NrI-,u
will have the largest hols"s OF the season.
A bachelor member OF the legislature IA
written q poem, from which the following j. m
extract:
"l|er bright blue cyGs-;hcy tod NE this
Whea J. had my arms ar0un! lie! w.ls',
And every time | give her a kiss
[ thought that honey had los; il ttr:c.
From this it would appear tn4t The u@mt:!,
of the Legislature get aiouE vvIy well ~i'' IL"
ladies.
Elias Robinson, Q! WarfrG c>anty, ~" yen
for attempted rape, VA, received Al IL: l'al
Tertiary to-day.
Sir. Corben Warwick; oa& t: The o.3".t M
chants OF the city, died lo-day.
Rev. Henry Ward Bce2hcG d,iivc?>i IN
lecture OF Hard Tines, At rha ii1chm5ni
theater tonight to al an'iiecca OF ABOUT "N
hundred, Of whom six or seven ",r2 .a'"'.
His lecture was we'll received.