Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-06
Letters from Richmond.

| Correspondence or the Alexandra uazetle'
RICHMOND, Dec 5.-The forcblc read
ard rerudiaors 10 the Legislature were so de-
icrsnircd to get control OF the House BY the
,lcc,nu f a Speaker holding their views that
hey I,fsiialea a, nothing to accomplish that
cnG. 1T & preliminary caucus, held By them 10
he Ballard House at o'clock p. m. 90 the An
Instant, they agreed to support Judge Ii. Z.
Allen for Speaker, and 10 their speeches gave
the radicals and independent readjusters to un-
ders.aud that they would be permitted to par,
tlc!ratc Ia TIC conservative clucus to be held |
that sight. Altiug upon that iutlmallop the |
iudrp, i,aants, sJluc twenty 10 number, aud two |
or thr.: TadicaS, appeared aud took SEATS 10
he conservative Caucus. uA0llon Was mace
+, a.. a.. ~: i;euGuuts aud 10 permit none
t!r ;. ..a;i7cs 80 participate in the eau
c. " :: ,,is voted down by the read busters,
i.,:.. r.. tee undergraduates who acted as judge
il: ,nei: lHn cases. This left the caucus coli
posed Ct Heterogeneous experimentation ui
c,.sorvaiiYes rGd!c,s, Independent corSer"a.
ives and iaGcpentent radicals. This packed
body ;hcn nominated Henry &. Alec by Eta
)ri!y of five. Mushbach voted fer Hanger,
who sands square y upon the platform adopted
" the late conservative CONVENT ~, aGi Hunter
t2r Alter.
Y.r published ,,.day by telegraph TIC ii
p.ni%!!! oH Of laa lE2usc and the Go7crnoi =
MESSAGE The Seua5o, Li!ucualt GOvertc:
r:iomss prcsidin:., Reelected t,hcli0n Z. DAVIS,
Clark, @ud VI. W. Harrison, Sergeant. AT Arms
After iic reud:u, Cf TIC BIGasag" beth houses
81 iDuiGgH uG!ll 70 u.0rruw.
richmond, Dec. 1.-The present session OF
he l., stature, which promises to be memo
;iic ca, has given Indications ct Warm light
briRrer the reac usIcIs sud tic debt payers.
Tie former have arraycd themselves IN line O
battle aud present u trout unD:rk@n with me"
ua4i5uaycd by auy!llng that has been flugg
| agaiis. them. They ere well organlz't. 80
to-, : tic other side. The relative strength Ct
lh3 tso parties ins!da Of the conservative party
was we'll shown by the vote ln the caucus last
uient between Hanger and Atlcr, 10 winch the
former received ca aud the latter 81,
| hir. Hanger was beaten because he stood by
III. Funding Ball. The readius,crs are out and
cut against it, Both parties will hold several
caucascs aad work carefully. Hence neither
is uaW showing lis haodS
This mGIuirg the House met at II o'ccck
| and proceeded at OLcc to elect speaker. me
| hail aud the galleries we're packed. Inc out,
| side world had GENE in to sec the bcglnulng OF
the fight which is destined to assume gigantic
| nrcportiors. The lIous, was called to order
b. Ciuii; Bigger.
Dr. Hoe, the WILL koown Presbyterian d
we. opancd tie proceedings with prayer, ID
which he Invoked The aid Of tie Supreme
Power 10 guide the Legislature safely through
TIC ciay. otl, 3 lots which coule before it
aGsc,iog the hocor aud welfare Of the Con
uoawcath.
:Hr. +. y. Fauaslcroy, Of Wiachescr, lhcu
nominated for the position OF Speaker Judge
Ii. L. Allen, OF Sheuandoah.
General Joseph Il. Anderson, VINO was the
leader ii he followers OF Mr.. Hanger last
| risht, arose and said he would vote tor MI
| Alien with pleasure lie paid a glowing llI-
butc to the father Of that gentleman, and said
he lad 90 doubt but tlat his s1n wcu!d folio"
| IL lie fan.sicls 81 lis ius:rI predecessor.
| Hove. in the bcgunng, was commcudahlc
iirrt Or TIC part of Gen. Andersen to heal all
| dlsSnuSl0H%.
Judge Allen was elected without opposition
AL tcok his seat lie made u very short
snecch upon akiug the chair, in which he
asked lie aid AID CD operation OF the House,
and Promised to cnniEct It's proceedings with
rigid in:t'ur ts!iiy.
Mr.. Lowell tlicn nominated f,r Clerk Of the
! IIrlsc The rrcsau. Incumbent, Mr. John Bel!
| Bigger.
Dir. Y. &. Popham. rcadjus'ar, said it had
always been !he custom to nominate this officer
| IN caucus.
The S;cakc. Decided ;lrat his remarks were
ont OF order.
Mr. P2pham lnDvad an adjournment, mhish
wns lest ty y>tv Of - to IS.
Il is understood that the reaGusters desired
tc have Eli The officers OF the House nominated
! ia caucas. ard | nave been Informed by several
! g2a!a;2cn, w0 voted :or she resolution, that
they did bot Do so because oil any objection to
| Mf. BicGcr, hut because they wanted to carry
out The former usagcs of the House. also
| heard this IacrIipg, before the vote vas taken,
that Gen. Terry, CT Bedford. and Capt. John
! 4. Ncl!arli. Of Roanoke were spoken Of for
| ,:,is i,la>'.
Gen. Ja4cs {. Lii s7:.s re clestci ;'areeaHt
st Alm: without onHn:i'ion.
T,ara VS. :. lively fight Tor First D2o,kcnpcr,
| tn, n. g & .asg year by Col. G.. i. Criten-
de-. y ii 60 rpn for the plsce his year.
II -. Il. liioes of PitsyIvauia, y. B.
U,.l.... Il !icprico Carter Harrison If Rich
r3ppl. lvrrcr W. A5hby Of Alexandra, aud
Isaac viii Of Carroll were Put 10 nomination.
IL this poiot The newly elected Delegate
from Alexandria, Mr.. Alex. llunter, made bis
| opening speech, 10 which he at once elected
| the close attention of the House. He paid o
g!owi9g and eloquent tribute to Col. AshIy's
W0rth. and fitness tor the position.
| rs tcIcgranhcd this noroiag, Mr.. CottrclI
was elected. Mr. 4. .. Sullivan was reelected
Scc0nd D1Grkccp4r
Il the Senate rollios Of any Importance Was
icac. but the rcadustcrs state that they have
sufficient majority there to carry through sill
measures started in the House.
STRONGBOW
TRAGIC DEATH OF AN AERONAUT -Iioff
mans "Balloon Show" exhibited at Manning,
$. O., last Friday. A balloon ascension const.
tuted part of the programmes; the balloon as
cended about five o'clock p. m, young man,
aged apparently alb >ut 20 years, going up with
it astfide Of a trspezo ta7 attached to the bal
loon by ropes Tho main rope, several yards
long, attached to the balloon for the purpose cf
pul ing it down whan il had reached a sufficient
altitude, broke and the balloon shot up like
arrow TO 8 dizzy height, and dritted rapidly
eastward to the distance Of half a mile, where il
seemed to have encountered q stronger current
as it gyrsted few moments ard bore northeast
for half mile further, when it descended and
was lost to view by the trees Of TX Swamp. At