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

Correspondence of the Alexandris Gszvtte. ]
RICHMOND. Va, Dec. 30, lS76.-At present.
it appears as if the Legislature you'd not have
a quorum Monday Tor The transaction OF bust
uess. The stately Senators are very tvld'1'g
exhibiting no Indecent haste to ct h.ck 70
work. And yet We must got DC h"r" Oh '"e''
for when they do kLucklc j To 4! they VIII
have some steady work to pvriprm.
Tn, bucks Of ,I.r II u,c-a coauGm"n BE-
stvwcl by a gcu sous and d SC 'rnlng ',uc'ic
brre-are 10 apple PIE order lor Ne" Year
,,,v Boots BACKED. white ciaval. wv hue
dred cards aud a remark lcr the Governor Is
ne Inad .hesc r.Ltieueu carry. You do not
cu,eb any of them being abscut from Rich
mopd January lst. On 20. This wi oot hap
uen - long as there i, a House OF Delegates.
| Sneaker Haugc: hi!pselI IS 4lways where the
fair sex can be found. | might mcD,l)n \
delegate nearer Alexandria, too, but | had
better not. The Governor will holi forth on
New Years day, and vii! be glad TO see any
of mis- friends. Tnr Old D,mlulon Couscrva
tive Club, uut hhvlog auy deuocratc rally 10
i get up, will have u grand demonstration The
amount of good l.qlor that will be put away
10 that day will br startling. The habE IT
J paying New Years calls i growing more pot
uIar every year. Suun alter The war II W.,
ruwocdu upon IS a "Gcw faugl4d nO'lna, hui
the ynung mco enj ,yed il. they + uHd Il Gel.
| :,iu excitrm"nt AID sense oil rXhllarati0h ~
! hpog ar.,uud from one huu.G 10 anpth r. Ley
liked i.-ergU, the young ladies' loved II. AMI
| since the war new gruerailon Of beauties mas
! spruug up. The bellies who fl purislrd iurlpg
aud alter the war have all been married. | hose
bcllrs-therc were three Of Iheln-werc Tau {
for their beauty all over the Communicable,
and indeed | might say from Que cni OF tbs
South to the other. Who succeeds tEcm Is
the question now asked. l hear ot 10 bellies
here now, although there are macy 0'au llui
girls. | ask young m'n who Is the belle oil
Richmond, aud they aver they dout knoW,
there arc 50 many charming gIIla that there Is
no room for Il belle they tell NE. This may b.
true, but certain it Is that Richmond, which
has for the last fifty years been fam Tor III
bellies, is now wilhuu that article, or II shr
exists her name Is not mcntlUpcd. Buf there
are three who are coming uf~ari rs the sue
cessors of the three QuceuS mentioned above.
| fancy they will make their real enh'ee al the
White Sulphur Springs this summrr. UmtII
then We will remain qnlHt.
A well known clIlzsu who returned from Ne"
I Urk 10. UlRnL states tual nt saw b'F. liucu
and he Was 10 tie best Of spirits anIi >ccmci
cou6dcnt Of the triumph If right.
The Board of PuIIce Commissioners here
have the appointment Of ali the policemen.
TIE Board is composed of the Mayor, Police
Justice and President of the Board OF Alder
men. A petition is now beicg circulated ask.
log the Legislature to so amend the charter OF
| the city as to.provide that this Board shall be
composed OF citizens. not othce holders. | hear
! there are one hundred and eighty applications
filed DOW for the position Of policeman should
a vacancy occur.
The funeral OF Mrs. Thomas U. Dudley,
mother Of Bishop Dudley, OF Kentucky, took
place from the Monumental Church to day. 1t
was one of the largest funerals ever sceen here.
tits rum0red that the Capitol was yester-
day the scene OF q heated alteration bct"een
a high official and a lesser light. NJ blows
struck.
Io the House to day the resignation Of Green
B. Board, Judge Of the County Court OF Roa
| poke, was transmitted.