Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-04-02
Iotter frnm Richmond.

RICHMOND, Va, Apri! l, lS7'7.-A cores
pon4ens o! he Wing wdo =isn= himself a
n.ubor 9th. House ofDcl@gascs, goes for
the Go7sra2!" ia tie veto If the canal ell. he
begins as follows: "Modesty ofieo characterlz=s
wise men. Selfconplacancy ordinarily marks
q weak one. This reto message seems to the
writer 10 be something mere than 80 as:igb'
nent Of objections by 40 Executive 10 'egls'
'ati7e act. l: bears the impress Of parisao.
| Its, With but few exceptions, rehash OF tie
arguments aga!n;: iea:iog the cacsl so warmly
urceI by is op2oae1ts IN the General Assam
bIv. Ii Is c5uch=d ia term; not Only dlsreSpact.
Gul towards the General Assembly, bu: caicu.
lated, il uucoDtrsdc.ed, to produce the false
inps:>sion upon tie oouatry that 1t Is uomind.
! ial Of its duty to the people aod has 10 &c
urgei up t. il by protector CT the people 5
rights. The i.aey o. Its reasoning can De
| easily cZpos:l Aad this Is ncW proposed.
The history Of the pas. eighteen months, Il II
pro7c= aoythlng, will prove that the Governor
IS to day responsible for the critical situation OF
tee james River ard kana8ha Canal. Its
t:..cl 4ocnma0t, and eVldcotiy "Iilten by oue
Of tx ulai0 ad7oc2,a= Of the canai bill. don
thiDE there 6iI be 40 extra session to consider
this matter. Indeed It would be difficult to say
where the nola5 viii come from that is 20 rag
the uombaI:. They have already exhausted
the treasury, aud ne are borrowing ifoGi the
banks, a1i il is certain that they would De IN
able to agree upoa any ether plan'
The GQT:7nor has approved the til pfoTid-
Jog fo7 the ofi,a Of Commissioner Of Railroads.
TIE Commissioner is to get salary OF $1,000
pcr snaum, AID - be elected by the leg ='a'
turc. lie will haze the appointment Of c!cIi;
a. salary OF 81, 800. Gen. P. Lindsey Walker,
a. old cDgiooe! aud railroad mao, a01 brave
soldier, is Que CT the principal candidates, bis
nsjn oopoaeot bang Gen J. {. Hill, the Sci
geant 2. Arms 9! the House. The chances are
10 favor Of Geo. HIS election.
MIR, !. D. Stake yesterday presented TO Ii.
Gov. Thomas pav2I manufactured OF live oak
taken from The Coatederate iron cIaa VIZ
gini5." l.: 0T. Thomas 10 accepting 1t said
Il thank you kioiIy for the beautiful and use
luI ra7el made Of i've oak from the Confede
rate iron clad ''Iirsina,' presented BY you to
he for III. use OF the Senate. | shall transmit
It TO ms successor with the expression Of the
hope tia: the honor aud integrity q cur be.
loved Commonwealth may last as long as the
memory Of the c7cnt aud the benttt to
maritime warfare from the uaU.ura;ioo OF Iroh
clad vcszcl= exist.
c1n7cr.cd With 4 gtnt!cna0 today Who Is
! lust from South Carolina. HI tolls me that
there i; 10 chance Ct Chamberlain being Gov
croor Of TIA: Stats even ii Hayes recogoiz@s
him az su,h. The people are determined TO
have Hampton or q military government he
newspaper correspondents 10 COLUMBIA have
chr:toCol Hampton The idol and they call
: his l0u:: The shriuc. 1t is % uacomm0o
thing to hear the New York Times man al AK
the Herald nan, "Where have you been -
h.. ,b,, n
f DID y5u sec the lo.. NO, he's busy get
ting ready his papers Tor the unbcilc7ers
The correspondents there have also Introduced
other no7c expressions. tor lnstaoce when
. one takes drlk with an5ther lthe pheuome-
non does sometimes occur) Instead Of sayiog,
''Uorc goes, CT there to you. be say:
''au0dc and both toss doTu the reres hing
i !riai:. These .,!c incdcnts which were given
! Ia, IL a.2 q: t:j7. llaupt1as party show how
politics can work thai: TiT even !u:o tciioW :
drinks.
The !4se.. obi.ciun 70 The Moitet; whiskcy
. praIh I'LL = that Il sill encourage illegal Vot-
!, ins. Nhan tit Illegal voter goes to vote he
will !:::. sep b. ! barbour ard get drlnk.
Then when he !rics 10 vote and thH clerk asks
! him, "it.To you :egistcrad'' he can WIKI truli'
ausW,r "I es sir.
tic legislature /, E0w Wrestling ~lh the ~
: preparation bill.
Tie legislature Will, according 10 resolution,
adjourn ca Wednesday, 1t is believed that the
Governor will call an extra session unless the
Buchaaan aud Citizen Forge Railroad Ill! IS in
INC meanwhile passed.
j The Senate to-day passed bill amanlng
the Mo!Tet, whisky bill, providing that com
missioncfs oi the revenue shall receive a.. CON-
pcn$at:on for c0iectipg the tax under the pro:
vision: Of the bill :: per contum IN cities end
towns Of m1io than two thousand inhabitants;
in GOWNS Of less population aud 10 the counties
per c3ntun. The bill vas also amended SO
a; to provide tkat any druggist who desires 10
sell vine, ardent spirits, or malt liquors, or any
mixture thereof, shall be required, before be
does 50, to take ont retail liquor dealer H.
ccns., ADD be shat! in I'll respects be deemed
retail liquor dealer, and be subject to the re-
quircmcnia Of lht: law" The bill DOW goes 10
the Home.
Gdor recent resolution offered 10 the Sen
ate ~ Alr. E. +. Smith, Of Nelson, the Poto
mac Railroad Company was forced to pay as
back taxes On its road bed and property from
1872 10 1876, Inclusive, $692 50. It was also
! required to report, for the first time since lis
construction in 1872, 81 100 OF taxable prop
crty This road is the extension Of the Rich
moad, Fredericksburg aud Potomac Railroad
from ita terminu, to Quantico, aud the cost Of
it7 construction was 100000. 1t is about two
miles in length, and is the property OF the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Rail
road Company. Under the present assessment
bill railroad property il to be asseEacd for taxa
ton By the Board Of Public Works and not by
the railroads as heretofore. This will increase
the taxes to be paid by them, it is estimated,
at least one half.
Fatal Accident.
Correspondence Of tho Alexandria Gszsttel
SHILOH, Va, March 2l.-Thomas Baddoc,
son Of Newton COB, idJe, residing uear STRAIT.
ford, Wc:m ireland WIS accidentally killed
On tn, 2lst ins His body WIS found in the
woods, near hl5 residence. on the ODD. He had
been hu1sng AID Oh his returo, 10 passlog