Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-11
Letter from Richmond.

lCorrespopdeoce of the Alexandria Gazette
RICHMOND, Dec 1O.-To day has cot been
yery interesting or exciting one 10 Legislative
circles. 10 the Senate the reduction OF expen
ses cry was raised agaio. :.
MIR. Hurt, of Halifax, offered resolution
looking to the appointment OF q special com
mittee to enquire into the expedlency OF reduc-
ing all salred officers 10 the State except the
Governor and Judges of the Court OF Appeals;
also reduction of the pay of the members OF the
General Assembly, and the fees, costs, g., 10
CURED BY the State 10 criminal proceedings,
and al appropriations made to schools and CD,
legcs aud other public Institutions. No hnal
action was taken 90 the resolution.
MIR. Fulkerson offered a resolution calling up,
on the Second Auditor to report the cost or
funding the public debt.
10 the House, too, the cry of reduction of
expenses was heard.
Mr. Stevens, of Nelson, offered resolution
for the abolition of the Office Ct Railroad Com
missioner.
don't know what the OIL sct Of this resolu-
ton is, for the officer don't cost the State any
thing, as the railroads are taxed 10 pay the
salaries of the Railroad Commissioner.
Mr.. Luck offered bill for the repeal Of the
Office of Commissioner Of Agriculture
These propositions were appropriately refer
rcd.
The balanc, of the day was occupied ic the
Counting of the votes for Governor and Lieut..
Governor.
u question as to the propriety of counting
the vote of NottoWay was raised the package
containing the returns being open lnstcad OF
sealed, as required by the constitution. The
vote after much discussion was taken.
A wide awake rcstauranteur here offers to
new customers "readjusted oysters, a new
d.sh" The oyster is followed out and filled
with bread, so as to present the appearances OF
| biz oyster The inside, or internal arrange
mcuts Of the oyster,is hen put luto bowl and
made into sour. So one oyster really becomes
two. The readjusted oyster proper Is served
up in fries, while the amount readjuscd per-
forms the tuoclion Of soup seasoning | regret
to say that | can not c0untcDance this ntroduc
ton of politics into the oyster. am sure Gen.
| Taliafsrr) would not, and he is rcadjuster
| too.
The aggregate amount Of the votes cast for
Attorney General Field was lOl, SOL. 1t Was
amusing to notice the number of compliment.
airy votes cast 10 every c)uuty. ln each one
there were ten or lW,lVe people voted for for
Governor.
BY the way Gov. Holiday will have the first
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monies will take place on the eastern portco OF
the capitol, aud all the military 10 the city will
be 10 attendance.
good, and what is better. a true story, is
going the rounds here 10 society circles about
tho R,v. Mr.. Rainsford, the popular sensa
tional preacher. who is to commence series OF
revival meetings here shortly. the same en-
bryo Spurgeon who took by storm your city
last mouth. 1t is we'll known fact that women
rave over handsome preachers, and where the
love Of the Lord begins and the love of the
FISH and the devil ends none can exactly say.
At least man can't but woman ought. Well
10 Baltimore certain belle of that city, young,
pretty and rich, attended Mr.. Rainsford's scr
vices regularly, and carnal love usurped the
place of divine affection, and she fell madly 10
love with the young English expounder of bib
| cal lore, and not being content to play the role
Of patience on monument BY letting con.
s,slment like worm prey on her da,nask
cheek, she wrote to the object of her affection
and offered him her heart, her fortuoe and
hand, and then she awaited with pa pitatlng
| Lvou.. sk- --~--- 7. ---~-, ".e-', d e's' - ,
and to the point: Your heart, wrote the un.
gallant divine, give to the Lord; your fortune,
to tho poor, and your hand to the first fool that
asks you." So endeth tho first lesson.