Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-02-19
Letter troin Richmond.

TCorre;ponGenco Of The Alrxandria Gazotte.l
RICHMOND, FEB. tI,lST.-ihe anuouuCc-
mcnt OF tie decision Of the Electoral Coumis
sion III The Louisiana case has throwD j gloom
over this city. Men oo. ike they have cone
from funeral
Mr. Penn presented resolution in the Sem
ate to-day that the Legislature adjourn within
ninety days from the beginning Of the present
session. 1t was finally adopted. Every ono
has remarked at the extreme duIlness Of the
present session Of the Legislature. 1t has GER
tainiy been uuprecedentedIy dull. Never in my
recollection he's there been such total abb
scncc Of everything that is calculated toluterest
the average tax payer anu the citizen who hor-
rows his nelghbors paper to read.
Senator Smith to-day presented joint reso'
luton insLructlng the Attorney General TO re-
quest the City Circuit Court TO suspend action
IN Tie case OF the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
road until the matter could be investigated by
the General Assembly with view OF protect.
irr the States interest 10 said road, and asked
suspension OF the rules to take it up TO day.
The resolution was agreed to.
The Governor has signed the following bills
and they are now laws: TO amend and re
! enact au net to Incorporate the Virginia State
Agricultural Society; to providn Tor working
ard keeping the public roads in order in Clarke
county; to incorporate the NouioIk AMI Ports
mouth Colton Exchange; to incorporate the
! Mutual Home Association Of lynehburg.
No further proceedings have been had in
| the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad case.
Our theatre g0ers arc wild with excitement
over the anticipated appearance OF tho cclc-
| bratcd young dramatic Star, Miss Mary An
dcrsou, who makes her debut in this city next
Wednesday evening as Pauline in the Lady
| Of Lyons. Some OF the Society girls here are
personally acquainted with her, having met
her 10 Louisville, KY, where she was reared
| They speak Of her in the highest praise. as !
lady Of culture, refinement and character, and
| her reception will be very warm. an told
that her stcp-faher, DR.. Griffin, is worth
5000, 900, and is one OF the literati OF Ken
lucky. lie and her mother travclwi her and
she is never out Of their sight. They are with
her at the hotel, with her in the green room,
and peep At her through theasceucry while she
holds the audience spell bound. Miss Andcr-
son was educated at the female college in Louis
vile, and alter graduating, studied one year
for The Stage and then made her first appear
aucc at MacauIay' $ Theatre, when she was ust
II years old. Charlotte Cushman mct her in
New York, and recognizing her extraordinary
genius encouraged her to pursue the dramal!
art.
The special committee appointed Tor the in
vcsligatl1a OF certain charges Of official mis-
conduct against Judge Aylctt Nicol, Judge OF
the County Court OF Prince William, reported
this morning that evidence in the case was in
complete, conflicting aud unsatisfactory, but it
nevertheless discloses conduct on the part oil
Judge NIco which, though not actually invad
ing the domain of judicial sanctity made near
or approaches in that direction 10 the opinion
OF the committee than were entirely compati
ble with the nice sense Of propriety which
should characterize the incumbent Of the ju.
dicjal Office. The committee regarded the evil
dcuce 10 thecasc charging Judge Nicol with ha7'
ing presided in his own court and entered or
ders confirming reports of commissioners in
which he had a direct pecuuiary interest in-
sufiicicnt to warrant rho institution Of proceed.
ings by the House looking to bis removal CT
Impeachment, and recommended that the
charges against Judge Nicol be dismissed.
Agreed 10.
y bill was introduced in the House to-Lay
for the payment Of justices Of the peace Tor the
examination of lunatic5. The bill provides
that they shall receive ~ per day Tor each
day engaged 10 the discharge Of such duties