Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-07
Letter from Richmond.

We find but once in while
Letter from Richmond.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
RICHMOND. March 6. 1878.
The State made small raise to-dsy-got in
about i've thousand dollars. The Way the
members went for that little pile Was amusing.
Each one got little.
10 the House the resolution 10 relation to ad'
ding the name of Allan Magruder TO the list
of certain gentleman at Washington, to push a
claim of the State against the United States,
was amended By adding the namo OF Mr. James
Barbour. The RESOLUTION Was ordered to Its en-
Mr.. Lee y. FulEersuu made good original
speeoh 10 the House few nights ago III favor
of sending tho bill 10 consolidate the debt to
tho committee. lie drew this picture which
elicited laughter nd applause -
MIR. Speaker, ttle enormous debt OF inc ota'o
has closed our gates against the Immigration sno
capital that would oome and settle ~ our midst,
aud is driving our poor citizeus-tho bone aod
SNOW OF our Stste-from our borders; tho
youths, upon whom will rest the future pros
per.ty of our Commonwealth, are fast leaving;
and the time is not fur distant, without . change
tor.the better, whom tho old, she lame. tho halt.
the feeble, ind blind, will be the Ouy inlsbl-
tauts of this once grand old State. The fields
that once fllod the markets OF tho world Rlth
eoro, wheat, I'VE aud tobacco, will then be hiied
with thorns, thistles. brars and brush. The
houses that were oooe inhabited By lutelllg"aoe
ind refinement, will then b. inhabited oy tho
ground bog and fox 10 the cellar, the owl aud
bat 10 tho CARROT, and tho whlppoorw:ll pcrch
upon the chimney top, whiStllng the 'uuerA'
song OF better days that are past ADD icre'er
gonel
dark picture OF cur situation, but L think no
darker than true Aud, as l have before
stated, this ana all other governments are do
pendent upon the Icboring classes tor thor sup
port. Tho house tha. protects US from tho lu-
cemeney of the weather, the food and ralmeot
of our bodies, and all other necessarles OF lie,
are but the fruits of that class OF mankind VINO
have long since learned by expsrlence the truth
of that declaration of Holy Writ, which says
that IMAM shall eat bread by the ssHeat OF his
face" And now, Mr. Speaker, to express my
idea in stronger terms. it possible, you may
stop all tho railroads. the commerce o. the
world, all Legislative bodies-io short, every no
cupation of life, except that of farming. tor thu
space of two years, ADD We can live; bat you ,
stop tho agricultural interests of the country
for two years, and then will occur to your mind,
as vivid as the lightning flash, those beautiful
lines written by the poet: -
"Hark, from the tomb doleful sound.
Mine ears attend the cry;
Ye living men come view the grOuGd,
Where you must shortly lie.
This is the only speech Mr.. FalkerE,on has
enade, and the oratory is purely of tho Fr-
giaia order.
The proposition made by MIR. Fiosin to ap-
point commission to endeavor to effect set
Element with the creditors oil tho Stat was
substantially defeated to day aud To- lieu there
of proposition made up OF the Two pr npoS.
tions of Messrs. Johnson, Of Giles, and Fowler
we're made into ono, and that was adopted
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad is to be
sold by public auction on the Goth of thl
,nonth. Recover Wickbsm il the special
commissioner. There is no doubt al to the
fact that he will be president OF the road I'M
der the new ownership. General Wiokham l4
one OF the best aud most popular railro 81
officials in Virginia, and his road ia wolf mat
aged.
The Dispatch Of this morning comes out
emphatically against marrow fat peas, but
at the same time speaks tdelingly OF tho butter
bean, and especially the Brunswick stew.
1t is not thought that the, House will have
time to act upon tho revisi on of tho criminal
laws uploss there is an extu. session.
There ore some members of the Legislature.
and notably tho House. v no make it o poiot
never to vote to adjourn no matter whether
there is, or is not, business before the House.
Thank heaven there arc NO many of this kind,
or the House would be 10 session until mid.
night.
Remark OF q legislator o, } tho new silver dol
lar. "'In God we trust'--ail others cash.
MI. Meade G. Kcmptr, son OF the Governor
and late his private sec, etary,, was one OF the
graduates of the Medical College. DR.. kem
per has bee, appointed one of the physicians
at the City Aims House. Dr. hempor Is 40
enthusiast 10 student of his profession.
There ia something akin to panic here
among he school people and those Interested
10 the public schools, at tho hnanelai a'mcui'
ties { .fthe State. Some busybodyg has orlgl-
mater 1 . report that the schools vii! be olsoon'
tinr led after July. and there will be no further
UP for the teachers until after January.
there is, so far as your correspondent can !eatp:
no foundation for the report except the tight
condition of affairs.
Burning Ola Steamboat.
MInPI1s. TENN, March 7, lSiS.-At 2;SO
O'Clock, this morning, the Anchor line steamer.
City of Chester, was totally destroyed by ire
at the elevator. The boat arrived from 81
Louis about midnight. and Captain Zsrgier
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