Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-10
c!ser from Richmond.

S'StE aTSIH ssSCEG1DGUe
Cores Jndenee Of tho Alexandria Gazette
RICHMOND, Dec. GA prominent menber
Of tbs House in conversation with ihe Gazette.
correspondent this morning took rather gloomy
Visw Of the chances Ct Tho settlement Of the
debt question. Said be, I'VE cannot do any
thing unless there is some accom- mediation BE-
tween the Legislature AID The Governor H.
has checknated Us it every way, aud den.
see how we can do anything"
The question Of the clcctoa CT The eFcnu
judges IL beg!u1!Dg to aetsto the menbers al
| the Legislature now. The election takes place
next Tuesday. Fer the Alezard.a circuit a,
yet no great opposition has been developed
Indeed il may DO predicted that the prcseu,
| incumbent will be reelected. L. tho 10Th cir
cult Judge Kelly will be opposed by Mr. J.
| II. Wood, and probably Senator tu!kcrsoo sill
| be urged. La the Sth Circuit Judge L. J..
Montague will be opposed by Judge &. ".
Lacy. the member OF Tire House tom New
Kent. Here the Eight viii DC lively oue Ia
opposed by Willis J. Dstc:, member OF the
House from Poaha,ap, aet !oog leading mam.
Der Of the PowiIataa bar. Here too The fight
will be !itt!o lively. In the II b circui: Judge
Turner he's no opposition. Ia the 10Th circuit
Judge Wn1. S. Barton will have somc cppo
silion, and Mr. C:tcher's claims will 10 NE
! sented and bis fisuds claim that be is s;rang.
IL tho 18th circuit Judge Wm. S. Mcl4aush
liz will, it is understood, be opposed BY iIaior
James Dornan, CT Lexington. Mr.. Elaysar,
| the member from Rcca bridge. Will present III.
name Of Major Doruau. For The l!th circuit
Judge Keith 4i! have 80 opposition, it Is uu.
deTs,ooc. From Interviews with the delegates
SO ar,the GaZ4ttc' correspondent has l.a:5cl
that the main opposition to the present pcun.
beDts will be 10 the persons Of those gentlemen
named. But il is assumed, and Indeed predict
cd, that several Of the others vii! heva oppo.
ncnss. The friends CT macy Of the Candidate
are fighting aud working quletiy.
A memorial s!grcd by naoy u the nlonbel:
| Ct the Hampton tar has been addressed to the
General Assembly ask'og that Judge Montague
Of the Eighth Circuit be removed.
The memorial il severe upon Judge Monla
que and sets forth that hc is upfs Ter tic place;
IS politician and 40 lawyer; delays answering
questions Of Law and fac; lacks dignity, gives
his opinion before hard; encourages Instead Of
suppTessng alterations between members II
the bar, &C. Ii is 6 !=Eathy document.
They nov tel! gke 90 tie popular delegate
from Praces5 Aone. A lev days ego be vas
walking 10 company with some younger mein-
bers I'D Grace street aud they caGIe tu The
handsome Di:ci pies Church or that street. Tie
church is built Of rough blocks OF granite. Ooc
Of the delegates raals:E:i 10 the gentleman
from Princess Arra, THAT IS pretty
church." They say he replied, Yes: Int Ii
would look better il it %as succeed He IL
diguant,y r2pel5 ;to ASSERTION that he sad any
thirg about s,ucc1
The joipt Committee 90 Printing viii NEE;
10 day 81 two 10 Investigate the charges made
agaiost Capt L. L. E,zya>r, SuparIaeud.n o!
of Public Printing, bT ilf. james +. Good9
The charges a!!eG,: la22;upeicu&5 aad perjury
The matter cycites much Interest among lhr
printers and Cspi:c! cfi,ers.
The question a. 10 whether this IL 4 regular
sessicu CT lot, witch IS sgia!;us TIE Seaata,
will Got be tai.ru Ip 10 the House uOt'! TIE
former body has detcIt0lned il.
Tuesday night. Nir. Eulmsn 'iupn2r, 2 ytuag
merchant here, aad a SUD &! Ry7. d.. Iupprr,
Secretary cf the Baptist Missionary Society, vi!
Lead 10 the zIiar Mss Mary Workman OF thi:
city.
Speaking OF weddings L is !unoTsa III: 3
Government official is slaa t. D. inaEri-d sot
tAst the lady Of his ctti3s !;vcs 10 Alex .nH!i.
The finalce COMMITTED will have more De-.
fore it this winter ihau i. ever had bei,ir, ard
il vii! certainly be lha busiest committee ii Inc
General Assembly.