Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-06
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RICHMOND, Dec. 4.-Contrary to prfo;den1
Messrs. Il II. Eister ard ". d. Chestefnac'
who hevc hereto'ere gotten OUT the cover,
por's message il supplement! form, were denied
the message by Governor Holiday, this year,
ia time to Gil orders from papers 10 7snoca
parts Of The State for about 1000 oop:es'
Heretofore these gentlemen have guarded sa'
crcdly tho confidence placed 10 them by the
Executive, and have made arrangements With
the papers patronlZfng them 50 as TO prevent
| .hc message from being seen urti 1t had oeen
presented to the Genera! Assembly. This year
they had received an UNUSUAL number OF orders.
and Including the circulation OF the h'chmona
papers, be message would have been read by
ut least so 600 persous, probably more.
The cry locks quite lively nov. Besides our
couury cousics in attendance on the LaigIsia
ture, there are good msDy Strangers from the
Ngrth and West.
nliss Katie Putnam, who hes been perform
Ing al ih6 theatre, is said To BIO quite III. She
has bad savera! heuorrhages OF the lungs With
10 the past TWO days.
Manager PoRol! promises our oitIz,us sue
ccssiou OF good dramatic performances at the
theatre this month.
The adv, Gates of the Richmond aud ALE
ghsny Railroad Company ere s,mcgbat dis
hrartenrG at tho sim prospect Of the ooohf
uninn Of their coDtssot with the Jaues RIVER
and k4nsWna GauaI Company, BY b. l. gls!s
!urc. There seems 10 be very strong oppo
sition 10 he scheme ia both tho Senate aud the
Hru4e.
The tobacco manufacturers CT this city Orc
co,n planning IF the duiIuess Of the times. "A
humber Of them are working If for the year.
The prusaa: stagnslou Is attributed, by the
trade generally, 70 the me"iiog CT Congress aod
tie expectation of !he probable agitation OF
The tax or manufactured tobacco.
RICHMOND, VA, Dec. 5, 18T5.~-As usual
the fiji. iRD days Of legislative session have
closed Without either hody dciog much of In
pa,;apoa. II fact, as yet, there is nothing
much b;r,le the houses OF the General As
scInbiy.
In The House Mr. Fauntlctoy introduced a
resolution looking into the cSrcd;eIcy Of calling
q constitutional cGgVent!cn. Ehe carly period
Ct The Session ia which this scheme has been
begun Indicates ,hst it vii! bo ono OF the most
JrGaliueut questions hvii:e the Legislature.
The mayc contemplated ia this direction has
suGuc WarC1 Supporters and also IS warm oppo
ncnta. 1t is probable that it viii be the fist
question hefurc the Legislature. NJ. FauOt|e-
roy is tic iGeIn hcc troln Frederick and 80 ardent
r@adja:taf. Re urged the cal! o? a cons;itu
tiaaa convention or rsther the passage .! res
o!u:iou locking 10 that eD1 while he was in the
LEGISLATURE lest 7ear.
There are perhaps fifteen Or twenty members
aiio have not yet put il al appearance.
!; mean ;oGn m:Ge tbs assertion 10 day inst
81, c,I Ill ~ 81 -
CT the people in ,lheit cAuatlcs aod brought
tacu down gith then, AID turned The money
eyer 10 the Auditor alter which the said mem
6HIs IL Up SALTS GOT their certificates and drew
ont two days pay. l. is as malicious az the
s.a!ni!on: cf q jolly mcmber from the southwest
wac Sid that be came Gowa On the train With
six oGhsr members aud upon erq1nlag il vas
feuaG that esCh man had "a extra truck full OF
clean shirts, ham sandwiches, towels ADD such
tbiags--in fact they We're ready al! fixed Tor
sr!;!ag Oh; for :; Waek ia the CToot Of al IL"
Junction.
AZ your correspondent predicted yesterday
The 5dic.iol5 aTe that tba session will be OF
tho u:sal lcug! ard perhaps opc OF tho 1ost
Important held snca the war.
The extremists Oh both sides SEEM this year
rloro disposed to neas cash Other half way end
il is safe to indulge the hope that the debt
question will be settled Ia same Fey.
The old members miss from the corps Il
CLERKS tho !$co OF hr. Rose, 50 !oag Il cain.
n2issec clari: aud eGo died last SUMMER.
In RiGbuond jas: unT every mao, woman
and caiI1 is whiss!iug Nancy Lee a busi
pasa house ei7es the sopg (nu:c aud m1rds)
away, tosctblr With tho business card Of the
house printed Ga Nancy Lees heal
The Legislature, it 10 evident, has no idea o
accepting the proposition Of Barring, Rotaohid
+ Co., in relation 10 the settlement of the daD;s.