Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-17

There IL ia cvideut GeteTm; nation upon the
:,ar; Of Tie Controlling Eol bers 70 maxi & mo7c
t0FGG:do The sttt;t lacus OF the Gebt question.
lney bsI,y, ilal il a co1fereoce Of his ccedi
tors is had that iouca coed will result fron 40
icltl chauEe OF views AID opiuions. a. Any
rate they 10 cot believe that such gatberog
here could DO any harm, i; IL resulted ia NJ
goo3.
IL the House to da7 Dir. Hunter, Of Aezau
drls offered resolution askiog that body 10
order he Committee on Asyiuus, g., to in
Ves'lsa'e tie q lestion as to whether tie board
| II directors OF the peDiteuliary had rot exceed.
I'd their bouods 10 buying acd ordering sup ylies
tJr Tie prison without authority of law. tie
sssva iJn vas adopted. IovcstigatioD will be
g!l to morrow. Investigation is the order CT
Inc day ab;u; tbs Cs;iCl Row, ard il has be.
c ne 20 coaEcn tbaG Whenever Z stranger
appears sb3u: tie bu.!dirG it i tskeo fJE g'act.
81 &c IS e. 'GFcssi sa:ot." end the first ofi.aI
be uiee;s ''drors tc FIG" aoa iLd!cales bis
| laa1iocsa to uulerg3 inc i;quEsitcrIaI lecture
| AMI lie iuves !gattd. IL reminds oas Of the
| story told b u: :ha rngu whu, 5000 after the
close Ct the Var, wien i. was go fGah!3oahic, or
ct cry rate 80 pee .sa=ry, Tor one to swallow the
| ioa hau2G or some oihsr kird Of oath every
| t:@ ,isyv. got SO accustomed to it that &c dol.
! fed lis ha: every ;iGis he saw stranger cone
! ~ tc:c -as: up!ag TIA. he Tas th:fe TO al n.
| !e!21 ire ons;;.
The iavessigati3a of L. Il Frazier. eLu, the
| Su9e,inlrad"ut Of Pubic Pru;iug, charged by
| ij:. }. L Goode vi iocou p:ts1cT, w., will
| oJu;G 10 cioso n a few days. Tue geGclai
! opiaon Is the. Fr.sier will ue acquitted.
Ih:r2 vii BE- sc"Dlpt ID adH this session
&c gspr..l Or radically Laodiy the Mo!fs't liquor
! law. R-s9!u:loOs Ut erqaIry as to the dltf-r
| eaue h=.W.en the rscsv;s from that law end
lac special liquor aeuse during the period prior
10 ;i;e Adoption Vi sGae MUfet!3 IaR, have oeeD
| oifrred III bDsh h&uS.a. Senator Paui TO day
| offered Ia the Senate 9 resolution requesting
| tn Auditor 70 furnish statement showing he
| uHetruct bctwscu tho rtc3lpts Of tne M9fett
lay fer tho present year. and thts' under
| the special liquor license 10 1876 and 7.
| Mr.. Paul also offered resoiuii0u providing
| that any sG'tlem@ut made win the creditors oil
the State Should BIZ made With rtitge zoe 10 the
prescott 'oE vairatlon tt real and psrsona! prop
city auj a2Eso!. ur&l produces; that ia cJnside.
ral,oo t inc reduced vauJ CT these cssses Of
propegt? and shs sufc depression OF tbs farm
10. pr ia OF eur population the present rae
| Of ax.tl9n should te reCu;@d rather than 10
crcss.d in Virginia. Tbs resolution was re
| tt.rcd to tie Con- mi,tee On finance.
Last week was the ssyest Richmond society
has hat ibis e:asop. bu; ibis week will DO con-
pasativeiy quiet. NxE Weck among other bril-
| isut entertainments will Dc large party giyeG
| By Judge John a. Meredith to Ills daug b!cr
L-ir., an accom pIished aad beautiful detutau.e.
! Yesterday was Sab tn that will long be
Remembered by large Class OF oGr ctiz4ns as 4
p,ioiuIy dry ooe. albeit lEa rsia poured dowo
10 t9rrents. TIE bar roous were all heremct-
i.a;ly sealed. A driok ctu'd net be had for
Ioy1 Or nlouty, aud .eEu!ar dIllkus who cauuot
| dc vi bout their ''tods" tv.n ooc Gay 10 seven
were sort!y vcx.d The causo of this nora!
state Of things smcog the s.oooists was the
| result Of certain trials Ia Judge Christians
court Saturday, When thirty odd prom oent bar
| keepers we're ued fJr violation Of the Sunday
| laws. aud rcynIadcd that the atX: ,ioIe the.
! VIE c9nVic &c brlr i ensrs you'd be revoked.
| o j topers stood abcu: tho butei bars AID the
o;acr s.l0nGs ell day trying 10 b.loe the keepers
to set Oh: jas ooe drLk. bit to 10 await. Mt
even The b,Idest IT the gin sellers would Yea.
turc TO uccon noaate their Oldest aud best pay
leg customers. How loog will hi lsss is to b.
seen. STRoNeBOW.