Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-03-27
LETTER FROM EsECH.HOJH'D.


RICHMOND, March 26.-Fain the hope OF
tho opponents Of the MofFett register Ia"' Ii
cannot be repealed this session. This has been
shown by the fac. That tho House has even
refused to call tho ayiB and noes MushDaca
has made the aucup'; Ta|ia!erre, c! Norfolk,
has made tho attempt, and Hunter las made
the attempt, and they c,ull cot get even The
IS votes which were necessary to have The ayes
and noes called. This shows that there Is IN
overwhelming majoriy against sny change OF
The prescnt liuuor law. and tho hlotiast regis
ters must be KEEP! ringing until pszt year again.
and they NAV ring on forever.
Rev, Jas. L. Terhuue, Ct Newark, n. D.,
tho husband of the we'll known au!hcreSa,
Marion Harland. is in tho city.
Not only does the Richmond correspondent
of the Gszsttc feel sighted, bat the meu Defs
of tho press 10 Richmond are noTtlheo tnat
the gentleman who is named IN the paragraph
given should have Goao through klcbmGnd
without giving tho boys hsndsnaEe. Inc
Sun says this evening, end the announce ilent
is evidently from the pen OF tho Immortal
George Caunicg Wilde :-"Edgar SnoWden,
the genial and accomplished editor OF the Asex'
audIi2 GaLstte, passed through Rlohmond yes
tcrUay lTOm EICIllhs l1O pOtO ptoo3J o. w
pbiss several tuigs Ct banana plant and bcx
of iutarti!e aiigatcrs, With which no will at
temps to stock the Potomac river. Steaks
from eff full grown marine product OF this
sort are said TO be splendid for juicy succuaIce.
70 day the all absorbing topic CT
DISCUSSION is the Pciudexter trial, snd
the eepsaliou about it was the ap.
poararc, CT Miss Isabella CotIrelI, the, goung
lady who, i. has baen alleged, was losulted by
young Curtis. 1t having been suDouoced yes
terday that she would be put upon The witness
staod to-day .he court room was packed at an
early hour Miss Cottrel eau q IL the court
room closely yelled, and was leaniog upon the
arm of Attorney General Field. There was
buzz and bum 10 tho room as she entered. She
was lead to the witness stand by General Field.
| Then came the trying moment She was Vcled,
AID The vast crowd peercd uusucccsstujy to see
her face. She WIGS told by her council that 1t
was necessary fer her to uo7el her tao7. She
did so with rather nervous hand. Then tho
crowd saw the face Of quito pretty youcg
| LADY. Sho was dressed IN black. lo height
| rather above medium, aud 1.-THE end graceful
| figure. Her features while not entirely reeu-
| ler, are GOOD. She has large. light brown eyes,
deep set aud covered BY long lashes. her
mouth is rather peculiar, being somewhat purse
! shaped, tho lo1er lip protrudi5g slightly, but
not to disheurng extent, aud when she spoke
sbo exhibited very pretty set Of teeth. The
! expression OF her face is pleasant. She has
! golden hair which YES osught up behind 10 g
! l,oa. She had Oh small black felt hat turned
up at The left side aud held together by o
gold LEST, end wore q pair Of shield shaped
esr riggs. Sac has very lair Skin. AS she
was answering tho questioos ct the counsel
size would frequently lock dcwc or put her hand
| up TO her mouth. 1t was certainly Al cul5ar-
RAISING position for young lady 20 b., placed
| in and she went through the ordeal With much
self Dos session. WEeu she gave her ago az
twenty five she anilcrl for the first tGle. She
Gees not look TO be SO CID. Tho prisoner did
not .oek at her during tho whole time she was
10 the court room, tus KEEP: his face avertcd
hol6icg bis right hand up to his CHG. The ar.
euucn;s vii! begin to morroT.
| TIC sTaugcst circumstance connected with
| The execution 10 New Kent yesterday has been
heard ci hcre-to dsy. For want Of better
namn il may be called "gat!OEs ball. v So it
| was Hu1dreGs. Of rcgrocs remained around
| the place after lhc execution had taken place
and wica Tho shades CT night sotln they had q
Grand bail 10 homer Of the OCCASION. The bail
took place 10 an old born near by, the music
being furnished by thrco barjos and fiddle.
L
the dance was begun to tho wild notes OF that
grand cid Ethiopian melody, Tho Mississippi
Sawyer" Virginia hes furnished tho greatest
NJ er Of the United Statos, and now being tired
of this sort of thing and aiming to do something
original she strikes out on a now track and caps
the climax with gsllows ball after the dance OF
desth. a gsllow. ball! IA hal what strange
visions rise at the words D.? What shnddowy
forms and horritly comforting figures come in
view phsntom.like and disgusting. After the
poor devils swing ell by y hempen rope the
darkey fiddler yels out Swing cornors,"' and
the ball commences. After tho two murdcrers
are lead up to tho gibbet, tho musician yclls out
amid trilling bsnjos and ahrieking fiddle, "lesd
up FOUR" and the dance goes on The dsrkies
of New Kent take the lead now Tho ball WIS
kept up until late hour and Pat: Smith, whose
body lay in a shallow grave near by, must have
slept soundly or else lie would hsve been shaken
out by the moving feet of the crowd dancing
around him.
The Governor has appointed that Rno old Vir-
ginis gentleman Col. Lloyd j. Beall. Ss men,
Der of theBosrd ofGrectors Of theVirginiapc ni-
Tertiary to I'll the vacancy caused by the death
Of DR.. Charles II. Smith. No better appoint
nent could have been made. STRoEGBoH.