Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-07
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! Correspondence cf tho Alexandria Gazatte. |
RICHMOND. Apr! G-Tho list Of sick Sttato
off siaIs has been s.i!l further Increased 10 dag
By the iIInossot ilaijr Saul II. B5yaip, Register
! of the Land 0iIica. |. seclEs 81 though there
was fatality attaching to tie Caplc! officials
this year. Tho lumber Of the sex ne% in
c!udes hIajor Bo7Eir; assistant c;s.k Of the
House. ". G. Bigger clerk Of the Senate,
Shtlton G. Davis; Sergeant alarms Of tho
Senate, Writ Harrison clalk OF the House Of
DELEGATES, John Bell Bigger has been sicl; all
the winter, and is just able 10 get abou! Nlal.
| David a. Carter, Journal clerk had tough
wrestie. and left his post Icc!iag badly: Ayrcs,
cIe,k of the Finance Committee vas also quite
| sick during thn session, bu. he sluck r1anfuly
| to his post. Secretary of the Commonwealth,
Jas. McDauali is out after long and severe
illness, and tho venerable Thomas Z. Bigger,
clerk in tho Auditor Office is again at his post,
after an iIucs1 CT mouth 3 duration. Macy OF
the members cf the House went away sick, CIV
Jog TO the wIetchcd ventilation OF the hall 10
which they met.
Tho death OF MADAME buoDspGrie recalls the
fact (which has rot been mentioned IN auy OF
the unncrous sketches published 10 the papers,
that she spent mGuy summers at The Gfccnhrlar
White Sulphur Springs. 1t was before tho
war. an old floor servant caa be seen there
every summer. who will tell yCu upon the s!!ght.
est proyocatiop, that &c il member Of the
Buooapartc famiy, and will give you graphic
account Of his visit to Europe with his Mistress
Madame Buoroparte. There IL ono aEcc1ote
he dWels upon with particular gusio: "Ies,
Lord, you bysr me, do Madame, she could
talk she could. | disremember dc sac. time,
but oncle her husband. &c King Jarome, he
writ letter to her from whar ho was sorter
maxim fun on her kssc she staid 10 AUerki. 10
desc Uoited States, while be Tss kHg an ell
dat kird 'cr thag Well, de ole woman. be
hyar yar She sits dove and whites to Jeromc
as how she would rather live under de ru!e 'er
de eog!c den under de rule 'er de goose. Jarome
be rever said 10 moro arfter dat. No he
did OF. You byar me"
Madame Buonnpartc lived iu ressl Style at
the White Sul phur and Whenever 5ho rode out
was attended by footmen and ou.tiders. Her
nephew. MpjOr Buo0partc, was tho lion OF the
White Sulphur.
Two accounts are received here 10 dey cf the
discussion in Charlottesville between Z. /.
Smith sud John w. Daniel 90 tho debt payers
side aud Parson Mas:ie and H. Il. Rlddlebarger
90 the readjus,ci's side. Each side contends
fer the victory.
Nous, De Sibourg the French Cousu! 10 this |
city, is making arrangements to return to biz
native France His successor has got been sp |
pointed ADD it is DOT known who will ba the
fortunate man.
There will be week in SyEacu=h' under
the auspices of the Knights CT fythiss: at
GesGrRvcrio Hall, under the auspices OF PRO
lessor Goetineer. There will be Company OF
in fnlI
The new uniformed rank, Knights ofPythiss,
of about hundred menbe.s, will have pa
rade very shortly. STRoNaRoW.
Senator Don Cameron has leased for term
of years, tho palatia residence. 10 Washington,
Of Boss Shepherd, at rental, il Is said, OF
IS ono per annrlm