Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-03-08
The SDeakership.

damages.
The Speakership.
The Washington correspondent CT the Baltl-
more Sun says:-
The intimate friends Of Mr.. Randall stated
yesterday that it is not proposed, so tsr as tney
are concerned, 70 enter further on any canvass
for the speakership, and that other candidate
and their friends may, If they ind solacs IN sucn
employment. jahber ard caucus around the no
tells en- d tho bar rooms 10 their hearts content
Mr.. Randall loft for New York Thursday, and
is not expected to return 10 Washington Tor seV'
eral DAYS. His supporters declare there IS 10
question tina: he will be nominated for Speaker
On the first bsllot in tho democratic caucus. Inc
expedition to Mr.. Randall among some OF tha
democratic mombers, while bitter and intense,
cannot, It is thought, DO sufficiently in1uentla
to affect seriously his prospects. Dir. Black Durn
is really tho representative of the personal All
mostly toward Mr.. Randall. and the creator
part Of whatever strength he may develop WI!
be due 10 that causo. Tho opposition IN the
democratic ranks 10 Mr. Randall OF first though!
of concentrating upon Mr.. Morrison, but after
wards concluded 10 .sko M. Blackburn, wno Is
personally very popular. While Mr.. Randall
is cold b!coded, reserved and very prone TO tor
getting 'fsvors which arc past.' IAr. Black burn
is, On tho other hand. impu|sve, warm hearted
end demonstrstivc, ard there iaro core lkoiy 10
the very qualities of Mr.. Randall which mako
him personally unicvaly were his strong points
in tho contest for srcskcIsnip IT the LEST
House, and will DO equally strong IN THIS con-
test Over ard over again IL tho last tnreo J cars
me coo! head and the slesdy hand OF hlr. Kan
dali have extre&:oi the democratic majority
from s2mo miro of folly into which it had rsck-
iessly plunged, when fiery and lnipetous man
in tho Speakers chair would only hsVo pushed
it in deeper. Now, more thsn ever, With tho
democratic party majority in the itouSe Whitfield
down to the finest Of points, will there BIO need
OF in tae Chair u Iran of cool and sagac!ous tom
permanent quick Of conception and resolute IN eX-
ecu.on. For these ressons. il for no other, which
will be better appreciated WHOM the time tor the
contest arrives. and when the froth Of passionate
snd unthinkirg ditcusslon has blown away Will
the personal enemies Of MIR. Randall bs con-
strained 10 fall into line and unite With the ma
ority of their party in once more elerating him
10 the spoakcrshiD. It may DO OF interest In Ibis
connection to slluGcto one ground Of complaint
which hss boon made against Mr.. Randall thst
he has no. done the South justice. 10 tho con-
trs.y of this Mr. Rardslps friends claim that ne
hes done tho South more than justice. lnciud-
ing Maryland, Kentucky snd Msscuri, which
orc slways politically clasacd with the South,
Nj Randall gave no less than tW1n!y.siX chair
men Of committees: the majority OF which are
among the most Important ii iha uuuso ~ Is
trua lhst MIR. Randall did not give sny support
for tho bonciit oil the South, but in this respect
he acted with many who have just IS much right
to assumu 50 speak ior tho South rs have The
subsidy grab6ors.
PICTURE CARps-FGcLs Of "a most curious
kind ere on record concerning the court cards or
honcrs in France, during tho eventual eo:ics Of
years vixen king, republic ard emperor took tho
lead in turn. In effacing the signs and emb!euos
of royalty st The commencement OF the revou-
ton, tho change did not destroy TIE passion for
play. either in intention or etlsc.. BY granting
Freedom of trade to tho card-makers Uhe man.
uiscture having boon till then e State monopo-
ly), moro facilities for play thol ever were af-
forded. Bnt the passion for prosecuting royalty
extended to bis Of pasteboard as We'll as moro
important matters; kings sHd queens OF ell tho
suits were prescribed.
Tho kings were surplauted by sages. savants
and emblomaticsl porscnages; the queen had to
rnske room for ladies' emb!eEIatic&l of freedom
Of marriage. of worship, OF the press and Of com-
mercn; while thevalets or knights were displaced
by Roman heroes, warriors snd eVon sans cu-
ottes, according TO TIC tsstc OF the artist. w hen
tho military achievements Of the First Napoleon
bad gwen q new turn to the revolutionary fever,
card psye.Eerinced liking for the old fas hon-
ed court cards Napoleon, when he became
Emperor, turned his eagle glance ~ the pictures
on pls2ing cards as we'll rs to tho conquest sac
wGs commissioned to prepare lew designs, and
during + few years Msny artistic packs were
produced
Fer como reason or ether those designs did
not become popular; card players asked for tho
old pSttern, and their demand was complied
with The Bourbols, after the fall of Napoleon
had little other alteration 10 make in the cur
rent style CT playing carcs than substituting he
Geur.Go.lis &C their house for the eaglo Of the
empirs Some attempts have been made in
France during the last sixty years to Introduce
new and moro graceful designs but in vain ! tho
!oncly TO their dear old sbsurdly grotesque pic.
turo cards. The backs are often very beautiful
in color and artistic in desigD, but hing, queen
and kna7e ,etsin their rondcscrp! character.
Court OF APPEALS Boston & Co. vs.. tie
c. g. 0. r. f. 20. Appeal allowed from Go
cree OF the Circuit Court CT The city Of Rich.
mord pronounced 18Th of april. 1871.
Spo.swood ct uS. vs. Cooper, &c. Writ OF
error allowed 10 an order CT the Hastings Court
of the city Of Petersburg Of Oath November,
1877.
Pennybeckcr vs.. Smitzar. Appeal allowed
to decree of the Circuit Court OF Rockingham
county pronounced 18Th Of March, 1877.
Portsmouth Issurarc, Company vs.. Reynolds.
fully argued.
DEMOCRATIC SENATORS IN CAUCUS.-A
democratic senatorial CAUCUS will DO held ncZt
Saturday evening, tia l5:b, 10 The Senate
chamber. when, IN addition TO selecting caadi-
dates Tor tho various Senalo Offices to be filed,
and deciding upon the make up Of the various
committees, the Iuc OF party policy to be put
sued during the coming session will be dis
oussad aud decided upon.
We have received :. cory of \ Hand Book
Of Virginia, by DR.. Thomas Pollard. Commits.
sioner IF Agriculture, printed b7 r. Z. Frayssr,
Superintendent OF Stale Public Printing. 1t