Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-05
LETTER EW0.r EICE.I:H.1'H.

Correspondents ct The A.CX,adgia bGZ-tte. /
RICHMOND, Feb. 5.-ilnch to TIC Tsii2. u
everybody tic discussion on tic hcaGnaRd aHl
Allegheny Railroad bill is GEaajo& to aose.
lis believed that ihe flouzc sill ro.ch !h2 bill
to morrow c, Daxt day. NT. DJc5.!. v..s.;. :"a
arsunert 10 favor Of tic bill t].dsg, a-4 lis
speech tuualad in k:autY th3t o. tno N3yan:ar
resolutions.
The nall Of The House os Delegates - ons Of
the wo.ss ventilated IccGls l. -" Hi@'r. it IS
either too warm 0. too c0il. iHcE: - d fl.:i"-
how many members E&7c !t,n y! ,.'c s.cE from
this cause. Gca. Hill, th2 T&e:.t :: aslas, l.
Cow ca the sick list. liz Iglsn72s !; E:.st!
and his :tculOr!an aotcs oltc1 nuci t2.S!c-. C.
tic ii9or arc needed 7c;y O'i.0.
The Safe made q sight llri!e 70 Gly, *rd
the most ueedg & the members :c@-iYa4 th2!F
per diem.
Peter Carter closed MS speech Ga he f!vcs
usurpalion resolutions 10 Day NJ: ~ sltsuiG;2
vas defeated. Peter a. the 2.cs2 q rs speech
stated that rs negroes had been C5EGer.d -
YiraiDis sincc tho adoption O. tn c9nsIitnh02.
TIC two delegates iFom NicEau5Ej9, MT.
lluDtcr and Mr. Aluanbach, o. 20; agree on
The railroad bill, Mr. uuutor tliGG i2r il and
Mr.. Mushbaoh against It. NJ. Nusa2aci IN
ti4 speech c9Dle1dsd tnat ;ho cing! w5S valu
able rroperly-too valuable 10 b. thrown nwa?.
Mr. Hunter thought il was worthless as i: u0;=
staods, and iu this c3r5cc,ion tod g.! 3 s!05y ia
the "A-ahian Nights" il Hil'cl i s.iu. vas
cast Ga 4 desert island Tic asii0T Que Day s3~
an old man lying down who iSas cfipDI,. Tie
old f.oR asked The good naluraG !ar 10 carry
him 10 The other end Of the isaad and s.atcI;
that he could not walk. tic sailor ci2seuied
AID hois!sd the old man Oh his shoulders, - zen
he reached The other side CT TIC s!agl lie 1t
tcmuIcd TO rclitva hiuisef Oh his ti!y:G1 Dls he
Old fellow twined hia less over The .a:t0r5 acct;
and DESPITE the strcuu3u; efforts cf tho .Ucg he
kent there ard so the sailor vas forced to csr!y
this burden wherever he Wcu Dir. Hr9:er
conveyed the idea by .his that Firs!=ii would
be compelled 10 ca5iy this burden e. 2sra: Tor
ever If She Gil not avail herself Of this cpror
tuoiy to get rid oft.
Mr. Mushbach thcG rJsc ana asked Dir.
Hunter if this sorry be had told did Tot c21sti'
tute the strongest 3Teulnen. Ii favor VI The re-
lepl0n of the canal for d'l II rot show tia; ~ist
the sailor had supposed 10 ha Gccypa ola
man vas really The stronger ii h.: iEr Aad
from this story would not luc IGe!chc2 be
drawn that this caCal H5:cS ito :c0'iomaH
calI.d worthless was really valuable thing.
1t is considered aD honor b b Z Iumtcr oil
tie Financc Committee q tlc ilcusc AID
Senate.
1t is, hoHcyar, "a hoDo- dearly pal for, for
this committee il in session ali the .iuc. BE-
fore breakfast, 30 to diuEer, then ID session
after dinner, then go to filGper cal tleu 10 SIS
sion at night. The House committee, Of which
Dir. Barbour is chairman. has had is Itac mere
than occupied aud the hard ToIh Is beginning
to tell upon them. They ere BEGINNING 10 aT0w
thin. Dir. Ayres, the clerk, moCnta;n boy,
il DOW but q shade OF his tOrnsr sell, Dir.
Foster. q southwestern athlete, .o,ks sutdled.
Gen. Eoho,s, to, locks broken Go7n act: cTon
DR.. Mcfett With all his vigor occasionally draws
bis hand over his forehead 10 nannnr that in
dicltes Te1ripess. 10 7icT OF these tacts, 1t is
better to tc q member Of the Committee On
immigration than 70 be renber c! the tiuarcc
Committee with al the h0nCrs ;ha: attach
thereto.
A disposition is b:ing manifested Oh siie Fart
of the legislators who Sera cot al!oHsd 10 DC
present a; the conference With The creditors 20
have a rcpcr. from The Fln,ceo Commute CO
this matter. The reporters Warc rot allowed
to be present and the reports ihey made were
Of character that suggested familiarity With key
holes.
Mr. Fulk,r;on to day in The Sarate sid that
the report 10 oGe Of the city papers 90 the snb
jscs was wroug aud he also stated That be was
cot surprised when it was recoliec!ed that the
reporters had to get their Information the best
they could. He iotimated tina! the repor5
of the committee Ecud rot tc kept from tie
members lcug. STRoNGB0W.
a VIRG1N1AN CALLED UPON TO EroP CUT
RAGEs.-Judge William L. Jackson, Otherwise
''Madwslp' jackson, formerly Ii:utenantG
ernor of Virgnis has. says the Louisville Cour-
Ter, received dispatch from his ExceIioacy
Gov. McCreary, announcing inst Judge Ean-
dali, CT Bresthitt county, had been swc1n or Inc
bench. and asking when he could sta!t for Breat-
HIT 10 preside in his stead. !: il understood
that Judge Jackson is resdy end wiling TO go |
lust as soon as the Governor Wishe. him 10.