Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-12-18
letter FROM Richmond,

iJo::eapendcHco OF the Alexandria Gazs.te. ]
ElCHN0ED, De-. lit Was said By some
0; the yc:Gi9s:c1: that Ehcn Gen. Mahono wss
ctcei2d Senator tiere would DO no further
t:orac. abjCs The county iuageships. Tie
ACTON Ct The House aud Senate to day did not
!o9k much that wsy. Tho judges Of the couu'
lies Ct Allegheny sad Craig and Amherst, both
high toact mon, learned 10 the law and tho
clc,a1 Of The people OF their respective couc-
ties, we're both turned out. No man could say
4 word agaluet them, and the places they filled
20 wsIl Wtro packed with men whose test Of
| merit WIS that they were reacjus!ers. 1t has
b,en i Iors Iimc SIEGE Judges in Virginia have
been made s. Tor partiz,n PURPOSES The case
o! tho Amherst judgeship WAS particularly agti
ratlng. Dir. BALI, Of Washington, presented
| a bsiel petition, askrg for the election of blr.
p4lard 10 tho position OF Judge. Hero was
| .otuaily counly wEioh had representative
| upon tho tl'tr and her ccuoty Judge YES nomi
| mated by annIhtr member OF the legislature
I'm distaUl part o! tho Stale. Mr.. Coebil,
Who ntmnsttl the present llcumb; n, Judge
Henry, protested against thia thiog.
tir. Bay said c had hfea requested ii pre.
| Stu; the rrilnn.
Mr.. G. gfiIl asked fiitn if it was directed TO
him, and Mr.. Baily would Dot answer The qucs
iian, Tie very l.cs OF Mr. Cogbi,rs election
Indicated! that he r5rrc;ented majority OF the
rceplc III lis county, and yet another delegate
! itum tSr distant county names tho Judge for
! these people. For al! the jodecships thcrn arc
hu'::er,u$ applicants, The m.jurity OF wuu!d-be
ln.irHf sever ia"InH even looked 10 isw book.
The ncsr, Cock, the doukerrur Of the
i!Gusc, has moi boon at his post va times siucc
bis clceiiGa. Half tho time three or lous out
Sid III wrtc icing 81 Goolk3cpc,s.
10 day Mr.. Uhsmbcrlayrr, of Richmond,
oittfcd q rrsnlIii1n, iGqniIiug by what authority
thc&n pcnrl1 we're actlbs as doO;koepers. The
rsaoluii1h waa lsid On tho table by a rea6jnstt r
vote.
I CAPT. thnmbir;hFnc read from the ru|ca Of
House, shaving thai The body could OILY haya
two ,i5i rkHrptr. Wl.0 were to take charge Of and
deliver rho malta. trirgiams &c. of tho members.
! lie ASSISTED that tho parties who were bnrrng tha
dc"r w"reaiinG Without authority. aud no show.
| al II. Indeed na ono dnaiol ii, and the Road
lusA@ra. Tor reasHns "l their own, refused Ia havo
tina rnqniry ms,!u Capt. GhAmbor!syne Intends
| 10 oi'tr tho rGEoiuton every day, until tho ma
larl.y u c0nlpelied IL obey its cwn rulos.
Gh". VIM, Mahono WAS out on the straols yea
ttrlsy and to day for tho first timn Although
! hu has bann IN Richmond for q month, this il
tha iis! tlnD hn hiss been Out in tho day tnn.
at lhn Wing ctileo last night. on taa occasion OF
tho i:iLio snTc:iso rendered him, whites and
nes:oos wrTa gathered around tho festive bt,ar,l
| ard blinking rha!Gpsigne together.
New cars Day proEtiaos 10 hu Mora genor-
ally obFntvCd III Richmond this winter than over
ta!nro. An unusually largo number of young
lH,iIGs will receive on that day, many of them
| bong jo'atEntas.
lho first ta:a played lat mis- h! on tho occasion
81 &aho.o's sufcnsd0 wss Baby Mine
ar. Gibson Of FauquiGr, made himself famous
By hia srece! yesterday in sccondng tho npmi-
nation ri Col. Withars. Hn quoted An incident
which ho ssi occurred whan no and Mark
| Twain woIa travelling in the East. Mr.. Gibson
haa much of Mnrk Twain's humor in his com.
position. iia told his ade splitting ,kos with
~ fac0 tha! w0nld have done credit to divine
| faTsnn Maria and in fact all Of the recently
ciactei s.aio tcors, aro ont OF tho city goltns
their hs@gago rnady for the ''march on TO Rich
| m0ni" Mr.. Rogers who does not take hi:
| piac2 IS E@l: DAD Commissioner for moro than
| ynar vet, is still here. rarson Msssie has no
nladn single appointment go far. Ho is very
cautious in this respect. In all the offices thu
man who gets clcrkshp must DO able 10 give
| ooncthing towards tho bond which must be Civ.
| e. hg hi riiicor. ETRoEGB.w.