Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-12-16
T,GlEar Yrp.ss Es;c!.u;Gistis

/ Corr3spoGtclco o. tho Alesaad::@ Gaa9ttc
RICHMOND, Dec. l5.-Nir. ], E. F:as;ar. OF
RockbliGgc, who secns 10 BIO the leader OF tho
reaijustcrs on the hoOr Ct the House. feturGec
from Washington, D. G., this morning. What
hs wcnt there Tor caa only be matter Of Coz
lecture. liz anl hia !ris.1 ia arc confident that
Malone will lie nominated CT the frat hal!o:
to morrcH. There are ;tts, 2!ao5g tho oen-
servatiees, however, Eho thitk differently.
Saturday night there WAS amorg some Ct tho
negro members Of the Legislature disposition
to be lestivc some CT them claiming that SO far
they have gotten only promises and Two docr'
kseperstips, a1d the promises have net teeu
very definite. 1t is understood that they iiavo
been tanned. Tho republicans have beca held,
ing conference to-rght-at least there ia {,
widespread rumor to that cfic:-but they
have kept their mo7cmcnts very secret, aud 10
man knows of their whereabouts. y we'll kaGWn
rea6juster was Tonight wandering around en-
d,Rvoriug vairly TO learn something abcu. this
caucus He struck Q tc8spapcf man Eho
knew about as much IS be did, tut tho read
justcr persisted 10 thinking that the repOfttr
kuew great deal, and tried hard TO get fom
him something as 10 tho action Of the repuDi!-
cans. The most amusing part CT tho affair Was
| the reed jlster's earncSin:5s tnl his eEdoaYora
to appear indifferent lilo sait: "Oi y0u krom
where they gro in session; tell rlc. Not that
| it makes any dilf0rcrc, 20 nc. tut at want
| to know for cnliositg.' Tic wcis ewag, hos
ever with his curiosity unsaii.f!et.
Tho charges Of the wheel oil fortune are Illus
ratcd 10 tic rise aud fall of s)mc Journalists IN
| Virginia since tho war. Now tlko The Whi:.
for its!aucc. When. Gf!ecu years ago, negro
rule in Virginia was ended Col. McDoosld and
| Dr.. Bagby. Of the Wing, wtro clecitd 10 Offices
10 the Capitol. Two ycala aeo Captain Il. +.
| Fray SGT, business nauager Of the Wig, was
elected Superintendent OF Pubic Pnuiiag.
Thus tt Gro wcie three of tha Wigs s;af Coz.
ntct.d with The State tthsea. Nov, under n
new regime, aid when ih9 ra,no tl,nlcats 0!
the rccor stuaIlou party aeGiil 0uLt:l Nrsi Hia.
| Tho thee lucnlb3:H Il ihn III Wig GAii ir4
disr aMG AMI iLrc ii"iG j., !C---; !. ":i,iir, It's
husi..rSs manager IN lis infauia! :iahGac Il
the Sc1 ate, Il scra Railroad Cos. III ,sai!!.r and
! Walker Sup, riHiCrdra. 81 Puh L. i:!i!inr. |!
| IS att&uRn.
TIE conservatives bad vars i !t.tE.reutc
20 riShl, ald ogr,tl 10 support Svna!or With
CTS for RI tlrliinn. they % 'ur.'r;, 10 ,n"at 10
| nn:rGW light.
| vac w lnH thuChiuSl vi the tuiGtu tul ell
cltla Is Col Samuel Il S@aHr, Eupsriilcnlcn
Of the 'Minn'iary. Whcn 10 head Of the
| programme OF the rcvuuiionisis h. V, o. on
abcnt thn Performance OF his Ctiiai:i duties
serene aui uadis,u,h,d. And W:,rn no went
into tho hall tf the ilcusn Il Dtiy43;t9 soor
alt !riand who sjmrahiz with ian read
Just; I'll advised him to tall; 10 N1ue Il ion
and 'ny TO p.cilg shcm." I,ha Golonc
sraie! t Iea imalIi Up and saiJ '9 wcul: sec
| them akcm-Hciurn he wtul AK enc Of
them to vote i6r lin" Rr.sr m>n knew h5s
to die Oh w@ll SIS how to Iiv'. Aal 81, tao. Uol
RaEco'ph tlsI,;aon, The b. istr ii ;ha L1nd
Ohcc-a not|o Srtcimsn I'll tho E,rliaia goil
lleman-nHGd tie lean AID hulery lockirs
Cannon, Senator from Essex, when that ind.
siaull with iis D.ck Dtad-ese face, Of t:adad
himself into his cflier. and waacl to know
something about tie cltrica! force. The Gniene
c!riigbtcacd himself up a1d told LA, II atr
not tu;cd yel" CaHaoa c;k.d no mC.c ql:s,
tiors.
The Indications ara that 90 bus0tsI &i;l be
transacted 10 either House Tomorrow sGvo the
voting on Senator. Under tho law the voting
must b!sla Of - o cIoek, aud us tho two bodies
meet ut that hour they will be conlrtl!a6 to &C
at crcc to balloliog. STRoNGE0w.