Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-03-12
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lCo1rsspordenco cf tie Alexandria Gazette.
RICHMOND, Va, March 1.-THE two houses
Of tho GcaeEal Assembly got together to day
a1d adjourned without tEansacsing any business
Of importance. Speaker Allen has not yet ar
rived 10 the city.
The comic opera Of H. d. S. Pinuforo"
VAS st last given to an immense house ct the
theatre to nigh. The gcrst | ever sec" was
the popular impression. Those who have seen
the opera presented at the North say that there
is really soma merit ia it, but the Richmond
public will think differently. The Holman COM
papy certainly made bad impression and they
very successfully killed the charces of tho three
or four "Pinaforo' companies on the way here.
The convention of colored mon which met
yesterday devoted pretty much all OF its time to
discussing the question az to whether any credit
vas duo the Catholic Church for the invitations
extended to the oolored people to attend religl-
GUS worship. TIE sentiment vas decidedly IN
favor Of the Catholic Church.
When Bishop KeaDe announced that he
w2uid preach TO the colorcd people in St. Peter s
Cathedral the ACKNOWLEDGMENT created decided
furoro 10 coored circles aud the cathedral was
| packed. This circumstance perhaps induced
Cornelius Harris, colored magistrate, to H.
| ,roduue his resolution in the convention IN
| which he declared that tho Catholic Church
wss tho only place where thu c?lorcd man got
bis rights.
| At the last occasion when st. Peters Cathe-
dral was crowded With cOiored brethren. who
we're listening with close attention to the Bishop,
an old wood sawyer dropped in and looked upon
the scene The brilliant glare OF the countless
caudles and the images and pictures dtzzed not
his eyes. lie looked oontemptuouSly upon the
great assembly of''coIud pussons' aDd shaking
his head soorniully said, as no elected between
bis sDagged teeth a remnant OF old Virginia
twist-"Ulaph, uuph, j-j-j-jest lock at dem
fool uigscrs. All look mitcy nice noT. 10
morrow some dem images be gono. Some white
man 90 back dar aud take one, who dey gWlne
come arler? Niger on couse. Dey gWine
say some dem uiggers dorc stole dat image.
Umph, uDph-Ycs, Lord, let me git out q
| here" And the old fellow moved GU! With
| CELEBRITY.
~ movement il on foot here DOW looking to
! the erection Of monument to young Charles
Curtis who WAS shot by Poiodtxter.
| The first divorce granted this year 10 Rlch.
moad vas granted to dsy 10 tho Chancery
Court. The case was that of Alfred Harris vs..
! Ida Harris. A decree was entered granting 8n
absolute separation and divorce between the
parties for proven adultery on the part of the
defendant.
The most disguised looking set Of men 10 tho
theatre to night was the row composed Of ex'
Speaker Hanger, Gen. TaiisferTo, Tom " allace,
of Orange, and Senator Ward, Of Frederick.
The whole Legislature Was there.
Col. a. Z. Bennett, koowa ell over the South
as "Old Brcvitics' OF tho State, calcbrstcd his
forty pinth birthdsy this morning. It is hard
10 believe that this gay and lively Looking youth
can be getting on through the torties 10 this way.
The coloacl locks like he might be thirty ei2h:
or perhaps forty but as to being the closing odd
number in forty never
MIR. 7. Spiccr Curlctt member Of tho House
from Lancaster, vas in his seat 10 day for tho
frs. time 10 nearly three weeks. Mr.. Cur!ett
has been studying fer the stage during his leave
of absence, AID will mako his first appearance IL
Baltimore 10 about o moth.
Rev. DR.. logo and other ministers Of The
Protestant Church were in attendance at tho
Catholic Church to night, listening to Bsdop
ksaec's sermcn oa "tursatory.'
| STROEGBOW.