Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-02
LETTER FRS.T gyCE,TG.ISs.'.


electoral colleges Ct Virginia iroM 1901 'c
1856, end which was taken from tic archives
in the Capitol at Richmond 10 april 1865, By 4
Fedora! soldier, Was to ds7 returned 10 Gov.
Holiday By Hon. \. N. Pla;sted, tf Maine,
through Hon. j. Il, Tucker
It has been cusLoD snoEz Waa? u !ac
members Of the House uron th1 ndljnEnnitnl
of that body 10 takG q trip 10 Nc" ! ok. IhlS
winter tho usual crowd will 70. The free pass
lie great incentive to legislative txouEsIoLs.
Col. VIM. j. Eurwel! is in the Gay, a!ter
long stjoura III Washington. lie hG7 sncht
several winters thero il pushing the lnteris.s oi
tho tobacco manufacturers, AMI his tljst5 have
been crowned with success Last Hin;cr Goa
eressman dsrci net mcu!!cn tic TCrt tobacco
| 10 Col. BurWeS pIcyelcs, Tor Ec would Il?
and at him with power oi atiiistiIs o7et-
| whclning ID force and co3Vi1elus 10 tendency.
all harsh feelings engeGdcrcd durIuE lie
contest over tho debt bill IN the Legislature
| have been forgotten, AID The boga Cnco more
come together 10 friendly cmbr2e,, The on!g
Two members who pass each cthe- III sl!cuc3
are Senators Massie ard Smith, Of Ne!Sca.
Speaker Allen hsGins l@tt Jcstelda? It."
dutv Of adiouruiug the Hone Fine die Will dc
voye upon Mr.. Boc)tk The dug c,nrct hc
performed more gracefully by ary other ineul'
| her, After listening to all the Sneakers OF th'
| House, following them ctcacIy daY BY day, SIC
| nu,t be ACKNOWLEDGED, WheD We 0Te asked 10
pame the MOST eloquent member, iEIst Thomas
8. Booock will be the naUio sc Tll mcbti1a.
| Ho is the fioest orator 10 tho House, O1h 81
The most effective speakers IS Mr.. Lew!s l.
| Harvie, OF Ameiio, whose ;EEee Sc-ro aGi co
years while they have whitehead h'5 hair ana
bept his back, havo not taken lf9m aim that
carnestucss which is. alter 81 tho Orators Most
| nffeotiyo Heapon, end whi1A c1fr'hraT5 polish
and wit, and ensures Y;ctGTG. a;c. iiG:Tie Is
tho oldest u:cmbcr il the i5us1. Gen Iniia-
rerro. of Gloucesler, knoTJ more about u5AioE
than any other menbcr. Gen. ant Hanover,
is the best posted man o. ean2. bJaaaaa, "t
| Matthews, has tho sir152cst voice arson
Msssic, OF Alternate, has thr s;i.>6t AMI Ii 1:t
Child Ike. Dr.. MciIeti Is tie pcst preserved
man for his age Gen. Anderson, 81 hlcHm9Ed'
ia the handsomest man - the lianS;. y har
| snacimen of the old NlrgiEia Garil.m 81 (Scuid
to Cod &c had more like hi.pj ;1!,!i : o::ilesa
as cree. as o. the day nc !r!: West foiof, &
manner s, polished that il chsrn.s Strangers az
opcs, AID digni:y whic: ho4cFa tha Place he
holds be stands in the evening Q! Ri ne 4
mode, which the coming eerc!al;'n 81 ieeiati.
tors could we'll afTJrd to toi!ov. Sen2icT Jj"n
w, Daniel is the haudsomc;t rlAG II nc sen
ate, and the most c!cqutut. Senator tali;a' q
| Chesterfield, is the OILY m:fat. 7 u he L,SiS-
laturo that belongs 70 a c19!f aai sings. '>enl.
| far Tanner, Of Roh no1t, den. SIM, bGt *:
| Yields directors bat0n Viii I'll cieC:!VeacSs
which cyokes the best vocal p5w,rl Of tee
singers. Senator Sinclair i tho mao who csp
use tho kceuest ss'ilc-aud IL ;ic aas! Eac5-
tc,Geldisn WAY. EoG the :atn Ct th1 !l.n,I3
the names CT the oouc;;td itl!0gs 81" cuI!'tel.
Thera are Ibis Of them. Speaker Alien G"e
Mr.. Graves, Of Bedford, have the i1!t>a; cyls.
Wilkinsep, OF DaGviile, is he t:c;. nan ard
the strongest, and good !eiioD, 100. Eoh!2
s,a, Of Portsmouth,, IS The Il Isl Ioal'ar III ~
Der OF The House. Everybody likes hin, IS
| the peWspaper reporters CHI kiEI enc q! dc
boys." These little. perso.el. so 2i72n b.
CAUSE their constituents ike Ia kan" these
Thugs. STEoN"Eo".
SPRING STYLES IN LADIES EoNyET5 The
opozirgs at the miliu:ry establishments si!sE
commenced yesterday dr;v las;:} Eu@b.r5 Of
ladies' to the various Stores ca il:@'ag'o1 ADD
Charles streets. a !al;csl change i: thc styles
of b,nncta anG hats Las 5cea ri;.3caj, a1d
| from the Information ss;Gc! the cC.d!yt:Gns
will be fully carried cut. Tic "csc.t h': :
of course, tho "p;u.Eorc," s,;l;al y c. TIC
white French chip. high cCo%a. s2rn!o" ct2c,
aud slightly turned un oro si!". / u tiial
med With the new color--s9n2hirc tai Which
combines the twenty ore Eha5s5 {! 3'iie --c.!l3ii
! tips, and d5Z:u OF mere rosc9. lbs 'Aiqt "a
| ka' bat is el5O Ct wb!tc cap. "Li ~ gu!!e
large. The triui1!iug ID very tl.n1Ehio, ptic;
composed Of q shirripg o! rlnk saIIn &Eu E1n
desrx fthe same. fIi'ls oll}rpon 'a2a ard bad
some feathers and AlsatiGn Iac:. :;a 'Csr'
men" hat is another iar5r'sr, aod - 81 ;i2S;
blue chip, trimmed with aide satin glDb1u aad
ostrich p!umes CT the same shade. the on'g
other color used being band Ct cold I! eco, EDd
goli card around the edge. Another Is tho
| "Gerster' hat, which, 10 CGMrgIta7n 10 the
hats and bonnrta Of last sca:or. is veIy large.
and partakes OF a stGja aCd dress hat 81 Tic
same time. The trimming, which a;mcS: cn
{ rely covers the frame, IL Of tho widest white
| sa!in ribbon. Breton lsce CT the iGs'i0nabc
| shell pstteu 10 saft fall towards he front,
and TsX daisies tea buds and alvlz. IS
most graceful hat, ara ia said 10 .rc become
very popular 10 New Yorl du!ipg the LIST ttw
days. AS will bu observed, tbs piaia, sensible.
little felt boDEels OF the WiDier, ";n Tie simple
| trimmings, are 70 pass cut OF style. Ih5 nG%
bo0nnets will be Euch larger, r2uch tdnre shnTY
aud muah more deliberately trimmed. Tho
change 10 the fashions. though Got Gc.irad -
the ladies, will Of necessity be adopted. Ii Is en-
tirely measure OF the mliincra, VIVA have mad
q hard winter, as he simple bcEncs ia vogue
lady could purchase tho iramo, and i! possessed
Of any ordinary amour. Of Taste aud skill, could
produce ss we'll trimmed nnG fashionable "a
artistic Ct spnara! IS tha inos. rrocinon;
| tradesmsD. Bal Am
The Legislature Of Massachu3-!!. has ba;n
| sioaulafI7 free from The taini O! i,hheIy, c37-
ruption aud bribery; bat thu T:coCt rcc1r@s c!
crime would sae1 10 indicate hat the neople
Ct the old Bay State would dc batter 10 txaE.
| ice little closer Toto :1c character 81 the mcn
that they sosd to represent them. o.. The
members du;og this decade ez Senator'S lls!h
away, Chase ard S.ictpey, AID President Pond,
ara DOW 10 the State pr!aon, where iCS7 sae
Representative Best, who Was sent IHace Tor