Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-03-26
LETTER FROM RICH.Y0J"H.

lC0Tr2S p0lCepCo u TAG ANAIu"ii" HSI~''e'
RICHMOND, March 25.-The foinlex!er Eiai
continues TO dra. immense crowds. The case
will probably be disposed ct this week. MISS
Isabella Coltrc, the ycuog LADY #ho poor
Curtis was charged with bavirg ipsn''ed, Will
be put upon the stand 10 morrow.
Many Ct the membsr o! tho Legislature Vls:'
ted The court roGm to day, ard many othtE7
sro takieg lhsi7 last tour aT5und the cry this
evening bst5re they leave to MORROW never TO
return Ii is cad sight 10 sec small batch
of legislators Eaodcing around town o. the
close CT ,Fla session. They have sueh an un'
certain look in their eycs-t!o lock OF man
who DOES not know where ho Is fclrg. Ia THIS
throng in the Legislature there is more than
ouc member who docs not know to save h'1 lie
how his chances vii! be for re election.
A good many people went from this city 10
the New kcnt execution. Thotwo condemned
men certainly were the coolest customers ev;r
10 similar predcament. All the way down
from Richmond they wcrc laughing ard eating
ginger cakes. When they reached Summit
Station and disembGrkcd, the coItcGn stopped
a short while at tho residence OF Cn7lstlans
mother. She came cut to the wagon ana EN-
trac,d him, and Began the usual Ethiopian
shou! such as my pet lamb IS eWinc 10 HeoV
en- TO right; eloIy be 70 do Lord. Christian
tarred away irom her impatie0tig. ard sad,
oh 70 way, you re makiog too inucli idss.
Another instance OF their remarkable noncha'
lcDce; when they Gerc taken IN the c.u't
housa ard arrsyed 10 loag gowns Christian
turned 10 the tailor and asked him Tor che|
Ct tUtacc) which Was given him, Gnd
he mouulct tho scatfold chewing
Christian. when upon the scOtfold, &c
l;vered II, corits:icn ia q steuorian voice
lie was 10 perfect extscy. Tho following pas
sage FROM bis confession will give ca idea CT
tho whole speech: "Yas my frieaGs l SECS dc
executoner, but | trusts in dc Lord Jesus
Christ. Let dis DO q warning to every soul.
Then he burst io,o strain oil a:ugng nnd shout
ing after tho most approved camp meeting
style. "Yas, my friends, old and young, put
down 20 sioful ways. Use cwlno hoMe ya5 l
isc. les ewne home whar &c Father apd
Son lives. Look at dis rope round my peck.
How come it so 7 put it dar case | break DC
law. Good byo friends, good bye ell! ; good
byc brethren and sisters good bye church and
pillars. and deacons aopc / Il sec you all daT.
Patrick Smith followed him 10 the same strain
and said be was Wiling to 60. "Umph umph
vas Lord | will lay ip do bosom OF Abraha!a
dis plight. Let dis he warning to every map,
woman and child. hope dc devil never will
lead you oT." They were hung, ard secmcG
TO care no more about it than if they we're cat
Ing coed h!cnktast at friend Mddsn's. 1t is
strange. Here Was n sample ci faith for sou.
Faith. hopo and charity 81 The three they
po s,sssd tie first 10 . rrmar kah'e degree. Pcor
devils, they were not blessed with lHueh a2rse,
and all that they had c!uns close around the
one an:hor-Fath. They committed " heiAcu5
crime they acknowledged their titepca aud
laughed over TIC details o.! their holr.d deed.
hui ,hcy wcra con!ortcd to tho last by the con
scousnisi that they had got !isioo," and their
idea went 10 iariAo: than TO grasp, IS the
soundest OF Glcttiurs. tais orc get 'IIg'cE,
and you will be saved. " And 50 hlnelng:
''l.2fd Tock'c CT my s"n' IL '!2 hcsnni sr Ah-
rahau,.
LORD rock G: u'Y @cu!
they st"?3sd out
AZ eo!erpri>lng rn3i,shcr proposes TO make
un a len cent book CT recg reading. which Is to
cJnsiai ot tie I'll, hHtwean two Senators IN
The Virginia Senate last week TIC conic%l9rs
CT pa.rcI; Smith aad Julian Christian e.; the
speeches in he P9indextcr case and ail Tie
versions of BABY Mine c)latCd aud edited