Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-10
LETTER EE0.u EsIcY,wG;r.i;

RICHMOND, VA J2uu.rg Y-Mis9 MIC!c
Wheat, Of your city, has 5:ca s;a9;rs with The
Misses. Baldwin,, If Fiapkiin street, who en-
tertaintd most handsomely Gu Nsw Yea 5
Dly. Miss Wheat fas very popular in soe!2iy
circles here, and made macy iricr!@. She was
recalled home BY III: sad tdinGs Ct tie ii;Ocsa
Of her uncle. She LETT maoy sd;Gfc:g here,
aud il is hcped she Eii! yet io;uT5 ana 6iogn
the society Of The capital ci:y.
| There is mu.h complniEt ahoat ;hc non AZ
rival CT the Gaz!Itc, w5os2 las, ela3tgos us
twice or ,brcc times week. There IL soml-
| thi1g Wong about The Inais, IS iha :ogicr0
| widow aaiG.
The House 10 day had lca:iy aji 81 is 'in.e
takea up in &c discussion 81 ti2 G&a:!1 I3S)'u
| lioa aad House substitute, CALLS Tor Il con
ference with Eirg!nia's creditors % ;0e 22i CT
| JaCu1ry. The Senate rc=2lii2n se!s Forth dat
| ia view OF the fact tia! he cI26i los hac" tx
pressed willingness 20 c0atsr up2n The su' 81
| tina; it IS advisable 10 hold such coo!&rcJc'.
| The House substitute SETS forth Gh2 same thing,
| but it is prciaced bS resolution 10 tie elect
! that the creditors iced tgpcc! 20 lno-a !h:o
vas offered then 10 tie Barbour hil! i MS
made the special aud cantlaurE ordrr l5c 10
dag, and was discussed, but with he exception
of Mr.. Barbour remarks 20: cue TtrI Tai
sid that had any bearing upco thn proposition.
| Tie same cid speeches o. the public debt W@ra
made, backed with fgu,ts fro ard c1n. 1srr-
selem is this thug to 60 On t1r q week are
re to have speeches iiks these every day aad
hear the figures and statistics that wc Ecirnsd
''oy heart" last year. Are We to hear the talk
sb5u: 'bIoated b,udholiers" ever again until
&c hav. 10 keep cur hands il Gu. pockets whcn
va 90 IN the banks aud arc 80 Il hear OF tbc
robbers aud repuiistcr, uC;jl y? im2aiao
that every rce5justtr Is 6 ois ifr0at? ?
Sir. uaiTic, Of Ansla, maaC fTa sn6oehca
Yesterday sod to dGy il a276asc7 q t:!a Fl0aCoo
| C,Innl rrop2si!i20. lie Is Coo Il tbs
most carncst speakers in The ll,use, @Ua IS 81
ways listened 10 With Gttcati)n. Fir. !l8rTia
! i. reaGiustcr lie gave 6 VIII: ac,-ult Of
the pressure Of the hard times upon lis cci:.
s.i.ucn!s, aud sid that ~ bis c2G9!g &C: :c9re
| .hsn tvs or three farmars hal made more tha;
enough to pay thcir baccs Ar. iieCry. q
| Richmond took tie opposite Ti3T, sud favored
the call Of the conference, bnt opposed :hc IDEA
Of telling the creditors that when :iaY got here
they could get 70 moro THAI ma5 titsIGc them
10 the Barbour bill. He though: tGat sub Q
declaration would deteatttc very les OF : coz
ference. There is s. much division Of opi1ioo
OF this subject 10 the House that it Is inDc.:l
bic to predict which proposition vii! Be aiop:-
cd. The matter will come up agala 30 !n1::oT.
Ooe Ct the Uos: sp!cu3ii cG.sr,aj0meats
ever seen il Richmond B:s given D .ET. Pace,
at bis paialial resi- lcuc2 ca F:aukijr street, 90
Wednesday night. The hoes; vas abl,z? With
| light, and ita spacl3ui rcoD5 we're IAr2Hgcd
with the beauty and elite Of Richmond aD6 81
cio;;y. Fully two hundred suests wcrc ptas.et.
| Tie tables were o marvel c! dacoT3!i-e ard
qassrouomic ar Blu: 10 liquors were ao0.S.
The General Assembly we're 1til rc9rcs,atci
| by Senator's Smith, B!ird and EluEt, ard
Messrs. Hunter and Henson Of tie House.
4 per:ol net acquainted With The lac! wlnid
| be a:topishcd 10 know h0w disastrous ms been
the feet Of The lie blockade here. For 10.
stance i: has thrown abcl. SEQ men cut Of
employment on the Chesapeake aud OHIO ks!i.
road. Business is tratty much suspended Gu
| The road aEtl The ic: hlccs tr The Od!o r.Tsr
is over.
rhe Chamber CT Comms!ee at its regular
meeting this cgsriag agreed up0l memcriai
to be forwarded 10 cur representatives, "a Con.
gross ureiag them to use the!r lLhl@uce 10
favor Of uniform tariff on Sugars The sn5-
iect is orc If great importance 10 the tEa;c O.
this city.
So much has been sid Of late CT lie amount
Of stationery us:d b. The Genera! Assembly
that it would seem useless to con1aDt further
upon il. By refereEce 10 the Auiltcr annual
report i: will be see5 that the average cmouot
for each member OF the House OF Delegates is
Sc So sod for each Senator sl4 g..