Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-24
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! Correspondence Ct tie hEeza1dI;a Gazette
RICHMOND, FEB. 22-ThCrc ls general 70
ioiciog in the city this evening over tie PCS
sage of the com promise bill by tho Senate. VI
ccurs, oil eyes are nov turned 10 the house.
Tho chGrcos Ct its passage By that so1y ere
daily improving. Il is understood that Mr.
Fsunsleroy, of Winchester. one OF Tic lead!ag
readilsters in the House, is in favor ct the
bill. hIf. Faunlleroy is also 8 delegate to the
reaGiusters' convention which meets or the 18th
of next week and it is understood that be, as
we'll as other members Ct tho House, who are
delegates to theconVeutioh. will move thet that
body ratify tho compromise bill. Al! this GER
tainly looks favorable to the passage CT the bill.
10 tho House of Delegates, to dag, tho
bill relating to the records Ct the county CT
Alexandria vas engrcsscG eEd read th!Ed
time.
By Invitation Rev. Johr Jasper, co!cTed,
will preach tomorrow his celebrated sermon
from the text, "The Lord is man OF var. the
Lord is bis name." This sermon will be preached
for the benefit of the members OF tho L:g!sla.
ture Rev. John Jasper, 10 this discourse,
advances the theory which he's made bis nsmc
famous all over tho world, namely, the "Jea.
periau Theory" that 'tbc SUD do move. INC
great mass of the culorcd people hero believe
implicitly 10 John Jasper. Some CT them ra:fa-
CT doubted hi5 theory at first, tut when tleV
saw the white people cr0Edng to hear hla
preach bis celebrated eermcn, and when they
heard bin propouDd the uUsaswcrab'o ques-
top, How come, Ell do Garth move like &c
h,sopher say it do how como my house Is stand
| Jog whar it IT, My house stood over dar on da.
bill dis moroin when woke up and ct de Garth
move how como my house aia'l dcne Dove ovcl
hero on de next hiIl." The congregation DeYer
| could get around this question, and various
eiaculstory remarks Of ''dat's SO, dat ma0
alkin' sense" ''y0u so1ight, you IT, Indicated
how strong the argument vas. Ecrr cores
| pondeut last spring stopped by the While Sui
| phur Springs in West Virginia, apa nc net G
stalHart ooloTed mcuataiueer there. The o'lr!'
| nality Of the coloEed gentleman attracted the
| attention OF the Tardsrer aca he begAa &c
question hin. Ia reply to the enquiry whr!be!
| ho knew Joho Jasper, tho colorcd party sid
be had hcerd of hn CONSTANT aud further
vcnturcd, "dat mans prophet. D3y tell me-
white folks 60 to hear him presch and 'eaFa
something"
In the Houso to day Nj. RcbGsaD, Of Ports
mouth, endeavored to get the Constitutional
amendments laid on :ha table. he said iraCE'J
that his object wes to detat them, end h:
warned the House tia! the oppoaea!s ct tht
scheme had g sufficient forco to keep tie House
from acting upon these amendments, acd ty
dila!ory motions ADD otherwise they Gould re
tard tho business Of the House until the tine
for adjournment, thus preventing acti9u upon
this and other measures. lie adopted this
course in self protection, because Ea regarded
some Of the proposed changes as ruoou: to his
people. This remark was made stGu: twelve
o'clock, end liz. Robinson fulfilled Dis promise
| fer he and the other Opponents 81 the measure
by motions to aGj)uIn AID calling the ages aat
Goes did prevent Anything being done, ed al
three o'clock the House ali0urucd.
The police and detectives of Richmond %erl
thoroughly taken back when they fcuG3 the
couple they had been shad99ias aa Lieut..
| Fletcher cad Miss Bailey was rot iE faot tha!
couple ct all. And set the two parties answered
exactly the description given Of Licut teiche!
ard Miss. BaiIcy-the gentleman especially. dc
was slightly bald as Lieut.. Fletcher is described
to be, and Of tho Same build as the gay
naval eloper The rage Of the gentleman 1hcn
| be learned be had bccl watched b tho police
| vas of that kind that ia met with ia !cgcad.
! Aud we'll ho night be mad .or nc YES ca lis
| bridal tour. STGoNGBOT.