Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-03-24
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| Correspondence tt t6c .A'lAaeuri. NEI-lS'
RICHMOND, Va, MGTch 22.-Perhaps Inc
mes: Impressive scene that has taken place 10
the legislative halls this session was lha! enact
cd 10 day 10 the Senate chambcr-ihc adGoEl-
lioo delivered By GeLerrl Wyatt NJ. Elliott the
presiding officer pro ten. CT that body, 10
Senators Maasie end Saith. Tue dlgaity The
Ches,e1i. ll:au graco Of manGes, the deep, caro-
es. tore o: vciae, ar4 tht tIue feeling ~hich
characterized The wori5 spoken By General
Elliott eau rot be iOrccttC0 ny those who were
rresept. Thus spoke this Virginia gentleman
aud it mus. bave been 2 source OF coogralu!a-
ton to these Virginiaps pIossnt that this task
fell upon Senator Elliott, Of Rocktrldse. The
little sreech he delivered en- the occasion will
bear careful analysis. 1t is . gem Of the kin1,
terse get te1dcr withsl. Completc-but an
added word wcud mar its beauty. Cooci5c--Dus
the elimination Of a word would break its
continuity. The Saaalc chamber was crowded
on this occasion and the proceedings were listen
ed to with eager Interest.
TO day the task OF getting jurors in the
PoiodeXter case was completed. Y oung fo!a2cX-
ter seemed to take q lively interest in the pro
oecdjups to iay. Some of tho answers Ct the
talesmen were amusing. Oae ct them, MIR.
HAYNES thought what he had read was true be-
cause he bad reed il iG the newspapers, thus
payisg o trltu!o to ire papers that never 60
| hsyo sn?thiug wroug in their co'umEs-p o!ti-
| tians TO the contrary NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. MT.
Douahcrty was asked if no had formed any
opinion as to tho guilt or innocence CT the Prise.
D er Ut tic bar. lie said he thought he had. Was
that opinion such as thought Wonld prevent his
giving the prisoner tsir trial? ell, be
| ~, nL- bn n m
| Els was told to stand aside. Tho prisoner smiled
| at this reply. Another circumstance attracted
your corrcsp ondeul'S attention. Mary OF the
talssmen when they we're told to stand aside
| looked around ia a ds2,d way and did net ap
pear 10 know where they Wcrc to CO. One OF
them TO Cay siter bciag told to sand aside
| walked right up to tho reporters pen where
| Dir. James A. Gentry was seated, reporting tho
proceedings for tho State. James being equal
| to tho emergency waved his baud in Chester
! tieldian way (he vas born ia Manchester) and
said, "Ycu may san6 aside Nj. Blank.
''ThaGk you sir said the TltocsS i1ackly. aod
! he went away. il pen picture OF young Pom
dexter. Spare buidt, ia height about five Zee.
ten and hef inches. Though THO, hr looks
| to be oaite mt, cuIlr aud carries himself very
creclly. he has quito pleasant face end lock
| icy ct him closely enc would naguc that this
| is the frs: iac no has been in distress Ills
| forehead whiio pot very high is quito bread,
| indeed rather TOO broad in proportion to The
| rest Of his face, which BY contrast i5 thin. lie
wears moUStache and very short and hight side
whiskerJ From his looks one might put him
down as heing 81 rather nervous temperament.
| Several new recruits are reported on thu debt
| payers SIDE 10 the House to day. The South
crn Inteigcncer, Col. J. L. Popham neg
! - >>,Io
| to day, is very severe upun the extreme
| read jus;er-. |. i very evident that they
will get o, confer. from this quarter.
The Iate!iiseDcar devo;cs much space To tho
subject IT Roman Catholicism amUGg The Ne
uroes IL Is a tsct worthy 0! CONNECT that
| s,1ca ;no serDco 10 ih3 bperO:s By bishop
keane, many cg theD have manifested lively
iutescs! ia the new :rlglon. TheD, too, The
| Invitation .xtcuGed 10 them ny tho Bishop,
| and The TACT ltigs they were allowed to occupy
seats 10 Ice body. Of rhc church AID tho
bcs. sesls ct :hat, mas pleased them.
So,uc 0! The i,es iriolm!d c! their raca have
| ,r!iiala,. tlat nary OF lhem wIl' 90 cSer TO the
| Catholic church. The loteiligcnoer in liz aTii
Gle states that 20 soccer had the Catholics made
this aiic;ap; 10 sage !hc 1@ptu thpn the Fps
ccrai!ar ana !he P.cshytciiau manifested
! lively lDtcrcsi 10 IhC!- welfare. d. Armstrong
! had weekly scrGcps Tor them 10 the Monunen
,al Church, Esd urs. uocc and Rad prcaphcd
10 them III the iirSe African Church. The
article ccuc,ides b. con.raluaiiae toe calnfcd
race upcu til. condition OF atIs!ls, aod predicts
| that II f.:as; work 10 nc E;lriua! interest oil
! the negro.
| Richmun2 has spiiituaiisi. lirS. y. W.
Bodeker, tho Nl!o o! we'll kso"u DRUGGIST,
has issued tho iui:owiag singular card. which il
worthy of c!cs, study
| TO THE PUElIc-Ey Medium We Ms. Anna
| Whitehead Bodecker) Sphere - Control
! AAA. Amen aud hnlen.-Aii who say spin!
| does not couraune with individuals sag untru!h,
| ard must unders:snd, spuak rs unthught chl!-
| Gren, and should be kindly Instructed 10 retain
all cersuro. ard open their ears TO tho proclaim
| cd truth OF spirlt communion. Every preacher
| OF tho "GcsGol," every doctor Of medicine every
judge who Jrcc!sidls sgai:s direct spirl: con.
troll, knows no moro than tho most insignificant
| of the Insignificant regarding tho control.
! You may as we'll ask your own big too to de.
| eide if ono in control CT spirit power 10 zane or
| "insalc,' ss TO ask any ono who never sal IN
control 10 realize the truth Of direct spirit COM
| munion. Never again, Us world-Tl'e dec!alT-
| ers venture An opinion regarding msdur!stiC
thought, particularly of medium we. without
J being practically informed Of spirit power. 81.
| al your tables and 20 rightly instructed. and
throw of tho heavy yoke of ignorance ard dis
| trust. BE enlightened in the EiGS! otEroat spur.
! itusl enlightenment, which medium proclaim
| to ell The world.
| Despite the aaathaaus Erapc.! upon SONS CT
tho Richmond ministers ny che organ q the
extremists Macy, iudted ali otthc Simon Pure,
Readjustera attend church regularly here, aaG
| tho ma iority OF them 20 to near these very
ministers whom THAR orgsCs have 50 much
| abused.
Mr. HuDtcr. Of Alex srdtia. to day iuroduo.
! ed resolution in the House providing tEet Oh
| and after N;orday Uezt the House meet ct eight
| O'Clock .. m. The resolution was referred,
| whict, meas lha, it was killed.
STRONGBOw.
Letter. from Falls Church.
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