Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-02

| Letter from ahasseur.
| Correspondence of tte Alexandria Gazette.
RICHMOND. Vs., Mag 31-lho rec,Lt mu-
nlclpa ee ction n May has had a good etfect
throughout tile State, for it has showo cotclu-
sIVely that the conservative readjusers as a
mass will not ous good men from ufiu,s which
they have flied faithfully, merely because they
disagree with them on q question of foauco.
The action If ths democratic convection, which
assembled here on the h, io extending to all
the readjusters the right hand of fellowship has
| had potent et-ct. Il has hsruouiz:d ID many
cOtt cling elements. aDd has s. seclrco, to car
| taluiy, toe electoral vote Of the State. DO
matter what the action OF Mahone's c)pven-
ton, which assemblies here nD the I b OF July,
may dc; that is, of course. if Tildcu is not TIE
dsmoc attic nominee. There is a deep, bitter
teellbg, 50 deep aud bitter among The MISSES Of
the p !opIe r.gardlug that msn. il aim jst SUI.
passes bell9f, and the idea tnst Virginia would
vote Tor hlm II he was nominated Is the veriest
bosh aud twaddle. He was eleccd Ole, aud
did not take bis seat. SupptS, he wss elected
agaln and dtant was bent 90 beieg luaugurated,
why, what show would this lmid p4r.lylc cd
Hewitt thst he would rather see Dir. Hayes in.
suguraGod than TO have drop of blood split
\ ", what show would be have against that
man OF tow rlog ambition. u1sc upuIous pur-
pose aod lrou uervo. How many Southern
democrats would vote fer Tildcu II he wSs, by
the stupcndous folly Of the party, nominated as
cur standard bearer? Just about as many as
vo'ed for Greeley eig bit years sgo
Fortunately, very fortunately. the two thirds
| rule will be 10 foIc, 10 CiGCnnati, aud Mr. Til
den. while he has the majority, canoot get the
requisite number, unless the gcds first III ike
mad those whom they desroy.
Rcnmond Is one Of the most beautiful Giles
on the contineot, but it is also the dirirest. Tho
Streets arc rarely cleaned aud never swept and
watered, aud the consequence is that the slight
est wind raises o cloud Ut dust that makes it
ike Slroceo only Instead OF the dcsort sand;
horrible uscean mixture sweeps 10 bhoGilg
clouds through the air and makes the uafor-
tunate Wayfarer thlnk he is passing through 8
guano factory.
What study hotel life is O1e seos 80
many different kinds Of people, sud Gao wa,ch
with curious z.st all that is goiog on around
him. The hotels in Richmond arc generally
we'll kept, and the prices arc moderate After
CLOSE observation havo comc to the codclusiop
that the ho.el owes It's succ SIS to the managing
clerk, the same as bank is made or broken by
lis cashier. A good CLERK Gao fill hot Il and
keep up spleudled CUSTOM, when bad one
Wouc empty the house, 90 matter what the
prJpil1tors do. 1t requires au imper,utbabe
temper, knowledge OF everything that is 30
ing on, qllck versatility OF resource, taot, aud
abJVe all 40 ever yielding fjR of c0rdi atty
This fact is illustrated 10 the ST. Clsro Hotel,
10 this city. 1t never uotil lately got aong,
though its situation is by far the bes, iu Rich
noDd; ts porohes wide and spacious, looking
cut en- the square, Il was sold and resold sew
eral times, and never made morey, uulil about
| a year ago, Captain Oliver Fuusteu took hold
| # it, and 1t there ever Vas man who was iu-
| tended by nature for the plac,. he is that one.
| dc can answer teo questions TO as many differ
| cot people ct the same time; he sees everything
| and hears everything, toe; be csn make every
guest feel that he has sudden and uudyDg
| friendship for him, spd has that art of 'savoir
f4rc" to perfection. Ho can give every one
choice room. and make all feel satisfied, aud
| the ST. Claire to day, through his efforts, is the
| best paying ooncero 10 the city.
| he is so good nsturod and deslrou5 10 oblige
as well as 10 bring oongeDial people togather,
that be gets them 10 laughable fix sometimes,
and this is clse 10 point:
| There were two gentlemen who dropped 10 to
board tot ve'y long age; one was Mr. Jones,
or at least will call him 50. Now Jones vas sn
artist, sDd played on q violin, or rather the
4 !dle and plays we'll too, With taste and ex-
preston. MIR. Smith ls also musician but an
amateur, and ptrtorms 90 the valve trumpet.
| Mr. Jones having 9 room on the first h)or, the
clerk thought to put these two lovers of the
arts as close together IS be- c,ud, 80 be placed
Mr. Smith 90 the ground floor directly beneath,
with a stair steps ruuDing near where these
musicians could harmonizs if they wanted to,
but MIR. Jones abomluated the trumpet which
in the unskiIIful han 1s sounded Worsy than the
Jacobin 'Ca lra' in the ears Of the nobesse.
About one O'Clock every night. or rather every
morning would Mr.. Smith puff and blow the
air from Plnsfore-' Farewell Mahone," and
other sentimental ballads. This Mr.. Joue,
bore, uot he could bear it 20 longer, when he
addressed The following mole to the trumpet
player:
ST. CLAIRE HOTEL. Friday mornioe.
| MIR. Jnes press S his compliments 10 Mr..
| Smith aud requests he will ti.cootioue to blow
| his trumpet at so unreasonable 40 hour ss one
| ocock a. u. MIR. Jooes Degs leave 10 say that
| he has not had wink OF sleep for the last
week
| To this MIR Smith rapled:
ST CLAIRE HOTEL Tuesday evening.
Mr. Smith presents bis compliments to
| Mr.. Jones aud rtsoecfrlIy replies that he
has paid the rent Of his room week in advarce
aud will play on his trumpet Whenever he
daDn peases
P. S.-Mr. S believes that every man has 9
right to blow his own horo.
Here Mr.. Jones was in q fix, but he wouldn't
give up So be invited lot of boon companions
to play csrds, drink beer sing songs, and make
all the racket they could.
But this failed of its intended effect! Mr.
| Smith stuck 10 his trumpet and would chime
in with bis songs and rap the floor with the heels
of his b. OTIS BY way Of approval.
Be-ten in this endesvor, Mr.. Jones hit upor
| an * Ierims snt and proceeded to carry It intt
effect. He could 60 TO bed 81 noon sn1 sleey