Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-01-01
Lesler from Richmond,

RICHMOND, Dec. 3l.-Psrsou Massie, &C.
companied by lis sou, reached the city 20 day.
lie will sep into bis rew place 10 MORROW. Il
Is iumoreG again :bat he will insist upon APP
permitting h!s owo clvrka regardless Of what It's
caucus oomuittec may desire. This is hardly
probable though. The parson will 30 allowed
to 90 pretty much as he phases.
Tho Treasurer, Mr.. Rcynold, is The men who
Is causing such great uneasi1es, ard his is the
Office which Is called 10 holy horror ACTUALLY
GcSaCtism. As the officers take charge Of their
respective Offices oa the first of the mooh h, and
the Legislature does not meet uutl the 9th tho
officers ca Install their clerks and have iulE pcs
Session 5eturo ine Legislature can 10 any way
Interfere
As the matter now stands the ruler of the it,
Ger clrc can Only utter dire threats. There is
20 way 10 tine world they Gao hit the
man they rave placed ia chicc save by
reducing lis salary, and IS RagDold is
man 81 soAe m"acs they c.nuot drive MIN to
desperation by this mode Of procedure. 1t is
said thGs he will r"tai1 in Office Messrs James
TaJ lor and Fraak Rut1iu, as both are considered
rcadius.ers, MIR Raleigh Cois.oo, the chief
clerk, is to 90 if the &lshooe men have any say
10 the matter. |! rtmains to be seen what mr.
RsPao!d 10 TO 90.
One Of the leading custom hous oAioiais was
we'll SID last Dght. 10 all the iDmeuse tkrong
OF people !tvios in Richmond, all WILD for Grant
and third term, ouly one mau welt to the
Manchester JuUcion to pay his respects to tho
General. That uan Was Postmaster Forbes.
tie went over tharc 10 he co aud da night,
aud iai HUT a3d true as be had been, will it b,
b Itv, that they you'd not let him sec the
Genera. And yet such is the sad truth. The
postmaster Was told By Hop Sirr, tbs Generals
Ja?sn@so valet, that the General vas asleep ant
could no' Sc anybody.
10 make the anguish of Col. Forbes moro
p;lslant, The deep melcdlous spere of Geperai
Grapt could be heard from the sleeping berth
Ihc Colonel, Whiio he could not see be face OF
The GeTcraI knew that his great tr.v.lng had
changed htm somewhat as there was tul.iSD
accent abDus his score.
l.: seems 10 be tho sim ia society circles no.
10 make ihc most OF tho short s2ason before
Int Several new ,ciety cubs have beeo
foimed. Ia Riehmond, 10 addition to the
"Alls'ie'ne' and the "Mosaic,; we have the
~ /. Il and still lsfcr the IN L. o."
The col2rcd brother is Dothing if not inta
tive. AID now some Of the colorcd 'scioty
peol lie 81 Manchester have made 90 incursi)1
upon the alphabet and wrcsted thcrofrom the
M. N. G." club Most Mighty Cclum biads,")
club which it is needless 10 say is Composed
Of the hig :uas CT oolcrtd society.
III. ia !" ss Senator Cephas Davis, color
cd, said, "whoneVcr be met r .adjuster le felt
81 II be met his tqua', " it is presumed that cur
rcadiusLing friends in the Legislature will be
allowed t. associate with their equals 90 the
occasion ct the weekly soirc IF the Most
N ghtY Co'unbiads.
and II msy soon L OF be 81 unfamiliar sight to
witness me prominent readjusLer loading q coll
ored lady thu Rough the dizzg mazas of tho daace
rs soon rs the fiddler sing: out the command;
~ lutte 20 partners, scrspe uerlitcly;
Dent be Aumpin gin de res!
Balance sl! Now step out rightly;
Ailuz dance yo lebel bee "
General Joseph T. Johnston, Congressman
from this District Was il the city TO-DAY.
STKoNGBow.