Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-03-02
BETTER srGsss ESspYs

iI0!!e pordcrGQ OF TIC Ai0yGrdTta GaEctta
ElCNNoHD, Virginia, Malch /, l$&0.--
Mr.. Musbbsch has rtctircI from Alexandria
pcI:!ors urging the GcGeral Assembly to p5ss
law providing icc. or!iOu Tor that city, signed
By 20.l ladies, sci white votcrs, and 42G c)ored
voters OF Alexandra. lie has hos also received
resolutions rass,d by the City Council and a
potion sisued by 81 business man and firms,
praying that the bill bo rejected. The bill is
No. 2C2. 1t was introduced by Mr.. Mushbsci
on tho 23l day of February at tho reqlest of
Lodge 2337. |. y. q. T., of Alexandra, and
some OF the business men oil that CITY. 1t Is
quito low down on tho calendar. thcIo being
nearly hundred bills ahead Of it, and unless
tho General Assembly sets for sOmo time 10
come, il is hardly likoly that it will ever como up.
1t may be imsgincd that tho passage Of tho
1tiddleberger bill by the House to night has
caused much surprise and no little ooumcnt.
lI3to this evening tho lriouds Of tho Hamilton
substitute psid that it would fail. Some Of the
iriords OF tho Kiddleberger scheme boast TO
night that Tho Governor will not veto thtir bill,
but that remains 10 b. ascsriaincd. 1t is sup
posed that tho Governor will act upon tho bill
to morrow, as he has had time 10 consider its
various provisions.
I Df. Motfott advocated his low as long and
| Strenuous rs he could, but tho majority was
| against hiD. Thiro is much r., uicing here,
especially among tho liquor dealers, at tho do
| icat OF the Motfo,t law. They have never
| wlivored in their opposition TO it.
| Tho scouting expedition had The effect Of
| getting MIR. Luke Ptrdua, Of FraukIn, ID his
seat. He was in time to dsy. 1t WAS a
| sui ct OF general c5mmcnt thss he did
| not 20 within the rhiuuda 10 cut his corns
| Indeed IL IS said by those who knos him best
| ttat be capio hclc With these cXcruc@ting OK.
croscDces alrrady we'll trimmed aud III good
order for tho work CT rCsdjustmont. SlcDp
tlO-a sicl man--pbcycd the hlshone mandate
AID 4Sas 10 lis scGt to-Gsy. 1t WILL Iot DO for
| The tnoogre;s to crow for they mu'i ack 9uW!-
edge that they were badly scared. If aut. Why
| s5Dd ;c3uts posI,haste thrOugh The country
| sking up all the ahsentccs, and why accuse
Ross Hamilton 1T hibcry? They now ncknoal.
edge that they knew uolhng positive about
| Hamilton bat they amply rrnspectri That he
| had been brbed.
An effort is being made 10 ret Mr. T. lief,
of Baltimore. as tenor IN The Monumental Eps
| conal Church choir here Mr. liltI Earg in the
! choir yesterday morning aud evening. the
church bing crowded. Sir. floif fi:at attracted
favorable attention herr Gh,rc Ito sang ~
Ralph R.ckstraw in Fml's "Pnatofe. -
Should he accept the Ctfor tho NloGumcntal
| Church will have the best choir i1 Richmond,
with Miss Alice Swan as aoprauo, Mrs. Ro.
CoWan az ulIo. Mr. Elntf as tenor, and MIR. VIM.
Grant rs basao. DR.. CoRan il the organist
Among tie cldets at tho Firginil Military
| lastitrc who refused to join tho rchelIing
c,detS were Il. I. d. Myers and William D..
Winston Of this city. Tho former is ron OF
Mnior f.. I. d. Myers. Superintendent Of Inc
Richmond, fredericksburg and Potomac Rel
road, and tho latter IVES for several years enc
OF the most popular pagts in tho House Of
Delegates. Many et his old friends Iavo
watched his career at the destitute with inter
| est and pride. The dismissal Of tho cadets
canscs much talk here and Acn. Smith 4 action
is cOdorscd. STRoNuBoW,