Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-01-12
Letter from Richmond.

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette ]
RICHMOND. Jan. l0-Ous Of the fleets OF
tue new styl, ''readjustmen." vas seen to-
night. Atout II ocl, cs NJ. Cepbss Davis,
the C lored senator from hlecklonturg, went
isto the restaurant kept by Mr.. Max Davis.
lis YES ACCOMPANIED By white nan and { col
ored mar, and he asked Mr.. Davis to give him
q supper for the party. This Mr.. Dovis de-
,llaed to DO, saying that he kept his eating
house 70. white people. The colored nstor
then asked if he Was not violating tho Fifteenth
Amer dnent ir thus refusing him. a colored
man, the privilege Of eating supper. The
restaurant keeper to!i BIN 20, be was not vio-
latlDg any law, and that tbs matter hsd been
deeld Il in the courts. MIR. Davis further tcld
him If lie wanted anything to eat ho ulG
doubtl' S. get it at PLACES kept By people ct biz,
OVID c,lOT. Ihe coi0TCG Senator aDd hle party
thou 'scnt out. IS 5ot that a 5peskiog c,n
mcu'arg or tho party thai csmu here 20 read
just the debt p
The people OF H,prc0 c,urty are ia K n.
about getting up be Indignation NE: tug &c ID;
"clon OF the :eaclu5tcr's cancua last night il
surnius out :he hUuGred End popular Jug. O!
thGE Gutg C urt.
a goAd many pcoils arc asking about the
l. myth Il tho terms OF the co1p:y judges. Thu
tern IS tor Elk years and not four as S tic im-
presslo3 Of some.
1t is understo. that the new re.diosters OF
the Lsnd Office aud Superintendent, Of the
Penlteuilary have made Ill their appointments
the former Of C.pi,ol pa! &c men eGd TIC at.
ter If PeD!icntisry Vuards ihe;n sppaiul-
,oy,rc ~
Governor.
Col. S. B.ssc;t Fseoch, wha was mentioned
ss 6 candidate Ter The judae-hp nt M., cbesler,
IS as has been steted, spr ken f as b candidate
DOW Tor C rkolip 10 tho Library, undor ;he
ant Efficient incumbent is 10 be ;urncd cut then
Col. Ere! CT S undoubtedly The best qualified
man ter me plea N the so called rrudiustcr
| GIMP, as he nes IL ono way on the other ouo5
cinp c.cd "l'h the upper ufhoes OF tho Capitol
f.r S, M years.
The iua"ra! Of Mai Wiz, Harrison. Eorm r!y
dcrgcan! a. arus Oi the Seuate, totk plaos to-
day, and wss largely attended Mr He.risoG
vas son IL la" OF Col. Wm. L. Ta;ljr, who
| Gas turned out CT HE position % Auditor Of
Public A c1unis, Goud men ere o!:ime :rieG
sarei 8 ir II Is world and Mr.. Taylor has bad
/ tis share OF rJub;o.
The c'!icc ors for TIE Irish relief fusd repor,
that they src making fac ,rogrcss in thcu
york. Between sixceu and elshtocp huairrd
! dollars have b:fn collected so !ar.
Two ev;o!s oil interest to Epitc paliaDs will
take place TOMORROW. Rev. rhomas W. Cain
(c lirct,) who has been appintcd 10 take charge
Of st. Phillips (EpiscOpaD Church, colo red
will assume bis du.ins aud preach his frat ser
mon to morrow. He is oue OF the first colored
Episcopal ministers in Virginia.
hlr. job Turner, dcsf muts, will be orisiu
ed u DEE con by Bishop Whiltlo at 81. raui's
Church .o-m0tro~ morning lie will b. the
first ds at mu!e ever ordained in Virginia. Mr..
lcfper has already arc mplishcG much goct
work among these I'll ed as BIO is.
pumbar of the members If the legislature
took advantage If the holiday yesterday tc rnr
home.
In Legislative &c S paRs has been dull.
Now hcut county Was passed by 10 the Judge
making cscus, b. G use SPEAKER Lacy w:s COT
present. The people are unanimous for tho
re eli olon Of the present. JUICE, but that Judge
Was not OF the monerel party. STRoNGBow.