Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-01-14
Letter from Richmond

RICHMOND, Jan. l3.-The dec on OF tie
Commit ee 90 El=o:icrs 10 tho Gates sd eIec-
ticn case of Nei:o? vs. Gregory, 10 favor of tao
former, d5cs not Excite any surprise. 1t asp
pens unfortunately Tor Judge Gregory that he
is q cousin OF Col. W. +. u. Gregory, the geo
tlemsn who so actively csnvassed the State as t
summer 10 tbs lnteres. Of the c1Gsclv tive
parry.
jas A. Fields. tho cooret dooIkceper re,
cautly nomlnet, by the so c lied rcadjutcr' ;
caucus, ha5 not yet been e.ocied He wait
with modest psterc: uuti The lime h. eau draw
his per Diem.
Rev. DR.. Hawthorne, OF the Baptist Church
here, preached sermon Suoday, 10 whioh no
rebuked the so called rcae justers 10 siIong
t!rms.
Oae of the cer!eiu cvnutg Of ibis session will
be the repeal OF the Motfett register Jaw
|, hss been found to be cooperative. and,
| MIR. Mofett aud bis re=dju,'cE ttiepds VINO
| made The law, will be comp. lied 10 vote tor rs
| repeal, however much 1t nay 20 against b sir
sraln. The Mvlfett i'auor law is c!rjial.y
dc;c: ted by tho liqaer dealers everywhere.
10 day the l. klsllturo did nothing The
shvla tima was consumed With iak-->n the
| question Ut cvuaty Judges. Altogether i, wcs
| disastrous day tor ne iesdju t'r parts. III ir
Candidates for :he jl1gcshlp OF Ahemeila aa.l
L3ndoun uailes lared rather badly. Ccll.ic-
| ~ DIR. PLtvls, of Abemerc, the rcsdjustcr
| loaluce tor the iaaacship OF that oouory, has
| ooinlog to btag ebou.. That the reaGiustcr
| member from his OTn c,u1ty, the c asofva-
live member tom his own county anu the re-
publican sena.0r IRON his oHu C uatp ghoul.
al! ullto 10 signing paper to tue effect that
he IL thoroughly dishonest aud cot:uit per-
s Is Certainly rather dsnaiiog Fer the h;s;
time ills session a r5sjju.ter his bnitGd his
caucus aud rgiI3cd TO s:an6 by : $ nominee
Mr.. Mlohtc, OF AibemaIlc, Who refuses 10 vo:o
tUr Puf9is and griics him dishonest man, has,
up to this dste, swallowed al the NOMINEES ,.i
| his party, bu It seems lha. is last proauc ion
IS more than he uli stomach fh2 matter
Gas created Considerable stir amons t1o read
jus. ers. Mr. j. B MoCate, their nrm'a:c Tor
!hc judseship OF Loudocu, did rot fare veil 70
Gay 10 tho House.
He vas nom'aa'ed hy M Cross, Of Na1su
moad, Rhc sid he had beer requested &c peg
form this duty.
Mr., Head, the member from L7r1oun. p:c
tested reaipss this tnvg Of mas living il
! another Bart If tbs Safe sgt;cg ~ slG Gcmi
nating the judge ior the county Of I9udolu
Ito SAID this Nom 0atou Was made in Tie ntrr
ost G! cHctdiG gocrl msn ID Fairfax whose
oanc he did rGt call, 9ho was kioH 10 gGG 10
Congress frOu That district. It E,s Necessary
| mat the ptop!o Of LoudouI should Do 20 tuan,
inrlctod So to further the interests OF this
aspiraGt tr congressional honors Mr.. Hasd
said this aspirsnt iur congressional ho"or9 ,4.s
uGL en'!led 70 The pGos Of cJogrcssmau f.r ser
yes rendered either p.rY. Mr. Head vent
OF TO say that there We're in the Esblh cen,
arcssluDoi dISt:ic little over Two u.ioc aces
OF land ase Z.d ct S37 600, 0O0-"mo.e than
| those siXtecn oouoties 10 the S0uthw,s., haeiug
SIX mllIlona OF acres and their assessed value
big ac9 little, les than S25 900 900; and ytt,
sir, these yesy honorable gcntiemon c)De here
! and say to as that, outstanding .hay favor
this oc@ pac'y--thls party OF the paope-,hey
come hero aud declare that ;he yropc OF Lou
douu shall rot have the privilege OF saying ahg
| stall he their jadpe-,hat G =. self sc7:fumtnt
shall be dcpc5 the people" Mr.. Had Thea
Wcu; CO to speek 10 good hundred, though
at lho saG1u ti.iic sarcastic, way of the cauaiy
OF Naos.mopd, which was dominating the
cou0y Judge Of Loudcuc. OF Loudoun he said,
we DO not ralsJ peanuts, uGr arc We afflicted
Tta sea ;lcks, When team is hichcd CD il
Loudou1 It is not composed Of Is w. e Of ox,u
Slth ehu'k collar ADD grape Woe lloes, but ne
rave h r,cs, upoo wnioh We pay tex s." Sir.
Head, IN Nominating judge Bat for re,coc,ion,
said he was gentleman of The hi hest ch srsc,
| ter, who had been the county judge siace the
adoption II the pr sen: PROSTITUTION, aud Vas
,cooptabIe 20 all the people Of the county. He
has 0ever given partisan decision 10 scy Gaze
under coy circumstances, ard 10 the sppoiut
meut OF judges Of election the judges now 81
poioted are the original appci.tyes, except So
tar as SacaT c'ea may nave occurred by death
or removal. H. took no part whs;c,;r
10 The lac canvass Dor 10 any canvass sire, he
has occupied tbs position cf iu ige except 10
vote his sentiments at tho rolIs. rhc vigcr-
Gus speech of Mr.. Head caused much u,casi
ness 10 the ranks Of the faithful, and 600 by
ooe, iika little hco, they barkcd OF hiu. aud ca.
des7orad to 90 away With the homo ttrusa
oonsalned IL his manly and Indignant protest.
But in Valo. Oac asked him, Did cot jude
Bal make speech 10 the court house during
the canvass" MIR. Head responded cmpLati
calIy, mo sir The Readjusier, whon be
re cornered, Invariably lets u. lorr,ut of
personal abuse cnd iuuenGo THE cheapest pre-
tense at arguneEtl aod when the supply runs
short he IL furnished with moro from head
quarters.
Therefore it vas that wben they f,upi they
oau'd make nothing out Of the gentleman from
LouGouo, they ait mp,ed, By ifucDdo and s!t
f1l qu.slonlcy, 20 crst sur upOn inc courage
OF tho people o! LouGouu DUNG the VIZ,
hlr. Or, IS said Nsnscmp SEPT mors l.:ars
tc tn: Wal than she had voters. and she warld
stand lc favorable comparison with LruaJun
20, upoo her record. std so he vent % but he
made nothing by it. Mr.. Head 'urncd lis OWE
guns upon him by sa:ing that be had said Doth
log afo0t the wsr Dnr did he sec wha, b2a.:os
shat had upon the juigship. But" said be-,
II had ssid anything on that SUI jet waulG
nave suld that the bosom of Loud0ua was the
Theatre Of wsr fr"m he very com nence1non. Of
the war, aid that every man who was able 10
oesr srns WAS in the fed cxc-ps the father If
this Dung man (McCsbe)
As to The rasdj 0s!er candidate for the iudeshp
(Ar. AcCabe) Ar. Hesd said he " u!d NV
nothing, because he was estoppeG fr IN saying
anything, and tia. he GER. CabeJ who 9ss on
the hoor kneT way.
=, Ard so the people of NsnseDond County
through their rspr sentative, elecs the Judge for
'ue Guilty CT Aouaoun. STRoNGB "
C4URToF SPrEALs IisTsRDAV-Carrirgso n
vs.. rlcknEs executor. argued by Judge kob-
eft Ou!d tor plaintiff ia arrOr ont Ohio =. Kasn