Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-01-09
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correspondence OF the klexsndria Gazette !
RICHMOND. jap. S.-The PoindrxteT case is
ended at last so far as the courts a!c corcerred.
ills onIg hcpo DOW is 10 got.irg the Governor
TO pardon him, La tic event Of his failure to
get pardoned, bis !7ierd, will ask the Governor
10 commute the sentenoo to imprisonment in the
city ISL.
undcr the new arraGgement CT the seats 10
the heu,o, the reporters were literally ''leit out
10 the cold
10 dag when Mr.. Hanger moved 10 rearraugo
| the seats, MIR. Ellis. Ut Montgomery, moved 30
| amend lhe resolution by uda!1g that some te-
| ter accommodation Dc made lor the reporters Of
| the press. The amendment WAC adopted aud
| upoD division being called frcm the so cslleG
| RCa6ju7ters side OF the House a select ;ariy CT
| tie faithful voted against tbs proposition 10
! give mCmbers of the 2rcss lari tiles Tor report
ing the prcc3cdinps of inc body and thus
keeping the people IN the country informed 81
| their official scIs. The Gazette cart spondc1t
nvIced that Mr. Far the delegate trotn Fair
fsg, jumped Up with PARTICULAR siacity 10 vote
against tho press on this occasion. Many It
! tbs ACTS CT Lhls ceT party have been lr Wcpdgr
tul accord with tie u a'urcs OF the black and
tan cjnVen,lor, which sat IN the CapIto! 10 re.
coustruc ion days. This Bct OF some CT their
menbCrs sEls!ugy eugg tea Certain occasion
! ID The rrgOnstructlon Convention, and this vo;e
| Vas The first vote cast against thG press since
! the time when the notorious DR.. Blaine, (1c2ro)
moved that the reporters te refused sdmttsacv
to the hail, "kqs3 be didn't want DO report Of
what he sid, and did, to &C to The people
! 'cep!lu ne seed it lust" 1ti4 puny males
| against the members of tho press by sono of
| the members of this so called ReaGjusters porly
can only cxoi,c cur drrsiou. They cant nnz
z us, anG they cau't nUZzc the G.z tc's Cot
Respondent. Net exsc.ly
| The vigllant reporter is like tho atmosph ere
be caa go everyS here AID he will 20 every
where, aud it is certain sign tha. whcr The
attempt is made to stu! bin out it is c,uoea
something that tho people ought to kooa.
\ W the energetic mcmb cf Of the press should
| look upon himself as The vic gercat Of this
f, great p Opia and being imtusd with q proper
sc5sc 9i his owe responsibility he should meia
! tain his rights TO go where GUY calls him, nor
the attempts TO lluZz'e nor disc urtesy should
; cot Gcltr him. Il docs BOT. Tho people Of
| Aitxaluria, Fairfax, CGpeper, Loadoun aud
FnrGu!er may rely upon II that they viii be
kept posted By tbs GaZ:ttc's correspondent.
The woes cast against tue press 10 day arc
not without parallel, Robcspcrc, the mog-
! a!ca CT The Sullotlno, when ha sr3jr with BRET
power ever The headiess ferns Of thousands,
| wanted no newspaper around hin. Il CT.
+, Chandler, nc all know, hsa nc uso tor Them
literary iellcrs." Boss Tweed, filling his peck
Gle with glrndcr, stecrod clear Of reporters,
And SO We hod that that wherever thcro is 1;
ring against the Liberties and rights of the eco
pic the attempt is always made to muzze the
press--that Is, the tree ebd udcpcuden. preas.
Keep IN With your fun, boys; bur when you
muzzo us-weil. let Us know ABOUT it.
! IG day, IN The talk aGput changing the seats
il the Il use, Mr.. Frgzi.r eskcl NJ. Hanger,
! Of Augusta, if BIZ would not DO willing that the
arrangement sh' u!d oct &c Tito effect until The
next Legislature uet--iTo years from COW.
Mr. Hg9gcr SAID be you never be back b, re
again With his iasGnr. His tone Of voice rau-
| tested the DISCUS; be iclt G. the urcco cdincs.
noT liz he a!ouo il tbs feeling. Every True Viz
lgiG'an 17fo visits tho hall will 20 aw:y feeling
the same disgua: .. the sigh: Of the rapac u
| Eiob.
| Syphsx, tx e0;orei member of the House
iron AloEauC!la, Is IN the city, AID visited the
Legislature to day. II hes DOT yet trsGspircd
whether he desires tu be Judge of Alexandria
| tr not.
The question Of The h:rioS Of conyicts to the
James River ard kaoswbs Canal Company
| agaiu came up to dsV 10 the House and after
| much discussion thu biz gas ordered to is
cnsrGssmCot. Ehis bill Simply provides that
Toe present tjIoe o! o0n9ic!s Low at work 90
| the canal shall br Continued. Ii is ir short
| conlCuGl1n o! :hc lis y;ay's contrac'. MIR.
| Mushbach favored the bill because be thought
the completion Of the improvem, Mt Of the
canal was tAe only Way this ltnlGrtaDt State
properly could Dc made OF aty value 10 Virginia,
| This force OF c0pvc S have been working upon
the buchanan snd Clifton Forge Railway, AMI
wbcu their work is cnml lated tho us3iuIuets OF
| the Caoa W! be greatly increased.
TIE congregation the Fist Bsptist Church
Of this city viii, in June NIX, celebrate the
| c'ulenuiai orgapiz,tion CT their cEu;os 10 this
city. Ia he last halt century the pastors Of
that church have been Rev. John Kerr, Rev.
Jeremiah B. Jctvr md Rev. }. Landing Bur
! foughs. They represent different cpochs Of
succ SIN m'nisry.
By the romioaton Of \: wnsn icr Judge OF
| Hsoover. he hGs 1t Lass gotten place. De
| taatCd GirucDbsck candidate fer Coner, So, de-
feated Resdj ustcr $50 called candidate fo. the
| iiousc, he is AZ LIST rewarded giih the title Of
Judge.
The question among the Conservatives at
present Is whether tie Governor will prevent
the slaughter OF the Capitol policemen and
| Penitcntiary guards He has the power to
rr9Vcut tic new SUPERINTENDENT Of Putlic
Gr3uads aid Builti1ts from turning them out.
| They arc go, servsois of tie State snd there
is 10 excuse Tor dismiss ng them.
STRoNGBOw.
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