Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-11-01
s.Ctter FrSiei Esfcis.s,ouss,

Correspondence OF tho Alexandria Gs%ettc. |
RICHMOND. Vac, o.. &l.-Tho roaGiGsle!s
attr having cut committee for several week &
cinvGsairr for rsmta of persona With sufficient
stamina to Lead Tia Icrlorn hop, $40 csrGil4tcs
LOT tho Legislature, how al les! ecouro! four
g'nilonou possessing temnriiy enough 10 rny
thcY will ssrva in The lower hcnSa ri tho
Legislature If ul,ccl. ThaEo gentlemen orcht
to bo elected, bn, they woa't, fer any ono who
has ncIvd enough 10 lun lGr M 0fiiua on tho re-
sdiuaior ticket 10 this city deserves prcht 1cal
mCro than scat ID Tho !, oii:a:urv. Tho
probability is thh! the Ato7a party will no. mn
nayoue fer thr Senate seainst cir. I,o7crs;ci5.
tho conservative Democratic nnn,.nrs; .i,cv
claiming TINT Mr., Il. ia good cr0uyl, read
Juster Tor thtm. with ihn iuo!.lamnutaI ASSET
ton that they do rot wish 60 aranpnu;g, The
Garmnn element. Eus did not intend 10 say
anything about politics, because, Though ", nru
on Tho cTu OF election, there is nothing stlr!iug
10 1t ou!sida Of professional POLITICIANS, as q
proof OF whch you have only to lonk at tho last
primary, when there VETO c!cvhn cindidstcs for
tho Legislature. ard out II nohrly 9G0O whiiu
voterH About 100 Were pollli; EU; "a uCatly
every 600 10 Alexandra il politically nci;15d. /
thought il host 10 tell Them that Tho roadnsicrs
have b0btsl ticket. and that thous h our
bushels mon ere just little indifferent az to
who will win, il Will be- beaten ~ ir1u two TO
three lhcu9and.
But there is su!ito! upon which tic naorlo
arc JUS. now SHRED up, and ihrt is sna,luCS,
nnd az you s. along Nh ia aud Cary streets. in
tho |csiern scc!ian ot tho oily and sec groups
OIL mtn On Tho corners c0hvcrsing in low tones.
you can eay without sny guess work that the
subject is smallpox. The smallpox hiss been 10
this city now tor eight mo1tbs, and instead of
decreasing l: Is intklog such prcGrcss that W.
leaa soao scti7o measures arc taken speedily 10
cheok RS growth, tho new graves that il will
mako 10 our cemeteries before tho ainicr is 0rar
osnpot DO countoa Is buudredl. The socal,cd
smallpox hospital, nn CID tGEbIo down Fookctv,
Is packed With people, who arc smitton with
this loatEsonc disease, and within radi0uj of
OF t8o miles around j. white fl .es gro almost az
ooInmoo ss May flies. Ard yet tho proncr
authorities 90 cot seem to b. doirg their duty.
L sec nc call of tho City Council to make CD
p'oprsilcrs 10 provida decent qusrtors tor
the9s poor ErelOhcs. Tho disease is bow en-
epidemic, and yet The Board Of Health alIogs
people whose clothes are rcekirg with tho
ncx'ous polsor, AID who eau scsreeiy walk, TO
issva The hospital alcnc. cG:tr TIC Street osrs,
ard :cst'er the serns Of .his horrible pesilcrco
broadcast The superintendent of tho pocr
house says no has exhausted tho appropriation
OF $500 tor small oox purposes. Gpa is loirg tho |
beat be can With the means q. bis disposal. |
just think, $500 for smallpox 10 q city of |
Inhabitants and $500 for = French |
ball, tho entrance feo to which vas IS. Why |
tho newspapers ara silent on this matter | can |
not GOD ec!ute. Wo have OF lcpst oEo sruuky
paper here which is always io.smts. in lis
advocacy Of rtftrms. and especially those re-
terms That effect the hepl:h OF the city; but
sven 1t is dumb Oh this Snbjec'. There Was
7omo reason for this Silcnos durirg the c5pten-
nial, but DOW it is over. and tie pcopio have
mostly gone away, it is tho duty OF the press to
urge the CITY authorities to take immediate
'tels looking 10 the stamping cus Of this con.
|sgon. Verify Richmond reminds %, cf Tho
arkansaw traveller and his bousc.