Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-17
Letter from Fairfax.

| Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gsze!te.]
FA1RFAX, G. Il, Va, Feb. l6, lSSl.-Your
correspondents from this little city have become
SO silent. that even the few Incidents of interest
| trRnapiring sre left to sleep uu;ung, aud even
! those published arc 90 distorted or dislocatod
that we are estounded by their announcement
For instance, 10 such person as Mr.. Nat. john.
! son and Miss Wiley reside here, nor within ten
miles of here yet. except as to locality. the facts
| ere substantially IS published except the boosted
knoWlodse as to sn aunt opposing tho marriage
and being The grantee of the property, which wss
| wrong, the mother OF johnson having received
the deed sid will doubtless at the proper time
reconvey-Thus for this Fairfax Court House
| sensation.
Under our constitution aud laws carrying
the same into e1act, counties having less
than fifteen thousand Inhabitants only elect
clerk Of the County Court. who becomes there.
by clerk of the Circuit Court BY the recent
enumeration Fairfax goes over 1900 and is
therefore entitled to elect clerk for each court,
whose term will begin on the 1st day of July
next The election for these places is likely 10
prove exciting Tho conservative party will
mako nominations for both. the advice Of tho
rea0Jnstors 10 the contrary Notwithstanding
Mr. +. w. Richardson, the present clerk pro.
tcm,, is likely 10 have no formidable opposition
for the clerkahp Of the County Court. The as
pirsnts for the clerkship Of the Circuit Court
| arc not limited in number and sll are without
early training, SO that for time the court and
bar arc TO exercise patience. If Mr.. d. NJ.
Chichester will consent TO tho use of his name
| no will in all probability be nominated as the
candidate oftho conservative party for the last
| named place.
The roadjusterS are already busy nominating
| candidates for the Legislature. This subject has
not been canvaesod by our side, and for one
| hsve mover heard tho name OF Il single man sug.
| gested; therefore al suggested reports as TO
names arc csostures of the oppostion's brain.
started here at least letters Of inquiry have been
received What the outcome will be tho future
! must doVe!Ope.
We learn that that Gen. Hancock is deter
mnnd to DO at the Inauguration. Hope he will
| MOI Tighten the enemy IS did the report Of MIR.
| ll!dons arrival four years ago. QUAD.
STATE CONSERVATIVE COMMITTEE. - The
Conservative Steto Committee met in Rich
mond yesterday, and IVES 10 SESSION the greater
part Of tho day. Absaom Koiuer, of Augusta
County, chairman, presided. Among tho dis
| tlosulshcd persons present were Hon. john
Goodo, Hon. John T. Harris, Hon. George d.
Wise: and Connslly {. Trigg, esq.,, OF South
west Virginia. Most of the members of tho
committee made statement Of the feeling cy.
lstlGg il their respi ciVe localities in regard TO
tho debt question and other Issues that will be
involved in the next canvass. A call Was issued
tor State convention, to assemble on August
4. for The nomination Of State ticket aud the
representation fixed at one delegate and one
alternate in each city and county Tor every 200
votes, and fraction of eco votes exceeding 100,
cast 10 such city or ccuaty for the two Hancock
and English eleolorls tickets OF the late Pfesi.
| DENTAL eecIcD; and all who supported Hancock
aod English are invited to participate 10 the
election OF delegates to The convention. Proni.
ncnt members Of the committee arc emphatic
III their expressions Of the weakening of the
reaC) osters cause 10 many Sections of The
State and eraat confidence is felt in tho the sue.
ots5 OF the Conservative party in tho contes!
| this Tall by proper Management. Members OF
the committee say that tho people are heartily
tried tf tho agitation of the debt question,
and earnestly desire prompt settlement OF
the States financial difficulties. Tho commit.
tee adjourned till to day.
CHEAPER FARE We see it stated that The
Virginia Midland Company will, at an carly
day. reduce their passergar rates to three cen
mile, We hope that the report is true. 1t |
Will be highly beneficial to the public, and COZ |
sequeptIy to the road itself. The las! report Of |
the Chesapeake aud Ohio road showed an in
crease 10 receipts from passenger fares, even
Il ough the rate had been reduced from five to
tire cents. The reduction should be made BY |
all pears. And while We are on this subject
we will say that the freight rates oa tie Mid
land road are too high. Our people had been
led to believe that when the Midland road |
came to its own" !reights would be reduced |
but they were mistaken. 1t will have to be
done, however, and We presume that it will be- |
as soon as the new corporation gets into perfect
running order Charlottesville Jefersonian.
this rates IL freight have. we understand, |
Teen reduced and every facility will be offered
Ter and every luduc,mens held out to attract
'fade' 10 refereuo, 10 passenger rates, it is
Understood reduction is in contemplation that |
Will DO highly satisfactory, and that steps to |
that ED may be taken at ths meeting of the
Directors coma time next week,