Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-02-21
Letter from Richmond.

Correspondence of tho Alexandria Gszs!te I
RICHMOND. Vs., February 2O.-The fuaeral
OF Captain John H.mpden Cb,m5erlsyac,
senior editor o! the State. al st. James Episu:-
pal Church to-day was The ccc ,sion Tor one Of
me largest outporr,5ss tf The people ever
witnessed on like occasion and gave striking
eVd.nce Of Tbs esteem ia which the d, c,Ased
Was hell 10 this commulity aud the desire of
its Ct iz'ns TO do honor 10 bis memory. 3, no
class of the Richmond psope will bis death be
more strongly felt tbsn By iho members Of tho
press here, end it is understood 9 general
meeting CT reHsp!psr IN ;n will bs held ct an
early day to taks sultab,e 30 ion. Captain
CHARACTERISTICS Was Popular with ell classes Of
eit'zsns here. aad tho largo gathering Today
ooth at bis lato rtslienoo aud the church 50 kn
more polotedy than words Of tae hold hs had
uooo The tf:c ions OF thos, WHO knew him.
rhe ses'lacs Wtr, c1nduc:ed ly h.v. d..
feleikin, tho pastor. ss,ls;ed Ivy Rev. DR..
Mloooeerode. rhc House of D :!egstes aG-
lcutoed out OF r:sptc OF to his memory ard large
nuubsr ATTENDED the iuneral. 80 did The
mao, iail OF hoooTs. 10 the prime If his mar
hood. and at the TINA when that vipor Of his
ln'ellso'usl powers kpew 90 Giaiuuiop. As
ol!iz'n. IS journalist. IS friend. as husband, as
SOB, SO bro her bic conrss hes been endorsed,
and so he died.
Ever since the result Of tho last Sale elec-
On was kooWn some OF tho Democratic mec
be's OF the Lsglstura heva been clanoriug for
sn organ. They thought, and sill ,hipk, that
paper Devoted entirely to poIi,ios-io fact, 40
sVoWcd !rsan-Would hav. il q lerc, ADD aid
UiS cir
cfa!ic party. SeVer:l attempts have been made
10 get up cotttraGces UPON he suffice, ed tc-
aigot the attempts Wtrs carried ca. and r.
suited 10 the meetior. The trouble is thet
while there nrs macy statesmen who Thick
they kacw Just how to run q pap sud ara ready
TO eiVe Their brslcs to It they c,upot give the
req1lslto amouot ct mocty. IL is calculated
that 80 oftDlal organ, suoh as is dreamed Of BY
those Who favor the sohene. could be gotten
cneer way tor about $50 600 and be- rua tor
year. 1t the bCss OF advertisements which thew
txpecs TO roll IN do c1me tEeu Ih enterprise
must pay. but the domCcfaic moubers have
not yot handed over The money fer tbs rurp,se,
G0Vernor Cameron has r,lutned rom his
fxpeditlon sgaioss the pirstes 10 fright spj,i:s.
lie Is dlssppoIn! el that he Id 70: c.cl The
outside msraudtrs who managed 70 &c. SWAY
before hs GIT on the some Tho volunteer
military viii 90: three days psy for their
s-rV'c'S. They will average abou. four dollars
Day and one baf of the pr ,-nonsy reslz d
from the ssls OF the oysters add the captured
vessels. Tho State OF Virginia g.ts tho other
hall. The slx'J-one rrisoners OF var .rl GOV
conaoed ia Middles:x JILL Mr. Eyats, the
member OF the HOUSE from that equity, wss
the prime lnstgator Of iii, reid upon ths ir-
va ters, but 10 view OF the fact toas The Mary
la1d pirates (thc very p.r les ha VISA tfT}
succeeded 10 getting sway. be will try 10 vrt
them IF as light 50 possible. lii, though tbo
raid will have the ehsos OF breskiug no tic
psctic, Of s.ealirg OYSTERS STeoNaBow.