Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-03-30
Letters from Richmond.
lOcrrespoudslce Ct Ito Alsxsndria Gszos

| Correspondence Ct Ito Alsxsudria Gazs,to |
RICHMOND. Va. Msroh 2S.-alr. Fsrr does
not Rsot 10 give Up tho pl1oa Ct Supstio:ead- |
en! Of Pubic Itsrrc:i0n ED be vii tsye 10 !
do that 10 order 10 he rt-:iso:ad if lis parry
suaEsins tho report CT tie committee.
l. S:tm, tia. Virginia is TO have c negro
Congressman naw. The col:red mop OF ely
p!cmnence il the Petersburg iis!ric: say they
have grown tired tf giving their votes for
white man 10 repressn. them 10 Congress-
They CLAIM that rs ihsyhavo msjoriIy ct be-
t.een six scd esvso thousard 10 thc district
they should hsvo Congressman Of their own
co!pr to represent them. MahoIo HIMSELF il is
Understood bus Nd liking for Jorsense1 aad
would prefer 10 have enc CT Lis personal
iiisIds in his place. and Senator Wilcox, Of
Prize, George is ar xlcus to represent the dit
| Irios ard has great personal popularity amoos
| the whites. What eff:c. bis rtoant declaration
Of Rspublioansm will have upoo his potu srity
politically remains to DO seen. Personally il
will scsrcsly sffsos him. Eus this is o new
snd kuotIy problem for Mahone to gr,ppls
| aud how to get rid of this colored Ears cisim
| is matter which With all lis schemicg he
| will iud hard TO ac5opplish-tha! is. CT course.
| If tho negroes lGsis. Oh hs7iog oro OF their
eva rae, t, represent them.
Senator L7brook. who was eSpio.e 10 b in
his seat yesterday, has dot yet been abba to
como to the city. If be is absent The Dsmc-
Gratis will hsve trouble io defeating tho judi
oisry job bill.
Tho bill. of which Mr.. Smith ia the pasrtp,
to Incorporate the Ciiiz,ns Rs!gay Company
Of AltxandIls osmss az tho iccorporators
Messrs j. 7. B.ckhsm J. Is. Archer, r. q,
Hsslsm. A. G. Page, G. ~, Dresser, +. A.
| Reed, NJ. 3. Boyntoo. s. +. Turpir, q. L.
Lincoln and L. NJ. Elkios AID their ASST ciatep
The company hiss the right to build city
railway 10 Alexandria The capital stock is to
| be two hundred thousand dollars AID ia soon
as fifty Thousand is subscribed the o,mpsn2
can orEsnZ'. STRoNGE0W.
RICHMOND. March e9.--As vas expected
tho coored al;iss Ct The Mahoaeis arc nov
gruubliag about the littio share Ct the spoiIs
they sra receiving, rhey IT, determined 20
ssud cOlofed ConRrossmsp l,on The d dis
tr,o', and they hsvo III, ms 5:i:y to 10 il. The
TIRES ooiortd mau 10 tho dis!rict tp5kon CT
mes! prominently 10 conreoton With this place
gro Senator Stevens, CT Suuy, a. w. Harris,
Of D;uHiddie. a1d Ms. Hill, Of Petersburg,
although it is ssid there vii be several daik
horses. This new and, SO fer as the Msauocites
arc c,nceT1ed. unexpected Phase Of tho situt,
a,l1o is causicg sons talk here. Day By dsp
tho cl5:atlsfac:icu on tho part Of thu o:lo,ed
Geu has been Increasing rs they haqe enea the
white MehoueieS reap all tho rewards They
say they arc tired OF doing ell The voting and
getting ooly ths crumbs tia. fs!l, while nco
whose only claim is that they hrc backed by Tie
Boss walk of with the loavcs.
A strong example, of bow highly Ito
University of Firsiois SANDS OF tto north is
eVid nosd by the regent visit CT MIR.
Joseph Harper, It NV York, whc hss
rlic!d his son at ths srea, ssn,b.ra iasii-
tu!e OF learning. When Now Yc,kcr-sad
espeti, lily sucA Nav Yorker as tbs head OF
the gr.st publishing tous, cf Harper g. Bro
goes by Harvard AID lao AID eetcc.s tho
University OF Fifg1is i. is pretty good iadi-
cation o. what northern poo, II .tisk cf Virgis-
las great school.
1t vas pitiful sight ths: :; the captured
oystermen VITO we're landed 10 lbe peniier.,s.y
this evening. F>ry-J;x Of hem, a2d uesrly
every one shedding tssrs. They seemed to be
Eo1ess. vel meaning men, sUd had 20 IDEA
tSss they had comm tiled a necientiaIy cffsnce.
Tomorrow night Miss Gay Thomas, young
est daughter CT Mr.. james Taonas, one CT DO
riches. ciizars Of Richmond, will b. msrricd TO
Mr.. Rich nond Piarson, OF North Csrca..
Mr.. Piersoo is weil-Snowo il WsshlDRtoo, end
is a son of Judgs Pislson, ii Ncrh Cs-cli1s.
tie YVES for some years attached to ooe OF the
legations. Among tho Sioons nsn at the we'd
ding sill DO son OF h.r jay Gcu!d aad slso
ono of tho Hatohes Of NaW York. The groom
mil ntoa S.S an II,
ton tomorrow bieht. His presents to the
bii lesmaids will DO point Iaoo ond pearl fans,
o,s!ing fifty djlls.s osoh STRoNGEow.