Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-01-11
Letter from Richmond,

Udrrt spondsnca Of tho Alexandria Gazette. !
RICHMOND. Va. January l0.-Alrcady Il
! number of gentlemen CONNECTED With The read
user party are mentioned fer tho place Of sue
| o.ssiou Of The late Judge Chiffon of tho Coy
poration Court of Alexandria. 1t ia thought
that tho Legislature will fill the vacancy as soon
as pracc BILE. Among lhoss mentioned ia COZ :
neclon with hc pluc, among he readusters in
ths Legislature ere Judge Ss1gstor. of Alex
| andrs county, Edmund Burke, Msior N. 3.
Meade and judge s. Bassett Frerch, who is
now holding cautt in Altxaudris. Judge
French is The Judge of tia Corporation Court
of Manchester, which plaol DAYS only $500
DOR snnum, Wer-infonu,d rsadiaetoIs FAY
that Jadgo SanPstcr has the inside trnck for
the placo. Mr.. FAIR is @arm advocate of his
clalml and 10 leRVlrg nothing uudoue to ru b
him forwIsi.
The RiddeberRcr improved debt Liii was
| DOT offered 10 tho Senate tc-!sg as vas aptic
psscd. 1t has been Mr.. RiddIcbe,ge,s ioteu.
ton to Introduce, the bill to-day, but some
member of The party had uYt saeu it aud d.
sired 10 hear !s provisions fay * pIainsd 30 be
did not press it. Tho BIZ! is SAID to bs very
lengthy and full Of tabular Statements 1t is
understood that Mr.. Riddeberger was offered
s. 600 by Northern brokers to divulgo its coz
tents tor it publication will have marked o.
fect upon Virginia securities.
Some Comment is occasi0ned by tho fsct that
the printed report Of the committee appointed
to Investigate the condition OF the Second Au-
dIsot's OHlco has just made its appearances.
Tho report was submitted on the SECOND day of
thu and ayAnroA n ho l..
report Of the Msj,rity Committee on the Fra
zer aud Lacy contested election, Case was
printed b:fore 1t was submitted IT. tho House
aud long af!er the report OF the Investigating
c.m nlttee vas presented.
Tho members OF the party of proeress did
not much relish the little disou. ssion ia the
Htu;e to-day upon the bill proposing to ap-
proprlate SIC. 600 ter the repair and reiuruist-
Ing OF the Governors Hoabe. MIR. Hanger
wanted TO k1og som9thiog about the matter
and remarked that ia the couotry from which
be came people only required 81 600 10 build
hou5s aid he did lot understand Nby this
large amount wss wanted just TO repair the
mansion. The ether side MADE sey:rsl sttemp,s
to call the pending a1esio and cut off discu:-
sion tut they did not succeed until after m,
matter bad been fully ventilated.
Mr.. StribliuR. of Fauquier, 10 bis remarks
warned the mi ,rty against increasing The ex
pendtures from the State Treasure, Thew
bsVe made an excellent beginning. 1t will bs
interesting to look over their work at .hs cIose
OF tho session ard 500 how many lev oticss
they have created.
The readjuster Caucus Tonight was stormy,
Thos, Who waited at the outer gate eorld not
see Wittlo. bus the talk was loud and eppIv,
1t is said That H., republicans raised row
over their treatment. aid c,mplained that
while they bad done everything for the read
busters. the latter bad not remembered them
10 the spporiionment of the oficep. Malone
was 10 On upper room. and. when the fight
waxcd warm, he went down and mad4 speec!.
At midnight the caucus wss still 10 &c STOP.
wbils group of anxious ofics-seekers waited
Without. 1t Was not deemed probable that
they would get to work on the ofic.s tonight
unless they had 40 oil night session. A WELL
Informed member of the caucus esid that The
talk had to take place before the body c5u'd
proceed to business OF otutse, the reporters
did not learn all that was going on, but epoush
leaked out to indicEe that the session wss
warm, STRONGBOW,