Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-01-18
Alexandria Gazette and Virginia Advertiser
letter from Richmond.

lCorreEpondsEca Of tho A!txaudris Gszs!Ie |
RICHMOND. Va. January I'LL is urder-
stood Thai tho domiosn: party 10 tie Lesisli
ture have new measure 10 preparation, lock-
ltg 10 It's supply tf tie dema1d fer tih,ss,
"Elcb. o"loR TO The raDid itcress1 of csndi-
dates. they fdd it impossible to Fill.
A till has besn prepared Hhch provides for
the reduction cf the Gun II Of juii,ial ci.cuits
10 the State from seventeen to twelve. This will
throw cut cot cD'y the Judge of the Alexandria
circuit. bat every other circui. Judge in the
State. whose term has not expired, ard will
make PLACES for q few more members OF the
great lssn and hun9Iy party. 1t has also been
decided to g,t rid OF Judge Burks. of tho So
premo Court. He was elected tn FL the pIso,
made vacant by Judge Bouldin's death. aud
under tho decision OF the court he WAS cltcted
tor lu'l term, but i. will b, held by tho read
lnsttri that ha Was cIeo!ed only to fill The uocx-
plrad term which will eDd With the terms OF
the present judges. As The new Court OF AT
peals will hava TO pronouocs upon his right to
his seat next Janusy il is sale 10 ssy that they
will not decide 10 Bis favor, for they have not
been put theto for that purpose. Gen. Ms-
hone is in favor Of rstainng Judg, Staples. but
quite Iumbar Of the raadjus:ers are oppcs ID
TO him. MAJ. Valaski Valdsu, late readjuster
| candidate for the Tressurship, snd a warm,
personal friend of Auditor Massey, vas 10 the
city to day. BIS could have been State Treas
urer it be had o5syed the dictates of the eau
Gus. As be took bis bold stand 10 came up to
be BY the slds OF his fried 10 the same fight.
1t is difficult to say where Gov. Cameron will
take up lis psrmanent abode 10 Richmond
Repairs upon The Governor mansion Gro not
well under way yet.
The latest candidate for The judicial ermiue
is Col. A. w. Jones, warm, personal friend
OF Malone. He was, during tho past SUN uer,
proprietor of the Bon Air Hotel, near Riot
mond. aud cauvsssar 10 tina late election.
R,adjus!eIs and democrats seem to have como
together on one bill-that which MIR. Alexander
Hunter bus interested himself in fer some
weeks ptsi, and which has for its oti:c. tho ir-
corporation of the Cobb's Island Seaside Com
psuy. The ctrporatora sre Senator Il. Boil
Jog Wilcox. Senator II. Ii. Riddl,b:
General H. Fl. HUT Judge G. E. Stuari. Mai.
D. A. Carter. Jouroal Clerk of the House;
Capt. Oliver Funstep. of the St. Claire Hotel !;
Mr.. Altxlrder Hunter; ex-Secretsry f the
Commonwealth, I. 7. Fauplleroy, and MIR.
w. r. Pearson, of Washington. Fout or five
years ago. and especially for ono season, Cobb's
Island was fashionable summer resort, aod it
promises to bec>me q rival Of 0 Poiut, bu.
tho parties Interested 10 i, did not seem 10 Ut
derstand the nan. amen. of such 40 enterprise
The company propose to build handsome
bosel and otherwise nprova the property.
Auditor Massey. who stood 10 the lobby, to-
night when tho neRs Ct his overthrow was
brought hin. remarked: Il prtf,r being de-
lested than 10 sell myself at tic price of maj
hood ard sel!-:cspecl" STRoNGAoW.