Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-01-10
Letter from Richmond.

Correspondents, cf Tho Aitxandria Gaz,tto.
RICHMOND. Va, January 9-Sensior Ma
homo arrived in The city Saturday night, much
to tho relisf Of such Cee toakets SIS he fes.s and
u the regret of those to whom he is opposed.
Governor Cameron, Judge Staples, Senator Ma.
ho1e AID C1pt.ia John s. Wise, It il under.
stood. were 10 dine together 10 day. This fact
rcag b. regarded IS significant, especiSlIJ In
View OF the proposed removal Of Judges hcn
euro rid Anderson. It i, hi1t.d that judge
Stop!os will 5a with the reaGiustels, and il this
ba Tho case, tho Supreme Beech will hsvo a
ina;otity OF Tesciustor judges upon it 10 Two
lnontb.' !irln and any M assure which General
Mthono my see Il! to uetiro confirmed by the
highest court ia the State will have its sanction
IL 10 ssii that this meeting 10 day ia tor the pur.
pose o! making juet such IN arrangement.
IL tl!oHg effort is TO be made 10. morrow night
70 get tie resdlus;er caucus under way. II is
understood that there is much opposition being
developed to tAe Gu. and dried machine w,y
which has been up 10 now csrlitd on in nomi-
natiEg the caucus candidates. Some manly In.
dependence has been ehoWa by readlusteis
against this thing While Mas5ie has sub,lded
tho opinions which re advocated are growing,
1t is now thought tina. the heads of departments
Will be thrown into OPEN caucus and there 10
elecsed or defeated instead Of being spportoned
to Congressional districts, IS st first proposed.
The Fact i5 the discipline Of the caucus az been
somewhat weakened, and more than one mem.
b? - rcstlVe snd grumblng after having seen
trisnCa after lriend's chances for place throtled
by Tho ring which until now has carried every
thing before it.
Iti2 underitood that Mejo; Lady ono Of tina
Gsmbets of the HouEe from Rock bridge ia an
applicant fer the place of postmaster st Licking.
ton, tut his colleague, Mr.. Frtz:er, wishes The
present incumbent retained,
Much excitement has been created both e! the
Virginia HILLARY Institute and the University
OF virginia by the bills tmana!ing from reac-
lusters and having for their otjsct the removal
CO the Boards OF Visitors Of these institutions A
leadjuster said that 80 far as this alsrm on the
part Of the Professors at the University are COR
cernea 1t WAS. he thought. needless, for the OBJ.
Ject OF the iesdlussers was simply to get control
OF these lnattutloDs and prevent! the "a from being
| used to advance Bourbonism "a no termed it.
The reaGiuster ranks do not furnish many men
who could fill the plsc6 OF Professor properiy.
The auction sale Of the furniture 1T the Gov.
orncr'S mansion 10 day attracted crowd OF
about hundred and fifty peraons. They ware
Giappointsd 10 getting bargains thu furniture
selling ut high rates Thore WAS not, contrary
10 the general ex pectstion, much antique furni.
ture. That which was sold WAS nearly Sill of
modern make good and subsisrtill, indeed
Lsudscme enough for tao sC-,alled Bourbon
Governors Of Nlfginis. They did rot sim to
make splurse. Vs.nish and veneerirg ia
thei. eyes ware not the necessary accompani.
neHts of dignity and power. Invariably plain
furniture IS the sturdy farmer i, content 10 have
when he entertsins his guests. The truth is
IN sre WAS NJ necessity for selling this furniture
There WAS much thst could have boen cent sysy
and still enough. would have bean left to fnrn.
ith the house handsomely. STRoEGBow.