Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-02-01
LETTER FROM RICHMOND.

iSpcChl correspondence Oh Tue AiexAruTh f-l
RICHMOND, Va, January Sit is under
stood that ex-Auditor S. Brown Allen will
not settle up as demanded by the Legisla-
ture, but will stand the suit. While proba.
bly, he did wrong in giving the States mon
ey to his brother-in-law, yet he thinks he
can stave it off in legal fight. Messrs.
Holmes Conrad and w. W. Henry are the
lawyers who are to institute the legal pro-
ceedings if Allen does not settle up within
sixty days.
Malone is in the city to day. An
amusing mistake was made by the hack
driver who had been told to drive him to
the Wing office. The driver stopped in
front of the Dispatch Office. The ire of the
outcast was terrible when he poked his
head from the window and discovered his
whereabouts.
The necessity for new capitol building
is daily becoming more apparent If one is
not built at an early day the whole ediice
will tumble 10 and engulf Legislature and
Governor. Frequently when the flooring
has been taken up and the rafters exposed
to view they have been found so rotten as
to crumble when touched. They are simply
masses of dry rot.
The stenographers here are nearly work
ed to death by the various investigating
committees. Each resolution for investiga-
ton provides that the committee shall en-
ploy stenographer. Mr.. Tracey, Wash
ington stenographer, has been here some
time at this work. He looks like wreck
of bis once former agile self.
| 1t was known here sometime since that
Malone had determined to get a good lick at
Col. William s. Gilman, the Washington
correspondents of the Dispatch. He thought
he could make the blow heavy by supplant-
ing Gilman with "who struck pa"
There is one feature about the employ
ment of stenographers to take down the
evidence in committees. Parties testifying
get in some heavy ticks in the way of cleo.
pioneering speeches. Nalarski Walden il is
understood talked two hours before the
committee investigating the Eastern Luna
| tic Asylum and SO did DR.. Wise
1t has been the custom of some people TO
say the present Legislature is doing nothing.
When we look over the field we will see
that really much work has been done in the
way of reformation. For instance, meas
ures have been introduced and are nearly
through, which will certainly take the State
from the curse of Malone domination. That
this is so is shown by the spirilless condi-
ton of the Malone faction in the Legisla.
ture. Its organization has been completely
wrecked. The investigating committees have
brought out some ofthe darkest blots ever
known in our States history. The free
schools have been taken from the domino
ton of Malone. The bill which will pass
will yacate the offices of school trustees
They have been used by Malone and
comprised Mahone's strongest machinery
Then the bill to vacate the offices Of regis.
trars, &c, &C., will sweep out the present
Malone machinery. Mr.. Brown Allen, Ma
homes Auditor, has been shown up in an
unenviable light.
Laws have been passed to aid n carrying
out the debt settlement in accordance with
the Lynchburg platform. Surely these are
some things which must be considered
Much yet remains to be done, but it must
be granted that much has been done.
Portsmouth has been given new charter
Danville will have one, and property will
60 up there, as it has gone down under the
| Malone regime.
Speaking Of Mahoue's judges: Holiday o.
the Chancery Court Of this city will yet be
reached 1t is said that bill will be in
PRODUCED giving the judge OF the Circuit
Court of this city concurrent jurisdiction in
all chancery cases. The effect Of this will
be to take all the business away from the
Chancery Court.
The apportionment bill which will be
adopted will make the Lynchburg district
separate from fuckers. 1t will give Dan.
el clean walk over for Congress in the
new district. The bill is, however, not
pleasing to the Norfolk district, and the
| people down there will kick.
STRONGBOw.