Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-02-04
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Especial Cor. of the Alexandria GAZETTE


RICHMOND, Va, Feb. Sit is very evil
dent that the proposition which will doubt
less be made, to rebuild the burnt portion Of
the penitentiary, will evoke considerable
discussion when the matter comes before
the General Assembly. 1t Is quite probable
that the Legislators who live in what Is
termed Labor districts" will vote against
re building because it Is claimed that the
manufacturing of shoes at the peniten'
tiary makes convict labor come in contact
with honest labor The sub committee APP
pointed to investigate as to the origin of the
fire and cogpate matters will hardly tackle
the intricate labor problems to any great
extent. in fact. the resolution they are act
Ing under does not take such wide scope
Mr.. Davis. the lessee of the shoe depart
ment at the penitentiary, startled the com.
mittee yesterday when he said that be did
business OF lwo million dollars year. BE
does not, however, do this enormous busi-
ness at the penitentary alone, but all OF his
factories turn out this amount of work an.
nually.
Senator Koiner, of Augusta, says he has
on of the fnest horses in the State OF Vir-
ginia The way he came to tell me was
this: A Richmond livery keeper drove by
the Capitol to day and his horse became
frightened and little balky. The driver
grew angry and commenced whipping the
horse Mr.. KOner was near by at the time
and remarked, THAT horse does not need any
whipping, and that man evidently knows
very little about driving. The horse will
90 along all right if the man would step
using the whip The Senator was correct
for the horse moved along gracefully the
moment the man stopped usiog the
whip. Mr.. Koiner's horse which he priz-s
so highly 10 thoroug and everybody
10 Augusta says he is a beauty. 1t is no.
table fact that come of the most promi-
nent Senator's are lovers of horse flesh. l
had always thought that Senator Koiner
was too much wrapped up 10 law and leels
lation to even have time to think OF tue
horses. But this is not SO, for he tells me,
that he never fails to stop and admire dne
horse whenever he sees one. and L am sure
that no man In the General Assembly can
talk with more fluenoy and correc ness
about the noted race horses of Virginia, OF
the pas: and present, their slres and dams than
can the distinguished Senator of Augusta,
who fo- eight years or more has been called
the watch dog of the treasury" as an honor
to his fidelity and fsithfulness in looking
after the expenditures of the Common
wealth, and the welfare of his constituents.
Senator Griggs, of Prince Edward, who is
the only coored member in the Senate,
wears his honors with becoming dignity.
He is very polite. intelligent and worthy
colored man, aud is on one or two OF the most
prominent committees. He beat bis oppon-
emit, Sam Boiling, another colored man, by
1900 majority. Boiling was noted char
aoter in the last House of Delegate and is
considered one of the most original negroes
ir Virginia. He is worth Sl5 900, but
Grigg's brain beat Bollng's money in the
political wire pulling which was done in the
FarmviIe district last fall B. P. o.