National Republican., 1888-01-17
NOTES FROM RICHMOND.
SEVERAL ALEXANDRIA ENTERPRISE
BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE
A New Railroad from the Potomac to
the IAanawha-E Everybody Speaking
well OF Mount Vernon Avenue Rich
mond People Going Crazy Over Booth
and Barrett.

RIcnMoNp, Jan. 15.--Mr. II. Walton
Moore, the member OF the state senate from
the Alexandria district, went home Satur-
day, and will return tomorrow. lie is
much perpleNed over the contest that has
arisen In Alexandria over the corporation
iudgeship. Most extensive petitions have
been sent him from the friends of Messrs.
Marbury and Norton, the two rival cindi.
dates, and It looks as though the town had
been searched from top to bottom for sigma
lures, no objection being made on acc punt
OF age, color, or previous condition Of seryi-
tude. 1t is probable the vexed question
will be settled by the appointment Of a
third man who has not been at all mixed
up In the present contest. This seems to
be the only way out OF tho difficulty.
BOOST ron SORGHUM.
Mr.. Corbett, the representative from
Alexandria, feels quite elated over the pas.
sage OF his resolution asking the govern
ment TO appropriate 100000 for expert
ments with sorghum at Alexandria with a
view to sugar making. Much interest has
been excited by the articles on this subject
that have recently appeared in the REpCp
lICAN, and the members OF the legislature
who are interested iu farming sag they arc
IehNN W W HTUW SOTUuuul W
| once II It can be shown that there Is even n
reasonable prospect OF its being profitable
| crop. There seems to be n general desire
| here this winter TO discover some means OF
| developing the industries Of the state, aud
! thus iise above the hatred an | preiulices
| Of the war and subsequent politics.
MouNT VERSION AVENUE.
| Alexandra is coming in for n good deal
Of attention Just now. The Mount Vernon
| avenue charter is looked upon US an Alex.
| audiia product, and whenever II is men.
| toned there Is put in good word for Alex.
| andra. The charter was ordered To en-
| grossment in the senate, and will probably
pass that body tomorrow, when II will he
| taken Immediately over TO the house and
| hurried through as rapidly as possible. II
| will certSinly receive the signature of the
| governor before the end of the month, aud
the association will then he ready to con'
mence active operations.
| ALEXANDRIA ASD CHARLESTON RAILROAD.
Still another Alexandria enterprise that
is before the legislature Is the Acxlnitid
| aud Charleston railroad which Is the new
| name ofth Mineral railroad. An amended
| charter has been asked for and has been
favorably reported In the senate. " Is DIV
/ under consideration by q subcommittee OF
| the house committee on roads, and will, no
doubt, he reported in the house this week
! There is but little opposition to 1t, large
majority OF members looking upon It as a
! most iml ortaDt measure and one that ought
TO receive great encouragement. The pro
! posed line would run from Alexandra to
CharlC Cston, W. Va, opening up the richest
coal and lumber region in America, aud
making Alexandria a most important
shipping point. Such q road has been in
contemplation for many years, ami II nov
looks as though there were a substantial
| prospect that It would be built.
BOOTH AND HNERETr.
Booth and Barrett will bs here this even
ing, coming for me nigh oulv, anl every
seat In the Rluhmond TucL1,r has bsct
sold, even standing room being q. p.e
niuE. II has IGcu . 1Lg time since Rich
mond was so excited by = dramatic event
The regular price ol rcs'rred seats wa!
fixed at 50, and an auction was held fol
the choice Of seats, and in this way the
price was run up to more than double $;
each, most purchasers having 20 pay about
Sl4 for two seats. An attempt was madt
by one of tue papers to break down the
sale, hut 1t seemed to have no effect, The
people being determined to see those two
| illustIiOus stars together.