Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-12-11
Letter from Richmond.
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Special Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
RICHMOND, W., Dec. 10. 1891.


Next Tuesday will &c Big day Ia the Gan.
eral Assembly. Ths slec ION ofa Uaied
States Senator comes cl end there will DO
good speaking In beta hou5ss. NJ. Beverly
| B. Muntoto, of Rich mad, who Viii place
tho name Of Hon Johu W DIois; beforo the
House IL ono Of tae most brilliant young
men IN public life In Virgl 1ia. &c is an or
ator, and he cen Do relied upon to maze
| big spaech. Sepatoc Mcdonald, OF Lynch.
burg, he's not yet been heard upon The
! floor OF Ina Senate. Ea IL "a braIuy writer
and thoee who know aim pred c. ths. be
will have something CnGgD6cans 70 say
next Tuesday. Ssna5or Mcdonald bags
strikiog lkeDes: 10 Mr W. D. Cheetermau,
the mapsging editor oi the Richmond Dis.
patch B1th nave massive heads filed vita
| brains, and both are modest and retiring.
preferiing to do much ;hipkiae instead ofdo
log greet dsal of unnecessary chinning.
There is very general desire on the part Ct
members OF t1s General Assembly that Sen
stor Daniel DO in Richmond tho dey he Is
elected 10 iha Uniisd S.stcs geaste age!o.
Sons OF hio enthusiastic admirers Ih!Ek hat
be should tie accorded 80 ovation that day,
and they want t. give liz oaa The littis
handful OF Republican !sgisstoys in tie Gen
erel Asremb lays not determined for
whom they VIII vote lgr U1i.eG Sa.e3 SeL-
ator. T3sre i a3na i&iz that taey will give
a Complementary vote 10 Msbcne bu: ;his
| Is dspieb.
Looo;.se Cra1 ;pG 10 tho roiGndA Of the
| Capitol yastaiG,y - esser exicn. lhsn
has beeo sesn ;or s,at9 There u. hawoyef,
| noticeable a,esrar # feroad Ichtytsie.
All the lcobsia2 inA, ID oeiag tore row
seems to BE- in the direction of getting Ger
tain new mon elected judge. Buttonhoirg
was done to perfection ana the most peTeus-
sve language was used. AttiDes ons could
hardly get through the cio7d In tho ro!un-
do and sevssR OF the little fellows Who pero
aim ost maahed cut OF breath In the Jam
enyied the marble statue Of George WASH
ington which was protected from the crowd
by an iron railing. l. WIS tia day before
the caucus aud, those'0.n, 'b:g YORK" and
"heap Of talk" ~as no more tban wcat was
expected.
Norfolk ard Portsmcu;h have baer wsr-
ring on the General Assembly Tor years ard
years and this gear ire fight has 5sen re.
newed. Tbs ti uatIon OF s fairs In 'ths twin
cities By the Geo" eugses;s the query will
Newport Nsws Get IN I'D ~ 10 Noifoik's
and Porsmoutb's qIsrrels II Newport News
Ia made full fsdged city By this legiala-
ture. Warwick county people DO not think
that the fight will become g triangular one,
but II 1t should they have no fears OF New
port getting LEFT in ths 70 iR5ble.
1t Is though. that tne bill providing sepa.
rata cars for coiored people on cl the rail-
roads 10 the Safe will not be taken up by
tbs committee until afser Christmas. 1t ia
understocd that Bill vii; also be intro
dnced providing separate street ce's for co..
ored people. These two proposed measures
are stirring up the colored folks nightly.
Mr.. James O. Lamb. the new chancery
jodgs of the city of Richmond, who was
elected By the Legislature yesterday, Ia a
very yong men, Iss Ia bis thifties. He
had no opposition lor the place. 6 thing re-
markable to say. considering the Office vas
In the city Of Richmond, where there Is so
N uch judicial timber ard where fss judicial
salaries are paid. Judge Lamb will gst
So. 100 yesr.
Delegate 3 ,ndheirn has been granted o
short leave CT abaencs 10 run ho;ns TO attend
to an i'm oortant business matter,