Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-12-12
Letter from Richmond
SPECIAL Correspondence Of the Alexandris Gazette.
R1nuMnNn Va. D, &c. II. 1891.

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. II, 1891.
seos.or Tenn scott, CT Charlotte, thinks
there Will be- about eight candidates for the
vacant jadgeship II tee tti.d Judicial cir
cuis. 1.-THE Senator's end delegates fton
the osuo;ies IN thas olrou!t csn agree
uDon enc man tie General Assembly will
elect thst man, bat 1t does seem that they
will te abe TO agrae upcn one person. Tho
counties in the third judicial circuit are
AmeIis, Buckingham, charlotte, Cambsr-
land. Luneppurg, Meckisnburg, Powhstan
and Prince Edward. Il Is said that each
county will hsve q candidate.
Gov. McK!nney's message On tie oyster
question does 70. st.iks tEe members OF the
.egislature with favor, and His E1celency ls
mistaken # he thirks that his ideas will
fed expression in Dill! that will pses both
housas OF The C ,nerel Assembly. The truth
is Gov. McKinueg is no better poeted on the
oyster u9es.icn tten are ecme CT tbs Leading
s I'D e Ti1cHater legislator to-day, al the
ISL. aSous the oyster gsoGnds being mede 10
bring millions CT dollars to the etats is all
has1. .rhal is to Gag il is all boeh to tax
cbous las ncrey coming In our lif5tims (;
beuefi5 10 The State and the oyeter pee
rie s!:fe ncw, and Gct one hundred years
aeace.
= euG-o7Dmitteo has charge OF the work
CT preparing bill sed.stricting the
8ia:o tor meubers If the General
4 aembiy. Ih!s committee will make
report IA a fow days. Il i5 under
stood that tho basis OF representation will
he coa delegate for every eixteec thousand
,, population. Thio vii: cu5 down the repre-
sen.at:cn ic some ofthe di6:rios in the east
era per5 Of the Stets erd wili irorsaee the
Representatives f:oru S9nthweHt Virginia.
| Cecro IS not mcch iusa bcing made ovsr lhs
tho redistsic!!cg Of tie & as for members OF
tho Lae:alataIe, bui WHEN tbs question
comes up tor .odis::iGiDg ;ar cemoeis Of
Coreress, ttea .tago VII! 10 hustling cf
p3li,ical feat ST tho Capitol. There Is
some msg0 fCelt Congressional mateiial at
the Cepitoi iuet gop9 Ths fiat d Strict Is
h.eeasd With Jim ". G. Blackstone. @5o
is peY secic2 ~ mber OF tne Senatorial
! Blchs!orc Gun Thsre Gre Disc In thu frat
/ dlstriot etudi.e g siesmsa IN the persons CT
James Il. G5nbha, sho nag neen in the Gen.
era Assembly since 1870. Senator S.ubbs
wea one ef thase who wsnt.down Id the ter
rioie crash Of Ap.Ii q, 1870, when the Capt.
toll ie.. H. rs ?as Injured then and has
never entirely recovered. CHANGING overCon-
gta.e;ousi .!aees ct he Capitol now the tell
sad graceful foim of Dr.. Barnes, CT Nanse'
n ;aG. iooU5 Up consp:cuously to him who
slence5.
J,ha l.. Hu.-, Of 2 t.sF!yaoia, would make
g good Cangres.maa, aaa ii reports are true
he @iil SUMO day b one. Taylor Barry, CT
Amnarat, Richard Il Gerdwell, # Hanover,
;,flo 81 IT, l.
| of Wythe, J,sDcs M2YahsIl iCYc!one JIM OF
! ali c.assei IL the liss of prospective Goa.
eyessuep, ED he more Ills list is examined
the nc!e fo,c!GIs !s ons struck with the fit
nsss enc ability CT e!.her Of these distio-
| gushed geailelel 60 eeTVe Ia The Tails Ct
Congress.
Abcus tho bIaeas gaembez II the General
! Asse mbly is SenetCE Parrish, who represents
the Chca!eihslG district. Ho ls En- alliance
lecturer, END ths makes hin do great deal
of lette. writing. Ia represents growing
district snd ;s one of The isV public men
who dea,s equally With hia cen ;tituents
Guo keeps his word 10 tho letter. He Is one
OF the finest takers in the Senate, end no
nan IN tie Gtnts csu beas him In making
nominating speeches. Hen. Gee. D. Wise,
of Richmond, iikos 10 aahs,entiate this state
ment.
IL seems 10 ae 6 eat Led iaot that Gansra
William =. TaiiAfsrro viii ts made Judge
OF Gloucester county. tbs General Is one
of the mcss widely known mtn in the Stale.
he has bean at the Capitol ttis week and
when he gees back hon he will go as Judge
Telisfsrro, ti.la which the veteran soldier
end popular civilian aeems very DESTROYS CT
obtaining.
The NON i1alon CT 3. W. Lynn. OF Lou
doun county. for the position OF Supsrin.
.epdent of the Penteu!iary, by vote OF rs
TO 81, over Moses tie Incumbent, was de-
cided triumph for Senators Fairfax and
Mushbaoi and Delegate Ryan, all OF whom
worked faithfully and yell for the Loudoun
candidate, and with Gel. Gibson. Of Culpep-
or, end Mr.. Stratton. OF Richmond, urged
his claims With great force end effect 10 the
caucus. The nomination is deserved trib-
ute to Mr. Lynn and the sts1nch democratic
county from which he halls.