Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-29
LETTER FROM RICHMOND.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.)
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. Is, 1898.
While the General Assembly will re-
convene next Monday it is more than
likely that the real work of the body
will not begin until the following week.
OF course nothing will be done Monday
as that day is set apart for the inaugu-
ration of Governor-elect O'Ferrall. AS
has been previously stated in this cor
respondence the caucus meets on Friday
night to nominate the judges for the
Supreme Court of Appeals. The time
will be taken up in great measure dis
cussing the merits and dement's of the
various candidates for the places.
AS quite number of Delegates live q
considerable distance from Richmond,
and most of them will likely desire to
remain at home over Sunday it is not
at all improbable that quite number
of the lawmakers will be marked ab-
sent when the roll is called Monday.
Judge L. l.. Lewis hos been invited
to administer the oath of Office to the
incoming executive next Monday. The
ceremonies will take place in the Hall
of the House of Delegates. Judge Lewis
has been sick for some time, but is
now much improved. After the oath is
taken, the new Governor will make an
address from the southern portico Of
the Capitol building. He will speak
only about 80 minutes and it is thought
that fully FIVE thousand people will as.
semble to hear him.
Among the present members of the
House of Delegates, few, if any, are
more popular than Hon. c. E. Nicoi,
from Prince William. 1t is predicted
that he will be heard from often and
that the Eighth District will be well
looked after. He is beautiful and
forcible speaker and will certainly be
one of the leaders in the House. Many
kind things have been said of the able
and conservative manner in which he
presided over the senatorial investiga'
ting committee, and his speeches in
placing in nomination General Hunton
for the short senatorial term and pre-.
senting the result of the investigating
committee before the House have both
been highly complimented. Mr.. Nicol
was member of the House of Dele.
gates in 1S79-'S0. A few years before
he had won distinction and honor as q
student O the University of Virginia, ID
in that session of the Legislature when
the ablest men in the State were there,
young Nicol at once took a position
among the leaders of the House.
Twelve years have elapsed, and he
finds himself again a member of the
House of Delegates of Virginia, and he
is again one of the recognized leaders
in that body. He is warm personal
friend OF General Eppa Hunton, and
but for the fact that Mr.. Nicol desired
to aid the laudable ambition of General
Hunton to be elected United States
Senator, Nicol would probably not
have left lucrative law practice to
wear the robes of Virginia lawmaker
at this session of the General Assem-
bly,.
There was great surprise in Rich,
mond to-day when the announcement
was made that the firm of r. l.. Chris
tan & Co., grocers, had failed. The
house is one Of the largest and oldest
in the city and has the almost exclu,
sive trade of the "Smart" set. The liza.
bilities are placed at $50, O0O-the as
sets not known.