Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-11-21

by a black man, who entered the room,
where gentleman was lodging, and bore
off his wearing apparel and sundry other
articles [see the advertisement -also, ear
ly the same evening, the bed clothes were
stolen off the bed in back apartment Of a
gentleman dwelling in Fairfax-street.
| Extract of a letter to merchant in this
place, dated
Haitian, Sept. l9, 1918.
Since we last addressed you, with in
voice, every description Of coarse woollens
has continued TO rise in value, and the ad-
vance may be rated at 5 7 per cent. &C
cordingto the article-the coarser and hea-
ierkinds having advanced the most. This
information may be useful for your govern
mcnt in effecting sales; and we must add,
that there is but very little probability oil a
fall in our market, the stock Of woolon hand
being generally believed to be very small.
Should any material alteration take place,
we shall not fail to address you again.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT AT WASHING
TON.
Friday, Nor. 90.
Nothing OF any extraordinary interest or
Importance took place yesterday in the II.
of Representatives. Mr.. M'Lean, the first
elected representative of the new state Of
Illinois, was expected to have the oath adj
ministered to him, in order to bis taking his
seat; but Mr.. Poindcxter objected TO his
being sworn or taking his seat till the con-
stitulion OF the state was examined, to see
whether it was so perfectly republican as
to warrant its admission among the states
of the union. Mr. Harrison said few
words to prove the adnissibility Of the new
member by the precedent Of Indiana, and
was followed by Mr.. Pitkin, who said that
the house had directed that, after Indiana
had complied with the necessary requisi-
tons, her constitution should be examined.
The speaker then suggested that the sense
of the house should be taken on the ques-
ton of administering the oath to Mr..
M'Lean, which being taken, resulted in the
negative.
A resolution passed 20 refer it TO the COM
mitee on naval affairs TO consider OF the
expediency Of extending still further the
FIVE years pension TO the widows and or
phans of seamen killed on board the armed
ships of the United States in the late war,
Mr.. Johnson Of Kentucky moved reso-
luton to refer it to the committee on mill
tary affairs to inquire into the expediency
OF establishing two military academies
one in this district. and one IN Kentucky
but on its being suggested by Mr.. Williams
of N. c. that the southern states onght to
be allowed to participate in the benefit Of
those establishments, and moved by him
that one academy should be located atFort
Dearborn, S. Carolina, the resolution was
so moulded as 10 make il more general.
A resolution also passed, on motion Of
Mr. Jones of Ten. referring il 10 the CON-
mittee on military affsirs TO inquire into the
expediency Of providing by law for the
payment of property lost or destroyed BY
the enemy, and for horses lost for want Of
forage during the war with the Seminole
Indians.
Another resolution passed TO refer il to
select committee to inquire into the expe-
diency of allowing TO the Michigan terri.
tory delegate TO congress-another TO re-
fer it to the committee Of commerce and
manufactures TO consider of the expediency
CT providing by law for stalking off the chan
mel of Currituck sound, from the inlet to
Powelfs point-and another referring it TO
the committee Ct post Offices and post roads
to consider of the expedency Of increasing
the salary of the assistant post master ge-
neral.
COMMERCIAL.
COMMUNICATED for tie Federal Republican.
LIVERPOOL, 9th NO. 30th, 1918.
Throughout the whole OF this month our
Cotton market has continued in an extreme
ly languid state: the return TO work Of the
Manchester spinners was looked TO BY many
as an event out Of which an immediate re-
vival Of the demand would spring ; but the
circumstance had little or no effect on the
market and the attention of the trade be-