Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-06-01
Congress.

Ia the Senate, on Saturday, Friday next was
set apart for the consideration Of Pension bills.
The discussion of the bill for the admission OF
Arkansas was resumed After long discus
sion vote was taken on an amendment offered
by Mr.. Edmunds providing that the State
shall not be admitted until the fourteenth
amendment to the Constitution shall have been
ratified, and it was rejected Without taking
any final action on the bill the Senate soon
after adjourned. sis
IL the House of Representatives the case OF
Mr.. Wooliey was again the subject OF much
discussion in the House The prisoner on Fri
day received a telegram from citizen OF New
York approving his course 10 refusing to ans
wer the questions propounded to him. This
he (Wooey) sent to Mr.. Butler and put upon
it this endorsement: LAS the enclosed dispatch
bears marks of disloyaty toward the late mana.
gers, [ do not feel that it is intended for any
one but you,' Signed ''C.EW. Woolley.' On
account of this Mr.. Butler desired that all
communications TO the prisoner should be IN
spected and only such as were deemed proper
be sent to him. After a long discussion reso-
course with the witness should be through the
Sergeant Adams, under the order of the
House, but shat the family, counsel and physi-
clan of witness be allowed access to him at all
times. and that their interviews will be private.
The House in Committee Of the Whole COM
pleted the consideration of the Indian appro-
priation bill It was afterwards reported ba,k
to the House and passed with but slight amend
ment. The House then went into Committee
of the Whole for general debate and Mr. Nor
gan delivered speech on the finances.
A REMARKABLE WOMAN We have in Allie
gany an cid lady, Mrs. Mary Broadwatcrs, wi
dow of Charles Broadwaters, who is the mother
of thirteen children, and has now two hun
dred and forty seven lineal descendants-ch
dren, grand children and great-grandchildren
and who is still hale and hearty, at the age Of
about seventy-four, and may live to see her de-
scendants plumber over three hundred Mrs.
Broadwaters, herself the mother of thirteen
children, has two daughters who have each
twelve children, and two sons who have each
twelve children also. Nearly all the members
of this numerous family are engaged In agricul-
tula pursuits, and live in that healthful section
OF Allegany between the Savage and Meadow
montains, where they were born. And all the
grown m2mbers of it are thrifty, respectable,
good citizens. Cumberland lnd.) Civshan.
COURT OF APPEALS this court Saturday,
the argument in the case of Stevens vs. Davi-
SOD, upon an appeal from decree of the Dis
trct court of Fredericksburg, was fully heard,
and time taken by the court to consider.
v P. Corbett VS.. VIM. D. Mutt, upon a
writ of supersedeas to judgment of the Dis
trict court of fredericksburg. On motion of
the defendant, by his counsel, it it ordered that
the Judgment affirmed by this court on Friday
be forthwith certified, and that the plaintiff pay
costs his costs about his defence, and thirty
dollars damages. Enq.
AT ARLINGToN-At the ceremonies of deco"
ating the Soldiers and Sailors graves at Ar
ington, on Saturday, some thousands of persons
we're present. Gen. Garfield, of Ohio, deliv-
cred an Grafton. Prayer was offered, after
which theschildren scattered flowers over the
graves. The portico of the Arlington man
sion was decorated with flags and streamers,
and during the exercises salute was Tired by a
datooh mont from Woohinpton