Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-04-08
VA.

ALEXANDRIA, VA.
FRIDAY, APRIL s, 1870
MIR. MCKENZIE. the Representative IN Con
sress from this district, requests us to state
that there are no more SEEDS at the Agrlcultu-
raj Department for distribution-the supply
being exhausted: and that this must be the re-
ply to ali applications. He adds that nov
tho South is in the Union, in another year the
appropriations for procuring supplies OF seed
may be increased" Mr.. Mex, also, desires
us TO say that in the appropriation bill the
clause to pay the Registers at a former election,
has passed both Housewife some amend
ments in the bill, which will require concur.
renco-but it will become q law 10 4 few days,
and he thinks the Registers had better not sell
their claims.
Alter the adjournment of tho Supreme
Court, yesterday afternoon, Chief Justice Chase
gave a hearing to counsel in the Rlchlnond
difficulty case. Associate Justice Nelson CO.
cupied a seat on the right of the Chief Justice.
Judge Meredith, counsel for EIlyson, moved
to dissolve the injunction granted by Judge
Underwood against Eilyson and his associates,
in the municipal government. The whole sub
ieot was then discussed, by Messrs. Meredith,
Wise, Wells, Neeson, &c., the counsel on both
sides, in the case. After the argument was
considered, the Chief Justice took the matter
under advisement.
In the House Of Representatives, yesterday,
Mr.. Butler made a personal explanation. lie
stated that in the beginning of the present SEES
sion he had said, in the heat Of debate, that Mt
some time he would 'investigate"th Chairman
of the Committee of Ways and Means. At
that time many stories had reached him with
regard to Gen. Shenck. He General But
ler) had investigated these charges. and found
that they were of that class Of SANDERS and
misrepresentation. TO which all public men
were OF times subjected. Gen. Shenck replied
that be accepted Mr.. Buffers explanation.
The Washington correspondent Of the Balti
more Sun says :-"Senator johnson, of Fir.
GINA, contradic!s a statement made IN this cor
respondence a day or Two since, that he accom-
panied Senator Lewis and a radical delegation
to the White House 70 consult about the
federal Offices in that State. lie says he was
there in relation to the water-line communlca.
ton between Virginia and the waters OF the
Mississippi. His being at the Executive Man
sion at the time of the visit of the delegation
referred to, his mission was thus COMPOUNDED
with theirs"
A dispatch from Washington says :-"Mrs.
Washington, wife ofCol. John A. Washington,
of Jefferson county, Va, visited Mount Vernon
yesterday for the purpose, it is said, of arrang-
ng with the directors of the Mount Vernon
Association for tho delivery into their keeping
of certain relics Of the Father of his Country"
Among these relics is the sword presented to
Washington by Frederick the Great OF Prussia,
and several other articles, among which are n
gold chain and seal formerly worn by General
Washington
In the Senate, yesterday, the report Of the |
finance committee on the House bill proposing |
to continue the income tax law, was taken ny. !
A long debate ensued. Finally, MIR. Sherman
offered q substitute, declaring the meaning Of
the present law to DO that the taxes on salaries
and dividends, and interest paid by corporations, |
are payable for and during the year 1870, ani
that all such taves shall be collected in the
manner low prescribed by law. This su5stI-
tu'c. was adopted, and the bill, AS ancudcd, :
was passed.
The condition of the American shipping in,
terest is such that the committee on ways and
means decided, at their meeting yesterday, to
report to the House in favor of repeating all
tonnage duties on vessels engaged in the coast
wise trade. These duties last year amounted
10 81, 500, 900. 1t is probable that this vii! be
reportcd to the House and passed forthwith.
The funeral train, with the remains OF Gen.
Thomas, which reached Troy yesterday, was
met at Schenectady Icy q committee from Troy.
On the arrival the remains were laid III state
at St. Paul's Church. The funeral exercises
will take place to-day at noon. The President
and many officers of the rmy will attend.
Thieving is carried on 10 Clarke county to a
very considerable extent-as it is in various
other counties in this State. The Clarke Couri,
er recommends the organization Of . vigilance
committee" like the one in operation in q por
ton OF Fairfax county.
A bill authorizing the establishment OF wa.
ter gauges, and the taking Of daily observations
at the principal points on the Mississippi river
and its six principal tributaries, was iavorably
reported by the House Committee on Commerce
yesterday morning.
Mai. Johc Esten Cooke has written u new
work-Hammer and Rapier-contalniug a Sc.
ries of sketches of the battles Of Virginia, in.
L. L. HLl... nnd ShnrnShnru from tho