Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-04-24

CONGRESS. the Senate, yesterday, after
some debate on the North Carolina contested
election case, resolution was adopted declar-
ing that John CABOT is not entitled to seat,
by vote of 10 to A. The deficiency
appropriation bill was taken up, and the debate
wandered off into discussion ofthe Cincinnati
Convention, pending which the Senate ad-
journed.
In the House of Representatives an inquiry
was ordered to be made into the disappearance
of certain records in the case of General Buell.,
which are mysteriously missing from the records
of the War Department. The new rule to pre-
vent ex-menbers of Congress from using their
privileges of the floor in acting as lobbyists
vas discussed but finally recommitted The bill
granting the use of Yerba Buena Islaod 10 the
harbor of San Francisco, to the Central Pacific
Railroad Company was again brought up and
an effort made to pass it, but after the previous
question had been demanded the House took
a recess till night, when number Of bills grant
ing pensions were passed.
During the day the minority of the Commit
tee on Postofhces and Post Roads, presented a
report in the case of the investigation of the
charges against Postmaster General Creswell 10
relation to straw bids and mail lettings general
ly, which says that these frauds were matter
of general conversation; that valuable conside-
ratons were used to withdraw the lower bids,
and that no local postmaster has been dismissed
for certifying to fraudulent gurautors, and in con-
clusion. the minority of the committee are com.
PEELED to state on the evidence that the system
Of fraudulent or straw bidding has grown to it's
tu1l y-ourno upder thiS Al mi stratIon
DEATH OF Col FLOOD. We regret to hear
of the sudden death of Col. H. D. Flood,
which occurred on Sunday evening, at his resi-
dence in Amherst county, few miles from
this city COL Flood was a native of that
part of Buckingham which is now embraced 10
Appomattox, and was born August 10th, 1916.
He was educated at the University of Virginia.
and represented Appomattcx in the House of
Delegates in $40 For number of years he
was director in the FAIRNESS Bank, at this
place. In 1864. Gov. Smith appointed him
one of bis aids Since the surrender, he has
resided on his farm in Amherst. For some
weeks past, he has been confined to his house.
with severe attack of rheumatism, which sud-
denly reached his heart, causing death in a
very few minutes COL Flood was formerly
possessed of very great wealth. which afforded
him the means of extending the warm hosp-
talities of his elegant mansion to his many
guests Lynchbnrg Ne'cs.
CuARcoAL-If charcoal is taken into the
stomach in fresh condition it tends to correct
acidity and to vitalize and invgorate, although
scientists may be puzzled to tell exactly why.
The most plausible theory is that it promotes
slow combustion, making the partially decayed
matter burn up aud leave nothing but the
fresh. If a piece of meat is packed in fresh
charcoal, and occasionally repacked, it will be
gone at last, but it will remain fresh. Char
coal will even restore meat partially decayed
Meat that has been overlooked until it is quite
offensive, by being washed and packed in char
coal is restored. Used in the mouth. some
authors say, it tends to prevent the decay of
the teeth. a moderately large piece held in
the mouth once in every few days, or even
weeks, will keep the breath sweet and tend to
preserve the teeth.