Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-04-23
TELEGRAPH NEWS.
DISPATCHES TO THE GAZETTE.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Wa>IIISGToN. April -, 1872.
CONGRESS-

CONGRESS.
tn the Senate to day, the bin to establish
collection district at Tampa, Fla, with collec
tor at S 600 per annum was reported ny the
Committee on Commerce and laid nrer until
tomorrow.
The Senate then took up the bill for the re-
lief of Joseph Scgar, of Va. directing the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury to pay to him fifteen
thousand dollars, due for the use and occupa
ton of his farm in Elizabeth City CAunty, by
the Federal army during the late war.
Mr. Buckingham, of Conn, and Mr.. Morrill,,
OF W.. explained that on former occasion
when this bill was mp they had rated the rental
value OF this property two low.
Mr. Boarman explained the provisions OF the
bill, saying that Scgars farm Of four hundred
acres. near Fortress Monroe, had been seized
by the United States in April 1861, aud held
as military depot until 1867, for which ne
had received no compensation. The speaker
had been with Mr. Scgar at the opening OF the
war in the Legislature nf Virginia. and MIR. ).
was not only taci,ly hut denonstratlvely loyal.
Mr.. Cole asked how much Mr.. Segar had
already received
Mr. J,hnstoa-O two or three thousand
dollars
Mr.. B. continued saying that $:2,3,OOo had
originally been reported, hnt y military board
have assessed ,l,~ rma value OF the farm at
$4,000
The bill was passed.
The Deficiency bill was then taken up and
Mr. Bayard addressed The Senate al length 10
opposition to the exclusion Of persons pa
doncd hy the President from The benefits OF
the Court ii Claims.
The House uf Representatives. was engaged
in discussing an aule1dmc Of the rules deny
ing the privilege Of tho hoor of the House t"
any ex-mambcr o Congress vino did not sign
au agr:cn,ent not to prosecute claims.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The new postal route bill has been amended
in the Senate ly tie establishment OF post
route berweeo ,;uforA and Round Hill, Va.
on the motion of Mr. j hn>ton. AT the srl"@rs-
ton Of Mr. Mckenzie.
Daniel Lich!irer has hecn appointed post
master ~ Woodstock. vice A. Heller resigned.
Foreign TewS.
l.nypoS A;riI o3-lt i, now believed that
the steamship I,pahan. which left Bombay IN
january for this city and which has not been
heard r.m since leaving Malta on the l3th OF
February, foundcrcd off Brest, France during Il
terifi: gale. Fifty persons who were on the
l-,.h;ln are supposed 10 have gone down with
the steamer
The weather throughout England to-day is
fair and favorable to the growing crops.
MADRID. April 23.-'lhc Correspondence
saws: Thirty Carlist bands have now APP
p:arcd thruug hout Spain, tic largest of which
are impeed chiefly against the provinces OF
Navarro Leon and Pontevreda Inc govern,
ment forces encountered a band III Navarro and
defeated them. capturing their leader. priest,
who. il is reported was Immediately shot
Generals. who are ncmbcrs OF the radical par
tv. offered their services t. the government to
assist in >upprcS>ng the demonstrations or me
asitator>.
PARIS. AlriI pa number Of persons We're
arrested Ia Bayonne. near the Spanish border
Yesterday. who were known to be en- route 10
Spain to engage 10 the present demonstration
against the government Of that country The
captiycS however overpowe.ed the police force
which had them in charge and escaped towards
the SPANISH frontier Troops have been sent
in ,,ur>uit of them Nothing is known OF the
movements of Don Carlos 1t il believed he is
accompanied Ivy General Cathcllucan.