Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-05-29
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Congress.
10 the Senate. yesterday, a number of private
bills we're passed. The resolution offered by
MIR. Hamilton, admitting Mr.. Sykes as Senator
from Alabama, was rejected, so MIR. Spencer
retains his seat. The Senate took up good
deal of time in discussing woman suffrage IN
connection with bill for the organization OF
the Territory Of Pembina. An amendment Of
fered by MrSargent, which provided thatwomen
over twenty-one years Of uge should vote in the
new Territory, received 10 votes In its favor to
80 against The bill was finally lost. The Com
mittee 90 Privileges and elections submitted a.
report In reference to the mode OF election OF
the President and Vice President of the United
States. The committee propose an amendment
to the constitution electiug those officers by
direct vote of the people IN manner pre-
scribed.
10 the House of Representatives the substi-
tute for the Senate amendment to the Currency
bill was lost by vote of liz yeas to III nays,
and the Senate substitute was also rejected. A
motion was made and adopted for committee
of Conference to insist upon the original bill.
The bill for the gradual reduction of the army
was next taken up, aud went over. The bill
for the relief Of the widow of Capt Hall, the
Arctic explorer, was reconsidered, amended,
and passed. The bill now authorizes the pur-
chase of Capt. Halls papers at cost of not
over eighteen thousand dollars, and allows
Mrs. Hall all the pay due her hus band up to
December, 1873. The evening session was de-
voted to the consideration of the tariff bill.
SUCH DIAMONDS !-Olive Logan writes from
Paris to Wilkes Spirit the following descrip-
ton of Hortense Schneider's diamonds. Sch.
neider is a popular opera singer of Paris is tat
and forty, aud was lifted from millioers shop
in provincial French towo to the big b position
she now holds 10 the mimic world; "A news
paper man who enjoys the acqualntanceshlp
of the diva, and speaks of calling on her at her
dressing room between the acts, gives this
morning an inventory of these jewels. The
earrings are solitaires, are worth, without the
pendants she sometimes wears, over slxteeo
thousand dollars; TWO bracelets studded with
diamonds all round: four necklaces, on top OF
each other, the lowest one bearing magnlfl-
cent medallion set with enormous stones; dla-
mond coronet surmounted With trembling stars
an aigreette, velvet neck ribbon ornanented
with diamond horse shoes all around; splen-
did buckle with her monogram ii aud ;; dla-
mond sde-combs, aud every one of her tiogers
loaded with gems of the purest water. Total
value, even in this rket, about two hun-
dred thousand dollars Where did she get
them2 Conundrum. She must have dis
covered mine, said one gentleman to another
last night. 'No-minors, was the reply.
MARRIAGE LAW.-One of those singular
cases growing out of the laxity Of the marriage
laws of New York has just been decided. The
q l. 10 n establish q lp-
Gal marriage, the natural consent of the parties
onenly given and followed by cohabita,ioD
The law of New York goes one step further
than this There, mere promise, given Sc
cre,Iy to the woman, followed by cohabitatlou,
even though the parties live subsequently to-
gether under an assumed name, If uuder that
name the man has spoken of the woman to
others as his wife, constitutes valid marriage,
no matter what faint may have been on the
womsn's reputation. To the Briuckley divorce
case the Judge 80 interpreted the law, and the
Jury found for the plaintiff-the woman calm-
inc to be Mrs. Brinckley-on all the issues.
The defendant is young man OF wealthy
family 10 Tennessee; the plaintiff was poor when
he met her, and, as it would seem from the
evidence, something of an adventures. -Bdt.
Gazette.
SUIT DECIDED. For several days trial has
been nepdne 10 the Circuit Court of Apponat-
tox county 10 chancery suit brought by the
hers-at.law of the late John IL. Johnson, OF
Appomatox. against Hon. Thomas 5. Bocock.:
for the purpose Of aonulling the will of the said
johnson, which gave the bulk OF bis estate to
Mr.. Bocock. An issue of fact was ordered TO
be tried before jury to ascertain whether
there was actual or constructive fraud 10 MIR.
Bocock's connection with the will, and the jury
fonnd in his favor on yesterday. The case will
he probably appealed. There was quite bril-
liam, array of counsel representing the rcspec-