Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-02-01
.,axa. Gazette a. Virginia Advertiser

sertlOn.
Marriage and Death Notices fifty cents. Obitu-
usrles will be charged at advertisement rates
for notices over four lines.
Scenes and Incidents In the House.
Oo Thursday night all the sofas were occu-
MED by sleeping members, aud in the private
Iobbes aud on the floor beds had been extern
norized from the cushions of the galleries. Mr..
Crutchfed had come prepared tor the siege,
and enveloped 10 an old-time tlanket shawl,
was slowed away in his cnair, with his feet on
the uesk. One of the colored members had
stretched himself at full length oD three OF the
desks in the outer row, with SIX or elght copies
of the Constitution FOR pillow, and one copy
of the Congressional Record for covering
On the gas brackets on either side OF one OF
the lobby doors, 10 full view OF the entire
House, hung a pair of boots the owner OF
which ought certainly to have patronlzed a
hoot black before he exposed them to view.
In the southwest corner, lazly reclung on
sofa. minus boots, but with hight toned red
stockings, was member evidently rhumat-
ic. who was grossly violating the rules OF the
House. He had called on the floor one OF the
gallery gods hired him by the hour, aud while
he recllned the improvised valet amused him
self By rubbing his masters rheum ATTIC feet
Here, there and everywhere, moving like u
giant amoDg the plgmes, was the graceful
form Of Mr.. S>ner, OF Virginia. His intellect
ual face and expressive eyes spoke volumes,
and for this reason: he did not deem it neces
sary to utter word, except once In while to
saw mo when be was asked to take drink or
to vote when his name was called, In his seat
in the front row, watchtul aud wary, sat Benz.
L. Butler, with cigar in his mouth, which DC
seemed to enjoy hugely.
Almost his vis-a-vis 10 the seat accorded to
Mr. Stephens of Ca, sat Mr.. Samuel ). Ran
dali, who it is said did not leave the building
from the moment of Mr.. Buffers motion, 90
Wednesday morning until the vote agreeing to
the adjournment on Friday was announced.
Near him were Messrs. Eldredge and Beck.
but they had but little to DO, except once 10
whio to keep up the good humor which was
feature of the entire contest. Mr. Eldrdge
would tell little joke. Another gentlemen
who created considerable fuu was Mr.. Shanks,
of Indiana, who whenever an opportunity pre-
sented itself, asked permission Of the House to
have read the first and second planks 10 the
Democratic platform OF 1872.
When excuses for abseutecs were being made
hr, Shanks asked that Mr.. Cox, of New York
bo excused, because in July, lS72-. That
settled Cox, and cries, of no, no, went up 10
chorus from the Democratic side. Another gen
tleman asked that one of his friends be excused
as his family was sick. 1t was 5000 proved
that the man had no family, aud he was ordered
to be sought out at once.
The floor Of the House presented the ap
pearaDcc Of a school roou 10 which all the boys
had been turned loose By their teachers. News
papers and scraps ware thlckly scattered over
the floor, chairs were out Of place, and every
thing was dirty and untidy in appearance
The preciptate haste with which members
hurried away from the scene of their troubles
was amusing 10 some respects. Randall march
ed out of the House, bouquet in one hand,
tea pot in the other, and canister of tea NO.
der his arm being the materials with which be
had fought off sleep.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY ITEMS ( Gus
Summers, rambling rascal, whose fancy for
other peoples property seems to be his lead
ing trait, was arrested aud cou mitted to the
Jail of this county week or Two ago, charged
with stealing clothing from man named Pat
too, in Fauquler county. Last week Patton and
by the name of Smith had Summers
placed 10 their custody for the purpose Of car
rying him to the Fauquier jail, but as it was
late stopped at Patton s house to stay all night.
Patton says during the night he and Summers
went out Of the house to get some wood but
Summers's went in an opposite direction, hav
ing first procured his carpet bag. He is charged
with number of petty thievugs in this coun-
ty While in Jail he gave jailor woodward a
copy OF his record of ''coufscations' his debut
in that line, the stealing of hog from Mr.Leb.
kankey Of Neabsco.
A colored man in Brentsville township has
been circulating rumor, hatched in his own
brain, that proposition has been made by
colored people, led by white man, to take
possession of the j,il and release Fouks, the
condemned, for the murder Of the Herndon
family We have 90 idea that the colored peo-
pile have thought Of any such desperate under
taking.
Mr.. VIM. S. Fewe has exchanged seventy
six acres of land including the property near
Manassas, now occupied by Mr.. Mankins to
Mr. W. W. Davis, taking 10 part payment the
house, and lots attached, now occupied by MIR.
Davis in Manassas Mr.. Davis will erect at
once fine residence on his new purchase.
The bidding for carrying the q. S. mails in
TINS vicinity, has been pretty spirited. .-4uands-
SdS Gazette
FAIRFAX lTEMS.-A black bear was seen to
pass through the yard of Mr.. Waple, living
about 4 miles northwest of this place, 90 Mon
day last, and 1t was also seen at several other
places in the neighbour ood. On account of
the SeueFat uepIcSsiou vi business In the W est,
it is supposed to have migrated Fl ON the Rocky
Mountains.
We regret to hear that on Tuesday last Mr..
Armstead Mathews, living about 81 miles up
the Centreville pike, had the misfortune of
getting his arm broken just above the wrist
while in the act of loading his wagon with
wood His arm became jammed under log.
FaiJu.r Neus
WAR FUNDS. The State Library is now IN
possession of the most complete collection of
Confederate money extant. The Secretary of
the Commonwealth was to-day presented with
a lot of Virginia Coutiuen tai money of the de-
nomination Of 500 bills, printed in the most
primitive manoer, issuee under an act of May
!. ISL, and payable before 30lh OF December