Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-03-22
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ESPECIAL DISPATCHES To TIE "AA" -
From Washington

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and mixed Of course) to visit Ne" OFlea1S ~
investigate, or rather reiuvesigate affairs IN
that upfortuca,e city, as though The SITUATION
WAS not as fully comprehended here low as 1t
will be, or as if all the investigating committees
that could be appointed you'd change ID '"e
slightest degree, the known status there.
Congress, 10 the peniluie of Its wlSdom'
elected Commission" to adjust the rfesl-
Dental imbroglio, which it did by vote OF
EIGHT to SEVEN to the satisfaction OF ale" Suo
the disgust Of the many.
Congress appointed a "commlSsou ~ III
ves,iga,c the grasshappers, and no" the lfeS'.
dent, ''by and with the advice and consent OF
his "al9isr!S," appoints "commlSslou 10
Investigate Louisiana.
The Two Investigations will amount 10 about
one ana tha SAME thing The gIasshoppers
will skip shou: as lively as ever this summer
p,cying upon the labor aud earnings OF the
poor farmers, while their investigators Will be
dining and Siuing' and listening to scientific
disquisiticns upon the ova or Larvae Mr
Wheeler aud his CO. laborevs, i. c. maj ortyo
them, will likewise b. ''Gned aud dincd, and
Packard permitted further 10 prey upon what
little is left of The substance Of the citizens OF
Louisiana.
"Connissigns' will become odious 10 The
eyes of the American people. A scW is all that
is needed to adjust the trouble, but the rlN Is
wanting. Mr.. Hayes talks sincerely, acts To-
sincerely, holds out promises but to allure the
conGdue, then dashcs the hopes Of those who
we're told to look to him for relief So long as
Merton ccntrcls Sherman ard Sherman con.
trolls Hayes just SO long will there be no peace.
The couc;ry will be allowed to lauguish, the
people crushed. and general ruin cusue, so that
radical rule may be pcrrctuatcd. And so We
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There is feeling Of dependency prevalent,
and hope is dying out. The scales are falling
from the eyes Of the wou!l.be couciliatcd, and
the ADMINISTRATION is staudiug forth in its true
cjlors.
While the ''W Wheeler cnunlssion" is about
It's investigation the troops az sna; TO be with
drawn from the State Houses il New Orleans
and Columbus, but i: is hoped" say the re-
publican conciiiators, that 'lhc present diff
Guilty may be adjusted By the voluntary retire
mcnt of the contesting governors upon guarau-
tees that The blacks will be protected by the
governors aud legislatures representing the
white people Of South Carolina and Louisiana"
which would look like proviliug for Packard
and Chamborainc in some other way, but these
''hop,s" are not likely to be realized.
It seem, TO be understood that Judge Davis
OF he Scuata will he on the Louisiana commits
sion, which appointment prior 10 the late
electoral commission, would have been looked
upon as good o0c, but people have lost 50
much faith that batlitla is left-hardIy enough |
so I"avcn the lump.
It is not al all certain that Mr.. Dafrecs will |
get 10 be Public Printer, as there are many ap |
pcalts for this position upon which Clapp has |
gIIWn 50 great
5 j.. IA Cabinet meeting Was held to day, |
but as the ministers are rciccnt it is difficult to |
obtain any positive Information. 1t is reported, |
however, that the South Carolina ease was u0
der discussion, but 10 conclusion reached there.
on, aud au adj ourncd sass,oa will BE- held this !
evening, whcn determination may he reached, |
but il il donbt!n.
Tie Official annOua1a msn! OF maiabeis 81 the |
Louisiana commission has bean mada
Ex.Gov. Brow0, OF Georgia is, it is said, 10
Re- mn &c tha c7,nn,; sSinr
\ protest against the appointment Of said |
commission was made by Representatives Levy,
Gibson, and Ellis, Of Louisiana.
Crowds Of people are at the White House
today, awaiting audiences with his EZcelle1cy,
hat nlapy will have 10 be disappointed Among
the "caIIers'' to day Hcro Senators Ferry, Nor
ton, and Gordon, their business ostensibly re
laiiag to local matlcri. Morton hoVcrs around
aud ove,shalows the White House like bird
Of prc7, anl seems to be master Of the stua-
nos.
l., is SAID that Messra. Esarts, SchurZ, and
Key favor withdrawal Of the troops 10 Louis
lana and South Carolina, but McCrary, Devens,
Sherman, and ThUmpson arc opposed, and as
eight beats ScvcI, 50 four heats three, and the
troops remain. >.
VIRGINIA MAIL CONTRACTS.
Comparatively few Of the contracts for pos
tai routes 10 Virginia have as yet been COM
pictcd. The awards were made last week IN
over three hundred cases, and not one tenth OF
that number have IS yet filed their bonds.
The only contract for Alexandria outstanding
is that OF The route from Alexandria to the
Theological Seminary, three miles and back,
six times II wark. The bond required with this
bid is Two hundred dnliaIs; the contract having
been awarded to John B. Ford. Of Washing
ton, d. G., Tor enc hundred aud eighty dollars.
OFFICES AND OFFICE SEEKERS.
those err dulous and unsophstcaled scno
cratic gen;l.man who found in the declaration
Of Nh Hayes ia regard 10 former party attIla-
iiuns, an Invitation 10 c0mc over and st doWn
ard eat Of tn, "Ia!tcd c,ii' If othca," Rnd have
come up to their fathers. or rather their
IIrclo Sari's house 10 WashiDptOO have