Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-05

ESPECIAL DISPATCHES IT, THE GAZETTE.
WASHINGTON, ID. G.. Dec. 5.
SENATE,

w ASdINtION, ~. VI, Deo. D.
SENATE.
The Seuste was uDt in session to day. h. lir 4
adjourned 90 Monday until to lnorr,w, when
tn: case IT Mr.. Eu4tis, Seoator cleo from
Louisiana. Will be tskeu up and probably acted
upon.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The rssdiug OF the journsI OF yesterday j
proceedings occupied fifty mioutes.
resolution for au adjouru0eut Of Congress-
from the 10th of December 10 thu 10Th of JAP
| u8ry, was referred.
resolution to permit Admiral Reynolds TO
receive present from the K'og o. Sam, WAS
referred.
A bill to provide for a duty 90 irccm.s was
referred.
Several private bills were then referred, att,
which,
The resolution Introduced yesterday ty Mr.
Sohleioher lu reference t. the jurisdiction ut tbs
Committees OF Commerce aid Railways uud
Caoa's, was taken w as the order of thu day
aud iurlhec discussed by Mcssrs. Critteudeu.
tegan Cooger. kcnoer CLARK. Res aud othrrs.
PATTERSON DISCHARGED-AsENAT CAN Be-
FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE.
The decision OF the case OIL the State of Sout b
Carolina against her Senator, j. j. Patterson,
! gathered this morning, at the Equity Court
room OF the city, an assemblagc comprising
many leading cItIzcus For several days it
| had been known that the decision would be
maod her Senator, and the assem- blage gather.
d mainly to ascertain how it va, to BIZ done
and TO k :ep OUT OF the rain.
Mr.. Ju-tioe Humphreys had occupied some
ten days ia the careful study OF the case, sod
| with all The authorities cited aud his extended
nalysls of the case occupi:d 80 pages Hs was
listened to With great attention. duriog the read.
| ing OF The decision. He reviewed first the cir.
| cupstaoces OF the Case, aud then decided hat
when the State sent Mr.. Patterson to Con.
greSs as her representative it gave up all
right TO demand hlm as "a fusilivs troIn
justice" aud that it wouli bs dangerous TO
return men to the judgment of partizsu op
| ponents. He would therefore remand Mr..
| Patterson 10 the Senate Of the United States,
which was legally. consti,ulioually, morally aud
iutel c:ually able to dispose of all the Questions
Involved. MIR. Patterson was then released
from custody, and, acoompsoiei by some
friends. went 1T 10 carriage 10 his home.
NOTES.
ORDERS have bann issued for the release Of
tbr Es!elle, detained at Newport. on suspicion
| Of being Cublu ilbu Liter
Inturm .ton received at the Treasury Depart
urnt ird,nate4 tn 1t til d.termln ii stand of the
President against aoy interference with ID: *
| is lug statutes 90 the huancIA will lead to a
speedy resump ion OF the funding opsratluD5 Of
the Gnvernment.
Mr. K nner. Of W. Va, the ,uugest mem
Der IT the House. usde his maiden Sneech 10
the House 70 day 90 very dry SUI 'ct-the
rights of the committees. H. puts zoe hand
1 r.; ,,,li Ia. 81,
oratcric4l style, wipes his forehead with dark
silk handkerchief but failed to make auy in
preston, and was DOLLY congratulated by three
uembers. He will hardly Gil the vacuum
caused by the absence Of Mr.. Faulkner
The discharge Of Patterson, by Humphreys,
is the all absorbing topic Of Interest a! the Capt.
toI to day Tbi, per mils similar proceedings iu
Kellogg case, or soy Of the other carp + bag
Senators. Ii is pity that Smalls was caught
10 South Carolina, or he might have escaped. .
TIE DooRKEEPER.
| Doorkeeper Polk has gotten himse' f into III 1t
water by bis appointments, removsI. &c and
it is said that hs may share the fate Of Fl zhugh,
if careful. The caucus Of tn democratic
! mem bers to be held today, sflee the i'd ourn-
ment of the House, it is reported ia to take this
case under consideration smong OH " matters
THE pATTEasoN-BsLEoRp CASE
| tiuns have been considering to day ,ha Patter
| SON. Belfofd contested election Cage rom Color
| ado. No decision has been reached.
A WOMAN GAMBLER IN Nevada Late last
night the monoIouy Of our second story sport
ing ROOMS was relieved by the advent OF u W.
man. closely veilcd. accompanied by an e.cort
Her presence of course excited considerable
curiosity. and the gsme faro. was temporarily
Interrupted. the players and dealer taking more
"A, a.
recovered their composura, however on falling
| to penetrate her veit, and continued their game,
keepug good watch. though least che On GIT
draw some instrument from und1r the ample
folds OF her dress and csstigate or scatter the
crowd from their wreste with the tiger.
number thought she WAS Ill outraged wife in
search OF her dear hubby" whose absence shs
had mourned and whom she wanted to catch ut
the green table. All conf ecLures were. howe.sr
soon dispellrd The Gaze keeper had ii gu f ON
his seat and turned in his th 'cks when the fair
incognito deliberately planted ,rself in his
chair, opened tho case-keepar, piled UP several
twenty. dollar rolls Of silver along side of it and
appeared ready for business All eyes we're
turEe1 upon her, a1d Purdy's nimbls hngers
trembied perez Jtlbly.
slight psleness was noticeable in tho dasls,'s
face, but, like the boy who stood upon tbs burn
ing deck, he was bound to sts!d it. win or lose
Luck favor the fir stranger and from Whit
checks she turned to red and the red resolved
themselves into blue 1925 esch She kept the
cases carefully and aged with sill the pluck Of
an cd hsnd at the business She Won aid LOST,
but kept gathering in the blue checks Finally,
when she WAS couple Of hundreds ahead, sh 9
handed them to the dealer and received her
esgles in exchange, and. with her Escort left the
room and disappeared from view. Tn eyes Of
tt boys stuck oat like bung hoes on molas-
ses bsrrel,i and they locke st each other in
perfect bew'lderment They were mystifgd by
the fair stranger beyond conception, and it Was
some time before the game W s resumed, Who
she WAS no one knew bul they would give
something to find out.-Eureka (Neu) Republican
PANIC IN A CHURCH "A special from Nor |
fO k 60 the R chmoud Dispach says:
During the Progress of the funeral Of Miss
Mollie Winingdsr, tho young lady who VS. |
murdered by her sweetheart on Sunday, at
Cum berland Street Methodist church this after.
noon. cry FIRE was sounded in the vestibule, |
and imme lately terrible panic ensued, and |
every body rush frsnticaIly to the main en-.
trance to get clear Of the bui ding and escape.
The confusion and terror wore indescrbsble.
Women snd children were knocked down and