Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-27
EEo.yy E;:GsNfr"G row
SPECIAL TO TIE .SaSp"lA uA~"ll I'll
yAef1JynroY, y C.. D:a y.

WASHINGTON, .. C.. De. y.
Ex-Msrsha Pitkin, Of lI3u!s:a:'a, VINO u
hsc, ssys that Jack Warton Of that Si"to l7
to be deposcd, and that be, Iitsir, Vii! DC re-
eppo;ated, tu5 the ez MarshsIs evdeaoo BE-
fore the Potter Committee. s0d the iH'9oss'
bi!ity Of his oopGrmntioo, makes the tiuih o;
his s,atcmcot doubtful. NY dear P!kiu" aud
81, MuddcY another witoess before tie Pot
ter onmmittcee formerly Of Mary land, and ooce
a resid ant. ofter the var, of Alexandra, we.o
struttiDg the Avenue this morning. De5 lucy
did not seem 10 the best spirits.
The Workipsmen' ) party here aot1j aoGtacd
to dissolution, inasmuch a5 i's leaders are
ouarroIing among themselves about the peau
niary receipts. They haVo pres cntcG theii
quarrel to the extent Of blows, and The result
was that Hodnstt aud Bliss spent Christians
night IN jail. ;,
Among tho few noticeable sights CO Pcuns;
vanie Avenue Yesterday mcrDlug vas that CT
one or tao sioge wheeled vcloclpetea
current Joke hero is to the ettect thai
Two gentlemen WHO hGd paid for the eeata they
oorupisd st the matinee ct tie National Theatre
last Saturday alteroooo, We're compelled 10 give
them up to Two other gentlcmea who had u
the fact that they hailed from Oa!n.
WASHINGTON, Dee. -.
The intense cold OF this nccains was
rendered eYeu moro disagreeabie to those On
PENNSYLVANIA avenue By the clouds ct dus' that
swept down that thoroughtare from The west:
| and, though the temperature moderated Later
| 10 the day, outdoor exercise was sadly nafret:
By small sizsd snow storm,
| The bill for the freq blii,e aa:ls3 the pJ.o
40 ut bio "Tnree Sisters" which passed TO"
House, will, it is supposed, pass the Sanatc
| also. though toe lcs5ses Of The A!eSaadra Can
| al viii endeavor to have it smo1dud 80 as e
| provide for building the bridge On the 6l;e Of
the present sqaedu,t. Ths I'll thas psssc
| the House appropris!es $40 GOO tor the p!o
| posed new bridge, but this the e5sees referred
to, assert vi be entirely inadequate, az can be
| proved, they say. by tho report Of Eogincel
| Raves, whose estimate was $4,000. They
! arc giog to sell tneir bridge Tor 5000 O09,
and az additional 500 900 viii, they say, build
bridge on the site Of the sq1educt thai
will be permanent structure, and4hat Will noi
reanire successive yearly appropriateness to
| keep it 10 order. They have lessed the caua
and sousdr,s fer llaay pine years Tor 6
thousand dollars year, and have cEecnd
ed, they say, siae, their lease commenced
1866 600. OSconr;e aoy saie they may max
Will provide for keepicg the aqusduot 10 na7l
gable order. The opinion Of those who are uo'
| oonyerssnt with the ideas Of sbo less3es Is ths!
the bill will pass the Senate IS il cane ifoh
the House, aad that if The $40, 900 app!orii-
ated by il prove Insufficient to complete 'i2e
bridge subsequent cougrc<sos will Increase lht
appropriation.
1t seems to be the current 5Eialoa hGfe ihs
the efforts to securo Senator ChElst!arcy .h'
BsrIio mission vii; be suaaessfu', aad tha: ex
Senator I sck ChsDdier will thus rcsrnc ii;
place in the S,oa,e. The M;caIgao Congress
soral delegation did not 60 home with the 70
rsips of their colleague, ,ha late General WI
liams, bu. remained hers for The rurao'e ipdl
Gated, and the Impression is tha: they hsg;
succeeded. Ifthis be true Mr. Chandler vii
be repaid for saying, "llayas has one hundred
and eighty five votes and is elac:ed.