Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-30
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WAsHINaroH, D. g.. DEC. 81

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WAsHlNaToH, D. G.. Dec. 81
"The outrageous DiaiDo committee me'
this morning in the room Of The Senate Com-
mittee on Claims, five members, Mes5fs' le'!ei'
Kirkwood, Cameron, Bailey and GarlaIu Del0s
present. The decision of the Solicitor Genera
and Ao,ingAttorneyG eneralP Phillips, to toe eject
that an appropriation for investigating REST
DENTAL election frauds ctuld be awaited 81 10.
the purposes of the committee, though Dy nG
means endorsed by tho democratic members o.
the committee, WAS scqulesced ID, lest so CD
lection would subject them to the lmruta!ien
of attempting to binder tho proposed lnVest'Ea
ton. Messrs. Bailey and Garland, the two
democratic members present, attempted 10
postpone tho starting of the comnlttet 10 No"
Orleans until the 9Th proximo, as both OF shcn
had business here which would detaln them
until that time, but they were voted do|r, ant
it gas determined to start next Thursday Eight
via the Midland road. As there Is 40 hight
train however over that road now the commit
tee will have to start either Thursday or tcdsy
morning, probably the latter, as Senator Gar
land said he could not possibly leave before
Thursday night. The five members named
will be the travelling committee, leaving
| the other four to do what is to be dooo Ectc.
Previous to a6j ourDmeut the committee adopt
ed resolution offered by Senator Garland,
calipg on both the Prcsilert aud Attorney Gen
! eral for all information they had regarding the
object of the committee and that could be inr-
nished without dctriment to the public service.
Mr.. Potter started for New Otlaans last Sat
| urday, and will BIO joined there by Mr.. Cox.
| MIR. Stenger will not &c. These two then VII
prosecute their enquiries respecting tho psesl~
Denial election fraud in the Crescent CI!y at
the samelims that Mr.. Blaioe's committee ls
oondustiug its Investigations. The work CT tue
former, however, will be completed IN short
order. while it is doubtful if tho latter will be
ready to make its report before the assembling
of the next Congress. a5 their work Will lnciude
not only the soutbero States but PennsyiTa
MIA, New York, Massachusetts cad evcn Cn!o
RADIO.
Emery, WHO shot and killed Coomba 10 t;io
| Marble Balloon, last week, was Admitted to bail
| to day in the sum of $1,000, and il now al
large. His bondsmen are bis father sad Mes5rs.
Mills Dean and G.. 8. Follensbec.
| Capt. Wetmore, an ex-of6cer .! tne ilavE.
who has sued Admiral Porter for mouey de-
Quoted from his pay aed given to his wife, az
alleged paramour Of the Admitaps, says that
he does not intend to rest matters with the
civil courts, bat that he interds TO br!ns hia
case before Congress aud have tbe Admiral
| broken.
Judge Wicu2hbg Informed your c2r!1spon
dent to day that Notwithstanding assertions to
the contrary the Arlington CASE will b. trltd
before Judges Bond and llugh:s at RIehuoad'
and not as Alexandria, as Judge bon1 So
informed him aud other couas2l employed IL
tbs case.
The Presidential! patty !e!; fur NcH IoTk
this morning. but will return Tomorrow, aGc
the usual New Year receptions will be heId
Wednesday as 10 previous years.
The commission Of Col. Mosby "as made ca
az counsel to Shanghai instead OF to lloce
Kong. but it was clerical error, which Will re
corrected.
1t is generally supposed he;e that Gc7@:oo'
Holidays proclamation for election to Iii ihe
vacancy occasioned By tho death of the late 3.
I B. Doug lass, which, it is understood, will be
issued in few days, will resuItla ibe election
of General Beale. the member esct Of thc lixs
Congress from that district, though the names
Of several other gentlemen SIC rnCa;i3sed in
| connection Tith tho vacancy.
! The embargo here s. far as X caD b, ec!cd
By the lea is complete. All the Steamers Chat
ply between this city and other ports are laid
up at their respective Wharves, aud their is no
open track in the Potomac below G|es5oro.