Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-24
First Congressional District.

The primary tlcc:iJn, for q member of Con
eress from the First District took place 10
Accomac county CO Saturday last. and resulted
10 giving III )tity for Colonel Benjamin L.
Guntcr OF about tWo votes over Dir. Juhn
Nicely.
The Ieleratcs elected from lancaster county
are for General Baale.
The Weatmarelani delegation ls divided be
tween ". ". Walker aud r j. Washingt ton.
At Montross the delegates were INSTRUCTED to
vote for Walker as first choice and " ashlng
ton second
The Richmond c,un'g delegation Is said to
be for Walker.
TIE KNIGHT or TIE GARTEn.-lt vas an
nounced by cable ycstcrda? that Earl Beacons'
field bad beeu Invested by Queen Victoria, at
O ,borpc, her .u,rm.r residence ln the Isle OF
Wight, with the Insignia q the o:dtr Ct The
Cater |. is the highest honor, 10 the way III
decoration tina. can d. conferred 90 British
sutjeci; for, by statute passed III lSt3. the
number OF members Ut tie order is limited 10
the sovereign aud lwcnty five knlehts compan-
ions, together with such Inca! descendants or
George / [ az may be elected, always excepting
the Prize, Of Wales, who. as heir to the throne.
is constituent part Of the original Institution.
But while the order properly consists OF the
reiguicp s0vtra en- aud twenty nVe british
Peers, the honor II sometimes extended TO
foreign sovereigus, and also, Oh are occlSion5,
TO other foreigners of the highest dStlrc lon
But the regular Knights of the Garter are
limited to twenty five, none OF a rank below
that Of FAIL. There must, therefore, have
been q vacant garter at the disposal OF tho
Queen When she conferred that distinguished
honor upon ono who, by sheer iurce OF htelIeo'
iuaI ability, has rlsnD from the condition Oh a
commoncr, sprGHg from All alien race, to be
the companion Of kings AMI PRICES, aud, IN
popular opinion, tho frrcm"s' statesman II all
England.
4 JEALOUS iVIFE-The Treasury depart
menL This week has hann thu theatre IF most
disgrscnfu scere. and ono L.ls. reveals hearth :
stone where jealousy Ia perhaps perfect right
TO abide 1t Scem3 that - lnsrrloI woman, names
arc withheld for t!!c present, feeling thai sho mad
besn insu!teI aad wrpugn.l bv tho partner OF her
domestic woe armed hrrsall with horseWhip,
ard proceeded to t!laa section ct tho department.
where her husband works, and shnt for HIM TO
como cut in tho hNlI. J,ike prudent man ne
refused having 3ie Int Idrs OF tho nature OF the
meeting that aWA!tGQ MN. no WHO lnen WeAt
into another hall and seni for a lady clerk to
como and sec her. i response in person was
quick y mado, when tho lrata vale At onco drew
Her whip and laid i. with good will and Interest
over tho poor little clerks shoulders and lace.
The latter, however, waS brave enough to pretty
enecLually defend hersnlf. Tho sliar created
but slight connoton, for tho attack Was sud-
denly made and quickly over ll"sH. Post.
AN ASPIRING colored gentlenlo Of Georgia
wrote not long ago to the President that he had
laborel hard to obtain for him a 'plurialities"
of his precinct, and asliing him for local Sit,
uatlon or II position among your cablnt advisers"
lie informed tho ProsiuUnt that he could obtain
'strict recon- mondations," that ho had attended
tho University Of SLsto for throo years, and that
he is "wholo souled republican LIE closed
with tho request: give me your ideas upon
your circumstances Of this asking His case
was referred TO ono Of tho departments, and after
consultation with the dictionary, he addressed
tho Secretary in letter indoIscd on tho outside
by himself in which he says: II take the au'
tho1ities of the most humbles! humilities and
earnestly ask for a position under your provi.
sions" He thanks the Secretary in advance
kindly and lovingly" and adds please send mo
your future expectations. l think your orc the
greatest in tho world to put it upon me-" Ho
concludes: II will awaito your reply and the
probability is that he is still 'awsiteing."