Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-21
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TIE scheme ef requiring railroads 10 give
free pa:sos to al! members ct The Legislature
wss on consideration defeated by large ma
ioritv 10 the Massachusetts House yesterday
The West Virginia Senate yesterday passed
Joint resolution dir1clng the attorney GeneI %
IN nroceed aeains. the Baltimore end ONO H.
R. Go, By quo aarranto for alleged violation
of lis charter in the matter oi excessive charges.
In the Senate, yesterday, a bill! was reported
from the committee or t1relgE relations appTo
priatiug 50 600 ter tie WIDOW OF the lase Justin
b. Co!burn, consul general at NeT Mexico, and
$1,000 for The widow Ct B2yard Tn?'tr, late
minister to Germany.
Senator elect Loya1, OF Illinois, vas met at
the depot in Washington last night, upon lis
arrived by a largo coDcoursc CT tI1ends, |ho
amidst great enthusiasm, escorted him TO Lis
hotel, where speeches CT welcome we're mace
to which Gen. Logan responded.
About midnight lest night the Pes!ofiice Az
nronIiation bill, With the Brazilian steamship
Subsidy amendment passed the Senate, ayes 70
noes IS, The subsidy amendment was put IN by G
yoto OF % to II. The annual compensation, Ter
mail services fer each l!ac was limited tc
Sl50,000
The Ohio prohibition convention met st 20
lumbus Yesterday, aod nominated State ticket
The platform iavors laws giving thc laborer fol
cornorations tho first lien for wages, tor re;efV
inc public lands for honeatea3s, Suppression o.
rambling 10 stocks, prohibition OF the labor o.
children under ii in mises and factories, etc'
The mercury fell to IS degrees below zaro a
a. Winineg, Mapitoba, yesterday, end IS be-
low at Fort Riley. A Stow blockade 10 Dako
IA DELAYED two trains, being tho first blockade
in two years. Dispatches from various parts
of New England indicates that the hafdes
snow storm Of the season vas 10 progress yes
tcrGOy.
The House ssof Representatives, yesterday ~
vote of l3l to l22, declared that flnlcy' CEN
ocrat and contestant, for Florida. was c7ttlet
to The seat. Instead OF Bisbcc repu5lioao, sitting
member Mr.. Finley vas then sworn il. at tht
evening session OF the House memorial services
| ia honor Of tIessrs. WcIch and Williams, dc
ceased members, we're he!c.
Great excitement continues to prevail a
Brownsville, Fayette county, Pa, On acooul
of the arrests CT miners by tho sheriff, or wash
iogtou county, and $50 armed and MOUNTED
deputies, for participating 10 the recent riof
They have arrested thirty three. 1Nlaoy OF 6n(
miners are armed, ard conflict is feared. Ih'
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ATTEMPT of nine owners to start up at the re
duced rate with new hands.
There is decided comm otion in NcWalk
O., Oh account Of the publication, by order o
| the city council, Of tho names Of former mem
bars cf the council, With dates aDc aEloEnls
money Illegally taken from The city trs:Sar!
under different pretaxts, aggrcgatlng S5,OOO.-
MaDy,ot the recipients OF tho money arc amoof
tho most prominent citiz,ns. The solicitor il
Instructed to commeac, suit fer tho recovery Q
the moEe7 st oaoe.
Kurdish and Dawsoo, lgo colorcd R:pieSSen
tativcs in the Arkansas Legislature, yesterday
testified b:f3Tc the Senatorial bribery investl
cation committee that l.. Il. Roots mad advis-
ed them that funds to the amount CT $4,000
had bcca provided, OF which they c2ud avail
themselves if so disposed, eco th@t HcoEj
Cooper, Senator Dorsey, Register Gibbs eac
o,hcrs advise thor. to vote for Mir. 1ohston to-
Senator, and expressed their preference fjr him