Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-05-26
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I'h3 House WAS oct in sc551a 10 Day, anu
It's session Ct tic Scca.c Vas b. 60 mcaos IL
;crestiog. Among Tho bills introduced was
orc ty Mr. Wihers for Tie benefit OF the AlDo'
lna;lc std Chesapeake Canal Ccm9aDy-pa5-
ing thai company !tr transportation during and
Immediately aGtr the Ta'; also ono By Dir.
Whyle fer this establ;shne Of an anchorge
ground light 90 Fort Blr 10 Ballincro harbor.
| The NOR ling houc waB consumed 10 the c1n'
sidtratiou CT Mr.. Baylrds till ter making
oliver coins Of less denomination than dollar
| interchangeable c! tho treasury repositories
into LEGAL lcnder money in sums OF $50 and
multiples thereof, AID for making such coln
legal tcoder for postage purposes to tho tH!ent
Of IS. Mr.. McDo8cli then called up his bl'l
authorizicg ID: Prc:l!ett 10 nsc tbs militia
aud the amy AMI Davy cl the u. 5. IN CERTAIN
cases, intended! to cbviatc Dir. hayes OH c.
lions to the Till ho recently vetoed. and ad
dressed the Senate. tia. Is the empty seals
thereof, thereon. The bill makiog regulations
TO: the transportation ct cl!t!o was thea cl!!cd
up aud considered.
Tho democrats are keeHiog very da:k about
their proposc3 proceedings with reference TO
The appropriation ILLS o. which they and the
Preside ut lro 90 o dead luck. The northern
democrats have been asked Ivy thtir southern
Colleagues to lay out cIc:ec ot ac;l3n WHICH
both wings OF tho party caa pursue. BIZ.
whether plan can be devised that will bo
acceptable to enough members Ut both tho
pcrlheru arG southern Wigs 10 constitute
maioriy Of tho House remalas to be scac. The
probabilities at present arc agalns! such r.
suit. The dcuocrai, caucus committees Of
both Houses, i: is understood. will hold meet.
ips this afternoon aud do what they Gao to-
ward determining upon a paa ct rc:ioo.
The Dislto Committee Ct The House agreed
this morui1g to report fivJia5ly upoa blI!
approp1latiDg $500. 900 for III! purchase ct q
site for post ofiec in Baltimore.
| Il i, understood that tho President has re-
f4rred tie report CT the commission 10 the Ii z
John Porter case TO the adiutart general OF tho
army, which looks IS though he Is opposed 10
that report aDd wants to defeat lis otJ:c:.
Prof. Gamgcc says that it he be designated
as the Constructor Of tho ship designed to freeze
out tho yellow fever 10 Injected v,ssel5, as To-
teaded By The bill when first Introduced, be will
have the ship built at he Norfolk navy yard.
Governor Holiday # Virginia, who hiss been
detained at his ncmc in Winchester by illness
for scmc weeks past, reached here to day
en- route to Richmond, for which city he will
start this evening. His prissoco there will Put
q s;op to the c,quiry l,tcIy made 10 some ct
the Virginia papers concarulog the proper per
sen to perform bis Cu;lts dutcg his absence
fton the seat ct State government.
TIE large iron front warehouse on the cast
side Ct s h street, JUS. above Davis 0ollon
store, carler o! market space, occupied by Ml'-
lcr Il Cross, Wholesale candy manufacturers,
aas burncd this morning. Loss about twenty
Eve thousand dollars, ou which there Is fourteen
thousand dollars icsursrc,. The same difficulty
about getting uouph water that was experienced
at The fire Near tie Same pl2c, last Friday was
telt to day Another FIRE broke out near tho
river, south OF The Treasury Department, this
afternoon.
Inst night MIS-. Norris, who lives on DeIrees
street, heard q Eclso in wardrobe which she
supposed was made by rat, but upon opening
the door hurley negro jumped out, aud .ush-
ing by her made lis escape. When 1t Is Known
that fem:,s and children were tbs oal7 persons
about he house at tho l;me, the alarm occasloGcd
by The Incident may BE- imagined
The Yellow Fever bill that passed the Senate
on Friday has 10 ruu The gauntlet CT the licuS :.
It is wei tor it that Mr.. Tucse- ls absent, Tor
with his State rights views BIO would be com-
PEELED 10 oppose every step OF its passage. low
it ever passed the Sepa!e, with the dsnocratic
majority there, is ono OF the many things that
puzzc people ursophsticatcd enough to be-
Iicyu that such fic!oIs CO prLcIplc and CON
tsstcrcg ara considered by politicians I'll either
party in making their plans fer legislation.
bcssr9. Tucker Ard JcrgcDson bayc been
absent from The House for n iorg time, tic
former as is well known hciog ln Blltimorc
undergoing lrealnt ut fer his eyes, the latter in
New Yolk having al operation peElorncd co
his leg.
The foowicg Incident occurred at small
diuucr party given by o lady 10 this city re
emily 10 two Easlish robenep: The lady had
instructed her dining room servant to be par
ticalar 10 bis attcEtcns to The ECgllsbmcn
whom ho mus. always address as my lord. Tho
servant was 40 old Virginia negro, 10 whom
Master would have been perfectly familiar, but
My Lord' confused him. iio managed,
however, TO acs bis psrs petty well during the
carly Tart CT the dinner, Being continuously at
the Enelishmers' back, assiduous!y asking
them 20 be htpcd to tho various vaDds on the
tatl:, ard invariably addressing them as My
Lord" but as time wore On bis confusion pei
c,ptab!y Increased. Lie stared OF the dliin
euishcd guests. bus forgot 10 wait upon them.
AID vas SO abieut minded that tho hostess had
to direct his attention TO tho evident wants OF
tho guests and foally btc,mo so dszod that re
was apparently lost 10 all that was going on
around hir. and when spoken to by the lady
dropped lumber and then, appar emily waking
up to what WAS gciog on around him, stepped
up 10 one of tho nobemen and sid: My God,
will you have your glass filled" This, OF course,
rendered it necessary for the lady Of the house
to make 90 expl .nalion, which, it is needless to
say. was received With great laughter.
The Senate's dtciion Friday to coLGtm
army promotions is, OF cours', highly crafty
Jog to those officers whose promotion has been
delayed for several months by reason Of the
ambiguity of law, passed OF tho last session OF
Congress-.
Among the strangers hero nov is Judge
Mackey, of South Carolina. The Judge is the
| husband of on Alexandria lady, daughter Of
| the late Richard 3. Lloyd. lie carries about
with him relic in tho shape of tho SNUFF bcx
used BY General Marion during the Revolt
tionary war. 1t was presented TO the Judge by
the great, great granddaughter Ct Esther
Marion, the Generals sister, noy residing ~