Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-12-02
EESsR U.iSEFR-uTH.r
Special Correspondence Of the Alara. Gazette
WASHINGTON, i, c., Dee. ., 1879,

gIesj Se:e interesting this morning, and tho
ses'icc Of bita Eas short, tho flags on both
houses heicg loHtrsd before ta'f past one
o'claGk. ia tue EcrsI Judge Harris intro.
duoea q rose u::0n setting apart the ID day Of
January for the consideration of The bill! FRO.
villlg t0s 3 settlement Of accounts with The
States for tho advances they made Tho govcrr.
mcnt dcring the war Of 1872. Th. Judge cot
Mr.. Wood 10 postpone making motion 10 I'd.
journ until be could offer this resolution and it
vas on tho point OF getting through, whom Mr.
Wliletts, Of Michigan, OH :cted, and enc obieo.
tion Was sufficient to carry it over under the
ruler. MIR. Harris a!so introduced bill to
amend section 202l Of the revised statutes so as
to autbcr;z, u. s. Circuit Courts to appoint an
equal pumbar of deputy marshals from each
political party upon tho application of The con-
stituted authorities Of these parties. Az the
law now stands the mslsAals appciot 90 un'
| limited rumbcr OF deputies. VITO. Us matter
OF course, arc Republicans and partisaps, and
MIR. Harris raid he WAS opposed ID the whole
slctioD, but as its repeal c:u'd not be efFtc:cd.
| be favored this ancnGmtn ut so that democrats
| ciu'd. at least, have sn equal chancO with the
republicans. A similar bill was attached to
orc Of the vetoed appropriation bills last sum-
mcr, ard az Mr.. Hayes said then ha wau not
| opposed 10 Ii On its merits, but solely Oh 40
c0uut CT TIC manner 10 which lts adoption was
pressed, 1t is thought hn may net oppose it now.
| Ia the House to day hlr. Price, OF Iowa, offer
4 cI q resolution dcprcoatiEg any interference
| Wih The currency, AID Dir. Fort, of Illinois,
| offered enc ncgGtatlvirs Mi. Hayes ard Secre,
tary Sherman q ideas about the Withdrawal of
tho gricuhAcka and Ike suspension of the silver
coinage. As hoth OF these ecniltmnn arc Pre-
nout ID Republicans this locks az though their
| party is split IN tho money question, and tt at
| 4 part OF ii ut l,aat ia not in accord with tho
administration, la tho Senate Mr. Gordon
offered q resolution favorable to tho consruc-
| llcn Of the Nicarnruan InterooeRnin ship canal
MIR. l;uruslin delivered himself OF srccch
'uIp@v'iar The Alocroo doctrine. and Mr.. Davis
~ We. Virginia, introduced aEO!hcr rcso!u
n,n 10 reference 10 The mission oil his lite--iho
| investigation 81 frauds 10 tho Treasury
n caucus Of Ito democrats oil tho SanaIe was
held this l!it rang for The purpose OF mskiog
TIC roarranScnlcn: at co!nmiucca usIal ut tic
| c2:nucl c,meut OF every session. and aa stated
ycstGiiay tor .quslH,nG the official patronage
| OF the d:E"cra!ic Senators Tho latter sub
Ct Was discussed, but no dcGrto tctlon was
| tekca Of i. 1t ia understood, however, that
iaorc 81 thc republican ciiclr5 Ct tho Senate
g!ll hayc to 30 in order accomplish the pug-
pose Ter winch Tho careu3 vas held.
! lariao Allan, who has been hero for scvG
| ~! days pa:t nndcivosng 20 get tho adnuis-
tratl1a 10 uSc lis iLilnancc With tho republican
members q thu Virginia Legislature to induco
| them 20 vote lGr & ,,Gbt paying conservative
Tor tho Sc:iaic, iCil yesterday without ctcomp'
fishing tho OF j3c: Of his mission Tho admin.
| lsraiion want tic republicans TO rrmau firmly
| u3lted aud let tho democrats Sliila their diff
| cl!l;s among themselves M best they Na1 -
| With this urd r;tanding Dungcn aud Coles
| c0lorGd republicans, wh0 have aIso bcca hc.c
looking around, havh hOro hum,, Duagoo ia.
tending to vote for j. L. Lewis, and Coles Ter
DR.. Smith. 1t is said here that tho No.tons,
cOlCrod, will not support Gc). Wckham be-
cause he 'xouicd cOiorcd people from the la
dies CIR on his ROAD, and that tho WlSt Vir-
ei0ia republicans AFRO also u>irg htir irhucpce
against the General bsceusc his railroad patron.
aSo 10 that State wsS 80 used Al 10 break up
their party there.
1t is understood from private sources that
| Mr.. Tiidcp willissuo clrd to the couory in o
short time. in which he will state whether or
not he will bo Q Candidate before tho National
Democratic Goa. ,niilp, but that whether no
will DO or cot lie aud his i,iord3 will oppose tho
nomination OF Mr.. Hendricks fer tho sc,oud
place on the ticket that no tbitks the split in
tho cIlccraoy OF lndiaua on the money cues
lion and individual rivalrics will so weaken
tho party there that the national democrat
should let that State do tho bts it can ard nonI
| centrato their efforts upon Connecticut, New
\ ork and New Jars:y, tn, electoral vote Of
| the llr6t aGd last OF which EQUALS that Ct 10
| diana. In case he GOts not b. CINE n card:Iate
| he will use all his il tlucrce to prcrort tho nom
lnation OF any oIe who took any part or lot 10
tho electoral commission. This of course is q
shot at Bayard. 1t is also said that tho Sey.
mour boom ia altogether fictitious aad is got
ten up by Tildcn's friends 80 that whom Mr..
Seymour shall positively refuse TO ALLOW the
use OF his namo that CT MIR. Tdcn Can BIO
substituted
The door Of Tic White House has been
| locked after the horse was stolen. Correspon-
dents were refused admission to the S1cratary'a
and clerks Offices tLc:c this moroiog, and told
that such business as they had there c1uld be
transacted 10 the ante ROOMS.
Rev. d.. W. u. Murklaud, pos:cr Of the
| Franklin Street Presbyterian Church. B,ti.
moro. was married thtrJ this afternoon by Rev.
| DR.. Bullock, Of Alexandra, TO Miss Aus:eu,
| daughter OF DR.. Austen, who died about year
age, leaving a life Insurance CT $50, 900 to his
| three children, bts;d g a largo estate. The
bride i'a beautlu', intelligent and accomplished
young lady.
judge Keith. Ju Ig, Smith aud Can't. Gar.
| den CT WarrcntOn and Mir Douglass Tyler
of Loudoun c,un'y. Va, we're 10 tn, oily to
| day, some Of them b;uad 10 Richmond. Soma
| tor Withcr7 has arIieed and Tns in his scat to
| day.
w. ii. Mclean, O native uf AL X.uiltia. and
| i:r macy yGars pas. foreman Of the Star Office,
died yesterday. II is aaid that the obi Follows
Of that Oily will attend his funeral.
sTocK CATTLE TRaDE.-H. III. Soat!, of
Washington c>unty. Va, sold to Mr.. Thop.
Glasc1ck Of unpor Farqlior, this week ga
stock cattle. During tho week Mr.. Saott's
sales 10 e:aG2ra in thia county have approx
mated $40 head. The trade hctwcan s,nth.
west Virginia and Fau1uier, Loudoun, Rap.
pahaoEtcs aud CnlHnper coua,igs has attain,
! oil dinnnSl0n5 That low persons ouSiin tho cat.
| tic trade dream Ct. Cattle brokers differ on to
tho number OF clt'lo brought into tho four