Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-12-09

WASIIINGToN, pan. 9. 1879.
SENATE

DENIAL r.
Mr. Rayald. from the Committee on Finance,
reported hfc!i to the Senate The bill loT tho
intCrchaner Of subsidiary HlIvGr cnits, and ask
cd Tor It's it'd tiultc ro'ipnrmrIt. IL Was "a
ordered.
Also Senate bill to author y tho Sccrc.
targ Of the Treasury to issue SO, 100000 oil
four per cent bones for payment of arrears OF
Pensions. and asked ior It's Indefinite pOatrOlc
mcut. II WAS - ordered.
The Vice President laid hi1re tho Senate O
communication from tho L, s:mnstcr General
transmitting O letter lIom tho Assistant Pest
master General Caliog attention to tho usulli-
cheney 81 tbs APPROPRIATION far inland mail
ira1spo, tltlou for the present fiscal year, and
Recommending that 1000 coo DO roap!ropr;-
atcd ous CT the uncypCndcl balances OF former
appropriation for that purpose during tho last
four ycari which EEvo been covered i.D the
Treasury, and be made available to meet thA
necessities CT tho SERVES. IL was referred to
the Committee on Appropriations
AIS) eommuuic.ti0n from the Secretary Of
War traLSmltIiog G copy Of tho rrp5rl Of Lieut.,
Gen. Shtrl5an Is to stations OF TROOPS 10 order
10 control the squstlcr emigration thrrhteuior
tho lndiIn territory. and stating his belief ttat
the stations chnaot be SAFELY abandoned, aud
that otht's DAY perhaps DC required, and that
uu!ts; SOME action Ia The premises is taken by
CoDgrcss tho military Occ1riil3n referred TO
may be regarded as perpetual. | twas retired
to tho Committee IN Military AiT,irs.
On mol0u Of Mr.. DAVIS. Ct West Virginia,
the resolution heretofore submitted by him
calling OF the Secretary Of tie Treasury for a
sOtcmcrt ty States Of the ain; uits pild Gu. of
tho lrctSury s noo 1856, % cllms growing out
OIL the late War, was taken up.
Pending this discussion tbs moruiug hour ad.
jouraed, and the resolution went over.
& o. motion tf Mr.. Davis, of illinois, ei los
the Senate vent into executive session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MIR. R5uEd, OF Wis, inro5uc:td il1t re-.
solution pr0ncclo1 Gn aincnGmcr. to lhc CJn.
stiuti2n. p.ocidlns that aG'cr tho 4 b Of March
1885 the President ard Woo Pfcsidsnt shall
held their Ctii,;s fer six years aud shall be
Ineligible for moro than one term clrs: cu;iyc5;
aud that members of Congress shall be elected
for three year. Referred.
TIE Speaker them preceded to clll the
5 ,atcs fer bills.
Too GREAT a TEMrThIIoN.- Some ycars ago
very Gae echo Was discovered on m English
10,
and excited considerable envy by lis exhibition.
One OF his nolehbors, who owned IN adjoining
estate, felt especially Chagrnod, but WAS greatly
encouraged by An lrishman who won't ovor the
lands with the hopo Of discovering ono some
where. He declared himself successful in find
Ing tho most wonderful echo ovor hoard, and
stood reH0y to unfold his secret for largo sum
OF money, Tho nobemAn listened to the echo,
and although thGro was something ucculisr
about il, no paid the moLoy. An afternoon WAS
sot for his friends TO como and iston TO tho msr.
velous discovery. 'Ilullol" cried in stcnlor-
inn tones the Ilitcrn.n who had promised to
lind I'm ocho. 'Ilullo!' cslne back from tho
hillside yohdrT. 'iluw are you p ye!IoI one
OF the company, and echo answered in a sus-
piciously dileront kOy, How arc you?" All
went we'll until iu:t bOforo rcti ing one Of tho
company. putting his hands TO his mouth. crled
ont, "Will you have some Rhiskcy?" Such
Gctllon would disclose tho character Of any
reasonable echo. 1t WAS certainly too much for
tho ono which had boon dscovCrHi in that ca.
ta!o. Judge Of tho surprise of tho party whom
tho answer cana back in rear, Affirmative tones.
THANK y"lL sifr; sal, If you ponso." The
poor follow, who had been stationed Il. q dis"
TANGO TO supply the place OF An echo, simply
aubm:ltod to loo great Is temptation.
A. M1lLTGNAlEEs PkLAcF.-Tha neW resi-.
denco of Mr.. w. If. Vanderbilt, on tho north.
west corner Of Fifth avenue and Fifty.snaond
street Now York, il 10 ba 81 fnet front and l25
feet & inches deep. and il tn cast, whom com.
p:eted. the sum Of $4,000. 1t is to DO 50 feet
high. Of lin atone front; tho roof Of "combna.
ton; material, and tia corhico Of stone and
metal; tho building is to ba steam heated
throughout. Work on the building Id TO BIO
commenced in icw days
CAPTURE CT RUNAWAY COUPLE j ohm
Loary and Mary Worth, each married. oIoped
to Philadelphia from l.nncastor, Pa, no doscrt.
ing his lawful wife and she hOr lawful husband.
Tho woman shipped EGr furniture 10 Philadol.
phls, but left behind hor yosr old infant in lis
CrAdle. Tho husband tolegrnnhnl 10 the rnlira