Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-27
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Special Correspondence Of the Alerc. Gaz

Among the petitions rsserted TO the O,nsle
to day wss ons by Mr. WiiheTs, being that Ct
up, AsncB g. Co, of ALEXANDRIA, m4nufac-
turers tf charcoal blooms, hud employing fifty
hands, for the passage Of tho Eaton bill for a
tariff commission. 1t vas ordered to lie Oh the
table. Among The bills reported upon favor
ably va: oue for making Commodore Donad
Mcneil Fairf X rear edniial aud TO rack on
the list III xt above R,ar Admiral f. N. S;cveDs
IL the Sc 1ate to day the House Naval APP
preparation bill wss reported without amendo
ment. Iho House passed tho District Ap-
preparation bill. 1t seems now that both par
lies 10 Congress have become 4 Varc that the
people OF tho country want them to aG journ and
20 home. aid would willingly have them re-
main there uull The end CT tho term Tor which
they have b3en elected, as it is apparent now
that 30 legislation that will b, advantageous to
the country will be transacted BY thtm, a5d
tina: inpeIIed By ttls rcc,nly acquired knowl.
edge they are working S SIS to secure 80 aG-
ournment by the lst of June if possible
OF all the c.n.us supervisors otly eleven ro-
main urc)r6!mci by the Scnstc, and there is
cply oij,c ion TO tho c>nfirmAlion tf two or
three OF them, and probably the OF C ions to
them arc not grave CuOurh TO warrant their
rejection.
The refusal Of tic B,acont6rld admin sra
ton TO allow The claim for damages Of the Au-
eric, tShcrm. who were driven oil the shore
OF FCrtune Bay by Canadian fishermen Tor To-
frlngog upou Ioca. laws. his set some Il the
American congress; msn by the CARS, and these
vino arc Mt RIA " 10 att ct(d sru afraid not 10
seem 50. lndcr tho operation OF thts' two
csu:cs q resolution IVES Intro duccd ia the House
10 Il ~ ard passed unanimously, cli!ipg upon
the Secretary Of State for a'lthc correspondent,
between his C .uoiry aid Great T. i:aio vii,
raf"lorc1 10 Ito calm referred to.
1t styptc cd HAT The Carlisle uhiskry BILL,
bill said by lis opponents TO b, 10 the inter.
ests Of the Bourbon wti.kcy mabut, urers aud
a2aiOst those ct the manufacturers of low
gtad's Of ~hi;kty. will CONC up iu the House
TO day. ind the Whisky men Gre mus;c:iog
slrIug In the galleries in Consequence.
Among tho matters considered by the Seuata
Committee On Forcigo Affairs this morning
Was till mskiog an approximation 10 entertain
tie Meg oi Siam On his proposed visit 10 this
ccuctIy, No c1nclusloD, however. wss arrived
a. 90 that any ct the ono &C Two other sab
cts tbGt were 6,f re the committee.
Ii Is rcpGr Cd TO day that j. Il. Norris and
DR.. Culver, promirtnt doEccrals Of this city,
will he selected as the delegates TO tho CIDci1-
natl convention. TO which the &c nt cracy Of the
District OF T. lIDta is omitted.
The republican c,nVeutlon If Odio mccIs 10
morrow, SID most 81 lha republican tlcmbers
OF Congress itora that State havo gonc home to
attend II. ! aHir ia no doubt thet it will send q
Sherman dGlecs,iou TO tho Chicago convention
All the Ohio REPUBLICAN congressman rrofess to
be 10 favor of spch delegation but somo Of
then believe tia. Mr.. Garfield, Who will not
attend the ccnvcpioo ard who refuses to be
sent a. sdclegate to Gticago, is really opposed
to Mr. Sherman, rot because lie is in favor Of
any OF the ether prominently srokep Of cauti-
dates, Lut Eccguso re thinks there may be q
chalca for bin, II neither Of the others can &C.
cura enough v0:cs. Ia this canacc ion it u ay
DC mentioned that CoIcnc Mcpby. ircm whcrn
recent letters have been received here, and who
as IS well known is az original and proucuccad
Grant man, suggests that Garfield DO ru: OF tho
ticket with Grant.
1t is considered here with hut clmuarativtly
lew Exceptions that General Grant will receive
he republican noninatc for the Presidency.
but those OF his cwn party who are opposed to
bin are still working like beavers TO prevent
| what they must see is iorgouc conclusion. All
he old and many Dew ustaI c3s Of his crooked
ness are poured ito ell listening years With the
| hope that they may he tho means even yet Ct
stemmlug the tide that is bearing him On to
I he nomination. Amorg the new instance re-
f rrcd to is onc tho truth of which is vcuchtd
Tor by unmpeaebablo authority to the cfftc.
that Grant subscribe s.. 900 to the Moro.
pollan Church hero with the disilc, under
| slanding that pious md liberal old Methodist
of Baltimore, named Kclso. would furnish The
money.
ROYAL EEGGARs.-A correspondent CT the
New Orleans Plcayuac, writing from Paris
says: There is scarcely day that, if you
Walk 10 the garden Of the Luxembourg. you
may not see au cdcily and young lady wlk-
ing slce by sids, ono Fad as the other, both ia
deep mourning DOW grown rusty CT has been
nine months slnoo tho death OF the PriIcs In
periaD both bearing all those thousand and one
Indications Of poverty which strike tho observer.
The elderly lady has grown lat. Sho had great
beauty once. She has I'll the wrinkles DOW,
moro OF them turrowed by Gro than by time,
though these ere not wanting. Sho was Ia.
mons oncn Tor her grace she NV Waddlas caro-
Iessly. Her elegance was town talk; She is
do@dy grown. She lad q lalsc, and $50 600
once; she now lives 10 bio garrett, With
ssIvabts tor nii4hLors end she is dependent on
charity for dsiiy bread. Mother and daughter
both are princc:ss'; the daughter il tbs grand
daughter of Latti,a B1naport. Napoleon l.,
kiug Jerome King Joscph, k,ug Murat,
l\lng LOUIS were her great ur cle,; Empress
Josephine, EnrrCes Maria L,uisc, o Ictn
llortoLco were her great aunls; Nlpoleou Ill
WeH hor second cjusl; and yet there arc days
when II sou. stranger though you arc. we're
70 OFFER mother and daughter five frat piecs
they wNnld take H. il they did not they would
90 To bed brcskIasrcss, dint crlcss snpparless
tor that day. y herd tate Nevertheless, uo-
body, cot evan The people who 1--WE hem aims,
pity thom. Pity is WITHHELD not 80 much b..
cius, they q dyed $50 GOO annually for cieh.
teen years without givlug oao thought to tho
rainy days Whose clouds wtro slRsys visible
above the horlzon). bat because they had great
share 10 brIDslag those rsny days on Ftabc,.
Onc IL tho wifi, tic othcrs the daughter 1T tho
assassin of Vioior Naf-Pfiroc Pierre B,na-
psrt". WIia acd daughter live 10 garrett, Rua
DC Lille. Princes Matilda Gives monthly,
that IL g most every months ~; occasionally