Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-01-05
FRtfsT A:lSsGE.r9 PHS,
Special Correspondence Of the 4a!e.eu Guzs

WASHINGTON, D. g., jap. 5, 1880
Mr.. Charles D!mc;ry, Of Alexaudsia, has
prepared bill, which will DO introduced into
Congress at 10 early Gay, b. which the system
OF Government stamps vii! be applied TO the
customs as it DOW is to the postal service. By
it lady living in Alexandria will be enublcd to
obtain from the postoHco there the reuui-
s.tc siamos i3r tho euatons duty on q dczop
pi:7S 0t Partisan kid gloves. aud by iuclosng
lbcu, together ~lsh tho prles Of tho gloves, 10
r.clcfaO5 il Paris, receive The gloves by return
t:2.ii, aa! thus save tho expense Of the middle
| Gia1, which l6 Often more than that CT the srti
CHS purchased 4 gentleman Can d. tue same
| With regard to his box Of Havana cigars. The
5ystois, however, is not TO be restricted to mat.
| toy that can be sent through the mails, but will
spp!y to ali sorts ct freight, which. upon its
! arrival a. an American port, viii DO forwarded
! dlr0ot TO the purchaser.
! The Gecisioo 10 the Maine case 10 tho topic
| OF genera! conversation hers to day. The dem
! lcrats are blue and the republicans correspond
Esi3 bouyaat. Oae of the latter said to your
correspondent thI;i ''the democrats didoi know
how 10 steal votes now, ali their good ballot
! rogucs having comc oyer TO us " Ii is generally
believed that Gov. Garocon will ucw surrender
! ME position, saying that he took it in tho Cause
| OF las and right, 5ut thsL the hights: court IN
/ the State having decided AGAINST him. ho is
| forced 70 abide By their DECISION. Ghis, it is
also believed. will react with bad effect upon
! tho democracy not oulg iu Maize, but through
| out the whole oouctry
| Judge Harris is Que of tbs Virginia Ccugres
| sional delegation thet have already returned
| FROM their holiday recess. Ii talk with bin
this morning be explained how the phrase re
| acjusscr 10 the cUoI' originated. He said
thst while making stnmp speech 10 bis d. =
trlct be was Interrupted BY ono OF his audience,
but got the laugh 90 hin; when the latter
replied. I'm not Opposed to Judge Harris,
and i ho'l say that he's rcadiustvr In support
him. To which be, the Judge. replied, Pm
resCj ustcr in the COOL" ibis was tho dye,
and It was SCI soon afteT by al opposition
speaker il another part of the district, who
sid that "bstwccp Eeedjus!er 10 tho cool ard
rosdiustor in the heat be would prefer the
latter. ThG historic phrase Gas thus, said the
Judge. put in mutiop, AID COW men nay cema
ard may go, but it will roll 90 forever.
Gentlemen from Richmond Dow here sag the
belief in that city is that the McUuoch bill ie
practically killed., that tho roadjusters siil adopt
q bill consolidating tho debt and .aying throe
per cent. interest on il, With coupons non re-.
coiva6e for taxes, and that when the Governor
shall vgt0 it, the best thicg the Conservatives
csH DO Nl b9 tor them TO absent themselves
aud let i DO passed ever bi5 veto, thus making
the road Gstets sooly responsible for sll the
injuries tnst may result from it,
Alexaudrluns orc noted for keeping their lirh!
under buShol, but an iE5taCce OF that policy
"as brought to Ivy notice this morning Of sucl,
sn exaggerated character es to be almost in
cfodlbla. During conversation between four
gentleman Of that city this mornigg about tia
neaus that should be rosort2d 10 to revive
b'':aes3 !her5, enc Of them mentioned
shat pillow factory was IN operation
there thct turned CUT the best work
liz TIC cGunry, Sc he bnoH from his owl
;cspeTenoe. The other throc, though we'll iG.
togmad sad engaged in rcivc business, and 81
nost 1cZs door Deish b3rs Of the manufacturer,
he:: :icvcr nCari tina. such feotoFy vas 10 cx
isie1oe. II inc mpcutno.uEci's own tGRnenec
ere c9t aware of his husipess, how cin ho ztco
tbs country people to know that rs has pitwi
fer sale
| Nnmte!S Ct Gn0gross arc sesurning rapidly,
snd there IS 10 doubt that quoruIn will be
present 70 morfoT when the session reconvencs
! The French Opera Troupe, sky iwo strong,
nl'r;ct itool Eerc yesterday mcrn;pg direct fo,
| New Orleans, iG two palace cars, which thoy
Will not losSs u1t they rccch tho Crescent
City. They Want by the Fir.ioia Midland
route, through Alexandria, which is now tic
fsVoc!to route to the Southwest.