Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-03-01
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Special Correspondence Of the Alerl Gu=rtte
WASHINGTON, y. c.. Mach |, 1880.

Johu W. Burke, L. s. Ley, J, R. Black. J.
E. Smoct, W. ". DUNCAN, ". w. Simpson,
E. D. liErIIcy,W. s. Thomrson, j. +. Quiglcy,
II. e. Wright and a. G. Uhlcr arc ths ctr
porators. The proposed road il 10 iun from
the Georgetown hqucduct to tho foot Ct l4.h
stree, where it is supposed The uOion deIot will
DO located.
10 the Senate to dsyMr. Johns on asked that
petition for woman Suffrage signed by Mrs.
Ora Llpehorn, of Lyrchburg, aud Mrs,
Nicholas, Of Abingdon. DO withdrawn, inasmrch
as Mis- Nicholas had written him letter say
iEg that she had never sisoed such o
petition ard il utterly opposed to the
measure asked fer Tho letter showed
that Mre. Nicholas is greatly annoyed ct
tho publicity given her bv such petition.
and her husband shares her iocliags SO much
that he has cim, on to WASHINGTON to have
her 81 goaturc, ut lea! t. removed from it.
Tho Senate C0mmittco On appropriations
met this morning., and had tho bill for the de-
ficency in the Star mail stIv;co before them.
The House | ill approprietcs Sl.UIO,O00, but
tho P0sofEC, Depal tmCnt want tho Senate to
il C case l. to ST ,iOU. 900. Tho committee is 10
dlltmma. If they dCu't mako tho increase
the bencGcia1ics Ct tho service will suffer, aud
if they do they will BE- acknowledging tho right
CT the dcpartn cnt 10 cyc,Cd tho appropriations
to any exlcat. 1t is probable Tic it cease viii
be made.
The pos!onic, at Cacdoui., GotchllDd Co..
Va. vs. discontinued to day. Tho paper5 hat
went there will hereafter 90 TO Columbia. Flu
vana Go. Tho Hamilton Case has been finally
cuc'udcd by tho removal Of Mr.. Tavcnucr ard
tho appointment Of }. Nj. llcgc. The rccom-
mcndalions for Mcssls. Brown and Mcfarland
| were 80 evenly divided and were brought to
such tic when tho Damrs tt the ladies were
stricken off the list, that Postmaster Mckerzic
Of Alexandria, to whom the impeachment WAS
lett, though 1t best 10 ihkn L ueW nlau, and So
gave it to Mr.. lltg.. Gen. luuton hal asked
| TINT it be given to Mr. Mcfarland.
ln The Stnlte Mr.. Witheis presented
| tho claims Of several ci;z3ns OF Il ca
mold for the Iont OF their ware.
houses DUNG oc soon atur The war. a
similar caim-that for tho Wesleyan Female
lositute-wns granted by the last Congress.
These claims had been previously presented and
referred to sub committee ti the Claims Com.
| mittee. Of Which Mr.. Teller is chairman, but
the papers cjntsiping them had been lost, aud
Tho discovery of their loss WAS mndu by Mr..
Witht:j, whom Mr. Teller, 10 answer 10 his
questions cut the Ccay in q report, Informed
him that no general bill could bo reported, but
that there must DO q separate bill for each claim.
MIR. Wlthels told him that thcro vas bill for
| cach case, and that they had been referred TO
bis Fellct's sub committee. This led 10 The
discovery OF their loss. ard made the inroduc-
lion ol the ucW rGpCrs necessary.
Mr.. Bchle Introduced IN tho llouan to day
tho pcIlIltn OF sundry cliiz:rs o! pfirco WiI'ilm
county lur dCcrtriES tho wafer in Npatsc)
creek.
The bill introduced 10 the House by MIR.
l}eac to prohibit the aGultcr.!ion Of food and
drink will b. opposed upon two grouods Its
| urcjusiilutonallty, inasmuch as it initinges
upoo States tights, aud because scmo OF tho
constituents o.! some OF the members arc iuer-
| oStrd 10 tho hdulttrAtcd articcs
1t is expected that tho new rules to DO re-
ported 10 tho House 10 morrow will bo acted on
and adopted without dcaY, probably before nd.
jourrment. Nlr. Woods bill tor rciuoding
tho public debt 10 8! per canIs will then emo
up. 1t will probably give r;s, to considerable
debate, some Of tho members being opposed to
rciuudlpg at all and in favor OF rcicculng tho
de bt Mt once.
Tho Jury in the Ilith murder trial came 10
about $50 O'clock this morning and rendered q
verde; Of guilty against Bedford, Plon aud
Qiecrar. Notions for d ntw trial we're filed.
Berjinin Upton, jr., HIS boon appointed
collector OF cumtoms ut Tappahaunock, Va.
John Cooper, president of the Mary!ard board
OF pilots and nemb,r Of tho Mary land Senate,
was on Tho floor Of the House TO day, talking to
the Maryland delegation about tho pilot bill
DOW betOre Congress. a bill was introduced
in the Senate to Gay for icctessiag the police
force Of tho District Of Columhis. 1t wes un-
dlrsood to day that 10 other democrat hut Mr.
Randolph would sperk upon tho Fitz John
Porter bill The Mciarrahan c,im Was G n.
siderod by tho House Colnmttco on Private
Land Claims 10 day. Tho House Committee
on the District OF Columbia will cImmoDcG tho
Investigation Ct the charges ageirss the Com
mis- l1nrrs OF tho DistIc; 10 m0rr0w. Trcasur-
cr Gllhlan has sent another letter to tho CON-
NIT CO, stating thct the Commissioners
havo not OILY dnEc wEoog, but did it
knowingly. Gen. Boalc, member CT the House
fIr tho l'ritci William District, contcmpatos
rcsiGiog il Alexandria during tho remainder of
the Session. Tho d,serliOn of "Mahoncs &c
Rroes." as they arc termed here, is tho subject
o! general c)ngraIulstion among the Virginians
DOW in Washington.
The republicans Ct Fauqaicr county, Va,
have prcftcd no little by their politics. Nj or
=. l.. Bailey has three S0DS 10 Tho | s. s.rq,co,
ono IA cnGt nj TO Palermo, ono as deputy colec
tor OF Internal revenue, aud ono rs tobacco in
spectoIi Major IL. Ii. Carter liz commercial agent
at Panama, at saary of 81 800, and has son
who is deputy col!tc!or OF internal revenue
MIR. Patio IS postmaster at Warrertop, Mr..
Cave Is inspector ut tho port Of Alcyandris,
MIR. BoI min Chinn Is mail agent, MIR. Black
we'll has Il government olcrkship here, Colonel
Mosby is consul 10 Hong Kong. ard thcrn are
others whose names cannot be recalled ca tho
ostant.
Judge HsrriS is in correspondence With Pro.
fessor Baird, u. 5. Commissioner of Fish and
Fisheries. with regard to the construction of fish
ways at the Great Falls Of the Potomac by which
shad and herring and other lsh can ascend to
tho head waters o. tho Potomac and tributary
streams. The Professor says that Mr. Ferguson,
Fish Commissioner for tho State of Maryland,
has thoroughly inspected the Great Falls for tho
purpose indicated, and estimates that SIS eco will
make permanent and efficient fish way there.
The Judge will introduce bi | in the House for
the otnpishment of this object, and if ho sue.
goods. four Ststes-Virginia, West Virginia,
Mary land and PennsYlvania-will be bent fitted,
tor The shad and herring will not only 20 10 the
head OF The Potomac, but TO tho rising Watars of