Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-03-12
Tss5sR EE-EsKsL'S T<iyy-.
'!cl Correspondence Of the Alsgu. Ga=et:e.

~ 49, obpiEN ~ IltChUls 81 Sh-L III KS OlblC III
tho IeZ. pr, slcu!ial cItc ion, ns prcrcs,d by
the raaGjustcrs. no rcrlisd that tde consc1va-
t;veE, 10 bis OF iaion, were pursuing the proper
curse, aud that, being c)uVCced as they are
OF the ptrpliety aud sipglo-mr deducsa of lhst
CURSE, they should pursue it boldly ard per-
sls,cEtly. CORE C; principles, said no, must, in
the end, turn cut fjr the best. Those of the
conservative party in Virginia arc correct; if
sutc 5 full they will save Virginia, AID if Vir-
gina will not, by the exercise OF toe might Of
her ctlzcts, mako them ccess!ul, she is not
worth saving. Senator Withcfs, when c)n-
su ted ca tho recent action of the rxecutivo
committee Of the Virginia c)rs,rva,ives, said
bat IL Gull Was SO trvsd as 1t could possibly
| have bGen Iaadc. ard lEc,ndCd all who were
| opposed to radlcailslu aud in favor e restoring
tbs eUvtrnmcut 10 hands 10 Th;ci oil
porIIOns Of the land, SJu:h s well as North,
| w"ull have Iqlal lphis, mad that while some
u Tbs leaders I'll Il rcac listers might 60 oft
| upon Ms nnpcdI,d electoral ticket yasary, he
| dli MOI believe that any largo nuGlher o! those
"h0 voted with thcm last Nureui,er on State
| question: would follow them; Ct lis v&n iuCI-
wdual kno "ludXe tic knew prominent rrada =
| crs IN tho Valley and IN Sou,hwest Virginia
| VINO, SO Tar rs National politics arc concerned
| GrG rs tue democrats as Can be t1uud anyNhcr
Though tho Hamilton postofiicc case was set
tied somc days ago, az previously stated in this
| corGespondctco, 1t was only Yesterday that Mr.
lloge received his commission
The House Judiciary Committee hasinstruct.
| cd JGdgo Harris 10 report lavorsbly a bill Tor
paying TO James Green. OF ALI XanJra, his
| claim for tho rent OF the Mansion House in that
Guy durlng and Tor aomo limo after tho war
Wlen Chat bulldog was used by the Govern
| mcnt Us hospital.
Tho Census Committee Of tho Senate hnvo
| agreed to report iavorably upon tho Domius
! il9n OF hlr. Richardson rs supervisor OF ccosus
| for the first district in FireiLia, ard OF their
rcxt mccllug will renort iavorably upon the re.
| appointment CT Mr.. Boiling es supervisor OF tho
Petersburg dis riot, as that gentleman has sat
| lshcd the committee that tho charges brought
against him by CGpt. ilintop, ct Petersburg.
wore not sustained.
The Senate Committee on the Dshics OF
Columbia at their meeting next Monday will
tako up for Consideration tho bill for u irce
bridge nc;oss the Pntou,c, By which timo it
is supposed tho difference between tho lesseos
OF the Alexandria Canal a1d the Alexandra
Cana! Company, about tho means by which
tho permanent repair of tho nqucduot mby DO
scared, will be settled. Mr.. Wilhcrs, chair,
man Of tho sub committee, to which they
bill has been referred, has two objects to effect
free bridge for the portion of the people Of
his State who viii uao Tho bridge, and tho Sc
curlty OF the lntfrests OF another portion of tho
peop'o CT Ills State 10 the hexaudiis canal
And both !heso Objects ho will secure in tny
bill that may be passed.
The Ways and Means Committco Of The
House heard arguments this morning o. tho
bill to remove tho duty on paper and tho ma.
terol5 used 10 It's manufacture. Among those
who spoke were Mr.. Ersslus Brooks. eGitor Of
tho Now Grk Express, in favor Of tho reduc
t!on, aud Mr.. Miller. member Of tho House,
who GYMS paper mill, 10 opposition 10 it.
Tho House Committee 90 Appropriations
agreed this morning to amerd the special de-
hcency bill so as to provide that tho ofGcc Of
Public Finite! shall be elective By the House,
and not &c presidential appointment as ct PRO
sent.
Captsio Eads will appear before tho House
COMMITTEE On tho lnttr-ccean:c. Canal TO.
morrow and advocate his plan for tho co,sttrc.
ton oil railroad across the Is,hmus oil PaDu-
ma, on which londed ships csn be taxed up On
the Atlantic coast, cairtd bO6i y across the
continent, and launched safely into TIC Plc:Gc
lG tic Senate to day Senator Gor!on's reso-
luton for tho appointment OF special commit,
tCo On The inter oceanic .nal, with Authority TO
appoint clerk, clmo up. and waa dn caSsad.
Among thts Rho opposed ii WAS Mr. E4toD,
who thinks, az most other sonSIbic men do,
that all questions that could he referred 70 such
c0mmttco ought TO DO sect tn the Committee
on Foreign Affairs, tho Individual m ,mbors of
which oOmmittc he alluded TO ia the most c)u
p!imontary Terms, lsyiag an especial, aad
unanimously c)naedcd Just, tr.tute 70 SeuatLr
JchusioE, Of Virginia, 3 member of that c)m-
GilttCc.
la the Criminal Court here to duy warrant
Was issued In the arrest OF l.. X. Ward, o
prominent DAIRY muu aud nllk dealer Tor No;
having LENSES for each Of biz milk wagons, AID
for the arr.si OF Pooio l. Co., for selling
oicO-@arSaiau tUr butter. The alarming
| St"tcuicGt vas E!adc By the Disrc! Attorney
that there are GUz u establishments il this
| Guy 10 whIoh the upwhnl .souc article is SOLD.
Tie HordUnsvlllo female lustituic, couIpQscd
OF btauiini yonon ladies' under charge OF tie
lrlIclpal, Pot. ". IL. Vsuphn, erd his $3.50 atcs,
ptJE Fb. Dlv:s and MISS AddieF auglao,
H. L. Ruuacil. l:iz, Parker and BaIle Harris,
now 10 this city, and stepping az tho Eobctt
ll1us'. wtro out sight scclng to day. aud seem
I'd to be revelng in the delights O! tho prevail
log saoW storm.
Nlessls. ketnsn, Ranlorh and Salisbury,
Ehosc seats adioins that Of Mr.. ,J0hnstuo, all
lock like Firgln gentlemen oi tho oIdcn time,
and, with MIR. JOhnsoo, c)mp)sc group that
Iovsrably ATTRACTS the attention Of splc atUrs 10
the galleries.
A delegation from Dakota and Wyoming
Territories arc now here for the purpose of try
InE to have new Territory Termed out OF paris
ct both those Territories. AmDng them is
Judge j. V. OIIenbackcr, formcrIy of Page
Co., Va.
1t rqnircs D jurney Of 900 milos from the Dor.
der c,untits OF DAkola to tho Capital, which
is about the centro Of the Territory. The
Judge prcs;des in Dendwood, aud says
that tho hundrcd lawyers forming tic
Der Of that o,'y 40 made up Of
OK governors, ex-U. s. s,uators, cx-,cpre-
sentatlvts in Congress-. cx Judges Of supreme
courts OF States and circuit Judges, and, c)use-
qutntly, ono Of tho most brilliant bars in the
country, all having COMO thcro with tho txpec.
tatlcn of being sent to Corgcess or of receiGiog
high and lucrative appointments Ilo also
says that the fire thero last year Was great