Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-01-02
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Special Correspondence Of the Alenu. Gazette
WASHINGTON, u. g., Jan. =, 1850


WASHINGTON, u. e., Jan. =, 1880
Th" following reg p"St.fc: iu Virsus were
established 80 d., Cooper, vile, Suss, \ ,unty
with y VI. hisltz ss postmaster Duck RACE,
Frederick counts, with MsuGar S. Smith a.
postmaster.
Mr. Aikios, tic chairman OF the House Ar
Precipitation Committee, though reported to bs
iuprCvi9r, ia said b. those aware of his real
e!2lltiUu 20 he much worse thsG lie generally
5u 2Hosei. lie is suf-riog from 90 attack of
IF, lrcl.s, witch 1t is feared may thke al in
=: iuTn and srzc uF0l some vie! part.
" htiher hs RECEIVERS or not, however, it is
aiu2:t III tosslbo fer him to be a5ls 70 attend
70 bUs!u;s' CDdsE tw1 GeekS SO that lis Illness
uust heu.sSlIl;y De tho cause Of some delay
aka tee appropriation bills, as, Incompetent as
NJ. ki9s is, ho is ths real working man Of
h.5 oonin'iee, aod does most Of It's work 10
he las. Congress he IVES ably assisted by Mr..
/ Hewitt, who Was second 90 the ccmu.i tee, and
| who Mr.. Atkias sckncwlydg sd should have b IN
| che,msr, but COW he has to depoud alu,cst
entiveiy upon himself.
Mr.. Stanbaugf, tho eadiaa counsel 10 the
| lTgsli: bribery Sc before the sub com Unit tee
| III Kansas aOd tie COMMITTEE on Privileges ind
!ieClrcs 0s the Seoaic here, Is almost CO 1tiGeui
! taat the cri!a0cb pSairs; lleas is sufficient to
| compel III Senate 10 cXpnt him as il old his
| pred .esrr PJmcroy. Whether it il or not,
however, one thiGs is ce!taio, that the evedo,ce
'Si!i convince auy 50uoratlo mae that Mr. Ine alls
wcu!G greco prison better than the United
-'tstes S.aat,. De other thiog is certain az
regards toin lrpas and Kellogg and that ls
! not the dem; Gratis oaVe u0R reached the copdi
tioD that they esd oct Do deferred from the
execution Of any measure they may decide
upo1 by rcason Of coy tu ure ililry III sir party
may sustain from the reaction Of such measure.
If lu9ai!s and Kellogg ought TO go,,hey should
! 90 al once, as nothing Will be gained by pro-
c:as inatiau III their case.
! Judge Bedford, OF Colorado, 10 c>rv r;.tioD
| With your CORRESPONDENT this morning, sih
| reference 10 the Ut9 af.ir. said that be- had
Just had talk win the Secretary of he Inter-.
Or; that tbs latte. bal as yet received nc at
swer to bis diapatch asking Ger. Il stoh for
dispatches explanatory Of those already re ceiy,
cd that neither the Secretary nor himself could
believe that Goo. ha ca had Released Douglas
anG the other Indians implicated ic she " hGe
River outrage at.er they had been surrendered
tG him as reported, aGd that when ho Gad usko
the Secretary to treat the Ues as ibe govern.
mcnt did the Chippewas in Michigan, 10 1924.
wheG it held the whole tribe Responsible for tie
| Gurder Of four white men uuliI tho guilty
parties were surrendered the litter said that
tho dispatches from The Ute country wero 80
iadetrito that fuller Intelligence might show
the ea5os to b. entirely dssmilar, and that at
any rate. as the weather was so cold and the 500
| 80 deep that military operations could not be
conduo:ed AGAINST the Uies at present, ,the gov
! oromeut coald not possibly be harmed By q
policy ct proc!astinatiou. The Judge is not 2
l!:lle proVnked at The turn affairs nave taken,
ard Is ct tho opinion tina! there can be 90 resl
satticneo: of the question until the last Ute has
i2ts US State.
The idea once entertained by the National
Republican Executive Committee of letting the
Souri, cru Repuhhcsns take csre Of thamst Ives
during the next Presidential campaipo, in fact
:, assist in making the South solidly DINO
cratic 10 order 70 incr.ss. their ammunition Tor
ctf.se'ting Ii With soils North, mas it is uo~
| undarstt cd bccu abandoned, apd the mem Der g
9f that committee nov say that they srs moral
ly btuLd to 'sslss 70 the full eXeut of their
ability tho R!pu5iicaG cause IN each of the
unuctiu! Southern States. aud, what may be f
| more lasertst TO the readers OF the G,z tie,
! Virginia is csssed among those States. II is
said here by many other than Republicans, that
if lilden Is nominated, the candidate of the
Rel u3iicars who ever be may b., vii receive
the VOte ut that State.
10 conversation With NJ; ilr S. p Bailey, of
| Fauquler county, Virginia. who is in the city
10 day, | was Informed that the talk in Rich
mond is that Mr.. Farr will probably be the re
adinsters' candidate for Congress from the Al.
| cXGudrls district. 1t s rumored here that the
debt payers Of thst district, In cons, queuce Of
the danger the conservative party is how in, ms =
deem Gen. Huot0n the strongest candidate ihry
No E.,jI md ho IA
him to revoke his expressed determination not
to he q candidate for fourth term. B,tcre
Mr. FsrI's tame was mentioned it was was sup
posed that General Williams OF Winchester,
Hond be the rcadjusters' candidate, and
| Naiar B>eY says that if Williams be the read
iu.,ers' c,rdidate. aud Huuton the candidate of
tie conservatives, he tBailrl as the republican
candidate will be sieoted by large majority.
The shooting s,rape ia which Miss Horton
md Senator Murgsn's sou were conoarned PES
tardey afternoon, on pubic street here, Is the
! sntisct o! much talk to Gay, and is commented
! 1poo iG harsh terms, particularly By people
from the North, pho say that the rebels should
select other places then the national capital for
making public their dlseracetut scandals.
| The once famous restaurant at the northwest
corner Of Sixth street and Peans7 lvauia avenue,
liz mere recent years knovo as Du5ant's, aud
arrays u jAtual popu aI plduo VII II fIRlula0S,
was closed Yesterday, owing to the failure OF
its lessee.
A J JUVENILE To ORNAMENT "A very pleasant
| llNle luucnStnent took place near this village on
| Monday last in which the contestants were some
OF our nest youthful knights none CT them bo-
ing older than sixteen. It WAS gotten up by
Master GastoE Hawks, ana sl the rules and
regulations Of the tourney were observed The
| knights were msr.hallod by MIR. Charles T.
Ciagett and The Judges were 81 esgrs. John
Bowling snd Thomas j. C!agett. After beiug
duly charged, the riding commenced and re-
! suited IS fellows:
! Willie Chew, Knight of EIerslie ...2 al
! K. E. Lee Clsgett, knight Of OAK and..2 l. S
CASTOR hawks, Knight OF Elaine. .l l "a
Phil Chew, knight of NY Msrylaud-...2 1-3
Master Willie Chew, the successful knight,
crowned Miss Mary Hawks Queen Of Love and
Beauty; master i. Z. Lee Csgett crowned
Miss >helie Chew First Msid of Honor; Master
CASTOR Hawks crowned Miss May Bowling
Second Ms!d of Honor, and Master Phil Chew
crowned Miss Jennie Clsaett Third Maid OF
Honor. After the riding the young party re-