Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-29
FROM WsSRFx-GTGr.
Special Correspondence of the Alsra. Gazette.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Arril 90. 1850.

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convention yesterday 10 r,co1cilog The differ
epces that had previously existed 10 The party
is the subj oct oil general comment at tho Cap
ltol to day aud much good to the party through
cut the couatrg is conf lcntiay expected to re-
salt from it. The Penns. yauians tro COM
mendol fer Ito txhbi ion not only of their
proper patty spirit Tut CT their good sense and
tho comparison thatis drawn between them and
the New Workers docs not rcGouod to he credit
OF the latter.
The Ways and Means Committee of the
l1cus, to day agreed to report favorably upoo
Hou:e bills 229 and 25C2, adopted the section
Ct the hoop iron bill reducing the tariff Oh such
iron to IS por cent I'D valoium; but rej ced
that making the reduction arp'y to iron already
contracted fer. ard adopted q resolution ex.
tmpliog MIR. Wood. the chairman Ct the CON.
mlttee. from the recent charges made sRains.
him with ftrenos to his ection in regard to
tho Hurd ILL, torhidding trans oorteion bs
tween the eastern and western c.iors Of this
country by Canada railrt Is, and for le1Uclng
tho tariff Cd railroad cars imported from Can
ada. 10 his connection it mpy be remarked
that MIR. Wood on appearing il the libby upoo
the acJ luromeuC CT the committee, when asked
by one OF the morning newspaper cOireepon-
dents standing near, what had been done, made
quite little speech, sayiog he had nothiug TO
tell, that the required information would have
to be sought from other members OF tae com
mttco, that the room was open. aud they 1.-THE
news PAPER metz could 20 10, get ell they could
from other members and revel ia the nisrepre-
seDta'lo1s similar to those they had lately teen
making about him; there was nDe thing, how
ever, he would tell them, that the committee
hoH lpo lnpk i 81, L i
~ ard completely acqulttng the chairman of
no 'mmittee (himseli) Of all the false accuse
tilns that had l.tely been brought against him.
Alter this oh, the stately member with tho
white nous ache made c,urtly bow to his 10
tsrts:Cd aud amused auditors aud catered the
hail of the House. With regard to the Uurd
bull II my b. remarked that in the cpin0n CT
some of The IN embers Of the sub committee, to
whom it vas referred, it will not be reported
upon iavnrably.
The officials Of tho Treasury d .parimnrt ST
feet entire uneoncero at the revelations of Sen
stor DaVi., who, they say, may koow something
about bal king, being PRESIDENT Of a National
bank. but is as behiod hand 10 boob kt C piog as
Whitaker is 10 matchmaker
caucus Of the democratic Senators vas held
bis morning Tor tbs purI o;c OF ,miDg to soma
deholIe understanding with regard to the report
J OF tho Committee Oh Ru'Cs respecting the man
ner OF counting the presidential electoral vote.
| O0l9 small number were present, bneY a
, quorum, but the IDrj hi y OF them wrrs 10
tlvcr OF the adoption Of the report, Which is
10 elect TO rq1irs he vote of both Houses 10
rsi!ct on electoral vote. Tn, caucls expert.
cbced some difficulty 10 finding a place FIR its
meeting, hrst gOlOg 10 The room, OF tho COM
, merce committee, but there beirg oil C ion ba-
cause this Is the day for the meeting CT this
committee, the members picked up their hars,
oVelcoats and umbrellas aud wpnded their way
over 10 the room Of the Committee on Claims,
whore they found a sari ,iuciory place FIR At,
tending TO their business
The bill for transferring West Point from the
Yorktown 10 the Richmond castcms s,ricr,
whica passed the House. is sleeping q1iellg 10
A the CommeIo, Committee of the Senate, 10
cons uuenco OF disagreement between the
, members OF the House from the First and So
ond Congressional districts Ct Virginia tn re-
8 gard 10 some OF its provisions
{ The conversation that took p'sc, hstpacn
, Dir. Grove. republican, Of Hair,souburp, Va,
9 aud flrglDla gectltmaD, 10 which the former
s stated that MIR. Paul had mad, advances to the
republicans, took plac5 10 hotel 90 PenusSl-
Vasls avenue. and not 10 the Capt. oil Euildi, z,
as stated 10 this correspondence, yesterday. Til,
0 IS not go item OF aDy COILS qnepee, tut as Mr..
n Grove has denied that he ever made such o
& statement, and as the gentleman 10 whom he
0 did make 1t, and whose reliability is uusur-
passed, says he did, it is Well to be sorupu!uu.
D eX+ot even about par icul,rs.
. Obl)ars here says that while n fe5 cf tbe
! delegates from that State to the Chicago con :
Vention are for l'iauo, the deleea;ir 70 10 prao,
lcally utit for Sherman. and ou the first bal
= Ut at least will cast solid vcts for him.
n 1htro was O meeting OF the Washi jpion
Cincinnati and st. Louis Railroad Compary in
harrsotburg, Vo., 90 the 18th inst, at which
e much important. busiotsi Was transacted. A
i. conlr- ct with L. B. B)rst, which had been co
tered toto by fJrner board Of Girtc.ors, WIS
{ Ouad TO have given him be prtc zeal o1n:rstip
and c!ntrol OF the road, aud hence the new
D company took c,ss!on to souu and set it sside.
1 Now the road Is 10 the bands of good cas- of
/ men, who will push the work for the benefit Of
the stockholders and the commuuiiy. Major
B2rst has DOW no oonntc ion With it. as new
presld snt end board OF directors have been
! tc.ed Tho pres!deot, Mr.. Join W. T..
AHsmoug, with other parties, visits New York
Immediately Tor the ru1pts, OF COCO udiog ne
gollatioos Which have b,eo IL progress some
r TINS 10 procure iuods for the cIm plotioo end
O operation CT the roEd. These regulations have
been retarded by the fact that the 70 ID hiss DOT
, b'en 10 c,ntition which justified capital 10
: embatkirg 10 the enterprise, but uuder the
. !, nav management tbesa difficulties Lava been
; obviaied.
THREE DISTINGUISHED INvAILDS The
simple story CT imperial mis,ry ao6 suff,ing
aud gloom which correspondents OF Bar ia telc-
ersnh Ietd, not the tine!s CT rhetoric to add TO
Its cit c:Veues' aud interest,". 10 io1 a c)m
pstlon picture to that With il paints va uuJt
turn to the pages Of history or ron anc,, and
even then 1t c.unot be easily found, it, indeed,
1t can be fund OF all. The s,one is laid 10 the
courts of two Of he IN ost powerful nations 10
the wlrld-S; Petersburg aod B4ru. 10 The
ono VIC have he scors 10 tragedy, tho saddest
and mcsc terrible lhss is now presented on
any ttaq, il the ether 81 ab orbrd and mcst 10
, teGs.iy Interested audience, cagtrly Watching
; every rise aod fall of the curtain, net Knowing