Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-19
FROM WdsHIsSG T0n.
Special Correspondence of the Alern e,

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diminish, 10 some ex cat at least, the ,,s, *
the U. s. courts. 1t provides TINT the n,..
botb grand aud petit. for both The c;c,i. ,,a
dlsr C; ,ur!s. shsll be s,lectd rom ous r,r.,
aid that the same Jury shall ii; in both con,,,
MIR. Joha Roach mad, a, arsunett hsG.'
tue House Commute. 90 Ptscfic,s ia dsr y,
favor OF sub'idiz'cg lin. of mall steamss;na
between this county sod South sid C,nrI
America. O'uta
The House Committee 90 privata Inv C.;n,
agreed this marnrg to lsks formal VIVA ~
tho bill 10, the famous McGa,rahaa claim n, y"
Monday. '" O'At
Ohio to day is CT .ded as biirg p,ac ;,,r.
a unlte iot Sherman 10 the ra.outl rvpuFIc,,
convention. Of the unlins that have air.. -.
appointed deleRatts 10 that c)1v;n:ion, >, A.,
ter him. tor Blsioc, and have divided al
cations.
The Senate 10 Gay, by maj,riy Ct ssvs,
agreed TO take up Mr.. Don Camercns rr.n,,
ton prosidog tor commission Of piue 10 j..
VtslRatc snd report upon the bes! mas2s T.,
regulating inter. State coumerc'. This rcy,
is 10 the interests CT tho railroads, ioasurc,. =,
lts adoption will, it is imagined. sI1w lh.Ir.
sent eystem to continue Without chs rue inn :,
least until tho commission shall b, 1c.Gv T.,
report. which time may be delayed i5d,6c n
AID when the report shall have been matr, H.,
matter will be no nearer the end than il is now
and will have 10 ba gone over sgain in CooacS
1t IS the Intention now in ths Senate to y.
the Geneva award bill out to day, snd SIM,
lively spattiog is cXp6c:ed towards the co.rIn.
sion OF the d'y's ssion bewscn Mesars. Car.
Deoter, Blsioe. and Ccaxliug. This bill, a. al
knoW. is to distribute the remainder Of the
sum obtaioed from Eo. Ind tGr damages sps.
tanned by American crmuaIc, from certai,
Cort ederate cruisers. Atol; ten millions w.,
remain, aud the question IL, shall it bs riV,o
to the losurarcs companies. or to the owncrs Ct
vessels destroyed by Confederate cruisers hot
recognized by the Geneva Commis.i)a, or b.,
turoed ioto It's treasury? The iuturanc, com
ps5ias having been raid for their loss,s BY IL.
creased CT Vac premiums will be clear aaiotrs (
al they obtalo. aod being thereby enabled t,
pay large prizes for support, stand the be-,
chsucs for at lsaH q po.lyo OF the sum.
The Senate Comnilteo on Railroad, TO ia,
agreed to report 10 iavcr Gf allo wing the N.rh
ern Pac fc railroad six more years during which
to o)mpy with the terms of lis charter, aud
t. report tho T,xls Pacific railroad bill w,thou,
recommendation. Th,t ,uoh would b. thor
nctIoo 10 the CASE o.! the Northcro Pacific Was
surniScd last wstk from tho rise that tolk I!as,
10 the bonds Ct ttat road. l. gislatiou. SUMS
torlal at that, and asLioe as dispensed BY TIA
U1ltcd States Supreme Court are nov trsrs
acted 10 thu intcrtsin OF stock jobbers. ill faIts
tho land to fcsterog Ills pray. Tits The opnou
OF the attorney ioc the Pacific ro,d. noR
here, that the sctioD Ct tic House committee
will DO The rcvets, of that Of tho Senate, hui
that the House i'selt will agree with tue bill
repnrted by the Senate Committee.
The Capital newspaper having beop bought
by company Of which Mr.. A. Q. Buels father
10 law is lsrse stakeholder, will hereafter tie
edited By aud DO u1dcr tho conlr.l Ct Mr..
Buel, who will continue in the future as h,a
been his ojurSe in tho post 10 pay special attru,
ton to the short c,mings of Mr.. Speaker
Randall.
Tho Senate Committee on Appropriatiu,s
agreed to-day to report the House Army hp-
preparation bill Without Amendment. The lii
does not meet the wishcs Of all the msi,rily of
the committee, tut in order that ell the aptri-
priatlon bill might MT be delayed until tho list
momont tllo committee deemed it best to ado,t
II, thus preventing ls rGtGro 10 the House md
securing tho passage Of tHo at least Of tho nr.
cssSary appropriation his. tho pensioa bill be-
Ing the OILY Que that has yet b, como law.
Senator K'roan said 10 a friend 10 day that
II the anti T,ljen mon OF Now York con secure
ao unrs;ruo'td delegation 10 tie National Con.
vention 1t would ba as much it not moro than
they ,x1:c, aud would b, entirely satis!tc cry
to them. Mr.. Kerraa is kuowu TO be orposei
TO the nomination OF Mr. 1idep but il Wv
d ,scrset politician and will support tho nominee
OF theClhcl0Iall convection whoever he may BE-
prominent dc mooraIc politician jul cnivCd
from Pennsylvania says that tho Wtltc. ali
R!ndal! tlc lo.s OF he party 10 that State ale
BY no means syacnS mauS With tho anti.Tildcn
aud toe Tilten faciors as , &c morally supp, {;
that the au'i-Tlldsn mcn arc mt ,rity 10 Tie
state, bat that they are net c,ntrca Oh any ore
Ieva,irg Bayard, some lIs!c ok
ADD others Seymour, and thst i. will ba irlpos-
3lb!a Tor the T,ldcn N, n to SIND al instruc ci
delegation to the Cicciuoati Invention.
Ii seems to be the general impression am3tg
Virginia politicians her, to day tat tho Siste
republican convention, to meet neYs Wtdu.s.
day at S.auaton. will send delegation ips,tuc,
Cd to vote for Grant TO tie Chicago bysn,ir,
and leave the appointment q the electoral ticket
TO The State executive Committee, and that that
lmmlttee will wait for developments b: fJro j.
1nally determines whether or not to uut acv
'eadj usters on The clio oral ticket. Some Of
he democrats with whom your C rrespondert
talked TO day we're OF The opioion that it
would b. good p,lcy fJr tho dem:cra.;c
convention to DO IN libtr.l rs possi.l:
q the b;stoWaI Of i.s honors, az r.
.ards delegates to he natioual c .nveuli,n sud
members of the electoral cor g;css, to the read.
listers who ramain loyal to tue national demo-
rscy. such for irs anoe as B,rbour Of Culp.p
r. Moifett CT Rockingham. :Radd OF Patrick
nd other we'll knowo dem; cats who ven. IF
emporallly 90 tho resdiustcr shoot.
CONGRESSMAN Do L'Matyr, the famous green
,leker from Indiana. speGt Saturday add Suu.
lay at Acc>tiLk. belDw Alexandra. ne preach
q twice there yesterday, orcc 10 be Baptist
I'D occ' 10 the Methodist church, the Friends
9ho form large portion OF the residents of
bat Vlcrisy comirg to heor him 90 both CO.
lsoDs.
Mrs. B. !. Dyer Was appointed postmaster
t Snead's Csup, Frat kin county, Va, to dsy,
ice Nsrcl j. Boaling. retizued, and Ira i.
' hlte. at Whites. Caroline couotr7, vice j. 8.
lontelto, not com issiooed.