Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-01
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FES UsH ava R"& ROW.
Special Correspondence Of the Alcsa. Gozett


WASHINGTON. ID. C.. May |. 1880.
Senator Baysrd's father. whose death was
rep red this mor i1g. bu; who Was not
dead at the last accounts, vacated Lis
seat in the Senate Maze 4 1869 10 order
that bis SOP, The prcs@ut Ssostor. whose
term ihcn c'wmetc:d, miRht ccoupy II. His
gcand'sth'r slso h:a been United States Sen
| a,or. 9lc B.yar4 let 9rsc:d,y ia TIC half past
| oae O'clock TRAIN for Ills is!h,i'a hume, hav.
| iag rec ived Intelligence tia, ho was dyipg.
i N: It Robert ". Hunter, IF Wioohcster is
| hare 10 d.? On business cocncc c wllh tho
grand dem. c'atic demonstration to take Ilace
IN his toT0 mex; Monna5. Io will leave fer
| hIf tGl9 tits cVer!ng. accompanied b. Semi
fora Gordon, VOORHEES,. ani Pcrdloton, who sru
| 10 make speeches ~ The occasion. Mr. House,
| a member CT INC House, vii ica7o CD Monday,
sud Senator Vance, who will leave al 1875 II %.
| d$y evening". wall c?oso the spc: king which will
com2ictlC at n0on. \ band CT music ni.l BE-
Ia attcEtancc, AID & c;e;d turnout # tho
democracy Of !@c Ha!ITy is expected Gcacrel
uotduu viii Do sc2ou osueh by his wife, vino
ro's Nth h;m Oh a.! his iittIe sxcu.si:rs.
! hlfj. itunt;r, in connection Hih Col. Nat,
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Capitol his mcrnirg, ailli r. f. rorc1 10 the
probable Conservative candidate ljr tho rtxt
Cor gross ican tic Alex :adii dleiicS, said that
he thau2i.l !:.a c tn.:st had na5rov7:d down to
Col. G,b o.. 81 Gu Geig7 Co, ard M1. Holmes
| Conrad Ci NIcchsStsr, with caa5cGS ia favor
OF tie la;tGr. IL Is Understood here, however,
.hat there are rumcraus !Tif ne Of Gen. iIun-
ton IN syCry c'Gn'y oi the ti3tr c. pho sra aux
i0us u SEED bin back. aid that # they c9ts.,-
tutc ~; j1rit3 ard iccdcT him thu rou ioaticn
hr III | fco' IT i: urqlrf!ionatiy.
The council fer NoTlard std Bal:ICcr will
ap3l! cail5 ntx; week to the Supfemc Court OF
tho u. 5. 10 rv,?s1 the decision CT Judge
Hughes, who refused them writ Of hehea5
cru lest IEu;s4ty. Thty. it vii! &c renem.
he:ed, threw bucdlo OF newspapers overheard
from The canhoat City OF Wsshinatou whilst
Ia the channel Ct The Potent river, SD ut mid.
Way between WASHINGTON and Alexandria, and
wtro Indicted 10 tho Criminal Court OF the first
named city upon that ttste Ct facts for robbery.
The defendants onntend that under the onur
pact tc.wce0 The States Of Maryland and Viz.
GINA, tho latter State Wss ersnted exclusive
Jurisdiction to try and Iunish its cit ,ps for any
otfenses mmltted by them upon tho Potoma &C
liver; that this jurisdiction was caeded With the
cesson of Ale X.ndria city and couoty to the
Unlted States, but was retrocaded, the act of
| retrocession being 90 extensive with tho original
oessiop, and that the District Court has 90
jurisdiction to try them. Judge Hughe, did
EnCt consider or decide this question, holding
that as the Indictments alleged that an tffsnse
bad been committed IN tn, District, he could
not n c:iVe evidence to show want CT iurisdic-
ton.
Senator Conk|lng, 10 conversation with q
citizen OF Alexandria this morbing. told him
that he was 10 receipt of iotelIisetcI from poll
tlclans OF Ii l1Cis, in whose knowledge, percep.
ton, and astuteness ho placed the utmost re-
idorc,, which made him confident that State
would te for Grant in the Chicsgo convention,
and that he was equally confident that Grant
would receive tho nomination Of that c)uven-
ton. With regard to republican stf4irs 10
Virginia he SAID be thought tho Republicans Of
that State ought to fight lq1srs fight 90 re-
publican RrouLd, and make 90 concessions OF
prlt clps tor soy supposabe temporary advant.
age Mr.. Cooking, 10 coov,rssiou with sn-
other gentlemen yesterday, expressed the
opinion that Grant would GOT ony DO reromi
nsled, but ba ell, cted. aud tina. he will carry at
least four Southern Safes. Mr.. L,gau also
expresses himself as oer'aio that Gfaut will
carry Illinois. and that that State will 81 cure
him tho nomipai0n.
Jhc reptrss about the action of tho sub com,
mltee OF the House Committee 90 Ways AID
Means. with regard To reporting bill favorable
To REDUCTION Of tamil On SENS OF the prime
n@c' sslrles ct life. are clusdared M more at
tempta to delay 4, fnitr &c ion, aud nobody
| pltc's any reai C upon Or pays any attention
t. ih,m
TIE iothi debt Of tho United States at tho
c. s. OF business yesterday ~ss 81 l6T I19 IA;
'hs cash 10 Treasury. $I99 4Gl %9S the de
CREASE OF cur Gc5; sICce JuGc 80 1919 SIS.
S92 5u2. JhcUc!;ps irGin cus;Glas 10 day we're
$7OS. ISL; ffo,o inicFnsl revenue SG49,5NO TIC
| u. \. buOna IN the Treasury 10 C.sy a. stcur,y
r :tIoral back n0tcs amounted TO 1862 ggS,.
G3o, amount Deposited ss Ca security durtg
III" week was So 5nu; The nncunt withdrawn.
800 Geo. TIE pstiCnsl bsnk not,s r. ceived at
Treasury dnrlHE the week flr reJcnn.ion
amouatcd to 81 ZIG 0n0. for the sane peri,
last year 81 93l 900 Tor to-day $2UO, GEO.
est2rday Mr.. Ben. lao Fcyra democrat from
| emo. who hiss just besn renominSted had his
desk IN the House ornamCn:od with g large and
magnificent bouquet, Il: tho C, n!re OF which WAC
beautiful! white lily, rs tIc oEtlsln Of purity
his, rs WAS natGrs, provoked como comment,
lnssEu I'll as tho picture OF the uember lstely
| sppesrcd in the Police GazcLte in The same plate
with that OF Chapman, the Wolfe House clork
who was dismissed for libidinCus proLensties,
young messenger OF tho Sonate, n, I'd FIJI
ct, and apsgo CT about tho same sza, have baen
dismissed, because while skJiSrkDg tho other
day III front 0: ono Of The gallery doors CT the
Sensse they fell against tho duor, burst it open,
and, still c'insi9g to eaca o.hor rolled down The
steps to the Ans Zenent OF tDe ladies and gen
tlemen setting n The gallery near thom, and
sgsin.t the dignity Of the Senste which was
then lii session.
Secretary Schu1z kroSs nothing mora than |
the newspapers about the proposed rsid By the |
people Of q lcrado UPON the mining lands of |
the Uto Indians, SID to b5 the richest in the |
country. 1T IS expected that Mr.. Hayes will st |
once issue a proclamation forbiGGing the raid |
alluded to, AID commanding those enssg.d in |
It to disperso and 20 10 their homes, similar to
mat ne Issued last yer with reference to the |
then proposed invasion of the Indian Territorp.
but we'll Informed ctiz.n of Colorado, now
nare says that proclamation or no PIC clamalion |
the people OF that State have determined that |
the Utes nuit 60 and that By the first of July |
every one them will be either out or in that |
Ststs.