Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-12-24
FRON WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence Of the Alera. Guzette

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WASHINGTON. d. G., Dc. "a. 1880.
Gentlemen hers from Richmond report that
the conference ct The Mahonies there last
Wednesday night lasted from S until 3 O'Clock;
TIA. all the rromiaeut n .hooiscs ia tho State,
except Riidlcborger eDd L,oy. were present,
also s:vcrel republicans and negroes; aDd that
they de!.1miced upon 40 address to tho voters
Of tho State, which will b, issued duiog tho
nexsttreo or iour dsys. Th9 i'm preston among
them WAS hat Massey you'll have to remala
whers hs ia, aud that IS it would not BIO we'll 10
send two u. 8. senators from one city. MIR.
Csmeron wiil be their candidate for Governor
and Mr.. Rid5lsbergcr for tho Ssunte. The
Mahonites will ell State convention to
nominate q State tick,t. It WIS understood
among them thstGcn. Malone is as much opDo5
ed to Wickban, Jo!genseu, Dizandofan the
other republican IeidAra 10 the State az he Is
to The Gencc!ac leaders. aud that he said be
would be silly to autagonz, the administration:
if BY not doing g, be could obtain tho Federal
patronage Of the State. AID thereby be enabled
TO bolp his frispds. lie also said thst u1dtr
tho present assess mont, with tho sriotest tc)n
cmy, it would be slracs: in possible to c.rr7 out
even the plans Of b; S party.
hm,ng tho NEST notcEabie signs hero this
morning was that OF SENATOR HanIlb,l Hsmlo,
DR., s,sd 10 low q1artrr shoes aud d'ess c,at,
promenadipg Peoosy lvania aTaru,. 10 The midst
Of the snow storm then prevailing, as though
no was on his way 70 ball. This Is tho garb
10 which MIR. Hsu ljn sppoars IN tho s,!dcss
weather. and il is said thst re Goes Got pes'ess
an overcost, ard has dislike to those WAC
wear susb q snps fl1ous article of apparel.
There a:e 90 people 10 The Wer!d who ON &C
commods,e themeeivsa to ci:c1ms'ances !ika
tho Yankees, aod although many of them now
here never saw Christmas celebrated b,fcre, and
hardly ever bestd of Cbrs:mss gift, they
onter tito the epilis of the seasons festivities
With all the order Of tho old Wssbiags oul1ns.
il creased By the novelty OF tho feeling, and
ttrong the streets and stores to day, shandon'ng
themselves to tho j)ys OF the occasion aud buy
ing presents flr their friends nad acquaintarcss.
There is nothing going Cd here to-day OF ger
ersi interes. The departments al closed 1T
noon, and will Lot open az 10 until MONDAY,
on which day and al lac Otner cay5 OF next
week they will close at tho sslIe hour, except
Saturday, Now YEARS. Lay, when they will DO
closed sgsin sll day.
A letter received here to day from Col. Mnsby
Gays he will STAT FIR homo on tho 15.h CT Feb
rusry.
FRS. eessicn yesterday. 1t was appointed TO
settle the Claims of cilx ns Of Francs resident in
the South during the civil war VINO sustained
losses by the fed-rs. forces, and those of Ameri-
cans who sufIned Losses from france during the
F:onch invasion of Mexico, the FrsDco.Geiman
wsr, and tho French commune. BY treaty all
claims will be presented within six months and
be settled within Two years from yesterday.
The recent course of the greenbsckers in the
House in tho support they received from the re.
rublicaps is o Just retribution upon the demo.
crsts for having any scrt of alliance with them,
prog1ess, 10 all negotiations for the organization
of the next House upon the b.,is CT coalition
between The greenbsck and democratic parties.