Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-02-06

elT. Buchanan. lawyer of indianapolis, Was
before tho Exodus Committee This mornipg.
ills testimony, like great deal Of that prcvl-
ousIy taken, was 10 the ctfec! that tho move
ment was lusligatrd and is conducted IS party |
measure, and had 90 unpleasant appearance. |
MIR. Window asked him il it was not possible |
to change that appearance. He rupiiod no, that |
tho unpleasantness of some things never could
DO changed; for iosIsIc,, funeral never could
be plcssaut. Mr.. Vance said that that do
pended altogether upon whose funeral it Was.
TIE House Committee on Ccmmeic, post
poned aoior this mor0ing on the inter state
commoros bill until Tuesday. whel, 10 the OPT
mon of Mr.. Hogan. Chairman Of that committee,
bis bill, with few unmportaut amendments,
will DO reported upon faVorsblv.
Mess Is. SsveIson and A. Watson Wtro DO.
fore the House Committee on the District OF
Columbia, this morning, giving thor views up
oa the question Of tho Washington halbor.-
The former wants the two channels consolidated
| and made to run by tho present WharVcs OF
Washington.
Mr., Lew Pcyton, agent Of tho Midland R.l'
| road Company in this city, who started for
South Carolina for bis health week ago, but
who had to stop at IIyBchburg, is extremely i'll
10 that city.
| A negro named Frank Foreman Vas sont on
to the grand jury hero yesterday morning for
murderous assault, week or two ago, uron
MIR. Frank Libby, we'll known lumber mef
chant 10 this city.
| The action of the Pennsylvania reput C ~
convention "Wednesday is not considerably tho
republicans here as atfolding any evidorco Of
an irc:ease in the Grant boom, as it is gcner
ally coaccdtd that Pennsylvania is Grants
strongest State, 10 consequence of the Cameron
lttlueEce, and that even with that 10 his
favor, the Blsiae men, With nothing to help
them but the personal magnetism Of their ia
VjIltc, Tcrc not so very far betiod As
limo wears on it is booming moro and more
| evident that Shcrman's chances arc weaker
than Grants or Blaine's. 10 this connt c:ion
| may mention that Maj. Sam. Yost, postmaster
at Stanton and editor of tho Valley Virgipian,
who is now 10 this city, says that entire and
cjmplcto harmony and unity exist among tho
republicans of Virginia; that their State con-
Vcntion will be respectable az respects both
numbers aad brairs. aud that bis idea, and tho
one that he believes will prevail, is that the
delegates it will appoint will DO uriDstrrc.cd,
aud will 10 to the national convention firmly
convinced of the wisdom of deierring to tho
North 10 the matter OF tho selection oil q oau
didato for the presidency.
MIR. Thompson, cIgeant-st-AIm; Of tho
| House, thinks that Cincinnati will be the place
selected for the national democratic convention.
ls was in that city that tho last successful demo.
cratic presidential ticket was nominated, ST..
| Louis Is cut out because the last convention WAS
| held there, and Chicago because the republicans
ara to hold theirs there Should il no held cast
OF tho mountsine, he secs no reason why itshouid
not DO hold in Washir g.on. but every reaaou
| why it should.
Senator Withors returned from Wylhevillo
Irh NJ Nu . Oh 4