Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-01-29
Letter from KiGlIu0nG

correspondence OF tEe AieXanurla TaZttte
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, January IS, 1885,
Although Pais1u Massio did last night shoT
some signs OF yielding to the caucus demar de-
IN regard to the appointment to cerkships, t
o day he has shown u orc Independence sbout
1t, and grave fcals ara entertained az TO whether
hc Will nc. adhere al or oil to h determination
20 manage his Chico as he him 4elf IS fl.
Macy Ll the ReaClusters arc very angry with
the Cid fellow Tor speaking ss he did last pie bit
hetJrc the caucus. He wa= very iodependent
aud clsmed the credit Of having run the eleo-
lion Tor the Readiusters by csnvassipg the State.
At tbs poot 40 rate member rot up and said If
alr. Massle had done SO much for the State he
shcught be better have stsid at b me and Car.
-led hls oGn county. Anotbor member of the
caucus remarked that he never saw any, hIng
Ike the coLcclt displayed by that mau Massi..
Many of them freely cxTr SO tn ir indignation
AZ tie way the old fellow spoke when the
caucus tried 70 fore him to act as it saw fit.
All this sounds so different FRI m tho way be
was hailed few weeks ago. Ttco it was said
he could have any oflce in the gilt of the Gen
craI Assembly. Now they arc beginning 10
ignore him cotrely, God really believe that
were 40 election hei! to mOlr W before The new
patty, Mns>io would stand NJ chance OF being
| Il. ci,d andror Suob IL III. ir gr7t;tude 10 TIE
r'an TO sh)m 'h'y eve everything. 1t was
! hiasSe 5 speech which Mahuue 50 ued fortI
| NasSl" S figures were thnsr which tn county
strgad-casl, s aIurird lu:: Nassic weot tom
ne e. 1t t;1n State to the other while Manune
SIX IL his c'sv GhsIr Al hnHe and got he glory
a3n The subs aa;!a hrror Ms,sc wps odectl
| ho Iljnco:, anu as ho was the first 10 blaze
nr way so is he the f:s; forgotten TINS utter.
| Ia. r,'i1 Il ~
h story tha' rotten, con loo which has dcoci
So Is hoYd of uiion, alw i, crumbies and "a s
of itself
O4c OF the snlb rs of the So called read
iusters party from the FUR d estricts," un
C ,nsciousiy < We his parry left hand blow thi,
mor"Ing. lie remarked although | am
readjustr, lsm wiling 10 do TIC square thing. y
| Tat rcus has C mnittce to wJom will b,
rctelr:u ali matters rc!atlus 10 the pu!lic .cbt
A. they have nothing IL co exc OF TO uuarre
among thrlnsavps yer Parsou Masin. it i.
prtsum tEcy ~i soon take up the debt qles
tin.
| 10 the House 10 day Mr.. McC0tncl's bill
came up This bill IN lily provides for the r.,
peal Il the l2th sc ion OF the Nc ',ul!tc1 bill,
or. 10 other words, the Atluu amendment, Wh,cl
pr vldrs TOR the ale OF certificates. Mr.. Mof
| let NOV: q that II be postponed until the ST.
OF February. Mr.. CHS %, Of Culpcper, sale
be, FIR his iart, wa: wlilrg to vote upon it
now. 1t Was, bCwevtr, j., roned From wha
en- care think he c.ucua mmiitce Q,
the deb! wi be 10 favor OF psyiag 6lteeu mil
lious-that is to pay just one half of the debt
1t seems TO De thought that this amount vii
be agreed upon es compromise MEASURE, al
some OF the committee want t. pay twoDt5
nil lions and others ten, while many members
OF The caucus arr 10 favor Of paying uone a, all
1t does lock like a travesty-,his thing OF {
caucus commItsec sending forth to the worlc
their cr;ou as to what he debt is.
The other day prominent druggist fru
here, upon learning that Mr.. Luke Pcrdup, III.
C 70 cutting m nbor, had gone home sent hiu
a CIRCULAR obtaining the prices o the most
popular rem dies ior c1:ns. Ii map b, doubt
cd whether he comes b OK this session.
MT, Mu5hbaeh's bill to Incorporate The
GFaud Cour Gil Of the Grad 4 cjcnt Order OIL
Sens aod Daughters Brothers ard Sisters o.
Moses in the Uoited Safes Of Amer;c. and the
World 1T Larse" was passed in the House to-
day. Ii DOW goes TO the Senate.
STRoNGBow.