Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-01-08
G.etser from ssfciI.nDuts.

l.o.fas p0ldcnce Of Ire Alexandria Gazette
RICHMOND Va jan. LA the House to-
dsy Nr Gibson, Of Cuipepcr Introduced rlso
lutioo iostTuctiug the Committee on Courts Of
justice to Inquire and report upon the pr0pric,y
OF reducing the tax on cifcusc8 SID meusgcrics
exhibited 10 small :owls aud c!uusy plscys.
Mr.. Ech0Is. OF Augusta, inGrodtc d resolu
sion looking TO the better enforcement Of the
law in rclatioa 10 carrying co;c.glcd weapons.
From some OF the exploits Ct so c.led resdius:-
cr5 1t seems hat they have been carrying cJn-
cyaiGG weapons.
Tho colorad mans friends. Who duped the
uasusn' C 'ng dafklas into clcoiing Mshoue to
tho Senate ana filing The State Offices with bis
c70olee, have No" proceeded 10 20 back UPON
the black man with c,ierity ouiy cuuaIod by
their protested friendship fer hin. Poor Cook,
OF NGrt0lk has been most uncerenouiousiy
hustled cut. The man who has boeo G!I!ng the
place as we'll as raw hand could do it, sDd
Who, in fac, has done gli the work sire, Cooks
election Is Mr.. Is +. PumphIies, OF Hanover. !.
vas designed to keep him in, as he vss faith
iul member oil tnc nsw psrty. but the c,.orcd
GoopA Ea9o been growing somewhat. std
thercf Re it is probable that cJ!vr5d mau will
BIO rur back ia the place.
Ii is probable that the first question that will
divide the Legislature. Irrespective Of osrty.
will % tt c question Of hiring Gus lhe convots
TO labor on tho james River and Ksnawha Cs-
Aal. The measure has It's friends and opponents
both 10 the Conservative ranks and the opuosita
ranks. is opponents Obj ect that this hiring out
u convict. Is detrimental 20 thu interests of the
honest labcrlnE inaH and nechsaic. and they
contend that tho convict should Do kept in tho
walls OF the peCiteatisry, or else put upon 3
';IT ~ do 70 b,.o
IN some Way thst will not come in contact with
The oonest labor OF the State NJ ofe:t sttAmr.ed
to naVo She bill msdo the special order for Fri.
day, but The House adjourned before seton
couId DC had Oh his molten. IS Friday is tha
day fixed upon for the election Of cpuntyiuds.s
1t is scarcely possible thst anything can BE- done
With The convict lato. question OF thSt day.
There is oHe piece OF the history OF ns.ional
politics which has mover been Published yet and
which hss now cone to ligE..
4 bout two years ago Gen Hsr-y Hath of
this city, 81 Old West Pointer, snd 8 gallant
Contrde7ate soldier, Was appointed, through :he
Influence OF Gan. BurR-iie, to position uudor
The Treasury Department He was at first Sta
TONED IN Iexas, but recently he has boon st
Charleston, s. e. So1Ge time since. throuyh the
influence Of Sherman, Gen, Heth wss removed
from his 20 -ition upon the charge that he was
making himself very obnoxious TO the > dminis-
t.ntlon ws.s hr--catlng democrat etc The whole
cGsrge was ttumped up against Gen. Heth because
that can work him up for the Presidency. The
removal Is il factndicstve of the fact that Sher
man Will Til sllthe places he can TO work out mis-
ends in this respect. Those who know Cen
helh are aware Of the fact that he is the last
nlan 10 go rsntlng around over subject when
there certainly WIS no occsson for il. Indeed.
no was utterly smszed al the charge as, IL the
first plsce, there had been no occasion tor him
10 miz IN noltics d, wa south; aid. eecondlv,
because ne had not opened his lips upon the
subject. i is understood that Burnside is very
Indignant st this treatment of his old army
friend. snG go 1prcssei himself to Sherman,
General 1shone was badly snubbed at ,ho
meeDIg IN aid g! the suffering Irish beld last
night Only few Of the prominent gentlemen
on Inc 81 tt0rm took any notice Of him. and ss
10 tins audience-hal hsl-they wouldn't cheer
Tor ni1a worth cent.
again tHe two galleries of the House are filed
with negroes 10 the exclusion OF the whites Net
only Wss the color"d gallery flied to over q ~.
lRg this morning, bat the black cloud hso 90
tied II the gsi cry which orce upon time was
known ne the white msu's gallery. But under
the Lew Mahvre regime w:lIte men must sit out
on the grass, or look IL the wiadogs and ponde
~ TIC char Ss III times tTRoEGBOw
SENATOR SHARON who appeared in his
seat 10 the Seosts yesterday for tbs first
t;na this s:ason has not yet applied for hi;
saisIy. When be does Secretary Burch says
he will, batore paying hin, take the opinion of
the First Comptroller of the Treasury add pcs
slbly of tbs judiciary Committee of the Senate |
also. he law foriiddiog payment of members |
81 Congress who abseos themselves without |
leave is very stringent, and Secretary Bureh |
being a tonded officer does Dot care to take |
I1ch risk povipv Sborcr bo io-n, c,,o |