Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-05
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Spcc'o! Correspondence Of the AEena. Ga=ett


toms amounled to $500, 500; rom iotcraal
tcvcnu, tc $4j7 $50. TIE national bank rocs
received at the Treasury for the week ending
to day amounted 10 81 ,54l 900; fer the oorre.
spo1 ding week last ycbr 10 81 433, 900; fer
TO day Sl9G. 900. The United States bones in
tho Treasury TO day as security for national
babk note circulation is 1893 ll6,05O; the
amounted deposited thia week, $l2j. 600; tie
amount withdrawn, $5l7 COO.
Tho bill which Mr.. Jol n3tcn cot through
the Senate yesterday lor the rciiel Ct c2rtsin
tobacco merchants OF Lyt cAburg was Tor q claim
oil tweIV" years standing, and though The laws
OF tue Unilcl States were sufficient 10 Lave
given them redress long ago. owing 10 tho
arbitrary Iu'ing OF the internal revenue bureau.
they Wcro dcricd l., and had to obtain special
act CT Congress. Congress hiss passed laws 70.
peallng The power Ct courts Of tqlity to grant
itjauctions and thus prevent Illegal collections
by oficcrs OF tho intcrnal revenue department,
and &iVlog the Wfouald CIT z,n tho right Ct ap-
peal to the Commissioner Ct Internal ReveDue
TOR retundmeDt, but some of the officers OF that
bureau daily and hourly pulliiy these laws. 1t
is th4 fact thnt will tell with no little fore, 10
tho next presidential election, for there arc
Thousands Of slsh cases as the one referred to
in different parts Ct the c)uptry. aod every
man Interested in them has some Influence and
will Us, it against Tie c)n:inuitc,t If republican
misrulc.
Tho recent letter of Mr. Morli,ou, 10 which
be says that with solid vote from Illinois 10
bcck him be viii stand god chat C, for tho
Cincinnati noulca.i0o, AID 10 which he men
tons why other gentlemen spoken Of for the
nomination viii be weak Candidates, Bsyard
from his anti war spec ca. Thurman and Hem
bricks from their soft money leaning, Davis and
Palmer from their ] III hour democracy, Tiden
from bis CIPHER dispatches, Seymour from his
age and Field from his Statos right, theory;
this letter. say. is the II ct OF considerable
comment. With rciererc, to i, Mr.. Morrison
says it was private letter written to persona!
friend, With no ilca it would ever be published,
but that he never writes anything no is ashamed
Of, aud that every word Of it is true.
MIR. Davis, ctlairwan Of the Senate Commit.
tee 90 Appropriations, which has the House
resolution for al ,uroiug on tho lOh lost. be-
lore it, sIld to day that tho session would cd.
i,urn on tho l2.h. ntxt Saturday. Others,
however, thick he is mistaken, as by that time
the relu 5'loaLs will be back from Chicago, and
they may want to make speeches that will tend
to heal tho Wounds iIA C cd there. These think
thatlt the resolution is amended 10 the Senate
by tnaAiog the lim9 tho Il h instead If the
lO:h, the House will no, agr.e, and the sesaioa
will be prolonged Indefinitely. Speaker Rim.
dali. however, Il working for an cally &C ourLr
meot. and, say what thry will, his ithlelc, on
the HGusc Is still pro tmpeut.
The excitement shout what is 10 b. the r,-
suit a. Chicago is still iuteose at the Capitol
aud ats2rbs III Tie Interest tier. The tulIetio
h0ar6s err nj 'v nd oil ko
eager for q glimpse &: the latest dispatches.
Grants itiepd'. even with ali tho adverse sp.
poararc S. sill keep a stiff upper lip. saying the
old iaaa hes been 10 q tighter fix bsfoio aud
came cut eli isht, and viii do 81 in this case,
and cobtl, w. 81! tho bets that arc olf,r ct
ten TO orc against bin. Tho BiA1o men arc
depressed ard db'nGiaS Cant t5r rru:.rs,ing
oil tEcir hopes
La debate 90 The b;.i to reios;ato tfIi,,rs
10 the nsv7 who have bcan plsc.d Oh tn, re-
tired lls, Ia tho Senate. this morains, Mr.
lDGa'l5 said he had been Informed that An off,
Ger who had -2c,nt'y been rtus atcd. celebrated
his good !rcn ~ Gotiiag tiodly a3d roariogly
drGGk.
Tie sub c0:nu.'fct on appropriations CT tho
Scua.c, ct which Mr. Wi:hcrs is q member, who
have the snndry civil b;I under consideration,
worked oc ii uni! I O'clock this mornn:, re-
sumed their work At 10 aud will oammeutc again
ut TO day. but still do not Think they can rep0r.
it hetore MoGd.y. After it is fuis1 there
will be only one mCrs regular appropriation bill.
tho dtliaiercy bill. and they can get through
with it in short order.
10 tho House TO day hlr. Sioglclol. with the
blind sinoss that seens to possess mary Of tho
democratic members of that body, tried to get
up the Monroe doctrine, but the llpuso par
italy redeemed its reputation for clmmou sense
by refusing 10 consider it by large lnsjo:i,y.
Tno case Of Nowisnd and Balienger, charged
with nm assault upon n passenger named Hunter
on a ferry beat plying between this city and
Alexandria. WAS indefinitely postponed friday.
Both tho counsel OF the accused, Ne! SIS. Smith
and Burke, WCra hore
A gentleman list arrived here from Chicago,
republican to-, says the feeling there is the
most intense no ever saw exhibit, d and that no
| matter who may be nominated he will be unable
to reunt9 the party and concentrate its strength.
the bill which Judge Harris got through the
llCus Uu Ttu 'sdaY. aud which he is tying to
have pushed through The Senate this session,
spprorriates $50. 600 f,r monument TO be
electld 90 ihe s,tc OF Westinghouse tirtbpIsc,,
10 Wc,tmor,llpd coua'y, Va. The monument
will be built 10 the shape of a house, and be
c)nstruc ed OF srsoi,e ard iron, 80 rs 10 be 10.
dsstruo;ibla. 1t will il close the CHIMNEY and
oher portions CT the CID house yet standing,
around which 40 non rsiIiog will DO creed to
preserve them from he hands Of relic hunters.
The work will C doGe uoder the dirtcion of
the Secretary OF War, and if the bill pass the
Senate will be oowmerc ID this summer
MIR. Columbus Alexander, whom the sat-,
burglar conspi'ators, with d srics Attor-
ney harrington at their head, attempted TO
ruin ADD dlsgrtcs, having refused his assent 10
az application Tor nollo prouquis in the cases
arising out OF tina: Infamous stair, tho ar p ic,.
ton Les been refused.
Many cr5or S from this city will be PRESENT at
The ceremonies atteuGiog the uuveilcg Of tho
statue to the memory of the Maryland soldiers
who fell il tie Confederate Cause, which is 10
take place at Wicchcster 10 dty.
The law for the protection of fish having
gone into tffac', the sake nets hat have elmos.
hled tho Pocomsc between this city and Alex
sndlla slice the itst Of April hsv,. nearly all,
been removed.
The work Of tho d:mtc.atic exccl'iVe com.
mIttee. under the direction OF the popular and
ethc!eut secretary of that committee, General