Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-03-09
FEJyH EFIESRES-G TSJY.
Special Correspondence Of the Alera. Gazette
WASHINGTON, d. C., March 9, 1850.

WASHINGTON, D. C.. March 9. 1850.
The iolloNiac Changes 10 Virginia pos!ofice'
were made to day. James l. Eumcrick to be
postmaster at Cross krys, Rockingham county
vic, John II. llentberger, resigned; Il. T.
Scott, at Syucrvle, Franklin coupIy. vice W.
u. Gavin. j, clincd !; aud James J. Williams
at Williams Mill, Nuremberg c;un!y. vice
LELAND ii. Hayes. resigned.
Senator Voorhees, COMMITTEE on the negro
exodus rcconvencd this morning, after quite
long recess, and commenced takicg tho testi
| mony of MIR. Windom's witnesses The Gts
enc was Colonel Holloway, postmaster at 10
dianapolis, who testified that so far a, Iudiaps
| was !nc2fnrd tho exodus was not started no,
| Promoted With polite end, and that tht
testimony Of the agent Of the Is. Il. D. r. r.
| to the I'll CT that colored aid society OF To-
| dl4napo!lJ had paid upWarls oil $t0O as passen
ger iair tor tho cnleraDts, was tn rely ipcor'
rect.
10 tho Senate TO day Mr. Johnston presc n!cC
| certain resolutions OF the firaioia Legislature
| requesting the Cong rassmen from that State t
| laV0r tho proposition Tor tho creation of q nj
| tionh commission tu lave s;ipaie tho whole
question OF attic CIstrs,, and devise means tu
its avoidaLc.
Tho Senate Committee 90 tho Census, [,
whom tho appointment OF the ceEsu5 supcrris
| ors err referred. have not yet rGportiu 90 th
roHI poiatmcat Of Mr.. Boiling, OF pelorsbur!
tut "hcn thcy 60 shore II r0W no doubt tia
| h!s appointment will be cjrfrmrd.
In tho S"nAtu the nUlnirg the President
| uci sage on the inter oceanic canal was referred
n in I.co L.
| IS supposci. will settle the several resolution
CO this subject pow before the Senate, ant
Whtse reference has been the SUI jcct Of consid
cradle dthn!c. IL will be- rcc0iiectcd that botf
Nj. DarIs and MIR. Gordon introduced resou
toDs on ;hiS subject, tho latter OF which was fol
;hc appointment Of special committee and the
employment OF sn additional CLERK.
llGen Is npkiUg tho best fight he knows how
TO makc, nld all WHO Know Kim know that that
is good oGc fer the nomination. lie is active,
" a! wtrk on pcnusylvania, Ohio, aud lodi
ana, but gcDtIcmG1 we'll aCQuai1.ed with the
roltic.l c:ndlt!nn Of affairs 10 those States say
that rot ono Of them gltl so for him. lie is not
conllrlOg his efforts however. 10 such large
States or TO States in which tic democrats have
chance, but is Just as busy with smaller States
and those Ia which They havo no show OF sue
Se,', cooiis 'oi iHStauCtt a5 lOHdi huUWlDS lIHG,
unlike IN elections, 10 conventions tho vote
CT such States counts fer as much as that of
those that arc certainly democratic
The House Committee on tho lnicr Oc,anic
Canal met again this morning in the room CT
the Appropriation Committee and heard both
Count de Lcs|ep5 and Captain lads. The lat.
ter advocated tho construction OF a railroad
across the lEhmus OF Panama on which 10
transport ships from ono ocean to the athtr.
When no had flashed the Couat was asked
what be h.d TO say in opposition to tho Cap
tain's plan. Lilo replied. "Nothing; that he
knew very li;tlu abnut railroads; his business
vas canal making" The Count this morning
sent the following telegram to Paris: Tho
l'rcsldcntS messtgc assures tho pClitica! sacnr.
l!Y oil tho canal"