Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-01-07
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Special Correspondence Of the 4Eeuu Gazette.
WASHINGTON, ID, G., jar. !, 1880


WASHINGTON, d. c., jar. !, 1880.
Ihefe ueVcr Yves more apt and torcibin H.
lnsratlon Of the Gdage rha, there is many slip
bst"cea the cup and the lip, than tho, present
ed By the Washington p, st.Ifce Case
Yesterday Mr.. Burnside WIS r:oei7ing tie
congratulations Of his friends upon his appoint.
Encut, and get to. day Mr.. Hayes sept to the
sotuste the Dame Of Daniel Is. Aiaser Tie
apr0IGtee Is tfom Michigan aod is said 10 be
staiSart Of The L ,cil Chandler type. l. is
reported that the akpoln.IGent Of Mr.. Burnside
SAG Geen determined upo0, but that Mis-. Hayes
heard nc was OF cOEvlyia disposition, aud oh
ltcted to him on that gr4Gud.
Mr. Co;kbiIi, as anticipated 10 this cores
pondencc yesterday, VAS to dsy appointed u.
S. Attorney ior the Disric! oi Co!rp,bis.
Auioug tee oth;r appointments sect 20 the
cetsie TO dag we're the t;lIcwpe II. 3. Act.i
sJn to DO u. S. Judge Ia the Western DISTRICT
of Pennsylvania, aud j 3. Siekncy 10 be u. S.
Attorney fIr the Northern District of Florida
Tbs determination Of the u. s. Snpreue
court not 10 tdvs1ce sny case 90 the docket
involving greaL constitutional questions until
there 6ha Ge & full ooaoh does uot, it is UNDER
stood, have auy Irt rcooY 10 VIA. are Known ss
the Virginia Cases, which have sready been ar
2uet, and up0E which decisions arc expected AT
En early dale.
MIR. Sharon wss in bis seat 10 tho Sen
ate to-day Tor lbo first tins this session,
bill was introduced 10 the Sera:o to day by
Mr.. Davis, u West Virginia, for creating .
new department. ot tho government, to BIZ called
| line Experiment OF Agriculture aad Comme.ce,
Several unsuccessful attempts have bcen made
| 10 abolish the Bureau o! Agriculture. over
which Dir. LeDuc prcsldts, hut this, ii is sup
posed by some, will accomplish the business.
Tho tu:laHing changes were made 10 The VII
| pointed PCS mssttr at Aliens Greek, Arh. rst
&C.. vloe j. 4. Smith, deceased, ard Henry
| &. Harris appoints postmaster at SeoltsyilIc,
| AlhcmaIl Co., vice N. u. Harris resigned
! The House Committee on Bankiug aud Cur
rsucy met this morning and lad before them
! the tcrt and Piicc resolutoue fox allowing the
currency to raualo az /: is. There is an evil
| dent intealcn On the part Of both the demo
| Gratis and republicans On the committee Ia
smother, Got only those Resolutions. but ell
others rotating to the currt;cy that may be re-
/ ferred to them, but mr. ChItcGdcn will do al
that Is N lis pow TO induce report, suG
/ should BIS tail, viii make bis failure tho occa
| sloD tex enc ct his spitcful speeches IL the
| House.
| The House Committee ca Lltc ions had tie
| CONTESTED case of McCebe Us. Oftt before then.
! this NJ r5ing, and will determine upon their
! Tenors Gu that case at their tex: meeting.
| The e ciion OF Mr.. Garfield TO tho Senate
seems 10 be satiS!ac' DRY to all parties. The
republicans thiDk he will aad greatly not only
| to the inert weight Of their side OF tho Senate,
but TO It's brains, while the democrats sly thai
as long IS Senator Thurman has 10 &c they
! would much rather have bid and consistent
enemy opposed 10 them than suon tim. serve
n5 Mr. GsiEcl1'= principal opponent. Stanley
| MatthoWs, whose iDopDOrtunc aud nlaiadrUit o.:
tempt to rclrsiete himself III the grgces of the
s.ala arts lp0G the nGoaslor Of the recett uu-
VeiIios OF the IEiGInaa :tatua ihoroug hIy&i5gust
cd al! tha tight thinking men OF both parties.
At q meeting of The Souh>rn Reaubcso
| Association hold last night, L. ID. Bcckcy.
c0.ored, Of Alexandria, was elected ouc OF lie
vice presidents, and }. w. Ctomge. who alsc
balls lrom lirslpla, wss elected recording Gee
retary.
The nolc pres. eut;r rad by cx u, s. D;s:ro,
| Attorney Wells IN the case of William tyler,
son Of Dr.. Grafton Tyler, Of Georgetown,
Indicted ter forgery, was the last official sct o!
Gen, Wells, and is considered here to have
| been bis best
Singer, tho priua donna of the Sracosoh
Italian Opera Conpauy now here, waa taken
violeaty i'll, afcr supper, lsto last night, and
wss only rendered easier towards morning by
the hypCderElc administration Of morphine BY
DR.. Garrett.