Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-12
ERGH SV.SEAEyrS T1r
Special Correspondence of the AZera. Gcze
WASHINGTON, d. G., june 10 1880.

WASHINGTON, II. u, June -, 1850.
Tho Senate is again on tic c,leadar this
morning, but The oDy i'll 90 i: Ct Interest to
V!rGiclars likely 10 be reached to dsy is that
for the bensfi. Of tho Albcmalls and Chesa
pcake canal. Mr.. Juhuslon hes that 10 charge
and should tho n oFling h5ur not expire before
il Is rescued will cndcavor 10 have it passed.
The deputy mlr.hals' biz, amended in The
House yesterday, cImo up 10 tho Sinato this
morning. bat Mr.. lloar oil j:ced to its c,nsiG-
cratlJu, AID one oil .c;ion was Sufficient to carry
it ever. Mr.. Hoar yesterday prevented the
consideration Of tho MeXican pensions bill By
tic sane process Of all the republicans 10 the
Senate Mr.. lloar has succocdC1, by his barrow
nioded rarllsaulsm, 10 rendering himself the
ntst OF ecloDabe man il tho whole boGy 10
Tie Southtr3 democrats. Alter the nc1n!ug
hour tho deficiency bill. the last of the regular
appropriation ILLS will o6ue up. ard its con-
sheraton will ir)hahg co1s une the romaindcr
OF TIE dry. Mr.. WIIlsms ia in q stew about
his Mexican lcoElors hill, tie consideration OF
Whc", DO s1ys, has toen del, y,d by th,t hulk,
tho Hpolltrd kellogg ell cion case, uuli DOW.
Whc9 the session is so near its c'oso that the
possibility OF lis passage is reduced TO o miei-
mum.
Senator Johcs;cn, who las been appointed
chairman OF the ,lnt Committee on the Y elk
toHn Ccalcnpal Celebration, has oall.d meet
log FL that committee at the Capitol on Monday
for lilo purpose OF sppoirtiog a sub committee
to commence the necessary PREPARATIONS for that
celebration, among whioh will DO the purchase
OF the land upon which the mouulcnt is to be
crtc'cd.
MIR. Goode, who has lately returned f.om 4
visit 10 his district, 81 ems to b. 10 excellent
spirits about the ch,uccs Of his Inn Inn
improved appearance ct s u! bo ai,r;hntls
10 90 '!sht 4erEGGj to tho Chicago domination,
'"" vi In hs district ts elsewhere 10 the States
soems to have c)tc!uIrlted the democrats upon
the Cir cinnati nominee. whoever he may be. 1t
is even sid that the reafj listers 10 his DIS rc
arc talking about taking part 10 Tho regular
dcmcc at primaries. Mr. Tucker, it is reported,
is not so ssnguine about his district. and thinks
tho failure OF Congress- TO pass his bill FIR q
public tuildieg 10 Lyochburg may irjuro him,
when it is remembered that cthtr Vireisia oou-
grr men have gotten through bills for similar
bulldogs ia thoir districts.
A special term of tho Supreme Court of the
United States will be held 10 July for the s,Ie
pur ocso Of deciding the several election cases
now before that curt, 10 order that oil doubt
upon the questions involved may DO removed
prior to tho presidential election.
Notwithstanding tho late ST refusal of Mr..
Seymour 10 allow his nsmo 10 70 before the
Cincinnati convection many still think that he
should bc nom mated and sly that ir dominated
he will certsinly sc,ept. Others on the Con-
trary Gay this last dcolina.ioo should BIO faal,
and that the democrats must look 10 a1othcr
direction. and that the greater part OF the Sey
mour strength will naturally fell to Mr. Bayard.
The latter, by the By, has gone to bis home and
will probably not return aty more this session.
lie has written ltt.cr here stating that he
does not expect Lis father will live twenty four
htu's longer.
The House 10 day took up the electoral count
bill ct 90 early hour, aud il Is kelly will b. %
it tic whole day. At this moment republi-
can, who's, name even is uIkroWn 10 many 10
the reporters gallery, is speaking against is TO
an empty gallery and to Q few members, who
are either ( 3 c,p and arc only kept awake by
their anxiety for him 10 Fl ish. 80 the bill ma7
be disposed of and they be ellowtd chcn,c
to get up some private bills IL which thoy are
speclaIy lutri,s sled. uud for tho psssnsc Of
Which they sec tho time rapidly passing awpy.
In conversation with well Informed United
States Senator this morning, for somo of the
members of The Senate arc by co means we'll 10.
formed, he informed me that he had talked with
several republican members and that every
single ouc Of them had ACKNOWLEDGED that it
would DO up hill work for them to succeed With
the Chicl9o ticket. Another member said that
oil the GraDt'men rel rtsented tho ticket as q
week one, but that no reckoned they would all
Ike to it kindly by election time. 10 this COO
ncction it msy DO mentioned that tho famous
Col. OohitreC, who has lst returned to the
city from Chicago. from which pLco 10 wcrt
with Conceal Grant to Milwaukee reports the
General as high 10 his prais:s Of the 3OG who
stood by him to tho LOST. and Is sayicg that he
is clad Their; lblican party las 50 nuny men
10 its ranks who wo1'tlu1 at tho first fire.
Tho Col)uel also s,ys that Ga!fi.li will be
bsaten 20 bad that tac republic ,ps will have to
to beg Grant to lad them four years here! ia
order even to have tho| for v!etory then.
Tie OSTRICH AND rs WINGS. This sinsu-
lar bird does not Iu1 in a straight ltno, Us NO It
other creatures d. bat co6stsclIy circles round.
Tho prac.ic.d EUntsmon among tho natives cro
avalo OF ttil, aad 60 not atemp. 10 follow i. a.
they could uoV>T 90 To catch it s.. They
watch It's ;u.sa fox little While, jdss to seq 10
which side il is bending, and then eaiIop straight
across andmeet it as it returls Draw large c sic
Tor The track 81 the ostrich, and draw another
line across il for the Path Of the huatsmau and
you will sec hcw sure they sie to c1cJuatvr one
another locj to iaoo at last.
1t tho bird csoarcS and rushcs past Lin, the
huotsman mus repeat h. same mIueurcr until
tho ostrich is tired, when it becomes an easier
prey. Ii has beoo called stupid bird, b:cluic
at lha near approach Of danger it hid % its head
under lis Wlog, as IT it thought when it's own
eyes w>rc shut no other eyes could SEQ it Bat
10 one who looked ioto its lovely eye could be-.
!Iovc this; they arc so full and Ing, ard clear,
with beautiful long Iashes. denotiug anything
but stupidity. The truth u.s. the bones Ct tho
cs'ricr's head arc very tender, although its
body is so srorg. and lis desire to shelter i,s
weak est part is really proof OF it's iutellige1c,.
1t knows that $ light blow on tho head will
kill II; and when brought TO bay the powerful
creature vi ruo it into the sandy grouod, or
poke 1t into any sIrt oil refuge near, leaving its
strong back ard sineHy mis- exposed TO lis
IS aiIauts. Til, has q cowardlg lock, and tho
ostrich has ben misunderstood Oh account Of
it. Eu. we should rot judge By tho appearance
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