Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-02-18

>:'t'i.'! TTt$i'1'i,i"@Ig u HE iitu. Gazette
3F.,5iiir"Iu.1, .; g.. Eek. Is, 1850
tic ~; ,cCia:;a !,ri1ra TIC l,godu5 Ccnmlt
toe merc mCrA than usually interesting this
mcTh!nr, made 81 by cJllrei republican Wlt"
ness named ,i.hu Sgphax, from Alexandria
county, and pho formerly represented that
c0uaiy ia The Virginia Legislature. llo de-
no,naca tho whole exodus scheme, aud boldly
accused Senator Window, amcmber of the coa.
mtttee, OF bcirs Tho orieinaior Of the movement,
and as hurips entered into a conspiracy with
certain c0lOrcd employers Of tho Capitol, whom
he named, to carry it out At the conclusion
oil liza cvideIon. which WGa exceedingly clAbar-
raSs'1s to Mr. Wlulom, in response to the lat,
| ter g inquiry AZ to why it was that lie WA not
out IN order to watch him, Window.
The House Committee on Ways and Mcans
This moralrg perfected the bill for reiundine
that portion OF the public debt that will fs due
| next year. No changes were made in the bill
as already reported.
Among tho petitions offered liz tho Senate
to day were those OF tho president of tho Uni
yersity oil Vermont and Governor Smith oil that
State IN iavcr Of tho passage OF tho bill that has
already passed tho House for an appropriation
Tor the proposed monument at Yorktown. A
! petition YVES also received from I'll Michigan
dera lOr tho passage OF the Mexican war pension
bill, and = memorial from the Union soldiers Of
Louisiana against allowing Mr. Kellogg TO re
| TEN his scat III tho Senate any longer.
In tho Senate to day Mr.. Thurman asked tha
tho Geneva Award bill be mado tho order allc,
! tho bill Tor giving certain States per cent. o.
! tho Glhtafy bounty lands, DOW before tht
| Senate, shall havo been disposed OF, but Mir
| Randolph objected, saving that tho understand
Ing was that the Fi2 John Porter bill shoulc
lie tho next 10 order. With reference 10 the
PR cont. bill ii may TIC stated that tho proba
blity is it will be defeated. 1t does not aft, c
| Virginia aud both tho Senators from that State
| will vote against it.
| The Scpatc to day passed bill autfioriziDs
The Secretary Of tho Navy to designate Gov.
oinmcns vessel CT charter ship to carly prc-
visions to ireland.
Tho appointments Of Messrs. Eris.no arr
| boiling as supervisors OF census in Virginia
having been RI iectcd yesterday, Senator Jchr
stoA and MIR. Gcoac csllcl on Superintendent
| Walker this morning 10 recommend MIR. Glen
mar OF The Norfolk VrSinian, for that position il
Mr. Hrst0c' district, but with unsatisfactory re
| suif, tho evident intention OF The appoinin,
power beng 10 appoint republicans in The pIsc,
| OF those tt c;Cd, 1t wss reported that Mr.
l}risOo had Withdrawn his anrcat;acnt, bu
| that YVES incorrect. and Ilc and FIR. Hrl!inL
| were 10th reported upon adversely by iht
oonsus committee, whose &C ion Was conirmct
| by tho Senate.
Tho following changes in the Virginia post
| olflc,s we're mado to day: +. w. Jenkins. APP
| pointed postmaster Mt iasspatansy, Kim
tlcoreu'cuuuiy. v;co }. ". Aylcr, rcsicned, au,
| Miss Maria j. l'crkins, ct Angola, Cumberland
county. vice w. A. Ic,kins, resigned.
Among tho Ei5gihisps in the city to DAY ar:
! tx Htrictasy A. ii. il. Stuart md w. II. Epli
| ner, Superintendent Of rubs Instruction ii
| lis State, who arc hCic Id attrnierc) upou tn.
| mceIpg OF trustees of the Peabody fund.
Josiah Nltlard, The carpet Dagger who Lett
hleSanjris Thch Offices were M Ionrtr yiyet
| to Ina: class OF people, is Il constable here nov
ind Soi2@l poor drhl"!s goods with the raracits
| characteristic. NJ hia ,rrnnu