Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-10
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G?:ccjnl Correspondence II TIE Hers. t!u.cti,.
WASuI1G@CA. y. e., Nay H. 1880

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G::.ccini Correspondence q TIE .iiecc. t:useti,.
WAsuIaG@oa. y. e., Msy 10. 1880.
NJ. Spcak3r i.sc4.!i taa f..3:uod Irtm his
regular Sunday trip h go d. Mid~n, aDl
Will he IS exceedingly !etc,pt Spou. hat vas
SAD an! iocc il Ii, ia:cf9icV NiI Tic sage OF
D:%mcTcy Pax. IN hss - l,.!.a,iln IN saying
thns Il, seIsian vii &, iurn ca tbs .7th Inst.
rne lact that Mr. R2ni,l i',,,t,ll suc day CT
TIC ~ .urnmVn. Ct lh- ezra IS III twl
moutts before II iIappunud adds strength Lu the
belief that ho wlI bo Eigh: ib Ih;s Instance asa,
pIOmiueut Ienusy lVaula politician nov 10
Tho CITY, and a1u-Gtant tuln to boat, rays hat
all the tsk a3Cu; tho uIaot defect in that State
Is tho vcrIrst tO-h and huabug: Va, D. eff tho
dele gates from that S'ate ,s,iIc Chicago en-
Vcol0n will votc for tIfsnt n1huw. whether
pfoh!'S3u ., .: not, and TINT The few WAC DOW
fAy thCy wout arc ouIy trying to oduco bibs s.
Mr. UonL nG il oulsp ,kan in his condemnation
Of tho few delegates from his State who talk
nb5ut voi0g iJr Bains. lie says they were
Instructed to vote for Gran. as q uoit. and tic
Cat1ral convention will hold thenI to that in
slIucilin. Mr. Logan hal tecgrspAcd hero
th'I cveLlag to tic effect that Illinois will scpd
Grant delegation to Chicago. Tho anil Grant
no III Is CVldcntIY on ih1 decrease ~ dnY. and
tho Gplrion which well informed 10 i,ans hero
have entertained from tho ti;st. aud 10 wki,h
they have never Extraordinarily. that the TX.
President will DO nominaicl 90 tho first ballot,
seems to ho garog grouod.
Tho Judiciary Committee Ct tho House Of
Represent: tivts still havo under consideration
the charges against j. III. Aek!cu, Of La. in re.
gard to tho report offered by him some timo
siDoo in tho House 10 reference to tho Nicara
guam elaine. 1t is reported that somo tosii-
mopy of 3 damaging charac or to Gen. King
had been taken by the commiltr" which tes,i.
mopy tended to show that Gen. ki5g, had EN-,
ploy Cd q detective TO shadow Ackcn. This
charge baa been d.nicd by Gen. klog hut Mr..
Ackcn, il is understood. not being disposed to
Introduce ioto the investigation matters purcly
personal between himself and his colleague and
which we're 20. stliolly per inent to the issue.
moved several dsyS ago that all Of the testimony
OF this irrelevant character DO CXpuuged from
tho record. it bsirg understood as claimed by
the friends OF Mr.. Ackloo that upon this my
ton bcicg made by MIR. Ackltn General
King shouId state that no had not, por did he
DOW charge Nj. Ackleu with any improper
motive. but Gen. King having failed to make
apy such statement Mr.. Ackleo Withdrew his
uo!ian and the $50 ~ ne b. fore the ooEl ai.ee
for tiua nc;i)a.
Among lho bills reported in tho Senate last
week trom tho Gommlttec Oh Claims was one
allowing George Il Payne. of ST. Charles
parish, Louisiana. TO have bis claim, amounting
10 S2G5 600. for tho stqIistration OF bis plan.
ta,ion in lSG2 by oider Of General Butler. Mr..
Payne is we'll kuuxn 10 Alex ,odria. 10 which
city no spent the last t|o winters with bis
friend, Mr.. Packw90d.
Mr.. Reagan, chairman cf the House Com.
uitce on C2mmtroe, and who bag the river
and harh0r bill 10 charge, says hs will so5 call
the previous question Gu II, and attempt to
rush lt through 90 bas baen the csso with mspy
siG!nr biil', but will allow debate upon it.
Tho House to day passed bill authorizing
M.. Hayes to exert whit tfldncoo he could
VII b i1rc'gG rG7cr1Ueat5 toWaId .cm0ylus OK
istlng r.; rciops 0n tho Importation at tobacco
iutc ths!c territory. Thid seems passing strange
Theu tho sa:ao House refuses 10 remove exist
lag gt!ev1u, restrictions upon ihe tob:c;o PR
dgoera ia this c;un'rY.
Senator Witt rs pri sided in the Senate dur
log part ii to dsJ urt o,coipgs. The Senate
! cx odus c.Ilrliitco W! bod eco;ier p:cttitg on
the 18th, HhCD mo negro vines Bel! lrcm
s.. Lluis and }. M'i.0n Turacr, the latter Of
wEcm IaS S9,n recalled at Inc ios,ag C, Of Mr..
VS., viii te Is cysniaed. The Senate
! D'*a:ic: CGn!Git!Ce to day agreed 10 report
bi!I d@siepsirg y nriain rsrs ct GGrc"raD
square ioi the hise Il = u.nikct Ecusc. This
!quarn "na III ncy!j usci for na.k0t nurpCH,s
Inc u. ,. s!camhr EatrfnI!sc. # thc Earopcau
!I1adsUu, crIiScd this mrr0ln,. Bod Is y iog ia
/ IN siiaan, just above A!rxatdia. Among her
| "tfinefs Is Airdshipmsn Ice llolooDb'. If AL
cxao2r!s. ! In Tallapoosl arrived tits mnrp-
lar aitr The Naval anti lGji.n House Commit.
,cts, who have been on visit to Norfolk srd
ilaWntIn. On board. Tho iscIs nt tho reurnca
| tXcnrsiCn'stJ besr evident lpzrki Ct SnnLurR
Senator Vest. }. Graz Bro.0. Judge Ilarlau
aUd 'be late Judge Ba lard we're all members Of
tic Sunday School of the Church OF which
Rev. DR.. Bullock. chaplain Of the Senate. WIS
psstcr 10 Frarkttri Ky. The members Of the
Schu,z :hlest had grsbd parade lore to day.
the occasion beog the dedicliou of their new
hall. the former one having been destroyed by
fro last year. Tho weather is exc ednpy no,
htro to day, summer cars are runLiog oG the
Avenue line. AID people aro dressed Ia summer
clothes.
Mcfsra. o. l. Smith end Elmund Burke. OF
AeXaudfia, were 10 tho Supreme Court room
Hughes refusal TO grant 81 application for
writ OF haboas oorpus in the NoRlhud- Bai|en
ger case.
Ing Potomac BOAT RACE -A1runpements
tor the appro aching race tor the So COO rr!za
between Hsnlsn and Courtney, on the Potomac,
are progressing actively. Tho race is 10 take
place on the course, beginning at 3 point about
ono hundred yards below the queduct Bridge,
and TO continue straight away uLtil opposite The
Potomac boat house, in Georgetown, whero the
turn ,hall be made. and the race continued on
40, % ha h,,o ND 10
the toss for petition u i'll not hsva thu advantsge
ofhuGsing the Virginia tide nt the turn. for
the referee will stake tho course of in such
way &c to secure an equal advantage 10 the oars