Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-02-25
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Special Correspondence Of the Alc:ru. Gazette

Spcctal Correspondence Of the Alt:ru. Gazette
WASHINGTON, D. g., Fcb %. 1880.
SH6ator Withcrs has returned lie was in
h's s9at 10 d4y. aad pres entcd The Joint resolu'
ton OF tue Geucrh Assembly of Virkitia dl
Icct3pg tho sonsIors and members Of Congress
from That State to urge the appropriation Of the
proceeds OF the sale ofpublio lands to educational
purposes also a memorial Of J. X. liazen and
other publishers Of Richmond for q reduction
in the tariff 90 articles us3d 10 the manufacture
Of rapcr; a!so an order for the removal of the
papers Oh file in tho Senate relating to the
claim of Il. Il. &. Z. Cooper, which claim had
been reported upon adversely.
Mr.. Johnston vas not in his scat 10 tho Sen
ain to day, being detained at his rcsldeLc, by
slight lnhlsp0sloD.
Mr.. Whyte tc,asioned quite ripple 10 tho
Senate II day BY reporting tavO.ably bill Tor
removing the pol t;csl disabilities of j. N. lleis
kell, OF Maryland. grand son Of President
MnrrJo. Elr. Garland moved 10 amend by
to iucluic all MIR. lIeiskeIls' condition. MIR.
EImuDls, Of curse. opposed tho amendment,
but it WAS adopted by q vote of Sc to 2J. Tho
bill lhon, being on its third readirg. vas aavG-
catod by Nleasrs. White. Thurman aud Beck,
tho latter speaking 10 tavcr Of it when this re.
port closed
An exciting scene occurred in tho C,iminal
Court here this morniog during the trial Of tho
llTth murdCrcrs. Oae OF the witnesses YVES o
negro woman, Hho. when sho got ur0u the
| stand. stated that sho knew nothing whatever
abou. Inc murder, but being pressed Tor 20
answer and 10! tho cause OF hor being sum,
molcd, wN3 liuai!y Induced TO swear that q
| coasIlrrc Ind boon formed by party Of the
friends Of tho accused to a(qut the N il possible,
| to swear to anything that would tcnd to secure
| that end. She had hardly taken hnr SCAT Lc-
| iOro the watch and ring Of the murdered man
| were produced. aud psWnbrtk6r OF the city
1 beiog asked to identity The man from WhCm he
| bad purchased them walked up to tho prison.
er's btX urI ruttlug hiH hand on Babo Bed
fcrd'a shoulder said this is tho man, nuri point
| ing 10 = man aunng the witnesses sud ihht il
tho msu 10 Hhom sold them Afterwards.
| Il has beer stated tl.at in The proposed com.
,!cion OF The Washington Monument change
10 tic original plan OF that Structure would he
made, but iliht statement il ircnrtct, Gud the
original Plans will be carried out TO tho letter,
with Tho single addition OF an elevator.
| hm"nr shn strangers at the Capitol to day
was Felix McCIuskoy, who was Sergeant 81
! Arns OF tho Sonntc when tho ci9il Her broke
ou.. ll0 vas king at Tho places with which,
! !ic vas OF c. so familiar. but with which. in al
probability, he will never DO 80 familiar again
| A pOsIoflioo was established to day at Alta
mnha, Pulaski county, Va, with Henry A
Allen as postmaster. No dccision las set beer
fmaIc in the Case Of tho postmaster OF Hamilton
| Loudoun county. 1t is understood. however
that Mr.. Tavcnucr will be removed and that
Mr.. Brown will DO appointed his place.
| Among tho appointments sent to tho Srhac
| to day was that Of j. g. Mitchell, to ho col
| rctor Of customs ut Yorktown, Va.