Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-02-09
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Special Correspondence Of the Alera. Gazette

Special Correspondence Of the AIena. Gazette
WASHINGTON, D. G.. Feb. 9. 1880.
Amoog the appointments sent to tho Senate
this morlipg was That Of Il E. White, Of IT
gtuia. ts consul to Pos c., West I1dies.
AmouE the communications presented to the
Senate this moruiog was one from the Stores
tary of the NaTg, Including reports Of engineers
on proposed water Communication between |
Norfolk aud tho Atlantic tc,ap, south Of Hat |
taras.
1t is stated that the deficit 10 The appropIls'
ton for printing to be asked for by tho Public
Printer is occasionCd by 500 600 extra work,
made ncc( siary by tho special session OF this
Congress.
Intelligence here is t, the effect that tho do.
termination OF the congressional committee aud
tho executive committee of the republican
party to issue circular to the republican party
in Virginia, urging them to avoid oil alliances
with any Other patty, isploduciOg depressing
effect upon the rcsdiustcrs 10 that State, who
| have been making large calculations upon TO-
c,iyi1g the negro votc there at tho coDgreI-
siopal end pre- sidentinl election next November.
Mr.. Bealc. Of tho Committee en- Commerce
| and Manufactures OF the House, to whom was
referred tho resolution respecting the adultcra-
ton Of lcod and drink, has prepared a bill
which meets the approval OF tho ominont legal
| gentlemen 10 whom it has been submitted, aud
which makes ii misdeamcnor punishable with
lino and imprisonment Tor any one to adul!orate
with poisonous substances any art Gle OF food or
drink, and punishable with fine alone if the
| adultcration b; With an unWhocsomo substance.
unless, in the latter ISL, tho package Of the or
t;clo stld shalt have printed lit OF lis cIm.
ponents printed on its oul.ila.
The bill fer including West Point in tho
Richmond customs district will be reported to
tho House 10 morrow. and will probably phss
without aty difficulty.
Judge Ashby, of Virginia. has Concluded his
| argument in the contested cIse of Bisboe vs..
Hull before the House Elections Committee,
aud there is hut little doubt that the ctm-
miltco will report in favor ct Hull, democrat,
the sitting member.
Mr.. Thurman, from The Judiciary Commit,
tGe Of the Senate, to whom had been referred
MIR. Hayes $ RI c)mmcDdaion about authorizing
tho President to veto certain sections Of bills
| without having tho veto attached u other sec
tons, reported adversely upon that proposition
10 day, MIR. Edmunds taking Ctclson 10 say
that he did uCt c)ncur in tbs report.
10 tho Senate to day communication wns
|
protesting against Mr.. kelogg's btng allowed
to retain any logger iha seat to which ho was
not elected.
Tho toloaicg changes we're made in tho Vir.
GINA posotces to day: j. b. Drifting.
ham, appointed postmaster at Ward
Town, NORTHAMPTON county, vicl julius
Nottingham, deceased; Benjamin w. Mo
keoVrr, at Eiom. Rockingham county. vice
Miss B,ttio MclnruF. decoasod Geo. Nlnson
lnge, at Lcchlovon, Lunenburg couuty, vic,
Spencer Il. lngc, resigned.
Tho namo Of the p0stollicc at Naw Hope
Chulch. Orange county, has boon changed and
John ii. Swift continued as The postmaster.
Tho tIlal of tho ilirth murdorcrs commenced
to day. TIP to | O'Clock seven Jurors had been
obtained.
10 The Scnato to day Mr.. Wihcrs presented
the petition Of Isl citizens of Nottowsy 1uuty,
Va, for tho passage of tho Reagan later State
commerce bill.
The Ways aud Means Committee Of tho House
to day commenced the consideration OF the bill
itr Tia cancellation OF export tobacco bonds ct
tho port Of shipment.
Special agent Shelicrojs, who Was sent TO
hamilton, Loud oun county, Va. to investigate
tho charges against tho postmaster there has
rcturnCd. The ohhrGts Were that tho postmas
WI ~ ll!ihilou WES III lIlC laUlC OF rCaulQn
books and papers sont TO subscribers at his
oitic1, before delivering them to the persons to
whom they wero addressed. ani also readiDg
aloud in tho prcsenoo Of the oungers about tho
Office postal cards addressed to people served
@ith mail at that Office. The postmaster asked
to be allowed to dclerd himself against these
charges hofolc tho department. Ills request
has been alloHcd. and will como down on this
afternoons train fur that purpose.
No report has yet been made by the Census
Committee on the appointment Of Messrs.
Brs!oo and Boiling as supervisors Of c,nsus for
their respective distlicIs 10 Virgnin. limo will
be allowed tho President to withdraw these
nominations, and if he docs not they will b. re-,
ported upon adversely.
a telegram WAS received at Tho War Depart
mrnt to-day announcing tho death at Browns
vile, Tex, of Col. dec. sykes, OF tho goth IT,
| fantry.
Maj. Reno, recoLLiy aontoncoI to dismissal by
a court martial. has teleRraphod President
| Hayes asking permission to resign.
On and aftor February 18th the Department of
Slate will distribute tho fourth insalment of tho
awards made ia favor Of American citzens by
tho Joint commission Of tho United States and
| Mexico