Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-02-18
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lion"snohGtnr1 ri Ito Atey.at!f,A ,;.::ait,.
klCnMnNn, VA, February LIN, i>Sn.
WjcS t"'nlcy;r rcsG!'a,! ii,r yvg,i,, :iiar; ia
day ami was takon inside !ha waa :.is i,i.
qu,gnicd with crarllnn :,"i .,n s!t,.;irra.: II,
soon, EoWrytr, recovered 4ad ma:.: i:.2:ugi
The palnini O;dps bravgy.
icv pr. Armstrong;, 81 ino N!enuuicf,;a
(hpscoral} Church, will, il {. few days. ~ &c
Washington 30 attend Al Important lnset,ns i,
Echali of foreign and domestic .ai4aiapa. Oliic
plumber CT pr0mincnt niasirT7 vii 40 lroa,
Virginia. Bishop dudley, of Kcnn.sg. and
Bishop Pcttlkin, OF West tirsints, viii b. i:
attendance.
1t IS lltio singular, Lui nevertheless lruc,
that some OF the sp-caIlCl h9aGiusters SIC OF
posed TO tho lEnlkcrs1n Amendment 10 tho Rid
dleberecr bill emtoiying The provision ol the
Barbour bill. The itioods OF tho bill tyrrtss
their determination 10 carry the bill through in
lis present shape. SO far The conservatives ia
tho Senate have takon little or 90 prrt IN It's
discussion. In tho House il is probable that .
like couss will bo pursued.
There is something Ike a Sign OF vsyeri1r
in the eolorcd line. Several OF then, are moi
taking the degree Of interest in tha csucul oyo
ceedinSs once displayed by lhlm. they ara
beginning at last TO Jlstrrs! their big mou!hcd
allies and to ask as to tho whereabouts of Ike
Sundry minor Offices which were TO be giyon
thcm--ln fact which was 10 DO itrcad upon
them. So Tar the c,lored maa has only gotten
tho TWO door kcopcrships, whic! arc, al;cr oil.
nero temporary places. Hence, il il that he
begins to disturb tho men who have been Law
isl 10 promises and nothing else. Even
Robert Norton, Mahone's Chief orgaSz,r aG:opr
the oolorod members, DOW advises caution 20
lar as going into convention OF Read ls,crs,
Tho other colCrs1 members ere opposed in toto
to tho presidential election scheme. Overs,
of Princess Anne, declares ou. end ous against
any other furtbor combination With tic S called
Rosdiusters. He at last recognizes the fac:
that he and his brother members hGs been fuCst
outrogeous'y duped by this fo-calcd parry.
The excuse given to the c1lorcd members for
not giving thom Office is that Auditor Massey
has been obstinate AID will not qppottioa ont
the clerkships in aceordar c. VITA Tic caucus
requirements. But this il, to rs, tbs expres-
s!7o slang Of tho day, too thin aud went
wash" Massey docs not control or fourth Of
the patronage. ThoTc is tho ether auditors
ohlc,, then tho penitontiaIy, tho of;c, Of tic
secretary of tho commonwealth, tho Office CT the
superintendent OF public printing ard others
In oil OF which there are nlaocs i9r Clerks, &c,
Tho Indications received TO night ind;c.ia
that tho chances arc decidedly in favor Of Tie
recollection Of Judge Roger Gregory as mem
Der of tho llouso OF Delegates from Kilg VIII
liam. Judge Gregory was elected before, but
was counted cut by the rcGdjuster mai ,rity Of
the committee on privileges and erclors, aud
tiaaily the election was romanded back to tho
people, His opponent then was Audtog Nel.
500, colo Oh, but this tina ihe read: iasicrs of
lN'ng William nominated Il. s. Ryland, white,
who was formerly a meuher of tho Hena..
> ndge Gregory WAS very popular with his icI-
low members dutIng The time he vaa = member
D: The House, and hin election pqll b, ,tc,iysd
With rlensurei
s narriags took place. here, few dsys since
"Hich 10 quite romantic, considering a widow i. !
IN Inc caso. There IL snmot,nrs something re- |
mshtic about widows. II snemg that three Years
ago the first husband OF tbs lady died. and be- !