Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-02-13
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'apccMl Correspondence Of The 4ilt.cu. Gaze
WASHINGTON. u, g., Fob. Is. 1850

There was no session of tho Senate to day, tia! |
body having adjourned yesterday evening until |
Monday.
The House Committee on Comm6Ic) agreed |
this morning to report fayoratlY what is known !
as tho llondoIsOn McCoil bill, providing for |
tho appointment Of three commissioners by tho |
President, subject TO tho confirmation of the
Senate Who shall tnko inlo consideration all
matters pertaining 10 Interstate commerce. aud
report suggestions for the Improvement of that
cOMmcice, and whose salary shall be S., 900 per
aynuln.
Tho House yomnttco On tho District Of
Columbia agreed thls morning 10 report bill
approprisliug SGT, 900 Tor the completion OF
the Washington Monument
Tho Senate Committee on Pensions had DR..
Mary Walker before them this morning, plead
ing Tor q pension, against which tho committee
had previously reported. Tho Doctor looks
h0gGRrd aud Weary now, but continues TO fight
for pension with ail tho energy that character
lied her former efforts in that direction.
The following changes I'D the Virginia post
Ollie ~ wcrO made to day: Il. Il. Cannady was
appointed postmaster at Snow Creek, franklin
county, virn w. A. Copeland. resigned; Samuel
Davis. at Roan' Il Station, DinWddIr county,
Woo Ii. Il. llarweli, resigned; j. j. 'ruieu, at
hlyrtlc, NGnSemOnd county, vice D. w. Taylor,
resigned. The postotlice at WIcklifc, Clarke
county, IL discontinued for want OF candidate
for the rostmastership; also that at Sales
Mills, Orange county, for tho Same reason.
Papers for the former will gsto Nippon. Jci-
irrsun county, W. W., and fer tho latter to
Nasun's.
Generals Lilly and Vim. Preston Johnston,
oi Virginia. wtro among 'lo strangers at tho
Capitol to day.
The reason Why Brooks, Of tho National Ro-
publican. was confirmed AZ consul to Cork was
because II WAS supposed by tho Senate that he
was u ann Of JamcH Y. Brooke, Of WarrGnton.
Ills appointment would not have been confirmed
hut for that mistake. and tho mistake WAS not
discovered until he had his commission anu had
started for Ireland.
Tho House Committee On Alcoholic Traffic
have agreed to report bill for the appointment
OF commission Of ton, 10 bc selected equally
from tho liquor and anti liquor men, and who
ara TO serve without pay, but who shall employ
Il clerk who shall be paid. whuh commission
shall investigate th0 whole subject OF liquor
trnlr, and report tho result Of tho ptSIisation
and such rlan Rs thry may surgcat FIR its i'm
pr0vompnt.
Mr. Mansion. auditor Of tho STATE Of Indiana,
was before tho Senate Exodus Committee yus
to-day morning. MIR. Window tried hard tn
got him to acknowledge that the Irish aud
negroes wcro tho Same sort ci immigrants. and
that tho reason tho Indiana democrats did not
object to tho former was that lhcy voted their
ticket, bnt no woulln't even lson ID such q
question. stating that thcrc could bo no c)m-
narlSon hetwrea tho two classes Of immigrants.
Tor whereas tho negroes wero worthless and
trlillrg and paurcfs, tho Irish wrro industrious
and tho Stale was indebted to them for tho
building oil its railroads and canals.
Colonel Thomas Carter, Railroad Conlms-
sloner OF Virginia Ia in tho city. lloisoproscd
TO tho Enagan Interstate cOmmolc, bill. Mr..
Jorgcnson gave q birthday party "Wednesday
night, at which Attorney General Dcveus Inter
nal Rcvonuc Commissioner Raum, MIR. Lewis,
District Attorney OF Virginia, and other promi,
mont republicans, but no democrats wcro pres.
ent.
General llunton has boon employed hy Soma
tor Baynrd Al assistant counsel in tho W. & q.
IL. Ii. clse, now IN progress Mt Richmond in
defending the interests of Mrl'unb, Inwia 4
Cc.
Tho national executive commiiton ii the
Democratic party will meet at WilIard's Hall
here, on the .'ih. to select place for holding
the national democratic convention.
When Rev. DR.. Rullccs, chaplain Of the
Senate, commenced liz prayer yesterday tho
only Senators present we're Nr%;rs kollogg,
luRH!la, llamin, Ferry. Johnston. Harris, and
Pryor. Nlnssfa. Burnside. Bruce, and Logan
| oamc in during Tho prayer.
Tho recent reported interview with Y Soma.
tor Blrnula is lie ,rrcct. That gentleman has
| not been hero for some time. IL Was hia son
who WAS talking
Tho Church OF tho Holy Trinity, at Harlem,
N. y, that was burned Tuesday, was tho
church Of which Rev. Randolph Mckim,
formerly OF Christ Church. in Alexandria, WAS
| The rector. 1t Was incurred for $1,000 aud at
4 mcciiCg. held immediately alter tho conha-
| grafton IN a Presbyterian church, at which
Rev. DIR. Mcl\im and Rev. Mr. Tying delivered
stirring addresses, $4,000 was raised at once,
aud a committee appointed to SEQ about rebuild.
lug the church Immediately, though the c,ngro.
CATION is $50, 900 10 debt.
The recently discovered rich gold lipeings in
tho Victoria mine, in Louisa county. Va, be.
long to Mr.. Curtis Of this city, and tho ,Jorians,
OF Louisa.
Tho potouiao Steamboat Company have pur,
chased controlling interest in tho steamer
George lIoary. anil with her and another boat
which they contemplate building, will oompotu
with Tho Inland and Scnboard Company for tho
Norfolk trade.
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