Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-01-23
FisSeB H..SsTS@-G T1,y.
ispec.ut Correspondence OF the Aleua Gazette.
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WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jar. %, 1880
TIE Ju;lc!sty Cou nttee tf he Ssoats heard
Mis-. Spencer aoG other female LADDERS OF the
"oloan's Self age Convention this mornirg.
! Sc room Was crowded with females, tu, all
Tho wsre without the ripper passes were
excluded, aud some of the isiter were BY
no ncaua cloico 10 the expression CT their 10.
deu0ntion Of tie rule by which they were de-
MED admission.
The ScnstU Committee o. Elections had the
ingalls, ease before them agaia this morning
Ency ,x.nlpcd sn loGais witness, PANIED
Admire, and heard Mr. Ptyer. tie new Sena
tor from Alabama and q member Of the CON-
to!:iec, give BIS views IS 70 tue manner in which
he i-vcstga.,cr should be c.pduntcd.
lrc House COMMITTEE on Claius held
meeIins this moroing aud heard argumenGs III
i:,e Case "f ,he arrec-Mitc1eli cotton c,ain.
in ido House Of Representatives to day the
Till anut0p:lstils $65 900 for the erec;ior of Il
rnstvticg and 0htr federal Offices 10 D4uviI!e,
Vs.. WsG paSsl d.
Auoay the petiicrs a:roduc in the House
Through lie petition box wss one by Mr. Hun.
ter tor tho removal OF the political disabilities
VI tUailUS \. rltGin:, OF ' lrSiblT.
y Sub c !lHl)i!tec Of the HOUSE Committee
Oh he District CT Columbia, with District Com
missioner MorgaD and General Taiuisg, nsdc
81 'gspec!loo o. the river front here this mcrn
leg, "l.h feerunc3 10 the o|oscd reclamation
81 inc ns'5 aud the improve mcrt Of the hsrb0:,
10 av1id al difficulties that may otherwise oc
eur during tho ncSt c,o:ury Ia this particular,
the pla0 iOT Il hog up wha; is kntw1 RS the
Washington onaDptl aHd al! thc flats from
Lash 5 Point To he Arsenal sLocd Do ed .oted
AaY other Improvement: must Of necessity be
len Dorarg.
Inc special c!u m!tee OF the House On tie
Jrhtgwo celebration MT this m0rruy end
agreed 10 rcr9rt tsv6TabIy upoo bill That MIR.
GG2d had trsu'cG apprcpr,atiug S;l00 600 for
uoUuincnt at ; kt0wn aud $2u 01O tor rxr
pens 5 il dent u It's IT. lOn 90 the 10 IF
OGtobr, 1881.
The S,oate Vas not 10 s-ssi n 20 dag, aut
the galleries of tbs Hau-e w,re or yg?ded to
Near 81 Expected rcpiy by lii. Ho7r, of Mch.
gin 20 !h@ Gather broad hu. amusing r:.n. rss
addressed to bun yrst'r az By Mr.. OK
Oars, his viii, ecu child Gnd another of
tn. U:s DOW mere. We're Ct tnn Capitol 10 day
ord attracted considerable pcico They seec,cu
10 DC particularly Interested in tnc lndiua pa!n-
IrS3 10 he rnurda.
IL sto S-na,c yesterday The papejs relating
10 tie Ell carIS Of the Methcilat and Epi'c)-
pa! CHURCHES .! Arlington, Fall Church, Far
tax L. H., Duuirles God Nj. Crawford Va,
ivr rfopcly used Oud d:s:roycd by u. S.
t-0nTs during the W.T. were Withdrawn from
fhs files aud referred to iha Committee CO
Claims, Cd mosi)p OF Senator Withtrs. These
are IS Just C aims as any before Congress, aud
Fl p;ooab b paid at this session, if the op-
n.IF :,Nn ~ H. Nv, :
&C ass be not 700 Formidable
N csi1g Catastrophe occurred at he hIci
roo1iltsn ii0tei hcr' about &C 1ck this mora
leg. z: which hour Mr.. q. w. Heod9rlitr, OF
Maii9n, Smgtke Co., Va. who Guns here SIS
docIa.c 10 tho r 'Ut Rrocbback cocVeori &c,
and had been on lroc TO. SON, days past
imagining that mob was 10 pur.uit Of him,
m:7t20k tbs widow OF the room hs occ cried
ca the tbirc t)1r Of the r9ar OF thas hotel for
door. aoG, running through it, iumbIed head
foremost Into tho court below, snd r, c lived sue:
severe injuries tia he died ii hin half hour
a'cc. DC reached Providence Il Jspial. 70 which
nlac? he va Immediately tax He fell upon
q pila OF en- ,tg bottles. the neck Of ono IF
.hIch pcc:d his cheek aud f5rc onc OF his
yes t:ol IL S ckct. The teo.ssed Hss held
10 high tsieem II bis Owe county aud s ioa
o. 'unty. Tncu:h a relutieau, he was
Gieo'ed treasurer IL 6 dem; c At c c0u1ty ana
ne!d ths position for :, v-rai ycGrs to tho .tis
&c i1n OF al the paoplt thereof. Ha was o,e.
c'lcc or Of iDterDsl roGcuu- f,y his d=t7ics, aad
YES the republ Cal ca ,dida;e for Congress frog
the district now rcpy, seutcd by Mr., klchnood.
His remains ~:rs taken charge o? by NJ,
hlcbD02d a3d Senator JOHNSON, and viii be
forwarded to his home. lie vas over fifty
years OF age, and leaves I mi!y.
Ii l6 spD0rtnd nero that Nj Aif-nH Clut ,ol-
sho formerly represented Farquicr county,
Va, IL the L'els!a ura o. that Statc, bu. Who,
Tor some years pass, HIS hceo resident OF
L9ulcue cJuoty, viii be candidate for Cor
gross AZ The next election, probably as reaGius,
Ter, 10 the tlsrc now represented By Mr..
Huoioo.