Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-03-19
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.S'cc!cl Correspondence Of TIE Atera. Gazette.
WASHINGTON, ID. G., March 10, 1850.


Mosby, U.S. Consul ct Hong Konr, which contain
tho following sentence: THE secret OF
Evart's dismission Of Fred Seward is. that |
wrote Evarts private Tote about him. He
had to drop him to save himself"
The House Committee on the District Of
Columbia continued The investigation Of the
affairs Of the District Commissioners at their
meeting this morning. From the testimony
eduoed so far, and which is the most demaging
that the prosecutors can bring, it is evident
that the wcrs! possible charge against the Com
miStloners that can BIO sustained is tbst of IT.
regularity in the transaction Ct some Of their
| Official business.
Ia the House to day Mr.. Hendriek Wright
presented majority report of the Committee
| on Labor 10 tavor of informing the Chinese
government that this country will disregard
! the provisions of the BurliDgsme treaty after
| the proper notification.
! 1t is currently reported hero 10 dsy that an
extensive and we'll arranged effort will manifest
| itself during the next few days for tho removal
Of Colonel Bright, the Sergeant at Arms Of tbc
Senate. Ihoso, however, who are best Informed
|
| think tho movement Will be unsuccessful, ter
the reason that the democrats have had so much
trouble with their Capitol officers that even if
the Colonel woTc Objectionable they would not,
| by turning him out, give their opponents any
more capital than they have already afforded
them 10 that line, and that, too, just 90 tho
cvo OF G presidential election.
Mss Horton and Miss Raymond were both
| ut TIE Capitol yesterday afternoon, the former
| locking for Senator Morgan's 500, sud the lat.
| Ter tor Senator Hill, but as neither OF them Was
| at oil. bclIlgcreDt, though Swallowed by tho
| pol.c', they were not interfcred WITH and were
allowed to pursue the even tGEor Of their de,
| vious Way. Mis-. ChIistaEcy was not up, and
| VIII probably wait until her ancient spouse re-
| turns from PEN and calls upou some of il old
friends there bcfuro she visits what has, of late,
b.copo the most Sensational IL .lity in the city.
Tho Senate Exodus Committee had before
| them this morning. negro named j. Ii. John.
S,n, the dishursiug clerk of the surveyor of tho
port OF ST. Louis, and tho secretary oil the ego-
dus committee of that city. His testimony wal
oil the rctl bloody shirt and c,nnbastc char,
Gc!cr, and as he stated, waa derived from
| personal interviews AMI extensive corrcspon.
J dnnce with thousands of tho cnigrants and
their friends. lie was considerably clustered by
o question propouGded by Mr.. Voorhees, as to
how he managed TO havo time for all these
| Interviews and correspondence while rerformiug
his official duties as disbursiug clerk for tic
surveyor Of tho port Of st. Louis
Among tho petitions introduced in the Senate
| to day wSs that Of Susan b. Anthony. praying
Tor tho removal Of tho political dis abilities rest.
| log upon her by reason Of her Being ramcd
Susan instead Of George
| Raw hr Dit1nr oDonnJ H., Con.I, l.
prayer this morning in tho plfc, Of the chaplain
VINO is still sick
The House Committee on War Claims de-
| tcrmlncd this morning to refuse to consider all
claims that had boon rejected by tho Court Of
| CLAIMS by reason OF tho bankruptcy Of the
claimant. Tho Committee on Patents refused
to extend tho Herman Miller oil can ratcnt
| Mcssrs. Edmunds and Conkling aro opposed
to making rape q capital crime, though for
what good reason nobody can tell, for it il tho
InVallablo and natural testimony Of tho vio-
TINS OF that crime that death would have been
preferable.
| 1t is reported that tho administration looks
with favor upon the Virginia readusters' plan
Tor running an unpledgcd presidential electoral
ticket, and tho countenanco gvon Mr.. Massey
| by Postmaster McKcrzio, of Alexandra, by
his presence on tho stand whom that repudator
made bis specoh thcro last Saturday night, is
said here to 10 confirmatory of tho report Tho
talk ls that tho republicans will have no cIcolo
ral ticket 10 tho field but will support to nsn
tho rcadustcrs' ticket with the distinct and ex.
nross understanding that 10 case the vote OF
Virginia be required to elect tho President, it
will be cast for the republican candidate.
AS the Supreme Court of the United States
takes no notice OF the facts and but little Of the
law OF clses that como before it on appeal from
State courts, but dcvotes it's attention almost
solely to The federal relation cf SuCh cases, it is
proposed by soma Of tho democrats 10 Congres
to amend the revised statutes SO az 10 provide
| that causfs Involving federal relations shall not
como before tho Supreme Court Oh appeal from
! State courts until they shall have been tried by
the highest court 10 the State, in order that tho
record Of such causes shall DO prepared by that
c!url.
| COURT OF APPEALS, YESTERDAY. Morris
". Morris and ais. From tho Uhsucery Court
OF tho city Of Richmond. Affirmed. Judge
Sta!lcs dcvarlr2 tho opinion, in which Judges
Christian and Burks coecurrcd; Judge Mon
! euro delivering dissenting opinion, in which
Judge Anderson cJncurrcd.
Smith VS.. James Wilde, jr, l. Go. From
tho GtsDcc1y Court of the city of Richmond,
case No. |. Affirmed, Judge Christian de-.
liYeriog Tic opinion.
| Waller VS. Wal!cr's administrator. From
The Corporation Court Of the city CT Lynch
burg, Affirmed, Judge Anderson delivering
| The OPINION.
McVeish VS.. Alexandria Saviogs Institution.
hrom tho Corporation Court OF tho city of Al
cSandr!a Reversed, judge Busks delivering
The opinion. Judge Moncuro dissenting.
Muse vs. Frel!cnwald, Cause reinstatod on
docket.
Keith vs.. Miller, 80. Argued by Judge
William j. Robertson irr arpeIees and con-
IiruCd Ioil to-day.
| EXPELLED FROM TIE MINISTRY. - The
| l'hisdtIpha Methodist Conferences has *
PEELED Rev. j. b. Miller from tho ministry and
The church., asd suspended Rev. VIM. Msjor
fren tue ministry Tor one yesr. Miller was
dean aud Msj s:crttsry Of a medical College
whor5 reporter IF tho Philadelphia Rccird
registered h!uIself - student in medicine, and
| by the paymclt Of $25 received from tho dean
4 = f.. L.