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, 1880-11-23
THE NEVADA CAMPAIGN.

Tho Tactics Adopted by Fair aud Ills
31unnger4.
PirgnH GUY CHrrrsIfutthee &sn Ffnctsco Chrontek.
Now TINT tho campaign IL over in Nuvutl,l.
ttnAHlno t1nt tho rcn'1urs Of tho Chronicle would
like tU get something nf tho inside hisUry OF a
somewhat remarkable political struggle. Tho
comments Of tho Chr,Hic|c on tho situntIon,
from tinu to TING. huvo buen cr,,sed with much
interest by It's numerous rea'lcra In tho a,lEo
ltrislI, nnl its manly ttefensu Of 1rcency til pull
tics will always bD remembered with thnnlsful-
HOGS III thIs section. The s;tnte was literally
p0ckcte.1 BY Col. Fair, tho Dcm1urlttc cuudtlto
fur tho UnIttd Suites senntorshlp, and 10 Of
frctFvBIy WIS his work performed TINT Ornlsby
C,unty was tho only puco wlluro the Republic
nna PULLED tholr ticket through. Even here. II Is
Gl1lmcd ttAt hs won,l hnyn Won, had mt tho
n,tn inssnstca with tho handling Of tho corrl,p-
@ nr,vata ta ,s H't9 .ta" oT II t' s1 s"a f1r ar own
buy up tito Italian voto. lii Enrckn
9a9ty my ,o souss ssSsy fS'H a Fht m ws s ,',s
as ir's!e 'se$ ,''sis ss isS"Iissns sss: u;s!y
ly Kicked oil thu ten,ral Committee for gnng
0ycr to tho nmctny on clcctlon-,Ay. Tho 'pur-
went Abt,t clicking tho co!u In thur tiniills. The
eha5Soal- burners .anstly ltalln!,s, wese uuEht
~ ~ Ss osS # fa ssse ,se: %ft nt ., The s
q we'll krn,wll Virginiii hrokor ,vus In 1tcno Oh
Assembly tcKct. rio purchase 'of' of .voters W w,.s
nude ns 1pqnly us II Mi nr,iiunry stock trAHsue-
tlol, WIS being cons.I.rmntr.l. thu wDol-uiop-
pnrs 0tnppyeA hy Col. tr received III III! uvUr-
sHa s:D 9ptccD to rc,ah III tho i0WIis, A.l,l tho
sum pail 10 outsiders Il, cutNu III rated ~
kaM x II g hyS 70 @ s',er s pS1as asen ts Tsst FSS e,
4lpisttt n Republican, unt.sharDn lnpur pub
ii,,S iiss:' Il Cars par Eayo b. aEeniy i's!r1c
ulil fI CIV higher Il Htt1H IF ttu ltGll, NnltltY
, 1880-11-23

rr,,r .,,,,,. ro.h,,,,,.,. ..,.,..
and tho l'uldtng Department is Mt II stund-stll|.
ron tho week ending satur,lny a!B nulsauccs
wero abatcd ny tho 1fm.lth i,onaytmant "nS
~ ,,a'nIs ~ ,,sn',s, .a '. no
''e" po"has ot n'seasei ttscls were condemned
IlsE contractor Tor clchnlnK THO streets claims
that fe Ia losing nl1out $t'j per tay. II tho
streets wcro kept cleun, Of COURSE his loss would
~ e''A''''
IiEE Improvement OF Fulton street rctnHlns Mt
astand.stlil, md tho pFohahll'tles nov arc TINT
"'a -. o..o -. Wv .'$e' "'u' epAAnH
"nless LUZ "e"'neF hooeF'tes' ..-
TtE Fnanco Committee yesterday tackled tho
bills which accumulated nsainst tho clty, III
OrslGr to audit thnslt, hut lnalu no Erovrcsy
They Will tn.o n,,ut}cr furn M Inn ,vnrlr r.
rr'rrow ''''" "'>"SA '"'A 80 '1' "''N W.
DIR. DE wotr Ia prcpartns d 1,arcr OH .Tbo
Cnniru! ot Suinil- Pox," Wl,icii il to by rod lu-
forn tho American publlo lsc.ltth Il sanr1utipIl,
cn1luot 10 III person t., real it Dr Iinil. Of tic
lieltith Department, viii rUl,reseut hin. '~
A o.sr n. suo,,.,u,r ,,,s -o,,or,,,, ,,,s..,,,.,,
iw Aih"rs suc.ze VII" VIM sv r,unvsI ttn ins. H
U!ta 4 chtkj IL yItitt 10 uYo Jluti in thG ht,,ls
1T tho slisc,,su some ,,ys ,yo uni it Ia tlRI s,
tut n,N,,hsr e!ll'l \ NIX thero but tGo rotort to
Kind. Tic bo,lrrU Of tho infcciou II ink howl. .''
,r,,,, ,,.,.h. a., ..,... - ~.
s!ltut''ly woso 70, nRntnst l;s fur tho preceding
Meek snet aia , ~ i"T !Eo gorresl'unu!'F WGek OF
Nv nlst ScMr. Ing pflnGipai eMi.ses M t1enlh were
As !o's9~S Ctnli!,. ~: alt,htntrln, ~; co'lyM!-
hs. =. cnau!iHto't; y; a1eliilnt1l!e a1iu stl'i.
Dlrtnst .: niGsailiKtis. entcrlts. Y rt!llttn'l
iSIrnn nSS = ah9 nj Or h'''nlcF' c'ch
TuE judiciary Committee. TIM Mavor. ryt,r,
ulnnt tntt yrstrltlNy iiurll1r n,1Il link un fn,,
work If revising the ordinances. Considerable
hGilsiwy Was il'!.." tnGl,tE tho relation Of ccr-
tlt, osi!t,1ltlces 70 the cnrter and amendments
, 1880-11-23
CASUALTIES.


HANCOCK, N. y, Nuv. sss...-Tlc recent frcshct
III thu 1lolnwnru ltIvur rt.vt' most ,llaustrals
uno Ia In,nHrt,e.t, many losing very heavily.
Although tilctc WIS nt1y ti,t"lcratn ihHt. t'l-
bersnt.ts, with scarccly MI exception, lOdk ,sl-
vantage or II TO try nns get thr lumber IL nlar-
kGt. Abu,,t 100 r,rts loft TIM 1cnstwnlGrA ri tho
UctnwnrE niut It's tributaries. iit If those only
ten or iwelvn rracl,ctl lhtt,watcr. THO ntiicts
nru strung naunE thu 1lcfnwnro 6ctwctn pnrt
Ierv1s nit tMstt,b, lElvttR caught III ttl-wGfra
antl riffs. sliDusst tho rnr.s Id LEFT In thu river
tilsre II Krellt danger nf tlor llr!nE enrritl lt
with tho leo III tho snrlng. ntll bcing brokun ,p
mud lost,
, 1880-11-23

SiHctdE Dispateh tn The Chteago Trtbunss
OTTAWA. ILL.,, Nov, IA young MIN hnmcd
jnhn Mctiutro, nRcl ~ years, WIS utmost In.
stnnt!y killed. this morning 1T tho Union Coai
Colnpnny's shaft by being cnuEht lsctwcen tho
cure ind tho sttlc frnnu work nr tho second vein
level. He wns descending and mlsto1k tho scc-
ullh for tho third vein level, and attempted to
Eet nIt tho cnRc. Ills hpnti wis frntture.t, nrck
l,rtkcT1, alu ho1y hHtl!y bruised. lfc VIVA MI in
!l'istrns, sober, md n,lt,,grrtesl tMArl, anA Ind
leon III thia country nDoutn ycNr,
, 1880-11-23

sfInpLErowx, N. y, Nov. :s..-Mrs. 1ovi
lfMlsuaprc, whose tiisbnnl Is employed In tho
mines near Now Vernon, Sullivan County,
plnccd cartridge Of giant powder In tho oven
10 wnrln It. An explosion fotiowc'l. blowing tho
stove to fragments nsll entirely tlctnnIish!lig
that portion III tho loIIae. Mrs. l[uspnpElH wns
sGr!u'sIy y int fntally Lulu rcd by tho ilying
pieces Of tho Btoyp,
, 1880-11-23

ST. Louis. Nov. .S,,-Ono 0f tho conl.plts Mt
Drkncr, It fow niles cnst OF 1sust Ut. Louis his
icon burning ait day. It wns operated BY tho
dutch Hollow ConI & Mining Company. Tho
origin at tho fire III tl,yatury Efforts ,nn'1e to
get, ut tho prce!se loehllty Of the fumes, ind
thctr n,HR1tlhlc, hlyc bcen nitAyIiiing. Several
mules kept stAblHl tintlpr ground nro supposed
to hive Dgell autrOCutcJ.
, 1880-11-23
SMuGGlER ARRESTED.

6FF9dE UlFpdIeA 10 1Hk Cht4V0 1F1hIFks
GA,tSlA, Out. Nov, :.4..-Custo.ns.O Officer Adams
nlatl0 M Important usIxuro hera u. saturday.
From descriptions given to tho department
ho recognized on tho streets hero lust Friduy
ovenlnx wcll-knuw.. sulugYer, O. w. nudluy,ut
New York, whoAs ventures lu the watch anil Jew.
, 1880-11-23

Spseldt Dlspatsh to Ihs Chicago 1rttunk-
snuTI ElalN, H., Nov. as..--rho faNe,nt nf
nnncl nusaett. WIN !Iyctl u SHIRT distance Gust
Ut here, was held ut tho I,npttst Church In ElgIn
ycsterduy and WIS preached by II ChIcago
siivtUo. Dir, NossUtt wuS about four ,uuntha
oycr 100 ycnrs old, anh wls prUbnbly tho eldest
yOtg{ In innp County,
, 1880-11-23

Whit All say tntlst hu tF,lg. Tho universal yer-
dict IL thlt tho nov M. Bia tho eJgst nt most
Aurtllu sowing. HlAetline. Whueier & Wilson
Misunderstanding EO.upAhy, No. l55 HtAto strret,
, 1880-11-23

TokEnn. o., NOV. 22.-A boiler explosion oc-
CURED this afternoon iii tho fccd-'ltll Of Fisk,
Law & Co., surIo,,sy injur1ng W. c. Fisk, o,sp Ut
tho pgppstCttrS, ntlt Peter Schultz, iii e,nuloyG.
1ho building WIS datlagcl to tho extent Ut
ZOO,
, 1880-11-23
MARRIAGES.

sttsHFsi HnM !; i;Snin,E1;ArlEi,l,-ln Ner vs..
Iss!ss s$ 10 as cMs"#;$s T. #s,Sy!o Ssts WSho:
!ss !sa{ s'l 6 Eli II , M { "a s:
1natlnts! hut Etaneer Wn,@s.tI @ asnttcp cf.att,, IT.,
, 1880-11-23
DR., Q, DODGE PHELPS

heals the alex every morning from 10 to IL
ticlock freq OF elhtgo. PriylIto pariors Ut W.
htute strctt, Consultation rreo. Call 1T The
hall e,iu witness ha wonderful GURUS. Al"
mission trco tu ulL
, 1880-11-23

A4FS9V1DN3alv'1
MILWAUKEE, Nov. "a yo.1ng tlan named
ll0ppl. hEea 70 ycars, ia lying ut tho point Of
lcnth this evening with bullet III his l,r,iu, tho
result OF cArc1Gsrss uN tho pNrt nf himself nnd
companion whllc they were prnctlclDg With Il
revolver.
, 1880-11-23
BURNED TO DEATH,

NApA, Cai.. Nov. aa...-Two children of
Charles Bochr!ugor wero burned to t.cnth while
locked III the l!oi,so during tho absence OF tho
parents thta afternoon
, 1880-11-23

HIsOux1l Dlt lkatk,ss
Ask druggists tor lsol,Hll OIL Nata It olpafs out
rats, mice, r0uches. bed.buus, etc. Ito. buxes.
, 1880-11-23

Worth. tho l'nristan lA1,-lnlltner, 1t Is said,
druws inspiration tEoM tluAlllug Ur, llull'a Cough
Hyrup.
, 1880-11-23

affections. l!ni fnr tho tlcyrlnr1nel!t of thnap
vnto iItu and oIlfcI,li. earetr nf tiHv. williams
grew ot "i to s.irrnss ta "f lis il cfly "ii Ill.,
lnany Of the strki,'g, ,ial.its pr ia ,1n'ad ro-
1ors nf II yulltts .anl curly manhood passcl und
tho .lailHrrs a,ll prltntiors II Il trolntgr fiofu
liz ts s Vie Ill Il piHs1 a @ ito ' III s ~ s nss M
pressing nticinl cnpavcmc,,ts 1t WINS bis wnnt
to Hrek rcsrit FROM piMlnin M cnres In tho MINI
lKEmont Of ht5 fAriI ut WkcAtlanl.
SitOltr SPEECHES
followed BY cx-Gov. Hendricks, ten lien 1Inrri-
su,t. Senator su13onnld, W. ". Woolf, tho Hon.
WIl,iMiM H. Et,.gligl nlih ptherH. Tic addresses
brcattod tho snccrcst regret that tho t!urerH-
or BhnulG bo taken nway nj this timo. Thoy
spoke Of him. too, nB or meaning to tio his duty.
md, ntt'nttHh nut nwnys nb1o 10 sllostlslcr tho
responsibilities p!accd upon HUI. hu Impressed
these who cntsso In contact With him as au hon-
cst-mlntic.l, slmpln.hoarted mAt,, and, mt
tho end 0f lEtn full Of years
a1stl i1otar, 1t cnn lilrlty bo TINT he
leaves m enemy In tho whac Stntc, or ono with
wholn kindly memory Of him Will not tngcr.
Ills life wns sltcccssful ohe. Frntn the s!Il-
Dlcst beginnings llo 1nao hin way steadily md
pcncefully IL II comfortable independence. lilo
grew IN the rcgar,'s Of thoso win knew him best,
unG lGca1nc tho representative nf his commits
nifty, possessing tholr trust and confidence unl-
batctt
was largely attended, ind everything said and
done wis exceedingly impressive.
ANOTHER nitArT.
To the Ttsttrfl Astotiafti Prs,
ISn1.sNAlpLls, Nov. 1s.-Tho Committee up
pointed 10 DRIFT resolutions expressing tho scuso
Of tho nleottug presented the following nctno-
rNl:
WG meet ns citizens OF n grcut StNto to mako
nss 1 u WilIaHs y wE1s1 le md scrveo Of
nlsy en'!e,l nn last Saturday. Wo n!so como 70
rGeo.n n1p estaml!to ~ nis chnfIsetef nna worth
II ns m, @ ,i,as II ~ ;s, q tno nene. Uns
sutu. s % ,1 @ o ;,osgF auFAns tnaa @ ~ ue,ntGen 10
.mn Es1aI @ nay o. Gitzena whn py the taxes'
trit!,,v H. thu w.ris u .ioyGloplns and nld!ilg
IL inv M,ttefMi nIusb'ur!ts hn4 promoting tno
Mn% om,, sa,Seeme ,,,se' M o,oa " ane peGe
a,t LIT p"Ru aMes. n hnn NJ ntt,ane ior ticMiinK
thso sinso s, IT tri, ,,n,t,rn1iw rs i'rnRns
tho onjtts fsseay 9h,a ,a n,,1,'nes
eMtica nm 20 pGb!ie ssnti9u, md hs SERVICES In
',a,, ,mu Stta w. .nt \ n' II congress Ior sn
sns;. ;f hiz r1s,,n,stw n i,a 'nms, ,t..n..
nli,l m tIttdcyutiilg Not;iy to tGo nGliu Intor.
cats; lily ncver pcrnlitted tho fNrn,al!ties Ut
sM nttii, & !" rGstrtot tho lre''iia y his ~.
unyer,tor to III b,,,nilcst t .itzcn nf ~ VIZ tho
State co,lld npproact him ut all tssnus
without embarrassment. IL q verify Ut
,,,a,, ,,o ~ Wy ,at 'tav Mna wasA
win mi Tn,,,"stin rirt,1ra nr ,,titst, II, III
who enjoyed tho iutt,,lucy uf Ills urYfll,nj frin-
shlp, and hts eilcln! Integrity wis never hturrpd
~ usen ~ ~ i.3i' ~ M.sh2iIesy LIZ enn-
iii trtst t In ninInistnrrl witn thn an,nn a"ra
pr,,ticscc, md tr,,uIlity Which II wso 1t,t, wn,1fi
nustnw Upon ilfa private atlairs. Il IL to his
i,ta i,mr LIME. a. taltso "iien tllo tendencies In
HtvIaI, mi .wrrinuo " nxtMniMe ~ Me ~ y. . l.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-02-25
NEWS 1R TIE E.3N.

Nearly 900 was collie ct The PsrEc
meeting in Chicago last Monday night.
The Vermont republicans afo Tor EinuSts
Of that State, as first choices Tor President.
The average annual loss to tho people OF the
South by tho ravages of the cotton worm is
about $l2 000. 900.
Judge David Narr distinguished i1rist, of
New ,r:cy, died at Trenton yesterday. aged 50
Years.
Tho bishop Of Fillmore, Ireland, haa sent
E400 and the archbishop Of Armagh, $50 to
The Popo az Peters pence.
4 fro OF the corucr OF Broadway and Thames
street. 10 Baltimore last night, destroyed prop
crty valued ct 100000.
The German republicans, in mass meeting at
Syracuse N. u, yesterday, adop'cl strong anti
third term resolutions.
Oat-ihrd Of The business portion OF tho viii
lasc Of Brewster 4 N. y, was destroyed By fire
yesterday. LESS 100000.
Wilmer Lancaster. son If 4. &. L,tc lstcr,
| formerly proprietor OF tho Picdmont House. in
lynchburp. Virginia. shot himself through the
| heart, 10 Bristol Tennessee. yesterday, and died
Instantly. No cause Il assigned.
Several families OF ctl,rcd cmsrGn!s itom
Warrcnton, N. c., arrived at Petersburg, yes-
terday, en- route for llda1a. Tho party Con
| sisted ohicil2 OF woinca and small clildfoo. -
Several hundred more. It is stated, will shortly
follow.
Tho Canadian government viii probably
adopt bill for tic more Ill c:ual prevention OF
CHINO. 10 1879 thcro were SIS prisoncrs in
| TIC pcni!eu!iary-an decrease OF % per cent 10
| two yeas [: is proposed TO subject OLD coa.
L 10 --tnk S,t NCtt, HIM
The President of Inc United States sent 10
the marshal Of thcD!stic; ycstr rIay al order re-
| spiting the execution off,. NJ. w. Stone, 5rntcro
| 80 days. The friends OF Stone have sangui0G
prisoumoni Tor life.
! Tie WORSE SHOW 6!otm Jvcr know Ia the
| Northwest hiss UCIn ragiag !c: Two days ct BIS
| marck, ID. T., and vciDily. For Two months {
| succession Of storms has interrupted navel on
| the NtrthcIn Pacific IailICad ard the Black
Hills stage line. Hu! tlr,c trains have arrived
at E:sa.arck from the Fest siGc0 Feb |.
Garrison EtohISOp, aged about sixty years. &
we'll kno1n uni resp ctcd citizen Of Jefferson
| Frederick equity, Md. attempted suicide yes
tcrday 10y CuttIar hi4 tjroat With rG20r while
laboIing nudcr Authorization, supcrinGuno1 ky
brain i,v,r. J'hcrc m" 70 hopes Of his re-
covcry.
| ri lo l.aRsois arrived in Neg York yes CT
day from banana. lie stated that lh,r4 was no
secret understanding between England. FfaI
md Germany IN relation to the projected canal.
| Even tho idea OF such thing was TOO absurd to
| think about. lia mission here Yas to make
| known what has already been done. lie had
nothing TO hide in regard TO tho fcheme; every
thing 10 relation to it was open. Ilo Gii moi
| seek government or Legislative aid, and would
| not 90 before Congress.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-02-25
EEiG Official Call.

The Executive Committee of the National
Democratic Committee met yesterday in Wash
ington, with full attendance, Hon. W. H. Bar.
mum in tas chair, and issued tho following call ::
"Iha National Democratic Committee. having
met In the city &C Washington on the 23d day of
February, 1850. he's appointed Tuesday, tho 22d
day OF Juno NIX. 1T noon, rs the limo, and
chosen tho city of Cincinnati as tho place, of
holding the National democratic Convention
Each state is entitled TO representation therein
equal to double the number of IFS senators and
representatives in tho Congress of the United
State. All Democratic, Conservative and other
cltizens of the United States irrespective of past
political associations or differences, who can unto
with us in tho effort for puro, economical and
constitutional government. are cordially in vited
JOIN IN sending delegates 10 the convention"
At the last National Democratic Convention
held In the city OF st. Louis in 1876 the follow
ing resolution Was adopted:
Resolved, That the States be requested 10 in
struct their delegates to the National Democratic
Convention 10 be held in 1880 whether it be de-
srabla to continue the two-.hrds rule Ion ger in
force in national conventions, and that the Nat
ional Committee insert such request in the call
for the next convention"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-02-25

As will be soen by reIorcnco to the prcccGiogs
of tho Woodawn Farmers Club, published in
another column OF to ,lny's GOzottc. tho cslab-
lishmi nt Of fruit ami vegetable c,uning fao-
tory 10 this oily is recommended. Wo homo
tho recommendation my DO adopted. ls thtro
Is no oily IN tho country that posResscs greater
advantages for such q f.cory, nor ono
IN VIII CT the business could bo conducted
With lcs expense aud moro Profit than
the city OF Alexandria. A building suitable fer
the purpose can be obttincd a. littIo or 20
cost, TO which tho raw material can be brought,
and from which tho products oan BIO sent Without
tho expense Ct oarthgc. Tho required labor
can be 8, ouIel at its minimum prioa, and tho
country If which A!cX4rd,i. s the natural
market town Is sho most prolific fruit and
vegetable region in tho Unicn. That tho pro-
doc's would mcot with ready snlo nobody has
any donht, but if such doubt 10 entertained it
will be removed iy the statement OF the fact
that the canLing establishments 10 Baltimore
last summer foil short Of filling their orders by
nearly a quarter of million OF cans. A charco
Is DOW offered for making money AID for i'm
proving tho oily. Will tho opportunity bo
seiz d?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-02-25
letter from Richmond.

Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gszaite.
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, February "a, 1885,
Tho chances of the repeal of the MotTett Reg.
lister law are not at present M brilliant as the
opponents Of tho bill might desire. Tho
Finance Committee is slow in reporting it.
There ID no doubt Ct The fec. that tic COM
mttoo has been overrau With busioess aud the
members complain Of the hard work. The bill
for the repeal OF the Moffe4t law Wss, however,
among the first introduced 10 tho House, DR..
Motf1tt states that The committee is delayed in
The consideration of this bill by tho want of
some information which tho Auditor has to
furnish. Several Of tho leading Readiustors
arc, however, now beginning to erumble at tho
delay.
That was mcrlted tribute which The Senate
paid to great commander, when it to day
passed the bill amending the ieus, bill iEcor,
Ioratlug the county Of Dickinson. II changed
The name 10 Stonewell. 1t is not surprising
that only the Readiusters voted against tho
amendment. Men who turned out 10 tho cold
poor Arthur Sullivan, Of the old Stonowal
brigade. will not be inclined to do tho slight
reverence to bis namo by calling county after
him.
lion. Is. johnson Barbour is TO dc!iscr tho
annual address at tho CONNER cement exercises
OF the Medical College OF Virginia Tuesday,
March ..
Senator John 7. Lowell. who to dty returned
from Washington where no has been as Nom.
DOT OF tho Democratic NatiopaI Committee,
thinks tho prospects Of Democratic victory
splendid.
Tho House Committee on Finance to-day 70
ported tho bill providing for submitting the
question OF liquor licenses or no liquor licenses
10 the Voters OF tho city of Alexandria.
STRONGBOW,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-02-25
PUBLISHED DAILY AND TRI-WEEKLY B,
EDGAR 9NOwDBNa
WEDNESDAY EVRNG.. FEBRUARY 2

Delegates to the approaching democratic
national INVENTION will be called upon 10 vote
for or aGGi&at the c)niiGuan3e Of the Iulc re-
qairius iHo thirds vote Of that convention 10
nomiua!e ckct. Tho difficulty sometimes
experienced in obtaining such vote, and the
dcmocr.tic principle thai majority shall gov
ern. have induced many members Of tho party
to f.vJr q change in the long existing rulo and
the adoption of one that will only require bare
ms jJiity Of tho convention to nominate the
ticket. We Think the better course will DO 10
loI the Gx's!ing rllc, rcmsio liz operation for tho
tnil)8Ing, il ior 40 other reason, but that there
arc others oil knew wn0 have considered tho
SUI! icct. a nai,rity of tho convention will
c)me from tho North, from which section lis
nominee will receive but slight support, while
tho majority will come from tho South. upon
wtioh The csudiiat9 will leiy flr his effective
strength. This btlDg patont, sud tho S0u.h
having been reconstructed long enough 10 CO.
title 1t 20 its proper Gud legitimate cDnslIora-
ton in both its na!i0pnl and political relations,
and having Tor s)mo time past demanded, if it
has rot rccelvcd, TINT consideration, it would
be manlfCss|y wrong to give tho democratic
phrty ln the North tho rogtr to force upon
their political friends in Tie South an OF lee
tIonablc ca1dl 'ato. or onn who might mol be tho
fa7oIite OF at least somo OF them. M would be
the case wcrc the Iorg atsndirg lnlo abolished
and ono established giving tho majority q tho
convention tho authority TO nominate tho ticket.
By tho old rn'o no ticket Can be nominated that
Will not he satisfactory 10 at lcaat portion eff tho
democrats OF Tho South. hy tho proposed now
one ticket Objectionable to tho cntirc body OF
SOuthcro democrats could BE- forced upon them,
and for ills reason tho old rulo should DO con-
tinucd.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 1850.
SENATE,

SENATE.
Mr.. Whlto asked unanimous consent TO have
tho bill ID rJmovo tic disabilities Of James NJ.
lloiskcll, Of Baltimore taken ur. Mr.. llcis-
kohl served in tho Confederate Amy when boy,
and unlcr section 2lS, Rcvisod Statutes, is in.
eligible TO arpointncnt 10 the hrmy. lie thinks
he mNy get En- appointment as paymastOr in the
army, and asks to have his disabilities. under
tho said st ctioD, removed
Mr.. Edmunds asked Why tho Senate avoided
passing tho bill rrpeOug tho statute entirely
lilo thought that would DO more opun and
brave:c!. lilo characterized this and ell bills Of
its kind as parts Of policy to break down tho
guarantees of cur liberty.
MIR. Garland moved en- Amendment 10 the
bill, making it repeal tho statute retired TO.
Tn" amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Eimunds 1cmRud tho ayas and NAYS on
tho third reading OF the bill, Which rosutcd
yeas Sc. nays %.
MIR. Elmuuda sroko against the final pas
sage Of the bill.
McsEs Thurman and Beck favored it.
MIR. Logan supported it.
The morning hour having expired the matte
went over, and the Senate resumed the con.
sidcration OF tho two per sent. tiII.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Tho following memorials Woro presented by
hlr. hclIanc, OF Md. and appropriately re-.
lcrrcd: Memorial Of f. Whitman, praying for
tho removal of tho tax on paper and the repeal
OF tho duty on printing type memorial Of
Wholesale green's praying for law to prevent
aduteraliOn OF fond.
Mr. Sn.lo nf V, gor, tJ,c 49,
Manufactures, reported "A bill TO prevent tho
adultcra!ion OF hriicIea OF food and drink.
Printed and rcnonimitiej.
MIR. Bicknrll, of Ind. chairman Of tho Com
mittce on Presidential Election. reported back
the joint resolution amending tho Constitution
Oh to tho election OF President and Vice Prcsi-
dent. Printed and rec 'nmittcd
Mr.. Davis, Ut CAL. offered resolution calling
On tho President for copica Of such dispatches
a. have been recently received from tho Consul
dcneral at Shanghai on the subject of slavery
IN China afa chat portion OF tho penal code
which inrblds CypatTuiOn. Adopted.
MIR. Bount, OF Ca, from the Committee on
Appropriations reported back the star service
deficiency bill, and it vas referred to the Com
nIttoo OF tho Whole.
Tho House then, at 1870, went into commit
tee on that bill.
hlr. Blackburn. Of Ky, raised lhs point Ct
order against tho bill, that while it did not
liemz' tho appropriations it did not specify
the total amount appropriated as required by
lulo II.
The ohaiT (hlr Sc.lca, of N. CD declined to
ru'o 90 tho poiut, ard submitted the question
10 The committee, TL:ci refused to aussain The
2oiat
Mr. BIouat then proceeded 10 explain the
hilI
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Yesterday wo stated that bills were boorc The
Gentr, Assembly for employing female clerks
in The Stale Offices and for establishing normal
schools for females. To-day We mention that n
momcrlal has been prts'atsd 70 tic som, bod7
fjrwoman suffrage ani for giving women tho
same political privileges that moD enjoy. Wa
doubt whoItot macy Virginia women would avail
themselves Of suoh privileges if allowed them,
but Tor lhn Hako OF ;ho sex wo holo ttrc oppor,
tuhity ub"Y never Do Afforded