Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-22
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La the Senate 10 dsg tic uau5l dulIGcsa that
ctar6c;cra, The pee 'cdIrGs oi that body was
disbelief for q muc::nt II Mr. Williams,
oil kcn!rckr. VII ui.G y shOrt md
cx cL rO!aul ga :?.lcI unon lii with
rcf,rtnco 70 7.nrr!iE ti,n wlslu Ui water
ia thIs city. O5c ion ".s mad, TO sis
delivery. which he srGin.:iy qairttd by OK,
claim!tg. "Grcat Cad, il, Ers sriEs To make
a set speech. lie thea We. CT, ialirg he
was &c favor I'll u prciusc and cycm was'clui uso
oil water by the cltj22us Of the pisric. that they
nay 1--we themselves ard dilute their abouinl-
bio wEiskcy. AN the maine Of God" said he,
'plya them al The water thi y want and make 1t
fee"
Tic lm!rc::iVn row Is that notwith:i aEIiEg
the til3r.s I'll the republicans to force vote 10
the Sela,o On the Kellogg case, tho democrats
vii DC Cuat!cd to slave 1t Of u9til tho next
session. lhn spccoh & Mir. Garland strength
cnau the Sp9hJrd side cOh-idt rally, but navcr
thclGsS there Is On GCubt that II & vote be tsktn
now Mr. Kellogg Tile 10 The remainder Ct his
term will be cic'r.
Tie adjournment qIeri!oa Is still ia doubt,
for while Ilany CT tho members OF both houses
express themselves bS cnulidcnt Ct an aGlIurn-
nent III 1t MGniay week, the GlSt, Others soy
an 81 IuInCicrt By that t!ma wl DO impossible.
However Eeaiiy eV(ry member CT both houses
seems aIXcUE TO 30 home, and Tie latest dato
aby OF them fix Tor atjurnucuE Is tho 18Th
prry No.
In The House 10 day till WAS passed reducing
tic lie ,nSc Tax TO - co dealers in leaf tobacco
whose purchases 10 r0t amount tu !:.rru chan
- 900 rouuds ANNUALLY.
The latest T.p1.t current hero about political
tiFsr. is tllat Ghcima icIccs wi be tho first
70 90 over t" Grant, nni lha: the Chicago
ticket will be Grant and Shcrm.n These two
tGlc s nave b"cn Oh aMloanlp IT l,toDa all a!onc,
whsle tho Eiaiao nGn hsvo bcro q, grISs.v1 10
thC!r q PORTION 10 tho * President, aEd when
1t EtCoa'CG apparent, az Il will as soon fl tho
Chicago cp0VCnicH uc2t?, that Grant has n
c'cGr mtArlty, the rcpcr: IS that The friends Of
Mir. Shcrmac. knowing low DANGEROUS it is for
an Ai1' riCon politician TO got cat CT pubic
view, will add their vote 10 the Grant s.rerlth
upon c0EI!5i2n ihs. hl:. Sherman shall ho given
tic second place o. The ticket. 4 carrinl cal
clIHtloo CT The Grant vat r!:c,s ii u. 40,
10; )rity h3ing 90.
GaucrGl Rec has ISt returned lron Ohi0,
and Say tie delegation from that sSia.a 10 tho
dntnt cate natoEal cohv niiOn will be unit for
Thurman Oh the first ballot ana as len. Alter
Hh''i ho liClS rs II Ci'.uE' I'll SUCCESS.
Tho receipts ct tho Treasury TO JAY from
customs amounted TO $332l ,lSi; FROM ,acroaI
revenue, $ii2 CT. The natiuns back notes
received for redemption for the week ending
to dag. amCuntcd 10 $l.74l 900; tor the same
period Lass vcar $%777G 0O0 for to day. $lGl,-
OOO. Tnc u. :. tOaGi in tho Treasury 60 dstc
IS ~ c1rlty iir naion bank notes, amount TO
So .GS5GjG tho nn0nnt deposited during
tho week ending TO day. 1916 00U; the AMOUNT
Withdrawn. SIT ego. Tho naiooal bank Dotcs
outstanding 10 day arc Currency. $3i% 9SG,-
go; gold notes, - ,21O total, $3i5 %33S 300.
Inn House C0lumlttco 90 Coinage, Weights
and Measures rcturocG from their trip 10 Phil.
adcp.!ia LIST nltIi. 'i'iey will make their 70
i'Nr; DtXi week. The ointment of tho maicritv
Ct the committee is in favor o! charging the
miot 1T l'h!sacIrhil aaa a',oshDs all tho
ether rriG!S Ia IT," country sTYc tnnsn at PEia
de}pha and San Ifaoc;ss,.
General !luHton while tAkiog to friend
here this ;ncrCng remarked ltla. while ho was
not Candidate Tor rt-c!Cc ion he had received
IrtaIiecnco !roEl Madison, Elprqhaueock and
A'XanITla couatitS in his district that he was
much stranger n 81 thrSa counties than he had
ever utca before.
A tuGtcssIu| tioI If .ho Gardrcr Gattlin1 Gun
was made at the Navy lar! hero this morning
!" TIC iicHS"N' W E"!hh Si'CcEl!!y lHVlttu spec
t,tnrH.
a Grand iInion Sunday ScGnol rrCc>Siop, in
when H!x thcuslnd children were TO havo taken
part was to have taken il.cI hero this alter
loon but was prevented ty the rau
1T The Annual exhibition Of thn drawing and
nrDmanshIP cIssscs OF tho white schools of ho
District ct COLUMBIA Yesterday +. H. Major
received Tho fra: gold medal for best original
design, sud W. j.. Spcidcn tho lirat god medal
for bCs: crawing hnok 'ino father IF both
these bays aro old Al, xandraEa.
Tho steamer AIroWsmh which has been
bought by TIE Alex .uiG. Ferry Co., and which
Will b. IN, on !ha Potomac liver routo to ,un
10 Opposition 10 both III. Thor,rs,n Hnd Mai.
taDn. II cN!nnrG 10 a7r!gc M 1t week, and will
be put On the !!nG wlihin Il day or lwo alter she
reaches here. She waa pine nard ia New
York fer Che sun. If $.;S Goa. She il twelve
lcct longer ihaH iha Niusrly, draws lcsi water
than either tho MAttano or Thompson auG, will
it Is said DO tho fastest hoai on the river.
Tbs work Of pCl;ical assessments has c)m-
mencrd 10 dead earnest. and every guycrn,ncDt
Official here and 10 tv;ry quarter OF the land
has r5ociVtd Circular r0n!taly politely I'd
qucsilnG. but 10 really stCrGlY demanding, q
contribution sufficiently large fer b.nk check,
with The hsSufanon that such contributions will
not 30 objected to IN any o!iic,l quarter. l!ow's
!hnt :or Mir. Hayes evil I'VE reform cironla,?
WIKI regard 70 tho personal habits # thr
present III rInbH:A ni lie Srra,g II il said that
MIR. Edmonii Ia tho only nan on tho rcpubli
can side who is y regular drinkcr, ard he never
takes more thaa he can ni.nagr. Tho Others
are tciotl,rs OF almost ~. Ga The democratic
sido tho nI'lv trEktrS arI Alessri. Book, Moi
gn:i tnd Vest. ard Il Is exceptionally rAra that
tEry tac enough 10 hurt. In this rCsrcct the