Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-28
1865 iS;.GGHI.N9 Tia,E.


The uous, Committee % Puteuts agreed |
| this morning to ropor! adversely Oh till re-
pesling the statute By which al extension of the |
wood pulp pitcut was granted tie Com mittee
on Mississippi ltrccs agreed TO report bill ap
propraing about s.. OC000O for repairi5s the
lovees Of tho Mississippi; tho Committee on
Private Lard Claims agreed 10 report unfavor.
ably upon The MoGarrahan claim.
Both houses Of Congress htvo agreed that
Rhcu they aojjuru to day ii be until Monday,
as tomorrow is Decoration day. BJlh houses
arc growing small by degrees and beautifully
loss. and it is qucsti, n,tlo to day whether u
quorum will be present next Monday. Those
who know best, however, socr to think there
will DO, aid that The danger OF delay in consc-
qucnco OF tho anticipated WaEt Of n quorum is
altogether imaginary.
Duriug Mr. Hanpton's speech 10 The Senate
last Wednesday on tho supervisors bill, tho
I speaker ALLUDED to the number Of pcrsons dis
!, fraLchised 10 Massachusetts,. His assertion
} was deDied by Mr.. llosr. but the truth OF it is
cstt b'lshcd hv statement new 10 tho room OF
J the House Comnittto % Elections, recently
filed tbere BY General Butler 10 the LtriOg case.
3 This allusioa to Massachusetts roraiots mo thai
in letter written By General Washington 10
IT'S. the General says tho ''rcoplo Ct Matsa
chusctts arc both scrdid and grasprg, ard that
they allow nOtliUg to pass through their State
7 without laying heir hands upon il.
, Tie Senate Pensions Committee agreed to-
day to report bill prauting peusiOIs to Tho
, surviving soldiers ard sailors Ut tho Mexican
war and their widows. This will be opposed
by tho republicans upcn the ground that niost
\ OF the bent tclarIAs reside in the South.
10 the Senate to day Mr. } ohpston presented
D q numerous'y slGucd petition from tho wool
j growers CT Augusta uaty, Va. for tho pass
age OF the Ea!on bill Ter tho creation OF tariff
commission. Amrrg the signcrs W, 70 Messrs.
5 koncr. Bowman. Pratt, ard others.
Tho day iJr % Iurnmcht Is gradually rcc2G-
iDg. MIR. Wallac, sa1s Congress cannot adjourn
before the l5h Ct June that no adjournment
c will takc ElLc1 until tho House agrees to 10 h
l., Tho deputy marshals and suptrI iors' bk that
r II tho republicans arc made TO understand that
o Congress will not &C 1urn until these bills gro
passed they may refrain from flbUsttrng and
y allow them 10 pass by tho date mentioned. but
i that II they DO Resort to fIibuscriug 10 thur
K opposition TO these bills tho democrats will set
y them out il it takes hll utXt December. ns they
arc determined that ihC republicans shall not
Il hold tho whole usci lncry Ct the next prcs-
> dcnIinl cIooiGn in thu IL hands Mr.. llurd tod
your nnrrcspOLdr0t this morning that Congress
J. could not Ioisib!y tCi5ufH l., tore tic lat of
j July.
r Spchkc: Rall.ll has rc!u5url AID tho pro-
/ cccdlnrs Cl tho House wrro conducted 10 dry
: more dcrtnt!y and 10 order than thnlwore during
his al sebcc. Judge Harris. Of Va, pr ded
/ over tho N0usn while tt vas in Committee of
y the Whole TO day considering The Suudry Civil
$ bill 10 tho nbs't c' OF FIR. Syningion, who is
4 tplt 4.
rapidly aud wcro enforced pcrcmptoly. AID
j the business IN consequence progressed with
moro etlerlly than ii las done during tho FRO
c ceGlrg few days.
r Senator Gorlcn will ava fer lis homo TO-
morrow, via tho Alexandria l. Fredericksburg
O train, ard will ptas through Alexandria about
. o quarter pas: seven clock in tho morniug Ills
departure VII! 10 generally regretted, aud !,
j Whist c uld be said Of few Eiur, ~ well by his
pol,tic.l enemies NJ ilcnds
0 Great Preparations aro htrg mGdo for Dc
i oraion Cay Tomorrow. All tho departments
L will be closed. neither house OF Congress will bo
IN s'ssloD. and should Tho weather ba tsir en-
immense citwl will visit Tie ctmottry q. Ar
p. Layton.
} A dead mulntto child. .hpt al bl ca horn
alive, was toutd On the steps If Tie cast front
cf tho Capitol this morning.
t gentleman who left iIcCahurg thia morn.
: LOG Informs mo that tho regular Conservative
: tckot, with CantAin Head for Mayor and Ii.
y. Clagctt Tor Recorder at ila hoad, was cit crd
Q yestorGa7.
The cle,k Of the Librarian of Cen2rc.s .Ncd
nj mo treasury d. partment 10 day cEd had a
check fer $500 cashed with which it WAS in
> ,cDded to pay eff tic employee of tho Library.
r iart OF the moucy was 10 hank notes aud part
, IN gold and silver The cMk Iuil The notes
cGcoacd In package Coo side whilo 10 WRAP
( ped up the geld snd silver, attoc which be
transferred tho package Of coin to messenger
. acd picked up what no supposed was tho pick.
esc OF rotts. Alter getting ia street car tho
tlotk cpenod his ptckdgo, and, TO his surprise,
i'und that It Contained nothing but red Office
tape. cong prepafeI 10 siz, 90 as TO resemble
. package Of baak bills or silver ccrtGoates.-
upon discovering that no had been dupcd the
elelk returned to the cash room CT tho Tressury.
hut 20 clue could DO found Ds to who tho thief
Wes. ihc secret service AID other detectives
arc engaged on the case.
Ihc dcuot nDout the nominee Of the Chicago
convention ba7log been almost dispead, tho
uomloatlon 10 be made at CINCINNATI is now bo.
ginning to DO talked about. The atcet runor
10 that MIR. Iildco having become Satisfied that
no cannot be nominated has determined to
throw his llhacrco il behalf of Dir. Randall
, sou tilat tuc latter gentleman NAV now be GEE.
tidercd as ono Of tho leading calculates before
tho convention. BIZ. Bsyard i. personlIy tho
iAVolltc OF most OF tho members OF tho Senate
but some Of them think ho is not tho most
available man as his pronuuced course on fiuan.
csl questions may havo made him Questionable
to tho soft money mep, and his nomination, il
is said. would be opposed by Mcssrs. Vest of
Missouri. and Cock OF Texas. Oh that ground
Among the dark horses, ono who stands GOOD
chance. is Mr.. Randolph, who conos from tho
section where tho fight is to b. made, whose
personal and official character s above cpresc Oh,
aCd whose advocacy Of sound money has 10.
b,en OF such an aggressive sort ss to provoke O
desire to rotaliate by tho orpoucpts of that
measure.
Slck AND DEAD.-John II. Inhmy,r,
prominent citizen and VOL krowu mrrcha,t ri