Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-11-26
FROM WASHINGTON
Special Correspondence Of tie Aleuo. Gazette

Of the democrats at the next SESSION CT congress
to the passage of bills c,ntaiti1g appropriations
for the payment of deputy narshas and super
v.sors Ct elections. The appointment and the
servics Of such officers was all wrong, to be
sure, but as the men did the wsrk required Of
them, it is thought that the best way to get
rid Of them is to pay them. aud b. thankful to
be well rid Of such grievance.
The proposition of tho negroes Of No| York
for cabioet position for ooe of their race. while
not favorab'y leosved by tho republicans. l5
very acceptable to macy democrats here, who
think that az Garfeld's elscion was dus solely
to the negro vote, and as the negro rec, has 90
representative 10 either branch OF Ooneref5, the
least, fair aud just recoppense the radicals can
offer them is to give negro plaza IN the
cabinet. By this means, too, the radicals will
show that they arc 10 fact as we'll as 10 name,
in favor of the equality Of the negro.
| People here say that il the authorities OF Al
| exandria county were little more vlgi!aut the
robberies of Strangers at Arlington would not
| be 80 frequent.
Major Bayly is the defeated republican cam
didsto for Congress from tho 8!h district 10
Virginia, and, according to all lay and prtc'-
dent, both 10 this country end Great Britaio.
can not possibly hopo TO have the seat sRarded
him 10 the contest he is to make tor 1t before
| the next House tf Representatives, but, for oil
| this, bis influence. or that of his friends, is
| sufficient With the present administration to 10
| ducs great anxiety and conosrn smoog the
Federal cfhceholders 10 bis district who
| refused to support him during his re.
can't campaign. All of the latter, even
the holders of tho small postoaices. fear
| that they will b removed, ard delegations
| of them almost daily visit the White House snd
| departments here to STOW cause Why they
| should not be deprsed, and TO make statements
| about tie personal and political character Of
| the man they think, sbd who. doubtless, is
trying to get their places for bis friends aud cup
! pcrtels. A delegation from Alex .ndria, among
| of thst pori; j. s. Fowler, deputy clerk of the
U. s. District Cour; Judge Wiiloushby and
A. w. Armstrong, waited upon Commissioner
Raun to day 10 protest against the coute pla-
tee removal of Captain 4. Z. Beatty, deputy
collector Ct Internal revenue, who was 40 open
aud avcwed opponent of Msior Ba5y. Judge
Wilouybty was spokesman on the occasion.
The delegation received no satisfactory assur.
aucos.
10 Gay is very q1itt here. m ost of Tho people
10 The city having ss yet DOT gotten over the Ell
fec!s of Thanksgiving Day. Snow is falliog
rapidly, and ss the temperature is low every
thing. 10 even the most freqleDed streets, has
white c3vering.
Though General Mahone's credentials as
y. 8. Senator have not yet reached him, CO
December IS. 1879. almost year ago, and the
day after bis election, through frisId. be
spoke for the seat occupied BY Mr.. Ccckerille.
of Missouri, which is on the democratic side OF
the Senate. ard the fourth from the main aisle
10 the front row. As it is understood, boW5ver,
that Mr.. Cockerille will DO reeeo.ed, the
General will cot get this seat, ard will bave to
tske bis chances on the outer row. Senator
Vance has spoken for the seat now occupied BY
Ssoator Johnston, who, az previously stated 10
this correspondence, will have the seat now
occupied BY Senator Mcdonald, Of Ioiians.
Well informed and Intelligent business men,
who have Just returned from Nov Y erk. say that
the ircrt ased business promised as the result OF
Gal6eld's election hes not yet taken place. end
that With the exception Of an Uncertain boom
10 some stocks, and small advance 10 few
standards, which locks as though peopls were
putting their money 10 safe Investments AID
Withdrawing it from active business there hss
bscp no Increase at all but rather the reverse,
and that business men are By no means 90 bcuy.
ant and sapsuiD, ss they we're tetore the cleo.
lion.
This weeks purchases CT silver bullion for
o2iua0e q. the Paiaatli hia, San Frarc 500 ard
NV Olears miats amounted to 236 600 ounces
Of re 6ped silver. The coinoee of the standard
.i,vsr dollars S.: proceeds, aud notwithstanding
the x ,ggera,cd reports OF tho demand TOR 1t.
the vaults the Treasury arc being checked
up with it, fer it is re'urce! a!ncs: IS soon ss
i.s1:d
Senator Grcver, OF Orcqon, arrived here last
nie BIT and seems 10 be perfectly we'll. He ssye,
bogcvcr. that DO is indisposed ard that if he
ICe!s 20 better during ths Tiotcr than be docs
noa he will bs unable to do any work at the
approaching session of Congress. 1t will be re
membcred that both the mental and physical
cndnioo Of this Senator have inspired the rsdi
Gals with hopes that he would be unable to De
present at the reorgs5 z,tion ol the Senate ptxt
March.
A c,Iored #onsn namcd j. V. Jackson WAS
appointed t, dsy the successor Of Kate Dodsop,
also colored, srd from Alexandra, as the wait
Jog woman 10 the ladies' retiring room of the
Senate.
Mary Venstta, the old pie woman, who fer
mary years has bad stand 10 the corridor Of
the Scns'e chamber. near the entrance TO tho
Secre,ary's Office, died last night from o cold
she took at the Baltimore scsqui centennial:
Mary had witnessed tue rise, progress aud fall
of mary Senator. Ather slsnd Mr.. MoCreary,
10 ono of his cccasiorsl f:s Of libersli'y, has
treated youthful friend to 8 SILK of caody, and
there The ponderous Judge Davis has esten
many slice of pie and drank many glass of
milk She was the friend of most of the demo.
cratic Senators. while the republicans had little
or nothing 10 do with her. With the pages she
W IS sn especial fsvotite.
STATE OFFICERS BEFORE TIE U. g. COURT.
Ia tho United States Court 10 Richmond
yesterday, Judge R. W. Hughes presiding, the
case of David II. Kindred. Justice of the psacs
of Southampton county, who was Indicted with
w. H. Pond for intimida.ipg witness aud oh.
strrc:ipg the administration of i1ssics in the
United States Court by conVio.iog and punish
isbiog United States witness. was taken up.
10 this case he defendant filed plea deny
Jog the jurisdiction of court of the United !
States upon The ground that the act alleged in
the Indictment was done by the defendant as q
Justice of the peace within the limits of bis |