Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-03-20
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Special Correspondence Of the Alera. Gazette.
WASHINGTON. D. c., March 20. 1880.
Your correspondent saw the gentleman to.
day who received the letter from Col. Mosby.
an extract from which was published in this
correspondence, yesterday, AID read tho whole
letter. The context of lho extract referred to
shows that the Colonel did not accuse Secretary
EVarts Of any completely with or knowledge of
the crooked TRANSACTIONS of Seward, but states
that tho latter had been successful 10 conceal
ing his ctookedness from the Secretary until o
private note from him (MosbY) to MIR. Evarts
had brought the matter to Lisimmodiato atteD-
ton. The gentleman who received the letter
says that as soon as The Secretary became aware
of the real facts ia Stewards case ho removed
him.
According to tho provisions Of the bill for the
Yorktown monument, recently passed by the
Senate, and which was before Cor gress long
| before the adjournment of tho Virginia Lsgis
lature, not one dollar oil the appropriation OF
$3.50 600 can be expended until Virginia shall
have oeded to the U1ited States site for that
! monument. This IVES wei known to the read
iuS,iug majority Of tho Legislature, end yet
| they az journcd without making tbs required
c;ss 90, under the impression that lie necessity
for 1t would DO another reason they could urge
| Tor az cZue session Ct the Legislature, Ivy which
eaoh Ct them would be enabled to draw $50
more out OF the depleted treasury OF the State.
THIS reason, however, /; il hoped. will be re"
moved by All amendment Of tho bill ref rrcd to,
by winch tie nGrun1cnt can be cr,ccd prcvl-
eds tV 40 State oesslon oI tho !0t u ground
upon winch ii Is 20 stand. ilIe more that IS
discovered ab@G: .l3 tue !n:aa:dDcsa Of the re
aGIastcrs ho more dc their Cyil desieLs up0u
| tho StHto become apparent. Unfortunately all
OF lhGn caGnU. UO as readily cnuD rrac d al lie
Cnt Il! ques'ioI.
TIE House EOln.ailte on Wr;vilis, Cpinasc
aud Rc : ares h,d :, c,ciarv Shrrraan before
':cri i!is io"in'uF avt yn,ri2"d him at icn,ih
VIE T. i2:cIcc IL tho yein'Iors existing bn,wcga
The lG'asuiy and liz. n Y. Clearing llou.e.
'hr Hons" tn:NGtlttG; rU iudi.r 4 Il ,irj iut
Giict Oarng he"ln b fire thcsl Shi- ynGrniae aad
! are cuGOavnri, Z to & ucudU nc rXayGiunrion tG-
day, 81 as 10 Let lin aud ii suite return Ga
lI1s PIno" aud sgc whether or LOT he can ia-
due he UtcS to tclypi the terms OF settlement
PROMO cd ty the gavcrolncn.
The House ComMcic; Ccmmetgo were On
| gagged TO day IN peri c;Iug tho river and hsrbor
bill. Tho rub committee for fixing tho appro
prlatlons have conf ctcd their work. The
| amounts appropriated for Virginia arc. 10 some
| OF the tcw appropriations made for the improve
| ment OF tho streams 10 that STATE, loss lhsn
| they were in the last bill.
There was no session of tho Senate to day, that
body having c. journed yesterday until Monday
| The House was engaged solely with tho bill
| Tor rounding the public debt to fall duo next
80 called independent member from Georgia,
avalllog himself Of the apportunitDg TO make
| long speech to Al almost empty house up0n
the superior advantages of silver currcrc7 aud
| tho advls ,blity of paying tho debt in silver
dollars instead It rctundlng 1t IN interest bar.
ing bonds.
| The House Committee on the lntcr- ocean:o
Caoal mot again this morning and determined
| TO report tho Monroe doctrine resolutions before
them to tho House, and press their adOp
tlon ct tho Garlic possible moment under the
c.ll OF tho previous question. This is another
piece of the foolIshncs for which The dome Gratis
OF this Congress have rendered themselves no..
torlous. MIR. Jefferson, nearly c,ntury ago,
said that the u. 8. would eventually absorb
all this continent. and it is not requisite that
man should DO Very Wso to know that his
prophecy will como true, but it will bo
timo enough for this couatry to bo
assuming control over tho territory of
| Central America when it shall have 10
tual possession Of that country. If tho demo
Gratis 10 Congress would oply 90 to work and
transact tho reel and true business Of tho ooun.
try before them, aud let alorc such fancy jots
as legislation for foreign countries they would to
| some extent at least remove the bad impression
that exists regarding them not only among their
| political opponents, but among many of their
political friends
Mr.. Duneap, ono CT tho lcssoos of tho AIey-
andris Canal. 10 o conversation with your CIR
| respondent this morning, said that tho lessees
intended to tako no futther steps with regard
to the bill now before Congress for FREQ bridge
across tho Potomac. IF the bill passed, well
and good; If it failed, it would be tho same. If
il did pass, however, tho Secretary of War
would not purchase tho Aqueduct bridge unless
he could obtain perfect title. and that would
have to be determined by tho Attorney General.
| He (Dungan) thought that The lessoes could
give him good title for ninety ninc years, aud
that ty tho expiration Of that tine, if a
now bridge was wiuted, tho king or
emperor could build one without any title.
lie says tho rec ipis from boat tolls gro
not sufficient TO keep tho canal 10 order,
aad that should tic passenger tolls be
stopped, as they 8Ould be hy 4 FREQ bridge u
short distarco of. he doeaI't know where the
money would como from to keep up tho nccos
sary repairs to tho aquaduct. lie also says
! that the reason tho Alexandria Canal Company
is opposed to the bill is lis desire to obtain
portion Of tho proceeds of tic proposed sac.
| b1t that when tho lcsSecs asreo TO divide it u i'll
be when, 10 use his own words "ihc devil grows
| bind" To also says that but for the late bad
! weather the canal would have been in naviga
| bio order by this time. and that with favorable
/ weather from now until BE- ;ai Of april, it
| will be ready by that time
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WASHINGTON. hiarch % 1890
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