Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-03-04

,S;,ct!.t Correspondence y lie AIa"2. tia-sste.
:yAsuIsuTcy, D. O., Mach /. 1881.
There arc two stories njat 10 day with lc.
gard to tic lales. S, material iclndal-orc to
the effect that MIR. Hill is to prosecute Mrs.
lockwood to tie ia extent Of TIC la~. and
will counence it BY mGvlrg 10 have her dis
barred from rraot!cbg ia tho courts here Tor
compcity 10 IN attempt at ll4ckmail; AMI tie
other that hlr. Hill having psid Mrs. Raymond,
The comI l.i1aut, 500 to publish . lub!ic dc"
uial CT the charge, and that lady having failed
to pay Mrs. Lockwood the fec she lad PROM
iscd her, tho latter bad Instituted proceedings
to cJllCct it..
Senator Bayard has gcno home to afford the
funeral OF his law partner, and will Lot return
until next Monday.
Mr.. Bsalo again 10 Gay, as yesterday, failed
to ca ca tho Sneakers eye to Introduce his bill
fer including West Point within The Richmond
customs district. lie has s :creihIy Sherman's
supp or; for his bill, but, owing 10 the impossl
bIl!y OF obtaining tho recognition oil Nlr. Ran
dali, that support IL OF little avail Mr. Sher-
man is vtry oblleing TO Nilglnlars nov. and docs
oil in hla over TO crafty them in order TO ia
ucnGn Tho delegates to s!u Chicago GonvoutIdn
from that Stale.
Tho tight s,sion ii The House that was 10
have been held last Eight was pnaipnuGd, in
GOES Qu.rnr OF tho euloeies on tho lnta Sctator
tlcuaLon, bat will be held to night.
The House District Committcc, at thtir Ii OF
iug his morLlnr, had the subject OF tho rc-
clamaton IF tho flats in the Potomac, oil
Wa,hngtop. again undcr consideration. The
a ii, j
tn. nothing definite Was determined npon.
Wen informed engineer. say that the cheapest
rsai, ii, III st pciua:icnt and BEST plan Is
the ore for cbIcrnIiar the Washington channel
altogether, O0nlibins tho water to tho Virginia
channel, md filing up all tho fp2c, between
that channcl anl tho " a.hlnrton Whn1va,
Thc llLu,c Committee on Ways md Means
agreed tins m0Iting ta rcmova the duty On
blchromatc OF Potash. nc House Commit C
nn Commerce heard an Argument in favor al
| the addition Of compulsory piIOtagc.
At tho mrcilDg OF the SeCao Committee on
Commerce tia morrue tho consideration OF
| the appointment Of i. Upton az eol c.or OF
cuatona at Tarpatann' OK was postponed in
| CONSEQUENCES OF Tho Reception 0i letters from
| That Gs!rlc, bCmlnc testimony to his uhIinrss
| for tho pOsiGoa Tho cJnsitr ration nl tho ep-
pGintmcH' OF j. Il. Mitchell nv cnIlcnt0r { the
| port oi orktOwn WAS II icrrol to the chairman,
| senator Gordon, who will crquiro nf the Eir.
| < mia senator's ~ ~ the rharic er ui TIN Oh
| pcintor.
10 the Senate to day Mr.. Harris Introduce Il
\ bill which meets tho approval & rinC-lcnths
| Ct the reputable C.tZ,Ea of tho distr'c'. 1t is
| to mako tho crime OF rapo punishable by death.
Tho POstofllco Committee Of tho Senate to-
| Jay agreed TO nrt favoraby bill for Ovid
| ing tho employees Of tho government in the
railway postal service into five clasfcs, ihcsa in
| cach class To DO paid resp, G;iv,lg $500 5000,
$1,000. $1,000 ard $l4O0 lhn law to 20 into tf,
| feet next July.
+. W. hyrcs. ono Of tho door Ltcncrs Of the
Senate, and Il. T.. Storey. MESSENGER, were
removed yesterday. and tho place oil The former,
who WAS removed fer publicly donouncipg
Senator Ingalls,, IVES given 10 ID. II. Shields.
The public amour comCat CT Mr.. Iildcn that
he will DO n candidate before tho Cincinnati
Convention is tho occasion Of much unoasnoss
! among the democracy hero, who, knowing that
his nomination will be equivalent to defeat, arc
yet fully aware Of tho potency Of tho il huenccs
| at his command iOr securing that nomination.
AS tho question Of tho cocstiutionaliiy OF
| the present extended session of tho Virginia
Legislature has been raised 10 Richmond. il
may be stated that FirgiDiaus now hcfr, who
arc acknowledged to DO profound constitutional
lawyers havo 20 hcsitarcy in expressing their
opinion that tho present session can last until
December. 1851. il the mcmbcra choose TO Ait
| until that time Without pay.