Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-26
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" HSHi-NuAcrS, II. -, AIrl 70 lSoU.
1hc on'y "l;ness examined ty The Senate
TX 'dus COMMITTEE this morning was o very
geoteei aud resrtccd coIored planter from
Mississippi, uamed Stubl,6.li.
lie tc>i6e1 Tia, he was a r,rrbIcan,
Out Was cot made 81 by auy harsh treat
mcnt ne had C iv d 1t the baods of the lou b
ern pecrl that tho ncgIo clul | We easier and
better IN the Sub t5aa anywhere c..s that
there 'her1 were 90 more attempts by viii C
employs 10 the Sou to iLfu noe vot' III an
thcrc were 10 the North; thai the ,xodus bad
oeen IN iuc ID AID coniiauet b. the c'eduItty Of
TIC negroes, aGd that the uhci reason Why
more o the Geero, ) did not prosper in the
Sou!h than 20 was their liz uesj, der
Da,lt CT Rratltlog their desires at whatever
COST pr0slded they Cin IaIse The uea.s and
their g,norsl uuthlir,iness.
equator JohDston, who tp q. Satu,day and
Sunday 10 Richmond wi his Aisnds and
relatives. rotuIntd 10 day. and wss 10 his s,a.,
as usual His | tea about affairs 10 his State
are That the reacJustcrs, DetWilhstat III 10 thu
ac'lcn OF the Stauuton C )nven.ion, will tr; serve
their orgaplza Ion. and that at tho present lime
at least, they contemplate runDioe THAR IA.
nous u5picdged electoral ticket. lie. how,vnr
and most OF those be talked With 10 r edmond
ara pleased with tho result of tho Stanton
convention, and thick tia, while the result of
that Convention may do the conservatives some
good, 1t ciu not possibly d. them auy harm.
!&o republican, congressman, Mess. Dick
and B'yne, from Penlsy lVauia who have i1at r.,
turncd from visit to their homes, ard ono of
"hom came back 90 the ssmo train with Soma
Tor Logan, Hho HIS just returned from a hin
TO iilool5. say that the result Of the county "a
publican Conventions 10 that Sac last we, I
show that General Grant osnno. carry IIlinui,
and const quertiy that he olunot carry the ma
tlonal republican c)nvco;i)n This i, what the
pennsylVanlsns, net what Senator Logan, ssij.
ior bis olluloLs on tho SUI )ot are not man
toned, nod th,lr hopes may possibly bo fa,ho,s
TO their thoughts.
The sub committee Of tho Ways and Mesps
Committee oil the House is still hard ut vork
On what is called bill for rcrclua tariff, AID.
1t ls said, will be ready 10 report to tho whole
committee to morrow or Thursday, bat whether
they will or not mo fellow cln fiod out" II
10 SAID to day that enc measure they recon-
mend Is the reduction Of the tariff On steo rails
from $2S to S22.4O per ton. Most people.
however, have bectme disguised with this o,m
III tee, snd Toxic little Interest ia i.R sc;ion.
! be condition OF Senator Grover, OF Oregon,
who Is sti sick 10 Wilmington, d., ro,vith.
sssndog the reports CT the improvement. Of his
health; il the subject Of much salicituds. nor
only to his personal frients, but bis psr,v a,
large; Tor there IS republican legislature in
Oiegoo now, and should ho Gle his na:, vii
be Supplied By member OF thst political Isi;b
lie EtaotiOrs CoTuit!ce Of The House cam.
nc1oed this 1nor1iDs The Consideration Of Tho
hopmor- Lrrins clutes'ed eltciou c.s,, Gan
Is l.. Bn'!cr trp,sr&3 rs Counsel for tho c,n.
tes'att, BIlrt2n, gJeenGacker, while DR. I,ar
lrsS lnlcres's warc locked ai:,r IS c;-,in Of
~ o. th" Same uarar, PR mueut lawyer from
h''i"n. Geo. Batter wh;n mere vii rlso en-
pei sa Gu sal 10 ,ha oaso II tho " d =. Oj or
agsits: NJ. SlGon Csmrroo. The General has
sged c)Gsltcrahy sLcj 10 vss last here. and
uncss the Massachusetts, people hurry no ard
Cleo! him HGvernor IL IS siparert 10 aII that
they will be too late.
Among the bills introduced in tho Houso n.
day was one By Mr. G ia fer the relief uf.;I.
y :benarc and Chesapeake Cepsl r,uranv.
also one ~ Mr.. He;'n:ood for me relief Il the
ii aseTs, s.. J,hn, Of Iii. St..,.
Mira. larry t'a;c Crn w.- g. IA; ann,,,cd
nn.i";maSt"r :: Hsr! *'i!c. i'.n,. Gyyrsec,e,
"a e!"c ~ - I.iaS, rfEy:,ei
lac ScnHi" C"riut:yJ Gn to District of
to!um ia a2rAsd it.s morning to rep,r, . soL.
s''u;c ior The city rair" dy oi till. IL provides
i1f the rcEoVsi q hAit iis faiI!osd d.ncts
Hum !hel- nfraan' ''CS Ia o hers i;ora remote
i''n' s''c iHi"siY soItc! DA;.ca OF tbs civ. bnt
~ 4 - ny ;,E"s's:"u iyr ucnn 81 :hrta,
Mr. NH"'.y, f hscomso c-u1iy, Va. is 10
H. 81 y II. Tcrccrs that WS:i. 90 loiiv,c,r.
VS. n's"; es;rr h;&cour:y IL r., ,fsIirc,.
n n'@;;crS RIA .s :, y o S.a:. sfls:gs. az far
s. 'r"i'"ai :'"'',.rs .y' r'"o raci there Ar, m.
'er CONSERVATIVE r.#Ci :,tris here Who Will rct
Supl.:'t tHG CoA!iao II ia: Ctrciora.i ticket
la Tbs c1Hn"o;ion i, nay h. Ct lntcr.s. 70 IN.
msn1 frsdr,s Ut thn G.zs!to il Loujru,
Co. W here Mr. K. ". n Nawlard now or mil
Il c1Giiy,s eek 10 enc Of the Dos mcn, cfFn.s"
81 f'chm bud. Is we'll 1oSu, lh,t hat rco,Ieman
II" l. Ir1hr urcc j READ laser 10 couyaIs:ljon
~!'t "n "eqnaln'nt 10 that civ, sinos tbn
Sfaun'on uVeproI Ua, held sid al the read,
Iu'irra have n't rl:r n that State, snd tha,
they arc gnlig Il nsln:aia ,hair nrsapiz,tio1
AID support no msu tAr any office State or ma
tlonal who ia rot with them
Inc democrats had another charcs offarad
them 10 The S:rltr To dag, bar IS u.ua! ta,tud to
reap lis atV-n:as's When MIR. Max,y's bill
l1r fetr'n2 uop'c m ?iS,lar:d oE:C ~ IF the
aiuy "Fs Id n,llerEtiar, Nj Allison, re-
pubIc'n iram Iowa. offered 90 amendment
directing tho Pr s,icnt 10 appoint Two ptgto
oadc's 10 West Point annually. Ius.ead OF
Immediately demaodirg au sys and nay vote
apon tho amenduca and voting for i. t, a man
ps they should have done, Mr.. Msxey, first
raises point Of order and hlr. Salisbury makes
a spstch sga'uso it, aud, with rsnerka-
ole iadsorctioa, even frr demccralic senator,
gives as one Of is chico :us the cruelty The
bill would itdct upon tho negroes by subject
ing them 10 The treatment they would neops-
s,ri'y receive at West poiot. Ofoourse the
radicals ale Opposed to it. Mr.. nsmln has
alrta iy hoped il will be Wi hdraEo. AID Mess s
Plumb and Teller have Just apuouucei tsst
they wiil oppose it, WHIST tie result will te
cannot be told at this mopcbt, but why demo
erals, esnec'al'y those from the South, should
Oppose it is more than mortal man CAD tell.