Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-02
R1O.H stI.assysSG T<J.y.
Special Correspondence Of the Alera. Gazette
WASHINGTON, D. g., June >, 1889.

s., $50 0C0 .! the bonds Ct that cJmpaDy 10 New
York. fur lir4c caii:;l:st cf tbtt city hsvipg
cortrlotcl 10 dispose Of t3em. With the pre-
c,eGs thereof tho conjunction CT The road will be
com net cd at au cary day, at lols! % tho
upper sccioLs Of the read, that on tie lower
section being delayed until the location Of the
FREQ bridge crcss the Potomac, at Georgetown,
is finally settled. With reference to this bridge
it may be stated that there is o fight 10 the
Senate between Nj. Rollirs and Mr.. Wnhers
the former, Us has heretofore htcn stated 10 this
correspondence, bel9g engaged IN 20 attempt
to prevent the construction Ut a rev bridge, and
the latter beicg tqlally intcDt upon haviog o
Low bridge if toe Old ooc caonot b, obtaiued 90
better terms than tho less!es Ecem wiling to
make. Mr.. Rollins proposes 10 effect lis pur-
pose By an amendment to he sundiy evil bill,
providing for tho purchase OF The present
sq1eGuc. bridge, bsc.usc to build a new
| one. TO says, will be to destroy the value
OF the properly oil tho ess.cs eff tho bridge,
who, when they madc thtir lease, had DO
| idea that pew bridge would ever BE- built
there; while Mr.. Wthers is ding oil be can 10
| have the bill fer free bridge that has already
| passed tho House. 20 through the Senate. This
| last bill is On the clleudsr Ct tho Senate and
Nll! be called up as soon as possible. Ii IS
more than probable, however, that The RoIliOs
TN andmcnt to tic slndry civil bill will be &C cd
on first. From present appearances it looks IS
though that amendment will BIO defeated, and
that the House bill will be passed. if it ON DO
ret chcd before tho end of the session.
The II for the Yorktown monument and
celebration has now passed 10th houses ard
oD'y awaits tho &C ion Of MIR. Hayes to become
law. This it will rtc:Ve, So the monument
will br cr,c!cd aud the celebration be held.
| ! lie effort made in the Senate 10 have tho ap
preparation for tho o. lrbralion stricken out was
deics'c1, and the bill was so changed b iura it
| left tho House as 10 mako the i0rmEl crs,Lt
OF Virginia 10 the celebration entirely unn' C s.
| sary.
TIE Til IroGit Ing for tho oauc lui,n Ct TX
| port tobacco bonds at tho port Of shipment,
| which has pissed tho Senate, is in the hands Of
MIR. Carlisle, Of tho House, who says ho thinks
no Gan Get it through this session, lato as it IL.
| This will be ti Rr5at advantage TO tho Virginia
| exporters. who, by rrason OF TIC existing law,
ARC almost shut cut from tho fingllsh a.ket.
| Tho moyo for the a. o'iii0n Of tho export duty
| on tobacco. as il would niT,ct tho r,v.nnc Of
| tho oCuctry. will have 10 take form 10 tho Wa, :
ard Means Committee Of tho House, and it Is
now too lato ltr anything tn TO done With it
his stsslOc.
| The confederation Of tho river ind hnrbor bill
vas resumed ut au ta.l9 hour to DAY. The
| amendments TO it already have Increased the
! a. preparation TO over uine millions Of dollars.
nearly five miors moro than tho estimates Of
tho War Dersrtmcn'. Tho Increase is moering
with the opposition Ct sch mtn as McSsls.
Herman and Beck, tho former gGirg SO far Is
90 ssv that be v vote against tic whole bill.
md lhc latter, that Ivy passing il tho demo eats
will make patty oaIital i1r Tho republican,
Tho House TO day resumed tho consideration
OF the deficiency bill. The silver mon availod
ihcms' lvts Ct tho opportunity tho III afforded
ct making quito DEMONSTRATION, but they W re
baateD II every pol6t, QUO CT whioh, namely,
that providing that memb;rs OF Congress shall
receive thor hay 10 STANDARD silver drllars, net
bsing very strongly defended.
Tho DlIiilc: Comm; ssionrrl er1 expected to
PR mt their report to Tho House Committee
on he District of Columlil to morrow on tho
sui ct Ct tho reclamation Ct the illts in the
ha,bor Of Washington. 1t is supposed that they
will recommend the adoption OF the bill pro-
| vldipg ior tho appointment Of o commission to
ccnldcr all tho paus that have teo1 proposed
and 10 Fe'Cc. the o1o that seems TO them the
mes. advisable.
Nothing OF inDtr.:Gco has been received
from Chicago up 10 this hour, - n. N. The
Grant Een arc still confident, aad bis opp0ucuts
molc hopeful than they were yesterday. Should
he Ge defeated The talk here i! that EGmutd.
viii 30 tho maa and that Blaine never will be
tho ronincc. Mr. Sherman, ia cypvcrsalop
with friend yesterday afternoon, expressed
himself IS perfectly satisfied With TIC course
aitars we're taking. Mr.. Hayes seyS tho suusb
Die Is not like that at the Charleston convention,
which disrupted tho democratic party, because
20 principle but only personal preferences are
involved 10 IL, eod that as soon as the nomiua.
ton is made, 20 matter who may receive il,
perfect harmony and accord will be restored.
Mr.. Ferry. whose recent amorous fl air ia no.;
talked about pretty generally, is M elder ia the
Presbyterian Church. The family whose name
he has thus brought into unenviab,e notorety
at least tho memo ers oft who were hero consisted
OF the husband, handsome W.T., and a baauti.
tul daughter. They were stopping at we'll
known and popular hotel, 10 the parlors of
which the two ladies Wereg great attractions every
evening until tho aiflir occurred, when the
whole family suddenly took their departure tor
their home in Now York. The husband was
colonel in the federal army during The civil war.
This affair has started Conkling and Ferry
boom, as viro ticket. in opposition 10 womsn
suffrage
The trottirg 1ac at The National Fair
qaebco Of lhe utfavorabio appoaranc, of ito
weather. They will come eff 10 morrow and
mex! day, should tic weather BIO fair.
WHO IS GENTLEMAN "A gentleman is
person 20! merely scquainted With Certain forms
OF etiquette Of life, easy AID self possessed 10
stciety, ablo 10 sp,sk ADD 60. and move 10 tho
world Without aWkardoess. end free from habits
which arc vulgar and 10 bad taste. A gentle
man ls something beyond tbi; that which lies
at the root Of ivory christian piriua. |, is
Thoughtful desire OF doing 10 every Instance what
he wishes others should do nuto him. IIo is
CONSTANTLY thinking not iodacd how he may
give pleasure to otncrs fer the nero sense OF
pleasing. tnt how ho may avoid hurting their
feelings. When no is in stcietg be ssrupul-
ouslY asc,rtalns the position arl relation of
every ono with whom he comes 10 contac. that
he msy give to each lis duo hontr, bis proper
position. lie studies how no may avoid touch
LOG 10 oonvcrsaliou To any sui C. which may
needlessy hurt their .celings-how he may alb |
Staln from aiusions which NAV cal m n die. |