Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-03-20
gazing back over the bi7ouao Of the boys who
lUsTA, January 2. 1880.
The Washington Scandals.

w fhio' Soiis'iapSy auOut tue alleReu CIuclIy
towards her by bis father was bach Of silly
nonsense, and was given out for the purpose of
letting herself down easy. lie said that at
torueys were instructed two months ago to pre-.
pare the application for divorce, which his ia.
Their would tign upon bis arrival here. Ho says
all the evidence bad been collected; that there
could be 20 hesitation on the part of the Court
to direct tho divorce upon the presentation of
the application, the evidence being all orc
way and against Mrr. Christiancy. Flo says
that his father was informed, even, while he
was 10 the Senate, that she was on terms too
familiar with lawyer or claim agent of Mobile,
Alabama, and that be had often seen them out
riding together.
Onc OF the many stories 10 circulation 10 cou-
ntc.ion with this scandals is that Mrs. Chris
tlancy. who is but little over ouo.third of the
age CT her husband, married him for the Dur
pose OF getliog his money upon bis death,
which she supposed would soon take plac.,
and that shs Was very much surprised upon
sscertsining that he had made over all bis
property to his daughter and sons Ho fixed
it so, however, that ~ case IT Lis death his
widow could receive $4,000 of tho $50, 600 in.
suraucc Oh his life. la regard to the statement
made by Mra. Christiauoy of the bargain be-
tween her husband and Mr.. Utsudler, whereby
tho former resigned his seat III The Senate with
tho understanding thai f;Ieigl mission would
DC PLACID at his disposal. it is generally oonsid
cred around the Capitol as being based on sub
staptial foundation. Ii was no secret that the
lctc Senator Chandler was very much annoyed
when he failed to be 70 elected to tho Senate,
and TINT his most cherished ambition was to get
back to tho place lie had filled 80 long. 1t is
bG'lGrcd that the main reason for his making
no with Mr. Hayes was duo 10 this ambition.
Dir. Gins lsLcy Was sounded as 10 the induce
nichtS necessary 10 s-cnre his resignation, aud
the idea "i tJrtlGI mission struck him llun-
sautly. Ii was then that MIR. Chandler, who
had declared he would ntvtr enter Tho White
HOUSE Whllc Hayes was 10 il, relented. Lie
wad0 several calls on the President, established
friendly personal cations. aud tho result was
that lie WAS able 10 p!ac, three of the second
class missions at the disposal of Mr.. Christiaucy
for bis selection. Nj. Chrs;ianoy seize ed the
mission of Lima. Rot only on account of the
salnbricus climate, but because it paid better.
J,sso Raymond continues to glvo troubn to
Senator Hill. Yesterday afternoon she called
at Mr. llIll s residence, and asked 10 SEQ him.
She was told that tho Senator was not in, aud
that 1t was not knoWo whom 10 would returu.
Miss Raymond, who had her child with hor,
said She would wait until no returned; that she
needed money very much, aud that sho had
spent tho $50 he sont her last week and would
starve unless he carried out his promise and
paid her tho money agreed upon when sho
s'gned tic card denying that he had ruined her
oud was tho father Of hor child. Mr.. Hills son
camo TO tho door and ordered hor off, saying
that his father did not intend to give her any
money. She then appealed 10 Mr.. Hill TO do
something towards her support; that he had
promised her relief as the ngent Of bis father.
Finally. when 1t was found that she would not 20
away, police offers kearuey aud Mills were
sent Tor. by tho timo they arrived Miss Ray.
mond was ylug loudly and bitterly. complain.
Ing OF tho treatment that she had received. Tho
police officers told her that they could do moth.
log 10 the premises but put her away as thoy
had boon requested, and that if sho returned
thoro again and acted in any manner disorderly
they would DO forced to arrest her. She then
lett. 10 short time afterward Senator Hill
drove up TO bis house in his carriage. Miss
Raymond told tho officers that she would be nut
cut OF her room where sho was stopping uniess
she could raise money By to day.
Undeveloped Resources OF Virginia.
Pref. Thomas Egoston gsvo an interesting
lecture, relating to tho iron aud coal resources
OF Virgins, before tho Now York Academy of
sclonocs last evening. Professor Eglc ston first
referred TO map Of Virginia aud West Vir.
elui', showing the topography of that ro-
markabso mineral district. Virginia, he said,
was es,ottlally an iron producing district, and
West virginia possessed Unlimited coal re.
soulc?s. lie should oonGno himself principally
to the iron district. This district was ciroum-
scrlbed by the AllegaDians on the cast aud the
Blue Kldge Mountains on the west. The
Bue Ridge died out 10 North Carolina, and
inc Alleganles died out before they reached
North Caroline. This gave series of ores, "a.
matkablo 10 themselves. beginning on the east,
lear the Potsdsm district, and running through
tho entire breadth OF the couutry. These ores,
though new, were IS distinct aud certain az
any no bad over knowo. There was no diff
Guilty 10 making out, even from the top of
stage coach, tho geological formation of the
country. Specuiar ores wcre found there that
nlight have come from Lake Superior. 90 rioh
were they IN minerals. The mounains in tho
central district wero ranged 10 echelop for loo
mllss, from Stanton to Clif!oo. These noun
SNSNoepSo thlCo VI lUuS, AQU coca
sionaliy II times, Usually they did not ouIccop
SO Sc, often, and gave continuous bed of iron.
These iron fields had not been very LARGELY de-.
velopod, from tho fact that transportation was
expensive and difficult and fuel scarce. Even
at the location of iron deposits entirely free
from titaoium, SO dependent were they upon
chalco bal for smelling purposes, ard uoon tho
uncertain and expensive methods Of trans.
portatinn. that they had net been devtlop:d,
and Old not produces any adequate supply
tor the market. Tho time must como,
hew'v:r, wlen these mines would be
opcacd, and then it would be found that there
vas existing 10 them series Of ores disclosing
Al iron district not second to acy 10 tho United
States. Prof. Esleston said be had anslyzed
over SO specimens Of different Glasses Of ores
which had come from these districts between
Stauatca aud the James River. He bad srund
Ia tie eu'oroppiug ores, in the greasy limnites
from to 10 per ceut. Of phosphorus In
the Ctter ores tho pcIc2ntags Was generally
ljWer than five tenlhs, and sometimes they went
down as low as thrso-teuths aud one.tenth Of
Der cent of limnitel The aitp.i;on &C a. =.