Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-04-08
FROM KiSHiNE7ON,
t5pectcl Correspondence Of tSs AIera. Gesst.

or 10 laT, and several other fiieu!s ard oolutc.
TONS were present ct Rock Creek Cemetery,
Near Georgetown, TO day, and Witnessed the 10.
;ermcot Of Tho lake Jasoah McCoskle. whose re.
mains were placed 10 vaul! last Monday. The
wis Of the deceased is in Dub1, Va, and VAS
toe sick to attend tho funeral.
Eui: growers 10 tee city to Day from below
alexandra report tho cn,rc peach cGd pear
cops Of ;ha: s;ciou G: oouotry ss having been
utterly destroyed by the Geld weather, aui that
the apple cco9 also has bAaa seriously dam sged.
TIE css, CT Few. tir Rinsdcil, which has
occupied the attcGti0D CT me W ssti5 g:oo Pres.
h2t:ry io7 scme Gays nas, was disposed of last
.lshs. Ehca. bg majori'y Of one. ho was al.
lo62t 10 vetain bis churoh. The effort to dis
mi3a him Was nlsce because bis wife is mem
Der Of the Catholic Church.
The action Q; the last House Of Represents
tlves 10 paying every contestant for U sast 10
that body sum vRryicg from three to eight
Ihoua21d dollars, and tho avoTed Intention of
thu Republicans of the ntE. House TO give tho
contested seats TO members Of their cwn party,
have had the natural effso: Of gteG:;y iocress.
lnz tho HuGbs. OF suah s:ss. iacrc arc about
twenty COW, Gnd tho c,y il. sill they come.
Tho lates! one is that CT @. w. Robinson, of
thc 9Th louisiana district. Whi,h is War!od by
Nl1. Alexander Smith.
Mr.. }. l.. Tucker. vino las been spending
MIA time here and ia Baltimore si1oe the ad-
| tournament OF CoGeTcss, left this morning for
bis homo 10 L:xirg:o We.
Nj. Springer. smother memb:r Ct the LIST
! led the prcs2n. Congress, is also here. He is
considerably eissed becaus', a! the recent cleo.
tim 10 Springfield. IIIinois, bis Own town, The
republicans who carried the list election there,
were defeated BY ive hundred m,j,.ily.
Thu Eesr2es Of this city held meeting yot-
teddy and cadois:d the curse OF General Ma
hone.
Am2Dg tie visitors a: tee Capitol 10 day WAS
tue giant OR, noR on exhibition hero. Senatcr
BtcS, WEo is large sod tail man, bu. who only
comss &c hia shoulder. remarked, when be saw
him EoClcg about the almost empty chamber Of
tho oersto. Hes .ho Tsr9 ico8 20 break our
desd lock
Th:ro is long standing dispute between tbs
iGportcEs and the manufacturers OF hoop iron
taSariloE the cuitc!l9 d0tF on suaG rca. Sec
rc;eIy Wiadoul referred tho csso 10 Attorney
General Macy csgt for a deci5loo, bu. it has
| lGg b:ou discovered st The Treasury Yesterday
thai N!f. MacVesGh had orc, been the aitor.
reg toT the importers, and bad prepared argu-
| ncnts sus.1l7i5g 'ow daily, the case vas tax
CO from him cid referred to tho Solci.or Of tho
Treasury.
1t hos been the custom heretofore for tho
members OF tho retiring Congress to rec,7o tho
! Congressional Racord during the short execu-
| two sessions OF The Senate that follow the c,nl-
mctctIi:c1. Of 9 Co1 administration, but tho
p1tS:lt session is becoming S, long that the
GeE ms e be!S, VIC. being the only members Of
Congress, src cut;ltd 10 the Record, are assert.
| log tLelc rights il the case apd demanding that
| !: be saul 10 ;;l4O.
| L. sscms 10 b. conceded b. we'll informed re-
| pubHcsns es Ta as democrats, to day, that the
rtCse2t dea1 ccE Ii The Senate will be- broken
! abol: the nd Ct rsZt weak, if not before, prd
| that, TO-, ~ tuc republic in9, 90. however by
| the dtiGc.ioa CT apy members OF their ciucns,
bu: - the aciioG OF that c1ucus which will sgree
! 20 let til. iu:!-c?5 Ter With th9 SeGata Yss
Convened DC proceeded via, and postpone the
exc 9D OF tho ctEc Is until Ct G: that business
shall hav1 be, attended ~. Tits will of c5urso
| settle lcasf3 Radiabarscr aad Gotham uo,i
mex; D.c2msrr At ica2t, Ter when tho ucminG-
| ti1as ara c2at!rcla!, S2mg morning when the
Se1a:o is c.,tI &c rEiyra quotum will be found
! Ta1.iGG, Cad Size & c 81 urrmsn; viii be the
c1nstqIepca The STAND tho dcmtc:gls have
taken has dOao moro 10 s'rauglhcc their party
Ban ahyiLlcS :aai has occurred 1cT years End
rs Ga s?il>rcl 0t'i Z La;d Tolkcg aGd plaiaiy
! dressed " ITy'sGd farmer gas hesrd 10 say this
| Dospl0g that 30 bad not voted since TiIdcu
| 0Gca:3 G0E2, but n9W ttas be kGeH the
j: {! ca (c :5a.l!Dis had game cuUuxb 10 aud
| rp tc7 t;.e;C ~ ~, he would 20 u again SEE
.icr JctLst2G got another largo mail 10 day
!raul Nrsjuis. De OF the letters is from ex-
| SeEst1r Wlihtrs, wac Eri!ca that ho has not
| soar t1an '7ho does not cIaorso the coursc the
| jtlntc'a's have tak29. O:her letters state hat
! The fG.t il:crs mo live 10 hc ncighborhood Of
inc Hrlia's thereof express themselves as great.
~ surprised at General hishoDe's course, and
hat 'h"y will f. low him 20 logger.
". s. ]. Nc's,1, Taa to dsy appointed pos:.
master g; Gicn)!a, Sr9tt s5l7au!a c:unty, Va :,
| wee J. Il. nsfI;s. Tcs;gacG.
lc$srs. ". l.. Ptop, Lash, and pegro from
| Al:xacGrla vera am0rg the crowd OF tho Ar
lLetcn Hotel tits mornlcg 10 SEQ General Ma
hose, but uG!!;ka !ho few favored ones who have
! III, eoiTee ito the Generals psrcr, cod ike
the m&py Tho ar3 ntvar allowed to peep into
| that reserved preoiIo', they bad to b, ooo!ens
| Hith ca ;atcIv,cw with MIR. Grouer, who, un >
der tho tfllsLc> Of Mshonism, has developed
| lot0 quite prominent chhrac.cr-in The Nor
| t2s GcighboThood.
Nothing is more talked Of @. the Capitol to-
day ;han tho following uttcranoe CT Senator
Sherman in tho Sonsto yestards3:
| Long n9o il WAS manifest by the drift Of
| events Tat tie Senator from Virginia had no
stopping place sho,! Of the republican party,
because wo Know by the dsc!plino exercised by
| the democratic party upon every msn in the
| South who differs with them on any question
| whatever, that there is, TO uso tie language Of
| the honorable Senator from South Carolina, 10
halfway house; and expected before I csme
here that tho Senator from Virginia, although
| Ia never has participated in our caucus, never
| has gons into our conferences, Fever hiss made
| any promises - US. that the logic of events
would drivo him into tho ranks Of the grest
psrsy TO which belong, When no comes here
ana tells Us ths. &c Is willing TO act with US in
| carrying out al tho great principles for which
the republican party stands and has stood for the
| lsst .wonty vears. say wo will receive him into
| cur FELLOWSHIP, W. will trest him as ooe of us;
We will confer upon him and his Offices and
honors, snd shsre with him the bread and meat
ct our tsb.o IS friends and kirsmen"
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