Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-10-03
PROM WASHINGTON
&pccial Correspondence Of the Alerz. Ga=ctte.
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WASHINGTON, D. G., Oot., 3.'1SSl.
The Senate wig tt tho Capitol is rapidly
assuming the appearance it wtsrs during the
session Of Congress- Tho Senate chamber is
slmos: ready Tor occupation; the committee
rooms ire ready, and neatly sill the officers of
the Senate and the clerks CT the committees
have arrived, thtush net suxious to begin
work. The impression is lha. tho session will
not last moro than few dsys-that The Presi.
dent hopes aud believes it will not be prolonged
beyond that IuG-tnose who talk With him
confidently ASSET. without! hesitation. The Son.
ate republican caucus has been called to meet
at ten clock next Saturday morDing.
Virginia democrats Low hero say that DO
doubt is cntertsi5ed l. the we'll informed poli.
tlcians 10 the State that Blair is tho author Of
the letters that bear lis namc, and that they
Will be autographed 10 short Tina s. that all
wl TO satisfied Of their genulnencss They say
that 1t they Wero not genuine MIR. Blair would
not clDtcnt himself Wth simply denying them,
tat Tould. like tho lao Precedent in the case oil
tho Nlorty ljtters, hasten to have the f.c. oil
the forgery established by the cJutls.
The CIlmlosl Court ct tho District of Colum.
ba met to day. Eve OF tho grand Jurors we're
absent when called, but wtre found after some
time. and immediate o0mme1ond tho cOnsid-
Grafton Of tho unitcau casu. 1t il supposed
they will fciufn their Indictment to day and
That tho pfIsJnrr viii appear 10 court and p!ea d
probably about "Wednesday. lie will BIO brought
n IN the lal TO tho Court House 10 the Black
Mora. tscJtGd ~ both pooo and soldiers but
tins prtoAul1n Is supposed to bu altogether 10
Tee ssay, and II II the general impression that
the ou y real danl CT no has ever baen 10 Zoo
tbo hhuOIlng has resulted from the proximity OF
his guards 10 the oas3 OF the STAR route swim .
i!trs D.thct hittrIey kill this morning
Vas rrbLltd motion to sha eft CT that the par
lea against whom tho Information Was lodged
last WGrk Gni VITO, Il Was understood, would
moVe tG qiash thst iufoim alton, give tho Gov
oromea; Two days notics Of syci motion. and
alsn civ, hnods required ia similar Cas- s.
J.mos Gennlday, tho master Tiger ct the
ncW State Department, was SUMMARY DIS
mi5s9d this InorLiog uaOn tho discovery that
40 had appropriated to tis own use two bolts
OF ack bomb,zDe purchased for drapir that
III drg 10 mourning When asked wny he
did IT, nc replied maialy that tho stuff looked
nlc,, and no thought i: would come in handy at
his IL U.s..
AZ The Investigation ct the private bankers
ko@s o" The s11 OF thrir delinquency to tho
ircaairT, On sco2uut ct internal revenue, con.
tlGues to l"nranso 1t hia n0W reached the SD nj
OF two NIL %.
Tho u. =. steamers railsp1osa add Dispa.oh
Will coa9cY The Cabnct snd tho ioyitGd FrsI C !
Gita from thii city to the Yorktown c,nten
nial.
Ger. Rum, GOmmissioncr OF Internal R,yo
nu'. "h0n a.k,d by an scquaintslc, thcr 9TH
or day why il Ia that, having written letter to
'anAukcn agar 6go. threatening him vi h
removal for reported Mahouei5m he is now 10
favor OF Mahon'iSai, replied, "Oh, don't ask
me- about that
MIR. JorgonsoD, is again ia tho oily to- day, but
though laxative On most othor questions is as
dumb rs an cys.er on Virgiuia politics.
Ii DOW turns out that 50 far from Governor
C'rltl, of New York, belonging to the
stalwars, be was a BtauIoh friend of the
late Pr!sldoot. and usid all his influence
Oh tho side of the half bfeods in their successful
efforts to do!oat tho 70 election Of Platt and
Cotklug
While G,DotaI Pierce Young has Withdrawn
from mo contest for the position of Secretary
Of the Senate, cx Senator Wilhers has entered
that Contest. Tho prominent candidates now
arc Col. WatterSon, father Of Henry, Col. l.
q Washington, ex, Scnster Withcts and MIR.
Ices Edmondsop.