Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-12-17
Prom WASHINGTON,
Special Correspondence Of the Aleca. Gusettc.

WASHINGTON, D. G., Do. Il. 1881.
The President has made good seiectcps f.
tis Cabinet 10 McEsrs Fraa!ir g5uys:n and |
Brewster. and has received credit for than. tu |
it is understood clay that lie vii! spoil the |
work SO coasnicscus'y bcguo b. app,u.iDg
Mr.. hose, Postmaster General, M1. Boutwell,
S.ereta!y Of tho Navy, aud Mr.. ChaHee Sac
retaIy Of the ate1i9r.
y negro from North CaEoIius has bseu sr-
poiaed to place il the folding room Of the
House Wbtr, he will hsve to TX side b; 3 de
With The white employees This it is unde.
stood, ID the tirs! appointment Of the sor: ever
m'ds 10 tho folding room. lie ths document
room negro has been appointed clerk 10 the
nlaoe OF q SOP ct bigger man than old Grant"
tnZaugh. The deposed clerk was asked 10
REMAND aud lGs!luot mis- successor In bis duties,
bu! declined to do so psremptori'y. Among
the thirteen Carito! policemen notified yesttI
d'y thst .hey will b, removed on the Is: prlG-
IMP is Lieu!cp.us Gecrze Smith. of Akin
dra, whose salary Vas 1920 j. NJ Du,rcW
hes boen appointed to !. place 10 the House
Library through the irluaucs CT Mir. Paul.
The employees CT the House tr, not likely
10 have uu,h Christmas money, and sra n
sate Of mind about it. Mr.. Smith, Of Psnr-
syIvano, who hiss b,cn appointed chairman cf
the Committee Oh Expenses Of ths Hcuss hesi-
ta!es about Accepting that position because he
wants more important oon mittoc. No meet
Ing CT the committee can be held therefore, and
consequently DO resolution can bo reported for
wing tho employees their nay for ID c,nber
The RraenbaekefS 10 tho Htujs have agreed
vi n tho S}u!hern Republicans 10 recommend
Ing Mr.. Houk, republican from Tennessee. for
hair of tI
Il! ioDa, but it Is thought to- lay that MIR.
C,lkirs will act that placc. It il probable rcw
that all tho committees will be announced b.
fors tho holiday reoess which will commence
neXs "Wednesday. No committees Of The
House are eVor given to tho minority, bu. tho
c.urtes3 oil tho HOUSE Usually assigns plss,
or prominent committee 10 the ex- Speaker,
Its therefore thought that MIR. Randall will
hsVa the c1olco tl a place On the Wsya and
Means or Appropriations COMMITTEES. L. is
understood to-day that neither hIr. Paul or
Mr.. Fu;kerSon Will cbsin Craftsmanship.
Gcoleman hcra tt Jay from Richmond sly
that Mr.. hIGdlcherger will be elected l.. S.
Senator rtZ, Tuesday 90 the first ballot. They
also say that 90 the day OF the reac ulster eau.
c1s Mr.. Massey had eighteen resdiustcrs
pledged to either stay oas Of the caucus or
Withdraw from II, but that they were all ''seen"
ny the Bo3s before tho caucus met and o3mo
doWo Ga easily as Cap:siu Sc)tt's coo9.
lie ltous' All burned agala yesterday before
the State o. Fi!gi.ia fsd been reached Oh tho
csl Of States for bills. TIE Virginia members,
however. 1ho have bills 20 oIf.r, will heve an
opportunity to p:cacn: thom next Monday,
WHIP, n e1cltlon to itos, TO Introduced
hereto!cr. mentioned in Ills correspondence,
Hlr. u. %:tdj!! will iutrcGuco bills With regard
70 inc piym3nt OF lie a;ltloa cmpoyees aud
theiT "idoW3; with reicreCo, to the payment
OF tbs three luo1!hs soldiers 10 tho Mexican
war tx purchasing a wet dock for the Cos
port Navy lsrd Tor drew b. OK of 10 per c.
OF Gus ous duties on ell goods imported 10
American bottoms jlr rho relief of William
and hl'iS Cll:ge, std ier &c eight hour lsw
Mr.. is;rHcu! fas bad lumber Of bills that
lapse TI:h the iGst session transferred By The
Cle!k, and rierfet 10 Tho appropriate COMM
tees. lie has psi,ioo to LITER Oh Monlay
IRON the c!.;z cs OF Clarke county agai1st rail
road tx o:i;oa sDd Discrimination.
A we'll rtmen bercd Alexs1drisu. now dead,
used to sly do:Gg The var ;tat tho tine would
cone Hnao Ni'GIIia Hospitality would be 50
ctsceed that vixen inan tott dinner at 90
ctuel hous, h. would tx, 8 half dtl!ar out
OF his pt cket AMI pay i1r il. Bu; Washington
hospitality has ro:cAcd eVen lover stage than
that. if Z sosptr OF Ibis city is c1rsect, for,
according to it. q c,Dpaay OF distinguished law.
ye.s. altar Ell ylaS the hospitality Of Mr., kiot-
ard Merrick, q. his private rcside5o, htrs,
night or Two ago, bei1:s they lett. pissed q
resolution CT lhs,ks fGr tic entertainment ha
had given them
Many psoplo say tibet hIr BIsins's inter
ferer CO 10 the Chli-Psru affair was o;ued by
bis immense c,n!ingant interests 10 tho last
ram2d country.
Marshall HroRD. the ogutr Of the Ms.ropoii-
tsD. Hotel, who died last night, was nstive of
Alexandria. liz daughter is the Coo laughter
as we'll IS widow OF the late Richard Walsco.
it is understood that The President complains
oil the trouble aud Inconvenience occssioncd
him By the immense ounb2r oil offic.- sec kers,
who c)psums nearly his whole time aud even
prevent him from tsking the necessary amount
OF exercise TO keep him 10 perfect health.
The Ieadjustor Office seekers are getting rick
with hope deferred, and are thinning out, but
large nunbsr still remain to worry and harres7
their" Numbers Of Congress.