Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-05-20
FROM WASHINGTON
Special C0sTeggondsHcs Cf the Alera. Gazette

There SIC noT but seven eco members of tie
House IN tie city, almost as small ru rbsr IS
have been here ct auy o5e time dllics recent
years.
Msor .. Z. &. Clark. deputy c,u missioner
OF psnslona, az Office specially created for him.
resigned that plsc, yesterday because hs
thought that man named Lsnsiop, vho lad
been appointed chief clerk, vas ursuitatl, fer
tho position.
Tho Senate Committee on Commerce, to
whom the resolution for the reclamation of
tho Potomac fats aud the Improvement
of the Potomac channel CT Washington
has been referred, is composed of Messra.
RaIsom, Jones, kellogg, Copger and
Vest. Mr. Ransom said this morning that he
| would call tho committee together probably
about tho first Of July, aod that that they
would have their report rosdy for presentation
to Congress as soon as the regular session COM
| mencsd.
! Mr.. Bcrenan. who has been appointed u.
5. Judge tor tho new district in Louisiana, was
The democratic candidate for Attorney General
of Louisiana on the McE1cry ticket. AID vas
gallant soldier IN the Confederate army.
| ,C1l Abert, OF The Engineer Department, 10
| ".ou uSH uGeu !eleIEeu luo WS[tSf CT tGO Tree
bridge across tho Potomac. hss not yet N ade his
! report Ice recent scion OF tue Aieyandrla
! CanGl Company 10 resuslag TO give its assent to
saIe CT tho piers 0; tho Aquc!uc. has rot
s!nplihod matters. Us the appropriation is Dot
s1thclont 10 build ncS btjg3. COL Abcrt
the Iess7cs CT the clnsl, spd those iu,r. s.ed in
free bridge, ars in consultation, aod plans end
! proposals FER pew bridge above the Auueduot
bridge aTc bsiog received, but ao!hcg deGni!a
| has yet been done.
IL - CT course unotC SjarY to say liza! ttcre
ara many disappointed Office seekers 10 the
| cliy. sGd thas those who hive spant their last
red aod SEQ tho Senate adj u.n withous heir
names haslog been sent 10 1t, or With other
| names set instead OF theirs, arc nciher 10 en-
elIabo franc of mind Eor have The ki1dlts s..
| feelings toward the administration. 1hsy ie.
nculce the President right and left. aGd say
that ho has done more TO help tho democratic
party THAI Hancock could possibly have done
There have been 20 nominations for the Ms
sious at L,ndoo, Berlin, Rome snl maDy
other plso:s, aad Euadrsd5 of iuorstiga posi-
llOLs will remain 10 the hands OF these who
holt thcn now.
A. tho executive SESSION of Tho Souato this
afternoon. the nomination of w. E. Chandler
.ol Solicitor General vas rtjac!ed.
! Iho Northern capitalists vino hav, taken
J ho!d CT tbs Washington City, Cincinnati! aai
81. Louis NsrroH Gauge RAILROAD, ere c)raii.
eriT & the ACCESSIBILITY OF Eba5doning that per-
lion CT Tho lao between usFriso1ouc. aad
HeorgatoWo, Of which the bed of thA road has
been Constructed between Georgetown ard Falls
Clutch, n7d OF extending The liae lrcm Ha55;
sjncufg 10 Oiarg3 &. d., o1nlcc.iug here wi! d
| INC narrow gauge road that runs 70 Ft:deritks
| Onin -c1 ~, l.
burg to Matthias Point, o. the Potomac river.
Why this should b, dope when there is as acer
water ct Alexandria S. thcrl is a. Mitt;a,'
Point, 10 really good railroad man can tell
Senator Johnston, President OF the YosktoSn
Con miss!on, had an interview this morale O
with Secretaries Blaine and L!cc1In nth refer
| crce to the Yorktown centeno'al end tho lay
| ing of the corner Etono of tho Yorktown m nm.
maut. |. was discovered at The i2terGiaW this
rloruDg that tho model Of the mouumcp,
WAS lost, but when, where or how is unknoWl,
nor is there coy cleW to lis recovery. 1! was
stated a! the interVisW that tho Difficult y of pyo,
| curing the requisite stosmibip trausporta,iaE
WIS olm:ss insurmoua.hbe. Altogether tho IT,
| tcrsieW WIGS bV DO HeaDs SUSPICIOUS OF q grand
SUCCESS eek: O,.obtr. but Wby there should be
any .routls about transportation when the gov,
| erGment has 80 mary ships III Ii; for ary other
purpose IL What many people don't understand.
l. Is the geEersl impression now that tho
present Session OF the Senate vii a6j>u sine
die TO Gay. As 5000 as to DAYS session ootn
meleeG hlessrS. Bayard and Dyo Cameron, the
committee appointed to wait upon tha prasi.
deot and Ark if ho had asy mj-a business fer
the SeDate, reported that ihsy tad executed
their clnnissoo ou1 lad been requested By
the President 10 iStcru TIC Senate chat he hid
nothing further 10 comuuaica;e 10 il. Nj.
Pend:con than moved that when the Senate
| sci gurus to GsY 1t aha!l be Toe die. Action on
this motion IVES postponed until sitter tx:cu-
1.-Two session. ito which & &c Senate went inne
dlste'y, sod when i. is over il is exp ,o!ed tho
ezra session will como to close, and that, toe,
though the Sensto has not passed the fesalu.
ton Of Inc rad;c.l c,uc1s declaring hlr. Cor
ham Secretary snl Sir. RiddIebergcr S:1g,ans
at Arms.
The IolIiwinE is the prss;nt ststu3 Ct the
nail Bag fastener case with which General G,
| a. Sheridan, the dapOs2d Recorder of tai5 city,
is so intimately Connected: Parton. tho 20 b.
t"eop. clsiGed cue tbi:d Ct tt o pro6;s Ga the
300. goo mail bag fasteners sold by Sheri5sp.
LaOgy offered the fasteners ct coats 10 tic
ox'nlelDg committee bu. they were dec iacd.
The otter s On record 10 tie Department.. Al
te1ward Sheridan camo 10 possession uf ooc
third lote:es: and obtained entire c0n!ral OF Tho
p1tent Tor tho exclusive purpose Of procuring
| lis adoption By tic Department. With tbs uu,
dcIssaoGlns that tho three other partners,
Langly, Fayman sEd Jauas, wcrJ to reosivs
one cent cscl for every f.a.en=r used iv tho
government. Sheridan succeeded 10 inaucioc
thc SAME commission shch had rfj:c.ed ho
fastener at three cfn's 10 sdop. i! at seven
csuis. The first order made Gy the D.part
nent was tlr 500 600. aud ;he royalty rai to
Sheridan was $2l 600. which cid not iacud.
The lrcht which is supposed TO have beeo INST
oh tho manufacture. Langley sGys he hiss re-.
ccl7cd out OF eli ;5l5 1858. while be hos paid
cui ct his own pocket sum considerably 10
txosss OF this Lei expenses of patent, marufnc-
| ture. trsvol, 40. Sheridan caluIs to have pa;d
lbs $4,000 dus Other partners than himself %
james, snd James claims 10 have paid Parton,
tie trend OF SheIldao one third oi this amcuot.
langley has wr!tteu letter 10 The Postmaster
Genera! demsndDg "a Iu SID fair in7eslipa
| lloa without iav2ri.n." aud Faymaa has in