Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-09
FROM HASHING7 ON.
Sltciri Correspondence o. he Ajexa. Gasctt,
WASHINGTON, i. G., Feb. 9 1881.

Mf. Jemcs Walker, 6 men D-r CT TIC Fir-
slll+ legislature. was here yesterday 10 secure
pa:eOta ior certain paper sDd fed Gu log ma
ctioos,
Mr. R9irr' Per Or, OF Alexandra. T. o Ii: S
beer speuGipS De uc4:Es 10 this city CO &C
coun: Of hi. heath. WI haze fer California
next week crd, after spending somo months
there. vi pay visit 10 G35mooy. During
bis tb'.Icy lis business vii tc a.tCqi.d 10 By
his friend. MIR. E!s, OF this ciey.
Mr. Teller says tnst 10 is disposed 70 believe
the reports sbou: impending troubles with the
Uto lodlaIs. IS these ladIacs had received
their money 80 late 10 The Wia!e7 .hst thcy
could not be removed to lhtr Lea reservation
that they had spent 81 their money nav, aaG
haVlns none, they WGud b, likely to kick TT G.
tuss 10 order to get more as SOON az tho spring
opened.
Is is tho pGcvsilag imprcssoa at tho State
Densr;mert that tho Chi1esc treaties vii be
ratified.
The chief and only tli,g Of i0terost st tho
Capitol TO day were the proceedings Incident to
the counting OF tho presidential clio oral vote,
An lmmerss crowd was in attendance, which
not only filled tho galleries OF tho iIous, to ro-
plctioD, but damned up ell the Corridors and
stairs leading to them, AID tX:cCdad down
stairs, blocking up tho statuary hall and over
howlpg it, tiaCirg better breath 10 tho rotunda,
The floor OF the House Wss aiSa crowded, mpuy
OF the seats within and without the railing be-
log ccc lpisd by handsomely at.irtd ladies. Tho
ootlre east gallery and tho cast portion of tho
south gallery, ttgsther with the msmbers' o5n
gallery, were SET apart Tor tbs fanie9 ard
friends of the members, but es tho tickets is
sued Tor the N greatly exceeded their c!paci:7,
the remaining portion OF the galleries was not
only taken slncst entire possession of by The
holders CT those tickets, 60 that Whist lil;lo of
tho pubic got glimpse OF the prccctl pss did
so by pceplng through end over tho throrps
that surrounded the gallery Goors. The Dip
l:mltc gallery aiso Was crowded, representa-
tlves OF nearly o tho foreign legations being
present. The negro elemont 10 whom Mr.,
Garfield owes his election, was only conspicu-
Gus by It's sbSerc., but tErao or four members
OF Tho rae, bclng observable 10 all tho crowd
that surchargcd the entire galleries. Tho Scr.
ators. preceded ty their Secretary, Col. BurcI.
and followed By their Chsp!sio, Rev. DR.. Bu!,
lock, entered the chaR.b,r in o n;ru.c CT tyo
alter noon end Occupied tho ii st tWo rows Of
seats Mr. CODk!lng, however, WHO is Dotbioc
1t not conspicuous, p):tponed bis arrival until
after all the others were seated, when he
'chassalGc dowa the main aisle all by him
sell. tho observed of all Observers, ard was
handed red covered chair in tho area 10 irort
Of tho Speakers do;k. The tico President n.c.
sided, and opening tho certificates wt;5n were
counted and announced by tho tcilcrs, declared
that The whole number OF votes c,s; was 800.
or which. With Doors ia, Jamas A. Garfield had
received PA for President, and Chester A,
Arthur 2l4 for Vic, President, AID Wiplcld
>. Hancock IA for President, and William Il,
E1lgIsh al for Vic, President. ard TINT Ga ar.
ileld and Arthur Wero therefore elected, rhe
Joint convention then Adjourned, having c,u.
tloued an hour and half; the crowd left the
1)or and tho gallstles, aod things Immediately
resumed their usual tenor and appearance. The
nrSt thing done alter tho House resumed its
business. was the reception Ct the report CT Tho
teilers who c)nnted tho electoral vote, and The
report was adopted With only one vote in the
negative, that Of MIR. Thomas Turner, Of Kea.,
who: to tho lac, voted aeairs. the election of
Galhell. before bfluGlog tho paragraph to q
Gioso' IL VIII no. be improrc. to ssy that Dor
hcepCr fle!u deserves ADD receives gveh:
praise Tor tho txoclent order preg,rved bY the
inmeDsc crowd on the Ecrs> side Of lho Capi
to to dap.
-
TINS morolne to report d7crseIy ca tho House
BILL 10 pro,i1, for tho sc;tIcnlent Of tho unns;d
Claims oil those otiic r. Of Inc huo pl TIC Reyr-
In binary Amy who 2, r;ca 10 tho oIos. q; TIA
War OF Independence end =, returned on the
books Ct tho Tronsaiy.
DIT. torgeIo,n, who ictuiacd from Rinh.
mood this morning, aays that thouyh tho nh.
] CT Ct toGo CT Ito straight out rcnuhIi,qns n
Qirklaia to havl Stale convention on the ION
proxino was dictated ct no meotirg Of Ike
Central Committee yesterday, by tho want Of
Ggrecmant nnotg them. still III, rtsclutions
adopted were oil The most straight CIT character.
ana mat The sralght cuts really hsd me- i)rity
OF The oor n!tleo. llo elso says hat the oriaicn
Is clVlSed 10 Richmond bjth as 10 probability
OF tGc r0ltnontmens OF the sale OF the a, NJ.
G y. Il. IL ard IS 10 the compara.i;o asyan-
tages that Would result 10 Virsiuia from tho
sale or lts posIrouemcnt.
The lGprss-Io1 is beoomicg a,lorc snt moro
apparent Is ~ stetiol OF Congress draws near
lis otal ihat 20 ezra s!ssion El! b. he'd
Anothcr meeting CT the Congressional U1a-
fercrcs Committee o. tho bill fer free bridge
across the Potomac at Galrgefo1n was held
yesterday tlteruoon, bu. as MIR. koiz ye5
absent, and cs alr. Rollins waited lbo .rcsarca
OF hir. Alley, ooo CT tho company, rcprcs,1tcd
by the lsssces, nclAias deinito VAS done, ard
onathtc meeting viii be held to morrow or oext
CAV. Tho bill provides !or liriag tho leases
SSa,OO0 lcT ico simple It'll. 10 tho piers of
tho tQueduc: bridge, w5ioil titlo the l;ss,es en-
10! giva without the o,rs,nt CT the Canal Com.
paoy, ED which SUN they Thick too sr.aI, even
1t thov could Eivo the re1uirt4 tiila. They
want $4,000 for OF y such til, ns they can
give
Ia the S5ra'e, this morriog, i lorg etitiop
was Resented from the blsi1eal lnoa of Rich.
!aond praying Congress, fox an APPROPRIATION
Tor giving tic James River depth OF twenty
i've fec! Il "a:cr from its uouh lc Richmond
city.
fickpccSeta woro numorou, st tho Capitol
10 gay, Mr: Llswellyn Cook, of Alexandria,
suffered by them 10 the ozten. OF $lC0.
STEAM VS.. MUsCLE.-Tao things absolutely
necessary to make perfect roasted coffee is uri
i0ruity OF heat aud regularity Of motion thtsc
can only DC obtained by uSe of STAN. The
opposite Is clearly shown 10 hand roasted Ctff.ts