Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-10-17
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.Sp'cinl Correspondence Of the .A!cra. Gazette

Sp'cN Co'rew0ndcace Of the A!cra. Gazette,
WASHINGTON. D. C., Oc.. II, 1881.
THO session Of the Stns!e to 1sy was short
snd embarrassing. The only business transact.
Cd was the further posi- 1aemea! Of tbs consid.
Grafton Of tha resolution fer Investigating tho
crookadnass n the Treasury, in which cx Sec.'y
Sherman is implicated, and !hs filing OF the
vacancies on the committees 0ccaoiOntd By tho
Resignation Of Messr.. Pialt aud Coukiirg and
the death Of Senator Burnside with the sue
cessors OF those members. Tho galleries OF the
Senate we're we'll filled. nnUtg tho spectators
oclrg many OF tho volunteer soldiers nov 10 tho
city on their way to Yorktown. Tho Senate
went into executive session alou alter it met,
aud when the doors were 70 opeuad before Que
o'clock adjourned till noon NIX: Friday. 1t is
expected tia: the Hew Cabinot nominstiops will
be sent in next Friday, and should they ho boz b
sides of the Senate will make strong fort to
bring the SESSION 10 close the following day.
About three hundred nominations have been
sen. in. and to none Of them, it is understood,
will any opposition be made except tina. Of MIR.
Dudley Tor the place CT Commission ui Fem
SONS. 1t is said that ho will have tho opposi-
ton OF every democratic Senator, b:caus, hc
not only exceeded his authority 10 the matter
of appointing deputy marshals o. the election 10
Indiana, and is on record as saying that tho
streets Of Indianapolis would run with blood
rather than tho democrats should carry that
State, but also btc,usc OF some c:ockedocss.
Ez Senator MED is be!o iur the purpcs,
o! dsieaiiog biz confirmation il possible.
The democratic senator's he'd caucus this
morning. There Vas haId ql0rCm present,
nnd, after n short talk upon tho sui .u ui tbs
election OF a secretary. the CAUCUS a. ,uiDed
without arriving n. any lnGcIn,on, aud with
the lDtcntlOn Il renr@lGg the consideration Ct
the subject next Friday. Ii ID tho general im-
preston tia! no secretary Will b. eIou:td this
ioss.oo. and that the claiE, Mr. Shot'er, w,ll be-
author d 10 aot 8 secretary untiI the mecrit q
OF tho regular session.
Mr.. Davis is very much hurt by the criticism
ne has reeciVcd ANA is receiving f0m tn d. III;
cratic press respecting his aGGali ~ otf13 1T tho
hands OF the republicans aiter SAY lag AZ h. did
iow months ago, thst he would receive uiic /.
as tho hands Of neither patty. and hsa HiiGI
Iz3d ccriain Of his nOHsnaprc lgtcnd+ ~ state
that he has made no aGrrcDi1it with tho &c
publlcsos, and. 10 fec, did not know no was to
DO nominated until uitcr iha nomina;Ijn had
boon made.
D1lcciVo Co0mes tell the Glz IT'S oarr, s
r0nicut this moTring ,iat who's DO srrgstcd
Gen. Mshone iast Saturday Hishs on inc iuior-
matiOa # SAMUEL Strong, tnn Genera! 4suiod
to kno;7 whO Strorg was. tsd that 10 told him
no Wss so:! ST contractor ahtu. Washington.
and had lex him, CO~iDes, 10 sap.oSo iha. he
furnished TIN Information g. ;!'c iaaarca Of
Fnino Ct his. Ma"oHa5 ri.nil. !hc ucncrel
the" r3Tlict!. wei, il mnaf 80 10 he ,iice
Justice. I'll" sinnrr l. IS over thu bciirr" liz
wa reeNs d on his own REQ ga'z+nOo in the
SUN OF Sl00h0 nnt 10 fight di-l wiih Gan.
EatIy. The Hcurral lief l}r R,rhmond y.airr.
day morning, and will hold coat,tuc3 with
oil his captains q; Petersburg d lsy, D winch
he will Instruct them that they must ii sht no
nOre dGcla. NJ least. uutll atirr tho ;lsctioD.
MIR. ID. 4, Wiadsnr. of Alexandria, was OF tho
Polio, Cjurt this murning to sue if asy mare
bail Was required b; tbs General, saying that
he could GET all that was required. Tho Cen.
erhl says ha does nnt IrEd the newspapers aud
on Saturday last told n friend that he hsd NOT
seen E.ry spntrh until ,ha day hrtara, tanush
il was delivered Tuesday night, and was il all
the papers We d1,s shay.