Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-04-19
FROM RASHJNG7ON,
Npsciel Correspondence Of tat Aleza. Gazst
WASHINGTON. D. g.. April 10, 1881,

Ia The Senate to day, Mr. Blair off red res,
Gluten in favor Of az extra session Of Congress
aad made G speech IN favor Of it, giving as
resson tho urgent demands Of certain manufac
tuseEs in the North for e chang, in the Ialif.
The resolution went over under the rules. Dir
Blair WAS particular to slate that he of rid TIL;
resolution Tithou! consultation, aud upon his
own responsibility. Mr.. Logan then took tie
hocr acd msdo long speech, giving history
OF himself slIc9 tho esvly part CT 1861, tc prove
:hst ho reser bad been g rebol AID
never had advised rebellion, to sustain
which tie read l:ttets iton Senators
Pugb AID Lamar. Ho dcnominatcd oil
Rho iDpugbed his loyalty as slsndercrs and
Ils'F. lie called Lowe, the e;ecDback contes
taut fer seat 10 tho House from Alabama,
with whom be had o correspondence on this
suffice. two years ego. "a person." and
stated that whoever sid be, Logan. had
baon chased by a rebel and had his
horse taken away from him. was the most
| malicious Of sill isr5 AID did rot have the
truth 10 him, IS no rebel bad ever seen his
becs. lie couclGded by saying that he made
his speech for two purposes. as means of de-
teGsa to his chiideI aud as uarniug to the
| democratic Senators against repeating such
charges 10 tho future. Mcssrs. Brown aud
Dawes added his evidence 10 it. Mr. Call then
| took the floor and made long speech, 10 which
he proved thu: go Ter as g free ballot AID fair
! count a1e concerned, virsi5ia compared most
| fnvoratly with Massachusetts gud the other
New EoglaDd Stats.
Fir. VIII. Brooke. con OF Mr.. j. Y. Brooke,
| at Warront0u, Va, has resigned his position 6s
u. s. Vic> Consul a. Hong Koog uader Col.
d. 5. Mostly, and il expected hone ia few
tsys.
FIR. Bcown, Of L:u3oun Co., Va, has
filed his application Tor the relationship Of the
| Alexandria dist,ic;, now held By Mr.. Bolts, but
i as the latter has proved an efficient officer aud
| is backed by both the straightous and the Ma
homo wings Of the republican party. it is highly
probable Mr.. Brown will bo unsuccessful 10 his
| Efforts to Dust him and CO.. his place, ard Mr..
Brown may, therefore, have no further OIL c.
ton 10 slgDrg tic petitions OF cfhc3 seekers
! from his dis.ric:.
/. Is en- understood fac; that within tho last
two CT three weeks MT. Conklirg has given the
sir.igLtout republicans Of Virg ola to under
stand that he is wl;h them snl sgaias. tha Ma
hoaito wig OF tho!c pssig.
{ Gen, I! Le9 end family Gra in tha city to.
Gag. c1l,d here b7 the cxramo illness Of liz
mother 10 i4T, Mrs Elem FJa!e, OF Alcxln-
d:ia, who is uns he trGa!m ert Ct her nophsw,
d.. Johnston.
R?ccrt io:el.igoac3 rec ised he;c ftom Texas
zto the ehc;: that iato lro;!s have seriously 10
iured The coTo sld co!too crops Of that State
Col. peytou's h01sa, tie destruction OF which
vas mcn:iaEed ia this correspondence yesterday,
Vas valued st $1,000. besides the furniture,
uearl7 ell Of which w:s l);t. l. was irslred for
81 01O.
L. il reported 10 day that tbs dom:oriss will,
ct On ca!l2 day. publicly give tho r;plbcl5s
to u.d:sstatG thst they will withdraw their op'
position to toe cltc.ion Of SoEatc officers if they
will bold another caucus sad determine to with
draw Rlidlsb2rReg aSd substitute Tor hin s3m
straig ht0ut republican. They. Of cJursc. will
DOT vote Tor TIC republican uomioess. bu. ior
their owo. aid rs G:n. Mabons, ia thai c:ac,
would rot be likely to veto with the teDubIicsrs,
iheio would be lair chaLc. !3Y tao .c.i0n Ct
Inc dancc:s i, Candidates.
l.: IS reported 10 day tbs; Mr, G.r;oo. the
Washington c1rrisp1Eder; of h, New York
TiGcs. viii b. aopoiased Asss'a ot Secretary Of
Treasury vic UPTON to bo b. ramoya5.
Secretary Bgioo aid vile will s. ert 10 ] ~ CO
tho government a'esnef Dispatch for shGr;
eis!t 10 F.rtrc;s Moutoo. York.oRp, Norfolk,
auk cher PLACES 10 that vicinity. This, OF
COURSE, viii prevent tho ioiktosr comm; loo
from paging tier .r3pcs.d "trip to yorktown
AK: Thu: day, 81 hey wee Il Ks co the sam!
vessel.
J, vas s:GlaJi 10 ibis crlcsp0cdc1cl dsy OF
tIo $50 that co,taia Erciuiats ;hso here "a
vorci 60 earlier day tjr tbc Gon0cra:ic c,nQen
ton than that On mhca i: h3s tcco C: lied.
Othcr well k5lwa Virgins GcmocEa h2ro to-
day SAP li3r9 should 10 10 oha6gc; that every
tiioE there is wo:kicG s.s IS they want, that
the democrats nro perfectly satisfied With affairs
as they ere, bu. tie: auy change Of progrlmne
might have 60 Ii. iti5us else.
Ancny The uomiGaiog5 sG1t to the SsraLc
to day ty the Pr s,d.ot was thai OF General
Lorgstrce; to 90 U. s. Marshal Of Georgia.
This ls IS ridiculous 90 exhibition Of civil SER
voo reform IS aoy ever msd3 By tic Hayes
ADMINISTRATION.
Mr. Jo'genseo, accomplti1d by Cal. Pop.
tism OF Virginia. carried Communication lc
the cEi,o CT General MahGuo's Washington
organ last night, a1d when the editor. Mr..
Goiham, the Generals candidate for Tho office
Of Secretary OF the Senate, dc iueG to publish
Il, tho F!r2l2ia republican member Of the
House denounced HIM as a ii!r Goi scou1
drtl, and tho only response lie received from
tho editor, Who remained seated, being "tha.'s
cheap" he supplemented these terms Of crs
doarmcnt aby adtog IN 50 loud a tone as
10 be hesrd Fc,oss tho street, a7d shaking
biz fist Ia Mr. Gofhan tace, 6n3 this. teo 10 the
rrasnc) Of a largo nuMber Of tho iattsr's
employee. IVES. sir, aod go infauou; pol
r:on. uoHortbg tho association CT b:Gvo men. 5"
hlr Gorhaua, though surrounded BY his irients.
seemed utterly demorsz.d. AID said never q
HorG. and CoIooci peraam took Mr. 10 risen
by tic ara sud led hin from tho otic,
I'ho Col. wls uusrmcd, bu. Mr.. JoEgensan OF
cou.ss mss prepared fer what he had supposed
whon be ven. theirs might be probable conss,
qIerc.s. Mr.. Gorham las been o constant
attendant upcp he sessions CT the Senate here
totsro. bu. sas cot there to day. Mr.. Jorgen
sen. however, WIS there.
Jas. I. WILLIS ses to dsy apooioted postmss.
ter at GreeI's. Gisysoa coun y, Va, Vice Thoa.
Z, WlIes. not commissioned; Chas. Fl. By at
Strasburg, SheraGdoab o,unty. Va, Woe i. j..
F.'zsimon, removed. The Postmaster General
returned from New York to d.y about y N.
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