Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-01
FROM RASHING7
Special Correspondents Of tho Aleza. Gazette
WASHINGTON, D, c.. Feb, !, 1881,

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WASHINGTON. D. G., Feb. /, 1851.
The Congressional joint committee on tho
GoIktoEn centennial met at the War Depart
ment, and with Messrs. Want Brunt ard Hunt,
architects. aud Ward. sculptor, examined the
pacs tor the proposed monument. but ioasmuch
as these gentl, nsn themselves suggested certain
alterations. they were requested to make these
alterations and noet The committee when their
Plans are projected.
Ia the Senate 10 day. Mr.. Morgan presented,
al lho report OF the Elections Committee, q
Joint resolution for counting the electoral vote.
Mr.. EdmuG6s called attention to the fact that
neither himself nor Mr.. Teller, the other repub.
lioan member Of the committee, knew anything
OF tic report. 10 anticipation of fight over
this resolution 10 tho Senate, the House seems
disposed to 10 nothing moro in the matter at
present., ADD Mr. Cox will press bis appoftiou.
,, nent bill aS soon IS the District appropriation
bill DOW before it shall have been disposed of.
Tho consideration ct tits Joint resolution was
or aced to ADD had to 20 over until to MORO ",
whco it wou bs taken up AID pushed through.
1t will then be sent st orcs to the House, and
MIR. Speaker Randall hopes to havo it adopted
| by Thursday or Friday st fartherest.
Tho llouso net this morniug at ii o'clok,
tut wbsn the session commenced, not more
than dCztn members were present.
l. is reported here TO day that another one
| OF the BoDaLza SeDsloIs has fallen upon evil
! times, CT rather evil that times have fallen
upon him. aud that whereas he was short
time ago 10 Command of millions. bis paper in
California and Nevada. though bearing . psr
cant. o month is sailing at twenty couts 10 the
dollar.
At q meeting Of tho Senate Fluan,o Com
| mlttee this mcrning, tho ni srity seemed to be
| 10 favor of % 20 bond as the class of security
| 10 which the public debt shall ho refur dei.
tx Gov. William Smith, Ct Virginia, was on
| the hoor OF the House to day, looking, from
the gallery. as well SIS he did when he occupied
o seat 10 that body twenty years ago.
Tho reduction CT the public debt for tho
| month OF January was 81 2S2, l67.
The Chinese flag, yellow ground, with blue
| dragon aud ball, il flying at tho headquarters
OF the Chinese legation to day, as this is their
New Year day, aud they arc receiving the
calls OF their numerous stqusiltlrc:s,
General Grant will arrive here this afternoon,
and meeting OF the Nic,rsgusn Canal Co.
| will be held at the residence oil General Beslr
where he is stopping, after dinner this evening.
| The text Of Judge Fields recent decision in
| the Virginia bond case was issued 10 tho press
late this aiternoon-too late for its appearance in
| to.dsy's Gszhte. l send it, however in order
| that it may appear to morrow. as it Will bs road
by every body at oil Interested in the welfare of
Virginia. II endorses and approves the decision
OF the Court OF Appeals of Virginia in the Gaze
Antoni vs. Wright, which confirmed The const-
| tutlonaity OF the Funding bill OF 1871.
FIGHT IN CuURcu.-Thomas DAltop, Of
Brooklyo, appeared as defendant 10 an assault
and battery case 10 tn, Third District Court,
before Justic, Ferry, yesterday. The complain
ant WAS Special Police Officer Joho f. Murtha.
who accused Dalton Of having knocked him
down in tho vestlbulo of St. Peters Roman
Catholic Church. corner of Warren and Hicks
| sts., on Sunday forenoon. when BIO gave him q
black eye and otherwise il ured him. TheciIcum.
| stsLc's which led to tho assault are somewhat
peculiar. 1t appears that at the services b. II in
| tho church. between nins and ten o'clock, The
pastor, Rev. Fa!hsr Ffansio, made few rs
| marks. IN which he complained that The regula.
c:lIectoos OF tho church were falling off. For
the future BIO announced there would be two
COLLECTIONS at esch mass. The FIRST would be for
psW fcas, at wtloa no pannos would be re-.
ceiaed by the collectors. At tho second COL.
! lection any amount would bo taken. Mrs Thos.
Dalton Occupied a seat 10 the main aisle and
and. aot hearing clearly Tho announcement
mace by tbs pastor upon the bjsct, she dropped
q cent lato The collectors box when be camo
round TO receive contributions. The collector 10
question, who happened to b. Murtha, took up
Toe CENT 1t is alleged, and, as ho hand ID it back
| 10 the lady, said: Not this time, if you please
madam. Wo will tako it at tho next collie o.ion."
Inc lady, who was greatly mortified 10 copse.
qaeroa CT tho action Ct the COLLECTOR, upon her
return homo iotNm,d her husband of tho cir.
cunSsatc'. DIR. D4ltop, who is powerful
man. about sx iect 10 height. wsnt to tho rrio.
opal serve, and ocouriod seat in o pew
behind MIR. hlurths. When the litter stood
up to get the ccl!ec;ion box, which was 10
the VcstIbuo CT tho church, Mr.. Dalton fol
lowed bin. lilo asked. rs your name Muir.
tns! and the latter replied 10 tho a6irma-
tive. ITO tteo asked whether he (Murlha)
! nso irsuited q woman in church during
the morning. add, before the complainant
his fit aud knocked him down. The noise made
| ey the angry questions and the fill of tho col.
| lector caused momentary excitement among
| tho people seated Gear the door, but it speedily
subsided, and Mr.. Dalton resumed his seat in
!ee pew waleh no hsd temporarily vtcated. Mr..
Murtha lett tho church and returned wearing
his special pol;co othces's badge. When tbs
services were concluded hesrrested his sssailspt
on charge OF aessul. and battery. Mr.. Dalton
a1mitted the charge and Jua.ica Ferry Hned
him S2o which he pad-N Y. Herald
How COFFEE CANE TO De UsED.-It is
somewhat singular to trace tho manner 10 which
arose the u7e CT tho common beverage of coffee,
without which f,w persons. il any half or fully
oIvlI.z I'd c1un!ry in tho 1,rld, m, ks breakfast.
at the time Columbus disc,vcred America, it
oad never been known or used. It grew only
10 Arabia and Upper Ethiopia. The discovery
OF is use as beverage is asctib,d to the supe.
rlos OF monastery 10 Arabia, who, desitous of
preventing the monks from sleeping at their
nocturnal sarQinea nsda than d.;nk IL 80.