Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-10-20
FROM WASHINGTON,
cirj Correspondence Of the Atcru Gu=eUe

Sp'ciGj Correspondence az the Atcr1 Gu=eue
"AsmNGroN, b. g.. Co.,, %. 1881.
Tic f,licolcS Is ccry II Alr i3hcrnsu' S
sE'ell:!sas to The bin 10 cu!trcs the provisions
Ct Tie II Ii Am"ajDent. which received The
support Of Mg John Il. Lewis. now tho Ma
io1C c:ntids:a ter Li!utersu! Governor Ct Viz.
gio:a:
'Ghst j! ary house, ieu9neut, o.bic, shop,
oGl !ldA, bra. or gr6iGcTy shsl DO utIaWiul Y
OF iciatiru:Iy moiishod, pulled dowu, burned
tr :Sl1oYct wholly or in part by ary persons
rotrui? sod toHluiiuously assembled together:
Or i sna i,,rson shall uniswull; sni with force
500 PiIietc1 DO whipped, lcJuIgod. wounded
or k!Eisd ~ any persoys. riotous ell .umuit-
atu>i} assembled together; and II euoh ofcroa
wa. nnmm,n.d u deprive any person OF soY
GIT ccnf"TTeh noon him by the Cc1st!u.ior
aUd laws Of Tbs uaittj Safes, CT 10 later him
!ruM Gr runlsl ism Ter ,xtIcsirg auy auoh
i-ht. u b. rcssoa 81 tia rnc,, color CT pr.yivu,
cJLduaI Vi sorVIludc. i, every s1cn case the
inhaofar'a of ;hn ciuHy, c':y or parish 10
which airy 81 The said cffrnscs shall b. ctm nit
ted Hhn'i NJ lshlo ~ BAY iuII clmpan:srun 10
tho lie s i. o. y sons dsmsged hy such oif,nse,
ii living, or 10 lis legal representatives If dead:
aod sucA compensation MAJ DO recovered by
such person or n representatives by O suis 10
aty court Of the U0ittd Safes of oompetept
Iurlscic ION 10 tho ustrIo; 10 which tho otfepso
was committed TO he 10 tho name OF the person
lLiurat or his legal representatives, and against
such county, CT y or perish; and execution may
DC issued on o JUG GIN ,nt rendered 10 such suit.
aid msy b, levied upon aoy property. real or
personal, OF any parSoD 10 said couatY, CITY or
parish; and tho said c,unty, city or parish may
recover tho full amount of said Judgment, c,sls
and lnterts: from ary person or parsons engaged
as principal or accessory 10 such riot, 10 an &C.
tlou IN any c1urt OF competent iuri,dlotion."
"a this amendment, whom offered 10 Com.
mittce of the Whole, tho vote was as follows
Ayes tssrs. Ancs. Anthony, Boremap,
BrownloT, Caldwell Cameron, Carpenter,
Chsndler Clayton. Col', Conkog, Corbe,e,
Craein. Eimu d.. Ferry Of Michigan, Gilbert,
Hamilton OF T,X,s, Hamlin, Harlan. Howe,
LEWIS. Logav, Morton, Nyc. O,b3rn, Paltsr.
GOD, Poneroy, Pool, Pratt. Ramsay. Rico, Saw
Yer. Sherman, Sumn'r. West, Wilson, Wio-
dom and Wriaht-30
'Nays-Mess!s. Bayard. Blair Buekiu ham,
CasserIe. Cooper. Davis of Kentucky. DAVIS of
West Virriala, Fr;leohuysco. Hamilton OF
Maryland, Hill. Hitchcock, Johnston, kelley,
Morrill, of Maine, Robertson, Salisbury,
ShuIz, Scott, Spencer. Stevenson. Stockton.
Thurman. TiptoD. TrumbnlI end Vickcrs-25
low days afterwards when smother vote
was taken upon the Same amendment, Mr.
Lewis voted tor it again. AS no voted for this
bill It Is but natural to suppose that he would
have voted tor the forco bill if that bill bad
reached tho Senate 10 time fer q vote to be
taken upon it, o., tho bill to suspend the writ
of hsbcss CORPUS in tho South he abs!ained
fro m b.
voted 10 lay it on tho table, but ouy temporsr
ly and for tho purpose OF taxing up a mere
pressing bill.
ES Governor Wells. Of Virginia. ooe of the
losses Of the Alexaudrls osnaI. says that moth.
ing will be done With refereooe to the proposed
free bridge cross the Potomac at GEORGETOWN
nnll sone iurLhCr action shall be t,ken by
Congress- at lis next session. Tho Secretary CT
War. uGdsr tho bill passed nt The last scssop,
advtrhz'd iJr proposals fer o new bridge but
the hncuot appropriated for tho purpose Was 80
small tina. no bids were received.
Judge Cox said his mornirg that be would
to morrow pfObtb y appoint. aud thn. without
argument. two We'll koo.n members of the bnr
ca counsel for Gultcau, and that neither Of
them would refuse u deierd him.
An effort is beiog made py S, cfelarg Uu1t's
friends to have him retained 10 tho Cabinet.
but The Indications now ara That no will havs 10
90. Every boty believes that the new Cabinet
will be nomnatcd to moTr2w or mex day, and
that they viii he Col tr,utd without del,y.
IL Is no " stated th.t tha real reason for Jor-
gensen's GomersaElt u Gehone was tho fact lh,t
The terms OF several IF tho federal office holders
10 Us district arc about expiring, and that his
lhuEence IN bahalI Of their resppoin:ment would
amount to nothing so long AZ DO op2osed Ms.
hone. In this connection it is also stated the,
not only have u0i.icsl assessments been made
upon all me Clerks IN the departments here hail.
ing from ViEEiGis for the e ono fund, but that
81 descriptions to tbs. fund were collected in th O
departments from Tho clerks lhoreln irrespsciige
OF tHa States from which they hail 1t is under.
stood lasL The Ahhoa,i.os by various mems have
ralsed enough money lopsy the cspitation lax of
ail the negroes 10 Virginia, end that they have
ssEt TO Inc several c,Untts for the exact number
OF such deltrGuants SO ss to return tho required
The Serste will Reasonable TO. morrow after lis
Yorktown recess. End Il is expected that Uuo-
rum Of lis ncn6cr: will be present.
br. a. !. CruHper. o. Alexandria wss drop
ped ffoGi tho sol of tho Clerks in the Census
bu.eau on the l6:h inst.
MIRACULOUS EsCkrE.-Ncar Abilene, Kan.
saf, few days sgo, mother left Ter infant
strap, "a in chsr in tho summon ktchsn. a
Calm gate Rrose IN twenty seconds. st the
nrst warning the mother hurried to look sfter
her child, expecting 10 find the cherub quietly
drinking the Contents Of i!s thumb. TO her |
smszsmeut AID extreme horror ths saw baby |
and basket, pots. pans and buckets flying pro.
lhiscuously along with the tornado. The wind |
uosided slGost as quickly SIS it had risen, and |
Inc motaer had tho satisfaction Of seeing the |
basket drop right side up in pile Of hsy, about |
lou ieos beyond mo yard fence. She WAS much |