Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-05-02
FROM RA,SHING7 ON.
.Spseia! Correspondence Of TIE 4lssG. Gazette
WASHINGTON. u. c.. May >, 1881.

The rar(r. that Mr.. Riddicbsrger is to be
Withdraw as candidate for Sergeant at Arms
Of The Ssrato aud nominated for u. S. Attor
oeg FIR tbo Western District Of Virginia, SIC,
ii.. Lu;iy, 10 Go removed, is 3cbiad BY both
thcs, geultmon. Mr.. LurIy. it is ssid, Intends
r:sigring his position, IS ho is tired Of il. hut
uos until lie bus satisfactorily relieved himself
| of cacl unG c9try cia'g! tEet hiss been made
sg,lnst hin.
IN In spe&cl Mr.. Davis is 10 msks. sud
ahch BE will make TO morrow, it he has
ch.Gc,, 10 vi take the g:ound that the Viz
cio!a debt should b s1tllcd at cEoe, aod show
that the interest paid CO i. bss ,qlalhd thst
paid ca sluar amount Of the u. S. debt
since !ho Wsr; be will also say that tbs GsSs-
tanc, tho Virginia repud atorS ara receiving
from the republican President end Senator'S has
tendency 10 repress tho efforts the democrats
of Virginia have boen making for the last Ten
year. 10 pay this debt of the State.
Letters received hero to day from we'll in-
formed politicians 10 Virginia sly that tie
course OF the republicans ia tho Senate must
n :c:ssariIy iojuro the republican party in that
state !Gasmuch ss it is worthless for them to
sa? lhst they reiu llate the measures OF the re-
pudet1sS, while they endorse srd support lh:ir
;ne1. L. is vel knoTn fact here that Ia,
ri3re reputable and sausiblo men among the
Fng ria republicans arc utterly o; posed to be-
ooa.'og ito Tail Of The Nlabopi!c dog. and while
they want ell the assistance they Gao gA, they
iGI organization 10 tbs. 0! TN Insignificant nj
pcliy
/: is understood to dsy that Mr.. C0rklioe
has ccualed roses s5d is satisfied that ho on
oil Ct the r.. .oou CT tho Robertson nomira
lion, AID thai bclsg 50 satis6 d he is not will
Ing Tor tbss UCr9icaton to 20 over. as ia tbat
csso tho PRECEDENT could appoint Hlr. Roberts
500 ard be cSad bold loo position until tho
ltEI session Of tbs Saoste. Ii i, dsGoitoiy as
c2!tsiDid 10 day that DO matter wh7t other scs
ton the Senate III y tako. n.iihtr Mr. GorhRm
por FIR. R'ddlebere:r will ever b. elected as
ofti,ois Ct that body, the latter because 5ope CT
The democrats will ever agree that he shtll b.
elected urd the ioruer btoause sone Of the
republicans are Is mucl opposed tc hin COW as
ATTY Ct tie democrats.
Gr.at pressure ls being breush 10 bar upoo
The republican Senator's BY tier p,rty in Cali
forDia 10 rally the Chinese treaties as eally as
pts:l0!c, in ordtr hat the CaliftrDis L, gislas
u:o nay formulate additional matter ca tho
subj: act fer Congressional legislation next Do
rcsttci Caiaeso immigration to the same class
ct ptoi !. that 90 rom this oourtry to China.
The Duke OF ousbefaud aud rart7, eccjm.
panied b2 cir Edward Thornton aud daughters,
tud Secretary Blaine wire 10 the diplomatic
gallery ct the Ssnae for short tme TO dey IRE.
V!cuj to the trip they msda to ut. Vernon. They
were there Thllo Mr. Dawes AID Mr. Fail y.
liEo CT tho most utl0terts log speakers in tie
Senate, Sere Oh their feet, and const qleutg
scro 60: Impressed With lbe oratQry tt that
hcd;.
Gee. alahopo, 10 sn o'efvi!w giih a ocws-
paper correspondent this mGrlioe, sEil be kueg
noting sb"u: the c;utso the Republicans
lot: cd d to pursue and didn't want to; he as,
sslG that 10 is 10 favor of protective tariff snd,
strange 10 say, That DO hit kithe present Ns-
tIcual task system should DO retained until
bt:.tr Gus can be devised.
The c)multteo ct s.vea arp;iutcd By Tho
republican caucus to prepare the order 10 which
sbry ere 10 retire from their prsseo. unteuable
ros'tlop, called tho oomnittes Ct satisfy, sat
until IL O'Clock liss sight a1d until noon TO day
without arriving 81 any Gl6oito conclusion,
tui i; Is thought they will b, ready to present
their report 10 morrow. The most kooTna
ones htl0:g them give their democratic frieads
10 uIdeIs.ecd thst tho b.cek will Il k, place BY
Wednesday ct the furshercst, und that hs
5c:s:Qp Tl'! lie brought to cCs1 about !hs 18th
Instant
The proceedings Ct The Senate wcro uoirtcr
ts'ing 10 Gay. Ate: lau1 tut urat.ric i've de.
hsES boiT:c McsSr5. Dawes and Farley, on tho
inp>!a2ca OF al ty.cal7o session 10 order
that The Chlacsc treaties might be considered,
MI salisbury took the floor lrd spoke long
tlme IN favor CT traDsaoiag the business for
ahicn tho session YES caed, Instead of wasting
time 10 au Improbable effort TO elect men to
ofhce whose election will only servo to confirm
the belief of the coun,ry that corrupt bargain
Ea3 been nsd, between hlabono and the re-.
Iublcsus. Atior his speech dilstory motions
wtro rcsortod to uuil half past three O'Clock,
at Hhch hour toe Senate adjourned until to.
morrow.
Tie U. 8. school ship Saratoga, which has
been lying oil 9eisbcro fer some DAVIS mat.
weighed anchor this sfternoon srd started down
Inc river, accompanied when tha reached Alex
andria, BY the Portsmouth.
4 CLERICAL SCANDAL parliuul.rs
: dsVe just couc 10 light 10 connection with a,
unpleasant sclIdal sffcc;ics tho ,euu.ation cf
tho Rev. Father Ran. o R1naa Catholic
clergyman Of tho Hartford. Conp., di,cesc.
WhIc officiating in Hartford, be had smony
his congregation rather prepossessirg servant
sltl named y Neil, and WHEN 10 removed to
CromWe! she vas engaged 10 Eis household,
During tho pas. Rio:er sha returned to Hart.
i2rd Ter some rcason rud found cmpIoyment,
Its With this gri that Father Ryan's paue is
sssocisted that they had ecpcd aud had been
Married. Tho report appears TO have been the
outsro%lh o. q sc!odalCys o,ouyrerce las: Sun-
Gay. FMh:r Hyaa went in carriage to tho
fcu;e Thc'o the gill is employed soon after
DARK; tio Was Ipder The i;h1enos Ct s!imulauts
AID had revolver. Ho dsusuded leave to
sea fllss o Neil. and made su,h threats ,hst
Tho head ct tho house. abo is Iesdiop 10.
su;aTc'. othca', .tlephoned 10 tho police ,t,.
tlo?. 40 cial,v Vas dispatched. but before Lis
arrival FsIaar Ryan drove away. F5Griag his
I7tufn' 'he eh:c: remained ia tho house uotil
mlafl8n', ct the urgent r,q1est of the family,
out no'nlpS moro Was seen Of him. This is
slOslen,iasY the story IS CLEANED from re-