Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-12-15
PROM WASHINGTON,
Special Correspondence Of the Alera. Gazette.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. IL 1881.


upon ss hallway B:raigh:ou: repobilcaD, End
Whc, st less: tO. time, wss ia favor OF The
republicans msintaioing their organ Z,licn
during tie lale campaign 10 Virginia. is u ST.
Dlicaut for resppcintnCot. His commission
expired GU The l3,h list. Iii is rccon mendsd
ty nearly eli the mcubels Of the bar Of his
dstIic., bat IS General Mahone's prefsrencs
with respect to the position hos not set beeu
made rub!o, his late is. Of course. uukno2o.
The Finance CcmWitiee Ct the Senate bad
Secretary togcr before them this morpicg, tul
though re opposed the Sherman three PSF
cant. tlldiOg tl IS YES 1occ.ed from bis late
reptrt, cod though the President bus aso OK
pressed h'usslf IS opposed to that Bal. the
Committee Amos unanimously agreed 10
recommend the passage CT that bi /, with few
unlmpGrtant amcndmen!s.
MIR. FIey. who il to succeed MIR. James 90
Postmaster General. is 90 CID ucquaiotseoo Of
tho President end lived Tor @ lobg Time in The
same toTn with him-LeneipGturgh. N. Y.
Ito is s.Cvs maker, but went to s.. Louis
many gears ego. grew ~" with tho plscs,
baoaMu postmaster there. AID is s.aWart
radioa! politician.
1t is reported by tho s4aGiust,rI hero that
changes Glll snou be made 10 tho principal
p0stnthc:s 10 L1ud6un county, Virginia, aud
that Mr.. y zen Holmes. repu 1tic 10 reaC istcr
will get he cfiics &. Lscsbrrs. ths salsry Of
which ia 81 800. aud T. NJ. BoYn that q!
Puteellsilr. A Mahontite will also got The
ofho, ct Waterford
The committee Of the American Bar Assi-
citation mado oeremonious o.ll upou The
Judges OF tho Supreme Cont this mornitg
This committee, the Jud ciaiy Committee OF
both houses Of Congress .nd the Suprt m,
Court ilsc!t Clio al agreed that something
should bs done, atd that at onoe toward relleV.
ing tho Supreme Court Of tho immcose !r,s-
sure upon i, ard it ID supposed the II suit will
be. cs heretofore stated iS this correspondence
tho ctca 100 OF an inferno diary ojurt.
When tie resolution for oroa.irg n commit
toe GU woman sutf age .ms no in lhs Senate
to day it Tas opposed By MIR Ees', who duliad
Mr.. llOar' 3 aaasri0ps THAI ibis Country WAS cot
governed property because women We're cot d.
loves 20 Vo;e, end that the ladies' Wanted the
privilege OF suffrage. and said that 80 far q.
government consisted ia feeding, cIotti?g
housing, educ,iirg poop!e and making them
happy this was the best government en- the
face of the earth. Ard that. too. though the re.
Dublcars had had control CT /! for the las!
twenty years, and that il MIR. Hosr's prc:c,
succeeded it wcu BE- fouad That while the
womoo crowded The cleo ion polls the ladies of
the country you'd remain at home, ss they do
not Wsnt 10 vote.
When the Sonae a. cures TO day il viii b,
until Monday next. Tho il5u'e will be 10
session &C. morrow. The iDpros sion to day is
that tho Christmas ROSS will not commercs
uotil next Thursday. Ex-senator Wihers and
Col. Joho S. Barbour. men ,r OF tho House
ftom the Alexandria disttof, waro on tho
floor OF tho Senate tt-iay; the lattor and
his family uow cocupy their winter residence,
on Capitol Hill. Mr.. Chapman, member of
the House from the lower Potonao d strict of
Maryland, hes not decided whether to bring
It's tomi!y hare this &ioter Or not, Iu. will
Probably 90 3d.
AnGfg tho callers st the White HOUSE tt-
day wsre party OF toEr, consisting Of MeRsrs.
ID. a. an5 i. Il. Wiodsor OF Alexandria 4; Mr..
haosborcush. vi Co'neper, and Colo icl Nj. D.
Ball. of Aask,.
judge Garrison. member Of tie house from
the Is. district Of Virginia will. if Virgins is
reached t. morrow in the o,l OF States, intro
due, bill remosirc tho Cuslon House from
Tsppahsoocck TO Cr5aDr. Tor Tho rasson that
of all the vessels that ply on the RappahsL-
neck River crly ljur sro oTned sbovs Tsppt-
hsuncck, and that those owned below that
pltc, have to 60 ffy-niles up narrow and
cscuitou4 chanpct in order to trsns,o. THAR
custom Louss business. Mr. JoIgars;n will at
tho sane time Introduce bills mixing tho duly
on sunsc 80 instead tf 10 per cant. ad vslorcp,
on shet p and goat skins tanned or partly ts.-
ned for Tho purposo CT makirg molrooco % per
oebt. sd Va!orru. and fer Bringing Newport
News. 10 the yorktown COLLECTION distric:.
The sp.c.sl agent sent st the request Of
Judge GsIrisoD to Investigate the Sbackefords'
postoffice matter has made such a report thst
the Postmaster Geperalhas been compelled 10
revoke bis action abolishipg that ofh1s. .ud
says he will rc-sstabllsh it and appoIn. ut "
postmaster as soon ns possible. LAS soon as
possible it is supposed mesns as 5000 IS
General Malone solecls another postmaster sud
one With credit enough to enstls him to rent 3
room in Whic3 tc keep the eifics. The cfiice.
however, will soon be rt-:sabished snd the
counties b, V, to ;hank Judge Garrison fox RI :
storing their msil facilities from which they
wero deprived by the representations Of one CT
General Mshons's Apprentices.
The contemplated attempt Of The coali,ouists
in Mississippi to organize dual government in
that State and obtain federal recognition is
laughed at here by the democrats vino say they
hope such An attempt Will ba made.
Mr.. w. e. Barnum, chsirman Of the demo-
cratic na!ionsl executive committee. has ru1.
chased oil the Interests CT ey.Secretary Blanc
in the Richmond and kllegany Railroad and
has been elected President of the company own
ing that road.
The city ia still full Of reatiusters looking for
office through the IL1asncs Of their Senator ana
two representa- There WAS 50 much news
paper talk abou! the scurpy and unkempt up.
pesrsnce they presented on their first sppeAl-
ance hero thu. they have primped up considers-
bly,, and though the new ready. made clothing
that most of them have donned still as the store
kinks, there ia no doubt that q great improve
m ant has bsen lf.csed in their looks. 1t is the
talk among them that Mr.. FGrr, Of Fairfax, will
be the Superintendent of Public Schools ia
Virginia; tlat Dir. N. b Moads will be judge
Of the Corporation Court of Alexandria, though
tbs sal arg were raised 10 So Geo. judge French,
Of Mar chester would take i. ana th.t MIR. K.
l. Catne, Of Alexandria, Will certainly ba re.
moved from The suseriutendency OF the public
schools Of that city.
at the request of judge Garrison, member of
the Hcu.e from The let district of Virginia. and
upon tho representation of COL Montague, the
Pnstctfce Nepaitmenl sfter aoolisbing the post.