Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-12-28
r!?Oii W.ASUlNGi on.
.Sjnyju Correspondence Of the Alera. Gu=ett,
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dtc. 81, 1881.

WASHINGTON. D. G.. Dtc. 81. 1881.
The House Elections Committee have al
RANGED the critr 0! their bu:ins 81 now. sad
will elnDtEGs ibe Investigation OF The rtsptc-
tive c..c4 10 III :li;teIy, it being The intention It
tie c,u'u.:teo to be ready to roper. 90 s,me Of
thsm. ct least, as early as March. The Pablic
l'co!tr has promised Mr.. Caikins, the chat
a.asi, - pal tt largo force 10 work on printing
the testimony. aid everything pcssibc is being
dino to hasten TITO oustiog OF some of the
tWant; aro democrats wtoso seals are contested
ant seat tho gteeubRck and republican contest.
ans. The case OF B.ylV vs. Barbour, from the
Alexandra cISIrlcs, 10 Virginia, has ht ca 70
tered to SAT 3rnmittee. consislipg Of Mes:rs.
Waite, h!chle, Miller. Davis ard MouItou.
There IS bn! little testimony il this case. sGd it
vii probably to reported upon at 90 early dry,
aud that. 100, a9alts. the coDttssnt, as there
Is 90 csid4lc, TO show that MIR. Barbour was
moi legally sni fairly cleoed.
Iho sfIest aud publication of the names OF O
party OF you!gsiers, some of whom were sora
CT S*na' 0Es. tlr getllIg on little Christmas
trn!:c hers last night, ls supposed to have &c
sui ed mere iiom tho personal dislike of The
paru2s 10 the prtc,edlog5 10 The youngsters
than TO any excessive or eVtn exceptional fault
OF The latter.
Tho Senate Committee on Appropriations,
engaged 10 tho Investigation OF the erookodnees
10 the Treasury Department. during Mr.. Shel-
!Hsb = control OF that department. has adjourn
ed until lcyt Tuesday. Ii has ben poii,o
able thug with al the witnesses 50 far eXamin-
ed ty This 0mmlltee that they all, without ey
c.p.t9p. ss thnS c)mO Gu! Of the room, looked
| upon ihoso who were waiting 10 20 10 as if
they expected tho latter to ioculpate them.
The Sapreme Court will resume its SESSION
On Wednesday next Congress will reasonable
t. m,rros wax. Senator job oston add ker-
T,arnistl9e Fa!karsoo sre attending tho c5utt4
ia their, tho sauIc. DISTRICT, ard probably will
.ot rciurn hero uniil about tho 10Th prrximc.
As Mr.. Paul'a committee. lie EIt ctions Com
e,i!ee, 10 III 8, salon, it il supposed ho will re-
| turn IS next Tuesday, il not before.
IL IL reported hero from Richmond that
Judge MGyo. OF Wf5ln OrelaLd county, will be
| tie siagn republican rspTe sentative en- the new
ClUr III ArptH!s Of that State. This is thought
hy ii0ao Wha don't understand the reRGiualeIs
! 10 ho rather renasksbls, not on'y from the fac;
thai II YEA the black republican vote TIA, Put
the tcaoid:tSra in power but the additional
ous. thar Jtd.o Mayo voted for Hancock at
tha last Presidential election.
/; is believed that tho story shout Judge"
or "uOlonci' Riley. Of Virginia. having fallen
heir 70 a fglc2 OF frn Thousand pound from an
~ giish oihasr, whoss child he rescued from
jroisning Ia tho lGdIan oocar, bias no batter
foundation than SD Acjomao imaeioa,on.
DR.. BaIkGdae. Of the Central Luna,io Asy-
Ian, the neala asyinm at Richmond. WAS tx-
| ahmed ,s M eYprrt 10 tho Guitetu trial to. dsy.
baorkGep;r Brl1nlow of tho House has, It
il said, disposed OF ell bis personal sppoint-
meh!a Tne several State delegations here, il
Is aIal said, arranged ih If portion If The House
patronage, 80 ;hat 1t il likely q reau sweep Of
| tho dcrinc!a.s yet rethinlng positions on The
House sds tt The Cspito! will DO msda about
thn it pr0X!in0 or soUn thareatior.
| IL ~ reported that maLY Senators, es we'll as
| representations. have b,en iu tho habit Of sell
| ny tha public d0oamab!s to which they arc
! euri'lc,l itr Distribution among their consitu
onts IN .c0Obd haad book dealers here, and Ia
have made considerable fortunes out of slJcn
| huaness IL ia also III nOred hht tho bushes.
( has brnn tvHn carried on directly between the
doaiaf- tnd i'assons 10 The two document rooms
| tt tho Capitol, aad that tho OWL las reached
| such ri Grorti1rs thu. an investigation OF the
| whole affair will 10 crder,l 81 soon as Congress
Snail feasSeGIJic.
| ~ aIpuiIlui'ul uth yol bot0 gwen ~ vi
Shelley lawi9, son Of tho M.rsta and some
| are disHt sed TO think that il the Marshal re-
s'gcs his position and rcoapts that of Lieutenant
i"9crnar OF Vlrginis. neither hs nor lis pou
| vii &c! anything 10 exchange. The road.
lnI!ers, reluoicsrs o. we'll as democrats, talk
| ab-u: the largo number Of federal Offices the
LaWla@s or tho Lewis family DOW bold, and il
| may b, that they will make the Marshal's cleo
| lion TO tho no src2uot position Of Lieutenant
| Governor tho occasion of depri,ing bis family
OF the most l6ilacnta as we'll as lucrative Offices
now held By them.
Mir. George Douglass vol ard lsv5r.bly
| kuown 10 Alexandra, has soetred his cruntc-
lion with the newspapers OF thia oily, and be-
| como tho press agent Of tho Mary And
4 theatrical company.
| General hlshoao arrived hero night before
las: and repaired st o.c, TO tho PoaIanl
~hcra his family reside. but has kept 80 11iet
ever sinca that mono tu: MIR. Gorhsm AID d
| lew Ct hla Other in!iniao friends krew OF bis
| sfil7sl until this lnorouS. Doe OF bis captains,
Col Joncs. formerly Of Orkney Springs. is
| also ii: TIC ely