Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-12-23
PhOM WASHINGTON,
Spread Correspondence Of tie Aleru. Gazette.
NASHINGTOE, D. c.. Dec. % 1881,

WASHINGTON, ID. C., Dec. 25. 1881.
Capt. Ritdlcberg,r. the Few Senator tr0mNir
PIMA, srrIvid hjrn Lac lest eight. Bat his arrival
benz mcniionti ia tie m,fcius rapeis, he
'7ss i. 40 csl!g hCGr b; sat with c.;lars, oil OF
whom. Ni,h rTcb: By Gle eycc1iop, were oGios.
seekers. AnNIg hem were mary ladies. who,
lsbo;iig utd1r tic .lnoressioD thst tin Hepstor
had como 10 tske tho sta. which will not be
his ua'il ono yeer from next March. wanted
his lLiaenao to get them good positions in
tie departments. Amorg those who oall,d up.
On Tho Captain were Messra d. A. and L. Il
WIaGs0I. Of Alexandria !; Join Thomas. 0!
Fairax county; Boyd Barrett. Of Loudouo
county. srl Colonel Nj. d. Ball. Of Alaska,
with tho latter Ct whom he Left tho Mettopoli
tan Hotel about cicck. and started un tho
Avenue arm i srnl.
Judge Euckntr. q native 0! Nlrgiuls, aud
N mtcr Of the llouap tGou Missouri, when
shown tho tex Of The bill recently introduced
10 the Elrgitla Legislature h3 Mr.. Nidd,ebel-
10 payment Of taxes, said tlAt, 10 view OF the
TACT that tho Supreme Court OF Appeals OF the
State had dec Il ID that tho coupons arc reo:iv
able Tor taxes no looked upon il not only rs IT.
pudlaiicn, but rs Revolutionary. Senator beck,
10 speaking of i. said SO many outrageous
ihicgs had boon done ii Virgins recently that
DO was hardly suI prisad ct il, but that it was
probably fox tho b. s., Up)n the principle ouun-
Grated by Oil cid Governor Of his State. who
said tiat. "ehcn things got wrong they ought
10 DO rlghtcd, but tnat when they gnt danced
wrong tho people would right ihem."
Ths SOuthcrG republicans here. and there
arc ii,nny. all OF whom came for Office, arc slaW
II, vt: sure Y, sphk aoinp 10 ttu fact that they
are vastly mare important characters in their
owa cHl!nallnn than IN tina: ct President At
thur, and that It lightning Is 10 stlika them 10
tho way Of Dl:!aa /! Wlli probably do so Just 81
We'll at home is here.
There 10 @teal complaint amuns all tho Irl-
qurnlrr. OF the Capitol of thu txjrhitapt
charges eysccd by the keepers OF tho Senate
aud liGule I s,snran;s Considering tho iaot
tina. they gat their space, fire, light and wst,r
Tree, sud gro not tsX:d On their businnts, they
CAD Il I'D to be moderate in their charges, hut.
ustcad ct that. their pricis are higher thao
tho5a ii th5 dawn lawn restaurants.
A gentleman we'll informed ia the railroad
atfsirs Of Virginia s.yAihat SENS Of thu phr.its
interested ia tho Washington AID Ohio Kali.
ROAD which ia advertised to b, slld uuder
decrce OF Iugirla oauH, hs9a sought tho 10
tefl,raooa Of tbs federal courts 10 prevent or
postpone that skla naiI Tine Interests Dan be
better protected.
The Snnate Committee on Appropriations il
again al work 10 day Inveatie ating the crooked
ptaI ia tbs Treasury Department while MIR.
SharmsD WAS in charge thereof. A common
seuse view Of this Investigation is tina. ell the
people except Mr.. Sh"rman who have stolen
money from tho Tio1sury are being examined
oaEo5rning the sMOuat Of their respective
fhEftp ard thhI at ~ itau .,il AZ oil
Among the Capitol polio,nion reoantly dis
charged were three Nir2ihans. Among those
who took their plaoAs is ono msn from tho
same StGto, rad inlicr named Fflo,.
The supervising architect reports tho cos! OF
the site Tor tho custom HOUSE, sod postofics at
Dlnvllc. Va, TO be :;li 80, aud that OF Rich
moud cIsnl0 house site, purchased 10 1875,
$Gl 600. Tho i'ressmy DEPARTMENT estimates
that II will require $50 900 to complete The
custom Ecuse AZ D4nvillt; for building 40 eX-
ten3inn 10 tho buoy depot q: Portsmouth,
- 600; for modification OF work and elus.ruc-
lion ci cgIeror batters at Fort Monroe; ST.. 600;
tor contloung operation, tor obtaining water
for the garrison at Fort Monroe by artesisn
well, $40 O0O for containing work on Fcrt
Wool. Hampton RoG:is. $50 600: improving
Norfolk hsrbor, $4,000 James river, $780,
00O; A,chtr iloru river. Sl4 600; Black Wa
or. -. 500; ChicEanamiDy. 81 900; Matiapori,
O,G0b; Ncahsoo creek. $50 OnU; NaW river
$225 UGn; Nomini. $1,000; No.oRoy. $4,000
Pagan cTttk, SIS CG0; pamunkty. $l2 500;
Pctcn,ec at Nj. Vernon, 81 500; Rappahas-
neck. %%i u0G; Situation. SD 600. Tstusky,
SIT 900; UGhana creek. s. 500; York, $50 600;
Dan. SIS 001 North Landing river. So 900;
for marine rsiwsy, timb,r sheds. tx!en'iop OF
quay wall and other improvements at Norfolk
Navy Yard, $447, 0U0