Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-05
FROM WASHINGTON,
Special Correspondence Of the Aleyc. Gaxette
WASHINGTON, D. G., Jan, 5, 1851.

Of Customs Ct AItysGdrio, Va, to dny, yics A.
A. WMGsId.
C5Bgres; rsssstm5le 10 day. The alter dance
Of both members aud spectators 10 the House
was small. but, 10 tic Senate, nearly every
neub:r's seat was occupied. The session in
both houses up to this hour has been exceeds
iosly dull. tho attention of the House being
occupied with the question Of III, refsrcIce of
a bill cffared by Mr. Springer rels!iog to tho re.
apportoiI mont OF representation. END providing
for minority representation. In the Senate,
Mr.. JohIstoa introduced bill, which wss re-
ferred 10 the COMMITTEE co tho Library, pro
vi liog for tho purchase Of 80 original AID un,
published work Cd logic, 10 the handwriting Of
lis author. james Madison. The book, though
bearing TITO impress Of its age is perfectly iegi.
lie, and is illustrated With several Ttll executed
pea pictures. All the VirgiDii members are
lr s3Dt.
The tsk to day is that Senator Blaine will be
10 Tho now cabinet, and that bis presence there
will BIO unot ieoIionsble TO Cooking. 1t is
koo~n that 10 tho Chicago convention, when
B!alae found he cjuldn't be nominated, he cent
word to Conkng that while lie wculd continue
10 oppose Grant BIO would support him if be
werO placed ia nomination.
The House Committee on Appropriations
irctcssed The army bill by Sl25 0C0, making it
SEC. 3l5, 800. snd directed its charm ~ to make
it autagolza the funding bill. This looks as
| though the committee had determined to push
the appropriation bills, so az TO give no tycase
TO: an extra session, aud such q ecssion is now
thought i'm 9rnbG5!t.
1t is learned at tho Staio DEPARTMENT II day
that The difficulty between China ard Japan
sbou! the Loo Chico Islands has been settled / Y
Japan CO tue advice of General GRAFT acc pit
log tho Chinese proposal ter dlviaieg thcse
Islands i1!o 90 upper AID lover group, and for
Chlca TO take possession OF tho latter sod japan
OF tho former. The effort ct Commodore Saul.
eidt to open ito ports of CcTsa which had
| the assistance @! China hiss resulted 10 failure
bccau:e Japan OH ed
TIE talk about the radicals selsci12 Mahoue
SIS tho leader ct reorgsnzed rol 5can party
OF the Scu:h is considered By many TO be ali
CANNON and as only tho expression of fey
sohemaIs who want such an fort to DO made.
Ole OF tho mary rumors connected with il is
that the Generals forthcoming mapifcs.o is to
ba so Torded that tcur other Senators, whose
names ar5 Dot yet rncptiono1, will adopt lis
contents as their own platform, and thus cau.
gurste TITO pew movement.
The democrats to-day are Vtry CT 1ieus nbout
the result OF the election of Tennessee Soma
tor, ono Ct tho members of tho House saying
that two OF the low tax democrats ia tho Ten.
| nts'eo Legislature who vera elected by tho
republicans have sold Gu! ADD will vote fer the
republican nominee and thus elect lin.
The nomination OF Judge Gray. Of Fairfax
| county, Va, as Collector OF Customs for Alex
andria. v;c3 Waricd, removed, for not voting
| for Bayy, ald the presence here CT DR.. Girler,
postmaster ct Richmond, AID several other
Virginia ctiloe holders who sro eppsrou!ly ca
| the anxious beloh. looks as though something
was wro5g iu the Old Dominion.
Judge Woods tho newy appointed Associate
Justice OF the Supreme court Wss sworn in to-.
day and took his place upon that beech.
IL. Is. LililepsSc, of Virginia, a Senate ON.
bioye has been promoted to Sl,4i0 position,
and Robert Aston, son of the late Col. Aston,
of Georgia, to q s., oCo p!es'.
MI. Dear, OF Virginia, msil contractor in
the far West, now here on business, fell on the
| slippery pavement las. night and broke his leg.
| His wits who was in Alexandria was te.egrsphed
| for.
Tho little daughter Of Mr.. Henry Cook, of
| Alexandria, sol-i law CT Senator Withols,
whose leg WAS broken accidentally last sumCle:
wss 30 unfortunate ss to fall ard break it over
again las. week at hsr graudfstheI's house Iolr
WytheVillc.
tho
- H. .h .na W, uu!eer mllitaiy o:satlzHlons
NJ Gaifad ora ne iaIh iabt ,.;is o.
Blues, aud the LanrsIon Guards OF NoIfoIk
No Secrctsry Of the Navy w:s appointed
today. ----
hesrscs or MIND 1t il essential 10 Kill
,nodi,,I ,,,;,,- H., ~, ..o,, {
tho boty should wolk uoooDscious'y. but tho
moment they assert, Is it were, their ird,-
nenderc, pf so,t consciousness ard nromnt r.
49, ;.;,;.,:. - .g'S.s .,.:s - fp ~, ~
,"0 '1''a''ou u en.!'S 'us''o u! "lat 'ney
nave Doen taught diseased condition Is begun
which we call "sbSat C, ct miod." Guch habit
bceics ia little things, mara pe1oraIlv ~ an
omission tb,, o,nri,,;o, Th;nL;,. ~
oA-'''. 'N11 co",''''.oo' An'HA''s Vi
somcthing e'S' VETO afcs,ng' part OF Inc
to'letls oVet!ookeo' inc necEtie lstorgottao. the
wrong COAT Is Pui no. and the mar IS Exempt
5000; as toe hApts inoreests' aosu'd aTd even
nSrmiul sels aro c>mm't'ed: Inc oohection5
or aot totes are in'' OF stories or snon toics;
we Know OF az aele ylung lawyer who Instead
OF n1urlCS l0Glo from D0stl9 on ElS desk,