Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-04
FROM WASHINGTON,
Special G1TrespoxdeHce ct til. Alcua. Gazette
4AsH1NaToN. j.. G., Feb. t, 1851.


The River aUd ii-rbor bill SIS completed By |
the House CommtEc, Committee, contains lie
following appropriateness for ViFgini::
Norfolk. $4,000; Atponatttx, $4,000;
BiackRatcr, 81 500; Chicsbcn;ny, 50 600; Dan
River, $4,000; Jaucf, $50 COO; Mattapori,
$500; Nov, $780, Nononi, $1,000; North
Lacdicg, $500; NOttaway, $1,000; Pagan
Geek, 5000; Pauuokey. $500; Nit. Vernon
Lardisg, 81 500; HspI abanrock River. Sl5.,
0C0; Siaan.oD. 5000; Totusksy, So 500; Ur-
baona, 81 COO; York, $25.0 600.
|. is understood thRt Secretary Sohuz. upon
his tt;ltnelt, will Immediately comnonco writ.
l3c HE autobiography, 10 which will 30 throw
| ouch Eight upon mary ohscur, ptiaIs 10 tho
| react history q tSls couutrv
To rco:ut spcsohes If M, Vest, have ta.
vi7ed tho rcco!iec ion ut an luecdotc to whicl
| that gentleman snd Gen. Hampton Wcro the
paItlcs. Gen. Hampton Immediately upon re-
sunins his sest s!tcr the adoption CT O rcsoIu-
ton ho had introduced toward the close Of the
last session, turocd to Mr.. Vest, who occupies
al sdjoioiug seat, sLd made q r,Dark to he
effect tina! be tct gratfsd thst 20 bill or rcso-
| luton he had ever Introduce bad met with any
opposition. 70 this Mr.. Vest replied. "cb,
| there is nothing strange about that, as you b.
| long to our parry and vote With tho other"
hmGng the volunteer military comparies who
hapo sleniti:d thur Intention If taking part 10
tie approaching inaugural ceremonies, is one
| from South Caroi0a. Tho radicals, however
doa't Want them, aud threaten them with the
biggest kid o! 0 row. Il they dare TO appear 10
| red SHIFTS.
The art loan exhibition, 10 take piac, at the
| old ltlckett's House ID this CITY. will conttia
| many relics sent By owners 10 Ale indria, some
Of tho ladies' of which city will have char &c cf
| ono Of the exhibition rooms.
"Professor Carter" who is MIR. John Mo.
Carly, tho VOL knoWa newspaper correspcn-
dent, will lecture on mesmerism at Liccoln,
Loudoun Co., nex! Saturday a,t:rnoou, and at
Hamilton that Same night.
Nj. Stcfer. Of Culpeper Co.. Va. who was
here day or two ago, ssys ho will reoonmerco
the publication ct tho Cuperer Observer at az
e:ry Gay.
Mr.. Harris, Ct Virginia, havins .llsd up the
bill fer paying Vir2iria's claim for the money
she advalc:d to the general government 10
1872 Dir. Bal!zloOVtr, Of Psnns5 lvlpia, print.
ed s. eech 10 ycsteiliy's Record advocatir e
The claim, bu. did SO, it i5 supposed. because,
should tho bill be passed, Pennsylvania vi | be
paid for similar claim.
AS General Mahoae hiss engaged quarters at
the Arlington, c3nmsntiog on the SIN Of Feb
tuary, it is supposed he will arrive here to-day
or tomorrow.
The Ways end Means Committee Of The
House to day agreed to report in favor of re-
moving the tax 90 patent medicines, tics,
periumer9, matches, bank ctects and savings
banks deposits. and, By strange freak OF lib
| erallty 10 the South, agreed also 10 remove the
export tag on exported tob; CO. Shtu these
bills be passed tho revcEue of tho government
will be reduced to the sxtcnt OF lbout fifteen
miilicu7.
Tie Fioal C, Committee Of the Senate to day
agTcfd TO amcrd the retuudog bill as passed BY
tic lcus,, 50 as TO mako tho boId 20, 81
OCT ceut. bend. aud to srike out tho 5,h or
Carlisle G; lou providing that national banks
BE- clupiled to deposit such bones IS s,cGrity
FOR their Circulation.
TIE democrats 10 Tho State acted With tho
want 0! foresight which has usually character
iz;d their action Ct late. 1t vas apparent from
the f:s! that they could not muster thirty
nipo votcs-a qI0lum-a and still they consumed
Dcaiy tic whoio dow on tho rescluuop, deca:-
ing tho presiding cth,cr Ct tho Seaa,c bas 70
light 10 count tho presidential electoral vote.
FrieIds Ct tho W. g., e.. & St. l.. N. q. Il.
Il arc pressing tho till for the bencGt OF tho
rosd, which il Already built to Falls Church,
ku. whether they stc,rs it, pass; g or uot, they
d1n't sccD 10 anticipato any trouo!c from q O
proposed B. & q. |: Il. whioh is to GROSS the
Potomac Ct the Ptint CT R,cks.
1t s1eIs 10 be the pTtV .iling iIrr ssiCn now
hat tho rccoat appointments Ct Mr. Hayes,
ahch ero CHI o'cnabIo to some Of The repub-
icsns, will not DO ec:cd upon ct Il is session Ct
Congress-, but will b. allowed TO remuin TO
trouble the o, x hdciiniAiralcn
rho Senate 10 day. sitter %. slcg bill arpro.
rIi s!icg $lI5 COO fir sandlrg out ship to tind
the Jan1nct;c, refused TO ooosidcr bills TO put
Grant en- tic retired list Of .he Army ard to
rs o'e tie frat k0g privilege resumed the oou-
sid2retioa Ct his r s3utlou ocoIariog that tho
presiding tGi,.r OF tho Senate has no right 10
ncuot tn, trstidsnti,l electoral vote. and MIR.
Eimubds il Low makiug lopg speech thereon,
10 which be has already laken OCCASION to warn
tho domccta Of Tho risk they ere RAINING, 10
view Il the speedy chaoso and tho political
c)n.l :Xion Ct lhe b)dY, OF i:t.in2ils upon the
rights Of the minority.
as tvc7gthics a5lu: @ n. NJ ,hone is DOW of
nbscr5icE interest DC; Only to people of Vr.
gina, bu. 10 everybody cs', it may b. stated
that rumOr is ahoat to tho efF,o; that the
democrats and republicans of the Senate have
agreed to divide thu c1mmittecs Of that body
and its patronage equally among themselves 8,
as to deprive the General of the it1lcnco hls
indeperdanti;m might otholws, eudow Tim
with.
Mr. Lowell. tho President of tho Potomsc
Steamboat Company. Who died at tho Ebbtt
House tc.c yesterday. was lawyer, and a
class nets ct Senator Perdetou. His wife ard
1870 csu2h:ers were With him, and will ACORN.
parry bis IT maios 10 tho homo Ct the deceased,
in O5i7.
TIE tious, Committee on Naval Atfairs
agreed to day TO request the Appropriation
Committee to appropriate C sum sufficient 10
bay c)aliag stations o. tho coast Of the Isthmus
CT Darieu, tho Fortlln Ralatlots Committee
agreed to amend the Grape resolution reter
atiDg tho Monroe doctrine, aod IS snt ud:d to
recommend its passage.
Tho ratio Of iocresso in population during
tho LAST decade as d.ttrnined ty tho census lust
con plcted in tho three States mentioned, is az
fellows: Texas, 94-35 Der cent; Virpiuis, % al