Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-07-05
FROM WASHINGTON


Especial Correspondence of the Alexandria Ciazettcl
WASHINGTON, d. c., July 5.-The House
after passinga bill approprating 100000
fora public building at Shreveport, Louis-
ana, took up the naval appropriation bill at
an carly hour to-day. Among those who
oppose the passage of this bill is Mr.. Perry
Belmont who. in a speech to-day, said it
was we'll for the country that it had no
navy when Mr.. Blaine was Secretary of
State. Mr. Robson favors the abolition of
, the government navy yards and the execu-
ton of such work rs is now done at them
at private yards, and by contract, but
whether lie will have that idea Incorporated
in the bill is not known. 1t is understood
that the bill will pass and that Mr.. Robson
has secured the votes Of southern members
by promising to support bills for public
buildings in their districts
1t is rumored to-day that Alvey A. Adee
will be appointed Sd assistant secretary of
State, vice Walker Blaine.
Commander Gorringc, who recently wrote
letter to New York association concern
ing Il question of dispute in the Navy has
been informed by Secretary Chandler that
in future if he has anything to communicate
on that OF similar subjects he must do so to
his commanding officer
Admiral Shuteldt who has been recalled
for scandalous aspersions upon the charac-
ter of the Empress Of China will not he
court-martialed, but will be mildly repri-
mandcd by the Secretary of the Navy and
be transferred to another section.
Mr.. Paul received valuable assistance in
getting his bill through for public buildings
ut Harrisonburg and Abingdon from Mr..
Fulkerson who made speech in favor of it,
and all the other Virginia members worked
to get the bill the requisite number of votes
The latest intelligence here to-day from
Pennsylvania is TO the effect that there will
be no reconciliation or compromise between
the two rival republican factions in that
State, and that both those factions would
prefer democratic success to that of each
other
1t is positively asserted that Judge Wiley
has informed the counsel for the Govern
mcnt in the Star route trials that if they do
not have Il case ready by tomorrow week
he will deem it his duty to dismiss all the
cases. As the counsel are not likely to be
able to present any other case better than
Brady's, ii IS not improbable, therefore, that
the notorious Star route cases may come to
naught on the day named, and Messrs.
Kerr and Bliss will on that day cease to
draw the 800 a day they have been draw
ing for so long time.
The Senate Committee on Printing, to
whom WAS referred resolution for printing
Il number ol copies of the proceedings of the
Virginia London Company, have not vet
made Il report. and it is understood that
should they ito SO it will be an adverse one.
It is understood that the project for in
cooperating the bill for the reclamation of
the Potomac flats in the river and harbor
bill has been abandoned
Mir. Chrstancy, though not so emphatic
in his expressions to newspaper men now
in respect To his wife as he was to the
British Minister to Peru when they were
running away from CHILEAN bullets, and
whom. in response to the latter's exhorta-
tiols to keep up and remember his wife,
said, oh damn my wife," is still positive
i'll his assertions: that they have parted for
ever
Henry Hill of Culpcpcr county, who was
appointed postal route agent on the Virgin
il Midland railroad, vice Capt. Chinn, is re-
ported to he dying from Il fatal disease.
George II. Butler, the able but unfortu-
nate newspaper correspondent and the di-
vorccd husband OF Rose Etyngc, the actress,
: was removed yesterday from the station
house to Providence Hospital, where it is
, reported this morning he is dying.
The following Virginia postmasters were
, commissioned to-day: J. W. Seland, Car
tiers Creek, Lancaster co.: w. Waddill
Wilcox Wharf, Charles City CO.: +. T.. Fleet
wood, Litlcoll. Sussex CO.; G.. d. Edmonds
RichInnd. Stafford co.
IL Is understood that when the bill for paving
the Garfield expenses shall come before the Hnus,
among those VIII" will oppose it will be Mr. Black.
burn, and that DIR. Bliss being aware of this fact
has searched Mr.. E'S. record and SAYS he has mat.
ter that will not be agreeable to the latter but
| that he Will certainly publish it should Mr.. B
persist in his determination to oppose the bill II
isn't At all likely that Mr.. Blackburn will be dc.
! TERED from DANG what he thinks is right by any
such threats a. this
Among the petitions introduced in the House
; Monday wcr' the following To pay the claims OF
Douglass SyphaN and other lahorrrs at Alexandria,
t" give Addison NJ. Cooper, Of the Sth Congress.
lonai diStriri OF virginia, u pension, and to pay
. the heirs OF Robert Ridgcway, of Virginia the
amount Of salary that would have been due him if
he had b zen admitted to Congress when he was
elected ut the first election held after the war
Nothing has Yet been done towards the re-es-
tablishmcnt OF fast mails on the Virginia Midland
Railway. and it is understood that Postmaster
General Howe Is not So much in favor of it as hc
: was or else has been too much occupied with
other matters to give ii the attention it deserves
The g. Il O. T. Il. Co. has established 4 savings
bank for the sole benefit Of its employees, paving
them four per cent interest upon deposits and
lending them money with which to build houses
III six per cent.