Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-12
FROM WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 12.-The party
who recently went to Yorktown to look Mt
the Moore house there returne ed this morn
ing highly pleased with their visit. The
wife of the Marquis DeChambron, who is
defendant Of Lafayette and her three child
rem, were the especial guests of the party,
and were highly pleased with a sight of the
ground on which their illustrious ancestor
rendered such effective service to this coun-
try. The chief object of the visit was to i'm
press the congressman who were along with
the advisabilty of appropriating s25 900 for
the purchase of the Moore house and the
farm upon which it is situated.
The desk of Mr.. Flower of New York was
adorned to-day with large sheaf of the
most beautiful and choicest flowers, pre-
sented to him by the National Brewers AS
ISOLATION, now in annual session here.
Dir. Dezendorf has witten letter in which
he says he knows nothing about the straight
out republican convention in Virginia which
has been called by some of the negro mem
bers of his party
There was large attendance upon the
meeting of the House Elections Committee
this morning to hear Col. Robert Ingersoll
argue i'll favor of giving the seat now held
by Mr. Herbert, Of Alabama, democrat,
who was fairly and legally elected, to his
republican contestant, Mr.. Strobach. The
reason General Wheeler only received two
democratic votes i'll this committee yester-
day was the fact that the two other demo-
Gratis on the committee were paired, the
greenbacker and rcadjuster OH it being con-
! sidered by the democrats as even more OPP
posed to them than the republicans.
General Malone, for wonder, was in the
Senate during the morning hour to-day, and
while there introduced bill to pay Mrs.
Elizabeth CASTOR, Of Fairfax county, Va,
81 $3.50 for supplies furnished General Nc
Clellan's army and for the destruction of her
property by that army during the civil war.
He also introduced Il bill providing for
public buildings at Abingdon, Harrisonburg
and Lynchburg.
The Pennsylvania democrats are in high
spirits over the gaping chasm in the repub-
licnn party i'll that State and are talking
about running Fighting Dick Coulter for
Governor, provided upon an examination OF
his record, it be found that he was not Il
| Know-nothing
The entire Pennsylvania Congressional
delegation have united in a recommendation
to the President to appoint Mr.. Oliver, OF
their State, member of the Tariff Commits
sion, to represent the manufacturing and
mining interests Of their State.
! The Senate Committee on the Potomac
flats heard other Washington physicians
this morning in favor Of the reclamation OF
those flats. This committee will soon be
able to report bill which its members hope
will pass both houses
The report that the Virginia and West
Virginia Railroad, in which Senator Davis
OF West Virginia, is largely Interested, will
be bidder for the Washington and Ohio
Railroad at the approaching resale of that
road, is entirely incorrect
The bill which has been introduced in the
Senate by General Malone for refundng to
certain States, including Virginia and the
City of Baltimore, the money advanced by
them to the Government in 1912 is similar
to bills for the same object that have been
introduced in the Senate for years past
Senator Johnston had not been member OF
the Senate a month before he introduced q
bill Of like character, and in the session OF
1873, mt his request, the Committee on Ap.
preparations added Virginia's claim to the
sundry civil bill, and it would have been
paid had it not been that the conference
committee of the two houses on that bill
struck it out. Even with General Mahone's
assistance it is hardly possible the bill will
be passed ut this session.
Senator Brown Of Georgia, has consider
ably improved in health Of late and is ex-
pected to return and resume his Senatorial
duties as soon as the weather becomes warm
and settled
A great many Mahoncits have been and
are now in the city, but what for nobody
knows but themselves, and they wont tell.
As the real people of Virginia will not be
represented in the Senate when Senator
Johnston's term expires next March, and as
Senator Davis Of West Virginia is a Virgin
ian by birth as well as in feeling, and next
to the interests Of his own State has those
of Virginia at heart, it is the expressed hope
of many Of those most interested in the wei
fare of both the Nirginias that the people of
his own State will disregard his determine
ton not to be Il candidate for reelection and
reflect him otwithstanding.that determine
ton. They have elected him twice at his
request, and it is hardly possible that he
would be ungrcous enough to refuse to nc
cept the high compliment of an unsought
election. 5
The Senate Finance Committee this morn
ing took action on the bonded spirit bill by
reierringit to Senators Morrill, and Bayard, as
subcommittee to prepare Il substitute which
| will not permit the indefinite retention of
spirits in bond, but will provide for maxi
mum bonded period of about five years.
The substitute is also to provide that bonds
shall be given for the full amount ofthe tax,
and will extend the proposed benefits to
spirits made from proof, such as apple or
grape brandies.
The following Postmasters were commits
stoned to-day Mamie j.. Dudley, Glade
Hill, Franklin Co.. Va; N. A. Lovelace,
Sonan's, Pittsylvania Co., Va. ; l.. P. Kyle,
Woodlawn, Carroll Co., Va. J. G. Moore,
Wards Springs, Pittsylvania Co., Va.
OFFICERS OF THE KNIGHTS OF HONOR