Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-04
EROM WASHINGTON


WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 41ss2:=-In-
telligencc here to-day from West Virginia is
to the effect that majority Of the delegates
elected to the democratic conventon of, the
ID district of that State are in favor of
nominating Mr. Lucas for the seat i'll the ..
S. House of Representative now occupied
by Mr.. Hoge. Z,<[i
Parties interested in the Potomac Manu-
featuring Company Of Alexandria, here to-
day, say that that company is maturing its
plans, and that it is slowly but surely reach
ing condition whenit will e;able to do
more in the way Of advancing the material
interests of Alexandria than its most SAN
guine friends there anticipate. A rolling
mill there this fall is, it is understood, an
assured fact
1t is reported that many of the Malone
ties, even some Of the prominent ones,
county judges and aspirants for Congress,
for instance, complain to their party friends
of the gross incivility with which they have
been treated by the General when they
have called upon him here, and that several
of them have returned to their homes sadder
if not wiser men.
Another effort was made in the Senate to-
day to take up the internal revenue tax bill,
but it was antagonized by conference re-
port, and the democrats being assisted in
their opposition TO the sham by Messrs.
Cameron, Dawes, Ingalls, and TanWyck, it
was laid aside. r
There was an executive session of the
Senate yesterday evening, but though Mr.
| Windsor's nomination for postmaster at
Alexandria had been favorably considered
by the Postoflice Committee, and though
Senator Malone had it in his pocket, ghe did
not report it to the Senate for confirmation
another executive session to-day, and if sc
it may then be reported. There is nc
doubt that it will be confirmed as soon a
reported.
). c. Neale who was bailed yesterday in
Richmond, is here to-day and has been con.
graduated by many of his friends upon his
temporary issue from his troubles, which
issue, it is said by many lawyers, will be
permanent when his trial takes place. 1t
is understood that he was in such favor with
the judge of the court in Denver that the
latter was ready TO find hOndsmen for him
in case he experinccd any difficulty in find
ing them. He was dressed in 4 well-titting
suit of tailorS make of steel gray cloth
wore black Derby hat. and long, narrow
; loW-quarter, custom made shoes, and wa:
eminently and enthusiastically genteel il
his appearance. He evidently realizes tc
the fullest extent the Observation-Disclosures oil
his unfortunate position. but seems dis
posed to brace up under it rs much O:
possible.
The House to-day agreed to the confer
ence report on the legislative bill, but on
the naval bill il agreed to ill the conference
report except the section comforting upon
the Secretary OF. the Navy the power t.
abolish such navy yards as he may direct
and one that another conference committee
was appointed. There are but two moro
conference reports on the regular appropri
ton bills yet to be adopted-those on the
sundry civil and the deficiency bills
Mr.. d. y. WidSor in an interview with q
newspaper reports Of this city says no ie not
a candidate for the coalition nomination fol
Congress i'll the Alexandria district, but tina
he thinks the outlook for the coalitionists i:
very good if the proper man is put in thu
field. He mentions in connection with the
nomination the names of MesSrs Egborn
Shumatc, Hunter and Farr. He says tina
while not candidate Denomination before
the convention he shall be found in tn,
'front ranks fighting for the liberal part,
which General Malone, the create tofSouth
ern statesmen, has given us as an inheri
lance for the future good Of our dear ole
Commonwealth and the people ofthe South.
1t is understood here that Mr.. Barbour vii
have no opposition for denomination in the coun
ties of his district the east side of the Blue
Ridge, and but little from those on the west o
that ridge.
The Senate has not yet acted on the House res
olution to ad uurn Tomorrow but when il does
will probably amend it by fixing the hour of ad
journmcnt at noon on Monday.
Lynch, the negro who got Gen. Chalmers sea-
in the House. tried to have passed the bill for tn
benefit of the Protestant Orphan Asylum in Match
co. Miss, which was occupied by federal troop
during the war, but the republicans prevented
him from accomplishing that object.
The House postoliice committee to day appointed
a sub committee to sit during the recess and con
slider the proposition for reduction Of letter pos
tagc to two cents. 1t is understood that ever
one of the three composing the sub committee i:
in favor of the reduction.