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


morning. recessed until - o'clock, at which |
hour, having been informed that the Senate
had passed a resolution to adjourn at ) p.
m. it again recessed until a quarter before |!
three, when the session will come to close.
The Senate passed the adjournment resolu-
ton by vote of 81 TO II, all the negative
votes being those Of republicans.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Voorhees,, demo-
crat, called up the bill increasing the pen
sion of soldiers who have lost an arm or leg
to $40 Il month, but Mr.. Patt, republican,
of Connecticut, objected. A bill was subse
qucntly called up giving pensions to the
children Of deceased soldier but il was
opposed by Mr.. Hawley, republican, of
Connecticut, who said he was tired of
trading upon spurious patriotism, and
of using pinch-back eloquence to further
partisan ends. Continuing, he said there
are million and a-half of Union
soldiers, the number of whose child
rem il was impossible 70 tell: that these SOL
diers were not heggars, and that it was time
to call halt in the pension business. Mr..
lIawlcy was sustained by Mr.. Platt and
General Logan, and so apparent was the
effect this opposition produced that those
who traded in patriotism" did not press
the bill TO Il vote.
Among the strangers in the city to-day is
Ex-Governor William Smith. OF Virginia.
He is an old time democrat and carries with
/ him Il little blank hook in which he has
noted down some of the sayings of Jefferson
the truth Of which has been established by
the events of The recent past. In this book
are also extracts from Washington's Fare
we'll A,l,!Ir~.; and from the Bible. which
prove that the writers thereof wrote where
of they knew. The Governor is interested
in the temperance subject now, and is here
making enquiries nj the Internal Revenue
Bureau in regard to that subject He has
many friends and acquaintance in this city
who remember him when he so ably and
faithfully represented the Alexandria dis
trct in the House. Though now very old
man the Governor is still hale and hearty.
He says the GAZETTE is an excellent news
paper
Collector Brady of the Petersburg district
in Virginia has been here several days in
conference with General Malone and others
in reference TO political affairs in his State
: and particularly in his district 1t is under
Stood that he has for some years had a hank
crin% for The seat in the House now occu-
pied hy ilr. ,Iorycnsen and it is now said
that il Is partly due to his management that
the republicans in the counties of his dis
lrci, which has large negro ma ority. are
split up with Jorgenscn, Hooper, Stevens,
Harris and ncMortcr factions, so that when
the nominating convention meets the
Boss will recommend that he be taken up rs
the compromise candidate and that that
recommendation will be adopted Mr. Jor-
%cnscn has become aware of the trap in
which he has fallen, and may probably bolt
the convention and run rs L straishtout re-
publican. and would be justified in so doing
but for his recent letter in which he cxtolled
: the greatness of General Malone and prom
iScd To abide the decision Ola convention into
which he had no possible chance of success
II is also said that some Of the negroes OF
the district. aware OF their strength, have
determined that the nomination belongs to
one of their race and that in case Brady be
nominated they will nominate candidate
!. Of their own. There may thus be sew,
eral candidates at the election. and il
so the democratic one will be elected
Rev. DR.. Bullock. chaplain of the Senate
will occupy the pulpit of Rev. DR.. Chester's
churcn. on Capitol Hill, next to the largest
Presbyterian church in this city, during the
current month.
Mr.. Dczcndorf accompanied by Major
Townsend of the House folding room, left
for the Norfolk district last night, and will
prosecute a vigorous republican campaign
in that district, in opposition TO both the
Malone AMI the democratic candidates
, AMI people from that district say he
, will certainly lead the Malone ticket
and probably the democratic also. The
MahunctcS are so much alarmed in this
Il 5 rrt that, rs heretofore stated in thi:
oar viii lnh
Q nate Il negro rs the only possible way OF
drawing negro strength away from Dozen
/ dorl. Mr.. Libby, who has been spoken OF
IS their uomniec it is said is in favor ofsucl
a course.
The democrats at Harrisonbug, in thei
recent victory NJ the town election there
were il is said. assisted by the republicans
who are rs eager TO defeat the bogus repub
: licanism that mlSquerades in the shape O
e MahoncSm rs any dyed n-the-wuol dem
G ocrat can be, and such. it is said is the feel
ing fall the republicans in that section ex
ccpt the few whom General Malone has al
, lowed to retain federal Offices
$ Mr. Cabell, Of the 9TH Virginia district
: will make no canvass for denomination
and will only accept one if rendered with
ont solicitation
Efforts, il is said, will certainly be made
by the Mahoneites to buy of Dawson, the
,, republican candidate for Congressman al
large, but those who know him say he is rs
lmpurchaseable rs any white men,
1t is understood here to-day that Mr. Urner re-
: publican member uf the House from the district
adjoining Washington will not he a candidate fol
f denomination, and that the nomination will prob
ably be given to Mr.. McConaS. Mr. Urner being
, provided for by making him judge of the circuit
composed of Montgomery and Fredrick counties
1t is also said that Mr.. Lewis Cess Smith of Wash.
ngton county. Md. who was once the democratic
Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates will
, hc elect President of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal It the meeting of the stockholders thereof
to be held on the 18th inst. and that he is now OH
his way home from Europe to accept the position
FASTING AS 4 CURE FOR RHEUMATISM
I DR.. Wood, Professor of Chemistry in the
medical DEPARTMENT of BiShon's Colleoa