Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-01-16
From WASHINGTON.
oec:al Correspondence of the Alera. Gazette
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| Department nail from Virginia Isaac G. sla-
ter, superintendent ef rsiway adjustment div
sion, So. COO; Norton NJ. Brooks. clerk, 81, 500;
PHILIP A, Tracey, CLARK, 81 COO; j. o. Hawley.
clark. 81 coo; j. w. Hogan. tlMk. 81 400; W.
A. McNaIty. clerk, 81 .4C0; Mortimer Mouldin.
clerk, 81 200; James Bfads, elo,k. 81 200; ia.
c,b. Dspue. clerk, ST 200 Roster D. Bsckley,
c>tred. clerk, 81 200; J. II. Sddors. clerk
81 600; g. b. Anderson. clerk. 81 600; Mrs
Ella kiGsH7. o,crk, ST, 2G0 Mis- q. W. Ash
BE-. clerk. 5000; Mrs. Nj. T. IIolclmb, cerk,
5000; Nrs. Mary X. Fcun!aio. clerk. 5000;
| Mrs. Sarah NJ. So.tle. female labnrer, $3.50;
A. b. Iluribut. clerk. 5000; James Ross, color
| Cd. Iahnrer. $3.50; j. ii Bsk;r. fireman, 5000;
! D. J. HsIptr. fireman. s72O; Horace B. Abra-
| hanP, co'Oret. Vatchmau, $720; j. b. Floyd,
va chmsn. S72O; Hcrsc, Page, colored, sbo, :
er. $500; james l.. Jasper, o'lo,ed, lsborer,
| 5000; Samuel Youog, coora5, laborer, $3.50;
| Narnan A. Reid. l.bsrer, $500; Philip Hughes
colorcd. laborcr $500; Frs1cis j.. O'Btep, la.
borer, $500; John Walker. coIored, laborer,
$3.50; Henry Liehlfoot, ooIored. laborer, $500;
| LsHis Il. Tsylp Gssught5nau, 81 600; Henry
g. Saith. ooI3r5d. Tatohmsn. 5000. Thosa
| eho hail from EiTginia in The Department Of
Justice ara: j. d. Williamson, clerk. 81 90,
end Mr.. r. Fry, capyist, 5000.
| Tho m,in point 10 tho ChAlmeIs coEtts.od
election case lies 10 tho fic. that tho tick ets
| thrown out did not CONFORM TO tho law, bat
| in printing tho testimony, the fac SMILES ct the
| tickets $40 not rrasentot. go that this point is
| entirely Ignored.
Speaker koitcr il asxiaus that all tho oom.
mittees CT tie House shall have rooms 10 the
Capitol, ard for that purpose will US, all the
available space. 1t is said that Senate ODE
mttee is usog one Of he rooms that nightly
| belongs to the House, but tina, il is impossible
! to exclude them inssmuOd IS toe Cork thereof
has rut three psdIccks en- the door.
John Hall, ct Al'X,odria. an employee of
the folding Ioon Of tho Hcuse. h,s been r.
| novld.
The Supreme Court is now cp9tg on s,u C
specially arrelgned c!scs. TO that II IS possible
| that the Arlington case my COMO UP duIir 6
| the latter part Of this moutp, but lift does uo.,
os the curt always takes loog recess 10 Feb.
| rusty, ii will nat come up until March.
The macy WasEicgtnnians Gho att nded tho
| hop in AlexsndI, last Friday night are most
enphatic in their praises thereof. To q1ote q
gentlemen who was present, 'oot only wsrc the
| csthelic senses enrapturcd By the tsir wcm.n
| and Weber's diVinest harmony, but the more
nstericl ones by ths excellent repas'." To
| Mr.. John Dockham thty award tho credit Of
| haSlaE gotten up Inc most charming aud rt
cherche affair of tho ssssOD.
] Ii h1s been sisted heretofore 10 this oorrc
pocdIrcc thst Mr.. Dcffees wjuld be allowed
to retsio tho position of Pubic Printer at least
| for some tim, 10 come. aod that statement is
repeated TO dsy upon the authority OF Que who
knows. Tho UoDsrlg and rgantltm 30 y man
| ncr 10 which Senator Plumb has rtc,ntly treat
cd Mr.. DAIrees Gas made The latter mary il flu
! entisl friends. and o:o'td the epposicn If
| many who were bis enemies.
The Secretary Of tho Treasury decided this
morning. much to tho disgust Of tho protected
mcnopoliss, that tho legal tariff on steel blooms
| was only ~ per cen! sd vslorcm. and not II
spec fic.
Senator German says that BIO will crlaialy
resign the presidency of the O. & u. Cans as
ston IS meeting Of the stockholders csc b.
assembled. but that as far ss his succetsr is
| concerned be is as Ignorant as ary ssockholder
auy bcdg knows who will be bis SUCCESSOR.
II ia understood this morning that the Pfes-
dent baa positively Determined TO make Mr..
Sargent Stc:ctsry of the Ioterior, aud to az
poirt Nathan Webb U. S. Judge fer tho dil-
trict of Maine. MIR. Ilaoribsl usmiu's 500
vas an sp 3!icsn. for the last famed pI,cs. but
tho Pfstljcht ihitks the GcverGmoat has done
| enough for ID, HsplIpe.
lo The Suuate to day Me. FsLc, introduced
q rcso!u,lo caliIng upon the Secretary CT tie
Treasury Tor 3 statement of the txoec sps OF tbe
h iatcrcnl revenue district 10 North Carolina
duriog he last year. The district referred TO
is the 600 thst gsv1 suah la,gs republican
CO. joli;y aud IS tho expenses wcro greatly 10
| excess o: those OF The other districts tho pro
vsiIiog iu prt ssi0n is that they had DO lille to
do with he iloreessd msjosity referred to.
Ju ige Garrison of the lst Virginia District,
introduced in the House 10 day till to ercct q
latt hopse at Dsmron's Marsh, mouth of the
Great WiLopico. and o5e Praulicg arrears of
psrsioEs 10 Col. Chss. A. Day Of Pficee WI
liam county, Va.
Mr. Barbecue of A!exan6ri,. BY request. it,
lroduoed bill fer the reot of Mt. Vernon C,;-
ton F-c'cr7 10 Ai,xindtla. otcIpied by the
GoVtrSmsnt as hospital dulog snd fer some
;imo afcr the 81 81 OF the W.T.
Tha House Dsriot COMMITTEE agreed today
to report with few uumportant snenGm ants
the bill hcrstofcr alluded to 10 this correspor-
deuos for tho reclamation of the Potomac fits.
With the understanding that the members of
the Gem nit:es could propose other amendments
when it shall be oonsidsrsd by the House 10
commlttee of tho whnls.
There is a rum f ,as at the Capitol to-day
that Mr.. John Randolph Tucker has the sm all
po1 st his rel ience 10 this city. He returned
from Richmond few days ago, snd WAS taken
with what he f-ars is the horrible disease last
night. 1t is aaid, however, by his friends that
Surgeon General Barnes who WAS sent for by
him this morning, is Of the opinion that the dis.
ease from which no ia suffering is not small po1
There is great squsbble here among Leu
doCn county people about the Leeaburg post
oico tu. the chances still seem to be in favor of
Mr.. Owen Holmes. Mr.. Holmes. ct least, hiss
General Matone's support and if he is not sue.
cessu it will show III st the General is not 30 in
huential 8; the posoti % as no has been hereto.
fore.
In the Senate to day the bill for erecting a
building Tor Congressional Library on the
block immodistey east Of The Capitol grounds
was reported fayorably.
Soms time $50 Secretary Huut i:suid 40
ordsr cllieg attention 10 the tx:rsv.g,rt
employment of pilots in lbe Navy when not
needed. This has been supplemented by apo.t-