Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-06-01
FROM WASHINGTON.

Especial Correspondence of the Alex'a. Gazette
WASHINGTON, ID. c., June 1.-The Senate
committee appointed to investigate the
charges in connection with the way in which
the, bill TO extend the bonded period of
whiskey had Mr.. Atherton, Of Louisville,
before them this morning He testified that
some parties had approached him Oh the
subject of employing them to assist the
efforts Of the whskey association to have
the bill passed, but that their propositions
were mere business offers, and were per-
fectly legitimate, and as they were not ac-
cepted he refused positively to give the
names Of the parties making them, but he
would say they were not newspaper men.
In the Star route cases to-day the work of
impancling Il jury was commenced and,
strange to say, several jurors were obtained
rs some men were found who had never
heard ofthe swindles. One ofthe panel when
asked if he had heard of the Star route
swindcrs, created Il laugh by replying, ooh,
yes, I'm one Of 'em," and it turned out that
hc was 4 sul,-contractor.
As Mr.. MrkenZie's commission as Post
master nj Alexandria does not expire until
the Goth inst, there will certainly be no
new Postmaster there until after that date.
Though shad and herring fishing in the
Potomac is prohibited by the Virginia law
after to-day, Il bill just passed by Congress
permits such fishing within the lines Of the
District Of Columbia, which extend to the
ferry house opposite Alexandria, up to the
18th inst
The House having turned Mr.. Dibble out
of his scat last night, commenced the first
thing this morning the work of ousting an
other democrat, and will probably complete
it to-day, as the democrats arc submitting
quietly, but under protest, to the power Of
brute force. Mr.. Finley, of Florida, is the
doomed man now, and his seat will be taken
from him and given to his republican con-
testant, and that too, though he was fairly
elected by eleven hundred majority Mr..
Wheeler, Of Alabama, will have his seat
taken from him and given to Mr. Lowe, a
greenbacker, as that was part of the bar
gain by which the republicans secured the
help of grccnbackcrs. After Mr. Wheeler,
Messrs. Shelley Of Alabama, Manning of
Mississippi, Mr.. Tillman of South Carolina
and other democrats will probably be de-
prived of their seats, though they are more
entitled to them than Mr.. Reed, who is urg-
ing their expulsion is, for he only claims to
have been elected by hundred majority,
and the charges against the fairness Of the
means by which that was obtained are more
substantial than those against the election of
any of the men he has assisted in oustinr.
Mr. Ranney, republican, opened the Bisbee-
Finley case to-day and was followed by Mr..
| BeltZhoover Oh the democratic side During
Mr.. Ranney's speech, Mr.. Finley, who had
prepared a speech on the promotion of
American commerce, correctly approaching
the condition Of affairs, and knowing that
neither he nor the country would receive
any benefit from it unless he made haste,
interrupted him for the purpose of asking
that it might be printed in the Record, and
the republicans, seeing the joke, made no
opposition and thus Mr.. Finley's speech will
be printed in the Record though Mr.. Finley
be not a member Of Congress-
1t is generally conceded that the demo-
Gratis will have control of the next House,
and as the republicans hope to make up
their losses in the North from the close dis
tricts in the South the, democratic national
committee will pay especial attention to
those districts
1t is understood that the Washington and
Western Railroad, recently the Washington
and Ohio Railroad, Company will have an
engineering party in the field in less than q
month, locating line from Round Hill to
Winchester.
Guteau is still rs buoyant rs ever and though
he talks OF his approaching hanging, he does so in
the most hopeful manner. In an interview this
morning he said that while he was perfectly will
ling to die food disposed it, he thought he had
mission to fill and he would like to complete it.
When told that Eli jalIs mantle fell upon another
he replied, I'm Christian, and have frequently
thought of that, and if God so wills, I'm content.
The following postmastcrs were commissioned
to-day: S. &. Townsend, Cheltenhan, Prince
Georges CO., Nd; J. w. Palmer Port Republic,
Rockingham co.. Va.
Senator Johnston who went to Richmond day
or two ago has not yet returned. Mr.. Barbour
went to New York on business yesterday evening
being paired with Mr.. Jorgenscn.