Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-22
FROM WASHINGTON.

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lSpeciol Correspondence of the AleX'a. GaZettc.l
WASHINGTON D. c., May Pin the
court in banc this morning Judge James
rendered a unanimous decision i'll the Gui-
teau case, sustaining the decision Of Judge
Cox in every point. Mr.. Reed, Guiteau's
counsel, says he has not yet exhausted his
means for preventing the hanging of an
irresponsible man, but does not indicate
what those means are, preferring he says,
to let his act rather than his words tell
what he will do. The general impression,
however, is that, no matter what he may do,
his client will be hanged OH the Both of
June, and that, as District Attorney Cork
hill has said, she will be on the dissecting
table on the anniversary of the day he fired
the shot that was heard around the world"
Wcll-informcd and unprecedented politi-
clans Of both parties, from Maryland, now
here, concur in the opinion that the stock
holders of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Company will refuse. to accept Mr.. Cor
mans resignation Of the presidency Of that
company, and that in accordance with their
wishes and those of Il majority Of the bond
holders and of all the others interested in the
canal, he will remain ut the head Of that
company ut least for another year
The appointment Of Thomas Griffin, Of
Fredericksburg, to Il cadetship at West
Point was sent to him to to-day by the
Adjutant- General of the Army through Mr.
Garrison. member Of the House from that
district. There was a comparative eXami-
nation for this appointment held in this city
at the instance of Mr. Garrison, in which
there were seven contestants: Griffin, Of
Fredericksburg Fletcher and Gunter, Of
Accomac; Saunders, of Northampton :;
Croxton and Dobyns, Of Essex and Weldon
Of Prince William Griffin stood first and
| CroXtOn second.
The House Judiciary Committee agreed
this morning TO report that the land grants
to the Northern Pacific and other railroads
are -forfetable, though the railroads
have failed to comply with the terms upon
which their grants were made, and though
it was the intention of Congress when it
made the grants that they were to be for
! feited in case the terms were not fulfilled.
The following Virginia postmasters were
Nelson co.; S. " Parson, Shenandoah Alum
Springs, Shenandoah co.; VIM. E. Kilgore,
Wise c. H., Wise CO.; ID. r. Mcfarland,
Malone, Buckingham co.
The deadlock in the House was resumed
the first thing this morning on the South
Carolina contested election case proceedings
being commenced by Mr.. Randall, who
moved an adjournment till Wednesday. the
vote being 81 to ll3, Messrs Fulkerson, re-
adjuster, and Ladd, greenhacker, voting
with the democrats and Mr.. Paul and all the
other greenbackerS with the republicans.
Filibustering was then continued and will
continue as long as the republicans persist
in the attempt to have decision in the
case rendered without trial
> Senators Johnston and Malone and Re-
preventative Tucker appeared before the
Senate Committee on Public Buildings this
morning in reference to the bill for public
building at Lynchburg The House has
passed bill approprating 100000 for that
purpose. The Senate has passed bill ap-
propriating the same amount for the same
object, but differing in some particulars from
the House bill, but in order to obviate all
difficulty and get the bill through as rapidly
as possible, Mr.. Johnston tried last week to
have the Senate adopt the House bill This
was opposed by Mr.. Rollins, chairman of
the Senate Committee. because Gen. Malone
had introduced Il bill for public buildings at
Lynchburg Harrisonburg and Abingdon,
and appropriating $4,000 to each. AT
the meeting this morning Senator John
ston and Mr.. Tucker said they would
do nothing TO oppose buildings at Hal-
risonburg and Abingdon; indeed that they
would do all they could TO have them,
as they were wanted, but that if $780,
600 WAS enough for building at the
town of Abingdon. where lots were cheap,
surely Sl0O.0OW was not too much for one at
| l,ynchburg. The committee has not vet
reached determination on the bill. 1t was
observed at the meeting that while Senator
Johnston seemed to be on good terms with
the General, the latter and Mr.. Tucker did
not recognize each other
There was no conference of Virginia re-
pubicans held in Richmond last week as
reported III some of the newspapers, but
one will be held there during the current
week. 1t which, il is understood the Admin
lStration will be notified that the course il
has adopted toward Virginia is detrimental
to the interests of the party and that Gen.
Mahone's disposition Of the federal patron
age OF the state is calculated to drive away
from the party many Of its firmest and
Staunch supporters.
Many changes are being made at the
Portsmouth Navy Yard in accordance with
the bargain between Gen. Malone and the
Administration, but every one of them, it is
said by those familiar with the condition Of
affairs there, will act injuriously upon the
coalition, and that the injury will be render
ed apparent mt the next election.
Senator Logan WAS in his seat in the Senate to-.
day, having returned from his health seeking trim
! to the Hot Springs Of Arkansas. handsome
bouquet was laid upon his desk by admiring
| friends
Eight carrier pigeons from Baltimore were
turned loose from the dome of the Capitol this
morning in the presence of large number of in
terestcd spectators. They flew at first toward the
Bridge over which they circled awhile and then
struck Il bee line for the Monumental city, where
their owner and his friends awaited them
IHE w. 4 O. II. R.-The Richmond cor
respondent of the Petersburg Index-Appeol