Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-02-23
FROM WASHINGTON,

Tho House committee on public bulldogs
and eropods ssv, be0Ir yesterday to COL
M. u. Bal. Ct alaska. who gave some interest
ing data relative to Tho edusa!ionsi end Indus
TRIAL status O. tbs pcopl1 OF that Territory.
| The folIoSins ia ITO report Of tb, amounts
Awarded b. tie Auditing Connitsee CT the
| House CT Representatives as tho fees cf the
doctors and Others 10 attendance Oh President
| GsIf.ld: Bliss. $4,000; ASnsw aud H.mi-
too. SIS 00O each; Rsyburn, Boyntoa end Su.
san Eisor, $4,000 etch, aud Ctuup. nuls,,
So coo.
| Sorator + lmandj is very rco,ns when sr-
| preached Don the su!i G: CT bis runored non
uatioD ID thu Supreme boaoh, bat no viii not
| sly tia. he docs uo. want the position, or thu.
be wcuIi &c: tco,pt il if rendered. as be form.
er!y HIS ssst.IaG. That he hGs beeu ten6ered
The poaioat!ou by Plos;d sat Arthur il pretty
cer.sia, and ind C, tiaGs po2t 10 his acceptance
OF the place.
/. is lid to bo The ooio:1n Of the adnini:-
traliOn that General Pcr.cr should 30 eiven
that u,,sa to witch be il considered entitled
| Tho Attorney Genersl is considering c,rssin
qlesll,Ds relating to tho Tins ut which Porter
ceased to be msior-g snsrsl, ss1pd which affect
sha arrears OF pay to which be W5uld b, er-
titled il reinststed 10 he army, and when these
hsve boc1 ssttied Ice President will nominate
hiG 10 b. o,IoaeI o! inf4n'rS. Il ia estimated
That lis bsck-2sy will aGou7t 10 ABOUT $ll5,-
009.
| The joirt Congressional Committee of tho l.
blaty held meeting yesterday to cooi Ter Tie
ad7iss6Ill:y of recommending th, purchase of
tae Stevsuo' oollso i,ns Ct manuscripts end rare
printed books written by or 10 some wsy rela-
| tlog to Be, j4ui1 Fratkio. which arc offered TO
the GoVerpm4p: ior Ct 600 by the Lyndon
posstsjtr They c,mpIss ell the papars be-
Quilted by Dr.. Ffalk kin, 10 bis grandson,
| William Temple frankiu sod itcudo some
2 AGO daeuusDts. SPECIALLY s.lec:ed ty Dr..
| Fraokl!u f,r preservation sttor bis retirement
teogu p1biio stf.i:s. Which Ea7o psvar been
| printed. No soion on tho lrJplsiioa WIS
re:o5ed bu: the Indications srs that theoom MI
Tee Hil iepCrs G bill 10 make the purohss,
Tee clUmi:teo Q. thtir las: meetiog sarsed to
rtc)u m ,od eu,appropris.iou Of $50, 900 to put
obese the R,oaambasu papers.
FLOODS AND STORMS "A most distressing
condition CT stf.irs obGins thrtugh:u: tho Mis-
sisoippi valley. Thousands Of ma1 Gro @. work
b.!s:en Flcksbarg End Monphis trying to
strengthen th, asoes a. exposed PLACES. A
gtsst uurb ,r Ct 8: cks bsvs been procured,
which srs filed with earth Dad used 10 badiug
| uD the embsLkmeots. The whole eastern shore
of A,kat s,s is either under water or threatened
With iauede,io1. Will, MIR. Jamieson was TAX
| ing bis family from his o7clf wed plantation,
| near Tyrorz, Bayou, Arkansas, bis boat was
oapsiz,d sna bis sX children were drowned.
He rescued his wife, but was uusb to save any
OF the cEildre7, two ct whom were grcwo young
| ladies' abe great SLOW torn 10 tho Ncr.E-
west prcs;raiei tt laetsph wires srd interrupted
communication in lazy plsc:s. The sntw is
from four to EVs fost deep in The streets of
Montreal.
BLACK SCRIPT. The following which
mag be termed % "addendum" 10 the Riddle
berger deb! bill, has been reported from the
FiaaDoa Committee of III, HOUSE of Delegates:
Resolred de-, That The Auditor AID other off-
GERS of the State ohe!gsd with the duty Of iunG-
Jog the public deb. under toe provisions Of On
act eatitled an hct to asosrtsIa end d; are Viz
gipis's tq7itstle share 0: the debt crested be-
fore aod txs!iog nt the siaC OF tho partition of
her territory sDd RESOURCES, snd to provide for
tho issuapcs of bonds covering ha same, aud
the regular and prompt payment of Interest
thereon. DO. a1d sre hereby, Instructed to fund
shat Is commonly known as ihe "hlack script
at eighty oen,s 10 tho dollar Hi.hcui distinction.
l"Black script represents Dteres. postponed
when tho state sss paying p:r ceot. in
money
Sums tlele s!cco tbs negroes ct night tore up
The fag-stoces CT tie ssreet-s!eIs lsadinp into |
the 9rtusdJ OF tie Nelson House, st Yorktown.
aud s:e naklo2 cooHtant dsprsaatiops 90 The |