Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-01-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence OF the Alera. Gazeti
WASHINGTON. D. c., Jan. ii, 1882.

ran. c'3ik, 81 500; L;nd:sy Moore. crlo:
Cd. ucsto:gar, $40; s. S. HoWiso0, cletk,
81 COO; J. +. Alexander. clerk, 81, 200; j. r.
kncx, watctman. S720; J. Z. Deusop, olerk
81 500; Mrs. III. N. Heath. writer, 5000; Jno.
Ealin, c1. Iab.r,r. $6G0; Il. j. L,omis, clerk,
81 ESQ; Geo. A. 1svoD1er, watchman. $72O;
Martha Lee. COL. chal-Woman, $3.50: Mary
Colbert. COL. chsI-Tomau. $3.50; Leon Daastz,
Craftsman, $ 800; Charles Kolb. enRraver,
500; Robert Llus COL, ofics boy, $3.50: Wm.
Wirt, cerk, S.lU0; MtR. NJ. Il BoWdeu. copiest.
$I20. i'nose balling from Vireois employed
at :he State Densrtmcnt ars 90 follows Geo.
Barrie, coik, $500; Horny p. Rscdopb,
clerk, 81 600; Joho Mccarthy. OIL. fireman,
$IC0 VIM. GeVio, COL, messenger, $40; Jno.
ii. Barrll COL, laborcr, $3.50.
| Az the Agricultural Convention, now 10 se:-
| sloa al the Smithsonian Institute, the sutj,cs
Of neat cattle spd sheep was under disou ,slon
yesterday. Among the Virgnians who have
been 10 attehtanc, opon the convention this
week gre Gel. BuchsDar, of BIsoksturg Col
| leg; P;Ct. Il Fey, formetIy of tho same college;
Gen. Armstrong OF the hampton School. and
Col. Eiwari Daniels. OF Fsillay county, Prot.
Ez?y. Wheu he spoke. mado sone we'll dsserv.
ed etioturcs npon the management Of tho
Black: burg College.
Gentlemen hero tfou tho Southwest part Of
Eir.iuis. especially from rszewoIl. Gics, Ru
sell s.d Bcchansn chuhtlts, tho section OF the
Sac in whioh the sdiusters got ,hsir heav-
est nj rites, yesterday spoke 10 M oompli-
| m2nItrY .GrGi5 CT Governor Cameron j vato Of
tbs b.! Tor the union OF tho Richmond and
ISou:hG,s stern and the Virginia snd Kentucky
Raj roads Gho latter road is early completed
TO tho Virginia lice. snd tho proposed union
would hsv" greatly stimulated the completion
OF the !erer. They say that his assign d fear
ths: iart;gn corporation might get ooutrcl Of
a Erg mia intercs: Is utterly groundles,, mas
much as the charter of the Richmond and
Sou hgestern Railroad was granted by the
ViEplnie Legislature, is uCdar the control Of
tho Legislature. and it not SUI DO. by is chat
tor - cAang' $ aud amcndmen's BY tbs L'gs-
aturs, rs it probably Is. as all railroad charters
granted by tho S All alter tho troutlo with The
Frtd.Il.k:blfe rn6d, W,r,. Il c3nld be mRdo 30
withOu; any officially. Tho hi wouli hav,
conferred msty bGncl.s Upon tho State. bnt
particularly up2n The Southwest portion of it,
| No;hng has y"t b,en donc 10 tho way of RIO
omp,nsn to Mr.. John L. Lewis for favsrirg tho
move fox tranIerirg 90 600 negro voto8 to the
Mahonc ticket, god for resigoiug the lucrative
Marshaship ct tbs Western Dis rot OF Virgin.
"a, TO Ecoant tito worthless oDa ct Lieutenant
GoVtInor tG tho State. Tho Lieutenant Gov
cronr, i: is reported here, is at homo, and is by
DO means satisfied with the way he has been
treated. Urou the authority of some Of his
friends here, it hns been stated that General
Malone had not only endorsed Mr.. Shelly
Laws's application for the pl.c, OF u. s. At.
tornrg for tho Western Distro; Of Virginia, but
had taken tic application to tho President aud
REQUESTED his favorable consideration of it, 1t
is said however, that when asked by Mr.. Shelf
tay Lewis for his lfldenoe to get him the place,
the General threw up his hands aud tXc'ain-
ed: 81 csn't mako appointments. All | cln
co Is to 90 TO department and say, If you osu
make sroh SO appoiltmect il vii be sgfeeatlo
to ma II is also rapafted here that both MIR.
| IOst en-! JuSgo R'Vcs refused to sign Mr..
L1@is's application, and his nominstion is now
said 10 be extremely doubtful,
JGo. w. Hamburg IVES yesterday c,muis-
sionod as postmaster a. Moutgcm,ry Springs,
Mnntgomery county. w.
Gcutlonoo from E.chmcnd hfro 10 day re-
port the. the reeGiust1rs ere by no means
pleased with Auditor Massey. % well. Tor his
daring to oppose General Malone 10 The Rid
dleberger Senatorial election. az his moro recent
refusal to agree TO let their caucus appoint tho
clerks 10 his off:,. and that they have detel-
mined to ous. him, but will not dn 50 uot oil
the Other cffi9er5 rr, elected, 81 az to avoid
tho danger Of the opposition OF bis friepd.,
| which lis defeat will necessarily provoke. They
alsO say trat it is pretty we'll determined by
tho democrats 10 tho Legislator, to otf.r 20
opposition. ssve that Of votes. to coy of the
icoac elastic, clmuuosiio aud in urious schemes
! of the reaans.ers, tor two reasons, first BE-
cEnso opposition wol'd be entirely Ineffective,
ard secondly htolu5e. if left alone. tho read
iusters sill probably so disgust even the negroes
that their Lease OF power will be short. L. is
well kCown fscs here that tho republican pos
tioa CT the readiuser party is growing daily
more aud moro dissatisfied with tho coudiliou
ct affairs. and esp :cia!ly with the exclusion OF
republicans fiom eng participation 10 the spells.
and it is probable that they will mako their
dissatisfaction manifss: at an early dAlo. Lieut..
Govarncr lewis was 10 Richmond yesterday
but did not preside. nor has be done so sincs
the frat day Of tho session. He supposed he
w2ud be rewarded for tho sacrifice he hiss mace
for tho rosdias!ers. and is vary sore over tie
iscs thai n3thiog has boeu doue 10 that
direction.
When the Goi!e.u !ri.l tp,nsd tc-aiy the
prisoner s'as'd he had rteelvsd n any checks,
and that he iu!oodtd to be his own b,Lktr. MIR.
SooviIle then said that bis client wished to
speak, sId that il he was 10 BIO allowed to do
so. his C ulscl Thought be shcud spoak before
his counsel TIE Judge said that he did not
think the prisoner oouid be allowed TO speak.
but that sry ting no might write his COUNSEL
conll read after revising it. MIR. Reed then
cmDengid hil reply TO Mr. D .vi!go end will
occupy tho Who'll: day. H. will b, followed 90
Monday BY AR. SaoviiIr. Then Gutcsu will
sttsmpt 10 be heard. and vi msko music if
p'eVsnei. Us he ssyl h' Wcud not allow
| Dauitl Webster 10 cIoso the casa for him. MIR.
| Porter wi coso the case for tho Government.
Mr.. Eoa il Mother on abIo or eloquent
| speaker.
A sub committee of tho Hous, Wars aud
| Means CoHlnitto, sg'osd this morniog to re-
| mort 10 favor of i, c:ossiog Tho tariff Oh hoop
iron tom 81 per o:Dt I'D v,lersm 10 II c,nt a
pound.
The impression is that the Com miLtea on Rules
of the House. to whom WAS referred Mr., Orth's
resolution for deprving tho Speaker Of tho
power to sppoint the standing committees will
report adversely. and thst the report will
be adopted by the House by largo minority.