Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-06-28
FROM WASHINGTON

shot, ana though he says he reallZcS the lacl
hat he will be hanged Oh Friday it is doubt
Iul whether he really does or not, and it is
certain that he is firmly convinced that he
will die the death Of u martyr in the cause
of his party and country, and that but for
him they would both be now on the rapid
road to destruction. if not already there
He sleeps well, eats heartily, and is by no
means Respondent. and the indications are
that he will die under the conviction that
he is, as he says he is, Gods man, and that
men have treated him badly, but that they
knew not what they did.
The Conference Committee OH the Dis
trct water bill have finally agreed The
$50, 600 for lshway at the Great Falls of
the Potomac IS retained in the bill but none
of it is charged TO the District Of Columbia,
and the charge of the remainder Of the APP
preparation is devidcd equally between the
Government and the District.
Intelligence here from Tennessee is TO the
effect that when the seceders from the recent
democratic convention in that State see the
small and insignificant assemblagc that will
meet under their call for another conven-
effort to disrupt the democratic party, and
that those who do not intend to go over TO
the republicans will at once return to the
democratic fold It's thought here that the
whole move is the result Of the overwean-
ing desire Of ex-senator Bailey to get back
to the Senate. He tried to get back two
years ago by Il union Of the republicans with
the diSaflected democrats, but the republi-
cans elected so many members Of the Lcgis-
lature that they supposed they could elect
one of their number, and strovc SO per-
sistcntly To do so that Senator Jackson was
finally elected. He is now engaged in Il
like effort, but il is supposed by well-in-
formed Tcnncssccans now here that he will
fail again. One thing is certain, and that is
that the republicans in the State have no
man in their party fit TO represent State
in the Senate. Governor Hawkins is the
best man they have He knows that he is
not qualified. Moore and Houck, the two
ScalaWaGs in the House, come after him, but
though either one of them would have the
assurance TO accept the place everybody
else knows; that neither would be competent
to fill it,
Finy-onc medals for the stalwart men,
bcrs OF the New York delegation in the
Chicago Convention have been received
here by Senator Cameron and sent by him
to New York for distribution Each one
weighs nearly half pound and has a hole
in it fora ribbon. 1T wondered if anybody
will be silly enough to wear one.
In the Senate to-day Mr. Blair presented
Il paper from the National Federation of
Labor of the United States. which, he said,
should be considered in connection with the
resolution OF Senator Morgan inquirng into
the causes of tic extensive labor strikes in
various portions Of the country
The House Naval Committee agreed this
morning TO oppose the naval appropriation
bill, not. however, upon the ground Of the
sum to be squandcred upon the repair OF
old and the completion of worthless new
vessels, but because OF some minor obicc-
tons.
Some of the Senate employees arc in high
dudgcon to-day over n speech Senator Nor
gan made yesterday on Il resolution for max
ing the Offices of some Of them annual, in
which he said there are so many of them
that they are in each others and other peo.
Piles way, and also, and this is the calling
part, that they have nothing to do but ACT
rs body servants to Senators.
In the Senate yesterday Mr.. Malone in
troduccd bill TO relieve the political dsa-
biitirS of }. Il. Waddcy. OF Northampton
county, Va: also Il bill to pay Collector
Rivcs, OF the Lynchburg district 1885 for
expenses incurred in the arrest and convic-
| ton of }. c. Henry for iniraction of the in.
tcrnal revenue laws.
Quite Il scene took place in the House to.
day when Il resolution from the Foreign
Affairs Committee was introduced calling
Tor all the correspondence in the State De
partment IN reference to American subjects
III British prisons. Mr.. Robinson mad fran.
TIC efforts 10 he heard, and was only Guic5ed
when the the Scrgcant-at-ArmS was order
ed TO make him take his seat when he sat
down declaring that free speech for the
| cause Of imprisoned Americans was denied
IN the American Congress. Finally seven
minutes were allowed him, which he re-
fused to accept AZ that would not be LONG
enough for him To express his views, hut he
would say that if the American State De-
partmcnt was willing for the British State
Department TO spit in its face the American
people would not, and that the question now
was not whether the tail of the British lion
WAS to he twisted, but whether the neck of
the American eagle was to be wrenched
1t Is said by Nirginans from the 9TH dis
trlct of their State here to-day that Mr..
Alicajah Woods will probably be the demo-
cratic candidate for Congress against Mr..
Paul in that district. From the Alexandria
district it is said that though Gen. Malone
wants Mr. Farr to run, Mr.. Farr, aware of
the improbablity of the success of any op-
ponent ofMr. Barbour, wants to transfer
the doubtful honor to COL Lewis, repub-
lican from the North who has settled in
Fairfax county.
1t is understood that General Malone ap-
proved and placed on file at at the Postol-
flee Department yesterday the application
of Mr.. ID. \. Windsor for the position of
postmaster ut Alexandria, and that the
President will not long delay Mr.. Windsor's
nomination. 1t is also understood that the
nomination will be confirmed by the Senate
The House to day at an early hour went into
Committee Of the Whole on the Naval Appropria
ton bill. Mr.. Robson reported the bill and smoke
IN its favor and attempted, but in vain, to show
that the appropriation it provided for was for the
benefit OF the country and not for that of ring
The situation in Egypt is becoming more
alarming. There have been fresh murders
OF Christians in the Delta villages and in the
interior, and an intention is expressed of