Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-06
FROM WASHINGTON.

cate him for refusing TO make his TREND, !
General Beall, Secretary of the Navy, has
parloned General Fitz-John Porter This
action relieves General Porter of the civil
disabilities imposed upon him by the find
ings of the court martial. and will allow
Congress, if so disposed, to give him any
rank in the army it may think fit to hestow
upon him.
The House Committee on Commerce, in
accordance with the recommendations of the
Lighthouse Board, have reported adversely
upon Mr.. Garrison's bill for lighthouse ut
Russ Rock, Rappahannock River. and for
lighted beacons at Pongateague, Eastern
Shore of Virginia.
Prominent Virginia republicans now here,
and letters from others just received, all
speak of proposed conference of the vari-
Gus classes Of republicans in that State for
the purpose of settling the existing difficult
ties between them and for adopting some
definite line Of policy upon which they can
all unite There is great private opposition
to General Malone among the long-stand-
ing republicans in the State but as all the
prominent men Of that class want office, no
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know that the General still retains the fed
eral patronage Of the State, they are afraid
to manifest that opposition until assured Of
Il heavy backing.
Colonel Cyrus B. Comstock, it is reported.
will be Major Twining's successor on the
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Columbia He was al aidc-de-camp of Gen
eral Grant and is son-in-law Of Mr.. Mont
gomcry Blair. He is major-general by
brevct and licutenant-colonel of engineers
Senator Blair's examination by the House
Foreign Affairs Committee was resumed this
morning, but il was nothing hut Il repetition
of the prosy old story. Mr. Blount con-
Quoted the examination, and did it so mildly
that Mr.. Wilson, member of the commit
tee congratulated him. the witness, and the
committee upon the prevailing good feeling,
which produced general laugh, that was
participated in by Mr.. Belmont.
The Senate yesterday passed bill paying
Louis \. Won Hoffman and w. A. Mcrtens
:. SIS, 40 is rent for the Pioneer Mills in Alex
antira, during the time those mills were oc
cupicd by the Government during the war.
In the House on the same day, Mr.. Barbour
presented petition from the same parties
for thr payment of this claim. Mr.. Fl. O..
Claugh:on. formerly of Alexandria, is the
agent of the claimants. The Senate nj the
same time passed 4 bill allowing &. H. Plant,
owner OF the steamer Lady of the Lake, to
bring his claim for damages to that steamer
by Il collision with the United States ship
Gettysburg in 1871. <,
The rotunda Of the Capitol is filled with
workmen to-day preparing it for the recep-
ton to be held there tonight by the ladies
engaged in raising the Garfield memorial
: fund. The centre pavilion was found about
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cn-huwk. which, of course, was immediately
taken down and replaced with stuffed
eagle. The entertainment tonight will be
similar to the Washington tea party given
. there some Years ago.
The Navy Department. up to noon to-day,
was in receipt Of no later news from the De
Long party Ii is believed at the Depart
! mcnt that nothing will ever be heard OF
Chipps party and that they went down in
the gale that separated the boats. Orders
will he issued for bringing the bodies OF
Capt. Dcl.ong and his crew to this country
: for burial.
IT is rumorcd among the Ohio people
here that General Schcnk, who, during the
war used to scout near Alexandria on rail
road trains, and who subsequently taught
Englishmcn how to play poker, and then
duped them into buying Emma Mine stock,
is tired of retirement and will be the repub-
lican candidate for Congress in the Dayton
district next fall also that Mr. Lawrence,
lst Comptroller of the Treasury, will be the
, republican candidate for Governor of that
State, and will subsequently be candidate
for the seat in the Senate now filed by Mr.
PendlctOn
The House to-day resumed the considera-
ton OF the tariff commission bill, the demo-
Gratis endcayoring to have it amended in
several particulars, bat being always de-
leuted by the solid vote of the republicans
aided by the votes of Mr. Randall and n few
others on their own side. The bill will pass
to-day. Among the few democrats who
support it are Messrs. Barbour and Wise, of
f Virginia.
The quarrel between Messls. Hoar and
Rollins on the floor Of the Senate Yesterday
afternoon is the talk of the Capitol to-day,
and the published reports Of it are said to be
by no means exaggerated.
The paragraph that appeared in this cor
respondencc on Thursday last, to the effect
that charges had been preferred against Col.
Mosby and that Secretary Lincoln was one
of the parties whose names were wanted APP
pears upon an investigation TO be incorrect
! A friend OF Col. MOsby stated to-day that
he had received letter from him recently
III which he said that 4 circular letter had
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some of the Consus had been covering up
by improper vouchers and appropriating to
themselves the pay that was due to the Con-
sulates as clerk hire and from the fact of one
having been sent him he inferred that some
of his enemies had preferred these charges
against him at Washington, and that if such
was found to be the case he desired the
names Of the parties that he might vindi-
cate himself and show up their motives
The only way that Secretary I.incoln'sname
could have been so improperly introduced
was that in the course of conversation a
party of the name of Lincon was casually
spoken of and your correspondent entirely
misunderstood the connection Of the CON
versation. Col Mosby was warm admirer
of President Lincoln, the father of the Secre-
tary, and i'll his death remarked and fire.
quently since has said that the South lost
one Of its best friends. This correction is
cheerfullv made since it is learned that great
injustice had been done to both Col. Mosby
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