Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-03-29
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence of the Alera. GazeH
WASHINGTON. D. c., March 90, 1882.

WASHINGTON. D. G., March 80. 1882.
Ia tie supr.ms Court Of the U. 8. Oh Mou-
day ~ osse OF Albert SchefFsr ct at :oators.
81, plaintiff, 10 error. vs.. theWashiagton City,
wight. Midland ard Great Southern Railroad
C,upay, was argued Mr.. George A. King for
plai6tifI il error, and By Mr. Lndea Ksnt fir
defendant 10 error.
The declaration 10 Ills o:s, syers that the
DECEASED Charles Sohtf sr. on tho 9Th day of
D.csmhsr, 1874. was sleeping car passenger
% tho defsndsnL'S line of railroad, 10 b, Coz
v yed irtm LYnchburg. Va. to Alexandra.
Es.. aud Wasa!r g.ou. d. c.; that o. the 7sh
dag Of December, 1874. 10 tho light lime.
coils soo ocau;rsd. owing 10 the negga nce OF
thu connapy's servants and oho srs. by means
whereof the said Charles Schetfar was Injured
about his head, back e1d spiGe, and by reason
HhareCf be b:csno sick AID disorder-d 10 mind
aud body, aad by means whereof phsutasms.
Illusions and torsbodpgs Ct uncomfortable evils
to come upon him wera produced. which dis
ease baillsd all medical .ki. and continued ODE
SANITY to stub ani prosrsto bis nervous
System to tbs day Of August. 1875. Ehen
it Cvs1cams sod Frustrated all his reasoning
powers snd Induced him 10 take bis life.
The ILL fer The reclamation of the Potomac
i.ts which has bean psf oted will b, called up 10
the House 90 the 10 b proximo.
bill WIS pigecs hoed 10 the House Juditi
arg Committee yesterday morning for the re-
msIkable reason that i. did not HAYS the az
p.oval OF tho execution Department Of the
Government.
1t was doerEiatd at the Cabinct uIeeiugyes
teldsy 10 suStaio The decision CT Gen. Swain 10
the Mason c}s'. 50 the Sergeant will 5000 bs at
Large agal1. Wh,thsr he will be arrested by
tho citi| su.hcri;ies remsics to be seer.
Among the letters received by tho President 10
References 10 this case is ons from Virginia.
which states that the eush about Mason wits
snd baby IL Withcui ftu1dstion ioasnucb o.
Macon is vary nrgleo fdl husband asd bad
contributed vary liale to their support.
RsTonuc is p,uiog into The Treasury 10 such
large amounts, much larger than the estimates.
that tho Secrsts'y is preparing fer another call
of twecty million OF the extended sizes.
With regard to tho length Of the present
session Of CJrgtessi!i is understood that Sneaker
Ksltor hIes l.s Termination, on the l5:h ci
j one, but eZperiat ID members say ii will DOT
| cod until Month later. O0'y ores DUNG the
| last 6vs Congresses has the long aession ended
before the Isl Of July. end the FIST year the
I
lopg,d uniI tho lG:h ct AUgu.t. Among the
| sutisos that will bs likely to prcv.ko lorg d.
| bates are ;ho PROPOSED chang, 10 tho lu'es of
the il0uss, toe Dakota bill. and the bill for
| rcs!oEios Grant to the srpy, al of which the
democrats ssY they will resort to oil legitimate
| msG1S 10 defeat.
| The HOUSE Committee 90 P0stc[ics agreed
| this ncraing to euiarge mooey orders 10 500,
| to reGace tha e1syga 10 s csDs on every $40.
esd To suiharlx, money Criar pos!e! oud5 FIR
suas ranging from 10 cants TO s.
Col. M. ID. Bali was bef"re the House Com
mlscs 90 Edcctiia and Labor tits morning
a1d uTg.d N sDp:crriauno i,r educational
purpcsss 10 Asks.
As sn'ic'p.isd ID this correspondence the
Housa Committees % Wsr Claims hes agreed
| to repjrt fcvisahiy Oh HE bill tor rouruce TO
FirG,nia the ol0nsY ehs I'd 7ancsd tbs Go7erl-
| noD: 10 1872 Tao ohitf trcuo, about this bill
| Is 70 get the i,lu'a - sGoct the oom:ai!tee' 8
| rerolt
The Congressional D.monralc Committee
has appointed the fol,~ioa Executive Commit
teo RS :crsrz, Cal, Blower, N Y. Randall.
psno., L:Fsver, Ohio. Thompson. Ky. and
Jones, AK
Secretary Fo'g:r has cad, raid on the
beats 10 lis DcpsitIa ms, aud sb3ut dozen
tt ms ere new tXpeile0rlag tho evils OF r.
pu3asi5a. Thry ure IhcSo who have become
! uoltrious fer ssInd!icg their hoerdingb oTse
keepers. Eashw0mea aud every body else who
9Cu.d credit To- N. Ooe Of THIN is tho per-
sousl lricud OF GovarUT Foster. CT Ohio. who
autographed. sshns De Scoretsry to reinstate
him. bu, Mr.. FOstt was iTpeiyieus to gubel-
os'orial il Ier,e.
L. il understood ths. tbs President will snpul
| that part Of ,h, scDtetc, of General Fllz Johh
Porter which p.ohioils him from holding s:y
| position Ct itut. OF prof; uader the Govern
| mont laa7ing i; for Congress- to make such
ameuda to tho Gen.ra ss IL msy Think prop:r.
u is Eu1orea sbou. tho city to day that *
Secretary B!aipe BIS a. los. emo TO the concu-
| sion that thtre is oothirg thu, but hesven. and
| that under that impression he is thinking about
! bsocming q preacher 10 the Cons ragatoual
| Church. and thu. he will have cnntercrc, up
en- ihst lu:ieo' with Raw. Hctr3 Ward Batoh-
er who will b, hcfe tN-oight. Ii mCss be q
atrnpg church thn. osr Il ,s, With .wo ,uoh losds
| as B,tcher aud Bl:iao aboard.
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