Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-01-30
From WASHINGTON.
Spectd! Correspondence Of the Alera. Gazette.
WASHINGTON, d. O.. Jan. 40 1880.


WASHINGTON. D. O.. jan. 80, 1882.
Judge Uax this ucruinR fixed Friday as the
day Ijr tbs s!sancat CT tie molion for
new trial 10 the Gu:tesu case. All The
,rcrs 10 that tri.l Tsre requested to meet o.
TIC tios CT D.sr::c: Attorney Corkhil this
mcroiE 6 for tie purpose, it is supposed, Of
signing so aEiiasit, to the fec: that they did
net rs:d oc|spspors du;ing the progress Of the
tIial. NJ. Pfaher, o0e Of The jurors, SAYS that
Oh The 7sh Of D,c,nbsr he did SEQ uewspsps,
5log where i. Tad apparently been placed fl
HIN 10 see, but that he did lot touch il or rec d
| lie 10 Il, aid bat be Immediately reported
the tact to the Marshal and to the rest of the
| lu'y, snd th.t all the members Of the Jury,
| su9pcsipg that traps were b:icg set for them
| tneu ce!eIm'asd IL be on their guard. AID 90!
10 l3Gk Ct newspaper until the ttial was over
va Saturday morning last Guitesu's brother
c!lieo upon ell the Jurors for their signsiures 10
| LIS album, ard Il is supposed DOW that be
waited 10 ccmptre the signatures with those
upon ths margin OF the newspaper that Wes
found in their room.
There is good ds,l Of talk htrs Il day sbos.
the sale Of The w. l. U. R. r. tbs. is to take
place 10 ALI x,nd:is tt-morrog. The prevail
Ing IMPRESSION is that 90 bous 6da bid, larg,
eocu2h TO be ADOPTED, will be mad. sud ths,
q syndicate Will su5stqu emily be organic ID 10
Purchase It at tair valuation. The rsilroad
company that Senator Davis. of Wts: Virgins.
is Interested 10, and that thought at one time
Of Kidding for it. have abandoaed that idea,
largo ru nbsr Of the VirRlni, resdiu,ters
are here to- day. Among them are Governor
Cameron, SeD.tci-.leot 4 d ileberger, and
S;stc Senator Bailey aud many others. 1t is
reported thst they have come 10 bring pressure
10 bear upon Mr. Faikerson, whose recent
stand 10 tsv1r of Mr.. Massey, they seem to
ttink. looks 90 though DO might tg:ee with
Mr.. Massey. hat With the expirs,lVo Of the
present Legislature there will b, 20 U.S. fur 9
resdlujtcr party. Licu.enant Gotcrnor LAWS
has goco hcma, soc GOT to Richmond, and this,
1t 10 SAID, looks bad t1r the SUCCESS CT The fl Ht
thss has bccn made TO rehiVe the boilers from
| The reac l1Ster CAUCUS, for. if o1e of them had
been secured. tho decdirg vote Of the Lisu.en-
ant Governor would havo restore them TO the
control nj the S.nste
Mr. Barbour. ucub,r of the House from the
Al:xindrla district, Is prep.riog bill. which
he Will iotfo6u,o q: 90 esrly day, providing for
the removal OF thu Washington Navy Ya.d to
Akx,udIia. Auocg the reasons FIR such re-
mcval are thu shallow Wst,r of the E,sttrn
Drsona. the greater facilities for obtaining ms
terlal aud supplies at A!cX,odfis, AMI tho So
parloll'y ct that city Tor every purpose Of q
navy strd.
III, Impression !,i.y sbou, the funding
bill DOW bstCrs ho Senate is bst il will pass,
md il ie stii th:t Comptroller Of the Treasury
kocx says he Davis amerdneut. making the
time OF tho redemption opiorsI with the Gov
eminent. aud providing that the higher interest
bords shall be redeemed iist, which has b,en
adorted. ls te;.er Tor the Gaysrcman, ttsb the
crIGiasl bill.
The neWupencr aem ut thai petition has
b5eo prepare By the Cumb..lacd coal oou
paplts and sent to tho Chesapeake and 0 bio
Cans! Company, asking th.t 90 Inducements
to that cins! b c0mnato!d this winter that
Cannot be Completed 10 time for the carly r.
sunp!ioa CT navig a.ioo. is. MIR. German SAYS,
enlits'y irooreoi. lie says there sra about
ssven!y-6Ve locks on tho oapal, but that opIV
fourteen or htseeo OF them will b, enlarged this
winter; that The Others will not bs touched
except for necessary repairs, ADD that those
that will be crl,rS,d this winter will be ret d ,
10 Tune tor :he earliest prsctioibe navigation
All OF WHICH, ii will DO racslec:ed, Wss stated
IN this c;rrcs ponccnco two weeks apo.
Anorg The nominations sent to tho Sepa' O
last week was That of Mr. Nichols to bo posi-
MSS er at Norfolk. This nonioa i,o, i; has
been definitely determined. WAS The result CT
the mistake Of ope of the celks. Mr. Dtzn-
dorf, WHO bad recommended the nomination.
called upon the President this norLitg and
asked thst if tbero had basn any irregulsrity
about The sppcioimsot il be withdrawn, and
this he Pfesi!crt said he would do without
damage 10 The applicant, bu. in order to have
time to consider his claims. 1t il said that
General Msboae has not ssen the President 10
refereLc, to bis lss ADD tina! be had potbiug
to DO vi the withdrawal Of The termination,
but the faos remains that the general and some
OF bis reaci lister fried, bad al Interview with
thu Pfe5idep! last Saturday.
Mrs. Jno. L. Conners, the wifi, of contrsc.