Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-03-02
I.efter from Esiohmand.

uaS Ucsu IL 81 LUZ HRiLutluS Luz lluu5e |
is t7ei 1t passed Tho bill ty much larger
nsio:ity than it Eaa supposed it c,u!d possibly |
get. Tho question now is ON it pass the
Senate. The weight Of he testimony is hat it
c1Huos. Tho aGvcca!er Ct tho bill ev:dallly
think the. lis p;ovsioas cen DO c.rlied cus
without ugsifg politics into tho di:cussion,
bu! they will fed themselves mistaken. S.vt-
raj ct the leadicg R:stius::ls arc vsry much
opposed to it and anticipate trouble from i'll
Although it has been provided tina. tho vote
upon local cpo1 should not be tskcn n scy
general election hey Think thu matter Will be
gotten into politics 10 some way.
by The RsaGjul!m:nt plan Massey is thrown
GU.
fuckers district il a0y thing. is made
moro strangely Democratic than before. The
Maho1ites had great hopes of getliog Tucker
out Of the Wa7 this TINA and would hsv, doc
| tered his district to suit themselves if MIR.
Massey had rot interlered with their plars-l
! This congressional district he's been especially
| Gxad to defeat George D. Wiss-sone OF tho
| bea7icst black Republican Counties having been
| thrown into it, Captain Johu 8, Wise is tic
l,sdicg asDirant FIR !he Readiuster ncmins,or.
Judac Lybrock's vigorous protest :c-iay 10
| Inc SENATE against tho arbitrary Eo:ioo OF bis
| party in attempting to ovsrrrl, the decision Of
| the Court Of Appeals in The so of Judge
| Weldon. Of Prince William is tho subject cf
| nucl talk AID DO little vertab!e comment Oh
tde part Of Rosdils!ers who cannot SEQ tie
| use Of thus shsSing up the weak points of their
party. Senator Smith. of Alexandra. attempt
| cd to get The floor to make bis protest against
this revolutionary cot, blu. was cut eff by g
/ all Grr. ha
l. Another meeting ct Democrats was beld last
| night Ter tho purpose OF considering tbs pro
| pri9ty OF s,rr.irga Slate D1mtc:alic orgar.-|
| Ii is understood that 90 money was raised.-
| Another meeting will be held at an carly day.
| Major Giofa is Still spokeo OF 10 connection
with Tho editorial managcman. Of tho proposed
paper.
Tho Democratic uoEb rs Of the L gisla.urs
| do Cot Want an extra session efihs Legislature,
Such thing being foreign 10 t1o ideas of
economy, but tue ms)riiy psr;y will have it,
Tbo Raadjus.trs arc sill attempting 10 in-
| cTasso salaries. At tho end tf tho session il
! will be We'll to add up Tie xpenscs Is compared
| Gith two n1d four years ago. 1hs stllry list
will DO found starll1gly largo. The Dsmt Gratis
hLvo ct every stage opposed this decrease OF
| tXpccdl.ure, but have b,en bcatou down.
The coming thirty days session which tho
members Of the Malone ring want will be de-
voted mainly 10 the attempt to baal the d.
ftTeucas 10 their party.
! rs yot tho dominant party hss not done any
thing With the Richmond polics force. They,
| however, tv*r that They Will g.t now forcs
| here. STRoNGBoW.
+ klLLED IN PRISON. Ysstordsy r bart Tay-
Ter, oolorcd conyic! 10 III, Maryland p,nien
tiary, was $40; and killed by Prison Officer
James B5rus. Taylor Vas employed in tho
foundry and was told by tho foreman to 20 ca
aoolher tl)cr aud make o oisiug in place OF
oro no destroyed Tuesday. lIo paid 20 alter-
ton to the foreman. WHOM Byrne repeated the
| oIder' "'aslor replied that he would not 60 on
| Inc Other IL 'or, sDd made an assault on BSrnc.
| whsn tho latter fired. Taylor grapplsd With
the cfliasr. ard MIR. Thorue The foremau, sep
rated them. Taylor then ran for Th6rne, but
thu latter escaped, end no reurned TO tho as
ssnt upon B3rro, who fred tvs moro shots, q.
Tho last If which Taylor Fill end died within an
hour A Jury of inquest rendered verde
that The xii log vas in seli l,fousr. Taylor
VAS poworlu man, and at times very ard to
m!lsgo.
Mrs. ScaVi!Ie. Guitcsu's sister, hal s,nt
memorisl to the Senate PROTESTING against the
co1itmstion cf Mr. Coukiug. In co:c.rdirg,
MIS-. Sotvllo ssys: II protest against tho a.
poiatnGnt OF his impeilcus demagosue, who
absvo all others, was the chief o.use If tho de-
grading partisan strife which eliminated 10 the
ecGth which the nation incurred, | trotess
10 tho Eamo of that Justice which should bo
melted equally 10 all that this man shall DO. be
elevated to thet position which may enable
him TO pssl fnal ildemen! upoa the fato of my
pcor Insane brotner."
LAND SALES Mr.. Robert Bartoo aud Mai
Homes Conrad, commissioners, sold st pub c
tu,;ioa on Monday last 500 acres Of land in tie
sui: Ct Tidball vs.. Marshall Ipsrs CT tho estate
Ht tho late JANIS NJ. Marshall 10 MIR. james
a'o5 for $50 cr,c'a.
u. H. Garden and j. =. Jsfftioa o. : ms 10
Kelly vs.. Talisferro sold To W. ii. Brown of
Baltimore 1861 sores for ,h!ee thousand fys
6undted md tTe:ty-seysn do'lt RS Haryeaton
Solid Sonth
WHALES SPORTING CFe THE CArRs.-A
number tf whales have recently baen seen
near Cape May by the people living there and
BY masters of vcsaels arriving at this port, some.
sii:nes playing foi hours in full view from tho
s ;4orc. Eeconty large one strar ded ne .r Cape
>'S.t ~. nua Nhs lmueulSI6iV AUAck III by the /
people in tbs oighborhood srmed wi a hsrpoons,
shoi guns, pitchiorks and clubs q ID every con-
vehleat Wespon,bu to no urpo,e for when the |
TIDE began to rise the big lubDer slipped off with
oat any apparol! inconvenience-P Record |
CRar PRcsrEcrs.-Accordiug to our e1.
changes odd farmers" are saying with remark.
aolo unanimity tbs. The next season, owing to |
the drought Of las! summer and heavy fsl of |
la'n end snow tti, winter, will te very pro.
ductive one. We hope their opinion may be |
Jus!hiei By the result; but en- the ether hand,
come obsorvant farmers in this section fear that
the remarkable rain. fall this winter indicates
another drought this summer and CO. sequently |
another failure of tho cora croS.- Winchester
Times
=, Tho public debt statement for The N ,uth of
february shows decrease DUNG the month Of
50. 1888 5l1 G3
MARRIED.
This m?ruirg at tho residence of The brides
grandparents, Erie, Pa, By The Rov. w. 8.