Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-03-04
FROM WASHING1 ON.

WASHINGTON, D. G.. March I. 1882.
t:x-Govsrnar iourg, of Ohio. Viot-Pfes:-
dent CT the Balimorc. CircJauati spd Western
Railroad, ifrmed the Gazolt.' correspondent
st-3ay tha. 40 ageat Ct La road was 10 Alex
audria yesterday 10 psy the $50. 900 check eOL-
di,ionsl fer tho purchase Ct the Washington
anG Ohio Railroad. bat that ho arrived th,rc
too ac lie sid. hoWtvsr. That be supposed
the tho money had been paid BY noon tt-iay.
WIKI rtlsrenos to tic bill that has been. iotrc,
duc:d il the Vifeioa l.: gisaufc r,r The repeal
of the charter OF his road. he sid he did nCi
thick it would amount 10 aDythlcg.
A caucus Ct tho democratic members OF The
House will b. held tonight to roorgsn;z, tbe
Congressional Committee Of the National
Democratic Party. 1t Vas supposed the. Nj.
Randall would bo the chairman of this
committee. t1s he said this morGirg thst be
did not v.ot i. ard that be Supposed MIR.
Flower. CT Now York, would b, chosen. The
Virginia delegation has selected Mr.. John s.
Barbour, tf tho Al Xaudria district, ss The
memb:r Of tic oomnilioo from their Stale, the
c,,nmi.tcc being composed Of ono member from
esoa State.
Tic democratic m:mblrs Of tho uou 10 arc
Consolidating 10 opposition 10 tha tariff com-
mission bill a1d when tba. bill oImss up they
will bs fouad slncs. .soiidly against X. They
say that if the present Uougrcssmep cannot rt.
port tariff bill es we'll % commission they
had better rcsign aid let others be elected vic
will bo c!m pe.cGs to perform tho 6u!ies patu'
rally expected Of them, sud that c,ugrel.
sioual Committee GIN b. appointed who Car
within o1o week prcp!r, q bill that will pro
vide for such r,fJ7m ID tie tariff as tho *
ger cies Of tho css3 r,q1ire.
1ho Hors, civil service rcfsrn committed
agtecd tc-a:y 10 report bill providing tha
sill private clsius now b:foro Coo gross shall bt
referred to tho Curt cf Ciains. The House
ArprcEriatloos Committee a'so agreed to r..
port Ii rr17iiipg that claims for quarter
master stcros, tho consideration of which noW
| coBts tic Government from $500 600 to 5000.
600 annually, shall be reported 70 tho Court O.
Caima.
Accounts Of ncra and more dtf:ciors from
tho rea6jus.er ranks in Virginia reach here
daily. Il is said that the party is now held
together by nothing stronger than block mcr
ter, ard tat @hen tho sl:cuit luigoshlpa shGl
b, appointed it will oiuuhle to pieces at oro,
Inc appointment Of NJ. d. A. WinGs,r as
member of tho board OF visitors If negro iL.
sane s!yiun. after the way 10 which bis brother
waa treated. is spoken oil hero rs rddicg insult
to iriur;. ID view of the work hs has Conc fo,
thu party. But the resdiusters never intended
doing eny thing for the Alexandria district; il
has too many 8hi:o people in i. FIR their pur'
poses; they plso.d tteir favors where they
supposed such ia7ors would do the moot good
tus # accounts irol ITO S:a!o sra to b. b.
loved. and they oooo fr:m tho moat reliable
sources. thy havs b,en woefuy diseppoin
ed, cad cou'd net, if they bad tried, devised G
moro etFeo i've pap for wcsk,nirg their psrt5
than the wsy In which they have bestowed
their patronage.
In ia rumorsd 10 Ivy that Mr. Taf! is TO hive
the a ustyi8n mission.