Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-03-31
PRON WASHINGTON,
!Sfecitl Correspondence Of the Ale5a. Gazette.
WASHINGTON, D. g., Marsh 81. 1882,

koga las mad, proposals to several CT the re-
publican leaders 10 tAas State f. cooteleooe
vi b rifefel c, 10 the fornatoo OF an hdmiai;-
iration pie'Y 10 Firs lola, which s5sIt evsrtu-
ally sssinis.s with lhs National republican
psrty, aud tbs. Will, hs has me. With favol-
able rspIusts ia some curriers'. 10 etbels they
hsva boar just Tho rtv,!:s. 1t ia also uIde,-
stood hat 10 v.rtu; portions CT The S sic tSe
Generals bsr;y is rapidly dissovioy 100
ccmpoueot esnents. 10 the Norfolk, Valley.
sid Southeastern districts particularly the
weakness II tao blnGs that bind tbs party &C
ge'her is especially observable.
The a1ploE-Shsrmsn affair is tho talk of
tae lowo tt-l.9. aid i. il only the invelerats
acd lmp.scstls ha;ers If the Scuih who do
not cordsnn tho coWartly AID undelhauded
means Mr.. Sherman resorled 10 against DO
litIc:l cpooteot. Governor HAMPTON in talk
log 10 bis irards about tho meeting with MIR.
Sherman 10 the Senste's barber shop, s.ys
ths. 81 he oD'y witnesses Wcrs two negro bal
ber5 DO could not mab:f;st Ills c,ntemps for bis
dstamer in ar7 other way than by refusing to 90.
tic, bis sala'atcn. General Batter. wheu asked
this norriog if h!s c,lleagu, would notice the
ati,lr G1y !u'ther, replied that he rebI!y did
90; EGG4. O;her dsmCo.aIs seemed TO think
tie r.a:seI would COW drop. and that so fir ss
| so:!9n up"n IL by The Senate Was o,ncerpod. it
WsS Gu: Il the qlestioo, as the defsmstory ls;-
ter Wis written when Mr. Sh.rmsu was Eec-
tt:sry G!i5o Treasury, and not while noldiog
q seat 10 the Senate.
TIE Bayiy-B.lbuur contested tlasssp casa
vas argued Dsfars the Hous, Elections Conn
mi:teo to-day. L. was supposed that the fl ,al
haaiiig Tcu!d b0 h,ld t-d,y, tut as MIR. Ed
mud Butke, counsel for tie contestant had
r2t ooDc ud.d bis sr2umert at noon the further
hesiloE was continued until next Friday. MIR.
Barbour was presant Whsn tho committee met
but sCon left as no was told by members of
tho ccmDllt,e that bis presercs Was not Of all
necessary. His counsel Mr.. Linden Kent was
IN atstudencs tu! said nu!tipg. Msjor By Y
RENAL 81 during the whole ct Dir. Ba,ke's ny
gLl.pt. General Whil.s kor aIso of MsIor
BaiIy e COUNSEL, wss Likewise present. While
the as cso CT tho Committee 60 a whole he's
lot JET heeuScxpressed in this case, everybody
Who hes talked with the Respective members is
satisfied that they Will r9pors 10 favor OF the
sit'irg uenbar
Pr.ysre letters Ieotiv;d here from Ssuth
CErJIlca s:n'e that sl hopes of the SUCCESS of
the proposed "libersW movement 10 that State
bavu b:en dss:ps'ed by the recent latter of
Autrner Osaersl Hr,wsler directing sr;-;p:n a.
leg II dead issues and thu prosecution OF the
lesdin< clti2!ts ct that Slate uroo the sxpsr,c
s:stemsns ii disappointed nfgto aad ssalIagas
pjili'G ADS
A msnhtr OF Senator Bills family sa2s lhet
sehtlsusls pays!aaI cCndiau is more favor
2bl5 poT iksu i: hss been at apy time sire, he
Vas a:tsnh, d % It's o,u cCrous maledy, tus not
Ri'hs'acd'"g tins temo Ct the Senator's co!-
leagues htv1 Its or % tope OF his perrr.-
neat r,c ,Ycry.
Tie toto siOg Ei;s, ia postn sters wer, uou,
nIssIooed tt-ls9: w. L. Cabell, NellV's
Ford. II ''n c1unty; NJ. J.. Willis. New
GMdro. Russell coauly. j. A. Kiur Kings
hlils. Wa :;nioa o,uoiy; r. &. Fishery,
ho'V!oG tan Gptetnuft oOonty; B. w. OK
turn. Nar.h Fisw. Maoklsuburg cousI7.
Apoag tho GAINS shat ;hs House Commit
teo on War Gains agreed to report upon mr.
| tsvorsbIy ttis mcroiog VAS that of the heirs of
tho !str Ao;hony r Fpsz!er. of Alexsndria
c!u9ty, Va. htD1Go'iog TO between seven and
eight thousand dsllsrs, for property tekou or
Destroyed bv the FEDERAL soldiers during the
cici! w.f. |: Sesms 20 be tho wsl,-;ettled
po!:o2 CT ':.s republican fot i,rity CT tho c)E-
rlltoo That rolo of sGoa claims shall be
allowed.
DaMocfa's Ion, Ill potliens of tho country
DOW hero tIpttss themselves IS Ii ghIy Rraifed
at The deteas Gsccral Malone sustained j., the
,frg:nla L. sis'aturc yesterday, which they
l,tk upoa ~ c,rc'0svo evidscc, of tho tpsoGy
dlslntetraNiu Ut the sesdiuster party.
The Pre!ld:pt bss expressed ihs bopo that
the republicans Of Nav Ys:k will nomios,e
Secretary fJlser ps lheir candidate for Govar
oor, and ine Secretary has informed his friends
TEA he WCp'd DOT teonc the Ecmioaiiop if
rendered h.m.
a: the nae:;g Of the House Foreigu Affairs
Commt;es tits uorcipg 9 lstter fron cx-
Mi0:ser HutIbart wss resd, giving The history
OF the Clain a the Peruvian UompspY, which
claim ho Dew s.eus 20 think i, DO claim at all,
though provicos TO Mr. Sbiphtrl's desir-
oatltg him as puichssab!e article. he theu,bt
|. Was as strong SO claim could be.
Con:r:r7 10 general Expectations, SID even.
It 10 slli. to previous inlin.,ions at the White
House, it is understood tits moraiog froa " hat
has Invariably proved reliable SOU ce The. the
President will sao toe Chinese bill, and that
no has al:eRig gl7in iosruc!inr5 for the prepa-
ration Of the vOla message. If be GOES eud ss
cons'stent republican no eau hardly do otne,-
Rise, the bill Vii; b. passed ever It's VETO, for
republican CooRrs Ssmen arc like MIR. Raup
snd cant atfoId to be consistent. CT he repubi-
Oai . WIZ lo65 Iiis acluc ot8te6.
Tho House Dis,rc: Committee at their meel-
irg yesterday sRreed TO push the bill for the
reciama;io5 If the PJtomsc fits to III, eyoIu.
sion of all other business 90 the NIX. dsy that
has bsen assigned them. tho 10 b prcximo. -
The committee also ogrsed to report o bill for
the Suppression of gambling within the Dis
TITO. SIMILAR 10 its provisions to what ia known
as the old 81. Louis bill, which makes it mil-
deneancr rot oay to keep a gambling house,
but to gamble.
TIC pomina'icn Of Mr.. SIilh Bo,lre to be
postmaster at Petersburg. Virginis, is said By
Fireiolsns new hers to bo the best federal
noulos'i'u that has b,eo made in that State,
=, Senas' r Johnston, at tde request of Senator
Hosr. VII, Ct the first opportunity, call up the
report of!hs Senate mmit,ee on Oliims in favor
Of paying the owners of the Pioneer Mills of Al.
exand'is. Va. tho sam of $50 GOO for rant of
tast property while it YVES occupied by the
aovorameut, during the war
HE CMhol:c Pfovrcial Council, which net
10 Cincinnati recsut'S, has prepared pal!oral
letter to he Rad 10 all the cbprchcs. which holds