Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-02-06
FROM WASEING7 ON.
Special Correspondence of the Alera. Gazette
" asu1NcrnN D q Eah G 1900

are lGleTtsted 10 The establishment CT line CT
steamships between Baltimore ard French
port On the Mediterranean Sea. Olo of the
tbjec:S OF tho proposed enterprise is to attract
that porii:n of tho foreign immigration to tho
United Ststes which Comes from Southern
Europe. 10 The Southern scciop CT this c:unry.
meeting Il The parties chith7 interested 10
the uew Iiac IVES he'd 10 Baltimore last week
at which Mr. J Ohm 3. Bnb,ur, of ths Alexar-
| 6rIs district 10 the u. z. House Of Representa-
| tive, WAC present. Two thirds of the rtoaiste
noDey has been subscribed abroad, ard the
| Other third Is to b raised 10 this country A
| aed o2mnaty is 10 bs organized 10 connection
| With tho SEEMS ship Company. aud MIR. Barbour
| was lcV!!,d to represent the section of country
| 10 V:rR.tia and North CarulIpa. trsversed By
the iairoad Of HLlch be is President. Every
| thlog locks isvGrsbio for tho enterprise ard ar
| ra0gemeus tor thst purpose are 10 active pre-
| pa!alion.
Auotg tho bi /. Introduced in The House t.
| day was oae by Mr. Wise. OF Virginia, au.hoI-
| iZEg no sala of lot at Burmuds Huudredp,
| ceded 10 the Gosrrcmeut by Virginia in the
| aSt cectu;y as 2 slte for custom house, to The
Bright Hope Railroad Company for q depot;
| also o1e by Mr. Barbour. giviog trrearagas of
per sioDs to Alice Dskslo Shsddcck. OF Cul-
| pepper county, widow CT hospital steward 10
t tho Federal aTwy during the war.
Ia the Senate tc-day MIR. Johnston iotroGuc
ed reli'iNn FROM the Mayor aud Common
Couaoil ef fredericksburg. Va. for az app,c-
| prlsllon to coD nee the monument to Mary,
tho mothtr If Washington. commenced i, that
| town many Years ego. Among tho bills passed
| in Tie Senate tC-d.y was the ono authorizing
hn If hn Rec "a L. ~ -
| Tor $3.50. 600. This sum will enable the Tres.-
| NY Depsr ,meot TO ply another dividend to the
| poor negroes who wers icduced By their pre-
fessca republican friends to deposit their care
| lDps io lhnt back.
District Attorney CJkhli says that Griteau
will surely be hanged 90 the 30th daY of next
j unt; that 90 the anniversary of The day be
shot tho lste President lis body will BIO on the
d's5 C ing table, snd that every point that will
COMO before the court 10 bare has already been
determined. o. every s.ep of Judge Cox during
| the ula met with the approval of the other
adGcs competing that tlibnnsl b,fore it Wss
| t*ksp. Eff al! this. macy people still believe
| that Gultesu Is orsz7. and tho latest OF the
may distances they ltf5r to sustain their b.
lief, 10 The tsos that ca Saturday las, Just as
| the Judge Wss about to pass sentercs upon
| him. be was scribbling upon the marsiu of Q
! newspaper oont6ioiog uotico Ct bimstlf, ADD,
| 10 which it VAS stated that be was selling his
autographs at the rate OF three dollars q hut
| dred. After be LIFT the bcx ito peWsp,psr was
| eXsmiacd. and 1t Was fouot that what be had
| written referred to this statement, and wss Gs
follows This is an error it should read,
three dollsrs z,r." A mao, they say, who
placed such V.lua upon bis owo signature at
hs moment be Wis told to stand up apd re-
c'iVe Ii, senteuc, 70 be hspgtd is moro fit fer
q !uosiic asylum thsp t)r the g.lloWs.
A gentleman who Was 10 Wall street. New
York. last Saturday, ssys party. who thought
| on II. X Hayt that Gay and asked to be let 10
to tie company that had purchased it. His
| proposition wss ac,eded to at opce. but w5en
| be found that the condition W IS that hs would
have to make good tho drsft for tho payment
of the first $50 0J0. he backed out, TIE ger
| era impression here is th,t Hayt had no mon
! cy when he su!horZ,d lis agent to buy the
road
Mr.. Dsr;s, Pr.sideos Of be Senate, and Mr..
Flower, democratic Id Der Of the q ou3e from
New York city, are giving ssres Of dinners,
| the former to all the members Of the Senate 10
siphat elic'l order at Welkeis srd the latter to
| the democratic metnbers OF the Iiouss 10 ii c
same cld:r st WoTnlty's. Mr.. Davis, it is
neecl Gs 10 say. after this is eXc,edirg'y popu
| lar With the ether members OF The Senate. and
| Mr.. Flower Ti;h the democratic mcmbsrs CT
| the Houao.
a msmber OF TITO House District Committee
when told Sa'u:diy morning hat other claim.
ants CT the Poit mao fats bisdss Mr.. KidRel
we're cCI6deot ct the Legality of their tires aud
| were Gtzious that the Government should put
ss much dirt 90 the fats as possible, replied
| 4 hnkI ta T. ~, khn,s a;
| tics. ard that they would be upset or qaieted
before c;r.-load Of dirt was put uDoa thon.
! There is DO doubt hat Gen. Mshoue hiss not
! cnlg got the Federal patronage 10 those Cot
| Rress'onsl districts 10 virginia represented by
| democrats, but also i'll hose represented ty tho
| repubiiosus-Jo gepsen ard Dtzsndorf. Ia the
latter s district be hss sppoin.ed and is appoint
| leg nostmssIers. notwithstanding Mr.. Dtz,I-
] dtri s protesie. and that the rIw Postmaster
GgGerai is as s1bservieD: TO hi 10 as the late one
Wts. M one but tho incumbent has yet been
rec N neEd2d for the N2rfoIk p,stefica and it
| is ren9rtcd that 81 his term bas nearly expired,
| the Pts master General hiss goue 90 far as 10
| rtq1es. Gaperal Mahnne tn recommend fay
orlte for The rlsoa. The General is evidently
81 much Of a Brsa Ct the Posofiue Department
es he is Of tho Virgili, legislature, so far, Of
Ienst as Vireinia appointments are concsrred.
Among the resolutions introduced in the
| House to-day was one by Dir. Belmont, demo
| Graf from New York city. calling for all the
papers in the South American STAIR and the
| names of the Peruvian Company. 1t is undor-
stood that this will be likely to lead to develop.
| menta in which prominent republicans viii be
plhced in awkward positions.
A sub committee Ct the House Committee on
Appropriations hoard the Secretary of the Ntvy
and the Chief OF Construction to-day upon Mr..
Dezendorl's bill spproprstDg half million OF
dolla,s, snd making it Available at once. for
deficiency in the naval appropriation hill S275,.
OOJ for construction and repairs Sl50,C(0 for
| steam engineering snd S75 600 for equipment
and recruiting.
FALL OF A BR1rGE.-A spsn Of M.yo's
bridge. rcross The James river at Richmond,
Va, gave Hsy Saturday, prscritating Man
chester ft:ge filled with pssscr gers irto the
river, fallicg q Gistaros ct about forty feet.
Several passengers Ware hurt. but nooe lily.
All we're gotten Gu: by basts from The shore.
The span gsvo way as easily as if i! had b,ep
sswad off 81 esch end. and came down With
Iran torno n lcu5 49,