Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-02-24
FROM WASHINGTON


WASHINGTON, D. c., February a, lSSS-
Senator Ferry is very i'll: so much 50 that
his friends are seriously alarmed at his con-
dition.
From II gentleman interested in the W. &
". K. t.. i'll the city TO day, it is ascertain
ed that the business Of that road since the
reduction in the freight and passenger fare
that took place eight months ago has in
creased greatly, SO much so that with the
same rates that previously existed they
would have been $50 900 in excess Of those
Of the same period Of last year.
The whiskey manufacturers ofthe country
have asked Mr.. Carlisle to take charge of
their bill as Mr.. Butterworth seems UNEQUAL
TO the task. Mr.. Carlisle is II little sore ut
his not being entrusted with it at first. and
will not comply with the request until
asked TO do SO by Mr. Butterworth.
Prominent Virginia democrats here to-day
say an effort will be made to inlucethe
State Democratic COMMITTEE to change
the day for the meeting OF the democratic
convention from the 25th of July to the 1T
OF June, 50 as to have time to reorganiZc
the party thoroughly before the fall election.
1t Is also said that notwithstanding Colonel
Ladys return TO the Malone fold. from
which he recently strayed away, letters
written by him during his wanderings are
i'll the hands Of democratic readiusterS in
which he advises y reorganization of the
readjustcr party. leaving out the Malone
element, and when thus reorganizetl. to
unite with the democrats to squclch Ma
hone.
The reason why quorum of the Senate
pDOll not hp ohtaipru last ,,-,- @l,,
fact that many members Of that body were
at Secretary Chambers party, to which the
deputy sergeant ut arms was not admitted
when he came there for absenteeS
Senators elect Dol phi and Henderson were
on the floor Of the Senate to-day. Their
presence here is said TO Indicate an extra
session Of the Senate immediately after the
adjournment Of the present Congress.
In the House to-day bill to prohibit the
importation Of adulterated tea. and to des-
troy that which is imported, was passed
The consideration Of the sundry civil bill
was then resumed, completed and the bill
passed. Mr.. Page than announced that he
would call up the river and harbor bill on
Monday, The bill providing for an addi-
tonal member Of the House from Nebraska
was then taken up.
Assistant Postmaster llalton, Mr. Thomp.
son, superintendent OF the postal routes. and
Mr. Hilton, the appointment clerk in the
poslotlice department. were examined to-
day by General Hunton and Judge Will
loughby, who are taking dispositions here in
the Massey-Wise contested election case.
Mr.. Hatton was as good know nothing as
Secretary Chandler was when examined the
other dav in the same case He could not
| for the life Of him remember whether any
body had been appointed to Office in his Dc
partment on General Mahone's recommen-
dation andagainst the protest of republicans,
though every body in Virginia remembers
many such cases. The evidence of his sub.
oriiDates was to the same effect.
Mr.. Burroughs republican member of the
House from Michigan is in anything else
than,a good humor to-day. He sent the
secretary OF his committee out home to man
age his fight for the Senatorship, for which
he had u good chance after Ferry was de-
teated but Palmer captured his clerk, who
withdrew his name without his consent
The Legislative bill is under considera
ton in the Senate. The section Increasing
the salary of the public printer from So GOO
TO 5000 was adopted. While on this sec.
ton Messrs. Beck, Hale and others animal
verified upon the control the printers union
1stN III tIC printing ounce
Mr.. Voorhees, was the only defender OF
the nnion and said the members of il
were not 50 dangerous 10 the country as the
Bankers Union which met at Saratoga ey.
cry summer and over their champagne and
Woodcock arranged plans for controlling the
financial affairs Of the country. II was tao
| lily agreed that all amendment should be
added 10 the sundry civil bill authorizing
the public printer to employ nun-union
printers with instructions that if the nnion
employees kicked TO discharge them AT
once
The Alabama Court Of Claims Yesterday
decided that sailors claims would not be
considered unless their individual afidayils
were sustained by corroborative evidence.
The claim of an ordinary seaman on q
whaler was for $500 worth of Masonic Jew
els, a 5000 gold watch Il Broadway swel's
Quilt, including an vury-handed silk UNI
brela.
| 1t is understood to-day that the President
will withdraw the nomination Of Mr.. Emory
Speer to be t. s. Attorney for the northern
district of Georgia, us he has been informed
that that nomination cannot he confirmed.
1t is said that Judge Woods, of the Supreme
Court, and Senator Edmunds induced the
reported proposed withdrawal. :
W. Is. Baiiow. oil Harmony; W. +. Carter OF
Glover Green. and J. Davis, of Dilwym, were com.
| missioned rs pUstmasterS in Virginia to-day
An examiner in the Patent Office named Dvren
forth. who has been nominated for Assistant
Commissioner of Patents, will it is understood be
re-eXamlncd upon charges brought against him
several years ago, hut Of which lie was acquitted
upon what is said to have been Il white.wlsh re-
port of 4 board appointed from the Patent Office
The impression now is that the consideration of
| the Mexican reciprocity treaty will not be con-
sdcrcd ut this session of Congress and that the
Mexican Congress will look upon this new action
in HE light of slight and will refuse to adopt it.
Some of the Washington correspondents of
Northern newspapers having written nice notices
of the children of several members of the House.
who have accompanied their fathers upon the
floor of that body, several other members want
theirs treated the same way. and AS many as a
dozen little fellows were OH the floor yesterday,
trying to catch the correspondents eyes