Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-01-25
FROM WASHINGTON

"lec!d Correspondence oil the ALEXANDRIA Gazette.
WASHINGTON, D. c., january %, 1855
The republicans Of the Senate held a caucus
this morning to determine definitely upon
The course they shall pursue on the tariff
question, hnt before any conclusion had
been reached the hour for the session Of the
Senate arrived, and it had to adjourn. 1t
will reasonable rs soon IS the Senate adj
journs.
With the ferry between this city and
Alexandria suspended by reason Of the ice,
blockade and no trains leaving here Tor
Alexandria from / - Il. IN. to 4.3O p. M,
communication between this and that city
is more difficult and less frequent than it is
between this city and Baltimore.
1t was stated in some OF the newspapers
of this city that Rev. Dr. Bullock. Chaplain
OF the |. :. Senate, was present at a recent
hop ut Willards Hotel That was entirely
incorrect. What the Doctor may think
about the propriety of other people attend
ing hops, the GAZETTE's correspondent does
not know, but he does know that the Doctor
never attends hops, balls. operas. theatres
or other public amusements of that kind.
The mlscegcnation case from Virginia to
have been argued in the /. ;. Supreme
Court yesterday was dismissed for the rea-
son that case involving the same question
is already before that Court
Among the petitions recently presented
in the. House Of Representatives is one from
negro employed in the folding room Of the
House. who is said TO live in Alexandria,
asking for the equalization Of salaries of
government employees.
There are two reports here current about
the withdrawal of Mr.. Brady's resignation
as collector Of the Petersburg Internal Rev
enue district in Virginia. One is that the
President of the Court of Appeals Of Virgin
ia. Judge l.. l.. Lewis, would not consent
that Brady should he clerk of that Court.
which place had been promised him by
General Malone. The other that the Gen
eral fearing that he could not have the man
he wanted Nominated as Brady successor in
duced him TO withdraw the nomination so
as TO avoid the appearance Of defeat Mr.
Brady did resign. and his resignation was
accepted. The question now is whether he
can hold on TO his office without a reap
pointment.
The Abingdon Iirginiun, which has re-
Gently suspended. and upon which General
Malone holds 4 mortgage, will, il is under
stood. soon be relieved Of that mortgage.
and reappcar as q regular democratic paper.
\ member of the Senate Judiciary Com
mittcc informed the GAZETrE's correspon-
dent TO day that nothing had been done
toward pcriccting bill for the purchase of
the Arlington estate since he talked with him
last upon The same subject.
The democrats in the Ohio Congressional
delegation are understood TO be Il unit
for Mr.. GiidcS. q member of the House. as
the democratic: candidate for the next Gov
ernor of that State.
1t is the common talk on both sides Of The
Cap!to! today that there will be IN cntra
session OF Congress, To meet immediately
| upon the adjournment of the present one
| The republicans SEE no chance of success
| i'll 1854 unless the democrats become divided
and 30 they are going to afford them every
chance TO divide.
The House resumed the consideration o.
the Naval bill At ali early hour to-day and
passed it.
+. H. Gruhb= has recently been appointe,
postmaster at Happy Greek and .Larkir
Willis al Locust Dale, in Virginia, on demo
cratic applications. These appointments
and others Of the same sort recently made
show that General Malone is not so keer
after the Virginia postollices as he usei
to be. or else that he has not the same
swing at the Postolce Department thai
he used to have
To-day : session olthe Senate was devoted
entirely to the delivery of cu!ogics upon tho
late Senator Ben. Hill, Of Georgia. Thost
who paid tribute 10 the memory of the
| deceased were Senators Brown, ingalls,
Vest, Morgan, oorlIrcs Sherman. Edmunds
Jones and barrow. Mr.. Brown felt assured
that his late colleague is enjoying the Chris
tian's hiSsiul Immortality Mr. ingalls,
took IN agnostic's view OF the talc of the
man Oh whose grave he threw some Of lht
choicest flowers Of rhetoric, and said that
the prophets question, IF man die, shat
he live again was still unanswered. Al
the oraions We're cha.>te beautiful and
affective. and profound stiffness reigne,l
during their delivery. The chair occupied
by the late Senator. OH the desk in front OF
which once rested the flower ship sent him
by he ladies Of Alexandria. ~ hich he yrized
so highly. was drapcd in mourning. General
Malone sat in his seat during the first two
oration>: he then took Il seat for while i'm
the door Of the cloak room and smoked n
cigar, and finally withdrew entirely into the
recesses Of that room.
Scnalor Bayard's daughter and il Young
Mr. Warren. of Boston. Il descendant of Gen.
eral Warren, of revolutionary fame, were
| married here to-day.