Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-02-28
Tho neon,e of Alexandria and Fairfax


counties ofGeorgetown, CT Washington, the
Iasspes az the Alexandria Canal, aud credi-
tors Of hat canal, are all interested in the
hin for free bridge at the Three Sisters,
hut neither the Canal Company nor the city
of Alexandria seems TO take the slightest
interest in it, though, should pass the canal
would be ruined aud the coal trade of Alex
audria utterly lost. Not single represen-
,aliou from either the canal company or the
CITY Of Alexandria has been made to either
Of the cougres ,iolal committees on the
District Of Columbia, both of which have
reported the bill referred 10.
The Senate 10 day, after the morning
hour. resumed the consideration OF the Dill
for more ships for the navy. The House at
an early hour resumed the consideration OF
the pleuro pneumonia bill. vote will be
,aken upou the bill this afternoon, and the
immersion is that it will fail
The report of the sub committee Of the
| House Elections Committee yesterday IN
favor of Mr.. O'Ferrall will, it is said to-day,
he approved by the whole committee. II
that be so, it will not only give Mr.. OFFER
rail- his seat, but do the same for Messrs.
Garrison and Massey, for the same legal
nues,ion is involved in all-the invalidity OF
| the DELINQUENT tax receipts. The case OF
Mr.. Garrison, who is contesting the seat OF
| Mr., Mayo, will be heard by sub committee
tomorrow. Mr.. Manning, from Mississippi,
| in his contested case with Chalmers, lays
stress upon the fact that his opponent is
still an assistant |. 5. district attorney. II
that is strong point, 1t has been omitted
| in the Wise case, for Wise was assistant u. :.
district attorney long after he got the GER
tificate TO Mr.. Massey's seat. The report OF
the sub. committee in the O'Ferrall case Will
be submitted to the whole committee prob
ably on Monday next.
Among the names proposed for the north
ern portion of the present Territory OF
Dakota, should the southern portion OF it be
admitted as State, are Pembina, Mandan,
Lincoln and Isabella, the latter in honor OF
the Spanish Queen TO whose support Column
bus owed his success.
Ii is thought TO day that the House will
concur With the Senate in allowing the
"Dauville Riot committee money enough
to proceed with its investigation, as that
committee has been the most complete
boomerang on record 1t has established the
fact that the Danville riot was entirely un'
premeditated: that its predisposing cause
was the teachings Of Mahoueism, and its
exciting cause the conduct Of the negroes
Il has also, it is thought, etfectually
squelched Mr. Wise. as the only support
he had worth talking about was wha,
he got from the negroes and no"
he has driven that away from him by
foolshly saying that though negro mem
bers of the Virginia Legislature called upon
him they always came to his kitchen, and
by comparing negroes with wharf rats. He
not only said this but when asked about
the newspaper accounts of it, said he had
been reported correctly. But alarmed at
b. row it has kicked up among his sable
supporters, he now says he alluded to ne
gro legislator who is a relative of his negro
cook, and who came to his kitchen to SEE
her. He says he will write card to thi:
effect. But the record is against him.
The subcommittee of the Senate District o
Columbia Committee agreed this morning to re
port bill for changing the site of the railroad
stations aud for removing some of the railroad
tracks in this city.
Rear Admiral ". G. Temple, just promoted
will probably be retired to morrow. He ia dcsir
Gus of being placed on the retired list tina
date, after forty years service.