Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-17

,orable to it, as, should the administration
10 q success, he would receive share OF
he credit; that the former rule was to make
P Presidents of previous Cabinet ministers,
aud that the candidate of the republican
marty at the last election had been mem
Der of President Garfeld's Cabinet.
The sub. committee Of the Springer com.
mittee now investigating the crook edness in
the uftice of the Comptroller OF the Urea
snry heard more Treasury clerks To-Day
,esiify to the upreliability OF Barker, VINO
revealed that crookedness. man named
Dar a clerk in the Comptroller's office, &C
kuowledped that he had threatened to slap
Barker's face. ~
having cepsured Mr. Randall for his anticl-
nated trip to Louisville, Mr.. Randall says
he was invited there by the city authorities,
and will 20, Mr.. Watterson's objections to
the contrary. He will start about the 10Th
inst. aud 90 to several cities in the West
and South, and make speeches at some OF
them.
In the House TO day Mr.. O'Ferrall's reeo-
luton calling upon the Secretary Of The
Treasury for Information respecting the
public building at Harrisonburg, Va, was
reported favorably and adopted.
The sub committee of the Springer COM
mittee appointed to investigate the deputy
marshals case in Cincinnati met this morn
ing and commenced the examination OF
witnesses. The evidence was to the effect
that over twenty four hundred deputy mar
shals had been appointed in Cincinnati
that they were composed of men OF the
worst possible character; that large mum,
bers of them were negroes; that many were
non residents of Ohio that some were from
this city, and hat so far from preserving
the peace and securing o fair election there
the course of the deputy marshals was cal
culated to produce the contrary effect. III
is stated that the U. S. marshal promised to
nav and wculd have paid great deal more
money than he did TO the men he made
deputy marshals, but that the fuss kicked
nm in Congress scared him, and that in or
der to repUrt his expenditures as less than
the appropriation he failed to pay many OF
the men be employee and that they are
now depouncing him.
The tobacco men having protested against
the ratification of the Spanish treaty in its
present shape, Minister Foster and Senator
Miller of the Foreign Affairs Committee,
have assured them that change to suit
their wishes will be made if desired by the
Senate.
1t is understood that Lieut.. Howgate,
who has decided literary turn, during bis
retirement has written the preface of Lieut..
Greely's coming book on his expedition.
Mr.. Hale says he will call up the naval
appropriation bill in the Senate to-day.
The Senate will probably make some
amendments TO it, but the House will have
none Of them.
Mr.. Reagan being asked to day what el-
feet the amendment to the interstate COM
MERGE bill adopted yesterday, prohibiting
any discrimination between negroes and
white people on railroad cars, would have
on the passage of that bill, said none at all
But other Southern members say it will,
and that they want no more legislation
about negroes. The amendment referred
to will make no difference, as the Senate
will be certain to defeat the bill, majority
Of that body being interested in railroads.
1t is reported here that Mr.. John Woltz
has bought the suspended Fredericksburg
Standard, and will start that paper again.
General Malone has secured quarters for
the time lie will be here this session at We.
ker's, but will not occupy them until after
Christmas.
The Senate yesterday passed bill admit
ting the southern part of the territory OF
Dakota as a State But the Senate is as far
as that bill will reach either at this or the
next session of Congress.
Large numbers of petitions for the pas
sage of the Mexican claims DILL as amended
by Including among its beneficiaries every
man on the rolls of the Union army who
stumped his toe ir the civil war, are being
presented from the North and West.
Mr.. Riddleberger not having concluded
his speech in opposition to the confirmation
of Secretary McCulloch, and the rules of
the Senate allowing him 10 speak on that
question as long as it pleases him, the Sec
rotary was not confirmed yesterday. The
democrats take no interest in the matter,
but some of the republican Senators are
getting very tired, and may set Mr.. Riddle
berger out to day.
One of the gentlemen who were to have
had fox hunt near this city yesterday
says they had fox for the purpose, but
that in putting him in q bag to carry him
to the field he escaped and was lost in the
city. He says they had a good run as it
was. the WashiDgtonians rushing at the
fences and knocking them down, thus afford
ing the Alexandriaus easy leaps.
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