Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-12-26

FROM WARRINGTON.
FROM WABHIkGTUN.
Especial Correspondence of the Ale1a. GAzETTE.1

FROM WASHINGTON.
specisl Correspondence of the Alexa GAZETTE
WARRINGTON, D. c., Dec. 26, 1885.
Congressman O'Ferrall, of Virginia, IS
still in the city, as his family are spending
the winter here with him. When Virginia
Ia called on the next bill day in the House
he will introduce the following bills: Inc
Blair educational bill, bill to preserve the
grave of and erect monument to the mem.
ory of Daniel Morgan at Winchester, bill
for the relief Of G. A. Worthington-a SOL
der of the Mexican war, to increase the
pension of Col. c. 81. Day, now of Fairfax
county, but formerly of Morgan county, W.
Va, which county only had twenty soldiers
in the Confederate army, of whom Mr..
O'Ferral was one; to pension J. W. Bryan
", of Frederick county, Va, for the relief
of W. E. Logan, of Rockingham county,
Va. to pension J. A. Van Mort, of Page
county, an old sailor in the Navy; for the
relief of ST. Clair and J. W. Kirtly, now OF
Madison, but formerly of Rockingham
county, Va, for property taken by the
Union army during the war, when they
were children; for the relief of John South
wick. Of Rockingham county, Va, an old
Union soldier; for the relief of w. b.
Woodward, of Shenandoah county, Va, for
property taken by the Union army during
the war; for the abolition of the inter-
nal revenue tax on tobacco and liquor dis
titled from fruit, and to make A. 5. Ieobs,
of Virginia, a surgeon in the United States
army.
Mr.. Speaker Carlisle and Mr.. Morrison
were in the Speakers room at the Capitol
to-day busily engaged in the work OF form,
ing the House Committees. There are SAID
to be more applications for membership OF
the Committee on Rivers and Harbors than
for any other committee of the House.
A gentleman from Richmond, here to-
day, says the treatment of Mr.. Kelley by
the Government has been cruel almost to
the extent of outrage. Upon the promise
of preferment it induced him to relinquish
the attorneyship of Richmond, the salary of
which was $4,000, to sell his home and his
library at a sacriice,an to abandon q large
and lucrative practice, and then turned him
loose to look out for himself.
The statement in the morning republican
newspaper of this city, of to-day, to the eff
feet that Mr.. Barbour has bought or even
contemplates buying the Richmond Wing
is without the slightest foundation. In this
connection it may be stated that Governor
Cameron did, through an agent, offer
5000 for the Wing, and that his offer was
accepted, but that when it came to putting
up the purchase money it was not forth
coming.
The Young Mems Democratic club of this
city are making arrangements for attending
the inauguration ball of Gov. Lee, of Virginia,
at Richmnod next Friday night. The Ameri-
Gus Club of Philadelphia, one of the most
famous democratic clubs of the country, of
which Mr.. Randall is an honorary members,
will, it is said, also be present upon that oc.
casion. Among the congressman who have
announced their intention of attending are
Messrs. O'Ferrall, of Virginia, and Ward, OF
Indiana.
The difference between before and after
was never more apparent than in the case
of Christmas in this city, for, whereas on
Thursday Pennsylvania avenue and 7th
street were so crowded that locomotion
thereon was difficult and the stores on them
80 packed that purchasers had to wait on
themselves, both streets and stores this
morning presented their ordinary quiet ap-
pearance. It is said that the Christmas
business here exceeded in amount that of
any previous year.
A we'll informed and reliable commercial broker
in this city informed the GAzETTE's correspon-
dent this morning that the wholesale grocery
business Of Alexandria had increased oonsidera-
bly, in recent years, and that many country mer-
chants who heretofore obtained their supplies in
Baltimore now get them in Alexandria.
Notwithstanding the fact that the President is
uuquestionaSly right in his recommendation for
the suspension of the coinage of the silver dollars
| a count of both houses of Congress shows a ma.
jorit7 against him and, this majority is MOI drawn
up party lipes, but while much of it is composed
of republicans, the most comes from his own par
ty. From present indications if there be any
change in the silver law, instead of suspending
the coinage of the standard dollars, provision will
be made for the free and unlimited coinage of
such dollars.
The President took his Christmas dinner with
Secretary Manning, spending all tho previous
part of the day at the White House. 1t is said
that the Christmas presents at the White House
were not so numerous as in former years.
Of all the Presidential Offices, the most of which
on tho 4th OF last March were filled with offensive
republican partisans, up to date the incumbreuts
of only GAG have been removed By the President.