Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-29
FROM WASHINGTON.
., c,rrespondence Of the Alexa. GAZETTE.

.aspondence yesterday to the effect that the
WAYS and Means Committee OF the House
nad n OF vet decided upon the bill to revive
he shook industry of the Atlantic coast by
reducing the duty on Cuba sugar imported
in bocsheaGs, Virginia democrat, largely
mi crested in that industry in the lst, fth
and Stb congressional districts of his State,
here to day, says that the many peo-
MA in those districts who have made llvings
heretofore by that industry have heard that
tho democratic members of the Ways ana
Means Committee of the House take 10 IN
teres; in the bill referred to, and that the
VIRGINIA Congress men will not 20 TO them
and urge and plead with them TO report it
f.vorably, and that as they, the people al
lnJed to. by no means unnaturally, are moro
interested in their own individual welfare
than in the success Of the democratic party,
especially as that party is now run, and IS
they hear that ell tho republican members
of the committee are in favor OF the bill,
they look upon republicans with more 1aVor
than formerly, and are already speaking oil
voting the republican ticket at The next
election.
Mr.. Samuel Orrison, formerly of Leesburg,
Virginia, but now the popular proprietor OF
the famous Johns restaurant, corner OF TN
and ID streets, in this city, who has recently
purchased the widely and favoraby known
Tontinc in Alexandria, will, it is said here,
increase tho attractions Of that already at
tractive place.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee To-
day agreed to report iavcrabiy bill lmpos-
ing still greater restrictions npon the Chinese
immigration.
The House Pan Electric Committee had
oT 4 I,a
before them this morning. Mr.. Pulitzer was
summoned, bat he has skipped TO Europe.
At the meeting Of the Judiciary Commit
tee of the Senate last Tuesday Mcssrs. Geo.
Blow, Craighill Blow, M. Glenpan and So
licitor General Goodies son, of the Norfolk
district in Virginia, were examined in refer
ence to the charges of fraud in the election
of MIR. Goodo to Congress some years ago,
now revived by General Malone in order to
nrevent his confirmation as Solicitor Gener-
nj, At the meeting Of the committee this
morning ten witnesses from Indiana were
examined and testified that the charges OF
bribery brought against Marshal Hawkins,
of that State, are untrue and groundless.
Senator Riddleberger was present at the
meeting held here last night to express
sympathy for the Gladstone. Parnell move
ment for homo rule in Ireland. He advo-
Gated the adoption of the Gladstone bill.
MIR. Barbour has returned from Richmond
and was in his seat in the House to-day.
He says it would have been ungracious Tor
him to have declined to withdraw his resig.
nation AS chairman of the State democratic
committee, in view of the manner in which
the request for that withdrawal was made.
Mr.. Barbour's friends here say the demo-
Gratis of bis district will renominate and re-
elect him to Congress whether he wants to
be or not, and whether he be in Europe or
in this country when the nomination is
made and the election is held.
One Of the contractors in this city who
had commenced the erection CT row of
brick buildings has sent oil and employed
colored brickiayers, who were at work this
morning. Another contractor, who had
SliO. 600 worth Of work to commence next
month, has cancelled the whole OF it. An
architect here who bad prepared plans for
houses to cost 10000, has been notified
that there will he no use fer them. 1t is
understood that with one or two exceptions
all the builders in the city will stop work
rather than accede to tho demands of the
proposed strikers.
H. G. Allen has been confirmed as L. S.
attorney for the western district Of Nir'
GINA. Final action in the case of Mr.. But.
ton, postmaster at Lynchburg, has been
postponed by the Senate until the return OF
Congressman Daniel, upon whose recon-
mendation Mr.. Button was nominated.
A we'll informed republican from the I'd
Congressional district of Virginia, in the
city today, says there will be a lively con-
test for the republican nomination for Con
cress in that district next fall, and that al
ready Messrs Bowden and Lamb, Of Nor
folk; Lindsay, Of Portsmouth,; Dyer, of
Southampton, and Wise, Of Williamsburg,
are working for the position, and that be-
sides, there is n strong feeling among the
colored voters in the district, who have the
majority, that it Is about time one of them
should wear Congressional honcr5.
It is reported about the Capitol that Mr..
jeff. Chandler, Of counsel for the Mormons
before the House judiciary Committee,
didn't sustain himself as he usually does, nj
his appearance before that committee nj
its last meeting, and that so far from help
ing, he rather injured the cause OF his clients
on that OCCASION Elk Secretary Boutwell,,
of Massachusetts, will appear for the Nor
mons at the next meeting Of the committee.
It is the impression that the committee will
report the Edmunds bill, amended by the
removal of the clause providing for inter-
ference with the Mormon church.
The House committee on coinage agreed
this morning to report in favor of the re-
demption Of the trade dollars with standard
silver dollars, but the dollars so redeemed
not TO he considered as part of the regular
amount Of monthly silver coinage.
Mr.. Cronn, the chief engineer of the fire
department Of this city, has been removed
by the District Commits sioners. 1t is ex-
pected that the chief Of police will be the
next District officer to go, and that the
health officer will speedily follow.
Tho President has signed tho new brewers
bond bill, which has therefore become Il law.
Ia the House yesterday Mr.. OFcrrall presented
the petition of Rebecca l.. Boggs, of Marlborough,
Frederick county, Virginia, that her claim DO re-
fcrred to the Committee on Claims.
HoNET.-Pure honey should always be
used freely in every family. Honey eaten