Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-17

House, and his God on Sunday by preach
ing one or more sermons. he Gays Tue
Primitive, or Hard Shell Baptists' in 'hT
North had kind feelings tor the SCUM al
duriog the civil war, and Eenaelea On .ne
assistance they could 10 Cohleue'a'e so'u!o'o
confined in northern prisons.
The following was the only charge mace
to-dav in the 4sn class postoffices OF VIZ
1inia Loving Creek, Bedford county: u. =.
RBaroer appointed postmaster, vice Miss D
Mr. B Taylor M'Cue, of Richmond, IKE
Mr. Edgar Allen, of the same city, mas nhue
arrangements for moving here ana m astHn
this citv his future residence. Mr.. NJ Cue
wben testifying before the House com mlt
toe IN the election of President and vice
p De- recently, said he had not been an
an ,u for the postofice at Richmond
aiso that the men who purged the poll
hooks of Richmond at the last election there
are nerfectly dsreputable and that all OF
them together did not have single pair OF
socks. What do the Richmond democrats
say to this?
The House committee on pensions agreed
this morning to report favorably Dill 10
increase the pension of Mary Snead, OF Ac-
comack county, Vs., who is the widow OF
soldier of the Revolutionary war, and one
of the 81 widows who are still drawing sucn
pensions.
The McComas bill to make null and void
the recent redisiricting of the States OF ONO
and Maryland for Congressional Representa-
tion will probably come to vote on Wed
nesoav in the House committee on the cleo
lion OF President and Vice President. Mr..
Lodges bill to put Congressional elections
in the South under republican federal con
troll has not yet been considered IN taat
committee.
All the census supervisors in Virginia
have been confirmed, Mr. Wing field OF the
Alexandria district being the last one.
State Senator Hes;oD, of the Loudoun,
Virginia. district, who has been Ill, has I'm
proved SO much that he stopped here on MS
wsy home from Richmond, and dined with
Senator Barbour yesterday.
10 the Senate to-day MIR. Blair announced
that Mr.. Daniel of Virginia would speak IN
favor of the Blair bill tomorrow.
Col. Asa Rogers, Gan, Mahone's private
secretary, is here to-day. He says the Gen
eral had to break his engagement to speak
Tn white men in Philadelphia tonight on
the subject of black men in the South, ON &C.
count of O severe cold which confines him 10
his home.
Collector Brady of Virginia In an inter
view published in the Petersburg lader says
"a crank named Chcsdle congressman from
one of the western States, believe who was Ma.
homes tool during the last campaign IN virginia,
wrote letters filed with fasehoods 10 sena.ol.
protesting ag iinst my confirmation. l think my
reply 10 these letters on file with the finance
committee of the Senate, would be interesting
reading for his constituents. 1t is said he is a
harmless sort of old fellow, aud IN ali this nc
was but doing the masters bidding; but why 8
republican constituency should send such silly
old granny to the congress of the United Stao5 tt
represent them appears to me incomprehenslDie.
Mr.. Cheadle is an ultra republican and
halls from Indiana. He is the man who i'm
aeined himself 30 i'll treated By the Speaker
who gave him an insignificant place on an
insignificant committee, that he resigned IT.
and for oog time was the onl y member OF
the House not Oh any committee. When
shown the aboye this morning and asked
what he had to say about it, be replied
"Notbing."
General Lee will be a candidate for re-
nomination before the democratic congress
ional committee in his district next fall
There was faint and untracesble rumor 10
the effect that Mr. Frank Hume would be
an independent candidate for Congress in
that district, but Mr.. Hume says that while
be is not declining nominations, he will Ger
| teinly and positively not be an Independent
candidate, and that those who say be will be
do him an injustice.
1t ia reported to-day that Mr.. Young, ex
ecutive clerk OF the Senate, will resign TO &C.
cept more lucrative Office in Pennsylvania,
and that his place will be filled by General
Baily, Senator Quay's friend, and that Penn
sylvanls's demands being thus supplied, the
difficulty about change in the office Of
sergeaut-a:-arms of the Senate has been re-
moved, and that COL Canaday will soon
have to go" The Colonel, however, says
that Senators tell him they know nothing
about his removal.
The House committee on the Worlds Fair
determined o.day that that fair slou'd open
April so, 1892, and close October 20 same
year.
The southern members of Congress are
considerably stirred up by the elections bill
introduced in the House last Saturday.
They say it will only be applicable
| to Congressional districts in southern States,
as in no district in northern State can i've hun
| bred men be found who have so little regard for
the constitutional rights of their States as to ask
the federal government to usurp those rights and
| take charge Of their State elections.
Passengers who arrived here the steamer
Wakefield to-day say that ct 10 o'clock this morn
| ing the government stetmer Dispatch, which
| left here ON Saturday with Secretary Tracy and
| party on bosrd, WAS still high and dry off Upper
| Cedar Point.
Methodist Conference.
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