Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-01-14
FRoM WAsHIHdToa.
Especial Correspondence Of 0e alexandria Gazette
WAsH1HaroN, 2. c.. Jan. "A, 1s.

WAsH1garoH. .. c.. Jan. II, 1872
TIE House committee on foreign efairs
tt .ds7 heard Congressmen Rayner of Mary
Is nd and Morse OF Massachusetts sd7ccs'e
their respective resolutions In respect Of sne
i'll trsatasnt to which Hebrews are suhJscs.
ed 10 Russia. 81
A private dlapatch received here this
morniug By Senator Matt Raneom announc.
ed the death O: his brother General Robert
Ransom, az his homo In NeWberre, n. u,
last night, General Ransom Tss a West
Pointer and was Mticr-GeIersl In the
Confederate ermg. For yesr or go pas ne
has bsen In charge OF the government work
on the Improvement of rivers and harbofain
North Carolina.
The President bag determined that the
testimony of Csp:. Soh!2, who urnsd che
hundred and sixty sailors FROM the ship Bal
timore loose ia disreputaoIe part OF Va.
psraiso, Ia the Chilisn matter be forwarded
to the Gillian government, end II notbirg
more be heard from that government Within
q .'ressonsblen time. viii trensulit the Whole
correspondsncei the case to Oopgre g, and
let tina. body 90 ss Is deans beat.
SONS OF the democrats Of hs House ere
by NO msaus pleased with Mr.. Holman for
Introducing bis rcsou ion ngainss bouoliea
and ir favor OF economy. They say he Oil
go only OF his own accord and without sny
consultation With his fellow party menoers,
and that while they will CT course have to
vote for II, they will do go unWillinRly be.
cause it will make some OF their subssq lens
actions appear inconsistent.
Mr.. Oleggett spoke 10 his own behalf this
morning before the Senate, committee en-
privileges and elections, AID coDcud tha
argument 10 HIS contest With Mr.. Dl1ois
for sect In the Senate a5 sans!of from
Idaho.
10 executive session Of the serate to-day
the pom ma ion OF Louie G Rsthbnn to oe
DO. tmaste. at E mira, N. Y, IVES recommit'
ted 10 tbs poato fics commit GO for further 10
vestigation. RathbuD's conf nation vas
opptssd by seps!or Hill, who lives st E.
mira and the Gc.!o1 OF the Senate Wss
taken to allow the production CT further
evidence before The committee
The Prts;d, nj his ordered the reinstatement CT
the Pennay van f. ,rsi ofica o!ders he hsd dis
missed for taxing active part Ia thu election Ct
Blsine oc'e1at's 10 tho national Itpublcsn con-
yention sid SAYS that h only clam issld them to
teach them the lssson that they should not work
against ire adninistrsti by which III are paid
10 do;sn't pretend III It in rscovng them he was
ac.ust d 10y any regard ior tho obs!rvsros Of the
civil service law.
rho folio wing changes II the 4th Glass post-
eff e3 of Virginia were MIDI to.diy Medium
ya- Absma,ls coanty, II. T. Powell, app in. d
DOS IN sster, vice J. Y. Good, resign d Shedwell
Albsm arIe county, Ssllie W. Smith, vico n. TIN
bs,lake, resigned; Walker Ford, An Ii !st count I,
T. A. Hasson, vice W. 2 Moore, resigned z PIP,
shtn IL ,ah county, j. Lockctampfer, vice j. NJ.
| WbittiDgtlr, tsignCd.
| The frieUds OF the resolution to put the name
| OF M,jor Hslleck. tho northern federal tficer
who wnen @ mob attacked Con raj W. II Psy &c,
OF Wsrrenton, this city at thu Il &c Of the war,
under the impression tia. lie was Payne, one of
the Linco,n sssassins, he would defend him
with his III, On tie Jolls Of the Hot
enJ l9yee-, viii try TO get General Wheeler OF
| Ala ANA. 20 introduce that res luton.
! J. T. Murray, of New York, fsmili uly kroNn
IS "Terrapn Tom" the author OF Good Things
| from Chsfrg Dish" was to-day elected keeper Of
the House rest. urant, ovsr Freuad, well-knosn
caterer Of this city. It ia proposed to sot apsr
quarters ia tie rest u1ant fer the spe ial and ex
/ C u3 We use Of membe and friends whom they
| may bring with them.
The Pension flee tod ~ decided that tho war
between the 6tahs as it il tel m ID there the
"w,r of the rebellion" commenced March 4. h,
1861
North Carol;nans hero to-day say that not.
| withstan6iog President Folks pubic assurances
to the contrary, /. i, well known ~ the FaimsIs'
Alliance of the Northwest that he is in fa'of Of
the thr1 party movement
Amocg thu nom; nations sent to the S. nate to-
cay were the following to bs postmasters Martin
g. sanger at Basic City I; Gao. I. McOlintick at
Covi lgton ; G. Richardson at Fa,mvile; Vim. a..
Mosby at Bedford City; Tbos. 2. Malone as Viii
burg, end robert A. Fritw r ct Buchanan.
Also the name of John W. VISITS to be legiat Of
h, land ofice st Lake ViAw Oregon.