Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-21
Garr;SOnlpg Washington.

GENERALIZATION OF tr'GpS tnere, giving various |
ruulors 10 relation thereto. 1t says the Reports
OF excitement in Washington are greatly exag-
gera.ed. IL addition to the seven Companies
gov l. tie place three more companies we're
hourly expected. With the troops at the Ar
scna', III" sailors, the Darlues from h a,!quar
tcrS and the navy yard Capt. w. g. Mnor"'s
Nasi eioa Light loantry. aud Capt. D. Nc
Cathgan's Washington Light Guard, the gov
einncot hss at its disposal, within the city, at
present, about ,21O ueo, fully armed and
equipped. The mosl plausible theory yet al
to exist Tor the presence of an armed force here
"a. ~ 81 nlght ny pr0mncA; officer Of 'hn
y ~ Department, during conversation. lie
sa.> hal the advertisement has b:en widely
;n4i: u TIC I'm cratic r.lticaluu meeting 20
tx" lnaee III hls city On the 20 OF this month.
It IS understood that il is to ne one Of III: iatg-
est Of rs kind ever had at III" capital. 1t is
III u2Et that it will be cl.aractor:Z Il by il!umi-
aatrn rAn.parcUclss ani aanryra which may
prove offensive aud irritating, and which may
provoke disorder.
fhc I'ribnuc's special says The whole truth
sc5 t,s Ia DC ;hat small aimed !olcc Is beng
ASS ulb," h,;c, oonsi~ Ing ot h:'.i artillery,
heavy artillery, ARMED with Sprin: ii mus
k.lS, all i.;"G,iy Is t It." strength wi,
;.,t ,i,ucl. z. ID 900 iu>:. Naval ptcrara,
tiun- AID &, I>iS mak: II p!oj.ire t;tat TWO OF
three >..ips of war will soon b" at the
Wash,rgroJ navy yard u reinforce this lttc
army There is uGhing alarming, or even
se!oulsn,n. 10 this sluai gathering vt the
uati,4a police at tie Cipltal Va tn"
c,ntrary Il, sssurancc Is afforded by TIER pres
cuc, lha che laws viii AXE their course, aud
tna, ,hc uxclt"ll. ut 0cca.loueI Dy 'hc doubtful
result o; ne prc>id2nti.I clea;!ou will not occa
SOL d d.;u: bapea OF tha plhic peac'. A part
;r..s az security aaai:.s tu'huIeut &C : grow
!Ug out OF tie heated partisan feeling which, II
may ,,e supposed pru !cut 10 obtain by the
presence o.: troops, lh"rc are Ordinary rcasonS
suhcl .. to acc ,uor H.: III; coming ~. t W
ccI. pa1leS. Ine arssnai as scarcely Lad pro
iociIun e;1igh # late 10 ~ I'D II against the
;ai'S IT the predatory agents II the junk al.
cls ~; the three t1'ts ocar Washington lave
h .-n .iu' IL! d d helr ga!rSnnS 10 me"t tie
r. ,!crcu ae.liS for soldiers for t3e In,.iao Ca u
,.isu all! 10 'hc Sou heru States. three or
lour coz paoi,s uid very properly be stationed
! pcr1.au~i.tiy III at.i Washington.
.ihc Times special says : The gathering OF
Troops has -; he snt"st Significance VITA
respect Ia any cJutamHia'cd Use 10 DC made OF
chem. Probably Upb .iy expected that Wash
iDgtoo SOU d DC ltt; w.hrut troops during the
proceedings for Determining who Is President,
bui they arc brought there soccer than was ex-
pecttd.
NORFOLK, Va, Nov. 90. The monitors
MuatauS, Guyaudottc. and Passac were order
ed to leave Norfolk to day and proceed to
Hampton Roads.
CONFLICTING DESIRES. Sister Mary Louise
havlug died 10 he Cathedral n "Wednesday,
Captsin Henry NJ. Brent, her brother, arrived
10 The city yesterday AMI called upon Bishop
I Kan, aud desired To take The remaos OF lis
SISTER 70 their acme 10 VI nchester, Va, FIR
bur;l Blu the Bishop refused TO let him
h.v. tie bldy. saying thar The dead sister
s.; nj b. ;at"rr. i 10 cons Grated ground, &c
c,rding 10 h: rites OF tie Catholic Church,
AID tat il vas "rain>t he rules Of the Church
10 rcrnit t!:a >iy d sister t. D" buried VI.
der asy ether ci cumstances The B.s!cp be.
iug oblura c, Captain Brent called at the law
Office Of h. u. hu,seli, esq, and was toll III. t
to ob;ain posscSsiup OF his sisters re ,Iain- hc
-hrul: ul,i!y rs her administrator. Acting
upuu tbs SUGGESTION, lie went to ,hc court
!; use, a~d IT. Circuit Court being 10 session,
wa, wi'huu. delay qualified rs administration OF
CarulIus VI. 5r oil, wnlrh was the game Of his
>i,:cr before she became nuD. MIR Ru>s-il
a \, al 3 + X . ~,
h IN is the Cath. dial and told I'M # h &c
%. h. had taken. Bishop K.ia sn>wcr' i
rlat he asa had consulted al attorney. AMI
was n'rra;.,d to resist any att mp that m'ghr
De u,adc crTy fl ;be remains # the slsr ~.
Mr.. Russ i tiaa Threatened to procure 8
aaboas cru. aud have the body takcu into
open rou'i The Bishop thareupon suggested
i. cont ncc. with view Of etf.cing u com
promise and thus avoiding publicity. Mr.. Ru>
s-Il consented, aoi the Bishop, Father Sulll
yau, Vicar q raj OF the Diocese, aud their
attorneys, M~s::s. Daniol Lamb aud James
r gers, shorty attcrwarl met at his flee io'
{ nsul alton. HE clergy LII Il ard their a'tOr
n"}s firrd to- private room. aud after lew
M. e. conSultatioG re urred and Informed
Mr. Russell thul hey ba ! decided 10 offer 30
further resistance to the wishes Of the brother
f the deceased nun. The Bishop, in making
knowD his icrision to the brother, said that h:
hid opposed he wishes Of the latter as long
lie had tn law on his side, because h" ,hnught
he was Going right, AID obeying the rules OF
the Catholic Church. Captain Brent took the
$50 rain ast evening for home with the re
ui..s i hi ster, a.! was accompanied by
Bishop KAN aud siSt. r, and NJ ,;hcr Magd4
icnc. Caroline Vi. Brent was native OF Vic
chester, Va, and of most cxccleut family
Her father wa, for many years cashier of a
ieadiug bank in that city. Caroline was
bri:ht, Intelligent girl. and possessed of grea'
persona! charms. Some two years ago, viii"
Bishop Kip was priest at Wnches r. VI
Bren'. inca girl 0! 10. was converted 70 HE
Cath bic faith. and about seven months az
she cam t. his city ADD b. catne member +
The Orier Of ST. Joseph. aud VS. from that
Tine knawo "a SIS Ct Mary l. USE Wheeling
MtchIgcnccr.
Letter from Cuipeper County.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria orr 2tte