Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-05-25

al SAhD SASG.-nlf, u lH0 C2r
michael, @: Middeturg, Loud luu couniy,
charged Wi,h violating the Statute, 0! tie Ucl
'cd o1atcs 10 sendirg po5ta! card through the
mats to Senator Farcs, Of North Carolina,
containing larsuase against Certain Senator.
nsuelI: Please send mo your speech on hat
d-n dog Mahooe." wss examined b.tors Com
miSsiooer J9hn s. Fowler, this morning. Sen
at0r John l. Morgan. Of Alabama, Gen. Hun
ton and Major X. L. Scott, of WarrentoD, SD,
reared 19r the ACCUSED, and District Attorney
Il. l.. Lewis, tor The government.
Jss. i. Bell, superintendent; of the general
delivery department of the Washington post.
G1hcs, was put through searching examination.
lie response to questions by Senator Morgan,
Gen. liuaton aud Major Scott he stated that
he read the card and threw it in the waste has
kot, not expecting TO hear from il again; did
| not know whether Senator Maholc was entitled
to aog special privileges at the postoifioe; he
would have withheld the card if it had been
against Senator Morgan; did not know whether
or nct S.nator Varc, would have been shocked
! at the language OF tho postal card; Senators are
not easily shocked; had never held ordinary
newspapers because Of the language they con-
| ialrec; Peek" was not registered az secord
class matter at the postofiua department., but
DID no, know lhl! he would refuse to deliver
| tbs paper; considered do dog tn be a very
offensive ep!!hct; could not stop newspapers
c0n!aInlDg the language of tho postal card, from
the l4ct that no employee of tho pos:ofice de.
p'rItAcat had the tight 10 trcsk seal under aoy
| CIRCUMSTANCES; oil lcdGcept literature YVES dc.
tCc.cd By msrc lc,i3ent The witncss rdmitad
| TIM: 10 had read other postal cards. tut dccsr
| ID that he did 30 10 the discharge Of his duly.
George Stumln was The mex: and last wit.
ucsj examined fe was posmss ter ut Middle
burg; the postal c;rd 10 question passed through
ms flabds; kLcS tho hand writiog TO DO that Of
Nlf. C:rnaharI; Mr.. Carmichael on tho day Of
hlA atra5t ACKNOWLEDGED haviog written the
clid; The pcs;A card wss forwarded from his
! ot.ire TO WssiingtGa.
District Attorney L3Eis sid great deal of
lninIaor'al rlalt,r had been brought into The
clSh Hoe Gttrrc! CHARGED in the warrant wss
comnldrd when Dir. Carmichael mailed the
c''d at h!Iidl2Jurg, AID whatever migho hsvc
oseu th1 &ciian Ct tho Washington pcs.otfi,c
au iioii:ln-. even admitting that they had en-
ttZziea The card, bad nothing to do with tho
case. iia arraed that The language contained
Ia The card waa Indecent. and said all tho COM
r,'.a'!oLc: tad 10 DO. 1t be thought The language
43s1 !Gdec2n!. was 10 scud tho accused ca 10 ina
gtard juy.
MDjor Il. I. So:tt said the Withholding Of
i'os;a card from its proper owner by the Wash.
'oston postoiilcl authorities wss rather more
Serious, ho thought. than the Dis!lic; Attorney
was disposed to consider it, besides map, a
a!i'2n CT Vifginia. had bacn dragged swav
irom hS hamc and blIDeSi to answer charge,
fer which there Sas not tho slightest iouoda.
''or lie declared That no oliiaer Of tho United
STATES Cnsh. TO sIvo On car to ono word the
witness Bal had said, as be-. Bell. By his
oWn EdM's ion, Has a mora il3grant offender
against tbs posco and dignity OF tho United
Stntt7 ihan Mr.. Carmichael DID dog
'sSs n1t Indecent, bn. offensive still oye.y
a'an hal the right 10 uso the Kings Eaplish to
~; man "h,ro he should stand. Ii amsn
hsIIrTCd ar0ihar 10 be q d-n dog bo had a
G'g1t 10 say So Here was a mao dragged from
!une 10 aoswer for sendog to friend tho
words iii which lc desired to characterz, the
SETS 81 ds,srd. lie acknowledged The Ian
GuHG' was very offensive; 1t was the highest
!1nblt 6 iGan cosll give another but the N 40
H!'a c "a u waa lcsp1asIb!o sloGo to tho man
I"suiteh. These Gno liQc to eco six years pss3
by Hltt Malone ratiICd TO lis orieiacl OBJ
sour ID N,Tm;ch,cl viii not wlic about
h'Gr, aad thn rap wi! not publish noy;hing
hhtu iIT. H. vel! res, 10 peace
uacr Ainrg.a ;. i osus Ia his official re
i:tion~ 20 Ihc grIti, IL u named in tho nos al
ca:a, Il" won!d co5j:c him,.ii simply TO tho
iaw L h" su' ct, bet il NJ. llaodetsoa, III,
1e''".lv,, 6ss'r d 10 -: 5 transaction to sefee a
mac 10 ;"w n p;u-d lin OIs1sve r.
G'Siis p! been made x ilnst oil tho public
me-. $50 III has bees charged with being Il
r:';":. !>ruafoF M..anar !ai hGcu styled o
rai'dT Ia hs rafY 0td Ills s az, but the pa.
pa's con al:!r@ ;hH chsrg had not been he'd Mt
tno r.s, ii;i,r. CorGra.s hsd DO right TO
abfIdgH ire" speech, 1t may have tho right
10 prohlb:; thu dissemination OF moral pois0p.
list ~ II had the right 10 prevent the spreao OF
=!nh pax COu.T0:S oouit 80. Crnfcr upon its
cour;7 rs power 10 hear and determine upon
sc ionS Of sliaf;r
Ger llunion argued tIa: Mr.. Carmichael
had eau. n,I'icd 10 oharca against the Un,ed
State; il NE had committed 80 otfsrcs ut oil it
|:a ne"ins; the peace ADD digGity Ct Billy
ilah0rc.
DisnIN! AtIorn. Lewis { Used lcr The Govern.
Tant.
The Commissioner Sent tho accused on to tho
grand Jury u. S. Court, which meets 10 July
next. Mr.. Carmichael gave bond for his az.
rraraoee when wanted 10 tho SUN Of $500, With
Mr.. Nm. n. McVeigh as surety.
TIE ALEXANDRIA CANAL Capt. Bailey,
aud Ale. Bdrchard, Of The Treasury Department,
called ca Mayor Smith and Auditor Brockatt
10 dsy .Cr information ia regard to stock held
by the city 10 tho AIcxandyis Canal Company.
ho Treasury Department claims hat ia 1887
tic government pnid $500 .000 to The Alexan-
dEla Canal Company upon tho condition that
The city of Alexandria would iuro over tho stock
held n the cara! cJmnaby TO the United States.
Mr. L. l!ooo, ihcn Mayor Of tho city. carried
the stock to Washington and tho transfer was
rDkGr hut hrinr pnshio IN prt enm, tech ninal