Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-11-30
PROM WASHINGTON.
special Correspondence Of the Alera. Gazet.

''HttUt correspondence TIC HtGTC. S[Q.SttG.
WASHINGTON. d. o.. Nov. 80, 1881.
The trail that left New York for this oily o!
clock ss! hight did rot reach here uuliI
hsl: psst ;an o'clock tits morning, in conso.
qas1ca CT an stcIdent between PhiIadtlp hia sud
Trenton. about. O'clock this noruiog. Tue
train hid baaa delayed long tins by hn sect
deri 10 freight tre!u. aad had hardly resumed
us "sy Whou i: vas run into By train from
bohnt, which, cTashed into the sleeper. the To-
ctmo!igs telc5copiug half Of that car. Tho
a!uam pipes OF the CIR were. Of c5urso, broken
ty the crash. and the steam escaping kdled TO
Ito confusion OF the passengers. Oaly ono
Nan is positively kaown TO DO hurt and he was
Sci licd IS the e,eacl, but, it is said ty some Of
tho passengers, that four mep, who wero in tho
rear securu ct tho sleeper, were not seen 20
eneflo ihCrettctn, and that, 81 the c5lindcrs OF
ths icS'nc rem entirely through that ssc,ioo, if
theg lsonprd soa,dIog by tho otcapCd Blesm,
they rsust have bsen crushed to death. AS tho
| railroad hands formed guard around the
wrecked ca. and would allow 90 ono to al
proaoh it. whether tho mcu referred to were
killed or rot tho passengers GOULD rot sly.
Among the pssseDgers vera Henry j. Rogers,
vics president. and g. Il. hloApenc, chief CT
gioeer OF the Sesboarl and Raleigh Railroad.
MIR. r. tr5 Was formerly CT A!eXandris. Vs..
During Tho excitement and altrm pregsiIing al.
the time OF the accident, a lady wsss,cn wiring.
irg her hands aud presenting all the external
evidences OF human anguish. She was 81
proschcd by MIR. Rogers nrd asked it ste. or
tiny friend or relative, WAS hurt NO." she
rcp:G. "but have loat my seal skin cjat, for
wh:cl hsd just paid $3.50 When next seen
sho hsd recovered her lost coat. was wesrug it,
aud Wag the improvisation 0f female hAppiaess.
A runaway couple, from Virginia, woro mai
ried CT the Metropolitan Hotel mere, this morn
iog, id tho presence OF sovers interested spec
| tetor5 Tho parties were a student Of the
University OF Eirgioin. named j. Ii. Anderson,
and Mas White, beautiful and highly accom-
plished youpg lady trcm Charlottesville. They
| arrived by tic morning train OH tho Midland
Rsilroad. but had SO much difficulty in gettirg
& lieaIse End procuring the services OF preach
CT that it was The middle Of the day haiGrs the
marriage caraM01y was performed.
Tie crank arrested here laat Saturday Ii sht
was taxed back 10 Rhrde lslaal this mOruiog.
liz had csclpad lroG III Iussro asylum ia thet
Sta:e.
The oommodious lt0u nud glass building now
IN process Oi ereoi0l ht the 4 Ii a.r:ct tepat,
in Il ictS, d3esh look as il the q. 7. Il.
T.. Co. have ely idoa of 7sc.iag that site, o!
least 10 tho Dear in;urr.
\ ~s!!-kuGWn CONSERVATIVE nolitidsa i:Om
Virginia hero t. day deplore5 tho unfortunate
fate o., his Stale 10 hRgiog tsIIel into 10 bands
OF such ranaclous mon 81 the read ju iters. lie
says thst rot ony will they remove all tho
members OF the present Court Of Apposs. bu!
that they have tho power TO remove The circuit
inly la hok Ia Fat L.
q reso ulster Wss oil tho reason they wanted for
ecoIlIg city CT County Judge, tho fast If not
being oGo may be ell the cause thay Will require
fer removing circuit judge. He also says
thst the danger IS nog imminent that was fore
tod By ey Governor ktmpeT. pheu he vetoed
the bill petitioned for Ky Gen. Mahcne, Col.
Cameron. Capt. Hinton, aad the other Peter:-
burg resc clusters Tor taking the election of the
nneicipsl otnools Of that city 60! Of tho hands
of the voters thereof, because the nogroes COL
slituted majority OF thcsa voters. aud cln-
ferflDg tho power OF appointing them upon the
Indgo OF tbs city, who Was o democrat. Gov
kemper then told the democrats who Wished
10 pass thls bill, you cannot afford to gain q
political cud tY &C unconstitutional aUi, .rr
there i:!ap o5mo Tho llnu whom what you no "
GsSt TO do tGr Petersburg ycur enemies will
want 10 d, for k;chmord Ihst tine has come,
for the resGj 1s;efs $50 sl,eady taking about
changing The charter IF The city Of Richmond.
While thtru il come talk here shout ,io eloc
ton OF = Speaker Of tie House. there ia nothing
like ,hu ;norts 10 it hat was manifested at the
election Of either li,o late Speaker Kerr or tx
Speaker Kendall Mr.. Keller still seems to be
10 tho loa3 while II sccok ald ksss9n come
ssooEl srd ,hitd.
AS tho Gu;teau .,ial Progresses tho opioioo
is becoming more sud moro prevalent. tbs! the
prisoner is insane, aoa that il ho had.hce tx
aminsd by medical experts at 6rst tho disgrtc =
full trial would haSG been avoided. There is o
gentleman here vino has COT bean 50 III poutd as
witness. who saw Guitcsu &C: 80 s,ranscly at
tho White HOUSE s)mo tinlo before tto sssasi;-
nation of s.the pfcaidont that no was cinvirced
of his insanity, Gu: did lot know who he was
until he subsequently recognized him 10 tie
prisoners box in tho Criminal Court.
There is q coed deal OF lax hers To-Day
about report 10 tho etF,cs tina. Auditor Mas.
sey, Of Virginia, contemplate takng ,ha bi, in
hs teeth srd kickiag up his hoOIs OF General
Malone. l! is said that il Alr. Massey has ore.
| tenth Of tbs sons, he is credited Win By mus!
| know that his presaGt rosilion il tho highest
BIO will ever co. from the Nlshonoitcs. and also
that if ho concs bick to tho democratic fold
and brings Il 2on members of the Legislature
with him him no oan DO elected u. 8. Senator
for six yesrs, add ha bigger nan even lhnu
| General Mshouo
NJ NJ Moore vas to day commissioned as
postmaster at Bradshaw. koarcke county. Va
Col. Bright, Sergeant s!-Arus Of tho Senate
who a largely Interested in The Potomac Manu-
| fscu tiog TO. Ct Altxscdtis, has returned IL
! tho city. lie says That plant of tho sorI
proru>td st Alexandra cau't b . established BIS
nero wishes, bls that tho comphny's plans are
being prosecuted diligently AID surely. though
| slowly. and With such precautions aa will obQi.
| sto any backward steps.
TIE SAND BLAsr.--Ssys iho Jourosl Of
SclcLca: Among the wonderful aad usoul liz
| venIiors CT Ito times is tho Common blast.
Suppose you dasiro a pieco of ma1bls for o
grsvestooe; you clvor tbs atcno With sheet
OF wsy 10 thicker then waller; then you cut
in the way TIE name. date. GO. leaving The
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