Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-01-18
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence of the Ale1a. Gazette.


WASHINGTON. D. G.. Ja5. IS, 1882.
messrs. Lacy, gpheld, McBtclcy aud Jewell,
prominent ciiiz,bs aud large taxpayers of A.
tx.ndra cauniy, left here to-day fer Alexandria
with nuncrousIg signed petition to the Leg
islatuIe Of Vireiii, for snhexirg tba! ciuaiy 10
Fairfax county, which they were going 10 Gsk
Judge Stuart, the member tf tic House Of
Delegates from hat city. aud who is now there
t. ie3, to present for tht N. They say That
their petition ia slgned BY every tax payer 10
the county. The principle grievance oomplal-
ed OF is that 10 consequence Of the immense
number Of n:gio sq1stlers On the Arlington
estate. !siga hGmtais Ct whom or, peupeIs.
ard ha7a 10 ba supported by the county, ell or
nssllY all the ctEcsrs thereof are Ignorant nt-
sroes, who manage affairs as they like. snd.
caus: qucnly. at great acd unnecessary ty-
p,tsa, and 10 the stl!meu. Of tho interests Of
tho cau2'T SID CT every payer thereof
Gec. Lso.sx, lste stationery clark of The
House, has rstoiV!d "a appointment as osp O.
ter Of tbs har6cr Ct Fernnudina. Fla, q pes;-
tion under the Treasury Department.. OF > SAL
airy Of $3.50 month.
Senator German sbys that the woik Of el :
".
at least, sa fourteen or fifteen Ct them are clu
c?rrcd. has already been commercst, and will
Da completed this Water, bu! that as there are
abou! s>van'y-d7e Of them. tho whole work
GIN cot be flushed for somo years.
1t i5 said here by gentlepe. jast from R;ch-
mnud that should Judge Hughes accept the
fir alluded to 10 this correspondence, yeatel-
day. biz prfssD. pIacs would probably b, f led
by h11. l. IL L,ais Mr.. John S. Wiss OF
Jalsc Scucr. ct the u. s. Cont Ct Wsomirg
Territory. Tho latter. il is sail. would willing
~ EXCHANGE his present plsca tor the one refel-
rd to. Should Judge Ssuer ba appointed Mr..
Wise could BIZ given Lis paco. and, as be is 9
young mao, grow up with the country, s5d
possibly come to Washington as u. S. S,oator
Whao !Ea. Territory shall be tdnittod IS
State
Mr. kitwsil. tao owner o. the "kidwell
Poltons' other wise known ss tho fl It. in the
Potomac river CT Washington, has employ ed
General Epps Runtcn to defend his interests
sgalEst the bill now bofofe Congress for the re.
| c!sn.stion Of tho:e 4 ats The General has writ.
| ten letter 10 ihs District Committee asking
psrniiaon 10 appear bsto:s them and reprcsen,
the claims Of his client.
in tte Senate to-day Mr. Johnston introduced
bill 10 pay ,hs htils If James Monroe late
President Of the ri!sd States, the halt pay due
him a. co!one! in the revolutionary slmy. which
he never drew. but to which he WAS entitled un.
der the net Of l119 MIR. Johnston also presented
| the petition OF tho Grand Lodge OF Good Temp.
lars Of Virginia for the erosion Of q commission
10 invaali gate tie liquor traffic.
The following employees Of the Wtr Depart.
! ment hail from Virgins: w. g. Taylor. mes
| ssrger. S5iOi Il. D. Burwell. colered, messen.
ger. S12U; arthur Brooks laborer, $3.50; w.
u. A udrr, Clerk, Sl4t0; August Henning, clerk,
Sl2OC; Sanford Bradbury, clerk. Sl2OO; b. +.
kerchevAl, clark. Sl20; Samuel Jones clerk.
SlglOi +. iii. +. Montague. clerk, $l(0); w.
b. ri st.he@s, clerk, $1,000; Lindsay Winslaw,
colortd. assistant messenger, $40; j. Hunph.
rey Brooke, assistant messenger, $73U; II omss
j. bbo!t, clerk, Slt00; Join a. Butts. clerk.
SEU); Caroline q. sherman, clerk, $1,000; I'd.
gan, clsrk, SICcO; ". +. French. clerk, $1,000 :;
j. Mclean Lilscomb. tlerk. SlU0O; Samuel
Ramsey, clerk. $1,000; l.. w. Slater, clerk.
sl1CO; Il. W. Throckmor.on. clerk. $lO0Oi T.
Dempsey, clerk, $3.50; James KVelsst, clerk,
SiUrO; Sacket Dury ee, clark So 90.