Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-30
FROM WASHINGTON

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WAsHINGToN, D. c., Nov. 80, 1882 |
The rude treatment that people receive at
some railroad depots, one of those al this
city for Instance, the B. & O., has long been
the subject of just complaint. Mr.. Richard
son. the Washington correspondent OF the
Baltimore SIN, went to the depot mentioned
II night or two ago to meet some friends
whom he expected on an incoming train
While walking through the gate he was
roughly seized and thrust back by the gate
keeper because he did not show i ticket.
Dir. Richardson, having heard before that
other persons had been similarly treated,
determined to make test case Of it SO he
repaired at once to tie nearest police sta
ton aud lodged complaint against the gate
keeper for assault. The case was tried in the
police court this morning, and the Offend
er was fined ten dollars. the judge, in rem
dering his decision, saying that railroads had
the right to make rules for governing the
conduct Of their employees, but that they
must remember that they enjoyed many
privileges granted them by the public, and
that in choosing their employees they should
be careful TO select men who are compc-
tent to execute their orders with discretion
and courtesy. Mr.. Richardson has thus
and, it is probable to that of others, for
which he merits and will doubtless receive
proper thanks.
No more removals or reported removals
day, and probably there will be no more
until the nominations Of the successors Of
Henry and Aiuge: shall have been confirm
ed. The nomina' IONS for Marshal and Post
master are the only ones among those occa
stoned by the late removals that have TO be
confirmed by the Senate. They will probably
be sent in next week, and it is expected
will give rise to Il squabblc of 10 small pro-
portions among the republican members of
that body, as both Henry and Anger say
they have many friends in the Senate who
| will not allow the occasion to pass without
attempting to defend and vindicate them
Judge Garrison, who was fairly aud legal
| ly reelected to the House from the lst dis
trict of Virginia. but who was counted out
by Mahone's returning board, is in the city
to-day. He is just as cheerful as though he
had tho certificate Of election in his pocket,
and is confident tho House will give him
the seat TO which he is entitled He SAYS
that III order to count in Mayo his Malone
opponent, hy orc majority, the returning
board had to throw out the vote of Hog
Island precinct and Gloucester county, and
this they did. Their grounds for throwing
ont tho latter were that the returns from
that county were not scaled By the county
seal, though il was the same seal upon
which ;hr returns for Governor Cameron,
who MAS 4 member of the board, had been
counted, and the same IA that ON the papers
upon which ronvicts from that county are
now in The ponitcntiary; and besides, that
tho clerk o; tho court was present to swear
that th" seal wA7 The regular official county
seal.
The Garfield Fair was better attended to-
day than il has been any day since il open
ed, and crowd Was there last night. 1t is
still believed. however, that it will not be Il
| financial success.
The Charlottesville postmastcrship will be-
ceToa Presidential appointment on the lst
January. On that same date tho term of
the postmaster nj Gordonsvillc will expire.
Ii Is reported here from Richmond that
Capt. !uhn Wise has two objects in view in
summonln2 people who have no personal
| knowledge OF The recently committed cleo
ton frauds to Richmond now, TO testify re.
speeding those frauds One TO have Ma
homes or.an there ilar. il abroad that there
Is no evidence t. Sustain the charge offrauJ,
and the other ili:ia If evidence Of The frauds
be adduccd, that he may be prepared To of.
set 1t when the ease comes before the House
Elections Committee
With the exception of the Capitol all the
public buildings aud stores, aud all other
public places but the hotels and restaurants
are closed to-day, and everybody seems to
be making real holiday of Thanksgivn
Day. The knights Tcmpars' parade was
the chief feature of the day. The process
sion was long and handsome, and not the
least attractive part of it was the Old Do
mnion Comnamdery Of Alexandria, which
was reinforced by few volunteers from
other communicates in Virginia The
Alexandria commandery was the only
Virginia organization in the line. OF
the three mounted communicates who
brough t up iEcrear flhc procession, one be-
longs here, one in Philadelphia and one in
wilmington. The line or the procession
was from Georgetown along PENNSYLVANIA
Avenue to the Capitol, and the side walks.
verandahS, windows and doors along the en-
tire route were crowded with good natured
spectators \ short time before this pro-
cesslon moved, about one hundred and fifty
young men. dressed in the suits OF their
respective clubs, carrying flags and pre-
coded BY buglcr, passed up the Avenue
on bicycles, nakinga very.nnique and hand
some display.
Since the Garfield Fair has been In prog
ress there has been great difficulty in get
ting in and out of the Capitol building, ow-
ing to the fact that all the doors are either
locked or guarded so as to exclude
people who may want to see the
fair without paying the admission fee.
Bnt many people have vastly more i'm
portant business at the Capitol than
those interested in the fair have, and
some of them who didn't want to see the
fair, and who therefore did not procure
tickets, have been put TO no little incon-
venience thereby. Among the latter, it is
reported. is ex-senator Conkling who, it is
said, was refused admission a day or two
ago.