Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-02-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
SPECIAL Correspondence Of The Alcra. Gazette.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Feb. 3, 1882.

was referred the claim Of james w. Anderson,
JAues A d rson, Mary E. Anderson. Thomas
Atd:lSoo. Frarcis V. Rear, Eiwsld Andei
son srd Gaofgs Minor Andsrsoc. Of The State
CT Maryland. have submitted tie following re-
port:
This claim lie brought to ccover for damages
sustained durr G tie lao civil war to farm Sill
ulted il Alexandra aud Fair!sx coun!ias, Va,
a5eui ues itoa Washington. and knowu Is
tho Miner Hill fs,m. while occupied BY tie
Uaion almT. ard is as follows $50 acres Of
hard wood. SO cords Der acre. eq1al $500
cNds, at So. $22 500; so acres of pine wood,
at 50 cords Or acre. equal 500 CORDS, at ST so
per oard. SIS 700; 2 0OO pansIs of tence, s rails
per panel. tqusl 10 QUO panels, 90 rails to tho
cord. equal 1T 10 cords, at SO per coId,
1888 80; tor tc,upslioa CT land and use and
d.mage OF buildings during 81 years, at $500
Per scar, 81 .O50; total. $2G 1888 80. Iii a.
legged that Wheo tirst occupied ~ the troors 10
&c. tho Minor h farm was tho estate Of
George Minor, who died during the war, lesr-
log il by Wii! to bis daughter Mary. wife of the
frs: named claimant, James w. Anderson. " o
also Gid before the ftg of this clsim intes-
tate. leaving said Jas. W. Anderson, her bus
band, aud the o her claimants. her children,
as her heirs. This calm vss first presented to
CJ1gress for allowance April 10. 1876. aud the
! c,slnsuts say the delay 10 presenting this claim
has arisen 10 c)nseq1srcs Of certain legal prt
! Cos dinss Involving the title to tho snd farm,
Tblca were ootc'uded at the April term of the
Corporation Court 10 Alexandra, il the year
1874 The Rhols evidence eff:rei by claim
! sn,s 10 support ct their claim is comprised 10
four stidaVtp, siRned. respectively, by William
Tucker. Charles D. Birch, j Ohm b. Burke and
john Cariio. Theee afidavits show 80 little
knowledge Of fscs 90 the part IF tho witnesses
to the ststomenls therein c)Dtaincd, are 80 10
d,f aite ard general. relative 10 the justice and
homes of the Claim. that no competent ribu-
nal would 10 juslii.d ia allowing any claim,
however small. on lhe strength of them. Claim.
auts Lffa: 10 evidence OF lhslr own loyalty or Of
the loyalty Of Col George Minor. who, they
say. owaed tie property claimed for whom tax
go b7 TIE troops. bot it tppeaIs By papers
from the Ii cs Of The Q1.rermestar Generals
seub,r, 1861. mad, claim against tho u. 8.
Tor The destruction CT the buildings on the
Minor Hill farm, ard slso thu loss OF Drops
and stock CO the ssEe, at tho hatds Of the UL-
ioa army. amounting to S. l29 so. The ias.:c.
Of this claim was, By Gsu. l.. j. Porter on The
2S;h Of Nov mber, 1861, referred 10 a bard
consisting Of Col. Csss. Of the OH Msssachu.
sets Volunteers, aud L.. Col. Sxei:zM. of
Ponrsyl7ania, for deter minsto,; one OF these
officers reported tsvoraby, tho other against its
allowance. 90 the grouod Of the disloyally of
the claimant. Ffom oiEeiul elimination OF
the evidence take0 before this military board i!
appears c1nCiu3iTsly tbst Smith Moor and
probably all bis family we're positively disloyal.
Mr. Mlnor ssid he was in favor tf the secession
ct Virsiti,, and 80 cast bis vote. Ho was seen
to mako signals TO tho o1tmu, as 9 dirsot and
Immediate result Of which Union soldiers we're
take q prisoners By the Ounfsdsraa soldiers.
Whether Smith Minor and George r. Minor
W-re different perstrs do:s not appear. tut in
asmCch as there is not only 90 evidence of 10y
ally on tho part Of any of tho Minor family. but
it does appear that eli basids Smith Minor bad
the reputation OF b,iGg disleyal, and as tho
los3 tcjurrtd 10 Stats 10 SAFE Of insured
ton, your committee report adversely 10 The
bill. and recon- mend that j. lis upoo the table
and ths report be p'inte1."
The U. s. frfgl!e Enterprise. which has jlst
baeo retult at Inc NsV5 Yard. is .akiug on ner
supply Of powder at the rsSs zinc. just sbags
Alexandria, this morning, and viii sail C. nor
row fox Hsmp,on Roads.
The pi:co OF mr. Williams. L! Fsirisx ocun.
ty, local Methodist preacher. aud DOL
partisan. who wes sppolnted wstohmaa At the
Capitol through the ,auarc, Ct Gen. Huotou,
vas wsDied by VIM. Crsed, republican rosd-
iusler of West End. who bad tie endorsement
of MSior s. p. Bayly sod General M.hone,
bat, IS Williams was q good tfc,r, the ,p-
pointing power did not like 10 remove him
Hithout cause, sad 80 an extra place was made
for ranC ~ {, ,,ar.p, l..
Compiled With.
MIR. D Won HOLMES, CT L,od5uD county, was
yesterday iofOrmed By The Poscfhcs Depart
snent thss if Genars Malone would endorse
bis ap ocl,iou for tho pos;otioo st Leosburg
that place would b. sivsu him at the expirs-
ton Of tie term Of R;nker. the incumbent,
which vii! be shout the 2ls. list Mr.. Holmes
has been promised the Generals endorsement,
and will probably get it tc1sy.
The Wsyj sGd Means Committee cf tho
House will report tslif bill increasing he
tariff on iroo sud sIeel add ooot,ioicg 90 rsfer-
emo, 10 the ioternsi rsvtpue tax.
MIR. Pattls, the postmaster at Wsrrsu:on.
aad leading republioau rsst juscr. IVES in the
c'osk room IF the S:nata today in c,rsult.tion
with Gsnersl Mahons u2?a be Affairs of their
party. II 10 booming more and MORO appar
ent every dag that thu uoios bstscsn the r.
pu5lic,as and readiuNer lesdsrs is growing
stronger, ard that repu5iioin!sm aud readJu:-
tr!su. in Virgins, Will conn be. it they have
90; been f,r sOlne si@e, spd are now. syocu,-
mnus terms.
10 The Senate t,1.y toe bill fer psnsioniDg
the widows OF Prcsiucn.s LinooID. fSler and
Polk vss plscad Oh the calendar.
Emorg tie prominent railroad men of this
section OF The county enttriained by Mr. Gar
ratt in Baltimore last g1s wore Representative
Bnb.u-. OF Virginia. and Senator Davis. of
West Virginia. Mr.. Gowan. Ct the Reading
Road, to whom the a5tsrlain ent was specially
given. will le,vs f., Europe to morrow. /.
seems to be pretty we'll determined that new
railroad will soon Re runniI between Balti.
more arc New York.
For the first inns s!Ics hs declared himself
be!s6r democrat thar Mr. HILL and immediate y
there ter Vo Ell to give ID rei u blicAns contrOl
ct The Senate General Malone rose in the Sen.
ate to dy. It was for the purpose G presenting
q report from the Con mites on Agriculture
in favor OF an Up oropriat,on fer paying tn, ex.
penses OF t;sIs porting certain exhibits at ths
Atlanta exposition to the Agricultural Depart.
III ant
Represent;tiv. snd e,.Gev. Young, Vics. |
President of tbs Baltimore Cincinl ai snd |
Western Railroad, when Informed TO dsy of tina |