Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-02-04
PROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence Of the Aleza. Gazette
WASHINGTON, D, c., Fab. 4, 1882,

WASHINGTON. D. O., Feb. a. 1882.
Ia the Criminal Court here this morning
Judge Cox override The motion for q new trial
il tie Guitesu case, ADD sentenced the prisoner
to be hinged Oh the sob day IF Juns. Gul-
teIu was oeraby q1ist until The sentelos Was
rendered. when be became violent ard de-
cared that he was on the road 10 gerry while
the Judge Vas Oh tho road TO tel.
General Chalmers. of Mississippi. who's, seat
10 the H0u.e is contested By negro named
L7rcb, when atk6d this morning about The
State of bis case, replied that both parties had
prepared and pfiuts their briefs, ard thu. Oh
the briefs he hsd his opponent world Without
end.
The House c)mni:tos on the Garfield ex
penscs audited and passed all the claims this
morning. The osims amount to $S.0U0
These. OF course, gro exclusive Of the phys
cisos and lurgeoo5' obGrgee, Tor which no
claims were presented. A letter was read from
Dr.. Biiss Stair 6 that no claim would be made
Tor medical aud surgical attendance, as tho
psries having those claims leave that matter
to the genercsi OF Congress.
The fire OF tho Jefferson School Bulldog,
tho large public school building near the Intel
section Of Glib street and Vlrgiois Avenue. 10
full wow ii passengers on the in street cars,
when crossing Marylsnd Avenue. was sill burn.
Jog ct O'clock to-day at which hour nearly
all tho enRioes in tho city were playing on it..
Nothing seems to bs left but tho walls, and
they tro 10 a shakg condition. Several firemen
have been hurt, tut mono seriously. Ii has
DOT been determined how the fire originated.
Alta SPECIAL mseling Of tie Housa Dis!ric!
Commute, held yesterday. General B. +. But
Ter appesrd on bebai! of The Great Falls MAJ
ula,tusiog Company. 10 which. it is said he il
Interested. snd advised the committee to report
IN favor of giving that company $50 900 for the
use Of their water power on tho Virginia side
of the Potomac at the Great Falls. where the
Government proposes TO erect q dam for the
ourpcso Of increasing The water supply Of the
Dlsircs of Columbia. The Government owns
a small lot q, The pcios mentioned, but the
Great Falls Company owns some waste land
surrounding l.. aud the Generals cdyioe, he
ssys, is given 10 savo the Government tho e.
persc f O law suit fer damages. which it will
surely loRe
The House COMMITTEE on Ruios sgreed this
moruinS to report 10 favor of increasing the
msmb ,rship Of tho Committee 90 Mississippi
| improvements nud also to enlarge tic scop9 Of
its scion, but hist al! the m ,m bers to be add
I'd to tic committees thali o,me from States
north al tho Oaio.
The House COMMITTEE On Elections agreed
today to report 10 favor ct disni:sing the COZ.
tested o!eoiion cas-, Ct M.bsoo, rep, vs.. Oates
| dsm. from Alabama.
| The prevailing sbow Storm Eere is The stvarost
{ f the season. All the railroad trairs arriving
| here are much b.hind time. Thu street cars are
running on some ths lines ct uncertain inter
| walls; on others tht y hiv, stoprei entirely, and
| for all prsc. cal p1tpGoI street CIR travel may
| b3 said 10 be suspended.