Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-03-15
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Special Correspondence of the Aicxm.,ti., Gazette
WASHINGTON. D. c., Marc!l Il, 1856
\ dispatch received here this morning from
the Silvcr'mnes in Mexico in which Gen
erai Malone is interested states that Mr.
Lowe the engineer in charge. has died Of
smallpox. The deceased was graduate Of
Yale College and was quite distinguished in
his profession The disarrangemept occa.
stoned by his death will delay the Generals
contemplated trip to Mexico until about the
middle of next month. General Mahone's
wife and daughter paid visit to Alexandria
to-day, where they were the guests of post
master Windsor of that city, who is the
Generals head man in the Sth Virginia dis
trict.
Lieut.. Governor Lewis. of Virginia, is
still here, but has little to do with General
Malone. The Governor was one of the
Generals iirmest supporters when he stood
in need of republican support, but now that
that support has been assured indefinitely
the General feels under no obligation, and
by the way he has treated the old republi-
cans has given the Governor good cause to
dislike him, and it is said by those who
know them both that the feeling is recipro-
Gated
Now that Congress has adjourned and
the members have gone home instances of
exaggerated nepotisln are being revealed
almost daily. Southern as we'll as North
ern Senators are guilty of this hardly less
than crime. Old and experienced officials
have been removed in order that the rela.
tives of the guilty parties might be installed
in lucrative places about the Capitol.
keiter's course in this respect was not sur
prisng, rs nothing better was expected of
him, but that Southern men should be
guilty of the same oifense is brand new and
excitcs general wonder
AT the last session OF Congress S35 900
was appropriated to Georgia in liquidation
of a claim for the general defense in the
Revolutionary War The Empire State of
the South, however has not received a dollar
Of il, for Secretary Folger has turned it all
into the Treasury as part payment of the
direct war tax which Geo. gia never paid.
$4,000 was appropriated to Oregon for ex-
penses incurred in Indian wars. but of
that sum $50, 900 has been deducted ON the
same account.
Ihe old rumors about corruption in the
Treasury are being revived, and il is un.
derstood to-day that Secretary Folger, who
has considerably improved in health, is to
| institute thorough investigation the result
| OF which will be the removal Of some of the
present high officials of that department.
Judge Wyie rendered a decision vester.
day TO the effect that man charged with q
crime committed in any State in the Union
can not be arrested in the District Of Co
lumbia, as the laws which would apply 10
such cases in another State are not applica
! bic in the district.
! Brady was again on the witness-stand in
the star route trial to-day He concluded
/ his direct examination aud was cross exam
med by Mr.. Bliss. His testimony was to
the effect that his object when Assistant
| Postmaster General was to extend daily
mail to every attainable point. About the
| particulars Of the service he pretended to
remember nothing
1t is said here that the proposed reargu-
ment Of The Virginia bond case before the
L. ). Supreme Court has been agreed TO hy
| that court in consequence OF pressure
brought to bear upon it by the more repu.
table element pubicopnion in the North
which, like Justice Field, was ''bewildared
| by the recent decision
I $il3,0Oo appropriated TO fast mail service
west OF the Mississippi but which was not
| expended because the railroads were. in the
estimation Of the Postoliice Department. 50
eXorhi;ant III their charges that the service
was not performed, has been turned into
the Treasury.