Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-28

he nad no actludlutauCo WIN Sooh anu HSfN
ed the witness to go to the Attorney General
and inform him Of Cooks general character.
The President characterized the employ
ment of Cook as an outrage upon him. Inc
witness had an interview with Mr.. Mac
Veapb and the latter said Cook was en-
Moved on the theory of Setting d thief to
catch thief" The Attorney General said
he knew all about Cook, and that he had
employed him before and knew just what
he was. AS the witness understood, Cook
was employed in detective capacity, and
was not entrusted with any of the secrets
of the case at all. The Attorney General
states very positively that that was the
nature of Cooks employment.
The committee investigating charges OF
breaches of the privileges of the floor of the
House determined to-day to reopen the
English case, and to summon old Mr.. Eng
lish to reappear and testify concerning his
efforts in his sons behalf of the floor OF the
House.
Mr.. Springer will ask the House to APP
point special committee TO investigate the
charges that have been made against Judge
Jackson, of West Virginia.
Mr.. Cakins, in the triple character OF
friend. Congressman and candidate for GOV
ernor of Indiana, called upon the President
Yesterday and asked him not to appoint
court martial in General Swaim's case, las
the mere talk of such thing had put the
General in nervous condition and was pre-
venting him from sleeping" How's that
for reform
The Virginia delegates to the Chicago
convention will arrive here on Friday and
leave the following day for Chicago.
Mr. German says the newspaper accounts
of anti Cleveland conferences in New York
mt which he and Mr.. Barnum were present
are without shadow of foundation. He
saws he, Mr.. Barnum and other members Of
the national and congressional democratic
committees did meet in New York to pre-.
pal e their financial accounts for presenta-
ton TO the national convention, but thai
was all.
Mr.. John Goode was at the Capitol to-
lay. lie says that under the Virginia law
rs il now stand there is great doubt of los
| inc one of the twelve President electors tC
which the State is entitled, and that should
tho election he so close that the vote OF the
State will decide it, there is nothing i'll the
r ,st history Of the republican Senate that
would prevent it from attempting to throw
out the whole twelve. he says an extra
session of the Legislature should be held by
all means and the law be perfected in time
to be operative at the election.
Among the spectators of the Senate's pro
ceedings from the gallery to-day was Gen
Dan. Sickles. Save the thinness Of his hail
and his one leg, there is very little difference
in his appearance now from what it was
when about quarter of century ago he
shot Philip Barton Key in cold blood, and
for acts of which he had long been aware.
Mr. Sprigg, member of the House from
New York in talking with the GAzETTEs CT r
respondent to-day about the reported oppo-
sition to Gov. Cleveland in New York and
| q labor meeting that is going to be held in
New York against him, said it was all bosh
| that large meetings could be gotten up in
New York about anything, that the Gov.
ernor was by long odds the strongest dem
| ocrat not only 10 counties but in the city OF
New York, and that he was entirely conf
dent he would be nominated, and ifso that he
would sweep the State. A letter has been
received by one of the Virginia delegates tc
Chicago from Gilbert S. Walker, who was
once Governor of Virginia, and who will at
tend the convention in the place OF the LIT
Governor of New York, in which he takes
precisely the same view of the situation in
New York that Mr.. Sprigg does.
| The Senate at an early honr to-day took up thu
| deficiency bill. Among the amendments made by
the Senate Appropriation Committee is one givin!
| Col. Robt. Mayo, the ousted Malone Congressman
ST 800, and one increasing the amount to Mcssrs
Massey aud Wise for tho expenses of their con
tested election case from 50 600, allowed by thu
| House, to $4,000.