Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the ALEXANDRIA Gazette


banking and currency committee, says he
is not an enemy of the national banks, and
that his committee will take no action ad
verse To those banks, but that as the circn
lation Of the banks is being withdrawn by
reason of the bond calls, he thinks the result
ing deficiency Of paper circulation should
be supplied by the issue of Treasury notes,
and thus have the paper currency of the
country issued by the Government directly:
instead Of indirectly through the banks.
j. Thomas Fortune, one Of the most intel
ligent colored men in the country, and edl-
tor of the New York Globe, the leading col
ored newspaper ofthe country, and one ofthe
few ofhis race who don't think they should be
as much slaves to republican leaders as they
were TO their masters in slave times, is in the
city, on his way South, TO write letters de-
scrlbing the condition of the coored people
of that section. He will be banqueted to-
night by Fred Douglass and other promi-
nent colored men of this city, who will en-
deavor to prejudice him against the white
people of the States he will visit, but those
who know him best say he is really a man
OF his own head, and will give true accounts
of what he sees and hears.
The Stree bridge people are actively at
work, and say they will accomplish their
object at this session Of Congress. General
Wells, one Of the lessees of the Alexandria
canal, says the case involving the question
of Virginia. interest in the Aqueduct bridge
will be pressed for an early decision, and
| that then Congress will be asked to increase
the amount provided in the last bill by
eighty thousand dollars, which they say
will be sufficient to buy and repair the pres
ent bridge or build Il new one.
| Cnpara1 Malone hoe ratDrpa6 from Naty
York and is now engaged in revising the
atlidavits which Col. Sims has obtained in
the case of the Danville riot, and which are
| to be incorporated in another address" to
the North, 50 as to do what is possible to
prevent Northern people and Northern cap
ital from going to Virginia.
r. ID. Beckley, colored, a straightout Fir-
giuia republican, who was removed from
Office by General Malone, has been appoint
ed to place under the doorkeeper of the
House. The straightouts are being provid-
ed for quite literally, not only by the demo
Gratis Of the House, but by republicans in
other branches of the Government.
Mr.. H. 0. Claughton. formerly Of Alex
andria, but now Il prominent member of the
bar of this city, is preparing circular letter
recommending General Mcclellan AS the
democratic candidate for the next Presi
dency.
Clarence Barton, once connected with the
press of this city, but lately Il clerk in the
Navy Department, the man who when night
editor OF the Washington Republican, shot
and killed young SoteIdo, two or three years
ago, has left the city, having, it is said, rails
ed the money with which to do so upon eth
or forged paper or notes which the endorsers
will have 10 make good. Among the names
said 10 he forged are those Of William Dick
son. d. \. Windsor,J. A. Smith and ofolhcrs
who were his friends. General Brady, Mr..
Bo,eler and Postmaster Windsor Of Alex
andria. the latter to the extent of about two
| hundred dollars, are among those who have
lost money hy him. He has wife and sew
rral children III this City.
Caut Pike was before the Greedy Relief
iua,d Today, aud strongly advocated the
sending "t u rrilci party after The survivors
Of the expedition, ii there be any. He also
said relief could have reached them last
year if il had been sent.
There is some talk Of establishing street
car lines here TO be run by an endless cable
rs III san Francisco and some other cities.
The Smih-hcwis bridal party did not
come here yesterday, as expected, but, in
stead, wcnt 10 Rockingham county, 10 visit
the brides relations there.
| j. +. MayhuglI has been commissioned as
postmaster at FAIR, Thomas Nuckolls at
Gambrtta,and Malissa Switzerland, at Bucu,
all in Virginia. And mail messenger SER
vice has been established at Fairfield, Rock
bridge CO., aud at Folly Mills, Augusta CO.,
! in the same State.
The House Committee on Appropriations
met to-day. Chairman Randall announced
the following subcommittee to he charged
with the preparation of the hills named:
Legislative Executive and Judicial
| Appropriation bill, Messrs Holman,
Hancock and Cannon; the Sundry
Civil Appropriation BILL Messrs Ran
dali, Forney and Ryan; Army Appro-
priation bill. Messrs. Forney Townshend
and Keller; Navy, Messrs Hutchins, Rand
all aud Caikius; Post office, Messrs. Towns
bend, Holman and Horr; Indian, Messrs
Ellis, Holman and Ryan; Consular and Di-
plomatic, MesSrs. Burnes, Townshend and
Washburne; Pension, Messrs Hancock, Fol
lett and Washhurne; Military Academy,
Messrs. keifer, Forney and Ellis; Fortifica-
tons, Messrs. Horn, Ellis and Hancock :;
District of Columbia, Messrs. Follett, Hutch
ms and Cannon, and Deficiencies, Messrs.
Randall, Burnes and Hancock.
man named Travis Fletcher, an en-
ployee in Herr & CiSse's Touring mills, in
Georgetown, while standing on astep-ladder,
oiling some machinery, this morning, fell
between two revolving cogwheels below,
and was disembowced aud instantly killed.
1t was not ten minutes before the accident
occurred that J. II. Nails, formerly of Alex
andria, one Of the millers there, told the
unfortunate man the ladder upon which he
standing was dangerous one, and that he
should be more careful.
comparison of the treasury reports of this
with the corresponding period of last year, shows
that there is twenty-four million more gold in
the Treasury now than then, and eight million
less silver dollars.
General Fitz John Porter is expected here in
about ten days to look after the passage of the
bill for his relief already agreed upon by the
Military Committee of the House. The General
was, when q boy, resident of Alexandria, and
often speaks Of his schoolmates there.
Mr.. peterborough, son Of Judge Broken
borough, of Lexington, Virginia has been appoint
ed clerk of the House Judiciary Committee of