Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-11-26

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,csses for the defense being continued.
The impression about the court house TO-
law Is that it would have been better for
he prisoner if he had not given his evidence
Yesterday, inasmuch as up to that time ne
had denied all knowledge OF the murder.
There is some talk mere, rather indefinite,
TO be sure as yet, of the starting of morn
ing democratic paper here, to be a sort OF
central organ of the incoming admlnlstra
lion A part of the rumor is that the plant
of The National Republican, which is now
morsa than unproduclive, and the larger
nart of which belongs to Secretary Chandler,
will be bought for the purpose.
General Wells, one of the lessees OF the
Alexandria Canal, being asked to-day 0y
the GAZErTE's correspondent about the
probability of the acceptance by the GOV
ernment of the piers of the aqueduct OF that
canal for the proposed free bridge across
The Potomac at Georgetown upon the terms
of the bill of 1851, replied that the Depart
ment of Justice, to which the matter had
been referred by the War Department, had
not vet made report upon 1t, nor was IL
known when that report would be made or
what would be the character OF it. He said
that he could see no tangible objection the
Government could find to the title that
could be given to the proposed site OF the
bridge. aud that both the War Department
and the Department of Justice seemed dis
posed to favor the aqueduct as the site to
be selected, but that nobody as yet knew
whether The terms of the bill referred TO
could be accepted or not.
The latest news here from Richmond, and
it comes from most reliable source, is that
General Malone will be the republican cam
dida;e for Governor next fall, his plan being
to nominate with himself a strong man for
Lit Governor, Capt. Wise, for instance, with
tho understanding that if the Legislature be
| republican he will come back to the Sera
| and let the LIT. Governor be Governor. This
| rumor is said to he absolutely reliable. II
is also sail that it is highly Objectionable
| not only to the straighlout republicans OF
the Generals State, but to many even OF
his party who like him were formerly
democrats.
There are now only three internal reve-
| nue. districts in Virginia, the I'd, Sd and 9th.
| In the I'd there are SO employees, in the Sd
90, aud in the 9Th %. The salary of the
co Iectors is 81 900, and that of the deputy
collectors $4,000 per annum.
MIR. J. K. Tucker is in the city to-day.
He saws as he passed Mitchell's station, on
|
democratic Notification was in progress
there, and that as he has gray hair and a
gray mustache, and wears spectacles and a
Derby hat, he was mistaken through the
closed car window for Mr.. Barbour and was
cheered accordingly.
Mr.. Randall, chairman of the House APP.
preparations Committee, had conference
this morning with the Secretary of the
Navy on the subject of the naval appropria.
ton bill No naval appropriation bill was
passed at the last session of Congress, the
appropriation of the previous year being
continued. II is understood that MIR. Town
shend has Il substitute for the bill that was
reported last year, and that he and other
democratic members of the committee are
opposed to letting Mr.. Chandler have the
spending of the appropriation during the
remaining three months Of his term.
OF all the members Of the House only 80
have as yet repotled at the Capitol. They
are expected 10 pour in after tomorrow,
aud no one doubts the appearance of q quo
rum on Monday next when the session
opens.
Mr.. John s Barbour has gone to New
York ON business connected with the rail
road Of which he is President
Intelligence here to day from Colorado is
to The effect that the democrats in the Leg
islatu,e of hat State will unite with Senu
tor HIPS friends, ard may possibly be able
to re-elect him over the regular republican
caucus nominee.
Among the late arrivals here is Senator
Conger, of Michigan. He is the most
domestic man of all his colleagues. He is
rarely seen unaccompanied by his wife,
who walks and rides with him, and who
sits in the Senate gallery over his seat, and
listens eagerly to every word he says and
watches keenly his every movement.
All the Government departments were
closed at noon to-day and will not be open
ed again until Friday morning. Thanks.
giving Day will be observed here pretty
generally, with much less spirit to be sure,
by the republicans, but with a great deal
more by the democrats. Turkeys are album
dant
Some excitement was occasoned in
Georgetown to-day by the discovery of a
human skeleton in cellar of that town.
An elderly lady from Virginia, while
looking at the picture of "Perry's Fight on
Lake Erie" at the Capitol, yesterday after.
noon. fell down the steps and was badly
injured She had been assisted up the
steps leading to the picture by two young
ladies who were with her, but decliring
their aid any longer, was let alone, and in
moment or two afterward was heard TO
scream and seen to fall.
Among the visitors here to day ia Judge
Paul, of the U. S. Court for the Yves tern
District of Virginia.
MR.. CONKLING
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