Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-21

or the purpose of giving tea party |
he proceeds of which to go to the fund re-
erred TO. He implied that unless his re.
,uest was granted the Garfield Hospital
would be fzzle, as no money was no"
being contributed to the fund for its erec-
ton, and as the scheme proposed was the
only means by which he knew any more
could be raised. The Inauguration com
uoittee declined the request for the reasons
that they intend to use the ball room the
NIGHT after the bail for a promenade con-
cert because they don't want to mix up their
business with that of any body else, and be-
cause if they have any money over they
think there are more worthy objects upon
which to bestow it than memorial hospitals
to dead republican Presidents.
MIR. R. S. Lacy, of Alexandria county, this
morning filed u brief with MIR. J. r. Tucker,
Of the House Judiciary Committee, for
bill providing that the Government pay the
county taxes on the Arlington estate since
If took possession thereof in 1861 until the
Virginia Legislature coded that property
to the United States. The people of the
county have been, and are, subject to great
expense for the education OF their large
colored population, many OF whom reside
on the estate mentioned, ard as no county
taxes could be collected on the property
while held by the Government, the tax
PAYERS of the county hold it nothing more
than fair that the Government, now that IL
has legal possession Of Arlington, should
paw its delinquent taxes.
Otis II. Russell who was yesterday noml-
mated for Collector Of the Port of Richmond,
was appointed in place of B. c. Cook, whose
term had expired. Russell had been d
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gone back 10 the traces quietly.
Mr.. Massey's contested election case will
come up in the House tomorrow Mr..
Massey is certain that if an opportunity
be allowed him he will convince the House
that he and not Mr.. Wise was elected. But
even some Of the Virginia members say he
can not do so, aud that while they are NOR
ally convinced that he is entitled to the
seat, they are not SO legally. They say that
Mr.. Massey's case was not prepared prop
erly.
It was reported early in the week that
Mr.. Speaker Carlisle had been invited to
call upon the President elect. The fact that
| Mr.. Carlisle is still here rather throws dis.
credit upon the Story, though it is by nc
means improbable that Mr.. Carlisle may
have said that not having yet seen the next
| President, that remark was reported to Mr..
| Cleveland, and that the invitation referred
| to NAV have been extended in consequence
| thereof.
General Sheridan has issued orders to the
commander of the forces sent 10 Okla
| bona to drive the armed squatters. out oil
that Territory irrespective of consequences,
and that if blood be shed it will be on the
hands Of the squatters.
The House Committee on Public Lands
| in their report favorable to the passage OF
| the bill to prohibit aliens from &C
curing lands in the United States, say they
have ascertained that certain noblemen OF
Europe principally Englishmeu, have &C
uuired, and now own, about twenty-one
million acres of land i'll this country.
1t is Iumored here from Petersburg
that while Mr.. Brady wants his deputy,
Riley to succeed him as collector of internal
revenue for that district, General Malone
wants his personal fliend, Mr.. Minnitree, 10
have it. But those who should know most
| about the matter say the rumor is incorrect,
| for the reason that General Mahone's wish
Is Mr.. Brady's law.
The report OF the committee who went to
Cincinnati to investigate the October cleo.
| ton there will demonstrate that almost all
| the federal office holders in Indiana, Ken.
lucky Ohio aud Missouri, were in Cincinnati
on election day, working for the success OF
the republican ticket This will be good
news to the democratic applicants for office
in the States mentioned, az under the civil
service rules every one of the Office holders
referred to must go"
Gen. H. H. Wells, one Of the lessees OF
the Alexaudrin Canal, made an argument
this morning before Mr.. Bently, of the De-
partment of Justice, in support of the valid
ity of the title which the lessee5 could give
the Government to the piers OF the Alexan-
dria canal, the papers liz which case had
been sent to the Department from the War
Department. 10 case Mr.. Bently shall de-
eide adversely, as is probable, the lessees
will carry the papers at once to the Atttor-
ney General and submit the question to
him. 1t is understood that the amendment
proposed to the Senate bill by the House
District Committee yesterday Is By no
means satisfactory to the interests which
have been opposing the canal aqueduct as
the site Of the proposed free bridge across
the Potomac, inasmuch rs it allows tue az
ueduct to remain while they wish it destroy
ed, in order that certain river front proper
ty they have above it may be converted into
wharf property, and thereby be greatly
increased in value. As previously stated,
however, the session is now so near its close
and other more important business is SO
pressing, that many think the free bridge
bill will have to go over to the next Con.
gress.
VIOLENT ATTACK ON THE SECRETARY or
WAR.-General Grosvenor began the con-
GLIDING argument for the accused before the
Swain conrt martial in WASHINGTON ypstar.