Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-15

Hahn republican, from New Orleans. Mr..
Hahn had long been sufferer from asthma,
Int though complaining for day or two
his most intimate friends had no idea he
was i'll, and were greatly surprised when
they heard that he had been found tins
morning living dead upon the floor OF his
room in his hotel. His seat in the House
was draped in mourning. The usual COM
mittee was appointed 10 attend the funeral
and the sergeant arms directed to make
The necessary arrangements and pay the eA-
nenses thereof. The deceased was once,
during reconstruction times, Governor OF
T ouisiapa. and for years was most pro,
scrintive republican, but Of late had tonea
down considerably. and was one OF the Re"
renublicans in the House who voted Tor the
Fitz John Porter bill.
The case of Butler Malone, for shooting
colored waiter at Welker's Hotel, winter
before last, came up in. the Criminal Cour!
hero to-day. After one indictment n lac,
haan nnashed because it was made out Win
the wrong name, the trial of another was
nos,poued until the Goth. Messrs. Jonn
Wise. Campbell Darlington and ex-Dlstrict
Attorney Corkhill appeared for MIR. Mahone
and Mr.. Worthington for the District OF CO.
lumbia.
Only one Senator would accompany the
remains of Senator Miller, 10 California
Mr., Jones, OF Nevada; but the expenses OF
the funeral train are estimated at twenty
thousand dollars.
The House Committee on Agriculture
agreed to-day to amend the agricultural ap'
propriation bill by appropriatlDg S2oo,ooo le
nav for diseased cattle killed by order OF the
nlpuronnp,lmo commission.
The House Ways and Means COMMITTEE
have concluded the hearing OF arguments
and will 10. MORROW commence the prepare
ton of the tariff bill, though they might
inst as well save themselves that trouble, as
it is apparent, from the composition OF the
committee, that no bill they can, or rather
will, prepare, can 20 through even inc
House, let alone the Senate.
Among the nominations sent by the Tres
ident to the Senate to day, were those o.
Zeph. r.. Hill, to be L. S. Marshal tor the
district Of Colorado, and Richard M. Stan'
den. to be consul at Manzanlllo.
Count Mitkiewicz, formerly OF COLONIAL
Beach, Va, Is now the manager Of the new
" invented Turnbull telephone. In his
room st Wizards Hotel, here, yesterday
conversation was carried on satisfactorily
with PARTIES in New York, over the Postal
w
Telegraph wires.
The following 4th class postmasters il
Virginia were appointed to day Geo. Bal.
ley at Baptist Valley and w. X. Neel al
Cove Creek, Tazewell county }. ). Ash
| wroth. at Black Lick, Mrs. :. j. kincan
| non, at Max Meadows, and c. +. Phelps, at
Reed Island, Wythe county J. ii. Nolen
at Rangely, Patrick county, and J. W. Dug
gan, ut Seven Mile Ford, Smythe county, al
to fill vacancies.
In tho Senate to day Rev. Mr.. Butler, o
the Lutheran church, the nominee of the
republican caucus, was elected chaplain
vice Rev Mr.. Huntley, resigned. AT least
q dozen Senators presented as many petit
tions for Knights of Labor in tho Northwest
praying for The expenditure of the surplu:
in the treasury, especially upon tho con
struc,ion OF the I[ennepin canal. Bills were
introduced changing Inauguration day from
the l!h Of March to the 30;h Of April, and
appropriating $500, 0OO for the extension O.
the Executive Mansion. A bill prohibiting
tho publication of lottery advertisements IL
the District of Columbia was reported favor
ably. The Senate then took up the House bill
| increasing the pensions of widows and or
| phans. II it shall not adjourn in respect tt
the memory Of Representative Hahn, Mr.
Cullum, Of Illinois, will at two o'clock ad
dress the Senate in support ofthe Edmund:
resolution respecting the Presidents refusa
to give his reasons for removing republican
Office holders.
Mr.. Phelps, Of n. j., will to morrow in
troduce u re solution in the House calling loI
all the correspondence in the State Depart
ment that relates TO the total or partial eX
clusion of American pork from foreign coun
tries.
The House having adjourned to-day with
out transacting any business, tho regular
Mondays business will come up in thai
body tomorrow.