Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-01-28

ira detail of police and by loud order to
the notice ambulance, standing by, to move
around TO the rear of the hotel, to which
place most OF those composing the crowd re-
paired. When that was done, the Duchess,
who is a fine looking woman, dressed hand
somely, came out of the front door Of the
hotel leaning upon the arm Of her counsel
Sir. Campbell Darlington, and walked to the
police court, up 9th street, followed by the
two de, ectves who had arrested her and
large crowd. Judge Smell at once dischars-
ed her, as she had been arrested only upon
suspicion.
Mrs. Barbour, who met with serious &C
cident night before last, as stated in this cor
respondence yesterday, was better this morn
ing, and. in the words of her physician, Is
"getting along nicely" Il is now known
that she tripped while coming down stairs,
and fell, her forehead and cheek striking
board on the wall. She suffered from con
cussion Of the brain, but has BOW recovered
her consciousness, and to-day was sleeping
naturally.
Among the strangers in the city to-day IL
Mr.. Goss, Of the Potomac Manufacturing
Co., Of Alexandria He says the Affairs Of
that com pany are getting into better order,
and that negotiations are now in progress
manufacture Of bar iron and blooms there.
He says there would be no Use in building
ships there now, as no body wants them.
Washingtonians who attended the grand
bal! given by Dir. John G. Beckham, Of
Alexandria, to his nieces, the Misses Ross,
of Richmond, in Alexandria, last night, say
they spent q most delightful evening, and
speak ia the most complimentary terms Ct
the wit and beauty 0! the ladies they met
there.
Congressman Cabell, of Virginia, has OBJ
| tanned for Col. II. z. Coleman, OF Pi.tay!ya-
MIA county, il his State, position in the
coast survey. Col Coleman commanded
the Confederates at Stanton River, when
| they defeated the federal cavalry uudeT
General kau'Z, who were trying to cat OF
General Lees retreat.
Mr. Randall says ii the new arrearage= Of
pensions bill be passed the expenditure IN
der it will be so large that there can be no
reduction in the tariff.
The House TO day, at an early hour. vent
into committee Of the whole On the DINGHY
shipping bill, bill! intended to remove
some Of the many restrictions upon ship,
ping, which went over, and the House lis
tened TO eulogies upon the late Mr.. Elwood,
a member from Illinois.
In the Senate 10 day Mr.. Sherman intro
duced bill providing for the suspension OF
the silver dollar coinage, and for the pur-
chase Of from two TO four million dollars
worth Of silver bullion every month At its
market value and issue silver certificates to
that amount, which shall be receivable tor
all debts due the Government. Mr.. Ma
hone reported favorably tn bill to provide
for Il postoffce building at Fortress Monroe,
amended so as to provide for office accom-
modations for the collecting officer aud for
the United States commissioner. The SEN
ate then resumed the consideration Of the
bill to divide the Sioux Reservation.
| The contested election case Of Kellogg vs.
| Gay, from Louisiana. has been removed from
the list Of contested election cases in the
| House, for the reason that Kellogg the ex
Senator Of unsavory fame, failed to take his
dispositions within the prescribed Tins.
Mr.. Belmont says he will retain Sir. Con
quest Clarke as clerk Of the House Foreign
Affairs Committee, but some Of he other
mem bers of the committee are by no means
pleased with Mr. Clarke, for the reason that
he is republican and is charged with CON-
p!icity in the steal of the Louisiana vote in
| 1876
A delegation appointed by he Pilots As
ISOLATION waited upon Coz 6 -e.smen Ding
| ley. Of Maine. to day, to urge the defeat Of
the bill intended 10 prevent compulsory p;-
lotage for sailing az we'll Us for steam YES
sells. Blu; Mr. Diugey told them that they
as ell as be must see that it is wrong TO
make the captain Of q sailing vessel pay for
piIo,age when he doesn't wantit and doe-nt
use it.
The Senate Committee on Patents to day heard
| Mr. Howard Crosby, Of New York. MARX Twain,
| ana olhars argue in iavor Of an international
copyri law, and MFG. q. Hubbard, Of this city,
| the father.in law Of Mr. Bell, Of the Bell Tcic-
| phone patent. against it. Senator Teller cyi-
IDENTIFY took the part OF the latter in the intnrcs
az be said Of the people against tina. OF the au
| thors.
| In the House to day bill was introduced for
creating tho Territory Of Oklahoma ont Of the
| Indian Territory, setting apart enough of it to
give all the Indians lands in severalty, aud throw
| ing the other part open TO settlers. resolution
was introduced for an investigation OF the affairs
of the signal service office in which it is charged
| there has been n eat crookedncsS.
The stockholders in the Pan Electric Telephone
| Company, the company most interested in do
stroying the validity Of the Bell Telephone pat
| cnt, with two exceptions, are prominent
Southern men, including Attorney General Gar
land. General Johnston and Senator Harris.