Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-03


agent Of customs at Panama about year
ago, has returned and rejoined his family
in Baltimore. He was appointed at the
most sickly season of the year, and literally
went into an epidemic Of death by his going
there. McClernan, who is an engineer and
contractor of some experience, gives an in.
teresting account of HIS observations OF the
great Panama canal project, having person
ally visited and inspected several times the
gigantic operations going on there. The
department after his hazardous residence
of year on the Isthmus has granted him
short leave of absence. 1t will be remem-
bered that Panama was the point where
Richard Henry Carter, Of Fauquier county,
died few years ago, While hoiding the
place now held by McClernan.
The President this morning signed the
bill providing for the investigation of the
question of convict labor.
The republican members of tho House are
to present Mr.. Speaker Carlisle with hand
some and costly silver set as a token of
the high esteem in which they hold him, as
a .presiding officer in whose impartiality
thew have the utmost confidence, and TO
whose decisions they have always been
willing to entrust all parliamentary ques-
tions, and have always received fair judg-
ment.
A letter has been received from one of the
party who accompanied Mr.. Barbour on his
trip to Europe, written in London, stating
that Mr.. Barbour was unwell.
G. Tyson Butcher, independent candidate
for Congress in Col. O'Ferrall's district, an.
nounces to-day his intention to speak at
Front Royal tomorrow. This he calls
"bearding the lion in his den" as the demo
cratic convention will assemble at the same
place on that day and will from the present
outlook unanimously re.nominate O'Ferrall.
Among the combinations at yesterday s
executive session Of the Senate We're those
of COL Gibson as U. S. attorney for the
eastern district Of Virginia, aud Mr.. Burke
as postmaster at Staunton.
The conference committee on the general
deficiency bill has agreed upon report, and
that report was adopted by the Senate to-
day. Among the amendments retained is
that providing for an annual holiday OF fif-
teen days to the employees in the Govern
ment printing Office. The conference com
mittee on the sundry civil bill has also
agreed to report, by which the appropria-
ton for increasing the water supply of the
District of Columbia has been retained. The
conference committee on the river and har-
Dor bill, contrary to general expectation,
agreed upon report yesterday evening.
The House WAS engaged in the eonsidera.
ton of the latter report up to the timo this
dispatch was sent. By this report the ap-
preparation for the reclamation of the Po-
tomac flats Off this city is retained.
The republicans whom President Cleve-
land retains in office are by no means re-
sponsive when they have official favors to
| bestow. When it was found necessary un'
| der the provisions of the new legislative bill
| to reduce the force of the Patent Office, the
selection of the persons to be dismissed was
placed in the hands OF board, every mem
| Der of which was republican. They have
protected tho republicans, but the demo
Gratis have had to 60. Among their victims
| is Miss Meikleham, whose salary as clerk in
the pension Office was the only support Of
her mother, who is the only surviving grand
| child of Thomas Jefferson. Miss Meikle
ham was an industrious and efficient clerk
| Congressman Trigg has received dis
| patches from his, the 9th Congressional dis
| trict, in Virginia, which assure him that he
will be renominated.
Congressmen CabeIl and Croxton, of Vir.
ginia have both gone home for the session
The Foreign Affairs Committee of the
House met this morning to consider the in.
! formation sent to the House by the State
Department in reference to the information
al trouble now existing upon the Mexican
| border.
There is rumor ahoat to the effect that
| the President, now that Matthews has been
rejected for recorder of deeds for the Dis
| trict of Columbia, will nominate for that
place another colored man, w. II. Smith,
| the assistant librarian Of the House, re.
publican, and, until the democrats obtained
majority in the House, one of the often
sive sort. The rumor, however, is not cred
tied to any considerable extent.
Attorney General Garland has left the
city for prolonged vacation, and at his
suggestion the President has designated
Assistant Attorney General Maury, one Of
the republicans he retained in office, to act
as ATTORNEY General until Mr.. jerks, the
new Solicitor General, shall be sworn in
In the Senate to day Mr. Allison, from
the Appropriations Committee, reported the
House resolution to adjourn on the 2Sth
ut., amended so as to read at o'clock to-
morrow afternoon. Mr.. Hoar made this
report the occasion for bloody shirt TRADE
against the South, and said he hoped the
Senate would not adjourn until it had pass
ed his bill providing for the arrest and i'm
prisonment by federal judge Of any man
in the South charged by any three men
with having bulldozed, cheated, beaten or
killed a negro. Messrs. Kenna, Salisbury,
Gibson and George replied not in kind, but
to the effect that Mr.. Hoar's speech was i'll
timed and out of season, that it was utterly
uncaIled for, made without any hope of
having the bill considered, let alone passed,
and only delivered upon the eve of adjourn
ment for political effect in the coming Con-
gressionial campaign. Mr.. Hoar was inter
rupted twice during the delivery of his
speech by Senator Riddleberger, once to
say, "If you include Virginia in your indct-
ment of the Southern people l am here to
say it is false" and the other time to ask
him if what he said was true that the mi.
nority of the committee that had reported
the bill had agreed to indict the white PEG.
pie of the South for resort to lynch law
Mr.. Hoar refused to be interrupted by Mr..
Riddleberger and did not answer his ques-
ton. At the conclusion of Mr. Hoar's
speech Mr.. Riddleberger replied, denying
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