Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-28

the war sued the counties of the State for
The salt those counties had supplied to their
poor people.
In the House yesterday MI. Bowden OF
Virginia from. the Committee on Claims re-
ported favorably bill for the relief OF Jas:
B Mitchell. Mr. Borden also introduced
resolutions of the Virginia Legislature:
endorsed by the board of heath OF
Portsmouth. for a permanent quarantine az
Cope Charles; also memorial OF the couoSi'
and board OF health of Portsmouth LOT w
same; also papers in the case OF a. -, ~
Spear, late postmaster at spears, folA 80
Va. Mr.. Browne, of the ISL ci II1I,,. p.o
sented the petition OF John w. Wv W. ' e".
other citizens of Fredericksburg, va 10.
W rnnrovement to the road between that
to N and the Soldiers Cemetery near it;
sIso netition-of W. O. Bunting and others
If Cbincoteaque, Va, for fog buoy. Mr.
O,Esrrall introduced q bill for toe relief OF
Daniel Thomas also the petition oil Thos.
". Russell, of Clarke CO.. Va, for reference
of his claim to the Court of Claims. Mr.
Yost presented petition of citizens ALE
ghany station, Allegheny CO, Va, tor an
increase in the pay Of Ord and 4th class
prstmasters.
a republican from the Petersburg district
In Virginia here to-day when asked by the
GAZETTE's correspondent what the move
ment in that district to send Prof. Lengstop,
oolored to Congress amounted to, replled
that he did not think it would amount to
much, as the Professor had not only held
himself aloof from the great mass OF his race
in that district, but was generally known
among them as friend and admirer of the
democratic Governor of the State. He also
said he did not think the Professor was q
special favorite of General Malone, and he
was certain he was not of that portion of the
anti Malone faction req resented by ex.Con-
gresham Hooper.
The House Committee on Alcoholic traffic
has agreed to hear, on the 9th proximo, the
friends of prohibition advocate their respect
i've plans for the accomplishment OF their
object.
Messrs. Letcher and Pepdleton. of Licking
ton, Va, were here yesterday in the interest
of bill now before Congress for increasing
the number of army officers detailed for ser.
vice in State educational insttutlons from
forty to fifty. Should the bill pass one such
officer would be sent to the V. M. l. at Lex
ipgton. There is only one now in Virginia
at Blacksburg
On Tuesday next the House Commerce
Committee will present majority report
referring the resolution for an investigation
of the Reading Railroad strike to the inter
state commerce commission, and ask to be
discharged. The minority of the committee
will endeavor to have the report discussed
so as to make political capital among the
strikers and their sympathizers in the next
national campaign. Both the majority and
the minority of the committee are divided
politically.
Mr.. Gibson, of Georgia, an ex clerk in the
House document room, has been appointed
to the place in the postoffice department re.
Gently filled by Judge Goorick. This is the
place for which Capt. Jack Hudgins. of
Caroline county, Virginia, was an appli-
can't.
DR.. Murrell, formerly of Lynchburg but
now of this city. ia agent for the claim of
old COL Strong, of New York, for work
done for the District of Columbia. The
courts of the District have rendered several
verdicts in favor of the claim, but the
ouble has always been about the amount
IF the award A bill is now before Con-
aress to authorize the President to appoint
board of arbitration so as to settle the
claim before the claimant dies of old age
Among-the strangers in the city to day is
ex Congressman Brady, of Virginia, who
was ct the room of the Senate District of
Columbia Com mttee in the interest of st.
Domiuiok's Church, South Washington,
which fears that in some of the proposed
changes of the steam railroad routes in the
city one of them may come TOO close to that
church. The committee alluded to heard
arguments this morning by officials of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in favor of a
Union depot at the present 9Th street depot,
and by officials of the Pennsylvania Rail
road against that proposition.
Among those who appeared before the
House Education Committee Thursday to
urge an appropriation the interest on which
shall amount to $50 600, which interest is to
be devoted to the higher education of the
proficients in the deaf, dumb and blind col.
leges of the country, was Mr.. Doyle, super.
intendent Of the Virginia institution at
Staunton.
Representative Mckinney, Of N ew Hampshire
made real old time democratic, multiplication
speech to the Virginia democratic association of
this city last night. He said tho reason the sheep
industry was not profitable in Ohio now was that
while sheep lands there were worth 800 an acre,
they could be bought in Texas for 81 o. Ho also
said that the cry of protection protects labor
contained more untruth than any equal number
Of words in the English language
Rear Admiral Clark Fl. Wells retired, died this
morning at his residence in this city.
Letter from Richmond.
Especial Cor. OF the Alexandria GAzETrE.l