Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-03-19
From Washington.
lsnecial Correspondence OF the Ale1s. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Mar. 10, 1888.

T,ondoun county, Virginia. accompanied by
General Hunton, of his State, called upon
the President and presented him with very
np-handled gourd, grown from seea
brought by the Major from South America.
The President accepted it very graeiously
and said it was his first birthday present.
General Lee, the representative from the
Alexandria district, held his regular cay
ievaa for office seekers in the LOBBY OF the
Ebbitt House this morning. 1t was numer-
onslv attended, and after it was over the
General. with some of the more importunste,
made the rounds of the departments ana
engraving bureau and government printing
Office. but, as usual, was informed tuete
we're no vacancies. There couldn't well Do
anv. az few office holders die, none resign,
and as under the existing policy OF Inc al
mipjstration, republicans can not Do re-
moved to make place for democrats.
Representative Bowen of the 9th Virginia
district, republican, says he doesn't agree
with the opinion he has heard expressed 10
the effect that the recent letter OF Mr.. John
Wise was published at General Mahones
instance, and with the object OF attaining
the Generals object-a solid sherman oeie'
CATION to the national republican convention.
He SAYS he knows the two men TOO we'll 20
believe any such thing. DE says no 10 sure
the letter is very Objectionable to General
Malone, and as both men tight with pay
onets, be anticipates an open split between
them MIR. Bowen, like most OF the other
Virginia republicans here, says that MT.
Blaine can carry Virginia by large maJorii,
to II is now thought that Mr.. Bowen Will
hs selected as the republican member OF the
Congressional republican campaign COM
mittee.
In the House last Saturday Mr.. lCst, oil
Virginia, presented papers in the claim OF
John r. Buchanan and Richard Adams of
Augusta county, Va, and of John Il. buch'
anan, son of David Buchanan of Craigsvllle,
Va. Mr.. Lee of Virginia, introduced bill
for the relief of Jno H Hsmmil of Occoquan,
Virginia.
Postmaster Herbert, Collector Robinson
and deputy internal revenue collector Mon
roe, of Alexandria, escorted by Representa-
tive Lee of the Alexandria district, called
at the Treasury department. to day to see II
Waterman Doran, of the public building in
Alexandria, who was dropped from the pay
roll on account of deficiency of approprla.
ton, could not be restored. They were in
formed that under the provisions OF the re-
Gently passed deficiency appropriation bill
it was probable the pay of the dropped
Waterman would be provided.
A prominent republican member OF the
Virginia legislature writes here that the re-.
port to the effect that at a secret caucus OF
the republican members of that body held
lust before adjournment, a resolution was
adopted endorsing Malone and Sherman, is
entirely incorrect and that no such caucus
was held nor any such resolution adopted.
While Representative O'Ferrall, of Vir.
ginia, was sitting in his room at the Strath.
more Arms yesterday, he heard heavy fall
on the floor Immediately above him followed
soon after by groans Repairing there at
once. he found that Mr.. B .rtlett, assistant
commissioner of pensions, had been stricken
with apoplexy, had fallen out of his chair,
and was lying on the floor almost black in
| the face and totally unconscious. Medical
aid was at hand as quickly as possible, but
up to noon to day no improve ment had TAX
en- place 10 the patient.
It is currently reported here that Gen. N.
P. Banks, republican of pronounced col
ors. who still retains tho q. s. Marshalship
ofMassachuse;ts,w will be appointed to another
| lucrative federal position before the expira.
| ton Of the present administration.
AT to-day's meeting of the House Ways
| aud Means Committee, cement was taken
IRON luc lTte llSt W tHo uAhio oiii opN co"
lected to duty of ten per cent. Burlaps
and bagging were also taken from the free
| list, and their place thereon substituted by
the machinery for making such articles.
The Senate Claims Committee on the
claim of the heirs of the late Gen. Sibley, of
fredericksburg, Va, have agreed 10 report
bill giving the Generals widow only the
amount of her dover in the claim, that is,
| FORTY. instead of one hundred and twenty
Thousand dollars.
The decision of the Supreme Court has
been announced, and ia in favor of the Bell
Telephone Company on all points and in all
of the cases. There is no dissent, all of the
Justices copcurring except Justice Gray,
who did not sit in the case and took no part
| in the decision. This shows that the suit
instituted by the government in the Pan
| Electric case was ill-advised.
The Senate Committee on Postoffices this
morning ordered favorable report or the
bill to reduce the postage on seeds, cuttings,
bulbs, scions, etc., to one cent for every four
ounces. The present rate is sixteen cents g.
pound.
Representative Browne, of Virginia, has sue
ceeded in getting the House Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds to agree to report In IA
vor of an appropriation for Il road from Freder-
icksburg to the national cemetery near that town.
Baltimore Conference VI. f. Church
South.
Saturdays session of the conference at
Martinsburg was devoted almost entirely to
passing the characters of the ministers. Rev.
T M Rswlinns Was admitted to deacon's