Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-09
From Washington.
Especial Correspondence of the Ale1s dAzErfF'l
WASHINGTON, D. G.. Jan. 9, 1883

the Virgiuians appointed, or who have peen
retained By the Influence of General ma
hone NAV be seen from the following le.tei
which was sent 10 the Secretary OF She 0eu-
ate to day:
"o,r,cr or srcRErAby OF THE U. s. senate,
WASHINGTON, January y, 1888.
General Anson E. McCook, Secretary y "'s 7e''''''
Washington, D. G: .; - .ho
noar S;r-Referring to our conversation OF the
81. pe;, 1rh;cb was informed that Senator Bid
Siaharaar bsd demsnded the disposal of the POSI-
ton hold in this Office, have the honor here
with 10 tender my resignation.
And beg further to add. what have uniform
10 said to both friends OF mine and OF Senator
Riddleberger since learned he would be able 10
control the place. that could not, would not, IN
any way or in any measure put myself under oDc
legations to him that in Difference to my IDEAS Oh
nropriety, and to maintain my own self-respect
and reputation for decency, sohriety and decofum,
7 corld not and would not hold the ofhce al MS
hands or by his grace.
Thanking YOU for the assurance that my SER
vices in the Office of which you arc chief have
been acceptably performed
I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
S. BROWN ALLEN.
Senator Riddleberger saw the GAzETTE's
correspondent 10 day, after the above let.
fer had been sent to Secretary McCook. and
told him he had not intended saying any.
thing about the removal of Mr.. Allen until
that removal had taken place, but as he had
heard that Mr.. Allen and MIR. Asa Rogers,
whose removal he had effected some time
ago. had been talking about their removal,
he would, without more ado, say that MT.
Allen would be removed on the 18th inst,
elso that Corrigan, colored Capitol police
man. would go at the same time. and that
there were several more of General Mahones
anpointees in the departments here, whose
removal he should make it his especial bust
ness to effect as soon as possible. Mr.. AL.
len's place will be filled bycMr. M. l.. Well
Nv, a young lawyer of Page county, Virginia;
and that of Corrigan's, by ]. A. Jones, OF
Mecklenburs, colored, who, as State Senator,
voted to elect Mr.. Riddleberger to the U. 8.
Senate.
Several members of Congress- being asked
to. day their opinion Of the extensive strike
on the Reading Railroad system and In the
PENNSYLVANIA coal mines, most OF them re
piled that all the necessarily resulting SUI.
fering would fall upon poor people, ana
that railroads could not be run prohtaoly or
even safely by the orders of any but Its own
officers.
The U. S. Supreme Court to day rendered
an opinion similar to that in the recent Vlr'
GINA cases. A U. S. Judge held the mayor
and council of Lincoln, Nebraska, fur con
tempt for disregarding an Injunction OF his
court in criminal case. An appeal was
made to the United States Supreme
Court, and to-day that court decided
that U. S. Circuit Court, sitting as Court
of Eqaity, has no jurisdiction whatever over
criminal cases or cases involving the ap
pointment or removal of State end munIcI
pal officers.
The House Committee on Rivers and
Hsrbors met this morning and so laid their
plans as to enable them to report river
and harbor bill at The earliest practicable
| moment.
General Lse, the representative OF Inc
Alexandria district, is so beset with Office
seekers that he contemplates the advisable
| ty of asking the House to give him leave o.
absence for one day in each week, and 10 &C.
vote that day solely to their business.
In the Senate to day Mr.. Blair presented
a petition from over three thousand mem
| bers of the co!ored Methodist Church OF the
South, including the bishops OF that Churcn
for the passage ofthe Blair Educational Bill
and urging as reasons for granting their ap'
| peal their love of the Union cause and thei'
| fidelity to their late masters during the war
|
| day agreed to report bill for dividing the
territory of Dakota and for admitting the
southern part OF it into the Union as State
and for holding an election therein next
August.
The fact that AIr. Lamar has resigned his
place as Secretary of the Ioterior is said here
| to mean that he is assured of his early con.
frmation as Associate Justice of the U. s.
Supreme Court The Senate Judiciary Com
mittee. in which Mr.. Lnmar's nomination is
pending, held meeting this morning, bul
up to one o'clock its action in that case hac
not transpired.
Delegate Game, of Utah, told the GA
zErTE's correspondent to day that all the
talk about large lobby being at work here
to effect the admission Of Utah as State il
the Union, amounted to nothing, its founda
ton, he supposed, being the fact that es
there must necessarily be great deal o.
work in securing the admission Of any Ter
ritory, one man had been sent here to assist
him. With regard to the admission referred
to, he said nothing had as yet been done, OF
had been oven definitely determined upon
About seven o'clock this morning the boil.
err of Petit and Dripps, foundry men, boiler
makers and machinists exploded, seriously
iniuriDg three machinists and an O! prentice
boy, and denolishing one side OF the build:
ing. Lack Of water in the boiler was the
cause. The damage done to the machinery
and building will amount to about So 500
Judge Staples. of Virginia, who was here
last week, says the democrats OF his State
would like to have the tax removed from
fruit liquor, but will be satisfied to have ii
taken off raw tobacco.
The House to day consumed the morning
hour in the consideration of the report Of
| its committee on accounts, on the puzzle OF
giving each of ,hirty.six committees clerk
when there are only thirty-two clerks.
In the Senate to-day Senator Brown. of Geor-
gis, has long speech lying ON the desk before
him in favor of the protective tariff, which be
vii deliver this evening if an opportunity be al
oIded.
SALE CoNFIRMED.-Judges Bond and
Jackson, sitting in Baltimore as of the