Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-26
From Washington.
Especial Correspondence OF the AIexa. tAzETTk.l
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Jan. %, 1883.

rspecisl Correspondence of the Alexa. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Jan. 26. 1888.
When tha Capitol policeman Corrigan, col
ored, was removed recently at the instance
of Senator Riddleberger, Representative
Bowden. OF the Norfolk district, got him sp'
poip.e(1 10 place in the folding room OF inc
Senate. bu. Senator Riddeberger hearing OF
his new appointment had him bounced to-
day. W.
Hattie Luckett, by her next friend, WIN.
GRAY, colored, both CT Alexandria, on satue.
day last entered suit in the Supreme Coufu
Of the District of Columbia against .ne
Penus, lyania Railroad Company LOT Soo''
OOO damages, through her counsel MT !" ~.
2 Fendall, of Alexandria, who mas assocla-
ted with him Mr.. Linden kent, OF th's CITY.
Mr.. Fepdsll has just returned from lne
North. where be has been for the last week,
and savs from the additional evidence gath
cred there be has no doubt OF @ verdict for
large damages.
In the House yesterday Mr.. BoSden, of
the Norfolk, Virginia, district, reported ia
yorably from the Committee on Claims the
bill for the relief of John g. Braxtop, of Vir-
ginia. The following petitions wers pre-
scented by Virginia members: MIR. Brown, OF
the DanVille district, for the payment OF the
claim of W. T. Williams, of Greenbrier, CO.,
w. Va; Mr. Hopkins, of citizens of Wythe
CO., Va, against removal of the duty on
coal and iron Mr.. Lee, papers in the cases
of Sarah A. Beckham, Sarah A. Freeman,
John Lowry, William Houeh, Oliver Bart
lev, John r. Hornbaker, John W. Jones,
Robert Waters, Robert Green, Mrs. William
Francis, Willis Long and Martha A. Box
lev, of Virginia. Mr.. Yost, memorial OF cit
liens of Wythe CO., Va, against the removal
OF the duty on coal and iron ore, also papers
in the claims of z F. Colreath, John Epgle'
man. Jacob Stover w. F. Fauber, w. ID.
Hemp. Peter Eiinger, J. B. Cardwel and of
Michael Cardwell; Mr.. Browne, of the Ac.
comac district, introduced bills for the relief
of Frank Hau inc, and George Fields; Mr..
Bowden, one for the relief of Luke I. john
atom, and to remove the charge of desertion
from Michal Sullivan alias Michael Muir
ply.
The House Elections Committee have net
vet reported in the contested election case
of Lowry vs. White, of Indiana, but when
they do, will report that White is not enti-
tied to the seat he holds, and that there
"a st be new election.
Representative Browne, of the Accomac
district, Virginia, has secured promise tor
the establishment Of postoffices at Hog lsl-
and. Stewards Wharf and Ketcham, all on
tho Eastern Shore of Virginia.
The consideration of tho bill to refund the
direc. land tex, which passed the Senate
last week, was postponed in the House Ju
dietary Committee to-day by South Caro-.
lima meubey of that committee, who ia OPP
posed 10 it.
Ia the Senate to-day Mr.. Daniel intro
duced bill to pay Reuben Ragland, of Pc
tersburg, Virginia, S2S, 900 for tobacco taken
from hi at the close of the war and sold in
New York Mr. Riddeberger introduced
one for increasing the appropriation for the
road from Danvite TO the soldiers cemetery
near that town. Mr.. Daniel also presented
petitions from citizens Of Virginia for the
passsg e of The pleuro pneumonia bill and tor
the Increase of the pay Of sd and 4th class
postmas.ers, and of citizens OF Washington
for prohibition in the District of Co!um bia
Mr. Spooner presented petition signed By
zoo reputable" citizens of Washington
against prohibition ia !he District Of Co!um.
biz.
1t ia reported about the Capitol to day
that the nan who made IN assault upon
ouug lady in that building q day or two
ago is a Southern republican who oucs held
quite an inpurtan; Office in that building
Representative Adams of Chicago. told the Ga
zE1TE's correspondent this morning that he had
heard from home that Mr.. John Wiso had declin.
cd to accept an invitation to address the Union
League Club there on the 22nd inst.
delegation from Richmond, consisting of
Messrs Elyson. Elicit and Christian, represent
ing the board Of trade of that city, accompanied
by Senator elect Barbour, were at the Treasury
Department to-day.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee this
morning agreed to report a bill appropristing
100000 t. the Paris International Exposition,
a to hear Dennis Kearney argue against the add
mission OF the Chinese.