Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-21
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Patterson Allen, of Goochland county, Va,
for the reference Of her claim to the court
of Claims. Mr. Gaines presented a petition
of 8. A. Hinton. W. S. French, aud niue
others. physicians and druggists OF refers.
burg. Va, for the repeal of that sectlon OF
the internal revenue law requiring license
of druggists. Mr.. .O'Ferrall presented pc.
tition of Mary Craig, widow OF freuf.Sa a
Craig of Shenandoah county. Va, lot tue
reference OF her claim to the Court OF Claims;
also of citizens Of Bsrryville, va, LOT Tue
nreservation of Yellowstone Park: MIR.
Wise presented petition of Jane M. Ihomp,
SOD. of Hanover county. and OF Helen
Farley. widow of Francis B. Farley, OF Hen
rico county. for the reference OF their claims
to the Court of Claims. MIR. Lee presented
hill for the relief Of Alexandria county, Va.
In the House yesterday MIR. Lee presented
petition of l. B. Wheeler for the payment
of his war claim. Mr. Yost presented pc.
titiou of ]. r. McCrum & Sou and others, oil
Lexington, for the repeal of that portion OF
the internal revenue law imposing license
on druggists.
In the Senate Mr. Faulkner, of West Vlr'
ginia, has presented memorial OF Henry
NJ. Price, G.. NJ. VIM, G. l.. Kidd, and Col
B. w. TAYLOR, OF Fluvanna county; jacob
Briggs and David Pitts, of Scotsville Chas.
F. Collier, of Petersburg Gen. j. l.. Hill, OF
Richmond Octavua Goodrich. Of Smith
field, and Jonathan Brown, OF Albemarie
county, Va, and others chiefly Southern
people, against the action of the Government
of Venezuela 10 annulling and revoking the
charter of the Venezuela Company, in wnlch
thew are interested, and which conveyed TO
them valuable mining and other privileges,
and which was revoked summary and
without any reason 80 far as they have been
informed.
It is said here by republicans who ought
to know that the anti Malone letter Gener'
al Malone has accused Mr.. Parsons of wri-
ting in New York and at the instance OF
Mr.. Blaine, was written by a distinguished
republican who was once one OF the Gener'
al's supporters. The General has not yet
accepted Mr.. Parsons offer to submit the
question of the authorship of the letter to
Mr.. Sherman.
It ia said here that an infectious or conta'
gious disease is prevailing among the horses
in this city and n all the region round about.
Representative Lee says three of the lire
Young mares on his farm near Alexandra
have recently died OF it, and that one of his
carriage horses here has it and will probably
die.
The House Committee on Elections, in
the contested election case of Lynch VS..
Vanderver, from California, to-day agreed
By q unanimous vote to report in favor OF
Vanderver, republican, as the returns
showed that the latter received iifty-iour
more votes than the former.
A letter has been received by Representa-
tive Gaines of the Petersburg district, Vir'
pinia, from State Senator Ghee of that dis.
trict assuring him that the four counties 10
that district that belt Petersburg will sond
delegates to the congressional convention
there, when it shall be held, in favor OF hl9,
Gaines's, denomination. Mr.. Gaines says
that should there be two republican candi-
dates in that district. he thinks the demo
Gratis will run a candidate, and that MIR. Ed.
Venable will be that candidate. Letters
from the district received by other people
say that both Hooper and Langston are
maxim strenuous efforts to obtain the nom
nation, and that the latter has considerable
strength among his own race. They
say Hooper will certainly carry his own
county. ard probably others, and that it is a
fact that he and General Malone have
buried the Ratchet. They also say that the
General is the professed friend of all the
them all assist him in securing solid Sher-
man delegation to the national republican
convention, but that when that convention
shall have been held, no will select and
make known his congre ssional candidate.
General Malone 10 response to an invita-.
ton to attend the Grant banquet in New
York next week says he desires and hopes
TO be there" General joe Johnston says he
will De unable to attend, and that he docs
not believe it will influence national as
poets"
AS al present advised all the democratic
members of the House from Virginia will
attend the State democratic convention OF
| their State to be held in Norfolk next
month. OF the republicans in the House,
from Virginia, Messrs. Bowen and Brown
| have been absent for sometime, and Mr..
Bowden left yesterday, to be absent for
ten days.
The Virginia democratic association OF
this city, at its meeting last night, was adj
dressed by representative Washington OF
Tennessee. His speech was of the most
pronounc d low tariff character.
Mr.. Burrows, republican, Of Michigan
will lead off, in the tariff debate, to be re-
sumed in the House next Tuesday, in oppo,
sition to the Mills bill, and be followed by
Mr. McN1illin, democrat, of Tennessee, in its
support. Mr.. Randall seems to be assured
that the bill will be defeated, and counts
upon being able to effect that purpose by
| means of democratic votes. The friends OF
the bill, however, say he is mistaken, and
that some of the men he is counting upon
will vote for the bill. Among the latter is
Mr. Wilkins, of Ohio, who gays he will vote
for it, even with free wool.
The consideration of the river and harbor
bill was resumed in the Houee to day. As
the bill appropristes nineteen million dol
lars, and is log rolling affair, it will surely
pass.
An invitation for Mrs. Cleveland, signed
by FIVE hundred ladies and children of Pc
tersburg, Virginia, to attend the musical
festival to be held in that city on the 1lth
proximo, was received here to-day by Mrs.
General Lee, with the request that she de.
liver it. and ask the recipient 10 urge her
husband to accompany her.