Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-28
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence of the Alexa. GAzErTs]
WASHINGTON, D. O.. Dec. 2S. 1889.

their seats to day. One of them was Mr..
Martin, of Texas. MIR. Martin was one OF
the congressman who went to Alexandria on
the Davis memorial day, expecting to attend
church services there, as recommended by
both the Governor of Virginia and the May
or of Alexandria. When he learned there
we're to be no such services, his only remark
was: 1T is pretty clear the town has
changed hands"
A we'll known Virginia republican from
the second congressional district of his State,
here to-day, says it Is reported among his
party in his district that strong opposition
will be made by some republican Senators
to the confirmation of Mr.. Brady. collector
of internal revenue for the Richmond Oils.
triot, and that unless the democratic Sena-
tors support Mr.. Brady his nomination Will
be rejected. II is said the Virginia demo-
cratic Senators will make strong opposition
TO Mr.. McCaul's confirmation as collector
of the Lynchburg district for acts OF offensive
partisanism.
It is said now that both Mr.. Randall and
Judge Kelley are suffering from the same
disease, cancer, aud that neither may ever
be expected to take an active part in the
proceedings of the House again.
A gentleman from Fsuquier county, V!r.
ginia, here to-day. having seen notice OF
the death of Mr.. James Brown in yester-
days GAZETTE, said the deceased was re-
markable man, and probably as strong,
physically. az any other man ever raised in
Virginia, having been known to pile three
barrels of -four on top of each other with
one hand. He says Mr.. Brown before the
war ran two mile, two country stores, a
blacksmith shop and twelve hundred acre
farm all at one Sime, and was often in the
saddle for three or four consecutive days and
nights attending to his diversified business,
and without any apparent ill effects to his
health, as he lived to the ripe old age of
eighty.fve. Mr. Brown, be says, though
| an old man at this commencement OF
the war, volunteered as private,
served out full term of enlistment,
and was only forced to return home
and take care of his family by the threat of
some of his sons that they would do 30 IN
less he did. He was probably as true
| Confederate as ever wore the gray.
| Upon one OCCASION, while come of
Mosby's men were boarding at biz
| house, be threatened to drive them
off unless they charged squad of
"ganks" who were seen mile or two CT.
They told him they would follow him IF he
| would lead. Without more ado he mounted
his horse, and putting himself at their head,
charged the enemy aud ran them back to a
large force, when he and his men had ir turn
to run In order to avoid capture. IN this
charge one horse was captured, which was
given to him in virtue of his leadership
For some time after the war, indeed until
all his money gave out, he would buy Con
federate money, and when demonstrated
with by his children for doing 80, would say
they were not good Confederates and that
the money would be- good of these days.
It has now been discovered that B. a
Jones, the man whose hat was found on the
shore of the Eastern Branch, who wrote to
! his wife he would be dead when she received
the letter, and who, it is really supposed,
! drowned himself On the night of Christ mas
| eve, was large defaulter. he was clerk
! of the psymasler of the Marine Corps.
A meeting of the people living in Prince
| Georges county, Nd, between here and
Fort Washington, was held at the National
Hotel to-day, for the purpose OF furthering
the project for bridge from the foct of
South Capitol street, which street has now
besn graded and is being maoadamizsd, to
Geisboro, on the opposide Of the Eastern
Branch. As soon as such a bridge shall be
constructed, the people referred to will give
the right of way for road from it's south
end to Fort Washington, to run along the
western base of the Mary and heights, OPP.
posite Alexandria.
A geutlmau who arrived here this morn
ing by the Manassas branch of the Virginia
Midland railroad says that the Blue Ridge
Mountains are afre for three or four miles,
near Happy Creek.
The democrats in the House have pretty
| we'll made up their minds that the bet
course they can adopt 10 case the republi.
cans shall attempt TO ride over them rough
shod, is to be present In their seats, but to
refrain from voting. aud thus compel the re-.
publicans either to have all their members
present, 80 as to have quorum, or to re-
sort to unconstitutional and revolutionary
measures in order to make ooe.
Ex-Assstant Postmaster General Brady,
of star route fame, now resident of West
moreland county. Va, has almost recovered
from his accidental gun shot wound, and Is
temporarily in this city. He has brought
suit against Messrs. SiillsoD Hutohins and
Hallst Kilburn for the re covery ofthe Wash.
ington Critic property, aud threatens them
to come to trial.
To-day was the time appointed for hearing the
advocates of the sugar tax state their side of the
case to the House committee of ways and means,
but as not one of them present, the committee
adj on. ned without hearing any body. 1t is sup
posed that the sugar men are all 80 well satisfied
of the continuance of their protection that they
did not deem it worth while to do any thing 10
further that object. The commit ee have agreed
to report tariff bill early in February, and that
it shall contain no provision for free raw mate.
rial of any kind except possibly sugars south
ern product
The following changes in the 4th class postof-
fees in Virginia were made to-day Burke's Mills,
Augusta county, G. w. Hanger, appointed post
master, vice w. w. Crop, removed Ridgewsy,
Henry county, Geo. o. Jones, vice G. T. Griggs,
removed.
Scandal in St. Louis.
Alfred H Plant, thirty-eight years DID, son of