Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-31
FROM WASHINGTON.

their own accord.
FROM WASHINGTON.
.pecisl Correspondence of the AleIs. GAzErTE
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 81, 1889.
Judge Cox, holding the equity court here,
has rendered q decision in the long standing
suit for settlement of the estate Of Philip
Otterback, who died in this city in 1857,
leaving large amount of property, great
deal of which consists in lands in Fairfax
and Prince William counties, Va. Before
his death he advanced considerable sums OF
money to some of his children, which by his
will was directed to be deducted from their
shares in his estate. The interest on these
advances amounted to large sum, sutii.
Gent, if added to the principal, to have left
nothing to come to several OF the children,
but the court held that no interest was to
be charged and that the advances we're to
be brought into and made part of the estate
for division amongst all. The court also
decided to reject the claim of George a.
Bohrer, one of the sons in law, for compen'
cation for managing the estate, and refused
to enter any decree for account against
Thomas E. Young for moneys of the estate
passing through his hands. The share of
one devisee, who died without making 3
will, was ordered TO be equally divided
amongst the others as next OF kin and not
to be affected by the advances, and the
White House tract of land, near Mount
Vernon, is left untouched to be equally di
yided without reference to advances. The
compliments will appeal from the decree
releasing Mr.. Young from liability. The es-
tate is to be divided amongst the seven sur
yivinp children of the testator. The cause
was argued by Edwards and Barnard, of
this city, for complainant, ]. ]. Darlington
for estate of Philip Otterback, jr; Judge
Willoughby for Emma ]. Young and H. 3.
O:terback H. E. Davis for B. l.. Ot:erback,
and Edmund Burke, of Alexandria, for
Sarah Kraft and Maria Tavenner.
Judge Cockerell, of Fairfax county, Van
who was recently removed from his place
as watchmen at the Interior Department
because he is democrat, accompanied by
Msjor S. P. BaylY, of Fauquier county,
called upon Assistant Secretary Buasey this
morning and presented profess against his
removal signed by U. S. Marshal Farr, Ma
ior Hine delegate TO the last national re-
publican convention, and other prominent
republicans.
It Is now stated By the Mahoneltes here
that the proposition of the "kickers" was
sent to General Manone by regular mes
seneer boy. whose receipt book the General
signed. The General as expected by most
people who know anything about him did
not nor has not answered it, but will, as be
SAYS, present il to the republican committee
of his State The significance Of this lies i'll
the fact that the General in elect, is the
republican committee of Virginia. The day
the "kickers" met here the General was
II rfp fHrn Nh
Conquest Clark, who IS ne passed him re
marked, II see you are not attending tho
meeting OF the Virginia republicans at the
Ebbitt House." NE" replied the General,
"You also see that am go busy about the
distribution of federal patronage in Virginia
that really haven't time to be attending
such meetings" The Mahoneites here also
cav the kickers were "all brokeup" on their
way to the White House by negro funeral
which passed through their liue and hoo.
dooed them, though they tried TO ward Off
the spell by crossing their thumbs until it
had gone By. Most of the "kickers" have
lost heart in consequence of the sosnt courte-
sy thew received ut the Presidents hands
last Wednesday, and have gone home, and
most OF those who remain here look diapirit-
ed. They acknowledge that they were con.
siderably put out at first By the treatment
referred to, but say That when they came
to consider the matter deliberately they
found that the President was right and they
wrong, as 1t would not have been the proper
thing to wash their dirty linen in public.
But for all this it Ia plain to be seen that
thew are still sore, aud that they love the
President none the more because they have
ceased to censure him openly. One Of them,
| in a talk with the GAZETTE's correspondent
| to day, eaid there were two hundred and hf'
ty present at the late meeting here and that
| though he feared Gen. Malone had the up
per baud of them they would down him in
the end. and that the affront MIR. Harrison
had nut upon them would tend to conduce
TO that end, as In this country every msn
had right to lay his grievance before the
President and be courteOusly treated while
doing 50 that that fact is recognized by the
people at large, and that Mr.. Harrison
should have realized the fact that the large
delegation that called at the White House
did not do SO to see Mr.. Ber amin Harrison,
but the President of the United States. He
also said that this administration, like all
it's republican predecessors. wac giving the
cold shoulder TO original southern republi-
cans, and bestowing the few places allotted
to the South upon new converts or demo
Gratis. 1t would learn better, ne SAID, after
it shall have received few black eyes In
the North, which it ia sure to do in the next
year or two, for then it will realize the fact
that il will want southern help in 1892. and
as means to obtain that help it will accord
southern republicans better treatment.
A. C. Stats was appointed postmaster at
Vienna, Fairfax county, Virginia, to day,
vice ]. B. Bowman, removed. Mr.. Clark
SON, Assistant Postmaster General, says this
appointment is his own, not ios any especial
fitness on the part of the eppointee, or for
any inefficiency on Che part of Mr.. Bowman,
but because MI Stats is an old arms COM
sade of his. s. Robertson was also appoint
ed postmaster at Amelia Court House, Va,
vice G. Il. Scuthall removed Tne latter is
8 Malone appointment.
The dispatch from this city published in
the Baltimore american yesterday ia yeier-