Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-06-27

Worsley accepted the bride, and produced
II at the trial as additional evidence OF crimi-
ns,ity. The money was attached to the
record. forwarded to the War Office il
Worsle,'s absence, and was covered thence
into the Treasury by Assistant Judge Advc-
cate Turner. by direction Of the Assistant
Secretary OF War"
The committee appointed by the South
ern repub lean members of the Rouse to ask
The republican members OF the Senate
finance committee to reduce the tax on tc-
bacco to four cent?, have not yet cone so,
but will before the tariff bill comes up IN the
Senate. The committee consists OF Meesrs.
Brewer of n c.. Mudd of Md, and Wad.
dill of Va. They will tell the republican
Senators referred 10 that they are only ask
ing what WIS proposed to them by the re.
publican Senate two years ago. and what
has been since promised them by the ns-
tioual republican party. and that while they
will not 20 against their party, failure 10
grant their request will co the party no
good in the Soutb. Members of the caucus
| have sleo talked with the most prominent
suDporters of the federal election Dill add
have been promised that their proposed
amendments 10 that bill shall have favorable
consideration.
Mr.. Mackell Of Fairfax county, and MIR.
| Wade, an engineer OF the 3. d h /,
were at the House yesterday and had an ic'
teryiew with the chairman of the House DIE
trict of Columbia Committee on the subject
OF q proposed entrance into Georgetown OF
track leading from the proposed line that ID
to connect the B. & o r. r with the Vlr-
pinia Midland R r. al Fairfax station, sBd
that will unite the Richmond and Danvile
and the 8. q o. roads.
l. is pi obabe That the meeting OF ahe re-
publican Stale committee of Virginia that
aas to have been held here on the 2 ID
proximo will be postponed, as private
letter has been received to tbs effect that
Gan. Malone is qui!e sick st his home 10
Petersburg.
Judge Blackwell of Danville, who has
b. en- here some time, urging the confirmation
of the nomination OF Mr. Johnston az post
master at his cty lie very much gratiied atthe
unanimous adoption by the Senate late yes
terday evening he unanimous report OF Its
postC flee committee in favor OF the Dhrms-
ton referred TO. The Judge says it is
doubtful if the charges brought against
Johnston were ever laid before the commit
tee, as the chairman, Mr.. Sawyer, did not
believe them and did not think it worth
shile to be exposing euch stuff to his col
leagues.
The report that the Virginia Athletic AS
ISOLATION, chartered by the Virginia legiale-
ture, was negotiating for the purchase Of the
property in Alexandria county, on which is
located the Gentlemen's Driving Pa,k is
col e rma,i to the extent that Mr. Shinn, OF
, Lucas & Co., real estate agents In Alexan-
dria, Ia here to day, in treaty with parties
| whom it s understood represent the ssso-
i Ia r. he ~ DE-
scribed
MOD annell of Connecticut, but repro
sent;ng Michigan district in the House, OF
the education committee of which he is
chairman, ,fter the &C ournment of the House
Yesterday evening called the republican
members of that com mittee together, and re-
solved, as an election dodge, though the re-
publican Senate has defeated it, to report
favorably the Blair educational bill.
Congressman Connell, republican Of Ne
braska, native of Canada, having no other
available ms ans by which to obtain potoriety,
today sorted to the House resolution box,
In which deposited resolution proViG-
inp. not mule and forty acres, but PEN
sion for all the negroes in the country who
were slaves, IS month for those over fifty
years OF age, and 81 for those under fifty
As there are about two million Of such ne
groes now 10 tine country, the expense Oh the
bill, should it pass, would be about elk
hundred million dollars. But it would
make thu negro vote solid.
republican from the Alexandria district here to-
day says the negroes of that district are to hold
convention at Manassas next Wednesday, and
| that from the way some of them talk 1t is posi-
BILE they may declare against the administration
certainly against some OF it's appointees,
| General Lee is much gratifed at the fact that
| the House committee OIL public bui dings yester
day evening agreed to report favoraby on his bill
appropristing $25 900 for postofice building at
| Leesburg, in his district
1t is und rstood to-day that the tariff bill will
not be called up in the Senate before tho 9th or
| 7th of next month
The following ehanges in tho fourth class post
ofices of Virginia were made to-day: Sun Rise,
| Bath county, Minnie Ii. Gwin appointed postm4s-
| tor, vice Laura E. Hick man. deceased Wakems.
K ing William county, L. I. Owen, vice W. p.
Bray, removed
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