Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-25

the nrecedipp Congress, but the facts and
the law were so clearly with Mr.. Buchanan
that there was nothing else for the commit
tee to do. On Friday next the committee
will decide the Waddill.Wise contested case,
and will probably decide it in favor OF Wao-
dill. the republican contestant, upon the re.
markable grounds that SHUTDOWN, when the
nolls had to close, came before sli the
peoroes In ope of the wards OF Rlchmono,
co,5ld vote. and that large NUMBER OF
neproes. most of whom had voted Deiole,
after the polls closed put Waddill bailots III
= hot that was handed around among them:
M Venable's the other Virginia contested
election case. will not be decided 1or TWO
weeks. Mr.. Greenhalge OF Maseachusetts'
one of the republican members OF the COM
m,ttee. all the evidence to the contrary not
wilhstanding. Gays Langston, the negro
contestant, was elected, and must be seated,
hnt more liberal republican members OF Inc
committee differ with him and intimate that
thew will unite with the democratic men,
bers of the committee and thereby MAKE
majority report in favor OF Mr.: Venaoie'
who was fairly elected in a republican dis
trict by reason of the fact that TWO republl'
can candidates were running, Lsngston. the
negro and Wood, who was supported by
ali the white republicans in the district ex-
cent Mr.. Brady. Langston, who was
at the Capitol to-day, says if he doesn't
get the seat, his friends will ask that he be
oil ven foreign appointment, but that his
1urpose is to represent his district IN Con
eress. and that he will be candidate next
fall-indeed, that he has already been NOM
mated. Il was supposed that McGinnes had
abandoned his contest for the seat OF Mr.
Anderson of West Virginia, but he has turn
ed 10 again, and his case will come up tor
argument before the elections committee 90
the 4th proximo.
A delegation OF people from Newmarket.
Shenandoah county, Va, are here to day to
protest against the recent appointmenI OF
| Wicks as postmaster at that place, and TO
recommend the retention of the old post
master.
The following changes in the 4sh class
postotIices of Virginia were made TODAY !:
Lyndhurst, Augusta county, L. M. harner
appointed postmaster vice II. =. sweeney,
removed Parkipsvile, Goochland, Lucy
a. Hoye vice NJ. B. Hoye, deceased.
Superintendent Kimball, of the life.ssvng
service, was before the House Committee on
Commerce to day to answer the charges
made against his administration OF the once
by Representative Buchanan, of New Jer-
sey.
The British extrsdition treaty was pro-
claimed to day. By it the following addi-
tional crimes are extrsditable Voluntary
mansaughter, counterfeiting, embtZz!e-
ment, larceny, receiving stolen goods, frauds,
that are criminal by the laws OF both
countries, perjury, rape, kidnapping. bur-
g!ary, piracy and nutiny. A fugitive orimi-
nal shall not be surrendered if the offence
with which he is charged ia Of politlca!
| character.
Gen. Lse went to see the Secretary of
| War this morning, to whom his bills for
! roads from Alexandria and Culpeper 10 tie
national cemeteries near those places were
referred. The Secretary seemed to think
that change would be made in the manner
of appropriating money for such roads, and
| that in future Congress would put q
certain sum at the disposal of
the Quarter Master General and require him to
make and repair all such roads. The Quarter
| Master General, who was subsequently seen.
l seemed 20 think that as the two bills referred
to were old bills, their passage might possibly be
\ recommended.
| Mr. Callahan, superintendent of the new Wash.
! ington, Norfolk and Old Point Steamboat Com
\ pany ia here to-day. He says his company has
4 prepared the plans and specifications of two new
steamers, which will be built either at Whining.
ton, Delaware or at Newport News Virginia
News was received here to-day of tho sudden
death in Kentucky this morning of Judge w. l..
Jackson, formerly LIT. Governor of Virginia.
| The immense spool upon Which the cable for
the 18th street cable cars will be placed mas been
| moved from the depot so far down y street rs
to be now beyond all tho railroad crossings, so
that its passage to the southern end of the line il
| no unobstructcd When it reaches that end and
| is placed in position it be unwound and laid
| in it bad in single night