Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-06-09
dences of Secretary B,aiue and Senator Don

Cameron.
A member OF the House from Mississippi
told the GAZGTTE's correspondent to-day
that at the expiration of his present term be
would leave the State in which be bad been
born ard raised, and in which all his inter-
es,s are located, and make new home 10
another State. He would be induced to 90
50. be said, By the large and increasing
negro msiority in his State, which maoe
living there exceedingly unpleasant 10
q man with O family.
Gan. Lee has long since discovered that IL is
impossible for him 10 get offices nnGer tcis
administration for his democratic constitt-
ents. He is not so unsuccessful, however,
In his applications for places for them IN the
street car service here. He was little late
in his arrival at the House this morning, ana
being asked what had detained him, replied
that he had been to Georgetown to get Mr..
Meredith place as conductor, and was
fortunate enough to succeed. Mr.. Meredith
is a brother of KS ate Senator Meredith, OF
Prince William county, Va, one OF the Ger
erals rivals for the democratic congressional
nomination.
Mr.. Frank Hume and Col. Nat Tyler we're
at the Capitol this morning and had taik
with Senator Barbour in reference to Mount
TO the Senate appropriations committee tue
fact that the State of Virginia hos turned
over her claim of 1920. COO for the money she
advanced the government in 1871 foT the
public buildings in this city, To the Avenue
association, ard think such explanation will
tend to induce the committee to be mo.e !ioer-
al in their views of the avenue, as the Senate
committee on claims has already reported
favorablg precisely similar claim on the
part of Maryland. Mr.. Barbour said he
would state the case In as strong terms as
possible.
The President and family returned here
on the U. S s. Dispatch TO day from Fortress
Monroe.
gontlen an from fredericksburg Virginia
| here to day, says it was reported there DO
| fore he left that exciting scene occurred
| in the Court of Richmond county last week. III
which the actors were Mr. w. w. Walker OF W6s.
| morc'aud county and Judge Jones' MIR. Walker
refused to sit down when ordered to do so by tht
| Judge, and accused the court of being unfair ihf
! Judge from the bench called him liar. MIR
Walker responded that the court was not only
unfair bat tyrsncsl He was fined so fer con
tom OF Of court, but took 81 appeal.
| The Senate finance committee have com picted
six schedule, of the tariff bill. They THIS morn
ing struck out entirely the two schedules Of Tho
| Mckinley bill re'a 20 sugar and u Ds' co
This is supposed to md cato that they will leave
| the tsx on these articles as it is at present.
1t has been pretty well determined by tho 1--WE
congressional u strict of Columbia commttSe
and by the District Commissioners that 40 RAJ,
roads shall Ioss the Potomac river on the piers o
The old Alexar dra canal aQueduct at Georgetown
The following changes i'll thu 18th Glass pos;ot
fees of Virginia were made to-day Goggnsvilio
Franklin county, W. N. Thompson appointed
postmaster, vice ". w. st Clair, resigned llsw
| kin's Mills, Russell county, NJ C. Milton, vice
E Burdne, removed Wabash Giles county, A
Hughes, vice II. B. Shell, rosigeed