Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-23
FROM WASHINGTON.

Especial Correspondence OF the Alexandria GGsetfeI
WAsHINar ogT. D. c.. March %. 1891.
AS Judge Hagner was sick, the K!ncade
murder case was proceeded with this morn
ing with Judge Bradley presiding. The
prevailing impression respecting the result
of this trial is that Kincade will not be con-
victeG OF murder.
The cese of General B. F. Butler va.
StroDg's heirs, was again interrupted this
morning by the illness OF another juror, and
the business of the whole circuit court Of
this city suspended.
Rssre. for the death of General Joseph E.
Johnston Ia not confined here to southern
people, but is shared alike with the latter By
many from the North. The General was
one Of the most thoroughly reconstructed OF
all tho democratic ex-Confederate5 who had
become familiar here, and, when member
OF Congress, once won the applause of the re-
publican side of the House by moving an
adjournment 10 honor of the 4th of July.
a Virginia republican here today, one OF
the first issue, in talking about the possi
BILE sppcintment of sx-Secretsry Golf of
West Virginia to the new judgeship of the
Virginia circuit, said Mr.. Golf would never
have been Secretary of the Navy if General
Wickham of Virginia had evinced any de-
sire for that position. He said prominent
Virginia republican was asked by the ap-
pointing power to SQUAD Gen. Wickham as
to his willingness to accept the position If
offered to him, bnt that as the Generals re-
ply was to the etfsct that if the offer were
made he would consider 1t, his name was
dropped and that of Mr.. Golf substituted.
The case of Harry Martin, the young man
arrested Saturday night for breaking into
the White House. went over in the police
nf nj
the defendant.
Monte Carlo, the new name for the south
end of the Lorg Bridge, is rapidly growing
village. q short Tina ago only one house
was there; now there are seven, and the
erection of others is contemplated. AS pool
selling is not contrary TO the laws of Viz
giDis, that. the chief business there, is not
interferred with by the county officers.
MIR. VIM. Morgan, once jailer of Aiexan-
dria. subsequently, holding similar place
here, and still lstsr one of the tax collectors
of Washington, died at his residence here
this morning. He was the son of old Mr.
Morgan, of Alexandria, who fifty years ago
had wide reputation IS the best boot maker in
all this section Of country, and who is we'll re-
membe by all tho older residents OF Alexandria.
People from AloXandris county here to-day say
certain property owners in that county living be-
tween this city and Alexandris, have been asked
to give the right of way 70 tue electric railroad
soon to join the two cities, and that while nearly
all of them seem willing to do So they will not
give an explicit answer until the routs of the road
shall be determined also thst most OF them want
the road to be as near straight line from Wash
ington to Alexandria as can be located.
Ex-senator Blair has accepted the Chinese mis-.
sion and hiss arranged to sail from San Francisco
for the "Flowery Kingd om" on the LIST OF May.
Up to noon day the answer Of Gov. Nichols,
of Louisiana, to Secretary Blaines telegram about
the New Orleans lynchiug affair, had not been re-
ceived at the State Department.