Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-07-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
Of the Alcxandria Gazette.

CORRESPONDENCE OF the Alexandria Gazette.]
WASHINGTON, July 2.
A weekly third party newspaper
printed here, in its issue of to-day, con-
tains the following dispatch from Rich
mond: We, the undersigned, who have
been lifelong democrats, revolt against
the domination of the bosses, and re-
fuse to support the platform and noml-
nee of the Chicago convention. we
fully believe u majority of our people
are with us: John S. Herndon, Lou
doun county; B. B. Turner, Fauquier, I;
]. H. Robertson, Buckingham }. M.
Savage. Nansemond j. Silvey, Rich
mond: j. B. Beverly, Fauquier; A. Todd,
Elizabeth City:B. T. Vaughan, SouthamE-
ton: r. L. Blake, MiddleseX; r. L. Blanc Z,
Middlesex; l.. Green, Craig; John w.
Pitt. Gloucester; J. II. Hobson, Pow
hatan: Rob't Beverly, Fauquier; ID: ID.
Pierson, Caroline; A. ID: Clement; Am I,
herst II. A. Muller, Henrico /: !.
Spangler, Patrick; |. II. Morton, Prince
Edward E. Thomas Perdue, Powha-
tan: G.. NJ. 3. Hale, Franklin; Gen.
J. G. Fields, Albemarle; Col. J. Thos.
Good. Mecklenburg; Geo. W. Mitch
ell. and L. l.. Edwards. Nirglnlans
here say that all the above who are
known outside of their own immediate
neichborhoods had abandoned the dem
ocratic party long before the Chicago
convention.
In the House to-day Mr.. Meredith
introduced a bill to pension Mrs. Mer-
Ger Slaughter, legal representative OF
Capt Phil. Slaughter, a soldier OF the
Revolutionary war. Mrs. Slaughter is
now eighty years old and blind.
Representative Cain, of Texas, was
attacked with q case of sickness some.
what resembling cramps and attended
by a writhing Of the muscles while IL
his seat in the House this morning. He
was promptly removed to one OF the
cloak rooms. and later taken to Provi
dence Hospital.
In the Mclean will case here, involv
inc about half a million dollars, II
which Mr.. John Wise was counsel fol-
the will breakers, the Judge this morn
ing dismissed the jury, upon the grounc
that there was no plausible reason 1ol
the attempt to upset the will. The
widow will therefore get the property
The prevailing impression on the sub
iect at the Capitol to-day is that thu
free silver bill, which passed the Sen
ate Yesterday, as stated in the GAZETTE
of that day. will also pass the House
the committee on rules reporting a spe
cial rule for that purpose, so formu
lated as to avoid the objections to thu
cloture. The silver men are in higl
glee to-day and say they are sure the
bill will be passed, and that President
Harrison dare not veto it.
Mr.. Davies of Prince William county
Va. now here, says vote will be taker
in that county on the 9th proximo OIL
the proposition to move the court house
from Brentsville to Manassas, and thai
it will be adopted. The abandoned
court house, he says, will probably be
made the poor's house of the county.
Major Horace Lacey of Stafford
county, Virginia, was among the stran
gers at the Capitol to-day. He still
AYERS that General Lee said at dinner
table. at which he and General Wade
Hampton were present, that Genera
Lee said in case of his death he thought
General Malone would be the best MAJ
to command the army, though Genera
Wade Hampton says he never heart
the General say any thing ofthe kind
and General Joe Johnston, Il short time
before he died, said he was sure no sucf
thought had ever entered General Lees
mind
The Surgeon General of the Marine
Hospital service has issued circular tt
medical officers and acting assistant
surgeons of the Marine Hospital ser
vice, serving in the districts of the grea
lakes and Ohio and Mississippi rivers
directing them to have crews Of vessel:
on those waters vaccinated.
e-