Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-07-23
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.

EKOM w ASf1lN0ION.
CORRESPONDENCE of the Alexandria Gazette. J
WASHINGTON, July %.
The Senate judiciary committee again
to-day considered the nomination OF
Mr.. Shiras to be Associate Justice Of the
Z. s. Supreme Court, vice Justice Brad
lev, deceased, but again failed TO reach
q definite conclusion. The committee
will have another meeting next Mon
dav. when. it is probable, favorable
report will be made and the .nomina-
ton be confirmed.
BY the general deficiency bill, the
widow of the late Representative W. II.
F. Lee Of the Alexandria, Virginia, dis,
trict. will receive 5000, and the legal
heirs of the late Senator J. S. Barbour,
of the 5; me State, an equal amount.
In the case Of Sherman Mitchell, con-
victed in Virginia Of shooting at a
United States officer, and sentenced
April 20, 1891, to three years imprison-
ment in the Albany penltentlary, the
sentence was committed by the Presi-
dent to l6 months actual Imprisonment.
The President to-day approved the
act increasing the compensation OF
keepers and crews ofliie-saviDg stations.
The Senate committee investigating
the subject of failed national banks held
a short meeting at the Treasury De
partmcnt this morning and concluded
the examination of Assistant Secretary
Ncttleton in regard to his connection
with the broken Spring Garden Nation
al Bank Of Philadelphia.
Congressman Boatncr of Louisiana
will make a democratic speech at War
renton next Monday.
The news of the death Of eX-Mayor
Smith of Alexandria was received with
sincere and general regret in this city,
where he had many friends and large
acquaintance.
Notwithstanding the fact that more
than one-third of the money for the
French spoliation claims would have
come South, TO which section no pen
sion money comes, the proposition to
pay those claims was defeated i'll the
House to-day by the votes Of southern
men.
The news of the shooting of Mr..
Frick to-day was received by the mem
bers of the House with every expression
Of deep regret. 1t is regarded us mill
tating strongly against the cause of the
strikers and is universally deplorcd.
sEThere is no truth in and no iounda-
ton for the report printed in morn
ing paper here TO the effect that Sena-
tor Hill either has or will resign.
T.. I,n Tnnitnl tn-1oI' thc 1
the Richmond and Danville Railroad
will hereafter get some of the money
appropriated for fast mails from Wash
inetoa to the South.
At last nights session of the House a
bill was passed giving pension of $50
month to Mrs. Slaughter of Culpcper
county, Virginia, a descendant of Col.
Phil. Slaughter of the Culpeper min
ute men, of the Revolutionary war,
now eighty-odd years of age and blind.
The Mount Vernon Avenue bill is
dead for this session of Congress at
least. and its friends have abandoned
all efforts in its behalf The same may
be said of the bill to admit the Norfolk
and Western Railroad into this city by
II bridge near Georgetown. 1t is re-
ported to-day that the bill to allow the
Washington and Arlington Railroad to
cross the Potomac by a ferry boat at
Analostan Island still has chance OF
passing at this session.
The main building of the Chris Heu-
rich Brewing Company, on Twentieth
street, between NJ. and n, occupying
nearly one-half of the square, was al
most completely destroyed by fire at
an early hour this morning. The loss
is estimated at from $775, 900 to $685. 600.
Genera! Schoiield said to-day that
order having been completely restored
in the Occur d Alone mining district,
most of the United States troops now
there will be gradually withdrawn.
Over 800 rioters have been arrested by
the troops and turned over to the civil
authorities at Boise City. Most of the
others have fled to the mountains and
there are no indications whatever of
further trouble.
Chief Engineer Jefferson Brown, now
at Norfolk. awaiting trial by court mar
tal on charges OF drunkenness, has APP
Piled to the Secretary Of the Navy for
examination for retirement.