Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-16
Insurance Company.

Insurance Company.
Chief Engineer Charles E De- VsliD, U.
8. Navy. who was placed on the retired !ist
Ave days ego. died suddenly at bis Ee1i1e nee
In this city this morning from an attack OF
apoplexy. His funeral will take p4ao ,,
Monday afternoon and the interment Will
be at Arlington cemetery. ,.
The ohairmen OF the District OF Columois
committees of both branches Of congress
are, it Ia said, favorable to an smendmens 10
the Washington andArltDgton RAILROAD onar-
ter. by which that read Will commence b lao
corner OF b and B Streets thence Wess 70
Yirelria avenue, tbence to point on the riV,
az ct the foot OF 26 b street produced, anu
thence By bridge at that point to q Arlington.
Tn tina peneion Office Investigation to-day
Mr.. Mccullough, CLERK In the pension OF
f ,e. testi6e ed thst 1t was matter of general
talk In the pension Office that John Ranm,
son of the Commissioner, bsui an unusual
" large numter of the earlier cases
taken up on the completed files order. John
B. Peyton testified that he had heard that
he had been discharged from the pension
Office for offensive partnership. he de-
MED that the charges we're true. He com.
plalned that Secretary Noble had testified
that be never dismissed persons without CIV
| ing them an opportunity to answer charges,
when he (Peyton) had never been permitted
to refuie the charges made.
The following changes In the All GLASS
postoffices OF Virginia we're made to-day
Centenary, Buckingham county, 6. A. Tap
scott appointed DOS; master vice J. w. Nor
veil, removed; Madison O. a., Madison
county, A. r. Thomas vice W. Jenkina, re-
moved.
Bear Admiral George E. Belkoap has beer
ASSIGNED to duty az president OF the Board
of Inspection and Survey at Washington.
| The President and eeveral members OF hss
| Cabinet will visit New York on the 27.h
| inst. to teks part in the ceremonies irclden'
to the laying OF the corner stone OF the
Grant monument.
Mr.. Marshall Mccormick, OF Clarke ooun'
| ty, Va, who is ters to-day. one OF the conn
sci In the Rpsenberger ard Spindle DanE
CASES, says be still thinks those cases will Dc
compromised. Mr.. Mccormick saws the
anti pool law passed by the last Virgins
legislature has broken up the BerryVlile
driving park.
Mr.. Moon, Virginia's agent In the direct
land tax refund, says his work here WILL oe
completed By July, and the money for those
who paid that tax, and whose names are or
/ the Treasury books, be available immedl
stels thereof or. The whole amount OF the
tax bill, except five per cent. for those Wne
shall distribute 1t, will be restored to suof
tax payers ss those referred to, SO the inter
ess on the sum will pay all tbs Washington
work, The amount due AiexandriaDs II
about $4,000 Tue Governor can. II be
shall 90 choose, appoint commissioners II
each county to distribute The money. l
not. the county and city treasurers will b
the distributors. These whose names ar
not 90 the Treasury booke. but who Ca
show receipts, will be paid after those who's
names are on the books. Then, IL there b.
auy left, 1t will 60 to the school and roa'
funds.
People from Loudoun county, Va, her
to-day, say that both De!ega'e Ryan ant
Senator Fairfax OF that county have h i
ewes on the eeat In the House now occupied
by Mr.. Meredith [. is also said here tba
the eyes cf gentlemen 10 some of the othe
counties OF the district are set In the same
direction.
At the session of the House last night, durirg
bate on pei sion bill. Mr.. Nerd tn OF Inc Al
exandra dis riot said 81 think we are stretching
this pension Business pretty far an We go aIou
h1nting up I'd opted mothers. Now, have heare
of adopted chlldren but tti,is about the FIST time
in my experience that have heard OF this CLAIM
in bahslf Of an adopted mother, and
have no doubt / my own mini that If we ests b
Ii 81 this kind of precedent here, there arc quite
a nu nbtr Of good old lsci as who would be entirely
willing TO adopt the hole army II they could ge
pensions thereby. We would get into the adop
ton busipes on cons'd rable scale. do no
| th,nk III It we ought to embark upon i, arc fol
that reason Of .ct to the passage Of the BILL
The bill was lost.
The counsel in the case OF the Leicester Flant
Company of Front Foysl, Virginia, are here &c
day, closing up certain dispositions in that case
which will be tried in the o. 3. Court for VII
ginia.
Gen. Malone having mended his pc itica
fence, in the Petersburg, Va. district, ha, re
turned to this city to look after his real estate
business here.
Cong ressman Meredith has succeeded, hi
Think, in getting the opponents of the SibleJ
bill to allow decisive vo:e On that bill next Ell
day.
MI YoumAns, of New York, chief clerk OF the
Treasury during the Cleveland administration
and great admror of the ex-President, who Ii
nov here, says that under existing circumstances
in New York, he doesn't think it would be adVis
able to reuominate Mr.. Cleveland.
| A definite agreement ha5 boon reached between
the United States and Great Britain in regard tt
pelsgic sealing in Behripg Ses.
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