Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-12-01
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, Dec /.

reading OF verses from me scriptures; ii
a short address by the pastor and sing
ing by quartet from Dr. Hamlin 5
church. The honorary pail bear
ers will be Secretaries John w.
Foster and Noble, Attorney
General Miller, Postmaster General
Wanamaler, Justice Strong CretiredD
OF the L. :. Supreme Court, Judge
Wylie, Samuel Shcllabargcr and DR.. W.
II. IL. Warman Of the Pension Office.
The body bearers have been chosen
from the ushers Of the White House.
Shortly before Z o'clock this evening
the body will be borne 10 the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Station and the funeral
party will leave the city in q special
ir,in for Washington. Pa, which will
be reached early tomorrow morning.
The body will be taken to the house OF
Mr. joshua Wright, an old friend and
relative OF Dr.Scott's. About M hour
later the remains will be taken TO the
cemetery and Inferred after n very
brief service at the grave The funeral
parIv will return to the city at once
and expect to arrive in Washington
about midnight tomorrow The mem
bcrs of the party will be the President,
MIR. and Mrs. Russell Harrison, Mrs.
Mckee. Lieutenant and Mrs. Parker
and Russell scott. The honorary pail
bearers will not so with the funeral
train.
\ resident of Falls Church here to-
day SAYS if the electric railroad from
Alexandria to Mount Vernon pays, one
from Alexandria to Falls Church would
be a bonanza. as there are twelve hun
dred people in the latter place, all OF
whom would 90 to Alexandra to trade
if there were such road, and would
come here via Alexandria, and besides.
that the country between Alexandria
and Fails Church is thickly settled,
while that between Alexandria and
Mt. Vernon is Just the reverse. Then,
too. he s;rys, there need be l.t.le cutting
and filling in the construction of such
road. as ii could run alongside the Lees
burg turnpike,
Treasurer Nebecker this morning re-
ccived four fifty dollar notes from the
same mysterious individual who last
wcel, sent him five twenty dollar notes,
making total contribution to the con-
science fund on his part of $500. In
order to guard against possible fraud
OH the part Of any one handling these
notes the sender had carefully cut out
of each the Treasurer's signature. In
each case the package bore evidence
of having been mailed on railroad
train while the sender was in transit
from one city to another. The package
received this morning was postnarked
New York and Ohio +. r.
1t is learned on good authority that
the vacancy in the Office Of Assistant
Secretary OF the Treasury, caused by
the resignation of Gen. Nettleton. and
in the office of Associate Justice Of the
Supreme Court of the District ofColum-
bia, caused by the retirement of Judge
James. will not be filled for at least ten
days
The Court of Claims to-day made a
decision. in the case Of the estates of
Kcrwin Wilson and Edward Il. Quinn,
that claims against the United States do
4ot constitute local assets within the
District Of Columbia, and that letters of
administration granted by the Supreme
Court of the District ofColumbia on the
estate OF deceased claimant against
the United States are void. unless the
claimant either resided or had property
within the District of Columbia.
1t is reported here to-day that Judge
Bond, of the L. S. Court for the Nir-
einia circuit, is in such bad health that
his friends fear he will never be well
again.
Senator Vance of North Carolina has
arrived here and was at the Capitol this
morning. He is looking well, and says
his rest has restored his health almost
entirely. Senator Hmton Of Virginia,
WIS also at the Capitol to-day.
A democrat from Richmond here to-
day, who had read i'll the GAZETTE what
Col. Cab MadduX said about the posi-
bic successor of the late Senator Bar
bour, says that while Gen Fitz Lee is
unquestionably popular in his State,
and while Mr.. Martin undoubtedly has
Il majority Of the members of the pres
ent legislature in his favor, still, when
the election shall be held, it will be
found that Major Holmes Conrad's
strength will probably be equal to that
OF either one of them. He said, too,
what has rot been printed before, that
the Major had thought about applying
for the place of Solicitor General of the
United States, but that at the request
of Mr.. Goode, who is an applicant for
that place and who says the conlirma-
ton of his nomination for it under the
last democratic administration was de-
feated by Gen. Malone, he at once aban-
doned the idea. The gentleman re-
ferred to says that if Major Conrad
shall determine TO make contest for
the place, he will canvass the State.
He, like Col. Cabell, says he doesn't
think Senator Hunton will be in the
fight before the legislature.
Willis b. PIttie of Madison Courthouse,
Va, was appointed Il cadet at West Point to-
a.y.
Congressman n ,redith. of the Alexandria
Virginia district, is still i'll with erysipelaS al
the residence of DR.. OSmun. in this city. The
swellinglou on sideof his face has gone down.
but that on the other remains as it WIS e
is having the best nursing and medical a.
tention, and his physician hopes he will lie
better i'll q few days
The late rise IN the price &c cation is said
here to be cue 10 the demand on Il short crop
made by those who had sold lu;;ircs.
The following changes il lie 4th class
poStofllces of Virginia Were made today: Bush
Park. Cumberland county. " H. Rhodes an
pointed postmaster, vice W. {. Robinson. re-
signed Dover. Loudoun county, L. B. Nc
Cormick. vice j. N. Lanseford. resigned:
Homework Surry county 7. F. Parsons, vice
II. Wirching resigned; Trelow, Pittsylva-