Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria dazette'I
w.cu1NcToN. u. c.. Nov. 3.

involving a tur.ou IeSai proposil!oh;
In 1887. J. Catlett Gibson, then United
states Attorney for the Eastern dis
trict of Virginia, brought suit against
William II. Peters, receiver OF the tx
change National Bank of Norfolk, to
recover 5000 which he claimed to be
due him on account of legal services in
connection with the prosecution OF
suit by the receiver against one II. n.
Mcdonald, which resulted IN the col
lection of $4,000 from the said Nc,
Donald. Judge Hughes, of the Inlled
States District Court, gave Gibson
judgement against the receiver July Is,
1855. for $4,000, but Judge Bond, OF the
Circuit Court, differed from his brother
on the bench, and the case came to the
supreme Court. From the briefs in the
case. it appears that Gibson offered his
services to Receiver Peters. Colonel
Gibson argued the case in his own be-.
half, assisted by r. w. Hughes, son Ct
Judge who gave him judgment for hat
the amount of his claim; for the receiver
appeared Dudley aud Kitchener and L.
s. Garrett.
REPRESENTATIVE Meredith called at
the Interior Department today to urge
the appointment ofyoung Mr.. kilgour,
of Loudoun county, as teacher OF an
Indian school. He was informed, how
ever, that Virginia could set no more
in the Indian Bureau.
1t is understood to-day that ext. 5.
District Attorney Hayes, of Baltimore,
will be Maryland's candidate for Judge
Bonds successorsnip. 1t is also said
that if the place shall go to Virginia,
either Major Conrad or Judge Keith
will get it, and that other applicants
from that State may as well save the
trouble and expense of writing or
coming here.
The charges against Mr.. Hampton
Hoge of Virginia, upon which his COM
mission as Consul to Annoy, China, has
been revoked, are in the hands of the
Secretary of State, who will not show
them. They are said to be the use OF
liquor, delay in going to his post OF
duty, and troubles with his creditors.
Mr.. Hoge's friends are here to do what
they can for him, and they say the
charges cannot be sustained.
The President signed the Chinese bill
amending the Geary law this evening.
At Sangerville, Augusta county, Va,
J. w. Crist was appointed postmaster
to-day, vice ]. F. Splitter, removed.
Secretary Carlisle said to-day that he
had made out a long list of appoint
ments in the service of his department,
but that they would not be announced
until after the coming elections, and
that it would be unnecessary to do 50
MOVIES rev commissions would have TO
be made out next month, after their
confirmation by the Senate.
The denomination of Mr.. Hornblow-
er of New York for Associate Justice
of the United States Supreme Court
will be made as soon as Congress shall
r, aSsemble.
A delegation from the States Of Geor-
sia and South Carolina accompanied BY
Speaker Crisp and Secretary Hoke
Smith waited on the President this
morning and invited him to visit the
Georgia State fair, beginning on the 18th
instant. The President after express
ing thanks for the the invitation said
he would consider the matter, but as
he would have to prepare his annual
message to Congress, which would oc-
cupy a month, he would not make q
promise.
Col. Anderson, attorney for the Alex
andria and Mt. Vernon Electric r. R..
Company, says that as soon as the reg
ular session of Congress commences he
will prosecute the bill granting that
company charter for building a bridge
across the Potomac at Arlington, and
that he has no doubt of success.
Internal Revenue Agent Monroe OF
Alexandria was here to-day on bust
ness in relation to the late seizure of
the distillery Of Burgess and Popham
in Culpeper county, Va, which affair
has not yet been settled, and will not
be, it is said, until the collector. Captain
Shepherd, who is expected here: shall
arrive.
The silver repealers though they
have hardly gotten over the danger Of
the defeat OF their bill are now threat
ened with one which they seem to look
upon with even more dread. They
have heard that the President in his
forthcoming annual message to Con-
gress will recommend the repeal of the
tax on State banks, and worse still,
have found that what they heard was
true, and worst ofall, though they have
demonstrated with him he is of the
same opinion still.
Parties from Baltimore here to-day
say that for the first time in some weeks
sale was made yesterday of 1900 bar
rels Of -four for shipment to Rio. This
will be promptly sent away, and II 1T
can be landed without trouble will
command a good figure, as prices for
provisions are now very high in Brazil,
aud will go even higher should the rev.
olution continue. The result of this
venture will be watched with interest
by all merchants who have been trad
ing with this South American republic.
Orders we're cent to-day to the superinten.
dents shs u. 3. nints ut San Francisco and
Esw iTis=aHs 10 resume the coinage, suspend
ed some time ago, of standard silver dollars.
I his action To- taken under authority OF one
OF the scctions Of the sherman law of 1870.
This is for the purpose of making the seignior-
age available.
The annual report Of the Third Assistant
Postmaster General shows that the total rev.
enues o! the department from all sources
during the last fiscal year was S75, 1865
and the expenditures SS1 ,074, 104, which
leaves deficiency for the year of So, 177,111.
PRENDERGAsT PLEADS NOT GUILTY.
Patrick Eugene Prendergast, the as
sassin of Mayor Carter II. Harrison,