Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-24

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Lewis were appointed it would
create avacancy in his office TO which
the governor would appoint demo-
crat. probably Judge Keith. ofFauquier.
When the Us. upreme Court met .
usual at noon to-day a chair between
those of Justices Gray and Brown
drapcd in mourning, again told the
story that between the adjournment of
the court yesterday evening and its re-
assembling, there had passed away one
of its members. The death of Justice
Lamar was not startling to his assocl-
ates. for they had realized when he lett
this city for the South, that, in all
probability, he would not resume his
seat on the bench: yet it was unex-
pected, and a shock 10 then, for the last
news they had had from MIN was 10
the effect that lie was improving and
getting along quite nicely. The bar
and the audience quarters OF the court
were filled this morning when the
justices filed into their places and the
court was opened. ChiefJustice Fuller
announced Mr.. Justice Lamars death
in few words, saying 1T again be-
comes my melancholy duty to announce
the death of a member Of this court.
Mr.. Lamar died atMacon, Ga, asst
evening at fifty minutes past eight. NO
business will be transacted. The court
will adjourn until Monday next" The
court criers at once declared the court
adjourned. The justices, with a few
executions. will attend the funeral of
Mr.. Lamar. Marshal Wright has
telegraphed to Macon, Ca, to
ascertain when and where the
funeral services and interment
will take place, and will make the
arrangements ior the members OF the
court to attend. Justice Field, who is
in feeble health, and perhaps some Of
the other justices will remain here, but
majority of the court will make the
trip. Justice Lamar has daughter
living in Rockville, Md, married to q
cousin. also named Lamar, who will
problv 90 with the court. Two ne
phews of the late justice also reside
here.
The House committee on military
affairs agreed to-day TO report bill to
reorcanize the artillery and infantry of
the army, the artillery to consist OF
seven regiments of not more than Il
batteries each, and the infantry OF u
regiments Of not more than twelve COM
panies each. The President is given au-
thoritv to authorize the enlistment Of
negro and Indian companies of this
Kind not TO exceed ten in any regiment.
Among the visitors here to-day is
Col. Lawrence Boycc of Clarke county,
Virginia. The Colonel says the politi-
cal slate arranged for his district is as
follows: Col. O'Ferrall for Governor,
VI. A. Moore for Congress, and for the
Legislature Mr.. NJ. Mccormick, who
will support Mr.. Barton of Winchester
and Judge Keith for the Court Of APP
peals.
The Senate having adjourned to-day
in consequence of the death of Associate
Justice Lamar, the eulogies TO have
been delivered in that body upon the
late Senator John :. Barbour were post
poned until -lch time as Senators Dan.
irl and lIunton can ascertain will be
most convenient to the Senators who
are to.dclvcr them Among the Sena-
tors WHO would have spoken to-day,
except for the postponement, are
Messrs. Daniel, Hunton, Faulkner,
German, Mills, Hill, Plat, Henderson
and others.
The District Commissioners had not
up to two o'clock to-day sent their re-
port on the bill to allow the Alexandria,
ut. Vernon and Washington electric
railroad to erect a bridge across the Pc
tomac at Arlington, to the District COM
mittee of the House, but Mr. Anderson,
attorney for the railroad company,
told Congressman Meredith last night
he had no doubt the report would be
favorable.
A good many Virginians were at the
Capitol to-day, among them Col. Tom
Carter, Major Hunter, Major Bayly,
Captains Sheppard and Fowle, Mcssrs.
Pennybacker, Downing and others.
Capt Sheppard is an applicant for an
internal revenue collectorship in his
State, and Capt. Fowle for U. S. mar
shalship.
The father of Representative Mere
dith of the Alexandria district is very
i'll at his home in Virginia. He IS over
ninety years Of age, and it is naturally
feared cannot recover.
A subcommittee of the Senate Dis
trict ofColumbia committee met yester-
day and again to-day to consider the
bill to allow the Norfolk and Western
Railroad to enter this city via George
town instead of through Alexandria.
There is a great deal more opposition to
the bill in the Senate than there was in
the House.
The Spanish navy will be represented
in the Naval Review next spring, and
the caravals Nina and Pinta will be
manned by Spanish sailors, fly the
Spanish flag and, after the review, be
taken to Chicago.
"NIr. Blaine's condition remains prac-
tically unchanged" said DR.. Johnston
who left the patient at II o'clock noon.
Mr.. Blaine passed restful night,
sleeping the greater part of time and
has apparently lost no strength, Meth
er has he gained any. Mr.. Blaine is
much of the time in state of uncon-
seriousness. A relative of the family
who was at the bedside of the patient
during the doctors visit this morning
said that Mr.. Blaine had not spoken
word to the members of the family
for more than a week. They share the
belief of the physician that the sick
man can never recover, even partially,
and are resigned to the inevitable.
His present condition, however, is not
regarded as critical and there is no APP
prehension on the part of the family
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