Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-07-24
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandra Gazette.
WASHINGTON. D. c., July a.
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division ofthe War Department, Geo.
w. Dant the contractor employed 10
make the excavation for the electric
light plant, William E. Covert, super
intendent, and Francis Sasse, engineer
of the building, holding them response
bic for the Ford's old theatre building
disaster of June 9th last in which %
persons lost their lives and large
number of others were injured. The
Indictment sets forth the creation and
organization Of the record and pension
division OF the War Department under
an act Of Congress and the appoint
meut BY the President Of Frederick c.
Ainsworth, q captain and assistant sur
geon in the army, as the head ofthe di-
vision. with the rank Of colonel, and
that he was given charge OF Ford's old
theatre building and of the persons en-
ploved in it and was so IN charge on
the 9Th day of June 1893, at 10 o'clock
when portions of the second and third
floors Of the building fell. The iDdict-
rnept describes in detail the excavations
that were in progress for the purpose OF
putting in an electric light plant at the
lime OF the accident and AYERS that
Frederick c. Ainsworth, George w.
Dant, William E. Covert and Francis
Sasse undertook the performance OF
this work. and being wholly unmindful
Of their duty removed the earth sup
porting the pier without having first
caused the pier to be relieved, by shor.
ing, from the great pressure upon 1t OF
the weight Of columns, iron beams.
cross-beams and parts Of the floors i'm
mediately above it. By reason OF
this most culpable negligence the pier
sank and broke. precipitatiDg parts otthe
second aud third floors with their &C.
cupants 10 the ground. The grand
Jury actually finds that the accused did
wiltully kill and slay the person whose
death is under investigation. 1t is IN
derstood that Col. Ainsworth and the
other defendants will not be rearraign-
ed for some days yet. as their tria! can
not take place before the September
term of the court.
Dispatches here to-day from Naples
state that cholera continues at that
place, averaging three cases daily, also
from Goree-Daker, Africa, saying
Cholera prevails in Senegal"
A gentleman from Stafford county,
Virginia, here to-day, who personally
knows the delegates from that county
10 the State democratic convention,
says the majority OF them are for Tyler,
and that if the unit rule be adopted, the
vote Of the county will be cast for him.
The financial news from New York
today is 10 the effect that the loan rate
of money on call is s per cent, that
there were no sales Of silver, and that
stocks are still depressed.
The total number of fourth class post
masters appointed to-day was l26, oil
whom "A will ill the places Of removed
republicans. The changes in Virgins
we're as follows: Ironside, Henry
county, G.. w. Davis appointed post,
master, vice Salle ]. Jones, removed
Haymarket, Prince William county
Geo. w. Smith, vice G. A. Hulfish, re.
moved; Philonent, Loudoun county
A bert Miihollen, vice d. J. Tavenner
removed.
The resignation of Mr.. Maury as AS.
slant U. 5. Attorney General may, it
is said by some Yirginians here, be
conducive to the appointment of at least
one of the several Virginians who are
applicants for the smaller positions in
the Department of Justice.
Secretary Carlisle to-day removed +
\. Wicker, Chinese inspector at New
| Orleans.
The Treasury Department was in
formed to-day that eight ex-federal Of
ficials have been indicted at Portland
Oregon, for smuggling Chinese and
opium into the United States.
Commander f. w. Dickens has been
formally detached from duty at the
Washington navy yard and ordered to
command the training ship Mononga'
hela.
A we'll informed Loudoun county
democrat here to-day says there is nc
doubt that Mr.. Ryan has some enemies
in that county, but that he has great
many more friends, and that it will be
impossible for the former to defeat
either his denomination or reelection
10 the legislature.
The Virginians here have practically
abandoned hope of Mr.. Corbin being
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, and
now that Col. SuLherlin is out of the
way, they say he should be the nomi-
nee for Lieut.. Governor.
Congressman Marshall of Virginia
left here for his home in Craig county,
Virginia, last night, but will try to be
back in time to attend G. A. X. re-
union at Marshall Hall on the 26th in
slant, at whichIhe, an ex-Confederate,
has been invited to spenk.
A well-informed Georgia democrat
here to-day says the fight for q. S. Sen
ator from his State will be between Mr..
Dubignon of Savannah and Gov. North
ern, and also that should Mr.. Springer
not be reappointed chairman of the
ways and means committee of the
House, Mr.. Turner of Georgia, the third
man on that committee in the last
House, will certainly get it, as his heart
and that of Mr.. Crisp do not beat as one.
Comptroller Eckels says when the
Sherman bill shall be repealed, he sees
no reason why Congress should remain
in session, and that a recess for two
months without doing anything else
would be good thing for the country
and for Congress. Mr.. Eckels, it is
thought by democrats here, has
been ratified by the continued and in
cessant swapping of the national banks
around him.
Why not Stop the Purchase OF Silver
Rullion?