Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-12
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WAcuINcTON Ian u 1898.

that thew can reach Lowell in time to
participate. For this reason it has
been determined that the funeral at
Lowell shall not take place until next
Monday.
Mr.. Gaynor of New York, appointed
by the Presidential electors of his State
as the messenger to bring a copy of
their vote to the Senate, arrived here
to-day and delivered it to the Secretary
of that body. He is the third messen-
ger Of the kind to reach here, Virginia's
being the first and New Jerseys the
second.
Among the petitions presented to the
Senate by Senator Hunton to-day was
one from certain preachers and other
citizens of Leesburg, Virginia, in favor
of closing the Chicago fair on Sundays.
Rev. J. l.. NJ. Curry, ex-member of
Congress, ex-U. 5. Minister to Spain,
and agent of the Peabody fund, whose
wife is Virginia lady, is one OF the
few southern men who are entertaining
company here this winter. But he Is
one of the few Of such men here who
are able to do SO.
The negro John Smythe, who was ar
rested and imprisoned here last week
for obtaining money on false pretenccs,
and is now on bail, was L. 5. Minister
to Hayti, under Il republican admins
tration.
A democratic politician from Virginia,
here to-day, said it was impossible now
for any body to tell who would be either
Senator from or Governor of his State.
There were, he said, several candidates
for both places, and several for the same
place in the same section of the State.
The Southwest, he said, he thought
was entitled to the GovelnCr5hip, but
as three were three or four candidates
for it in that section, it was hardly pos
sible that either would get it unless all
except one would speedily withdraw,
and TO do that none seemed willing.
There is 1umor ahoat at the Capt.
toll to-day to the effect that Senator
Morgan of Alabama will be offered the
place of Secretary Of State. There is
no doubt of the fact that Mr.. Morgan
is perfectly equipped for it, and the
President-clect might go farther and
fare worse i'll looking fora mant to fill IT,.
The ice that is now being cut from
the Potomac Just above the Aqueduct
Bridge at Georgetown by some of the
ice companies of this city is fourteen
inches thick, clear of snow.
Last night was one of rest and quiet
for the members Of the family of Mr..
Blaine. and he was reported to be much
improved this morning. At ten o'clock
The answer to AN inquiry at Mr.. Blainc's
house was that Mr.. Blaine passed a
comfortable night and is now resting
easily
The funeral services of the late Sen
ator Kenna of West Virginia were con-
Quoted in the Senate chamber at one
o'clock to-day, at which hour the re-
mains were brought there by the con-
gressional committee appointed for that
purpose and rested in the spacei in front
of the Vice Presidents chair. The
President, Cabinet, United States
Supreme Court, foreign legations,
officers of the army and navy,
members Of the House, and the family
of the deceased were present and had
seats on the floor, and the galleries
were crowded with females, who came
early, Notwithstanding the snow,
in order TO get good seats.
The services were conducted by Bishop
Keane of the Catholic University, as
sisted by nearly ali the Catholic clergy
of this city, and in strict accordance
with the forms Of the Catholic Church.
This was the second occasion during
the history Of the SeMate in which such
forms were used at funeral in the
chambeYR-I0f that body, the first being
those at the funeral of the late Senator
Barbour. After the services the re-
mains were carried back to the family
residence and will be taken to Charles
ton, West Virginia, tonight.
State Senator Little of Virginia, who
is here to-day, says that Messrs. Conrad,
Browne and himself, who were appoint
e / at the recent meeting of the Virginia
Presidential electors to visit Mr.. Cleve-
laud and urge MIN to select Mr.. }. X.
Tucker for his Acknowledgement, will
stlrt from here on their mission next
Monday evening.
Til re are five members Of the House
from the eastern section of the State,
aud for that section there must be four
federal offices, those of marshal, District
Attorney, Assistant Attorney and Col
lector OF Internal Revenue, and as five
won't go into four, there will, it is al
ready rumored, be some trouble about
amounting them satisfactorily. The
trouble will necessarily be increased il
Mr.. Cleveland shall do as he did eight
years ago, when he ignored the con.
gressional apportionment of the federal
offices in Virginia and selected Col.
Gibson for District Attorney.
Gen. Buffers remains left here for
Lowell, Mass, this afternoon. Presi-
don't Harrison called ut the Butler house
This morning and viewed the remains.
Some of the Virginians who came
here to promote the proposed naval
show in Hampton Roads next spring
express themselves rs very hopeful Of
success. but member of the House
appropriations committee said this
morning that he didn't think the asked
for appropriation would be made, as
Mr.. Raum had not left enough money
in the Treasury to warrant the expend-
iture of any on shows.
No business was done in either
branch of Congress to-day.
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