Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-16

Postmaster CullingswortL of Rich
mond is still here. He says he has not
yet selected any of his s~ubordinates,
but that he and Congressman Wise
will go to Richmond tomorrow and Sc
lect aud determine upon them there.
In respect of the Leesburg p%ostofhce,
Representative Meredith has requested
Col. Lige White and Capt. w. Is. Lynch
of that town to examine the original
applications of Messrs. Harper and Nor
ris, and to inform him which contains
the more signatures of the democratic
voters there, and that if they cannot
agree to select a third man to decide.
Mr.. Harper's son and Mr.. Norris are
to be present at the examination. Upon
their report Mr.. Meredith will make
his Recommendation. Judges Tibb'
and McCabe, Sheriff Russell and Messrs.
| Hempstone and Norris of Leesburg
were here to day in connection WITH
this matter.
In the District Court here to-day the
cases of Mills and Erskine VS.. Cole, ct
ais, involving the ownership of about
seventy thousand dollars worth of real
estate on Capitol Hill, was decided in
favor of the defendants, whose counsel
were Congressman Meredith, and ex-
State Senator Moore of Fairfax G. H.
The following changes in the fourth
class postotiices OF Virginia were made
to-day Hickman, Franklin county, F.
j.. Hickman appointed postmaster,
vice d. p. Hickman, removed; New
port, Giles county, D. H. Keister, vice
Mrs. s. H. Smith, removed.
The Navy Department to-day con
firms the report of yellow fever on
board the fleet at Rio, which yesterday
was officially denied.
At this the second days session ofthe
convention of the Woman's Suffrage
Association, Rachel Foster Avery, the
corresponding secretary, read her re-
port. which was q review of the work
ard me results that have been accom-
pliShed both in this country and abroad.
\ discussion followed as to the progress
oftLe movement IL the several States.
This discussion was followed BY the
presentation vi the report Of the south
ern committee, by Miss Lama Clay,
who stated that four different associa-
tons in the South had been added to
the national association dur;ag the
year. Af:er & long discussion on the
needs of the South, and OF the pro-
gress that had been made, a recess was
taken.
Mr.. H. C. Price, of Alexandra, who
got the place here recently vacated by
Mr.. w. II. Cawood, a previously no.
ticed in this correspondence, abandon
ed it to-day. The watchman's box ne
occupied sits on a bank close to a grave
ward. During the severe wind last
night the box, while he was in it, was
blown over and rolled down the bank.
His cries started the dogs TO barking,
and the grave digger thinking that
resurrectionists were about, rushed out
with his gun and banged away into the
upturned box. This capped the climax,
and Mr.. Price resigned his place this
morning. He SAYS he will never vote
the democratic ticket again.
The tariff talk at the Capitol to-day
is to the effect that the Senate finance
committee has definitely agreed to put
a duty on coal and raw sugar, but that
the figures on neither have been fixed,
and to raise the tax on whisky ten or
twenty cents a gallon, and that if a
duty be put on refined sugar the popu-
lists will oppose the bill. Mr.. Noor.
hees still says the bill will be reported
next Tuesday.
Among the arrivals at the Metropoli.
tan Hotel to-day were three bridal cou-
pies from Danville, Va, Messrs. W. B.
Haynes, J. T. Hamlim and P. ]. Con-
way and their brides.
Consul General Judd reports to the State
Department from Vienna that II 900 pounds
of fr ,zen Australian beef had reached that
city. after being repacked in London, and
that it readily sold for 10 cents a pound. He
points out that This consignment was over a
II oath in transit and that United States ship
pcrs would have many advantages over those
Of Aus,rIlia, in point Of time and freight
charges.
As was the case yesterdays the chief topic
of interest at the Capitol to-day was the Peck
ham nomination. The prevailing impression
G n ,rning it is that il will be rejected.
Ia the Senate to-day Mr. PETER introduced
a resolution allowing all reform matter to
e, through the mail, by the sack load for one
cent a pound, and by the single package at
two cents a pound.