Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-15
FROM WASHINGTON.
of the Alexandria Gazette.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 1881.
The meeting of the democratic asso-
citation last Friday night at which reso-
lutions of coincidence and regret over
the late Thomas J. Luttrel were passed,
was more than usually interesting.
The speech of Maj. Henry l.. Biscoe
was peculiarly kind and touching. The
Major wept as he spoke. They both
came from the Northern Neck, had
been school boys together and lifelong
friends. 1t is reported reliably that
had he not died, Capt. Thomas J. Lut-
trel would have been the next post
master of Washington city.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Hunton IN
troduced bill to give the ship Gold
smith of Savannah an American regis
ter. Mr.. Daniel reported favorably
the bill to pay the heirs of General
Siblev of Fredericksburg the royalty
due him on his tent patent, and INTRO
duced bill to pay VIM. Wheeler
Hubell, now of Virginia, the sum due
him for warlike invention. This
claim is the one in connection with
which Captain Arms tweaked the nose
of Governor Beaver of Pennsylvania in
this city, year or two ago.
Now that the Senate committee in
vestigating the Hawaiian affair has read
all the correspondence in the case, they
will take their time in prosecuting their
enquiries.
The case of the Culpeper postotiice
was taken up at the Postoffice Depart
ment this evening. The applicants for
the office are Messrs. Ashby and Allen
and Mrs. Green. 1t is said the former
will be appointed.
Mr.. ]. Hampton Hoge has not yet
returned to this city to have the decis-
ion in his case reopened. 1t is said at
the State Department that with the
possible exception of Annoy, Virginia
will get no more consulates,
The Loudoun county people who
went to the Postofiice Department last
Saturday in the matter of the Middle
burg postofiice had violent quarrel in
the corridor of that building, in which
the lie was given and smacked face
threatened They made so much noise
that the clerks in the neighborlng
rooms threatened them with the police
if they didn't stop their fuss.
Mr.. L. +. Stewart of Virginia, who
was Consul at Porto Rico, has been SUI
perseded by Mr.. Hall of Connecticut.
So far as yet determined there will
be no break in tie debate on the tariff
bill in the House until the conclusion
thereof. The vote on the bill will be
taken on the 30th instant. There is a
rumor tc the effect that if the Horn
blower nomination be rejected, the
tariff bill will not 60 through the Sen
ate without amendment.
Mr.. Harvey Wilson has not yet been
appointed assistant librarian of the
House. as reported, but the Clerk Of the
House, who has the making OF the APP
pointment, says the place belongs to
Virginia, and that as all the Virginia
members except Mr.. Epes endorse Mr..
Wilson, he will appoint him:
1t is pretty generally believed now
that Congress will not agree to issue
any new bonds, and that consequently
Secretary Carlisle will soon commence
selling four per cent. bonds in order to
get money enough to carry on the gov
ernment.
The following changes il the fourth class
postotiiccs of Virginia were made to-day
Arlington Alexandria county, E. D. Brown
appointed postmaster vice Mrs. Martha E.
Spicer, removed Linwood. Amherst county,
A. R. Watts vice P. d. Burford, resigned, and
Waterlick, Warren county, G. II. Wakeman
vice J. E. Hoffman, resigned
Mr.. Marshall Hanger of Staunton, left here
this evening for Bermuda, to which ne has
leen appointed L. S. Consul. He was &C
companied by his niece.