Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-06-07
companies at Martinsville and Pulaski

companies at Martinsville and Pulaski
in his State against the income tax.
The following justices of the peace in
and for this city were nominated by the
President to-day: Charles S. Bundy,
VIM. c. Harper and Charles F. Scott.
AS Henry R. Gibson, q republican, has
announced himself as a candidate for
Congress against the present republican
congressman from his district, Mr.: j.
C. Houk, the latter has introduced
bill in the House calling upon the sec
rotary of War for the military record OF
the former, which, he says, will prove
that Gibson has no right to be mem
Der of the G. A. r., as he was only
suffers clerk during the war.
The Virginia members of the House
presented their State colleague, Mr..
Tyler. who was married yesterday, with
:, handsome solid silver tea service.
In the senate to-day Mr.. George in
troduced till providing for the trans
fer of the geological survey and the fish
commission to the department OF az
ricnlture.
Representative Edmunds of Virginia
called at the office of the District Com
missioners to-day and recommended
the appointment of Professor Conrad,
formerly of the Blacksburg Agricultural
College OF Virginia, TO place in the
sanitary department of the District
government. Mr. Edmunds says the
report of the official Investigation of
certain charges against Postmaster
Mosby of Bedford City, in his district,
has been made, but that he will not he
allowed TO see it before tomorrow, and
therefore is unaware of its contents.
Elk Senator and present Representa-
tive Blair of New Hampshire has fol-
lowed ex Speaker Reed in demand
for freer silver.
General W.P. Roberts of North Caro-
lima. lust appointed U. 5. Consul at
Victoria, British Columbia, WAS a cav
alry general in the Confederate army
ut the age of 22-the youngest general
in his army.
Senator Aldrich says the tariff bill
will get out of committee of the whole
and be reported to the Senate between
the 18th and Goth inst, and will be
DhSStU y III iiltl VIC latNCt NHtS' 90 wv
republicans now know that it will pass,
and think it may as we'll do SO early as
a month hence. When it shall get back
10 the House it will meet with some
kickers among the democrats, the most
of whom, however, will support il when
it shall come to vote.
Geo. S. Anthony, of Wisconsin, has
been appointed Superintendent of the
Redemption Division, office of the
Comptroller of the Currency vice Geo.
w. Robertson, OF Indiana.
Bernard Saperstein was arrested in the
White House this morning. He Ind been
hanging around for several weeks and on one
occ ,sion shook hands with the President at
public midday reception To-day he insisted
upon communicating several alleged divine
revelations to Mr.. Cleveland, and when the
guards restrained him, he invoked all sorts OF
maledictions on the Executive Mansion and
the dwellers therein. He was taken TO the
police station where his sanity will be in
vestigated.
The House committee on railways and ca
nails to-day agreed to report tavorably bill
for the survey of route for canal to con-
meet Lake Erie and the hio river, and ap.
propriating $4,000 therefor, and placing the
matter in the hands of the Secretary of War
and the engineer corps Of the army.