Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-13
FROM WASHINGTON.
CORRESPONDENCE of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, Jan. Is, 1894.


At Mohemenco, Powhatan county,
Val. T. Stegar was appointed post
master to-day, vice R. ]. Hobson re-
moved.
Mr.. Edgar Allen of Richmond, one
of the assistant U. S. attorneys general
left here for Texas this morning to take
testimony in boundary case there. He
nor any body else expects that he VIII
be removed until October, if then,
Should the South refuse to confirm
Mr.. Hornblower for Associate Justice
of the U. S. Supreme Court, it would
not do any thing new. During Gen.
eral Grants administration the Senate
refused to confirm both Williams and
Gushing for Chief Justice, and rejected
lIoar for Associate Justice.
The commission of John w. JacoDus
to be United States marshal for the
southern district of New York, until
the President shall appoint his success
sor, was to-day signed by Justice Gray,
who since the death of Justice Batch
ford has been assigned to the second
circuit.
A northern soldier who fought, and
who attended the last Confederate me-
mortal celebration at Warrenton, has
sent medallion likenesses of General
Stonewall Jackson, to General Hunton,
Colonel Edmund Berkeley and Dir: j:
Owen Berry, the latter the chief OF the
Confederate post there.
The Confederate Veterans Associa-
ton, of this city, will celebrate General
Lees birthday By holding O meeting
on the night of the 10Th, at which adj
dresses will be made by Rev. DR.. Nc
Kim. Assistant Attorney General Con-
rad and Congressman Tucker.
General Gordons lecture will be de-
livered in Convention Hall, corner Of
18th and K streets, which has seating
capacity of 5000, General Schofield, of
the .. S. A., will preside. The admin
istration will be represented by Secre-
tary of the State Gresham and Secreta-
ry of the Navy Herbert.
The Gillian claims commission will
expire by limitation next April. The
pay of Mr.. Goode of Virginia, a member
of it, will be $416 month for eight
months.
Among the speakers on the tariff bill
in the House to-day was Mr.. Turner of
Georgia, who proved by the deci-
sions of the supreme courts OF
northern States and of the United
States Supreme Court that taxation
for protection was pillage, and that If the
protective tariff shall be continued, the
American flag should be hauled down,
and in its place the pirates's flag be run
up. the flag Of the raw skull and bloody
bones.
Judge Bradley, of Circuit Court No.
|, handed down a decision this morn
ing on the application of Judge Long,
of Michigan, for mandamus to re-
strain the Commissioner of Pensions
from carrying into effect his order sus-
pending the payment OF the applicants
pension. The Judge decides in favor
OF the applicant on the ground that
one commissioner has no right under
the law to reopen pension case that
has been legally adjudicated by his pre-
decessor, except in cases where fraud is
charged
The decision in the race track case has been
postponed until next week.
1t is reported that Mr.. Palmer, the public
printer, has recently renewed his official bond
This looks like he doesn't expect 10 be re-
moved.
Mcssrs. Frank Carter. John Alexander
Howard Rector and E. c. Broun, and Con
crcssmen Tucker and Meredith of Virginia
were at the Postotiice Department to-day.try
ins TO decide upon the man for postmaster at
Mddlcburg