Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-14

er's committee, which of course will re-
port it adversely. Mr.. Pence, it will
be r%ecollected, advocated the populists'
cause in Virginia last fall. V%irginians
may want pawn shops for their crops,
but they hardly want their wives and
daughters and mothers and sisters to be
subjected to the jibes they would re-
ceive at election polls.
The President has committed 10
three months actual Imprisonment the
sentence Of Frank Herman, who had a
gambling room back of his cigar store
in this city, on the ground that the
prisoner was sufficiently punished and
his release would enable him to sup
port dependent relatives.
The House committee on claims met
this morning, but the bill for the relief
of the heirs of Gen. Sibley of Virginia
was not considered. The sub-commit-
tee to which that bill was referred have
agreed to report it favorably to the full
committee next Monday. The Virginia
Senators will do no more with the bli 5
to reimburse their State for money adj
vanced for the erection of the first pub
lie buildings in this city and for the war
of1Sl2. They say the Senate has fire.
quently acted fayorably upon such bills
before, only, however, to have them re,
i.cted by the House, and that they viii
now wait until The House shall report
them favorably, and then try to have
the Seuate pass them.
Judge Mclaughlin of Virginia is here
to-day and was introduced TO many dis
tinguished people by Congressman
Tucker of his district.
A delegation of Norfolk preachers,
among them Mr.. Vance, formerly OF
Alexlndria, are here to-day and have
invited Mr.. Moody TO visit their city
and preach there. The invitation has
been accepted.
REPRESENTATIVE Meredith went TO the
government printing office to-day with
Major Love of Fairfax Court House,
who recommended some people from his
county for places there. But their visit
was vain. subsequently Mr.. Meredith
went with Mayor Strauss and MIR. &C.
Carlin Of Alexandria TO the office OF the
District Commissioners TO recommend
Mr.. Ulysses Monroe, formerly of their
CITY. but now Of Washington, for a
place in the health department here.
'rLey say the place must be filled by a
District man.
1t is learned at the Postofhce Depart
ment that the four years from the time
Mr.. Agnew, postmaster at AleXandrla.
was confirmed, will expire on the DIST
of next month.
Mr.. Horatio Browning, of the firm OF
Browning Il Middleton of this city. has
been elected vice president Of the Cen
trail National Bank here, vice j. l.. Bar
bour. deceased. The latter left an es-
tate valued at half a million, and died
without a will.
d. H. Saunders was appointed post
master to-day at Otter View, Bedford
county, Va, vice E. r. Mitchell, re-
signed.
Prof. ]. A. Quarles of Virginia has
gone to Philadelphia to attend the
meeting Of the Assay Commission.
3Ir. ". H. Cawood, formerly of Alex
andria, but now of King George county,
Va, after long solicitation, received a
place under the District government,
but when he went to take it was disap-
pointed and disguised to find that il
was located out in the country, near
the District line, and that its duties
were to watch the tools Of laborers al
night and during rainy days, all for $40
a month. He held it but a few days.
His successor, is Mr.. H. G. Price, Of
Alexandria, who it is said will also re-
linquish it at the end of the week.
A dispatch sent from here last night
to the New York Sun says Senator Dan
lei had been trying for eight months to
h we Mr.. Hudgins appointed y. S. mar
s ial for the eastern district Of Virginia,
but it was only when the President had
need of votes for Mr.. Peckham's con
lirnlation that Mr.. Hudgins's nomina-
ton was sent in. Whether the impli-
cation contained in this be true or not
is unknown, but those acquainted with
Senator Daniel say that if there were
only one man in the Senate whose vote
could be affected by such influence
as that referred to, he would be that
one.
Joseph DOMAIN, the crank who wrote
threatening communications to Vice
President Stevenson, Secretary Cor
Isle, Senator S1ills and others, will
probably be turned owe to the Balti-
more authorities for trial, after exami-
natiou before United States Commits
sioner Samuel G. Mills here. The post
al card sem by him to the Vice Presi-
dent was written in that city, and his
threatening letters from New Jersey.
The Maple, with Secretary Carlisle and
ptrtv. left Fort Monroe. Va at 7 o'clock this
morning for Yorktown, where they will spend
the Gay. expect to visit Point Lookout To-
morrow. aud reach Washington Friday morn
ing.
4 gentlemen from one of the upper counties
of Virginia, here to-day, says that i'll his
neishborhood recently a magistrate scntcnccd
4. negro convicted of a theft to be whipped,
aud that when asked where he found the law
for the iniiiction of such punishment now-a
days he replied in the Observation-Disclosures,
which WAS Is good law us he wanted.
Superintendent kimhall, Of the lifc-saving
service. received this telegram this morning
from Apglcsca. n. j.: Schooner May Williams
stranded on North Bas. Boarded by surf
boat Z "A. III. Crew refused 10 leayc. Vim
northeast. Heavy sea.
Private letters from Yokohama bring the
news that General Paymaster II. Il. Smith, of
the u. S. 5. Concord, WAS to be tried by court
martial January % for absence without leave
and conduct unbeeomiug an officer and gen
tlcman when his ship was at Hong Kong