Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-03-05
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria G;

Philadelphia publisher, James Elver-
son, on Tuesday ofEaster week, eXcites
society here. This will be the first
marriage of an ambassador in this
country and quite the most notable OF
diplomatic corps events in many years,
certainly since Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain
married the daughter of Secretary En-
dicot. and the brilliant wedding of
First Secretary ofthe British Legation,
the Hon. Michael Herbert, at New
ort. The ami as ;ador's bride
will enter the official circle in
Washington most auspiciously, the
the embassy being lately established in
the residence of the late Admiral Por-
ter, which has been handsomely fur
nished in the style required by Euro
,,,an diplomatic custom. But two for
IN ministers in Washington have
American wives, Minister Romero of
Mexico and Minister Mendonca of
Brazil. NJ. Patenotre is n ofthe most
distinguished of French diplomats. He
came to Washington as minister in Dc
@emher. 1891, and was raised to the rank
of amb. ssador April y, 1893.
The extent of liability for damages
by a steamboat collision was decided
in the Supreme Court of the United
States to-day. One vessel ran down
another in the Patapsco river and in
settlement of the case the question OF
liability for freight pending and prepaid
arose. The lower court held that the
term freight in the statue included the
earnings of the voyage from passengers
as we'll as that for ordinary merchan-
disc also that it included the charges
prepaid on freight. On both of these
points the Supreme Court c%oncurred
with the lower court and affirmed its
judgment.
Attorney General Scott of Virginia
was here to-day, as it was probable that
the oyster case between Maryland and
his State which had been set for argu-
ment in the U. S. Supreme Court to-
day might come up.
The Sth Virginia district has got an
other place. 1t is like the working
man-can't te kept down. Col. T. M.
Jones of Warrenton has been appoint
ell superintendent of Indianschools at
Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Early this morning a middle-aged
man of respectable appearance present
ed himself at the White House and
notified the guards that he was Abra-
ham Julius Kisler Of Baltimore, and he
had come in obedience TO a divine rev
citation to take charge OF the building.
He called ~attentian TO the popullst
movement to secure control of the 9TH
er branches OF the government and its
ultimate success, and declared posi-
lively that he had been empowered to
save the Executive Mansion and turn
it over to the Jews for the safety of its
contents, both material and immaterial.
He was not embarrassed when his Gre
dentials were demanded, but began is
suing orders and acting in such a
threatening way that he was arrested
and sent to the nearest station.
Congressman Marshall, of the 9th
Virginia district, left the Capitol this
aHe noon for the Postoflice Depart
ment, with the expressed intention of
reading the riot act there. He says
the democrats of his district have been
waiting for one year to-day for the re-
moval of the republican federal Office
holders in that district; that this warm
spring day is a good day on which to
finish a job that should have been COM
pleted nine months ago, and that un-
less it be availed of for that purpose,
more than ten thousand men will
want to known the reason why.
1t is reported to-day that at the dem
ocratic auc of the House to be held
tomorrow night some course will be
adopted by which flibustering in that
body can be prevented.
No word has been received of the
Presidents movements since yester-
days press dispatches, but at the White
House it is confidently expected that
the party will return to Washington
tonight or tomorrow morning.
A Virginia Congressman talking to-
day about the present condition of pc
litical affairs, said the outlook was by
no means favorable; that the legisla-
ture ofhis State was doing all it could
to dissatisfy the people there, and the
President and Congress doing all they
could to dissatisfy those of the whole
country, and that a young and unmar-
ried Congressman, able to hustle. such
as he was, ought now to consider his
lot a particularly happy one.
Miss Jennie Lander, of Mansfield, o.,
will leave there for this city next Wed
nesday to assume the duties of COVER
ness of Ruth Cleveland, the daughter
of the President. Miss Lander is a ma
tive of Bonn, Germany, and came to
America about a year ago. She is said
to be a highly educated young lady,
having mastered the French, Italian
and English languages. On her way to
America she met the wife of Rev. Mr..
Drewitz, of Washington, who became
her fast friend, and she owes the new
position to him.
The Court of Claims to-day, follow
ing former decisions, entered up fifty
four judgments, ~aggregating S27 900, in
favor of the letter carriers Of station X,
New York city, for working overtime
under the carriers law.
Neither of the Virginia Senators was
in his seat in the Senate to-day, both
being in Lynchburg, attending General
Early's funeral.
The Court of Claims to-day decided
against the claim o fChas. H. Armstrong
and 15S others of Pittsburg, Pa, for for
tifying Pittsburg, Pa, against the Con-
federates during General Lees march
into Pennsylvania.
One of the democratic leaders of the
Senate told the GAzErTE's correspond