Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-16
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.l
WASHINGTON, July 16.

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The Secretary of the Interior to-day
issued an order disbarring Mrs. Mary
E. Hsnsel, an attorney of Ellenville,
New York, from practicing before the
Interior Department, because of unlaw-
full conduct 10 executing pension
vouchers.
Secretary Hoke Smith to-day render
ed a decision that Sunday was not q
working day." Lyman E. Barnes,
chairman of the Board of Mineral Land
Commissioners and two associates max
log an examination in the Helenr,
Montana land district asked to be re-
munerated to the extent of $40 for
working on Sunday. The Secretary
did not recognize the Sabbath as q
working day and refused to grant the
request.
1t is genel ally believed here that Sec
rotary Carlisle mas the presidential bee
buzzing in his bonnet, and that he
struck the first blow that ratified the
silyerites. The latter he certainly did,
and thereby regained the favor of Wall
street which he had lost. But people
who ought to know say that if Mr..
Cleveland be not in the way, Mr.. Car
Isle will not be his legatee.
Mrs. G. H. Roberts was appointed
postmaster at Dufriees, Charlotte
county, Va, to-day, vice ]. a. Roberts,
q ceased; Mrs. M. ]. Short at Hobbs,
Wise county, vice E. 7. Kiser, resign
ed; Mrs. M. E. Shannon at Long Hol-
low, Smythe county, vice J. NJ: Pratt,
removed; G. A. Reynolds at Oak Park,
Madison county, vice W. A. Collins,
resigned.
r. G. Conrad of Winchester, Va,
was to-day appointed to an alternate
cadetship at Annapolis, and G. L. Con-
der of McGaheysville, same State, to a
cadetship there.
The straits of the Treasury have
been such that large proportion OF
the appropriation for rivers and har-
bors has been withheld so as to make
more favorable monthly reports. These
withholdings are becoming patent by
reason of the yearly reports now being
published.
Elk Solicitor General Phillips, whose
house was recently delivered at night
by an acquaintance of the family named
Milliken, a Senate committee clerk,
who was intoxicated, has not added
much to his reputation for wisdom by
making tle affair public, and thereby
making it necessary to bring the offend
er before the courts.
The remains of Mr.. Alfred Forbes,
&c ha 1,fn M,,rrou Eorhoc NJ
Warrenton, who died in that town yes
terday, passed through here this morn
ing, on their way TO Baltimore for inter.
ment, in charge of Col. Gaines and Rev,
Mr.. G. w. Nelson.
The contractors for the building oil
the Mount Vernon Electric Railroad
are at work between the Aqueduct
Bridge and Arlington, and though Mr..
Grinder, a brickmaker on the route.
threatens to take the law of them
if they attempt to go through his
ground, they will do so, being confident
hat no judge will sanction such an at
tempt to interfere with the construc-
tiop Of 8 york OF conceded public util-
ity.
The agents of a New York Company
are in Alexandria county to-day
looking for site for o large ahattoir
where six or seven hundred cattle can
b. slaughtered in day. 1t is reported
that they will be shown lands On Four
Mile Run.
Ey Senator Hiscock of New York is
here to-day. He came to induce the
Treasury Department to take his side
in dispute he has had with U. S.
bank in his town, but signal'y failed.
He says Governor Morton of his State
IS a candidate for the next republican
Presidential nomination, and will re-
ceive the unanimous vote of New York
in the convention.
Mr.. Frank Hume of Alexandria coun-
ty, when asked to-day about the prob
able result of the contested election
case in that county, said he was certain
that at least one hundred fraudulent
votes were cast at the election, and that
Messrs. Douglass and himself would be
declared elected. If such be not the
case, ne said, all that elections in the
county will depend upon hereafter will
be the ability of candidates to bring
people from this city to vote for them.
The reports received to-day by the
Marine Hospital Service from Cuba
show an alarming increase in the num-
Der of deaths from yellow fever.
People who arrived here on the
Manassas train this morning say there
was severe thunder storm at Stras-
burg yesterday evening during which
two large wheat stacks belonging to
Mr.. McInturf, proprietor of the Chaly-
beate Springs, were struck by lig htning
and consumed. He had intended to
thresh them yesterday, but, instead,
went to a hardshell Baptist meeting
some miles away.
Mr.. Walter Addison, owner of the
Addison Heights property, between
this city and Alexandra, which has
been laid off with streets and avenues
and divided into three lots, was here
to-day and made arrangements with his
agent, Mr.. J. G.. Clements, for putting
those lots On the market.
BISHOP AND PRIESTS IN BIENNIAL
RETREAT.-The retreat of the priests
of the diocese of Richmond, which is
held every two years at Georgetown
College, began at the college last even
ing at o'clock, as stated in the GA
ZETTE of that date. Bishop Van de