Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-11
fax county, w. NJ. King of Alexandria
county, and T. s. Stadden of Frederick

COuuGy
David Chesterman, formerly of Rich
mond, an electrician, fell from a build
ing here Yesterday and broke his leg.
10 reply to question at the Post
Office Department this morning as to
the probability of democratic post
master being appointed at Marion, Viz
ginia, during the present adminlstra-
ton. it was stated that the papers in the
case were sent to the President a Gay
or two ago.
The prevalent opinion in the House
to-day, on the subject, is that nothing
mole will be attempted there with thu
currency bill until the democrats in the
Senate shall propose some measure,
and that then another caucus will De
held to see what those of the House
think of it. In the Senate it is said
that nothing can be done there, as if
concessions to the silver men be made,
the republicans will oppose it solidly,
and unless concessions be made, the
silverites there. will defeat it. Mr..
VOORHEES, says something should be
done, and if it fail let the blame rest
upon the republicans and the silver
men. The latter are stepping high To-
day, and say they are gaining strength.
Senator Morgan said oday he was
certain the Nicaragua canal bill will go
through the Senate. Its opponents say
it cannot pass the House.
w. Calvin Chase, a prominent negro
politician of this district, was held for
the grand jury in $500 bail by Judge
Miller,i in the Police Court to day on the
charge of publishing libelous article
about Charles II. ]. Taylor, the local
recorder of deeds. Taylor is also a
negro and claims to be democrat.
President Cleveland appointed him to
the recordersnip after his nomination
as minister to Bolivia had been reject, d
by the Senate. The Bee article charg-
es TAYLOR with immortality and extor-
ton. Charges of exacting money for
political purposes from government
employees. preferred by the civil service
commission, are pen iny against Taylt I
before President Cleveland.
The advocates of the railroad pool
ing bill are beginning to fear that that
bill is not as safe as they have hereto
fore supposed it was.
Comparatively few democratic con-
gressmen attended the reception at the
White House last night. Among them
was Senator Daniel of Virginia. 1t
will be recollected that only three dem
ocratic Senators called at the White
House on New Years day.
The following changes in the fourth
class postoffices of Virginia were made
to day Cody, Halifax county, A. j.
o. Tucker resigned; Hatton, Albemarle
county, Z. A. Raine, vice j. A. Brown
resigned.
Secretary Carlisle to-day appoint
ell ]. Kendrick Upton, of New
Hampshire, republican, assistant gen
eral superintendent of the life saving
service, vice Henry L. Piper, who has
heen transferred to a clerkship in the
Internal Revenue Bureau. Mr.. Upton
was formerly chief clerk of the Treas
ury Department aud afterwards as
sistant secretary Of the treasury under
Secretary Sherman in 1SS0-Sl.
10 the Senate to-day Mr.. Stewart in
troduced bill to remove the political
disabilities of General B. II. Robertson
of this city, formerly of Amelia county,
Virginia. The General is now q pris-
oner on parole, has never voted since
the war, and says that should he travel
he would like the protection of the U.
: government. Mr.. Hunton intro
duced bill to put the name of Mary
B Throgmorton, daughter of Charles
Pendleton Tut, soldier of the war OF
1872, on the pension role, with back
pay.
Unofficial Treasury advices state that
100000 in gold has been withdrawn
at the New York sub.treasury this
morning for export Saturday. This
reduces the gold reserve to SIT 800, 600,
in round figures.
Senator German, it is understood, is
preparing data for speech upon the
financial situation.
The House committee on military
affairs to-day ordered favorably report
ed bill governing appointments of
,dets 10 the West Poiut Military
Academy, so as to provide that the
corps OF cadets shall consist OF one
from each Congressional district, one
from each territory, one from the Dis
trict of Columbia and such number as
may be appointed at large not exceed
ing 10 annually. They shall be ap-
pointed by the President and shall,
with the exception of those appointed
at large, be actual residents of the dis
tricts from which they purport to be
appointed.
The bill providing for the purchase
of the Windsor Malone lot for the pro-
posed new government printing office,
does not provide for the purchase of
the whole OF that lot, but only for the
lower half of it.
The final action of the House COM
mittee on commerce on the bill for
bridge across the Potomac at Arlington
was postponed to-day until the next
meeting of that committee.
Customs receipts are increasing. For this
mo nth the receipts from customs have aggre-
grid 81 297, 0O0 against 81, 4S1. 600 for
the corresponding period of last January. For
the fiscal year to date the Gust pms receipts
have aggregated $16, 526,O 900, against $74,-
100000 for the corresponding period of the
last fiscal year to date.
A dispatch received at the Navy Depart
ment to-day says the U. s. cruiser Columbia
sailed from Fort Monroe for the Norfolk navy
yard at 7 o'clock this morning where she will
placed in the dry dock.
CONGRESS.
The income tax came up for consider
able discussion in the Senate yesterday
evening, in the course of the debate on
the urgency deficiency hill which con-