Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-19
FR0b! WASHINGTON.
of the Alexandria Gszette.]
WASHINGTON, july 10.

y A.OtS IL. 1EdNclo, lAO LhutuGioi Vi
!. II; Gross, both negroes, was hanged
a the District Jail this morning, the
aiup falling at Ills. He died without
y s,ruggle. The hanging was witness
ei 10y about 80 persons, and was at
.euded by no unusual incidents. iiS
was h.nsed upon the scafiold winch
has been used here for the last ten or
,is.,ea years and upon which Gultean
Vas banged.
Assent S cretary of the IDt'r'or
John M. r ynolds has decided that a
ca m for pension filed while The Claim
ant WAS on the desertrrs rolls, had 30
status, aud that the pension could date
ONLY from the filing of another applica-
tioS subsequent to his honorable dis
charge bv special act of Congress.
The President to-day issued an order
placing the fremen employed in all the
executive departments of the govern
uent under the civil service rules.
At late hour last hight q young wo-
man threw herself into the Potomac
river from the Auacoslih bridge and
was drowned. The body was recover.
e |, and this morning was identified as
that of Ella Miller, residing at 1918 l.
street. northwest, in an aristocratic
neighborhood. Poverty was the eau ;e
of the act.
The publication of Grand Master
Workman Sovereign's boycott against
national bank notes naturally attracted
a great deal of attention aud was Very
generally discussed rs TO its effect, il
auy, upon the condition of the Treas
urv and the circulation of money and
the pay inert of obligations. Secretary
Cillisle said that the boycott would not
effect the Treasury Department or
lis condition. National bank notes, it
was stated, as between individuals
were not legal tender and could be
refused if offered by one individual to
another and declined without in the
at impairing the validity OF the debt.
The same is true of gold and silver
certificates, neither of which are legal
tenders. but simply the representative
of gold or silver dollar which is a
legal tender between individuals and
between the government and indivld-
uals. In case national bank note
should be declined by debtor, oil the
creditor would have to do to make
it available for use would be to
present it to the Treasury for re-
demption. 1t would be immediately
redeemed by the payment TO the holder
of a United States legal tender note and
the bank of issue notified 10 either re
coup the government by returning to ii
a legal tender note orretire the national
bank note. In case it should elect to
retire the note the government would
ne occurred by United States bonds pre-
viously deposited by the bank. The
issue to the national bank was only 81
per cent. of the face value.
G. L. Dawson was appointed pos
master at Nelly's Ford, Nelson county,
Va, to-day, vice w. r. Cambell re-
signed.
Congressman Meredith, who is here
to day, says he hears of no candidate
for the State Senate in the district COM
posed of Alexandria, Fairfax and
Prince William, except the present Sen
tor, Mr.. Mushbach, and that he doesn't
suppose there will be any. Mr.. Will
lard of Fairfax, he says, was suggested,
hut that gentleman has declared fo,
MIR. Mushbach.
Congressman Meredith, of Virginia,
was here this morning and made the
rounds of the departments with some
of his Office seeking constituents.
Among other places he called at the
Postofice Department and put stop
to a movement for the removal Of Miss
Rails, postmaster at Elk Run, FauquieI
county.
Mr.. Moses Green, OF Warrenton, Vir-
ginia, called upon Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General Maxwell to-day
for the purpose of having the "The
Shades" postoffice in Fauquier county
removed to its original site, or else
abolished, and not located so near the
Waterloo postoffice in Culpeper coun-
ty. Mr.. Maxwell remarked that tn,
id little country pos'oflices gave hin,
more trouble than all the rest of his tu V
iness At this Mr. Green raped with his
knuckles upon the table, and said mir
Maxwell, didn't you know you were
going to have this trouble before you
accepted your office, and don't you
know that there are one thousand men
who can discharge its duties just us
we'll as you, who are ready to take i!
now with all its trouble?" Mr.
Maxwell came down at orc, said he
did, and asked Mr.. Green To state his
case in writing, telling him he would
aye it attended to.
A large force. men, horses and wag-
ons, is at work on the Mt. Vernon Rail-
road, between the Aqneduct Bridge and
Arlington today, and the contractors
say they will complete their job by the
goth proximo. BY its charter, the cars
must be running on the road by the
23rd.
This afternoon an order from Presi
dent Cleveland was promulgated,
placing the employees of the several
pension agencies of the United States
under civil service regulations. They
number between 500 aud GOO.
The government board ON the Atlanta
Exposition has held its last meeting in
this city and ordered Its Office removed
to Atlanta, where the next meeting will
be held August 5.h. The board has
decided to begin the shipment of ex
hibits next week aud will have every.
thing in shape by the time the exposi-
ton opens.
privte disrateh from Fredericksburg
Virgins. rsceived here to-day, states that Mr.
W. l. Kin. one of the most prominent citi-
zens OF that town, died there suddenly this
mcrning.
BAsEBALL.-The baseball games of yoster.
6ay resulted as follows: Baltimore III in.