Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-07

u strict overruied the m0tlon OF nls
counsel Tor rule requiring Judge Cole
AID District Attorney Birney to show
c,use why a writ Of prohibition
should not issue, to prevent
them proceeding with the trial.
TIE petition for writ Of prohibition
is proceeding almost wholly unknown
here, but two such writs having been
granted in the history of the Supreme
Court-one in 1896 and the other in
1886. The first one in the records of
the District Court was issued about
TWO months ago by Judge Cole himself
TO take q case out of the police court,
and be finds himself the desired object
of the second.
Postmaster General Wilson returned
TO Washington to-day from OXFORD,
Miss, where he made the annual ad-
dress at the commencement exercises
of the University of Mississippi. The
Postmaster General will leave Wash
ington on Monday next for Centralla,
Missouri, and deliver an address at the
graduating exercises of Central College
on the 18th instant.
1t is proposed to telegraph daily to
postmasters at distributing offices the
weather forecasts, to be bulletined in
their offices for the benefit of the pub
lie, and also TO be mailed to outlying
offices which can be reached in time to
make the prediction of value. A simple
device by which the forecasts can be
lily dupliea ted and stamped upon
postal cards will be furnished postmas-
tiers by the weather bureau, as we'll as
the necessary postal cards for use in
this connection. Postmaster General
Wilson has requested postmasters TO
lend their efforts in this service.
G.. ID. Williams was appointed post
master at Gladehill, Franklin county,
Va, to-day, vice H. H. Dudley resigned.
A gentleman from North Carolina
here to-day, says that at the recent
commencement of the University OF his
State, the degree OF Doctor of Laws was
conferred upon Mrs. Cornelia Phillips
Spencer, whose father was, and brother
is. professor of mathematics at that
university, and of whom ex-Solicitor
General Phillips is another brother.
Mrs. Spencer is probably the first wo
man upon whom such degree was ever
conferred in this country.
Governor Oates of Alabama left here
for his home this morning. He says
the good money men did not send rep
resentatives to the democratic conven-
tion of Illinois. In respect of silver in
his own State, he said he thought
things would remain as they are there,
as they could not be changed unless by
the union of the silverites and the pop
ulists, which union he thinks is impos-
sible.
J. NJ. Langston, the negro Exon
gresham from General Mahone's dis
trict, being asked this morning what he
thought of the Generals statement to
the effect that the election law would
be the only issue of next iall's CAM
paign in Virginia, replied that the re-
publicaus of Virginia were like those Of
all the other States, and had the same
policies and principles, and would vote
for them next fall in their State just
like the members of their party would
do in New York and Maryland.
Argument was heard to day by Judge
Bradley in the District court upon a
motion for a rule directing Secretary
Herbert to show cause why writ of
muudamus should not be issued com
pelling him to restore John M. Quack-
enbush to his former rank as command
er in the navy. place him on the retired
list and insert his name in the
proper place on the naval register.
After listening to the argument
Judge Bradley remarked that it was
case which strongly appealed to any
man with sense of justice, and he
would take it under advisement, al
though he was strongly of the opinion
that Congress was the only source Of
relief in case the Executive failed to
act. This is case" he said, sin
which it seems to me the error
could be rectified by word
of the President, or of the Secre-
tary of the Navy. 1t is appar-
ent from the record that it was not the
intention to dismiss Quackenbush from
the service, and that the injustice to
him under the error has so long been
perpetuated, is severe commentary
upon the persons who have occupied
those positions as well as the dilatori-
ness Of Congress in failing to grant him
the proper relief. will take the case,
but am afraid | shall have to rule ad-
versely upon the notion"
Mr.. Douglass, one of the contestants
in the Alexandria county election case,
SAYS the contestees have until next
Tuesday to respond to the notice, and
that after that, nothing will be
done until the fourth Monday in
the month, when the case will
come up in the county court
He says he doesn't see why his con,
testee should bother himself about any
other than Jefferson district, because if
the election be declared fraudulent,
thereby making it incumbent upon the
Judge of the county court to appoint an
attorney, he certainly would not ap-
point him, Johnston.
1t was expected that the regular
meeting of the Cabinet to-day would
result in the announcement of import
ant Cabinet changes, but at the con.
clusion of the session it was stated that
there would be no announcements
From an authoritative source it is I'M
derstood that no decision has been
reached as to Attorney General Olney's
SUI ,cessor in the Department of Justice.
Mr.. Olney attended the meeting to-day.
RAsEBALL-The baseball games of yester
day resulted Rs follows: Chicago 13, Balh-