Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-12
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette

T Correspondence of the Alexandra usZe''e'I
WASHINGTON, June II;
Acknowledgement Harmon ana Jnu ,
Taft of Ohio were college chums. lhey
are still fast friends. Il don't know
whether Taft has been following 10 my
footsteps or l in his" sad Attorney,
General Harmon to-day, "but certain
il is that we have been close upon eac1
nthers heels for some time. When L
resioned the district judgeship out in
Ohio. Taft was appointed and subse-
ouently resigned to accept the position
Of Solicitor General. In the meanwhile
I had been appointed Circuit Judge and
Taft succeeded me and now Pm In the
Department of Justice where TAFT,
under Harrison's administration, was
Solicitor-General. Rather curious, isn't
it %
Archibald A. Rudder late of Com
pany C, Sixth Tennessee Volunteers,
applied once too often for an increase
in his pension. On August 6, 1890, he
was pensioned at the rate of SIS per
month. Upon application for increase
he was allowed so per month from
June 30, 1891, but the figures were
mistaken by clerk to read SIG instead
Oslo. Not satisfied with this Rudder
applied for another increase and then
the error was discovered and the pen
sion was reduced to so to date from
July 30, 1891. Meantime his pension
has been withheld until the overplus
paid him by mistake is made good.
Rudder appealed on the ground that it
was a violation of the law of Congress
which declared a pension q vested
right. Judge Reynolds overruled the
appeal and has ordered the pension to
be withheld till the over payments are
reimbursed.
It is anticipated that some move
will be made to further test the South
Carolina registration case in the courts.
At least that is the statement of Mr.. j.
F. ]. Caldwell, leading counsel on the
side of the opponents of the registrs-
ton law. He declares that he has
another case ready for trial, in which
the pleadings cannot be upset on q
technicality as in the case decided yes
terday at Richmond by the Chief JUS
tice Of the United States and his asso-
ciates adversely to the Golf decision.
There is good deal of wild talk among
the political leaders who expected aid
from the negro voters which would
have been admissible under the Golf
decision. There has also been some
talk amongst colored politicians of a
wholesale exodus of colored men to
other States, but no movement of that
kind has yet been inaugurated. Calls
for convention of colored people to
consider the situation to meet in CO.
lumbia July 10th, are being circulated.
The trial of Captain Howgate, &C
cused of misappropriating the funds OF
the Signal Service Bureau, was in prog
ress this morning, but with no new
developments, the testimony being the
same as that given in the previous
hearing.
An intelligent and unprejudiced
American, just here from Cuba, and
thoroughly familiar with the condition
of affairs in that island, in which he has
been resident for the last eight years,
says there is nothing the people there,
who have any material interest in the
welfare of the country, are more OPP.
posed to than the insurrectionists, ex-
cept the filibusters from the United
States.
Alexandria county people, here tc-
day, say that as there seems to be some
legal difficulty about transmitting cleo
tricity, to be generated at the Great
Falls of the Potomac, to Washington,
along the north bank of the river, those
owning the rights would do well to
transmit it by the south bank, that is,
through their county, a much shorter
route.
The plan for the railroad bridge
across the Hudson river, which has
been approved by the War Department,
provides that the point at which the
bridge shall cross the river will be as
far up in the city as Central Park.
Mr.. Frank Hume wants to change
his home from Alexandria county
to this city, and will do so rs soon as he
can dispose of his handsome residence
near Alexandria.
In an address on the duties of law
yers, delivered at the closing exercises
of the Columbian University here last
night, Senator Morgan managed to get
in good word for all his pet ideas,
free silver, the Nicaragua canal and the
Monroe doctrine. Solicitor General
Conrad awarded the prizes with some
appropriate remarks.
People from Kentucky and Arkansas
here to-day say there is great doubt
about the reelection ofSenators Black
burn and Vest from those States. They
attribute that doubt to the fight the adj
ministration is making against those
Senators.
The President to-day appointed Frank
E. Gibson Inspector of Rifle Practice of
the Third battalion of Infantry. Dis
trict OF Columbia National Guard, with
the rank of First Lieutenant, and B. ].
Pool, Surgeon of the Fourth battalion
of Infantry, District National Guard,
with tbs rank of First Lieutenant.