Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-07
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i csilezEam TO the MAJ. Depart
mat fron Admiral aeaGe ANNOUNCES
tEe: Assistau. Engineer Burke Oh tne
CINCINNATI had lost bi= left hand II inae
y..=.eI's machinery during the run from
Eoi folk TO 81. Thomas. This young
officer was transferred 10 the engineer
CT D. from the line two years ago a.
his Own application, as be wished 20
fnarry and wanted the increased pay.
He viii be sent home Is soon as ne Is
well enough and will De placed % the
retired list.
r rnester. Treasurer of the Western
Union Telegraph Company. was con
cl1dsd this morning At the Ho~gate
tr:zl He identified certain checks,
but Dothing else OF any importance was
elected.
4 favorable report was ordered ty
ths Senate committee on military al
fairs this morning On the nomination
Of Maj. Gen. Schofeld TO be lieutenant
general Of the army.
The House Pacific railroads commit
Tee 10 day instructed Chairman Reilly
to confer with the Attorney General
and the Secretary Of the Treasury 10
ascertain if further legislation was NC
easary to protect the United States IN
der the present laws and condition OF
affairs Of the Pacific railroads.
Decisive action will be taken by five
O'Clock this afternoon on the admins
tration banking bill and the substitutes
which have been offered for il. While
it is obvious that the bill has within
the past "a hours gained some strength
among the republicans, it il still gen
erally believed that it will fail Of suffci-
ent votes TO Insure its passage through
the House. The republican members OF
the Pennsylvania delegation say TO day
that il will receive their practically
unanimous support. General Joe
Wheeler's amendment removing the
tazs from State banks was defeated by
only twelve votes.
Tie following changes in the fourth
class postofiicea of Virginia were made
to-day: Crowspring, Chesterfield coun-
ty, Laura E. Todd appointed postmas-
Ter, vice w. ". Pool, resigned; Fancy
Gap, Carroll county, r. ]. &. Lyon,
vice w. S. Lyon, resigned; GIenwood,
Rockbridge county, W. 3. Poindexter,
vice J. Z. Austin. removed; London
bridge, Princess Anne county, w. l..
Lane. vice j. w. Sheperd, resigned:
Nola, Franklin county, Abraham Nc
Gufiin. vice ". V. McGufin, resigned;
Progress, Franklin county. :. 2. Young,
vice r. Z. Ramsey. resigned.
Dir. w. Walton Harper, formerly Of
Alexandria, but for many years en-
2aged 10 the Wholesale dry goods trade
Of New York, has retired from bust
ness and settled in Orange county, va.
He and party Of friends will start on
pleasure trip to the West ladies next
week.
People from the sheep raising section
Of Virginia here to-day say the farmers
there will sustain no little loss this
winter from the freezing oftbeir lambs.
1t is expected that the issue Of the
proposed one hundred million Of gold
bonds TO English and Wall street bank
ers will not be DELAYED later than to-
morrow or next day. Congressman
Meredith and most Of the other Fir-
GINA members of the House will vote
against the bill.
General Malone is still here, await
ing the fate of the bill to purchasd lot
in which be is Interested for the site OF
new government printing Office. He
is iDdisDosed with neuralgia.
Congressman Turner, Of Virginia,
who has returned from short visit to
Front Royal, says his brother, who has
been at the point Of death, is improving.
Senator Daniel, of Virginia, left here
yesterday evening for Richmond.
The Senate has passed bill requiring
every lot owner in this city and George
town tc remove the snow from the side
walks thereof within four hours after
daylight, on pain Of fine.
The Senate committee on claims has
reported fayorably The bill to pay the
sugar makers their claim for bounty.
An effort will be made in the Senate
to amend an appropriation bill by 3
provision for the construction Of a
bridge across the Potomac at Arlington.
If a vote can be obtained on the bill
to allow railroads to pool their rates, its
friends are confident it will pass, as they
say that fifty Senators are in favor oft