Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.l
WASHINGTON, June 3.

Il bears to the interstate commerce
clause of the constitution. 1t VIII
ma nm ON habeas corpus proceedings
IN hchalf of f. C. Beach, constable
uoder appointment by GOV. Evans
u,ho j. in custody OF the United States
Msshal for contempt of court in the
vi ,lstion of the order of Judge Gotf, af
me federal court, torbidding the officers
ri the State to seize packages of liquor
i nported into the State for the personal
use of the owner. Attorney General
Barber made application fortnight
o 20 for leave to file a petition for
writ of habeas corpus, which would
bring up the whole question, and the
leave asked for was granted to-day.
Caief Justice Fuller announced That
the case would be heard on the first
day of the next term of court in October.
President Cleveland does not expect
now to be able to get away for Gray
Gables before the middle of the month:
Mrs. Cleveland and the children will
start for Massachusetts within day or
two. possibly tomorrow.
The despatch boat Dolphin arrived
here yesterday thoroughly renovated
for her summer duty. 1t was Secre-
tary Herbert's intention to embark on
her to go 20 Annapolis to attend the
commencement exercises of the Naval
Academy but he did not return to
Washington until this morning and il
is possible his plans may be changed
az far as the Dolphin is concerned.
The Dolphin is the administrations
junketing boat.
Secretary Carlisle returned to the city
last night and was at the Treasury De-
partment this morning. He had long
conference with the President at the
White House at noon. He expects to
deliver one more speech in Kentucky,
the date of which has not been decided
upon.
Interesting developments are expect.
ed soon in the case Of John l.. Waller,
of Kansas, the negro ex-U. S. Consul al
Tamatave. Madagascar, now confined
at Marseille5 for completely in revolu-
tionary plots against the French gov
ernment. Additional information is
desired by this government and Am
bassador Eustis will furnish it in a re-
port which will arrive in a short time.
John NJ. Llngston, Walters attorney,
and Paul Bray, Walters step-son, were
at the State Department this morning
and the former had an interview with
Acting Secretary Uhl in the interest OF
his client. Langston has called at
tention to the fact that Walters wife is
living at the Madagascar capital with
four children, dependent entirely on
the Charity OF nrr husbands friends for
support.
The Louisiana Supreme Court to-day
refused rehearing in the case of Coun-
Gilman Numa Dudoussat, convicted OF
accepting bribe and sentenced to five
years Imprisonment in the penitentiary;
also in the case of the Olympic Club, in
which glove fights were declared il.
legal. This finally settles glove fights
in that city and no more can take
place.
The tariff act of 1894, according to tie
decision of the Supreme Court of the
United States, announced to-day, went
into effect August rs, 1894, the date il
was promulgated by the State Depart
ment as law without the Presidents
signature and not on the first of Au-
gust, the date named in the act itself
for taking effect.
]. L. Digger was appointed post
master at Crichton, Brunswick county,
Va, to-day, vice j. G. Digger, resign
ed; S. c. Switzer at Mount Crawford,
Rockingham county. vice J. A. Switzer
resigned, and J. w. Reynolds at Rod
ney, Bedford county, vice II. A. Muir
rell resigned.
Superintendent Callahan of the Nor
folk line of steamers says the new boat
ofthat line will make her shop" trip to-
morrow, and probably be ready to take
her place on the line by the 18th inst.
Mr.. John Clark, who was defeated
for supervisor at the recent election in
Alexandria county, aud had a suit for
damages decided against him in Alex
andria late last Saturday evening, lost
his stable and some horses by fire here
on the night of that day.
A gentleman from Leesburg here to-
day, says there is some talk there
about the resignation of Mr.. Henry
Harrison, the mayor of that town, on
account of words or acts of some of the
newly elected councilmeD.
People from Alexandria county, here
to-day say that all the gambling and
liquor selling places in that county
were closed yesterday, and that the
the State. They also say that nobody
10 the county is better pleased with the
enforcement of law and order, there
Than the race track proprietors, for the
very good reason that lawlessness in
the neighborhood of their tracks tends
naturally 10 keep visitors away from
them and therefore to lessen their re-
ceipts.
The contestees in the Alexandria
county election cases were served with
notices of contest late Saturday even
ing. The cases will come up before the
county court of that county on the
fourth Monday of the current month
1t Can be appealed to the circuit court,
but appeals can go no further.
A gentleman from fredericksburg,
Virginia, here to-day, says that from
what he hears, he supposes the PROPOSE
ton of northern parties to build rail
road from Fredericksburg to the Chesl-
peake Bay, if each of the five counties
IN the Northern Neck through which
it will run will subscribe $4,000 to the
stock thereof, will probably be accept
ed. as thew could float bonds to that
extent very easily at FIVE per cent,
AS there are other matters between