Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-13

vines. He said that though the govern
ment only paid $4,000 for the whole
estate, ex- SenatorlHenderson had otfer-
ed the Secretary of War S1,0OO,OOO foI-
five hundred acres of it, if he Woulu
build bridge across the Potomac lne nc
but that the offer was declined LOT Ine
assigned reason that the gov,ternhien11
intended to make the finest drill GROUND
in the world there, and, he aoded.
I,roa number of men are employed III
;morovinc the grounds at the cemetery
and at Fort Myer now.
Virginia republican here to-day
saws that Mr.. Edgar Allan, who has
been in bad health for some time, has
considerably improved, and Is now
,hle to advise General Malone, not
ouly on his law, but his political mat
tcrs also. He says he hears occasional
IL of proposed efforts to reorganize the
republican party in his State, but that
rolhing of that kind can be done as
,ng as General Malone retains the
Craftsmanship of the State committee.
He also saws that J. NJ. Langstou, the
negro ex-congressman from the Peters
burg district, has already announced
himself as a candidate for re election,
aud also for delegate to the next ma
tional republican convention.
The President to-day appointed
Samuel R. Rogers, of North Caroline,
collector of internal revenue for the
fifth district, North Carolina, Rogers
was deputy collector for this district
and is now acting collector in place of
Mr.. Carter, deceased. Ex-Soicitor-
General John B.. Goode, of Bedford
City, Virginia, and A. o. Campbell, OF
Hamilton, Ohio, were appointed com
missioners TO examine indemnity land
grants. in the district of the Northern
Pacific Railroad in regard to their
mineral or nom mineral character.
According to weather report issued
this evening storm which developed
suddenly during the last twenty. four
hours and is now central IN the ONO
Valley will probably cause still iurth-
er fall in the temperature as 1t moves
eastward, producing freezing weather
in the lower lake region and In New
York and New England.
Justice Jackson, of the United States
Supreme Court, was this morning in
conference with President Cleveland at
the White House. The President
came in from Woodley this morning,
and the meeting with Justice jackson
was evidently by appointment. Con-
siderable interest was, of course, at
tached to the occurrence.
Mr.. Frank HI. Thomas, chief clerk OF
the Postoflice Department, has tender
ed his resignation to Postmaster Gen
eral Wilson, to take effect upon the ap-
continent of his successor.
Upon the retirement of Medical Dl-
rector Richard Dean on the 9th inst.
there will be twelve vacancies in the
medical corps of the navy. DIR. Dean
is the second ranking officer of the
corps, and his departure will cause pro
motions all along the line.
A committee of the board of trade of
this city attended the st. Asp
races to-day to witness the sport there
and report thereon to the meeting Of
the board called for tomorrow night
to suppress the Alexander's Island
track. A large number of other peo'
pie, women as we'll as men, went from
here to St. Asaph to-day, where racing
was in progress and foreign book was
kept as an outlaw track. 1t is said
here that Mr.. ]. M. Hill holds ma
jority of the stock in the reorganized
company, and that the arrangement
with the Alexander's Island people
about running on alternate days will
be kept, lest the Governor, the Attor-
ney General and Judge Wexford Of
Richmond, under whose authority rae
ing is permitted on both tracks, shall
give the sixty days notice and close
up both of them.
Among those in attendance upon the
Southern Baptist Convention, now in
session here, is Mr.. Wharton, who was
a member of the commission firm OF
Ashhy, Wharton & Co.. that did bust
uess in the flush times of Alexandria,
soon after the opening of the railroads
leading to that city.
In respect of the coming election in
Alexandria county, it is said by people
from that county here to-day, that the
eutire ticket nominated by the recent
negro republican convention there,
with the exception of Mr.. Costello for
sheriff, who was only put up to be
knocked down, will be elected, and that
the present sheriff will be reelected.
All the negroes haze registered, and,
under command of their few white
leaders and some negro preachers, one
named Hall from Washington, will poll
their full vote. Mr.. Johnson. the pres
ent Commemorative Attorney, says
the republicans have majority there
and will sweep the county.
1t is currently reported to-day that,
contrary to all previous expectations on
tho subject, Justice Jackson has agre; d
with four of the other justices Of the ..
S. Supreme Court, in favor of the
validity of the income tax law, except
as to its chief points, rents and MUM
cpal bonds, which are declared ex-
empt, as by the decision of the court
rendered on the Sth ult.
General j. d. Brady, formerly the re-
publican congressman from the Peters.
burg district, and another of the ex-
friends of General Malone, now prac.
ticing law here, is the commander of
the 81 corps, Hancocks, of Union vet
Grams.
As little or no money can now be col
lected under the income tax law, and
as there will be large deficit, talk is
revived of calling upon the States for
the reurn of the amount apportioned to
hem under the act for the distribution
of the public fund in 1886. If this talk
materialize, Virginia will be called on
for 81, 19S, 527.
CONGRESSMAN Talhert of MARYLAND