Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-08
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazetts.]
WASHINGTON, April s.

Mr.. Mccall, of Massachusetts, chairman
today decided four contested election
cases. Tine case of Murray against Ell
lott, from the first South Carolina dis
trict, was decided in favor of Murray,
the negro republican contestant. In
the case of johnson vs.. Stokes, from
the seventh South Carolina, it is recon-
nended that Mr.. Stokes dem, retain the
seat. The case of Kearley against Abbott,
from the sixth Texas district, was de-
cded in favor of Mr.. Abbott, the sitting
member. In the case of Radcliffe
against Williams, from the fifth Missis-
sippi district, the contestant failed to
appear and the committee unanimous
Is recommended that Mr.. Williams re-
tain the seat. The committee decided
to call up the report in the Thorp con
tested case from the Petersburg dis
tict, Virginia, the report in which is in
favor of Thorp, the republican contest
ait in the House for action on Monday
next, though Mr.. McKenney, the dem
ocratic contestee, is now, and will be
then, absent by reason of sickness.
When Mr.. John Wise, formerly of
Virginia, but now of New York, was
here recently, he said: Reputable re-
publicanism in New York is now re.
duced to denouncing Platt and being
kicked by the Jews, meaning Mr.
Lauterbach."
One of the sub-doorkeepers at the
Senate, named Lynch, of Parkersburg,
West Virginia, while descending the
stairs after raising the flag at noon to
day, slipped aud fell, striking, and it is
feared breaking, his back against the
sharp edge of a step.
Some of the Virginia congressman
are as much pressed for offices here
now as they were at the commence
ment of the session, though people
by this time ought to know that, ex-
cept to favored few, among whom
Virginia congressman are not included,
the civil service humbug retains repub.
licans in Office and prevents democrats
from obtaining them. Mr.. Turner, for
instance, had fifteen applications for
office yesterday, and failed to be re-
corded on one vote by listening to
those who made them. To day he
made the rounds of the departments,
seeking places, but of course finding
none.
Congressman Otey of Virginia, the
head of the silverites in his State, says
that of course his political information
concerning Virginia comes from those
who agree with him on the silver ques-
ii IN. but that it is reliable, and from
it he is confident that the free silver
men will have the majority in the dem
ocratic convention of Virginia and will
adopt the unit rule, so that the delega-
ton to Chicago will be solid silver
one.
The silverites here seem to be
in the best of spirits to-day.
They say that of ia democratic
county conventions held in Missouri,
100 have declared for free silver,
and that Michigan's delegation to the
Chicago convention will be solid
for the white metal. One of the
most influential Virginians now in pub
lie life, said to-day that while he is ut
terly opposed to the free and unlimited
coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to /,
he is satisfied his State convention will
50 declare, and that as he is a demo-
crat, he will submit to the majority.
Iu the House yesterday evening the
bill appropriating $4,000 for the survey
OF bridge across the Eastern Branch
of the Potomac river in line with
| Massachusetts avenue extended, for
the use of foot, horse and any other
sort of travel except that by steam cars
was favorably reported.
1t is rumored at the Capitol to-day
that the President will soon send to
Congress additional information con-
corning affairs in Cuba, to which will
be appended statement to the effect
that the insurrectionists are not in such
shape as to.warrant recognition as bel
ligerents,
In the House to-day Mr.. Otey intro.
duced bill providing that the national
banks keep their reserve at home, and
to abolish the Treasury redemption
agency.
Secretary Carlisle will go to Chicago
on the invitation of labor representa-
lives and deliver an address on finances
n April 18th.
The Marine Hospital Service to-day
received q telegram from San Francisco
stating that the steamship Gaelic had
arrived there and been placed in quar-
antine under suspicion of having the
Chinese plague on board.
In the House to-day Mr.. Meredith
introduced bill to permit the railroad
that now runs from the south end ofthe
Aqueduct Bridge at Georgetown to Ar
lington, and which is being produced to
Falls Church, to enter this city by a
bridge at the Three Sisters.
The odor of disinfectants pervaded the
White House to-day. All the apartments
where little Esther Cleveland had been were
thoroughly fumigated as well as the clothing,
bed linen, etc. A telephone message to the
President from Woodley this morning said
that Esther was doing we'll and that none of
the other children had shown symptoms of
the disease thus far. Private Secretary
Thurber's children are also doing well. DIR.
| O'Peilly is attending the little patient at
| Woodley. Private Secretary Thurber will
continue to reside with the President at the
White House Mr. Cleveland had an unus-
ually large number of callers this morning,
and at his public reception in the afternoon
| a good sized crowd was present.
| Josiah Wilmer was appointed postmaster at
Cornwall. Rockbridge, Vs., to-day vice John
S. Decker resigned
THE BENNING TRAcK.-For little
more than two hours yesterday after
| noon the Senate District of Columbia