Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-16
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandra Gazette.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16
Senator Voorhees, friends here say
the report Of the failure Of both his
physical and mental powers is, unhap-
PLY, too true, and that there is no
hope that he will ever regain either.
Judge Paul OF the L. 5. Court for the
western district of Virginia was here
to-day. He was appointed by the ill.,
fuence of General Malone, and is the
only man who has ever really proftted
by that influence. He is now repub.
lican and expects to be here at Mr..
McKinley's inauguration.
Among the visitors here to-day is
Mr.. Leonidas Triplett, Of Shenandoah
county, Virginia. He says Mr. Hay,
the democratic candidate for Congress
in bis district, received forty-two hun.
bred majority, and sixty seven in his
own town-Mt. Jackson.
The Lakewood democratic club Of
this city, with five thousand members.
have resolved to keep up its organiza-
ton four years longer, now that Grover
will soon be out OF the way. ExState
Senator J. D. Penny hacker, of Virginia,
ig mem ber of its committee on resolu
tons.
Among the relics which Mr.. Frank
Hume of thia city has sent to the Con-
federate Museum in Richmond is the
hat band of General Fitzpatrick Of the
federal army, who gave it to his aunt
at Stevensburg, Virginia, with his thanks
Tor having attended TO some of his
soldiers who had been wounded near
her houae.
1t is said by well-informed members
Of the Catholic Church here that one Of
the chief causes of complaint against
Archbishop Ireland is the use he made
Of his position TO impress Cardinal Sa-
TOLL, on his frat arrival in this country,
with ideas respecting the opinions and
feelings Of the members Of his church
here on certain school and political
questions, which the Cardinal subse,
quent!y found out 10 be incorrect.
The failure OF Kennedy & Sons, one
Of the oldest grocery firms Of this city,
is said to be the result Of the deprecia
ton in the value Of real estate, which
| will not sell now for the amount OF the
mortgage upon it. Another long e.
tablished Wholesale grocer here, talking
about the failure this morning, said the
newspaper reports about better times
had no foundation, that he could see
nothing ahead that indicated the ap-
proach of such times, and that he ex-
pected more, instead Of fewer such
failures.
The following changes in the fourth
class postofiices Of Virginia were made
to day: At Church Road, Dnwiddie
county. NJ. ]. Wilson appointed post
master, vice S. H. Hobbs, resigned,
Laurel Hill, Augusta county, w. H.
Howerton, vice J. f. Smith, resigned;
Shelton, Nelson county, F. Airtrop,
vice M. II. hodges, resigned.
1t is believed here now that the
status quo will be observed with both
Cuba and Hawaii until the close OF Mr..
Cleveland's administration, but that if
the instruction in the former be not
suppressed by that time, this country
will interfere, and that the subject of
the annexation of Hawaii will then also
be revived.
Consul General Lee was at the State
Department this morning and called on
Secretary Olney, with whom he spent
only few minutes. This visit was fol-
lowed by call on Assistant Secretary
Rockhill. Gen. Lee said there was
nothing significant in his visit to Wash
ington and to the department at this
time. He was merely in the city with
his wife for few days and expected to
get away tomorrow. He desires to 20
to West Point and see his son who is
cadet there, afterwards returning to
Virginia for week before he returns
to his post in Havana. When asked if
he would see the President, he replied
that he thought not this time. General
and Mrs. Lee dined at Secretary o.
ney's residence yesterday.
The famous and important appeal of
John Brown from the judgment of the
District court for the western district of
Arkansas was decided to-day by the U.
s. Supreme Court and Brown will be
given fourth trial on the charge of
numbering Josiah Poorboy and Thomas
Whitehead, q. S. officers in the Chero-
kee Nation, on December S, 1891. 1t
was pQ6 CQlTu liIuo ludG LILO y. .. gu
preme Court had reversed Judge Park
or for error in his charge to the jury on
the trial of the case, the court being of
opinion that Judge Parker's express
sions regarding the testimony and repu-
sation of certain witnesses were vitality
prejudicial to the defendant and justified
a new trial, which was ordered.
The court to-day, after rendering deci-
sions in number of cases, adjourned
for the Thanksgiving recess. Its next
session will be on Monday, the 30th
instant.
E1-Congressmap Forman, after confor-
ence with Secretary Carlisle this morning,
went to the White House He there notified
the President that he would aocopt the plsoa
of commissioner of internal revc.. =, ..na IL Is
likely that tho Official suggestion on the mart
OF the Secretary of tho Treasury will reach
the White House this afternoon Hs has
agreed upon November 18th as tho dato when
he will assume the duties of his Office. This
will also give Commissioner Miller ample time
i'll which to complete his annual report. The
President to-day appointed w. S. Forman, of