Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. February IA.

John, alias PATSY" Harris, was
hanged in the Jail at 11:SO this morning
for the murder of Matthew Spruell last
July. Both men were colored. Spruell
was a barber and Harris, while intoxi,
Gated, went to his shop and picked
quarrel. Spruell fed from his tor
mentor, but was pursued and fatally
shot. Harris plead previous threats by
Spruell and intoxication in extenuation,
but was speedily convicted and SEN
t. need to be hanged January 81. An
appeal was taken and respite of two
weeks was granted. The hig her court
affirmed the sentence, declaring the
crime to have been wilful and delib.
crate, and emphatically asserted that
intoxication was no excuse. President
Cleveland refused to commute the sem
tence.
Mr.. Frank Hume of Alexandra
county, after receiving the Quarter
master Generals reply to his request
for flags for the Young Mems Sodality
Lyceum of Alexandria yesterday, to
the effect that the flags he had were
useless, went to the War Department
and by the consent of Secretary La
mont got two wagon loads of very good
flags, which he sent to Alexandria. The
Junior Order of American Mechanics OF
Alexandria has also made request for
the loan of flags for the 22d. Congress
man Meredith and Messrs. Hume and
Norris have accepted invitations to at
tend the celebration of the Lyceum.
The Venezuelan commission met
again to-day for the fifth time since its
creation. Its members expressed great
delight at the fact that the British gov.
erpment had expressed its intention of
giving Ambassador Bayard copy of
the information on the Venezuelan
boundary line that it is preparing for
the use of Parliament.
The Washington and Mt. Vernon
Electric Railway Company is about
completing the work which allows that
road to pass under the Washington &
Ohio & Western steam railroad track.
The electric people are waiting the re-
suit of the fight now on in regard to the
Maupin bill, as in the event that bill is
defeated, it is proposed to cross Mt.
Vernon avenue to the west, abort Mr..
Hume's gates, thence on to Northwest
Alexandria. If the Maupin bill is de-
feated, the road will curve to the south
east to club house, via grand stand, and
connect with road now built.
The contested election case of Yost
VS.. Tucker, from the 9th Virginia dis
trict, was taken up by the House cleo
Gons committee No. 3 this morning.
Colonel Budy, counsel for contestant,
opened the case and was followed by
Mr.. Tucker, who is his own counsel,
but before the latter concluded, the
committee adjourned until tomorrow,
when Mr.. Yost will close sthe argu
ment.
A member of the House commerce
committee told the GAzErrE's CORE
spondent to-day that the only show the
Memorial bridge at Arlington had at
this session of Congress would be the
passage by the House ofthe Senate bill.
Mr.. Tyler introduced bills in the
House to-day to allow G.. P. Austen to
erect dining saloon on the govern
ment reservation at Fortress Monroe.
Mr.. Tyler has tried to have Newports
News included among the towns that
will be supplied with free delivery on the
LIST of April, but fears he cannot sue
coed, in consequence of lack of money.
The House commerce committee is
in favor of the Nicaragua canal. The
report of the government commission
that was sent to examine the route is
adverse, but the committee has not yet
ordered the printing of that report.
Ex-senator Miller, president of the
canal construction company, and Mr..
Hiram Hitchcock, president of the
canal company, are here to shove the
bill through, and it is reported have
organized a lobby to assist them. Mr..
Pace of Richmond is largely interested
in this canal, and his loss by it is re-
ported here to have been considerable.
W. A. Hoffman was appointed post
master at Waterlick, Warren county,
Va, to day, vice G. 81. Wakeman, re-
signed.
A Virginia republican here to-day
says a lively fight will take place
among the republicans in all ofthe dis
tricts of his State for places as dele
gates to the national republican con-
vention. In the Fredericksburg district
he says the contest so far is between
Med Donald, Curlett, Coles and a ne
gro named Walker from Gloucester;
in the Norfolk district, between Martin,
Bowden, Libbey, Clay, Harper, and
some negroes; and in the Alexandria
district, between Agnew, Brown, Vale,
McCaull, who will also be candidate
for the Congressional nomination, and
Robinson, negro. For delegates at
large, he says, there are many candi-
dates, among them Lamb, Walker and
Allen.
The President rebuked the Senate
to day for its constant demands for
copies of State papers, and mentioned
the fact that to comply with one Of
those many demands would require the
of LIZ foolscap pages, 1853
pages of printed matter, forty. four
maps and four British Blue Books, two
of which at least cannot be obtained.
General Walker, the republican Con
gresham from Virginia, has returned
from Boston where he went by invita-.
ton to make a speech, and was in his
seat in the House to day. The Boston
who accompanied him
say his speech was one OF the best de-
livered, and was highly applauded.
The General and Colonel Dunn, of the
Cavalry, his own county