Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-11
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.l

home. Mr.. Otey this morning lntrouuc-
ed GeneralsScott Shipp to the commit
tee on public lands in advocacy OF the
hill for the relief Of the Virginia Mill
tarv Institute. General Ship was &C
corded most courteous hearing. Inc
committee was very full, there being
hardly a vacant seat. He began by ex
planning to the committee the origin OF
the V. NJ. I. and the work it had done:
That the demand for such technical
education had grown 80 that even De-
fore the war cadets were admitted from
other States than Virginia. That al
most every State in the union had been
represented there, and now, from Call
fornia to New York and down to Texas
representatives are at this school. In
1864 General Hunter destroyed the
barracks and all the buildings,
valuable library of 10000 volumes,
all of the apparatus IN the me,
canical, chemical and philosophical
departments, including many valua-
bic specimens in mineralogy and
left the whole institution wreck. Al
ter the war the State being impoverish-
ed could do but little to restore this
West Point of the South and hence
law was passed authorizing the issue OF
bonds. This was done, and by great
economy it has again taken its place IN
the foremost institutions OF learning IN
the country. But it is still in great
straiphts and the government is called
on to do simply what it has done with
other institutions, and allott some pub
lie lands to repair the great loss. Ii
was done in the case of the University
of Alabama, case almost identical
with this institute. General Shipp
was very much encouraged: Some
of the members of the Virginia
delegations were present and the many
question propounded to Gen. Ship by
members of the committee attested
their great interest in the matter. Gen.
Shipp did not ask that the bill be re-
ported now. He desired only to draw
the attention of the committee to it
that they might not pass it by as a bill
which was presented simply as mat
ter of form. Mr.. Tucker is very much
interested in the bill and is doing all
he can for its passage. Mr.. Otey, be-
ing a member of committee appoint
ed bv the board of visitors of the V. NJ.
|. when he was member, was contln-
ned as a member of that committee
and has been as active in its support.
The marriage of Miss Josepha New
comb, daughter of Professor Simon
Newcomb, of Washington, to Hon. Ed
ward B. Whitney, assistant attorney
general of the United States, took place
to day at the Church of the Covenant,
Rev. DR.. Hamlin officiating. The
church was beautifully decorated for
the occasion with palms and flowers.
The bride was attended by Miss Emily
Whitney as maid of honor and four
bridesmaids. DR.. Thatcher, of New
York. was best man. A reception at
the home of the brides parents follow
ed the ceremony, to which relatives
and intimate friends were invited. The
mother of the groom, and Mrs. Francis
| A. Wilson, of Boston, sister of the
bride, were present. Messrs. Fleming,
Gallaudet, Bowles and Brewster, OF
New York, were ushers.
Mr.. Alva Martin, prominent white
republican OF Portsmouth, Virginia, was
at the Capitol to-day and called on
Congressman Walker. Mr.. Yost, the
republican contestant for Mr.. fuckers
seat, was here yesterday and called on
General Walker in reference to his case.
General Walker says he will try to
h I'VE the report in the Thorp- McKen-
new case, which is in favor of the con
testant, called up in the committee on
Monday next, and that when it shall
be presented to the House he will speak
in favor of its adoption and against the
way elections are conducted in Virginia.
Mr.. Martin says Colonel Lamb will be
en- lorsed by the State convention OF his
party, and that the claims of the Allen
Waddill men have not substantial
foundation.
The Washington and Falls Church
Railroad Company having agreed to
have their depot at their intersection
of 9th and B streets, instead of 9Th and
and B, the Metropolitan Railroad has
withdrawn its opposition to the bill for
granting a charter to the former.
On the application of Postmaster Car
lin of Alexandria the outside of the
government building in that city will
be painted. Mr.. Carlin has also been
promised hearing by the House COM
mittee on public buildings next Friday
in favor of bill appropriating 900
for extending that public building on
the west.
The congressional vegetable and
flower seed is now being distributed,
but not from here as formerly, but d.
rectly from the successful bidders for
the seed in Philadelphia: The Con-
gressmen send lists of those to whom
Iney want seed sent. to the Secretary
of Agriculture, who forwards them to
the Landredth seed house in Philadel-
phia, from which the packages are
sent to their destination.
Hardly had the bill passed providing
for Waterman for monument at
! Wakefield before there were numerous
applicants for the position, not only
from Westmoreland county, but from
other places.
The suit of Mccartney vs. Fletcher,
involving an estate valued at about
two hundred and fifty thousand dollars,
among which is the residence of the
late Commodore"Ap Catsby Jones, in
Fairfax county, Virginia, was decided
here Yesterday in Judge Hagner's court
In favor of the defendant. Messrs.
Edmund Burke and w. L. Cole were
counsel for the defendant.
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