Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-08

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Asheville and Hot Springs, n. c. 1t is
so great that even the excellent re-
sources of the Southern Railway are
taxed to their full extent, and consider
ing the mild winter hitherto prevailing
the pilgrimage to the "Land of the
Sky" seems extraordinary.
An error has been discovered in the
printing of the back of some OF the
new bonds, which will necessitate their
destruction and reprinting. 1t effects
only a few hundred thousand bonds.
The error consists in having part OF
the back of the new bonds different 10
design from the back of the bonds
issued on February l, 1895. The bonds
issued then vera 5 per cent. 80 year
bonds and those issued now are Of the
same issue being dated February /,
1895. and must therefore be identical III
all respects. To correct the error will
cost but little, and Chief Johnson, OF
the Bureau of Engraving and Printing,
says it will not cause any delay in the
delivery of the bonds. The Morgan
syndicate secured thirty-three millions
of the new gold bond issue.
Prepsrations are being made at the
War Department for according all mill
tary honors at the funeral of Major
General John Gibbon, Q. S. A, retired,
who died in Baltimore Thursday. The
remains of General Gibbon will reach
Washington from Baltimore Monday
afternoon and will be met at the Balti-
more and Ohio station by the Fourth
Artillery equipped as infantry, one bat
tery of artillery, and two troops of cav
alry from Fort Myer, Va. The inter-
ment will be at Arlington.
Major Pennybacker, Of Virginia, ap-
peared before the House appropria-
lions committee to-day in advocacy of a
proposition recommended by some of
the women's charity associations of this
city, that the pay of the char women in
the governments employ be raised
from $50 to $25 month.
At the republican and populist eau
Gus of the Senate yesterday evening
the latter got away with the former and
nominated their candidates, to the
great disgust of some of the former.
DR.. Mills, of Green county, Virginia,
is candidate for minor positio' un-
der the new officers of the Senate.
Notwithstanding the Presidents re-
endorsement of the Nicaraguan canal
scheme, the prevailing impression at
the Capitol on the subject is that the
country can not in the present strait
led condition of its treasury afford to
bear the enormous expense ofconstruct-
ing that canal.
After full hearing, the House cleo
tons committee No. l yesterday even
ing, by a unanimous vote, refused the
petition of Mr.. Mcdonald to be allowed
to make contest for the seat to which
Mr.. Jones was elected. Three repub-
lican members of the committee were
not present, but they had expressed
themselves as opposed to granting the
petition, as there was no conceivable
ground for doing so. The contestants
counsel was a Mr.. Sutton from New
Mexico, subsequently reinforced by
the firm of Dudley and Mitchner Of
this city, one of whose members &C
quired fame by his "blocks of fve''
letter. The case, however was so ut
terly devoid even of plausibility that
the reinforcements withdrew in woe,
and when their time to argue came
responded no.
The President, now as ever, will
not allow his wife to take any part
whatever in Southern matters. even OF
a social character. 1t will be recollect-
ed that soon after his marriage he re-
fused to let her 60 to Richmond when
be heard she would meet there the
daughter of President Davis. Last
Monday he made her decline an invita-.
ton to attend the Southern charity
ball here, but the next night she was
present at the city's charity ball, and it
has be announced in the newspapers
that she will attend negro charity en-
tertainment next week.
OF the six delegates to be sent by the
democrats of this district to the nation
al democratic convention, it is said by
well-informed local democratic poll.
ticians, that three of them will be John
BOYLE, VIM. Holmead and E. L. Jordan,
and that Lawrence Gardner and Will
liam Dixon will be two of the others,
if they care to go. James F. Brown
may be the other. ]. l.. Norris and b.
c. Davis say they will not 60. J. W.
Burke, late warden of the jail, is the
A. P. A. candidate.
A telegram was received at the House
to-day from Richmond stating that
Representative Elicit, of Virginia, who
is i'll in that city, is not expected to
live through the day.
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