Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-06

procession of the court, led by the mar
shall and headed by the Chief Justice,
appeared in the court room, and the
audience rose to their feet, remaining
standing until the members ofthe court
were seated. Mr.. Peckbam took seat
lust below the bench, alongside the
clerk, Mr.. J. II. Mckinney. Order be-
ing restored, Chief Justice Fuller said
at gives me pleasure to announce TO
the gentlemen of the bar that Mr.. RUFUS
w. Peckham, citizen of the State of
New York, has been appointed to a seat
on this bench. Mr.. Peckham is
present and prepared to take the
oath, after his commission, which will
be entered on the records of the court,
has been read by the clerk" Mr.. Nc
Kenney read the commission and then,
with copy of the oath in his hand, the
new Justice read it in firm, fine tone.
During this the court and audience
were standing, and remained so until
Justice Peckham had taken his seat at
the extreme left OF the bench, next to
Justice Shiras, until now occupied by
Mr.. Justice White. AS he stepped on
the platform Justice Shiras welcomed
him with hand shake and all the other
members with formal bow. Return
ing this MIR. Justice Peckham dropped
into the luxurious arm chair provided
and the ceremony was over.
The finance committee of the Senate
met this afternoon and resumed the
consideration of the bond and tariff
bills. An effort is to be made to agree
upon both measures so they can be re-
ported to the Senate tomorrow. The
bill also provides for the retirement OF
all national bank notes of denomlna-
tons of less than ten dollars and the
substitution therefor of silver certifi-
cates-the bank notes to be replaced by
notes of denominations above ten dol
lars.
Congressman Turner, of Virginia,
was at the Internal Revenue Bureau
this morning, and had the prosecution
of distiller of Warren county, in his
district, named Masemer, sus-
pended, pending compromise eff.
forts now in progress. Nine barrels Of
apple brandy were seized, and an offer
Of 800 was made to compromise. That
offer was not accepted, and the $500
more was offered. Pending action
upon the latter offer, the case. which
was to have been tried to-day at Berry
vile, has been suspended. 1t is said the
revenue agents are very active now In
Virginia.
There is no longer any denial thai
the big armored cruiser New York and
probably two other vessels in Admiral
Bunce's squadron, if not the entire
fleet now lying in readiness at Hamp
ton Roads. have been ordered to be in
readiness for voyage across the ocean
TO Gibraltar in case the Turkish gov.
eminent does not promptly acquiesce
in Minister Terrell's peremptory de
mands from the Porte for immediate
and full PREPARATION for destruction o.
American property and injuries to
Americans by Turkish subjects.
Committee on elections No. 3, Mr.
Mccall, of Massachusetts, chairman
will probably dispose of two contested
cases on Wednesday next. These are
Davis against Culberson, from the
Fourth Texas district. and Newman
against Spencer, from the Seventh Mis-
sissippi district. No testimony what
ever has been taken in these cases and
resolutions will undoubtedly be re.
ported declaring Messrs. Culberson and
Spencer (democrats), the sitting mem
bers, entitled to their seats.
The news of the fall in stocks and
bonds in New York this morning was
not unexpected here, and naturally, as
the terms of the bond call, so far from
stopping the drain of gold from the
Treasury, tends to increase it. Nc
body except Senator Hawley, as far as
heard of, supposes the loan will be q
popular one in any respect, and that
some syndicate will get it is generally
conceded. Mr.. Morgan, who made
millions out of the previous call, ar
rived here from New York last night
an hour or two before the call was is.
sued.
The race horse people here seem to
think that racing on the tracks in Alex
andria county has been stopped per.
manently, as the profits of the short
time proposed by the bills now before
the legislature for allowing racing in
Virginia would not support any first
class race track. The proprietors ofthe
Alexander's Island track have lost
about thirty thousand dollars since it
has been in operation, but those of the
St. Asaph track, it is reported, have
made great deal of money. Some Of
the horse owners at both of the
tracks have sent their horses away and
others will send theirs, but many will
let their horses remain where they are,
as they can be kept there as cheaply as
any where else. The many laborers at
the tracks and the stablemen and the
feed sellers are by no means in love
with Governor O'Ferrall, and the rail-
road people say he has reduced their
profits greatly, and that SO far as they
know be has only stopped money from
coming to Virginia that will now go
elsewhere.
The o. S. Supreme Court to-day de-
cided that the State of New York
should receive the principal and inter.
est of the money she spent in equipping
troops during the war.
The Mt. Vernon railroad company
has been interferred with by the Dis,
trict Commissioners, and very needless
". The company's charter allows it
the use OF an overhead trolley for four
hundred feet from ferry slip, at which
point its wires must 90 underground.
As the company has no need of a ferry