Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-25

Col. Cab. MadduX, whose fame ex-
tends throughout Virginia and all the
regions around about. will leave here
tonight for Louisville, Kentucky, to
extend the trade of the large tobacco
house of E. II. Chase & Co., of that city.
Messrs. Agnew and Brent of AleXan-
dria were at the Capitol to-day in the
interest of one of the new gas COM
panies now trying to get charters Tor
lighting this city.
1t is rumored at the Capitol to-day
that the elections committees of the
House will go even slower hereafter
than they have been going heretofore,
for the reason that their reports are
not doing the Eastern republicans any
good. A Texan republican contestant
who was turned down by one of the
committees recently went home, it is
said, and led the Mckinley faction
there, and it is feared that others meet
ing his fate here may follow his exam
pie.
There was quite gathering Of prom
inent Virginia republicans at the Capl..
toll to-day, among them the leaders OF
the two factions into which the repu6-
lican party of their State is divided,
Messrs. Lamb and Allen, Mr.. Jake
Yost, a contestant for Representative
Tuck er's seat, and several others. Mr..
Lamb says he is here to make arrange
ments with General Curtis for repeat
ing his lecture, for the benefit OF the
University of Virginia, but others say
his business is to see how the political
land lies. Mr.. Allen was in consulta-
ton with General Walker. He says
he thinks Mr.. Lamb has practically
abandoned his advocacy of Reed and is
here, possibly, to ieappoint him, Allen,
to the craftsmanship ofthe Richmond re-
publican committee. He also says that
while Lamb is lilly white" in Alex
andria, in Richmond and Norfolk his
faction is composed chiefly of negro
crap shooters, and that he wrote an
article for negro paper charging him,
Allen, with opposing ex Confederates,
and then had it published in circular,
credited to the paper referred to, and
also changed the date, so as to publish
it on the 22nd of February, the birth
day of the man who couldn't tell lie.
Mr.. Yost says the feeling of republicans
in his, the 10th district, is decidedly in
favor of Mckinley.
Notwithstanding the adverse report
of the District Commissioners, Congress
man Meredith says the House District
committee will report next Wednesday
in favor of allowing the Washington
and Falls Church railroad to enter city
by ferry at Analostan Island.
b. L. BURNER was appointed post
master at Chrisman, Rockingham coun-
ty, Va, to-day, vice F. R. Rhodes, re-
signed.
General Thomas Lincoln Casey. for
merly Chief of Engineers U. S. A., died
at his home in this city at two o'clock
this evening, after one hours illness,
probably of paralysis of the heart.
Mr.. Frank Hume, of Alexandra
county, was at the Capitol to-day in the
interest of the Memorial Bridge across
the Potomac at Arlington. There are
IS bills ahead of it on the calendar, but
he says he is still induced to believe
that it will be passed at this session.
The marriage of Miss Helen Steele, of
this city, to Mr.. Edward E. Gwynne,
of New York, took place at the resi-
dence of the brides father, Mr.. Frank
liu Steele, at noon to-day. Rev. Mackay
Smith, cousin of the groom, officiated.
The bride was attended by her sister,
Miss Annie Steele, and the groom
by Mr.. Carroll Brown, of Baltimore.
Among the brides ornaments were a
magnificent sunburst of diamonds,
the gift of Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, of
New York, aunt of MIR. Gwynne.
Among those present and who later were
guests at wedding breakfast were Mr.. and
Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt, Miss Gertrude
Vanderbilt, Mr. and Mrs. Gwynne ST., and
Mr.. and Mrs W. E. Shepard. The young
couple left on the afternoon train for the
north will sail Saturday for Havre. They
will reside in Paris