Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria GsEett0.l
WASHINGTON. Nov. IA.


Early this morning Lieut.. Dressed,
who committed suicide at Baltimore,
telegraphed his wife to meet him at the
1880 train in Washington. She went
there and when he did not arrive went
to the Navy Department thinking she
had missed him and she would find him
there. While she was talking with
Professor Alger of the Ordnance Bu-
reau. and Lieut.. Bernadou telegram
was received announcing his suicide.
Lieut.. Bernadou induced her to accom-
pany him to see his wife, and while at
| his home he broke the news to Mrs.
Dressed, who is completely Frustrated.
n sval officers say Dressed was a fine
| fellow, was happily married, and was
the last man in the world they expected
would commit suicide.
A rich, we'll known and well.liked
sporting" man of New York now here
attending the races, says the twenty
thousand majority by which Colonel
Roosevelt was elected Governor of New
York last Tuesday was obtained by
means OF the money sent to that State
and given lo,and distributed by, certain
labor leaders there.
Tomorrow Messrs. Duke, kemper
and Sener of Virginia, accompanied by
Senator Martin and possibly Senator
Daniel, will wait upon the President
and invite him to make the address at
the commemoration of the anniversary
OF the death of General Washington
next year.
Capt. H. B. Littlepage of Virginia,
who was Gu the Confederate ram Viz.
GINA in Der fight with the Monitor 10
Hampton Roads during the war be-
tween the States, will deliver lecture
on that fight at the Confederate Vete-
rams hall here next Thursday night, to
which all the ex .Copfsderstes of Alex
andria are invited.
La the case of Bryant vs.. Monogue in
the District Court, Judge Cox to-day
decided in favor of the plaintiff, Capt
Herbert Bryant of Alexandria. The
case involved the ownership of val
uaole piece OF property in this city,
Tue Captsin's counsel were Col. F. l.,
South OF Alexandria and Mr.. Morgan
B-sch of thisIcity.
DR.. Huidecoper was examined before
he army investigating commission to-
day. His testimony was to the effect
that he is not horse, but 8 man, doc
tor, and that the conduct of the war, Sc
far as related to the preservation of the
| health of the well, and the care of the
sick, soldiers wss anything else than
admirable.
Mr.. Frost, the bookkeeper at the
Riggs House for many years, who was
perfectly we'll and apparently in as
good spirits as usual when last seen
there yesterday evening, without any
known reason walked to the Aqueducl
Bridge here this morning, and taking
of and folding up his overcoas and
putting it in q secure place on the
bridge, jumped from the parapet. He
struck stone pier in his descent
crushing his skull and was probably
dead when he reached the water. He
was about fitY-ive years of age snc
came from New York.
Arrangements have been made fol
| the free entertainment of all who may
attend the celebration of the compile
t., u and occupation of the new cour
b use of Alexandria county, near For
Myer, opposite this city, on Wednes
day, the lon. About three thousand
are expected, among whom will be the
Governor of Virginia and his wife, who
it is said, will stay at n hotel in thi:
city.
The q. S. Supreme Court to-day de-
MED the petition for writ of hsbea:
corpus for Anderson, the murderer o.
the mate of the Olive Pecker. The
court held that none Of the rights @
the accused, under the Constitution
had been denied him, and that the
judgment of the lower court of the
Eastern district of Virginia must stand
The Chief Justice ordered the mar
date for Anderson's execution to issue
al once.
Congressman Jones, OF the Freder.
icksburg, Va, district, who was re.
elected last Tuesday, is here to-day or
law business. He says that while his
majority was large, the vote polled wa:
small, as, the fact being conceded that
ne would be elected, many of the
voters did not think it worth their
while to take the trouble to 60 to the
polls. He says be and all the other Vir.
iniaos he has seen since the election
are delighted that their State again has
a solid democratic delegation in Con-
gress.
Several members of Congress have
| already arrived here. Some of them
seem to think the President will call an
extra session OF that body to consider
tae currency question, and that posi-
bly, the bill to retire the greenbacks and
! treasury notes and substitute for them
rational bank notes, may be passed, as
the democrats are disguised and will
let the republicans do what they please,
IS they Will have undisputed power in
all the branches of the government and
will, of course, be held responsible.
Postmaster General Smith intimated
to-day that he would probably not
abolish the postoffice at Mccormick, S.
c. because the assistant postmaster
was driven away during the recent
roubles in South Carolina on account
of his incendiary behavior. The post.
master, who is better behaved, was not
interterred with.
T. &. Tobert, J. NJ. Tolbert, J. NJ. Cullins
aud Z. L. Henderson of South Carolina, saw
the President to-day and attempted to vindi-
! cate themselves
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