Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-17
FROM WASHINGTON


FROM WASHINGTON
Especial Correspondence Of tho Alexandria Gazette !
WASHINGTON, y. c.. Nov. II, 1852.
II is stated here by those who profess to
know that Mr.. Gorliam will be candidate
for secretary Of the Senate Of tho next Con
gross, aud that lie confidently expects TO be
elected. With Il Senate composed of sc
democrats. 81 republicans and 2 rcadjus-
tiers, he stands pretty good chance of cleo
ton. The rcadjusicrs will demand that
the republican caucus nominate him, and as
they can enforce their demand by threaten
ing to leave the republicans without ma
jority, it will probably be complied with.
The only obstacle now in sight is the posi-
bilty that Senator Hill, of Colorado. NAV
not support the caucus nominee He stood
at the polls in Denver on election day and
distributed democratic tickets and as he is
immensely wealthy, and is perfectly
aware that lie has gone to the end
of his tcthcr in political preterment, it may
| suit him to set the republican caucus at de-
iiancc and ii it does, he will do so without
q moments hesitation. Mr.. Gorham has
been grossly insulting in his illusions to
several republican members of the Senate,
but The experience of the republicans of that
body is that such matters are always over
| looked for the good of the party"
! y gentleman from Alexandria who knows
something about the lately established Po-
tomac manufacturing Works in that city,
says that The company will put the Pioneer
! Touring mill in repair at the expense of
Sl2,G91 and have leased ii to parties in the
North for 81 Ni0 II month. He also SAYS
that the newly elected directors have ar
rived here and will so to Alexandria to-
day or Tomorrow to inspect their property,
| and that active operations at the iron works
will soon be resumed and greatly extended.
The foreman Of the Norway Iron Works
in Boston, at which the vapor fuel process
is now in use, hns just inspected tho works
nj Alexandria. aud says that iron can be
manufactured, and iron and wooden vessels
made there cheaper than at any other place
in the country.
II is stated al the Treasury Department
that counterfeiting is carried on less extern
sivcly now than for many years past and
that there has been a gradual dimnution of
1t. One of the reasons assigned for this is
the fact that that The newspapers give car
ly and accurate descriptions ofthe spurious
money, and thus by putting people on their
guard and stopping its circulation OF once.
making its issuance an improbable bust
ness.
1t Is reported here to-day That there is
some doubt about Kellogg's receiving the
certificate OF election rs member of the next
House in consequence Of the objection Ack-
len will make upon the ground of his not
being q resident Of the district in which he
was elected. But the people who believe
this report are not Louisianians.
The report OF the committee of the Ma
tIonal Academy of Sciences on sorghum has
been received at The Department of Asri-
culture. he committee state that sorghum
is hardy crop, and that it has been known
toyicd thirteen per cent of sugar in the orli-
nary process .! manufacture. They also cs-
innate the maize acreage Of the United
States ut siXty-two millions, and remari:
that the latent sugar i'll one crop if develop
cd would equal the total sugar product of
the world
First Comptroller Lawrence has given an
opinion that the funds at the disposal of the
Government Hospital for the insane in the
District Of Columbia can not be used for the
support of patients under its care in anv
other institution; or, in other words, that
none of its patients can be transferred to
other places, and supported by the govern
ment money. The question arose from the
fact that the government asylum is in dan
ger OF being over crowded, and it became
necessary to find some other place
TO accommodate the. mider cases. It
was proposed 10 remove some to the
Washington City Asylum, but that cannot
be done under the decision of the First
Comptroller. That officer had however,
given favorable opinion on the question as
to whether the District Commissioners have
power to construct buildings on the grounds
at the foot Of Four-and-a -half street now
partly occupied as garrison for United
States troops. with their own funds and for
the sole benefit focal cases of insanity,
EN-Rev.. cx-Col. of Confederate cavalry
and eN-u. ). Minister to one of the Central
American States, George w. Carter, is now
IN the city. He and the colored register of
the Treasury, ex-senator Bruce are the
most intimate personal friends. They were
on the street together to-day and attracted
no little attention
notwithstanding the fact that the con-
struction Of the Panama Canal is being
pushed forward as rapidly as possible, there
are people here who are talking IN the
Aicaraguan scheme for a canal. and who
want the United States to iocornorate n
company for carrying that scheme into ey-
ecuton.
The rise in Virginia securities to-day looks
as II buyers are under the impression that
the supreme Court will decide, when the
case comes before them next January, that
the Niahone's legislation intended to affect
the value of those securities was unconstitu.
tlonal, and impaired the obligation of con-
tracst.
\ democrat sent a box of cigars to-day to
republican to whom he had lost it on the
Virginia election, but in note accompany
ing it enclosed the following:
First class in Geography stand mp How many States
are there 50. How they divided . Demo