Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-04-03
FROM WASHINGTON.


Especial Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette. !
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 8, 1885,
The steamer Armenia, formerly of the New
purchased by the Henry brothers, fruit
dealers of Baltimore, and Mr.. Bowers, of
the st. Marc Hotel. in this city, to run as
an excursion boat between here and Lower
Cedar Point, arrived at Baltimore yester-
day, where she will be repaired before COM
mencing her new route. She has 50-inch
cylinder and a 14-foot stroke-the largest
now in use on q steamboat, She can carry
eighteen hundred passengers. 1t is sup
posed that the time required for her repair
will not be longer than two weeks. She is
thirteen feet longer than the steamer Ex-
celsior Of the Norfolk line
The Congressional Record for the last ses-
sion is nearly completed. The. volume is
larger than that of any previous short ses-
sion, and is mainly composed Of speeches
never delivered.
Senator Gibson, OF Louisiana, has recon-
mended Major Flad IS chief ofthe Mississippi
Commission, vice Captain Eads, resigned
1t is said to-day that the President will
start on his proposed Florida trip to-mor-
row, and that Attorney General Brewster
and Secretary Chandler will accompany
him. Why the latter should want to 90 to
Florida after the part he played there six
years Ggo can only be accounted for upon
the uneXplanable reason that induces some
criminals to revisit the scene Of their crimes.
At the starroute trial to-day, up to the hour
of recess, nothing of importance had been
done. Dorsey was still on the witness
stand, but developed nothing but more loss
of memory.
1t is ascertained that the presentmeut
against Kellogg was not made solely upon
the evidence of the witness, Price as repre-.
sented, but that the presentment would have
been made if Price had never been heard of.
A gentleman here from Richmond to-day
says that Governor Cameron is to organize
a negro regiment.
The company owning the steamers FIX
celsior and George Leary will put both these
boats on the Norfolk line, so that it will
have il daily line. There will consequently
be three days in the week on which there
will he two boats TO and from Norfolk. as
the Moseley will continue to run her regular
trips.
Rear Admiral Nichols has been designated
as Acting Secretary of the Navy during the
absence of Secretary Chandler.
The cities of Wilmington, n. c., and
oachSohfllie, fIoTiust, were gwen Tree de-
livery postollices to-day. Neither one of
them has population as large as that Of
Alexandria.
The appointment OF the new army and
navy commission is an effort at reform, as
heretofore il has been difficult for an inven-
tor out OF those services to have any of his
improvements adopted. 1t is supposed also
that their decisions upon the matters TO be
referred TO them will be more Just than those
heretofore made by the departments.
The King of the Sandwich Islands having
no mint of his own, has requested this gov
eminent to coin the gold and silver bullion
of his country. The request will probably
he granted, and the mint 1T san Francisco
will then have something to DO.
| AT the Jeanette board Of inquiry to-day
another of the seamen Of the expedition was
examined He agreed with all the other
that mortals could not have prevented the
fate OF the Jeanette. DIR. Collins has FOR
warded set of questions TO be propounded
to the witnesses, and the board will deter
mine tomorrow whether or not to ask them.
The silver mining company, in which Gen.
Malone and Postmaster Windsor of Alex
andra are interested have definitely de-
termlncd to buy the mine near San Louis
potosi, i'll Mexico, the purchase of which
they have been considering for some time
All the commissioners of sale of the Washington
aud Western Railroad except Judge Stuart of AL
eSandria, who will be here Tonight are now
in this city consulting about the ACCESSIBILITY Of
postponing the sale, which, otherwise, will take
! place tomorrow. They have as yet come to no
conclusion OH the subject, and probably will not
until tomorrow