Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-04-24
FROM WASHINGTON.
Ispecial Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. D. c.. April "a, 1855.

General Gordon, who has been here some |
lime doing what he could for certain office !
seekers in his STATE, left for Georgia yester'
day, having been taken sick and being |
UNIV illing to be in that condition away from
home. It is said the General could have
obtained prominent place for himself mad
he felt so disposed but that his private
affairs demand his entire time.
gentleman from Philadelphia, here to- |
day. saws that he knows from what he heard
there that the extension of the W., .. & w.
r r. TO Winchester has been determined
unon by those who have both the means
aud the disposition 10 accomplish that
work. and that its commencement anu
speedy completion will not be delayed
much longer. The road, he says, when the
extension shall be finished, will be put III
thorough repair and in the best condltlon
throughout its entire extent and be sup
piled with all the necessary first class rolling
stock.
All the democratic members of the Con-
pressional delegation from Indiana are IN
the city now They have called upon the
President and represented TO him the party
necessity for removing the present lnterhai
revenue officers in their State, but they say
that while he listened patiently to all they
told him, they came out of the White House
with no more definite idea of what be is 60
ing to do in the premises than when they
entered it.
A half drunken man after reading I'D
newspaper in bar room here this morning,
that member Of the British Parliament
had announced his intention of moving that
the diftere. &C. nelween England and Russia
be referred 10 President Cleveland, walked
I'D to The bar and called for cocktail. Al
ter drinking it he put dime on the coun'
ter. The bar keeper refused TO take II, say
ing the price of mixed drinks was hitren
cents. The man put the dime back III MS
pocket, and walked out, saying refer the
difference TO President Cleveland" As the
bark eeper was waiting upon other custom
ers, he had to stand the loss, and doing so
with good grace joined the laugh that was
raised at his expense.
report current to day is to the effect
that while Mr. Randall, since the result OF
last falls Congressional elections was an.
nounced, has never had an idea of running
for the Speakership of the next House, he
never has been willing to consent to aban-
don the organization of the next House TO
the low tariff men, and that therefore he
will back to the full extent of his influence
a proposed movement TO consolidate aud
strengthen the high tariff party in the House
and to make \ contest for the next Speak
ership with protectionist democrat from
Ohio or New York as the candidate. ibis
report, though credited in some quarters, Is
doubted in others, for the reason that the
House is democratic, and that though there
NAV be few such political anomalies rs
protectionist democrats, to suppose that
one of them could be elected Speaker would
BIZ no less strange than TO suppose the ma
jority of the party's representatives had
turned republicans.
Many people here, and among them some
naval and army officers, are so Impressed
with the idea that war will be declared be-
tween England and Russia that they have
made arrangements to go 10 Fortress Mon
roe at once, so as to be there in time to wit
ness the fight which in that event will take
place between the Russian frigate and the
British cruiser now lying there.
Several opposing delegations from Cali.
fornia are here with reference to the federal
appointments in that State. 1t is said that
could they reconcile their ditlerencies and
agree upon certain applicants they could
have them appointed. Among the places
these delegations are trying to secure are
the seal counters for Alaska, which posi-
tons, it is said, are exceedingly lucrative
from the fact that while the Government
pays those who fill them large salaries for
counting dead seals, the seal company pays
them great deal more not to count them.
Congressman McAdoo, who has just re
turned from Richmond, whittier he went 10
attend the Kelley banquet, says be met
lady in that city who suggested as practi-
cal charity that the public grounds in Wash
ington instead of being used as flower beds
and grass plat5, be piowed up aud devoted
to the cultivation of onions, now selling at
81 barrel, and the proceeds be distributed
to the poor oil the city. He says that as re-
quested he will inform the President OF this
suggestion.
It is said here that several of the appoint
ments that have been made recently were
made at The instance of influential parties
for the purpose of relieving themselves of
the annoyance and expense of supporting
impecunious relations.
The work of rip-rapping the west bank of
the Washington chanuel has commenced,
and will be prosecuted as rapidly US the
stone can be procured.
The fact that every one of the fine large
old trees that shaded the main walk to the
west front of the Capitol has been cut down,
is the subject of talk by all who frequent
that building, and the despolation is de-
nounced as piece of vandalism.
1t is understood that to the persistence of Vice.
President Hendricks is attributed many of the
comparatively few changes that have beeu made
in the Interior Department.
The CONFEDERATE BoNDs.-A CORES
pendent at Columbia of the Charleston