Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-24
FlOM WASHINGTON.

WAsHINGTCH. y. O., Sept. "A, 1880.
Owing to the reduction in the duty on
such sugar as is exported from Cuba in bags,
there has been great falling off in the de-
mand for cooperage there from this country,
the most of which, owing to the destruction
of timber 10 Maine, from which State it was
formerly obtained, is now cut in Virginia
and West Virginia, q good deal in the
counties Immediately around Alexandra,
from which city it is shipped. Asthe loss
of that trade is Of considerable consequence
to the States named, an effort will be made
at the next session of Congress to recover it
by reducing the duty on all sugar imported
in hogsheads and barrels; and as mono of
the bags used are made in this country, but
all in England, there is some probability
that the effort may succeed, especially as
sugar is Southern product.
Yesterday evening fire was discovered in
the floor of the stamp room Of the Treasury
Department., which Isl en- upper floor in the
northwest corner Of the building. Smoke
soon filled ell that part Of the building, and
a good deal of excitement was manifested
by tho employees there, as it was known
that the water supply was short, owing to
break in the main. There was more
smoke than FIRE however, and the latter was
put out speedily and before any stamps were
injured, and before any loss had been sus.
tanned.
During the month Of August and up to
date in September los new postoffices have
bean established in Virginia; Is offices have
been discontinued; the names of 16 offices
have been changed, and errors in the names
of 10 have been corrected.
Vice President Hendricks, Senator Voor-
hees and several democratic Representatives
from Indiana, now here, are doing what
they can to have DR.. Willoughby Walling,
of their State, made Surgeon General of the
Marine Service, vice Dr.. Hamilton, whose
has been rendered. An impress
sion prevails, however, that DR.. Hamilton
will continue to hold the place.
Among the strangers in the city to-day is
Mr.. Aquila Jones, the democratic postmas-
tel at indianapolis, who is SO Objectionable
to the mugwumps because he acts in accord
ance with his belief that under democratic
honest and competent dem
ocrats should hold the Offices in preference
to republicans who have been offensive par
tisans and who were appointed as SUCH
Mr.. Jones is native of North Carolina,
and though long resident of indianapolis,
where he is largely interested in manufac.
turing, he still shows many Southern char
acteristics.
1t is rumored to-day that q new marshal
of the District of Columbia will be appoint
ed about the close of the present or the COM
of next mouth, but no intima-
ton is given as to the identity of the gentle
man to be selected.
Gentleman from Virginia, here to-day,
say that the democratic prospects in that
State are bright and Frightening, and that
not only will General Lee be elected by
phenomenal majority, but that the demo
Gratis will have q safe working majority in
the Legislature. They say that the demo.
Gratis are solid in all the counties in the
State except Culpeper, Madison, Roanoke
and Craig, and that the troubles in those
will soon be settled. All concur in the be-
lief that if there be any democratic defec
ion it will be more than Offset by the gain
from republicans who think that between
democrats and Mahoneites they, as wise |
men, will choose the lesser of the two evils |
People from Fairfax county, here to-day,
republicans as we'll as democrats, say that |
Chichester, the democratic candidate for the |
Legislature, will be elected by a majority |
certainly not under two hundred Mr.. |
Charles Ashton, a prominent lawyer and |
democratic politician of King George county,
" UlCI County anu StauOTu lOTm one l6SlS- |
alive district, who is here to-day, says the
democratic candidate for the Legislature in
hat district will probably be Mr.. John
Mason, of King George, and that though
be district has heretofore gone Mahoneite,
wing to the large number of negro voters,
here is a good chance for it to 60 demo
ratio at the coming election.
From Danville it is learned here to-day
hat Mr.. Lester, president of the Danville
nd New River Railroad, an Influential
Gentleman, who is an original republican,
las declared against Malone, and that his
Example has been followed by many other
epublicans in that section of country.
The Presidents letter on civil service is
he topic of a good deal of talk among the
democrats here to day, and if what they say
- fair reflex of the opinion of the party
throughout the country, it cannot be denied
that upon the subject referred to
here is wide difference between the Pres.
dent and many of the men who nominated
nd elected him.