Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-23
FROM WASHINGTON.
special Correspond nco OF the Alexandria aasette
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WASHINGTON. d. c., July %, 1900
There is nothing talked of here to-day but
the death of General Grant. The hags on
the Capitol, White House, all the depart
,nents, and all over the city, and on tue
steamboats, and shipping, are flying at nall
mast. All the departments closeu al que
o'clock, and will be closed again Oh the gay
of the funeral General Logan has star.eu
for Mount N1cGregor and will propose .naC
all the survivors of the Army OF tne foto'
mac meet at tho place where 'he IN,
terment shall take place, ana escort
the remains Of their late commahuer
to the grave. 1t is unknown as YET
when or where the funeral Will lake pace.
The outside of the Capitol is already being
draped with mourning, and all Inc depart
ments and other public buildings, and many
If the stores will be. The draping OF News
MAYER Row was in progress at noon to-day
Numerous sympathetic kilograms have been
sent from here 10 Mrs. Grant, among them,
i, il said, being one from General FilZ. Lee.
MANY believe the iuterment will take place
here If Sc, if will be the most imposing
funeral display this country has ever W.T.
messed.
uuice Jocob Troth and Constable Robt.
Petit. of Fairfax county, are in the city to-
day. and have put the detectives bere upon
the track of Felix uander, q notorious colored
malefactor Of their county, who was caught,
q short time ago, while robbiug the barn of
Mr. Courtland Lukins, few miles below
| Alexandria. by two of Mr.. Lukins's colored
laborers, but escaped from them and MACE
his way to this city, where he IL conceale"
by some OF his race.
| :, c,il para that thn 0tt0pkS OF the
mpgwutny.s upon Mr.. Hendricks nre creating
boom for tha. gentleman among the real
workers of his party that will not die out
before the next national Democratic cnnven
tion and that vii! reverberate within The
halls of the building in which that conFen'
ton shall he held.
r. ia reported that the Treasury Depart
| ment has given orders that, save and except
the collector and the chief clerk, all the
EMPLOYEES in the Customs House at Rich
mond he removed at once, so that their
places may he given to democrats. 1t is
said that The order did not include the re.
publican collector because he consented TO
the removal Of his suhordiHat-s.
| It is reported here that tho Mathematics CT
Fnuqnier county, Virginia, having no hope
of eectin2 delegate TO the Legislature
are eudcuyoring 10 induce Major Hatcher
Il popular gentleman OF that county, to run
IA an independent candidate; but without
success.
| Congressman Scott and Curtin, nf Penn.
.yirania, ale expected here i'll short TINA
with long list Of democrats whom the
party in their Slate has recommended fol
tho federal Positions now filled by Pennsyl
vana republicans, and will urge their ap
pnintment upon the ground that it will ma
tsrialy assist the party in its effort to carry
the election in Pennsylvania neSt fall.
II is understood that there are about one
hundred colured republicans, most of whom
are offensive partisans," holding position:
in The Depart mcnL o. the Interior, and that
ii seems almost impossible 10 have them re-
moved.
FIX Congressman B. NJ. Willis, of New
York, who really does bear some resemb-
lance to the President, has been mistaken
for him several times during the day or two
he has bsen i this city. When talked to
on The subject Of the resemblance, he says
he has been addressed rs Mr.. President sew
eral times, even 10 Albany, but he wishes
all his friends TO know that he is a much
better democrat than Mr.. Cleveland.
The conference Of the democratic mem
bers of the Virginia Congressional delega-
ton to have reasaembled here this week has
| been postponed. and the members notified
that they need 70; attend.
Congressman George Wise having attend
ed to oil his business here, and had all the
offensive partisans removed from federal
positions in bis district, will start for San
Franci: CO during the current week.
A large number of the editors of Mexican
newspapers, who are making tour of this
country, arrived here last night, and are
the guests of the newspaper fraternity OF
this city. They called upon the President
and some Of The members of the Cabinet
to-day, and we're shown some Of the sights
of the city. They will he taken 10 Mount
Vernon tomorrow.