Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-27
FROM WASHINGTON.

rsnoeisl Correspondence OF the Alexnndria 9azet:e
WASHINGTON. y. g.. August q, 1889.
II is reported here that an old time demo-
rat in Washington county, Va, who owns
one Of the fines. black stations ever raiseu
il Virginia, is f.:,v'g him grnomed spien'
flidly, and hos asked General Lee TO rae
him on his canvass of that, the extreme
section of The State, ID Which
most of the travelling has to be dono upon
horseback. -. 49, go.
There is some talk here about the 1act
that Mr.. Webb, the new Commissioner Oh
the District of Columbia, is the owner OF
several buildings rented and occupied Dy
The Government, but as they were rented
LONG before Mr.. Webb or anybody else ever
had an idea that he would be appointed one
of the District Commissioners, the talk re.
ferred to amounts to nothing, and is only IN
dulged by those who had hopes OF prohting
by the appointment of some body else.
Mr.. Frank Hume, of Alexandra county,
the leading wholesale grocery merchant OF
this city, being asked this morning II he mad
refused to allow his friends TO present his
name as candidate for the democratic
nomination for the House Of Delegates II
his county, as reported, replied that he han
not vet made up his mind on that subject,
and would not do so until be had CONSULTED
his friends in the city of Alexandria.
1t is said at the Treasury Department TO-
day that Secretary Manning will not return
until the 9Th proximo.
Parties from Richmond were here yester-
day to see why it is that the Improvement
and enlargement Of the Richmond customs
house, for which an appropriation was made
at the last session of Congress, have not Deen
commenced Respecting the appropriation
referred to, there is some doubt as 10 us eA'
act amount, as two appropriations are pro- pro
vided, one for 100000 and one for soo'ooo'
but as it is evident that only one was lhtelu-
ed, it is thought the Comptroller "''l 20
decide.
A private dispatch, just received here,
saws that Mr.. Frank S. Blair, having met
with severe loss has been compelled TO re,
turn at once 10 Wytheville, aud therefore
will not be able to ill his appointment at
Alexandria on the 2Sth nor ct Falmouth on
the 29th, but will resume his speeches at Ac
com&c on the 3lst inst.
As Mr. S. Brown Allen, an employee OF
the Senate side of the Capitol! is now Ell
gagged in stumping Virginia for General MA
hone, John Agery; colored employee cl
the House side, thinking he has au equaI
right to stump the State for the democrats,
will proceed to do so at once. He is sixty
years old, halls from Little Rock, Ark, and
is one Of the best colored political speakers in
the country He says he will show his race
by his own case nat so far from reensiavlng
and bulidoZing The colored people, the
democrats give them we'll paying Offices
and protect their interests even better than
the republicans; and he will advise them TO
get out Of Mahone's harness and vote here
after like intelligent human beings, and not
like so many sheep.
Assistant Secretary Fairchld Of the Treas
ury to-day cancelled seVera! contracts made
by Supervising Architect Bell that had heei
approved, hut which have been discovered
to be touched with the blight of crooked
ness which, it seems, afflicted all branches
aud departments of the Government during
the rule OF the republicans.
Congressman Barbour is in the city to-
day. Hereafter he will spend NEST of his
time al. democratic headquarters in AIsXar-
dria. He has Issued Call for both The
State central and The executive committt c.
of the democratic party Of Virginia, CT both
of which be- is chairman, 10 meet IN Alex
andria on Tuesday next, the 1st proXimo.
James H. Horton has been appointed
postmaster ut Potomac City, Prince VIII
liam county, Va, vice J. l.. King, removed;
Cypress Chapel, Nansemond county, WA
a. Dozer, vice Wallace Fl. Brothers, re.
signed; Disputsnta Prin; George county
Mrs. {. B. Hobbs, vice J. A. Young
removed; Gold Hill Buckingham county
Miss T. f. White, vice w. c. Wood, re.
moved; City Point, Prince George county
II. r. Cooke, vice George Palmer, removed
Falls Church Fairfax county, {. e.
Mankiu, vice a. L. Lonsherry, removed;
Dellwyn, Buckingham county, G. W. Gar
rett, vice J. Davis removed; Crittenden;s,
Nausemoud' county, II. L. Gray, vice J. W,
Kay, removed Buchanan, Botetourt coun-
ty, a. w. Finch, vice Il. Mclaughlin, re.
moved; Narcott, Floyd county, j. w.
Richardson. vice w. W. Sewers, re-
moved Belsbes, Sussex county, T.. A.
Wrenn, vice Mrs. S. L. Wrenu, declined,
and f. 3 Swami mail messenger at MichauX
Powhatan county, vice n. 3. Tillman, and
Stephen Scott made messenger at the new
service established at Northwest, Norfolk
county, Va,
The Treasury Department is calling in all
the one and two dollar notes, for the pur-
pose of trying to induce the people OF the
country to accept for their coin, silver dol
lars worth eighty-three cents. The De-
partment is also preparing new Treasury
notes to take the place of those now out,
and Of which there is said to have been ar
overissue.
Dickerson, the late superintendent of the
pension Office building, but who was rem1v-
ed for alleged crook edness, followed Burn.
sides example, and invested some of lis
profits in houses here.
Ex-Postmaster General Cresswell who is alleged
TO be implicated in the lately discovered crooked.
ness of the Court of Alabama Claims has prepared
letter denying that completely in any Of the re-
ported crooked transactions.
THE HOTTEST SPOT On EARTH.-One Of the
hottest regions Of the earth is along the Persian
Gulf, where little no rain falls. At Babrin the
arid shore has no fresh water, yet comparatively
numerous population contrives to live there,