Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-07
YROH WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the Aleza. GAZETTE.
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WASHINGTON. ~. u, Aug. 4, 1ooO.
Sixty members of the House and twent.
Of the Senate still remain in the city, bu
that small number is diminishing by almos
every train that leaves. All the Virgini,
Congressmea have gone home except Mr.
Wise, who is detained here on some law
| business.
At the regular weekly meeting Ct tht
Virginia democratic association of this city
| held last night it was proposed to send tbt
following dispatch to the democratic con
gressional convention then in session at Al
exandria: God speed you in tho good work
| Give us a good man, no matter whom, arc
we will support him." But the proposition
was not adopted.
AS anticipated, Mr.. Cox, the civil service
| reform Congressman from North Carolina
has been defeated for denomination, the
democrats of his district disagreeng with
him, and believing that the business Of 81
democratic administration should b, en-
| trusted to the hands Of democrats.
Quite connection was created in the
public room Of the Riggs House last night
by contractor OF THIS city, named Burns
who under the influence OF liquor, assault
ed, without provocatioD, stranger, who
turned out to be congressman Guenther, of
Wisconsin. The congressman bore with
him until forebearance ceased to be q virtue,
and then, without more ado, punished" him
in true Sullivan style.
The Virginia nominations that were un-
az tcd upon were the following: Dhbuey Fl.
Maury, to be- minister to Colombia; Peter f.
Gcghil, collector Of customs at Petersburg;
T. w. Scott, marshal eastern district; D. G.
Brown, pos; master at Brandon; 0. d. Deer.
De-. Il r..
postmaster at Norfolk.
Assistant Solicitor Robinson, OF Massa-
chusetts, has been granted leave OF absence.
He is republican, aud there is = runor 10
tho elect that lie will not return.
Among the appropriations made at the
session OF Congress that has just adjourned
we're two for the Washington navy yard,
one III million dollars for the constructions
OF ordnance there, and one OF one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars Cor the plant al
which the ordnance il 10 be manufactured
!: There is Il rin,or TO the effect that the
President though he did not sign the sur
plus resolution, will act in accordance with
ills provisions, and will keep down the sur
plus in the Treasury by monthly bond calls;
it is said bond calls will be made as here
tofore, that il when they can he made with
out risk.
Vice President Huidekoper of the Rich
mond and Danville Railroad system says he
he's heard nothing Of tho discharge of any
of the employees of the Midland Railroad at
Alexandra, and that he would have done
so fthe policy Of the company had required
such discharged He says the affairs Of
the company are in statu quo, moving along
in the even tenor of their way. With re-
gard to the improvements to the road, he
says the building OF new station houses has
been necessarily delayed somewhat, but will
now be prosecuted with vigor. He laughs
ut the newspaper report about his company
having a shipping port at Newport News in
addition to the one they have at West Point.
and says they extended their water front and
built new wharf at the latter place last
year, and that it is more likely Mr.. Hunt
ing.cn will send come of bis freight there
than that the Richmond and Danville road
vii! send theirs to Newport News
1t is rninored both here and in New York that
Ar. Ecdden, collector of the port Of New York,
either has been or will be removed for active in.
terftrence in politics 1t is needless to say that
both tho republicans and the anti-adminis:rati
democrats hope this report may be truo
From Tennessee it is learned to day that the
indications respecting tho congressional elections
iii that S'atc are that the democrats will gain 4
III the Memphis district