Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-10-01
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence of the Ale1s. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON. D. c., Oct. l, 1889.

Special Correspondence OF inc hle4s. oAzhtihJ
WASHINGTON. D. c., Oct. l, 1889.
A gentleman from Cumberland interested
in the G. & o. Canal, here to-day, Gays the
money requisite for the repair of that canal,
s125 600, will be raised, and thatif the canal
he turned over to the men who will raise tnaC
sum. as promised, they will so manage 1t that
ils receipts will be sufficient to run lt, keep
il in repair, and pay the interest on the sum
referred to, and, in addition, On the halt MIL
lion old repair bonds.
A private letter received here from Capt.
Asa Rogers, General Mahons's secretary at
Petersburg. says the General Is sweeping
things in the Southwest, ard that politics
there are pretty much all one way. To
the contrary, distinguished republican from
the section of Virginia referred to. here to-
day, we'll informed. reliable and respected
by men of all parties, says Mahone's trip to
the Southwest has been dismal failure,
that be will not receive so per cent OF the
republican vote of the State, and will be de-
feated by large majority.
Secretary Proctor has received letter
from Gov. Fowls. of North Carolina, object
inp in yery decisive terms to the transfer OF
| Chief Geronimo and his Apaches from Florl
da to North Carolina. Gov. Fowle will
come here and protest against the transfer.
The Secretary iutimated that nothing
will be done until Congress shall act.
Among the appointments in the internal
revenue service today was that of VIM. A.
Chambers to be gauger in the b Virginia
district.
People who have seen Mr.. Blaine since
bis return say that he looks TO be in any
thing else than in good health.
The following changes in the 4sh class
pcstofices of Virginia were made to day :
Harris, Louisa county, Garnet r. Poindex~
ter appointed postmaster, vice j. y. Adams,
resigned Milford, Caroline county, Otto G.
Knopt, vice A. Lyell. removed; New Point.
Mathews county, ] Nj. Hudgins, vice VIM
F. Jarvis, removed Old Church. Hanover
county, Gustavus w. Wright, vice E n
Booker, removed; Upright, Essex county
John l. Damn, vice j. B. Southland, resign
| ed White Marsh, Gloucester county, Annie
| T. Hall, vice ]. r. Newcomb, resigned
| Woodville, Rappahannock county, Charlie
R. Carder, vice G. H. Passow, removed
Z.pp, Shenandoah county, s. NJ. Hamrick
vice 81. G Batlett, resigned.
Secretary Tracy rather unexpectedly yes
terday evening relieved Capt. Shepard from
the command of the Kesrsarge (which sail
ed for Haytl this morning carrying Minister
Douglassl and replaced him by Commander
w. II. Whiting. No explanation Is furnish
ed at the Navy Department for the change
but 1t is generally attributed to Capt. Saep
ards obi sction to accommodating Douglass
and his white wife.
| Judge John T. Harris, of Virginia, is IL
the city to-day. He says the bottom ht
dropped out of the Malone party that near
" all the white men who left the democratic
party on the debt question have returned Il
their old fold, and that the original repubI
cans don't put much faith In Mahone's re
publicanism, and think next November will
be as good time as any other to get rid o
him.
The American delegates to the Three Amer
icss Congress called on Secretary Blaine to
day. Mr.. T. Jefferson Coolidge, of Massa
chusstts, was the only delegate who did no
appear. Among the delegates are William
Henry PRESCOTT, of South Carolina. and ex
Senator Henry G. Davis, OF West Virginia
1t is rumored here TO DAY that General art
ranft, of Pennsylvania, may possibly be az point
ed Corporal Tanners successor, but Brown, 0
Ohio, is still in the lead
An OHIO republican at the Butterworth recep
ton here last night said that Langs on when on
in his State recently said Virginia would go fer
Malone by twenty thousand, but that he sqainr
ed his eye SO when he spoke as to create doub
as to whether he did not mean it would 60 agains
the General by that much majority.
On the subj,c REFER to, the Ia k to-day is tt
the following effect Attorney General Mile
will fill tho vacancy in the U. ). Supreme Cour
caused by the death Of Assistant Justice Matthews
Mr.. Tracy, who does not Ike his present position
| as Secretary Of the Navy, and would never hav
| accepted it but for the pressure from his own
state, will he sprointed Attorney General ant
Mr.. Gof be appointed Secretary of the Navy, tint
place be held once before.
There was no meeting Of the Cabinet to-day
but there will be one next Friday. committee
| at the head of which was Magnus Robinson, o.
Alexandria representing the colored Odd FellowF
called on the President this morning and invited
him to review the parade of their order on thu
10th. The President said he would be glad tt
do so.