Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-06-10
FRoM WASHINGTON.
! .pscirl Correspondence Of tho AloIs. dAzsT
WASHINGTON, D. c.. June 10, 1855

| pscirl Correspondence Of tho AleIs. GAZsT--i
WASHINGTON, D. c., June 10, 1889.
Among the strangers III the city to day is
Mr.. Merlin, of Cumberland. He says that
most of the damsge to the G. 6, o. canal is
at or near Harper'5 Ferry, and that Sl25,-
900 will put the whole canal in good order
again. That sum, he says, can readily, and
will be advanced by the people whose in
terests are subaerved by the canal II Its re-
turn be assured. The canal directors VIII!
meet in Annapolis on Wednesday, the
MARYLAND board of public works on Thurs
day, and the other people interested IN the
canal on Friday, and by these several
meetings Mr.. Merlin thinks something Will
be done by which the canal may be repaired.
He seems to think that II Mr. German does
not interfere the causl will be saved.
Gen. Groner has been inf0rmed by Mr..
HaIfofd. the Presidents private secretary,
that the President bas postponed receiving
the "kickersn committee and hearing thei.
side OF the CAGE that now divides the Vir'
gina republicans until Wednesday next
The hearing was 20 haze taken place to-
morrow, aud ia anticipation OF that event
most of the members OF toe committee ap'
pointed ny the "kickers" at their late meet.
ing in this city, to present their case to the
President, are already in the city. but Gov
Cameron, who will DO most of the talking
has not yet arrived. Several Of those here
congregated in the reading room Of the Ed
bit House to-day and had o sort OF informal
conference,
A private letter received at the Capitol
to day says that Senator Ransom while walk
Ing in his garden one Gay last weei, slipped
and falling, broke the same arm that bullet
had broken during the war.
Several republican members of Congress
are now in tho city. While they all don't
agree that it will be wise, most of them seem
70 think that tae small republican majority
in the Next House VIII not Only attempt tc
30 change theyules of that body as to pre-
vent democratic fiibusteripg, but to elect 9
Speaker who will attempt 10 carry out thu
wishes Of tbsl ms }rity.
Mr. JOHN D 3 sCkWell, ex-Judge Of Dan
vile, IS rot an applicant for the Danvillt
postolliee, aud was not informed by Post
master General Wsnsmeker that the pres
eut uogtnaster ut Danyi!ie would not be re
| moved until the expiration Of the term 70
which ia was appointed. Such Statement
was made in this correspondence last weel
| hy the inadvertent substitution OF Mr.. Black
Wells nsrle foT thet O. somebody else. Mr
Blackwell is an applicant for the place O
district attorney Of ;he western district o
| Virgins.
Among the Presidents callers last Sa;ur
dav evening was the colored editor of col
| ore0 newspaper printed in Petersburg, Viz
gaia, named Lewis. He says the Presidsn
told bin he had not bestowed the fsdern
| patronage in Virginia upon General Mahon
and did not intend to &c so. Mr Brady, on
OF the leading 'Gickars," being asked to da
I if what Lewis said was correct, replied HI
gnppossd SO; inst certainly Lewis said so
Among the Virginia republicans of th
anti Malone CT "kckers" wing of the part.
now here are OK Congressmen Brady ant
Libby, Maj S. p Bayly, OK Senator Riddle
berger, State Senator Morgan Treat, and Dr.
! G;imer