Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-07-29

that be intende to obey that statute to the
letter. He says the general office of bis
district will be at Petersburg, and that Mr.
c. G. Clark will be his chief deputy, and
Mr.. Mike Riley, his deputy for the Peters
burg division of his district.
People from Georgetown here to day say
water will not be let on the Georgetown
level Of the canal. at least 10 sufficient qusn-
tity to supply the mills, for at least two
weeks. Tney also say the Georgetown mil.
lers will get their grain by the B. & o. 4.
R. via Shepherds, opposite Alexandria,
grain cars being transported from there on
barges TO Georgetown and put on railroad
track to be laid from the wharf to the mills.
The following changes in the 4.h class
postofices of Virginia we're made to day ::
Rumford, King William county, Mrs. S. l..
Littlepage, vice W. T. Littlepage, resigned {;
Tolersvile, Louisa county, j. t. DickersoD,
vice F. M. Bancroft. removed.
Senator Hampton is in the city to day.
He says Mr. Cleveland must and will he the
democratic candidate for the next Presi-
dency. To show how we'll informed the
Senator is, be said to a gentleman who has
Just returned from Washington Territory,
and who told him how unpopular Mr.. Ceve-
land was with the democrats Of all that sec
ton In consequence of his Beecher and other
republican appointments, "Oh, that's of no
conse quence" Territories don't vote. And
this, TOO, though be had voted to admit
Washington and the other northwest Terri.
tories toto the Union as States, and though
all of them will vote at the next Presiden'
tial election.
The printers union of this city met last
night and passed resolution to the elect
that no union man should work any longer
In apy newspaper office in which plates are
used.
Prof. Langston, the colored contestant for
Mr.. Venatls's seat in the House, told the
GAzErTE's correspondent to day that the
differences in the party in his district about
his contest mad been settled. He also said
regarding the late famous compromise
between the Mahoneites and the "kickers'
ia his State, that be and his race would
stand by it as long as General Malone shall
do what is right, but that il be shall devlate
| from the straight line 10 the slightest par.
ticular, he will break the agreement, and
| they, Of course, will then abide by 1t no
longer.
Il is rumored here to day that as Mr.. Cor
bett of Alexandria s personally otiectiona
BILE to Senator Barbour, who has protested
against his appointment, he will not get the
Alexandria postoffice, as the Presidents rule
10 such cases is plain and explicit
and that as he declined the offer of the
deputy internal revenue collectorship for
| his city, when it was made some days ago,
be will Hcw be left out in the Geld.
The Washington militia lately in GUNNER
camp at Fort Washington, broke camp this
morning and returned on the steamer Nose.
| lev. II was intended at first TO march them
back, but Goldfish chowder 30 weakened
stand the march. There were 80 many visl
tors at the camp yesterday that the steam.
boats could not bring them all back, and
| about three hundred had to spend the night
| there as best they could.
1t IL understood here that Mr.. Blair MGR
ris has been recommended by General Ma
hone for the Richmond postoffica and that
he will be appointed, though Col. Brady has
| said that office would be given to Mr.. Grnbbs,
who is recommended by Mr.. John Wise.
| Marshal Watts, of the western district OF
Virginia, has appointed, az his chief deputy,
Mr. Butler Malone, tho Generals con.
The break up in the salt trust affects the
Ste wart salt works in Washington county,
| Virginia, ss those works were 10 the trust.
Capt. Harbaugh, who has been sumnering
In the mountains of Virginia, was at the
Metropolitan Hotel this morning He says
that rattle snakes wero 30 numerous where
he was that the ladies' who went huckleOtr
rying always took hoes with them, and that
while out last wsek one of them chopped a
rattle snake 10 half that was six feet lorg
and had twenty zine rattle5.