Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-02-25
FROM WASHINGTON.
FROM W60d1Nu1oN'
rs,.c,.l Correspondence Of the Alexs. GAZETTE
WASHING TON. D. c.. Feb. %. 1850.

FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence OF the Aie1S. oA1 80
WASHING TON, D. c.. Feb. 25. 1850.
All interest in the Worlds Fair has sub
s;ded here. and while most people think the
Sanata will concur 10 the action OF the
Honse In making Chicago the site OF the
rronosed fair. others think otherwise, anu
sxnress themselves as doubtful II any ials
no held at all. Senator Plumb says ne naru-
lv thinks there is time enough TO plepa,Ss
~ q fair in 1892. Senator Barbour anu
o,her Senators think it doubtful 1t congress
hos the ripht to appropriate any money ior
fair onIside the District OF CoiumDia.
NJ. uoIman. of the House, says now that
.ha House has selected site, 1t ls by no
means certain fair will De held. ana 30 IL
GOES TO day. AS the West now rules the
East. however. and as Nevada counts as
much in the Senate as New YORK, 1t is prop
able the fair will be held 10 Chicago and IN
1892: but it will be nothing IKE as large az
affair as it would have been II neio ID I'VE"
York
The finance committee OF the Senate to.
day reported bill providing for the pur'
chsse of four and half million dollars
worth of silver bullion every month and 80
unlimited amount of gold bulllop, ana 10
issue therefor silver and gold treasury
notes. The republican majority OF the com
mttee stood unanimously for the Dill; the
| democratic minority, as unanimously against
it. for the reason that currency might JUST
ss we'll be based upon iron, copper or any
other commodity, as upon silver bullion.
The following changes Ia the 4tn class
postoffices of Virginia were made to-day:
Bushy. Middlesex county, w. h. Barrlck,
amounted postmaster, vice B. @. ChoWney,
resigned: Centre Cross, Essex county, L.
w. Clarkson, vice W. D. Hoskins, removed;
Leemont Acoomac county, Emma G. Hall,
vice D. II. Johnson, removed; Pole Green,
Hanover county, 7. NJ. Broach, vice A. N
Pollard. resigned; Varina Grove, Henrlco
county. Matte F.. Lyme, vice G. w. Lype,
resigned. ;, -. 20
OF the $50 census supervisors all but Is
have been nominated and 1t ia understood
that the nominations for these will be made
this week. All the nominees have been
confirmed except u, who are held up prin.
cipally because OF ELECTIONS by Senators OF
the States in which they live.
Among the Virginia republicans 10 the
cltv to day are ex- Congressman Hooper and
iCol, Berkeley of the 4.h Congressional dis
trict of their State. They are here each In
the interest of different applicant for the
Farmville postoffce, now held by a brother
of Governor Mckinney. ln reference 10
Iangston's assertion that he, Langston, Is
the God ordained instrument for bringing
about better relation between the Wnite
and black races in mis- State, Mr.. Hooper
SAYS, his opinion on the subject 10 that Lang
ston has been ordained by the devil TO 10
ment trouble between those races.
Il ia limited at the Postotfioe Department
Ia, ha Ina
Cane for postmaster at Leesburg has not yet
been sent to the Senate, though he was APP
nointed during the recess, is that Mr.. Wan
amsker. who thinks himself the especial
guardian of the morals Of every man under
him. ia doubtful if man who knows the
suits in pack of cards can conduct post
office properly. The Baltimore postmaster
couldn't be appointed until be had taken an
oath that he would not take drink OIL
liquor during his official term.
| The Senate committees on agriculture TO-
day had under consideration the pure food
bill, which establishes bureau in the agri-
cultural department, with authority to In
speot and analyzs specimens OF food aud
| drugs. with power to seizs and destroy srtl.
oles deeterious to health. The bill will
! probably be favorably reported.
1t Ia said at the census bureau that MI
Winefeld, who was one of the big four
who saved Virginia from the worst OF Cen
era Mahone's proposed State legislation,
was first recommended for bis place as cen
sus supervisor By Judge Waddill, who 10
contesting Mr.. Wlse's seat in Congress-, but
that that recommendation WAS not sufficient
until supplemented by that of State Senator
| Wickham and Mr.. CardwelI, Speaker OF the
House of Delegates, of Virginia. MIR. Park
ms of Augusta county has been recommend
ed for census supervisor of that district by
the Lewis and Yost wing of the republican
party Of that district. but the nomina-
! ton has not been made because the Mahone
wing hes recommended another man.
delegation, headed by Messrs Bishop and
! Venable, and Col Brady, of Petersburg, Virginia
were before the House committee on rivers and
barbors to-day, and advocated an increased aT'-
preparation for the improvement OF the naviga-
| ton of the Appomstt0x river.
| Lemuel 3. Moore WAS to-day appointed suager
and inspector in the 9TH or Alexandris Virginia,
district.
The House Committee on the Judiciary to-day
directed favorable report on the Senate bill to
refund the direct tax.
Mrs. Pade'for0.
The report published on Saturday 10 Bal