Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-07-23
FROM WASHINGTON.
,nac:ai Correspondence ct tho Aloxa. =


special Correspondence OF tho A'oxs. '1annaTAl
WAFtLINaroS. D. c.. July %, 1880.
Col Robert Chraty a we'll known lawyer OF
this city, once had chance OF using one OF
bis famous maxims 10 sn inieiVieW WIZ fret,
ident Cleveland, which he sVaied himself OF
and describes az fellows: called on Mr.
Cleveland at the executive nension 10 IL
troduee ny friend Mr.. Hevner, ioT many
years angaged IL business IN South America.
la presenting him I said, Mr.. President, l
have brought this gentleman. who Das spent
most of BIS long life amidst the masnihoeace
OF the 2msll republics of South America, that
he may Wins, the simplicity Of the great
republic of North America. Yes" 'he
President replied, I'VE are very simple"
l Immediately added, And you have tne
encouragement of the Lord, speaking By the
mouth of his Inspired psalmist. "Ine Lore
preserye,h the simple" And I'll be blessed
# he hasn't taken good care of you. MIR.
Cleveland chuckled but made no comment.
General b. F. Butler was before the House
war claims committee this morning in advc-
cacy OF tie claim of the Chesapeake Female
College of Virginia, for damages resulting
rom the Sc zure and occupation OF that Gel
Ieee by the federal army during tie war
between the States.
Should the tariff bill be amended in the
Senate in accordance with Secretary
Blaine's suggestion, there are enough re-
publican members in the House to adopt
that amendment there also by voting Wild
The democrats, in which case the retained
sugar Guty and the increase in the other du-
ties vii! enlarge the tariff revenue one huu-
dred add twenty million dollars, instead CT
decreasing it as tbs republicans promised TO
10 If they should eeiu possession OF sll the
branches of the government.
The House committee on public build
| irps to-day cut down the appropriation Tor
public building at Lsesburg to q. 600.
Intelligence from Virginia here to-day is
| to the etisct that Mr. Buchanan from the 9.h,
Mr.. Eirnuuds from the Oh and Mr. Tucker
from the lob, districts, will be renominated
for Congress without opposition ; also that
Mr.. Browne, republican, will be renominsted
| 10 the 15t district.
1t is said in the room of the House cleo
ions committee to-day that the Langstot /
Veuable case will certainly be called up In
the House next Tuesday. Mr.. Cheadle, in
| his speech against Langston, will enlarge
upon the latter's offer to take part 10 the
last campaign In Virginia if assured that
the House elections committee would report
| In MS l0VOE. Dut EOb OtucEWIco'
The Director of the Mint ia informed that
$3.50 600 in gold bars were shipped from New
York to-day. So much for the oliver bill.
WILDER Haw1hurst, of Fairfax county
Va, was to-day appointed to $500 clerk
sbin In the census bureau at the instance OF
| Congres smau Waddil. Mr.. Waddil Gays
he sees that the r chmond delegates TO the
democratic congressional convention in that
d riot are to be appointed at precinct meat
iogs. Tn s, be says, will help Mr.. Wise,
who. he hopes, Will De nominated He, Wad
dill, cannot be candidate. but il it were 30
| that he cou d. be says. he would give
guarantee bond to defeat Wisely one thou
sand NJ ':iy.
The repul lean members CT the Senate
| elections committee were again 10 COZ sllia-
| ion tc-3sy on the Force bill aud the means
| by which II may be hurried through the
! Senate. That the bill, ia somewhat an ended
form, will be reported 10 tie repooican
caucus adopted by that caucus and passed
| b, the SsDa,e is now, ss from the first, be-
leve1 By all wide awake people in and
| about the Capitol Senator Teller, one of
| the Senators said to be most opposed 10 the
bill, conceAed today that such would be the
case. l. is also believed that the res opor-
tionment bill will ALEC oe passed before Con-
& ess aGjcuFns.
Tue President sent tins following nomiua-
tons to the S nate tC-iay TO be enVoys
ex rsord tnsrq aud mieister7 pieDipoteDtlsfy
Of this Unitd States Thomas II
Auders)n Of Ohio, TO Bolivia; Clark
f. Carr of Illinois. to Denmark (;
John d Wa.hburn of Massachusetts, to
Switzerland john l. Stevens of Maine, to
the Hawsian Islands. and George Nancy Of
Tennessee, to Paraguay and Uruguay.