Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-11-10
FROM WASHINGTON.
lurecial Correspondence Of The Alexandria Gazette

FROM WASHINGTON.
Gspecial Correspondence Of The Alexandria Gasctel
= WASHING roR. d. O.. Nov. 10. 1890.
MIR. Lucoln, U 8. Minister to England,
now on furlough, arrived here this morning.
He says be Goes rot intend to resign his
positiop, bet will return to London at the
expiration Of bis iurlough, and remain there
until Iecailsd by tho next democratic Ptesi-
dent.
Among the strangers In the city to-day is
General Longx, Superintendent of B! acks-
burg College, Virginia. Owing to come IL
forloality er ifrepu'arity inVirginia's legisla
ton on tho subject, both B;acksburg and
Hampton school mad been prevented from
getting their shsrs of lest years national
appropriation for agricultural colleges, but
General L7max of the former and General
Armstrong Of the latter having come to on
agreement, aud General Lomax having ex-
planned the ria.ter to Secretary Noble, both
schools will DOW receive their respective
shares, Blaclssbn,g two. birds and Hampton
one-third Of last years appropriation,
SIS OCO for both, aUo In "a short time the
same proportion of this years appropriation,
SIG 600.
COMMISSIONS. Rgun OF the Pension Blu
reau has returned from bis campaigning
trip to Indiana, which State gave such q
sweeping democratic majority. Now that
ME deposition would not ipjure the republi-
can party, it Is probable the republican con-
gressionai committee to which the charges
OF fraud against him we're referred will fad
him guilty, aud thst the President may treat
him s5 it did Tanuer-a better If not a
sharper man.
The cotton returns for November make
the average yield 1877 pounds of lint per
acre. It Ia about the same as that of last
yaa-, aud better thaa the returns OF yiesd
last November.
The funeral of Senior D,n FREDERICK Volts,
Charge D'Afiirs of the republic of Costa
R!ca, tock place this morning from st. Mat
tbew'a church
Well informed republicans here say The
republicans in Congress will make no change
in the McKioles bill during the approaching
last session of the present body, but that
probably they will favor to the 1ull extent
OF their power Mr.. B aine's reciprocity idea
and eudesvor TO make that idea at least par
TALLY eh ,ctive. They say that no time will
be lost in an attempt to pass the Force bill
for the reason that the democrats would take
| advantage of such delay In order to defeat
| the passag &c of some of the regular appropr.-
alton bills, ard thereby make an extra SEE
sioa Of the next Congress imperative.
CongresemaD-elecs Tim Campbell of NeH
York is here today. He savs there will be
| no division 10 the New York dem ocracy
about the Presidential nominee, but thai
hey will eli work smoothly and ha,moni'
| ously to the attainment of the country'i
oesd-a democratic President
The new lighthouse at Maryland Point
on the Potomac, will be completed within 6
year
Secretary Ruk of the Agricultural D..
partment, 10 his forthcoming annual report
will dtcare against the Mckinley bill. Mr
Ru:k has heard the result Of the recent cleo
tor.
Private intelligence from New York Ia tt
the tf'7ct thas Mr.. Smith Weed will be the
new democratic Senator from that State
Governor I'LL could have 1t if he wanted it
out he ia af,ec bigger game.
TIE rumor that Mr.. e. Cay Evans, o
defeated republican congressman from Teu-
nessee, will be appointed Secretary of The
Navy, WIGS Tracy. to be appointed q juatics
Of the o. s Supreme Court, is not credited
hsre Mr. Tracy may possibly, but hardly,
be app iufed to the vacant seat on the Sn-
preme B men. but Mr. Evans will never be
Secretary Of he Navy.
d.. Mu,Tili Of LypchbpFe now resident
in 10 city, GiVes the best aud shortest ez-
plaua;ioo OF The result OF the reoant election
that has get tiaen assigned. It 10 as follows
The people Of the country thought the gov
erament had baen going to the devil long
enough, and determined 20 reverse lts direc-
ton"
The Supreme Court Of the Uaited States
to-day rendered an opinion reversing The
alignment of the Circuit Court for The North
ere Dietrict Of California discharging Henry
Christensen from the custody Of Chief OF
Police Crowle. Of San Frsnci CO. This is 9
liquor case, Christensen having beon arrest
eG for retaiiiog liquors without license. which
tbs Police 9, r.,aaissiouers of San Fiapcisco,
under discretion vested in them, refused
The Court holds that the COMMISSIONER
have arbitrary discretion to grant or refuse
liQuor ioansee and that ench ordinance does
not ipfding4 any privilege or right OF the 81
plicant 70: license.
General B. T Butter was amcng tho Presidents
callers this morning Ho afterwards apl elrei III
tho U. 8. Supreme Count.
A gontlemsn from Manassas here to-day, in
talking about the legged use of money at the re,
cent election IN his district, said that package OF
$500 wss sent to his town 10 DO used sgaiust Gen
Leo but that the nsn To whom it was directed
would have nothing TO do with it and sent IL back
sn that another anti.I.eo man went after 1T,
brou ght it back, and thai it was used for the OBJ
ect referred to, but with bad effect.
POLITICAL NOTES.
Tho Rrook1Cn E1ole ad yjses Gov Il l. &c