Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-12-31

cd vouoe Mr.. Browning of Rsppshsnnock
conntv clerk of hjs committee Is not correct.
He has selected his clerk, but not yet ap-
nojnted him. ard be is not Mr.. Browning.
Congress man Springer of Illinois, cnslF-
man Of the wave and mea3s com mittee, mas
annointed biz SON clerk Of biz committee.
Nsnotiso, has always been the bane OF
American politics. but iS has now reached
disp usting proportions, perVades every
hrsnoh of the government, and is as rlie IN
one party az it is 10 the other.
The snuoal session of the American His.
toricsl Association In THE city adjourned
THE evening.
T5e Cepsus Bureau to-day Issued its 20
becco bulletin, giving the statistics Ut enc TO-
bsccc prodnctico in the United States for
the wear 1889. by counties, a. prepared D9
Thomas N Conrad, formerly Of Blacks ouFg
College, V!retnis.
The New York republicans here, incluo-
ing Senator HiscoCE, whose term expires
with Mr. Earsison. and who will never be
reelected, now that the democrats OF bis
State have come to their owe Rgein, are
no ~ ling mad 81 the recent decision OF tue
Supreme Court of New York, which they
denounce - the coarsest terms, sud sag IL
ensbleo The democrats 10 steal the legisia-
ture.
The War Department Is without news
from General Stanley this morning add ls
spprehensiVe that Bapt Bourke's force may
be yery much outD1mbered by the revolu-
tiopists, Minister Romero, this morning
said that he bad heard nothing except from
the newspapers about thu assassination OF
General Garcia and the desertion OF hle
| troope to the revoiulionists. He did not
credit the story, bus army officers who are
acquainted with the character OF the Next
can soldiers on the frontier are more H.
clined to accept 1t 80 probable.
a delegation OF Virgioia negroes waited
on the President to-day and urged the ap'
poiatment of. M. Langston, one OF their
racs,as a circuit judge.
II il said here ,o.dsy that Mr.. W. W. Ash-
of SpotsyIvania county. Virginia, he's
CD strong endorsements for the consulate
al colon that 1t will be strange il he doesn't
get he place.
Duripg the Reed rule Ia the House the
main entrance TO that wing OF the Capitol,
on tbs east, was closed, in order that the
hall into which 1t opens, and which was
used as the lades' reception room, might Do
avaled of az a plsce for secret consultations
py and 8ith the members of MIR. Mckinley g
WAYS and means committee whose room
soj ,ined il. Under tbs democratic rule the
entrauce referred 10 will be reopened. and
the hall restored to its former purposes.
! The revenues cf The government for the
month oiDecember were SIS 500, 000nI$2, 500.
| 600 lsss than the expenditures during the
same period. This has had the effect OF re-
ducing the Treasury cash balance to $50.
4O5 749 iocludiup $4,000 900 in subs diary
silver and $12 657 .927 o. deposit with Ma
tionai. Bapks. Inc prlocipsI item in toe
disbursements fcr the month wssSl3 l25, 600
OF account of pensions.
Mr.. Speaker crisp continues 10 improve, and
| his physicians say he will probably so 10 the Cap
| itol ext Tuesday when the Rouse meets sn pre-
do over Its proceedings. In case he shsll not go
it Is supposed the chair will be occupied by mr.
McMillin.