Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-05-01

Mr.. FaIquhar is q republican,, sud, 60 far st
least ss the subject referred to is concerned,
ia nc ouestionabIy entirely disinterested.
The directors OF the Washington and Ar
lipgton Railway Company have held an-
other meeting to determine upon the char
acter of the bridge they shall build across the
Potomac. The most favored sort is one that
will permit locomotives TO cross over it. and
such bridge will cost $3.50, 600. Uoless
such bridge be built, 1t is said they will be
both cred with other bridges, but that If they
build one, it will do the business OF aIl the
railroads that may want to oroes the river.
The War Department is informed to-day
hat the Iodlans have changed their minds
on the tject of enlisting in Inc army, and
that the probability now is that nearly all
the young bucks will soon be U. 8. soldiere.
The republicans, or rather some of the
most unscrupulous ones, still assert that the
Treasury Department will not be straitened
for sufficient fnads to pay pensions and In
terest. buy sileer, supply the appropriations
made by the last Congress, and meat the
current expenses of the government;
but that Secretary Foster does not agree
with the m ia proved by the following official
ult.rsnce of his Department to-day "secre-
tary Foster will to-day or tomorrow take
the first OF The steps contemplated by bin to
get the $40 00O 900 subsidiary silver coin
now in the Treasury into circulation. 1t 10
understood that be will issue a circular re-
citipg that tie amount Of silver against
which certificates can be issued under the
law Is nearly exhausted, and will otfsr to
send to ks, free of expressage and other
charges, subsidiary silver to an amount not
exceeding $500 10 each case In return for
corresponding amount illegal money"
New York dispatches to the Cincinnati
Enquirer, democratic, and Cincinnati CONNER
ciai, republican, to day, are to the effect
that other newspaper reports to the contra
ry, Secretary Blaine will be pushed by bic
friends at the next national republican con
vention, end that even those republicans
who do not like him, dislike Mr.. Harrison
so much more, that even they will support
him.
The river bet1een this city and Alexan-
dria has so many fish nets In 1t now that
shad or even herring must be very smart
Gsh to pass them safely on its way to the
spawning grounds above. bill to prevent
this passed one branch of Congress at the
last session, hut didn't get through the 9th
err. General Banks of Massachusetts, had
IdVOESOlc ISpOIb On ~ IL hio poSoNe N~-
months. but as bis memory had failed him,
he forgot all about 1t, and also that there are
any other sort Of fish except codh5h and
msck-eral.
II seems to be pretty we'll understood 10
and about the U. 8. Supreme Court room,
at the Judicisry Department, and at other
quarters wbers information on the eutj sct
should be correct, that even II Associate Jus-
tice Bradley ahsl recover from his present
attack of grip be will never again be strong
enough to sit upon the beach, and that ex-
Senator E!nunds Ia almost sure to be bis
successor, snd @as Informed to that effect
before re resigned his seat in the .. s. Sen
ate. Mr. E,mnnds, ii will never be forgot
ten, wsa ore OF the infamous eight o: the
ever m aroo rsbls electoral! commieelon.
1t is understood that the friends of Bepreseuta.
tive CulbeIson of Texes having heard thet the
President Will give some of the new circuiJ
iudgeships o democrats, when be shall fill those
places next fall have recommended him for thst
of the circuit Of which Texss forms part, and
that he viii be pressed for the place. Mr.. Gull
herson has long been member Of the House Ju,
dietary C, mi ties, and is considered by his co.,
Leagues ss one of the ablest lawyers IL Congress.
Specisl envoy Foster and Mr.. james g. Blaine,
jr, have returned to this city, bringing with
them r copy Of the reciprocity treaty the forme;
bss recently negotisted with the Spanish govern
mont, which treaty he and Secretary Blaine talk
cd over this morning.
Troop K, Ii cavalry. which has been ordered to
Fort Myer from the West will not be accompanied
By the officers who SAW service with it in the last
Indian campaign. These officers-Captain Henry
Wright, Ist Lieutenant w. H. Baldwin and 2nd
Lieutenant P. A. Kettens, jr.-have been trans
ferred to troop l. and Captain NJ. B. Hughes, 1st
Lieutenant c. w. Taylor and 2Ld Lieutenant
A. w. Perry, Of that troop, havc been transferred
to troop and will como to Washington.