Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-07-18
7ROM WASHINGTON.
rsaec,al Correspondence. Of tis alexandria Gasettsl
WASHINGTON. D. O.. July Is. 1891.

ER0M WASHINGTON.
rsasc;a Correspondence Of tit Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. D. O.. July IS. 1891.
Congressman McMilir OF Tennessee, is
here to-day, on hls return from trip to New
York aud come of the New England States.
Nr. McMIlin Ia candidate for the speak
ership of the next House. He Gays MS
chance for success is certainly no woree tnan
when he was here last, and that from what
ne has heard since then he ls Induced TO
think it is somewhat better. MIR. MoMiihD
sa.a shat SO far as the nominee OF the next
net;opsl democratic convention Is concerned,
m more is known IN New York than IN this
CITY. or cry WHARF, else. and that that mat
Ter ia e= doubtful now SIS ever.
A reDllemnn from Alexandra county
hers to-day savs question has arisen IN the
MINER psrt of that county about the fsi!s
Church and Aqnejuct read. That rosd was
forrsrlv turrpike, but the company OWL
ipr It wing f,risted their charter, IL was
turned over SO the county and made e
connty rosd. The charter provided
for road sixty feet wide. The
conpty road Is only thirty feet wide.
Sons of tbs people living elong the line OF
the road want IL widened so az TO include
the whole sixty feet granted as right OF way
to the old turnpike company, but the own
ers OF the land, though they agreed to give
that much to the turnpike company, re-
fuse 10 give 1t to the county road,
snd say that es the county cannot afford to
keep q road thirty feet wide In repair, IL
would be foolish for 1t to attempt to keep
one double that width in good condition.
The matter, 1t is said, Will be settled oy the
County Court.
The following changes in the All class
postofices OF Virginia were made to-day ::
Oarsonvlie, Grayson county, Weldon Ed
wards appointed postmaster Vice h. Carson
resigned; Ostron, Wythe county, Robert T.
Catron, vice G. W. Dawson, deceased Han
sonVille, Russell county, Robert 4. Fugats'
vice O r Glmer, resigned.
The Virginia crop OF beet sugar this year
ls estimated at ter thousand pounds.
Senator Barbour was at the War Depart
ment to-day to see why 1t was that none OF
the several well.Quaiied Virginia appli.
csuts, graduates OF the Y. NJ. L, for second
lieutenancles In the U. s. A. to be taken
from OWL life, had been asked to appear be-
fore the examining board. The Sscretary
of War was absent, and ne could get no sat
.s,actory information, Secretary Proctor Ia
by no means we'll disposed toward the South,
and is probably the most sectional man in
the entire Cabinet.
Mr.. 6. ?. Bayly, it,. OF Fauquisr county.
Virginia. will be chief clerk OF the Health
Office Ct this city under the new Heelth
Officer, tbst s If he be well enough to &C.
cent the position. He Is sick now, and hae
been for go time, with what his physician
says is threatened ebsoess behind the ball
OF one of hs eyes.
Elk Senator Iuealls is going abroad with
". a.. Croffut's autumn party, to 60 through
E1ropc to Greece. Jerusalem and Es5p'.
Thsy will leave August 90 aud return in
about three mGnshe.
The Interior Department issue1 an crier to day
providing for tho extension Of the lines ofcountes
sresdy ocatoi in 0klshoms so as to make each
caunty comprise nosrly as practicable IOo
squsre mics. The area not yet defined by coma
ties IS also t. be sebdivided into counties Of about
200 Square miles each.
Col CraighUl, q. S. Engineers, in his last re-
port states that Potomac creek, Wicomico crock,
Upper Machoioc creek, Cranes creek and Pisca,s-
way creek on the Potomac have been surveyed,
sat that none Of them are worthy OF Improvement
by tie government.
The Confederate camp of this city met last
night and dett rmined to attend the uaveiling Of
the jackson monument at Lexington next Tues
day.
Secretary Tracy told Senator Bsl bour this morn
ing that he void send commission to Rch.
mord to inquire into tho alleged necessity OF lie.
moving the monitor feet from that city, aud
would do nothing in the matter until that COM
mission shall make its report.
Senst5- Qusy, chairman OF The national repub
licsn c9mwlttee has Issued q cali for meeting of
the executive committee OF that committee il
Philadelphis on tho och inst. 1t is sgsin ru-
mored that Mr.. QuRy VIII resign his chairman =
ship but not his memh .rship of the committee.
1t is said to-day that the President vi'lappoint
no man rs judge of arr one OF the new o. 8. cir
cult courts whose appointment would change the
political com plex;on OF that court.