Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-07-25
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Special Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gasctte.I
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PROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gasette
WASHINGTON. D. O.. July 25, 1891.
Commissioners Rsum OF the pension bu-
resu. and Commissioners Porter OF the census
bpreau, draw salaries from the governments,
but the former Is absent for months at
time on private business, and 1t Is notori-
Gus fact that during the whole OF the latter
term of Office be he's not been In tnis Guy
three months. Mr.. Porter Ia president OF
stock company to establish town Ia Len
nessse. but be yesterday issued circular TO
the stock holders, to the effect that they oouio
send their subsequent installments TO Inns
o;tv. az the town referred to has as yeS
neither local hsbitation or rane.
gentleman here to-day who ateehoeo
the mass meeting at Balston, Alexandra
county, last night. says committee was sp'
nointed to urge the board OF supervisors 20
purchase rock crusher and road roller for
The roads In the county and to see that the
work on the roads hereafter be doae proper
". he says the value of real estate in the
county Ia increasing rapidly; that In eight
years, $50 600 will be spent IL the Improve
ment OF the roads, and that that sum prop
erIy expended will macadamizs all of them.
Congress SGT apart eighty acres OF the
Arlington reservation In Alexandria county
for an animal experimental station aud
appropriated $25, 900 for commencing opera
lions there. But the Presidential bee IN
Secretary Rusk's bonnet, OK something else,
hiss driven all thoughts OF such COMPRESSION
al action out OF his head, 40 that he has tsli-
ed to make use either OF the land or
money, and the latter will probably be COW
cred into the Treasury.
Ex.Asst. Postmaster General Clarkeonleft
here yesterday for Old Point Comfort. lie cas
ssen req light ebout Senator Quay, snd
uow, ike his pei, Mr. Dadley, hopes Mr.
QlaS's resignation Of the chaitmaceaip OF
tue rational Republican committee vii: not
De acceoted. M. Clarkson. also Ike Mr..
Dndlav, Ia not Harrlscn man, and Gags #
3 aloe be alive and veil be will be the next
reeub!iean candidate for President.
a plaio-spuSea Ohio republican hsrc to-
day, who o; ccu.se doesn't want bis rane
published, says no hss no hope OF Mchin'
leg's election, for the resson that the farm
era OF bis State are opposed TO high tsr!H,
snd that The republicans among them Will
not yc;e foF q man who Ia 10 favor OF &c. ano
that he ieers they will land 10 the democrat
lie party before the P.ss:o sntial elsc'ioa;
He slso Gays shat If Mr. Cleveland shall
campaign he will be met on the stump Dy
Senator Sherman.
Mr.. ]. E Clements OF this city yesterday
sold tgen;y scras OF land In Alexandria
county, Va, lying between Halls Hill end
Faila Church, belonging to Walter Hall, 10
Thcmas Tate, Of Yorkshire, Englanc, for
50. 800.
Gen. Malone left here alght before last
'or Petersburg, v;s the Norfolk Soat. TIE
General formerly talked great tesl about
politics, and especially about mule" demo
c,a.s, but now, 80 far ss can te judged by
BIS c0n7srsatio0, politics neveE enter his
head. Tao5e hege vino i.nbw hi0 say tbe
administration nsving tayned bim down. he
Ia nos 81 AZ grisvsd CT tis dieoggal;zeG COZ.
di:ioa 81 tie .ecubi!can party Ia his own
State ssd IN every other southern Stete,
aud sttritckeg that condition to the course
pursued by Mr. HarTiaon.
Il prominent southern republican, now in
Re osg, ssys That uness tee ksrnar's A.
lance pball come TO tse rel!efof his party
Ia tbs eouthern States be doesn't know what
Will become of 1t. He laughs at recsnt
nswspaner article TO the effect that the psr-
ty Is fapid!g growing in the upper tier ofthe
States OF thu South, end says that 90 weak Is
It In those States that In Maryland tbs nom
.natio 50, Governor goes begging, In Virgin
la 1t Ia utterly broken down, and 10 North
Caroline, iYeBs Virginia, Tennessee and Ken
lucky It's condition Is little II any better.
4 democratic politician from Mnrylapd.
here to-day. says that ct the democratic con-
vention of that State to be held on the SO
inst, Brown will be nominated for Govern
or without opposition, after @ possible CON-
plimepsary vote to Hodges snd Jones. He
also says Senator German has consented to
take charge Of the campaign not because
there is any danger Of democratic loss In
either the gu5ernetorial or Legislative me-
joritY bat in order to keep diesentions out
of the party &C that II may be united In :he
national fight of next year.
Col Blight OF Indiana, ex. ssrgeant-at-arms OF
tho L. s. Senate, says that any msn now knows ns
much about the nominee ofthe re1t national dem
ocrstc convention as any other man, and Will Go 80
until after the Ohio election. He thinks howev-
or that II the nominee shall b, taken from the
country esst of the Alleghsniee, Maryland will BIO
bis DIV SLING place.
It is Iumored here that tho mombers Of the G.
A. B. in this city will take charge of the move
ment to collec. $25, 900 by voluntary subscrip
ton for temporary bridge across the Potomac
to Arlington, for the convenience OF the grand
mpmsnt Of their organization, which they
hope will meat here next year.
President Harrison has remtted the forfeited
bond Of negro who went security for an arrested
criminal who ran away az soon IS he was released
Lost Life and Property.
A dispatch from Providence, R. L, says
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