Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-06
pRnM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence Of tho Alexandria Gasette
WAsElNGToS. D. O., Aug. 6. 1891:

WARRINGTON. D. O.. Aug. 6 1891.
The clerks In the Richmond and Danvile
Railroad oifce here have already com-
nenced TO pack up the books and papers o!
that uffics go rs to have them ready ior
transportation by the end of the current
month, when the Office will he transferred
TO Atlanta. Il is rumored here that scon
after the general Office OF the road shall be
moved to Atlanta. the company will esthD-
Iish q bank there In which lts rsoeipts
will be deposited, and will do 3
large banking business. 1t derives Its au-
thority fer doing 80 from Georgia road
which has bsan absorbed into the Richmond
and Dsnvile system. The company, it is
also said, has arge real estate investments
Ia Atlanta. The value of its real estate In
this city has ncressed considerably since ie
was purchased, rot less, IL is saiG, tran
100000.
latter was received by Secretary Foster
to-day, from an Albanian, recommending
that ruling be made at the Treasury By
ghioh those members of Congress who are
fonounced silver meD may be paid their SAL
erlss aud nileare 10 standard silver dollars.
Tie sGcption OF his reco mnendation, the
eritet says, viii possibly d&Epeu the eyooF
OF The. coneressmen referred 20.
Mr. Callahan, formerly the Republican
nemopr of the Virginia Senate from the
Norfolk district. says he wss in Norfoik
lsst week and that frcm what he heer6
Y7hen there re IL ieduco1 10 think that the
Farmera' Alliance wilt not cat r1uch Of
Ggare i has district aud thsb republican
DO dcs have been 50 manage there, as Very
p3ess elae in Virginia, that the democrats
will hsve pretty much everything their OR
way.
Common wealth's Attorney Johnson Of a.
exaa6fia county. here TO dsY, esys he
doesn't think t 10 supervisors Of his coal t ,
viii; buy i ne crUsher and read roller, bu t
t Ii iu ,ao ,ereof will pr OFT Re ranair
of the roads tt cor t'stt providing tn
It me and gravel be used instead OF dii
he says e b, tt plan would be II issus
cou, t , bonds fer $780, 600 and maoedam'zs
all tie rosds 1t cucs By COT tact. ss the
work could be doEe cheaper by q big con-
set aad t!it TIE road as 'sament would
OF only pey re irterett % the bonds, bot
Dsy off "a share Of the principal every year.
ct .-iay'a sa1s!o1 OF the ms tioDal cen
writ az Of TIA Gstnolio Tot,l Alb ueuoe
Sooi, t !; 10 fapo' OF TIE commit 20 on res
al tons It 'ously condemstrry of the use
Of liqucr, and advising Re ladies' and child.
zen t ), ssaiet and t ase ,eiT I'll t. tt the
SO ms end. ypas road and ADOPT ii.
SENATOR Barbour, Mr. Liuden Kent, and ex-
State Senator Meredith, OF the Alexandria
5 .r,ct, left hsre this morning for Manassas
to look at some ine imported cattle belong
ing tc Mr.. Bcaert 2crtaer. on the estate OF
the latter, ueer tnat place
Among the visitors here so Day is M.
Powell, OF Fairfax Court dous6. he saya
the feeling Of Inc dem 1crets il lis county
and ms understands Il is tire aHme Tsy in
Prince William cocntr, is 50 accspt for the
nc!uiaea for tia State SeDae anyeo3g the
Alexandra democratic Inav select.
The spokasnaan Of the negro delegation
who Waited upon tta Commissioners OF thu
District yesteldry With g psttion fer he re-
moyaI of sa sftioent policeman whc bad er-
rested ON Of their disoEdeFiy race. hal the
impudere0 20 inform them that as the po-
lioemsn rsfar.ed to aad threatened to shoot.
''if cae uegg0 SOS killed ss7eF6l white men
Torld lose eha!7 iiyee" he vas not crdeI-
ed out OF lie office.
The igh5 hare between the Blaine ond Hsrri
son faction for delegates 60 the next national
publican convention has slreeiy commenced.
At snegeo republican meeting in negro church
last night. one OF tao Harrison speakers, having
reference TO Mr. Andrew Gcs on, who has in part
represented the district 81 several previous con-
veu'ions, said things we're not going on to suit
him ,snd were zoo much in the interest fihs Irish
gans.' Such talk i5 not RS all sgreeable 20 the
Irish supporters of Mr. Blaine.
Tho following is tho Only change in the fourth
class pcsto1ces of Virginia that was made to day
Strom, Botetourt county, F. L. Thomas appointed
postmaster, vice +. q. Dcisher, resigned.