Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-06-23
FRoa WASHINGTON.
[specio! Correspondelce OF t.e alexandria 6asette
WAsHlNeToN. .. g.. June %. 1881.

WLSEIN9TON, y. u. June 70. 1osl.
Corpressmau McMilIn of Tennessee lie
still here. rs says that since he was mere
last be has heard that his support for Inc
epeskership of the next House will be
stronger from New York and the New Eog-
land States than be then supposed, and that
conse quently his hopes OF receiving that
honor are brighter than they were. Mr..
McMIllin will be one of the oratorR at the
annual Tammany banquet in New York on
the of July he Gays he attended the
late Kentucky State democratic convention,
and that the impression 1t made upon him
was that the men who composed 1t were In
favor Of the fres coinage OF silver and we're
opposed 20 slepping any democrat.
The Treasury Department has deter.
mined to defer action 10 the Pr 9oe Couz'ps'
application for pay IS en- official of the Chi-
cseo fair, though she has been ousted, until
the court 10 Chicago before which the case
has been brought shall have rendered its de-
cision.
The Prtsiden! arrived 10 Washington this
afternoon.
a COPY OF the official correspondence be-
tween tbis country and Canada and England
10 respeet of the Canadian fishery question
hts been laid before the Canadian Psrla-
ment, and vac received here By telegraph
to day I. contains nothing new.
The following is the only change in the
b class postt fficas CT Virginia made 10.
day: Keeling, Pittsylvania county, w: e.
HoGne.r. appointed postmaster, vice }. Z.
Keeling, resiR1ed.
General Ord way OF the District OF Colum-
bia mi lila Gays he has heard nothing more
of the recent attack made upon him by the
knigats q labor for instructing his forcss
how to act If called cut by tbs government
to suppress disorder, and doesn't expect to.
The General bad hardly gotten over the as
sau!t made upon him by the negro militia
before the knights assailed hiD, but he has,
| 60 far at least, successfully defended himself
| sgsinst both.
By curious figuring toe Treasury slate
ms nj Issued to-day elbows that there Ia some
available money there, only little more
than million dollars, however, and as &C
interest debt OF five millions and pensions
debt of eleven millions will be dus on the
first of next month, the question OF Issuing
end selling more bends IN order to meet
those debts Ia still under confederation.
| Ex.Congr man Bowden of Virginia was here
| to-day, lust from Norfolk. he says politics arc
| exceedingly fat in his State and from presont
appe srnces arc likely to rom in 30 for somo timo
He SAWS all tho discharged forem6n st the NoTfols
navy yard stood tho competitive examination ioI
reappoiutment, and that probably all of thtm WI
be rcnststcd He says no heard ono of the ex'
smnors say that tho nen in the Norfolk yard are
| of higher grade than these in tho Brooklyn and
| Portsmouth yards.
| 1t is said to-day that not only has DR.. Hammo
| bocr assured Of DR. Townshend's pace as Health
Officer of tho District OF Columbia on the first
proxirno, but that before that time Dr.Townshend
will tender his resignation. 1t islalso stated that
! Col Robert, the army member Of the Board oil
Commissioners of the District, says the next scalp
he will havo dangling at his belt will be that Of
Gel ~ oore commandment Of the District police
| force.
Secretary Tracy informed tho Governor of Ma
r, land to-day that soon as tho fishery forces OF
thst ststo arc organized as State naval militia
he will b, ready to give it evory facility ut his
| hands