Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-12
PpoM WASHINGTON.
rsos,al Correspondence of tho Alexandria 0asette]
WARRINGTON, D. O.. Aug. IL. 1891.

WAsEINeroH. D. O.. Aug. IL, 1891.
Ex.Rsy. Sam Small, for he abandoned the
nnIpit after his affair with the Methodlsts
| 10 Utah, passed through here yesterday on
his way to Georgia, to take charge OF an I'm
dependent" newspaper.
The II. B. Bayley referred to In the tele-
graphic columns of yesterday 3 GAZETTE Is
nephew, not the BON or grandson OF MsJor
8. P. Bayly OF Fauquier county, Virginia.
and Is the s1n-!n-aw Of DR.. hammett,
health officer OF this city. BE has been SUD-
| ieot TO temporary attacks Of menta! aberre-
tion for several years.
A New York democrat, here to-day, 10
talking about Senator Carlisie's interview
Yesterday, in which that Senator said, Il!
| Mr.. Cleveland could not obtain the vote OF
the Nav York delegation In the national
| democratic convention 1t would be idle TO
talk about nominating him, ss 1t would De
| imptaoticable to select man for the fresl-
dency yho cannot command the support OF
bjs oryE Stpte In the convention" remarked
If Whist the Senator said be true Mr.. Ciese.
lsDd's name would probably not be brous az
before the convention, es nothlog Is more
certain ttsn the fact that the New YorR
| delegation sill be against him.
! AZ the mee!icg Of the American Society Of
| Mictcsccps,s, hare to-day, forty new msni-
| hers were elected. Doctors Rsyburn, Nc
| Iatcse GnG Baaoh read papers.
| q resident OF Alexandra county here 90 :
day says the erection of new graded school
| houae, to C st 81. COO, was commenced osar
Wonders Cross Roads in Washington dis
trict of that county to-day. He also says
that as there is q surplus Of $4,000 10 the
Arlington district school fund, similar
school house will be erected In that district
also.
Tho following Is the only change In the
4.h class pcs; Offices OF Virginia thst was
made to-day: Davenport, Buchanan county,
S. r. Ball, appoln:ed postmaster, vice l.
Sykss, resigned.
| Il Is understood ihst syndicate In this
c.ty has inst completed the purchase OF a
large trec6 of land between Alexandria and
the new town of North West Alexandria.
Ii is lntimsted st the Safe Department to-
CAV that the latest statement Of Fred Doug
les, to the effect that biz resignation of the
Haysep mleeloo was not compulsory,
was the result Of an after thought
snd Wes made with The hope OF get
tire soue hipg else from the admis-
,sratiou, end that his resignation, IS
previously stated was enforced by a".e quest
fr.sn Secretary Bisins. The prominent
oesYo politicians are under the impression
that the place belongs to THAR race, ard
aeverai of then have already fled applics-
| iocs for it. A white man will probably get
| IL. but not until after the Oaio election, as
| to refuse 1t TO negro before that time
would, II Ia thought by those who know
| nothing abou. negroes, drive the negro vote
there aRsy from Mr.. Mo K:neg.
The offlcssls of the General LAND Office
I t. t.,Fr hot rfof,
| tles are uskiog pretended sales OF home
t3aC 10 Oklahoma 70 ignorant negroes In
that locality.
4 member of the Farmers Alliance from
Virginia. here to-day, says the bitter fesing
which ME. J Ahr Amber Smib, republican.
says is developing between the alliance men
and the democrats In V.rsiuie, xis.s only
la Mr.. Smiths imagination. and that so lar
ss ne 10 informed the alliance msn and the
democrats ara working IL harness, and that
they couldn't 40 otherwise In view OF the
raunhiicsu threat OF The Force bili.
The ro.ort that ex-senator Squire Of Washing
ton he's beer arpointcd y. Minister TO China
vice Blair whom Cbins would not receive, is cred
tied here. It is reported that DIR. Blair may TO-
ceiye the Russian mission, Ihicn is now vacant.
C T. Hurdle clerk IN tho buresu OF labor,
was takon with h morrhsgo to day on 10Th
street, noar the Treasury Departments, while on
hi, way to lunch. He Was carried into Thomp-
sons drug store but had hardly reached there be-
| fore ne died His body WAS removed to B. kers
| undertaking estab shment. The deceased wss
native of Alexandria, but had lived here for many
years. he left wife and several children
Tho raising of the old Niagara, Commodore
Perry's n.gship sunk in Lake Erie, for exhibit
ton at The chicago fair, is private undertaking
1t is rumored hore to-day that sunday's con-
ference of leading republicans with tho President
| at Cape May was the fore,unner of a lotter from
Secretary Blr e dec lining TO be csnd ate for tbs
next Presidency.
The Attorney General has instructed the Dis
trict Attorney for tho southern district OF Iowa
to institute proceedings against one c. g. Bradley
who refused to answer Consus questions pertain
ing to the inqniry on the subject Of farms, homos
and mortgages
The annual convention of the association OF
American agricultural colleges and experimental
stations met hero to-day.
Alliance L ceilings