Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-06-06
FROM WASHINGTON.
rs,so;al Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gasette
WASHINGTON, D. O.. June 6. 1891.


WASHINGTON. D. O.. June 6. 1891.
Senator Barbour, who has recently been
to Richmond to confer with some OF Virgin
ja's officials on the subject OF the settlement
of the debt of that State, says that from
What be heard there ne Ia disposed to think
ths debt rnay vet be settled. He Gays the
agents OF the bondholders were not author
,zsd by their principals to make any reduc'
ton in the terms they offered, but that he
thinks when they confer with their prinoi-
pals they will De disposed to make fur
ther reductions, and that then the
States agents would be little more llo-
eral. and that With mutual concessions he
thinks the debt may be settled sstisfactcri'
". Mr.. Barbour being asked ii the reports
here to the effect that the democrats OF Vir-
plnia favored the denomination OF Mr.. Ceve'
land we're true, replied that his information
was to the contrary effect.
When President Harrison was In the Ter
ritories ne told the people there that be
would appoint the judges of the Territorial
land courts as soon as he returned to WASH
ington. Hs mas been backithree weeks. but
tie appointment of the judges referred to
has not vet been announced. The delay Ia
said. at the White House, to be caused by
the fact that there are one hundred appli-
Giants for the I've places, each one of whom
Ia highly recommended. A report is current
that Judge Horton OF Kansas has been ten
dered the Chief Justiceship OF the court. Ii
this be true 1t ''knocks out" ex.Congressman
Payson of Illinois, who, 1t has been sup
posed, would ge5 that place. Ii is also sald
to-day that only one OF the i've pisces WILL
be given 10 q democrat
Commissioned Raum not only ssy5 mod
e.n politician cant afford to be consistent,
but aois upon tie idea that public othce 10
private snap, SO be has been absent from
h,s Office 240 oil the $40 days he has held It.
Mr.. John 3. Moon, who has been appoint
ed by Governor Mckinney, OF Virginia, the
aaept of inst Stale IN the matter of the Iii
rect land ts1, Is here, and Ia already en-
aeped !u having copies made OF taa Ireas-
ury books con; aiming the names o! the Vir-
ginians from whom thas tax was e1actea.
Toa more shat ia learned about the broken
keystone Bank, of Philadelphia. the worse
spDea tne connection OF Postmaster-Gen-
eral Wsnsmaker with that bank. Marsh,
the abt 1nding cashier, is thiaf, but the
tales he aold abous MIR. Wansmaker before
| ne ran away were eenselfs' If not trus, and
th4y sre OF the m oss damaging character.
| Tue attorney for the District OF Columbia
| has Gecfu6l tnhG uouiDS Will ooiuoo' Hcs-
AMI traps in the waters of the Dlstrlcs is
Illegal after the Slst ct May.
The committee appointed By the mana
gers of the Southern Exposition to be held
St Raleigh, Dext Ootober, to call upon Presl-
dent Harrison end invite him to attend thst
that show, have been informed By MIR. Har-
rison that he will receive them on the 10 b
| instant.
| The chief OF the bureau of engraving and print.
| Ing having discharged some OF the employees
there for disclosing orders. and having refused
to reipsst them, delegation of knights OF lab 7
have waited upon toe President and informed
him that ualess the men referred to be reinstated
at once evory momber of their organic alton in
Ohio will voc the auti-Iepublicsn ticket there
next fall.
The Treasury Department to-day decided that
stsbeman who came here from England to
drive for Mt. Fustis and blow the horn Of bis
tally. no. can not bs allowed to stay here, but must
| be sent back 20 his home.
Tho following is the only change in the fourth
class posioilices of Virginia thst WAS made to-day
! Millors' Tavern, Essex county, j. @. Cannon, ap
pointed postmaster, vice NJ. J. Jones. resigned.