Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-10-03

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A demoorst,c oIub of the District OF CO.
lumbis and Maryland was TO nave Doen W
ae-,,zad here last night for the express oo'
ian, ~ honning Senator German for tho
psasidanoy but the Senator being spprissd
~ IL. begged that nothing OF the Kind De
Sone He was, he said, grateful for toe
kindness of his friends, but that a CLUB
formed for suoh on object would not be
agreeable TO him. The parties Interested IN
the movement, therefore. organized club
To nromots TIE general cause Of democracy,
Int not that of any one particular demo.
orat.
For the first time Ia ten years loaded ca
nal boats were locked out Of the chesapeake
and Ohio Canal at the Rock Greek outlet OF
that canal into the Potomac yesterday even
ing. aud were toWed to Alexandria. For
some years previous to the suspension OF
navigation on the canal the boats we're low
cred into the river above Georgi own by ex.
penslve machinery, but the present man
ayers of the canal don't recognize the con-
tract that was made for that expensive
work, have abandoned Its use, and reverted
to the old aud inexpensive outlet locS.
The four years. term OF Commodore Mel
vile. az Engineer in Chief of the q. s. Navy,
will expire nszt January, but Secretary
Tracy has signlfed his intention o! appoint
ing him for second term.
The iron track has been laid on the
Washington and Arlington Railroad from
the AqueductBridge to McLoughlin's house,
about midway between the bridge and Ar
lineton. It is understood that as public
road runs through the property ofthe Alex
andria Real Estate Company at the south
end Of the Aquiduot bridge, the railroad can
be built along ouch road without the oGn-
sent Of that company.
The following are the only changes In the
4sh class poetofices OF Virginia that we're
made to-day Chesk, Floyd county, ].
Pstf appointed postmaster vice Q. A. Con-
ner. removed Hamburg, Sheoandoah coun.
ty, @. E. Hsadley, vice s. J. Davis, resigned
Inteligepes he 10 day from Maine is to
the effect that Mr.. Blsine's condition lie by
no means hopeful, and shat the excitement
produced by the burning Of the chimney OF
his house three or four days sgo made that
condition still more apparent. The date Of
HE return to this city Is indefinite. His
house here was put In order for his return
last month, but since then 1t has been locked
up. and no body here now knows when it
will be opsped again.
Dr.. P. J. Murphy, formerly chief OF the
Columbia lying in hospital Of this city, died
suddenly this morning. He was unmarried
aud had just bought and occupied a S25 600
house Ia she fashionable part of the city.
Among the strangers In the city to-day is
tx Congressman DeZandorfo OF Virginia. He
says there sill be two delegations from Vir-
girla To the next national republican con-
yention, and that under the present Organi-
cation in his State there can never be q
united party. Col. Lamb, he says, Is talked
Of for the new chairman of the State com.
mittee, bat he would be just as Objectionable
as Malone under the existing organization,
which confers arbitrary power upon one
man. he Gays he doesn't see how General
Malone can be depossd, unless the admin
istration shall plainly express its wish to
that effect. That, he says, would accom-
plish the desired object at once, but the ad
mlnistration shows no disposition to do 40.
The President to-day refused to grant the
request Of the British Minister for the return
to Canada of Ohinaman who had come
from that country to this, and has directed
that the man be sent to San Francisco and
shipped TO China.
II liz reported here today that the new
Gillian government is about 20 appoint
new minister to this country. and that his
fret bugiuess will be to request the Immedi-
ate recall of Minister Egen, and that the
President Ia sorely troubled about the reply
be shall! make 20 that request.
According to the report Of the q. g. COM
missioner Of reilrcads, printed to-day. the
gross receipts OF the roadan which the gov
ernment is interested have increased, bat
there has been decrease In the net corn.
ings.