Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-13

They ssy the meeting was not wen a1.eIue
q but that most Of the absentees, even tnose
previously opposed to the General SEM ain
their proxies They also cay they aSs sus
Generals food and drank bis iqloI, anu
that all hls recommendations were aooptsu'
and that there will be no republican canur-
dates for the legislature this fall WITT 5helI
consent. and that General Mahone WIN
beed the State delegation to she ne1s I TO-
tionel republican convention ana case ~. iss
yota ss unit. they Ultimate thas II we .'3
Earmeys' Alliance run Candidates tney VIZ
sunnort them. 40 ths Generals intention, nAe
Ibst Of Senator Sherman, IL to 90 dHytn'"9
that will beat down the democratic parry.
The new order of Secretary Foster pro
hibisipg ths pay ment Of pensions except az
the regular quarterly periooe, anu oay
these specially provided for, mas grestly
nerturbed the claim agents here, VINO iesf
that the next Copgress will cut down their
taoS IN Al and thereby destroy their bonanzi.
The following is the only change In the
4,h class postofIices Of Virginia made to-day, {:
bonneville, Sussex county, L. J. Onappei
annointed postmaster vice E. Tignor, re-
| signed. .t
The principal gambling establishment Of
Monte Carlo. ths south END OF the heDe
Bridge, has been cloeed.
The report that Gen. B. F. Butler Ia dead.
and had died aboard his yacht while On s
pleasure trip, which was current here ms
morniDg. Ia denied on the most reliable
press authority.
Mr. ! E. Clements OF AleXandrie county,
Va here to-day, says he sold yesterday Il
scree Of lsnd near Wunder's Crose EoacF,
belonging to hrs. Z a, Means, for S.. 200.
The President has approved nav RUE OF
the c!gil servics commission changing TIE
nresent system OF competitive examinations
for promotions snd applying 10 ell the c'se-
eideti service. Hereafter only those who de-
sire promotion need stand such e1smiba-
tioaa. ard the three who stand hig5eat VIII
! al, he Dromo:sd before enother examination
will be held. Che new rule, however, VIII
not 90 toto effect before the cad Of the QUIZ
rent gear. 4,
A member OF the Maryland Farmers AL
lance here to-day, who attended bis state
convention yesterday, sass that though the
convention refused to endorse the demo-
cratic candidate for Governor, ell the dem
ocrats in the organization will vote for n.m'
There is q good deal OF talk here to-day
about the President being aroused by the
seizure of the Pacific Mail steamer City OF
Psnams by the government OF Salvador, ano
that be has teegraphed to the State depart
mens for ell the particulars, and ordered tie
cruiser Charleston to be In readiness In case
OF emergency. Nobody at the State De-.
partment, however, anticipates any real
trouble With The little Centrsl American
republic.
| 4 well-informed North Carolinian here to-day
says hs knows from personal intercourse with a.
telligent members of tho Farmers Alliance in
different parts of his State that there will be no
third party in his State in 1892, that is unless
Mr. Cleveland be renominated, in which case he
does not know what the Alliance will do.
On Sunday next owing to an extra trip OF tne
stosmer Norfolk, the steamer Washington, OF the
same lire, which leaves here Saturday evening,
will leave Norfolk on her return trip tuuday
morning, 30 that tho whole trip up from Norfolk
will be by daylight.