Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-06-17

pes to say that Mr.. Blaine, while
not candidate, Ia in the hands
of his friends. The Harrison people. like
many others. say Mr.. Blaine is still an Ill
man and will never recover, but they also
saw that their information to this et1sct
comes from Mrs. Blaine, which cannot be
true, for ell acquainted with her are con-
viuced that even if she entertained such
thought abe uld never let 1t be known.
Bark Examiner Drew s,Uears that he To-
foyrusd Comm roier Lacey OF the true con-
dition OF tee Keystone Bank on specified
,lste. Mr.. Jecey says be was rot SO IN
formed until four weeks subsequent to that
date. Postmaster Wanamaker In report
carefully prepared by himself says on one
day that he pever did anything to delay Tor
one minute the closing of the bank referred
10, On the next dey Mr. Lacey publishes
M. Wenemskey's letter recommending that
los closing Of the hank be delayed for
tgentY-toaI hours. These various remark
able Emergencies are attributed here to the
prevailing warm weather. But the people
OF tho country are not es big fools a5 the al
ministrst!on evidently takes them to be.
Secretary Noble. OF the Interior Depart.
ment. returned here to-day after six weeks
pleasure trip.
Ooe of.h parties interested Ia the Wash
iGptou and Arlington Railroad, living IN
this CITY, told the GAzETTE'5 correspondent!
to. dey that be Is Informed by the new pee
pie noW OF the head OF that proposed road,
thst their sale of stock had been sstisfacto-
ry and that they ere only waiting for the
arrival OF their engineer, who i5 expected on
the IS \, to set their surveyors at work. he
also says that If the parties referred TO dom
commence operations at al early day, t6e
old company will do 30.
Things are all wrong at the Census Office.
Large nun bers OF the clerks we're discharged
in May and more will be In June, and the
nav of those Tho ars retained has been re-
duced. The acney for carrying on the Of
fee hsa evidently been dissipated, but hoW
is what will be matter for congressional
investigation. The fact that on last pay dsS
theirs, heemployees we're paid With old notes
and not with crisp rev notes, as has here
to!ore been thu iovsriable practice in the
ceneus as in all other government offices IL
Washington, hes given rise to report thai
the CENSUS money has beer appropriated tt
other purposes, and that banks or other out
side parties are helping Mr.. Porter until he
can get 1t back again. Mr.. Porter, 1t vii
be remembered, ia an English adventurer
about whose early life few people seem tt
know much.
The sailing of the revenue cutters to preyen
the killing of seals was delayed yesterday anoth
or day, in order, as Is reported here to give Mr.
steve Elkinss company another good, long al {
| wsrm day for seal s aughterng.
| Several prominent republican ofhceholders III
Virgins were here yesterday. among them Mar
shall Watts, Postmasters Griffith Of Wincheste
and Sullivan Of Harrisonburg, District Attorney
Craig and Internal Revenue Collector McCaull
Gen. Malone did not arrive last night, as was ex
pected What brought them here at once is no
| known. They all profess 10 be in favor OF Harri
| sons rerominaii ion.
| MI Il. J. Schulties, OF this oity has been sp
pointed an additional member of the commission
| appointed to visit Europe to investigate immi
| grafton affairs lie is sppointed as the represen
| tative of the Federation of Labor. Genera
Grosvernor's successor Oh the Commission will b.
appointed this sf,eruoon.
J. I. Cstlott wss appointed postmaster at Three
Square, Goochland unity, Vs to day, vice Z
d. James resigned.