Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-07-11
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gasette

FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gasete.l
WAsHrNeroH. D. O.. July IL. 1881:
Representative Bowden, OF Norioi9,
gas here yesterday. He has given up nis
Eight to have Odendahl retained es matter
plun,ber In the Norfolk navy yard In place
Of Richardson, the man recommenoeu oy
the bosrd OF examiners. He Is convinced
that Secretary Tracy intends to STAND 0y
the civil service reform syste IN tne navy
wards and appoint only the Candidates rev.
commended by the board, regardless VI
politics. o,-
Secretary Fosters discussion OF the prof.
ability OF reducing expenses IN the itessu u:
Denartment By gbolishing some of the 9TH
oes and bureaus in which work Is simply
6nn,ioated hss brought out the fact that. 81
tha Machining OF the Fiftleth Congress, that
whole subject vas carefully gone over ny
the late Hon Samuel J. Raudali, tnen cha,'-
man OF the appropriation committee oil !ne
Honse OF r representatives. IN conueclio9
With the preparation OF the legislative emu
;n6ic;sl appropriation bill for that yeer.
As garden parties have become so fesh-
ionsble description of pretty hat worn
IN such occasions may be Of interest to the
Alexsudris ladies. It's thus described by a
adv here who SncTs. Che says: "Here Is
q pretty hat iog sagdsn party in creme net
entirely pufe6 ovsr be ci.m and ornament
ea with gold he AIDED pins. The foliage arc
flowers of tie slthea ulngle with tut OF
lilac at the back and with tulle bows. Ihe
effect desired Is to look dainty and fully"
All the animate with the exception OF tne
bears, have been removed from tins SMITH
they will be removed as soon as the pits 81
the park are finished. which vii! be IN aoou'
ten days. o., NJ,
The veterans of the Twenty fifth New
York Cavalry, which came here at the com-
mencemsut of the var, held geunlon mere
yesterday.
A dispatch received here from Madrid
says: As result of 8 series OF meetings OF
u s. Consuls il Spaiu which have been halo
at the residence of Genera! e Burd Gruhh,
the U. s Minister, 1t has been decided o
effect important fcrms in The consular prac-
tice.'
Judge sNlgell, one OF tho leading demo
Gratis Of Ohio, aud s. II amber of the STATE Cen
trai Committee, Who is in this city. exprts:-
es Inc opinion that Mej Mckinley will lose
mary votea 10 tba; ate this fall on account;
OF the operation of h!s tssif bill.
Tne s:sta Of NJ. BiaiDe's health ie still
matter Of speculation hers. a letter iro5'
Hez Harbor. where Mr. Blaine is staying, re-
caived here to-day ssys: 1T is still sn open
question emory those who think themselves
in position to know whether James u
Blaine will return to his duties st Wss5irg-
TIM n The fell or hether he has cometo Bar
Hsrbnr 10 die There are Intelligent people
here who argus By the hour that this die!in-
cn;shsd American s toiling into his grave,
dragged thitbar by fatal COMBINATION G.
n arvous prostration, paralysis snd Brtgbts
cisessa OF the kidneys. There ara others
vhoee opinions would seem to carry equal
weight of precisely The contrary opinion, end
whQ mairfs,a With tqos! zsal that Nj
Blaine ie suffering from nothiDg more serious
thsn oyertexGtlcn OF brain and nerve cur
lag the past wipier. 4 the face OF Epch
blank contradictions it Is hard TO know just
what to bsliega. | think, however, that
ar, safe 10 making these two statsments:-
Fret, that Mr.. Blaine is By no means the
man he wss gear ago and that the habitues
OF Bar Harbor are checked st the change
second. that If Mr.. B aine !s really Dying
FROM whatever cause. he Ia dying very game
" end IL making such fight against the
grim mouster as only man Of bis Iron Will
could make"
The release Of the schooner Robert and
Miopie by judicial decision has unquesiion
ably improved the chances of the Itata for
escaping G ndemnt ton In her turn; and
should she 50 escape, the fine of $500 mpos-
ed upon her for having cleared from ssa
Diego without custom houee permit will
seem a trihiug penalty by comparison.
Il Ia learned here that Mrs. Jefferson Da'
vis ia III 10 New York. This doubtless Is
the reason that no answer has been sent to
the Richmond committee In regard to the
removal OF her busbaud's remains to that
city.
The only change msde in the Ain class
postoffices of Virginia to-day was that OF I.
B. Martin to be postmaster at Simmonsville,
Craig county, vice ]. P. Caldwell, removed
The O. s ship Marion arrived at Port
Townsend, Wash, yesterday. She will
take aboard Profs. Mepdechall and Mer-
Ram, the government seal agents, and pro-
oesd to Behring Sea.
Secretary Foster was asked to-day what
reply, if any, he proposed to make to Mr..
PoWderly's open letter published this morn
ing. The secretary said that the letter was
so abusive and untruthfu that 1t might be
suspe ed of being campaign document.
BE did not purpose to enter into contro
yersy with Mr. PoWderlY on such basis.
a dispatch comes all the way from Cage
May PoInt stating that the President to-day
INDUCED In bis frs. surf bath this Summer !
Mr Powderly's Letters.