Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-06-25
FROM WASHINGTON.

s,ec;a! Correspondence Of the Alexandria GG-ete
WAsHIrer TON D. O.. June 25, 1881.
A well.known southern democrat here to-
day. on his way home ffom New York, says
thst from what he heard there he believes
ha. the Tammany democracy are not az
dead in love with Governor Hi as they sre
generally hupposed Go be outsid l., of their
state. Theg are, he saye. of course, op-
nosei 20 Mr. C sveand, but have lost good
deal of their ncni alton for Gov. Hill, and
besides, fear that HUI would be KNITTED" by
tho mugwumps if nominased They, there
fore, he says, or at least some OF those Win
whom be talked. are Ia tavor OF man out
side of New York, and il Governor CAM :
bell of Ohio be renomi nG!eG, and be re-
elected, would cheerfuliy support him. The
eeatemnr referred 10 also confirms preVl-
Qua reports from New York to tbs same
effsct, that the congressional delegat!cn
from that State. at present, is in favor OF MIR.
McM!lin for Speaker of the next U. ..
House of Representatives.
MIR. Wheiess OF the Washington and ar
!ineton Railroad Company told the ga
ETTg's correspondent this morning that cars
would he rGnning from here to Arlington
By next November.
A Virginia democrat now here says that
In a recent talk with Mr.. Robert Beverly OF
bic State. Mr.. Beverly informed him tnst
the Farmers Alliance of Virginia would
meet 10 August neyt at Richmond and per-
feet arrangements for prosecuting Vlgof-
Gus campaign in the fall. He said they
would have candidates in every county OF
the State, and would, he felt sue, elect
msj7rlty Of the members OF the Legislature.
He also esid the majority referred to would
49,, al Inn nf
Daniel.
The stesr1er George Leary has been char
tered for the summer to make daily trips
from here to Clifton Beach and Colonial
Beach. on the Potomac. The Mary Wash
jpgson has been chartered by Baltimore par
tiee 10 run excursion trips from Baltimore
to a summer resort near that city. Her
charter price is $50 day net for 100 days.
Among the visitors In the city to-day is
Mr.. l. tile OF Fredericksburg. He is here
az the attorney OF the owners OF come min
eral lands 10 Spotsvsnis county, Virginia,
| who are negotiating for the sale thereon to 9
| az Indicate Ia this city. There are several
gold and Iron mines IN the county referred
| 10. Ia the fcrmsr new shafts have been
| sunk and operations are being conducted or
an enlarged scale. 1t ia now proposed to
work the latter seo. They were worked 9
century ago. and also during the war be-
tween the States, and srs said to contain
better iron than some Of those prohtaoly
worked In other parts OF the State.
Secretary Foster ia expected here this
evening SO as to lie present at the cabinet
meeting to morrow, when the existing det
cit 10 the Treasury will be talked over and
measures be proposed and considered for
meeting the pecuniery dtmlnds upon the
government The Treasury is fiat broke"
now, and will be in the same condition On
the so h inst. the end OF the fiscal year
The estimated receipts for next year are
four hundred million, while the ezpendi'
lures already in sight amount to four bun'
d,ed and fourteen miilior. But CO that
would bs suy thing else than pretty dish
to set before the voters at the commence
ment OF Presidential campaign, sc something
but 10 body yet knows what, mus. ha done
| TO make is more esvory.