Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-09-07

building OF the Washington and Arlington
r abroad by the parties who nave COM
menced that work, that new company, OF
sanized In his city, will Ia short uuie no.
only commence, but build an electric ROAD
from Arlington to the Aquedncs BrloRe. he
saws the people now at work have not even
organized under Virginia charter.
A Virginia republican now 10 this city
savs the late letter of Mr.. Parsons will have
NO effect. and that of every fifty republicans
in the State forty -seVen will SUSTAIN tne
General He says that though De really
thinks IL would bs best for the party II Gen;
Malone would resign the chairmansnip OF
the State committee, il such thing were
nroDosed 10 fairly elected convention he
would oppose 1t, ard be sustained by an
overwhelming maj oriiy, such is the lufu-
ence the General possesses Ee says The
kickers have strength enough to keep the
General from winning victory, but he liz
confident they are not strong enough to
maintain the party organization II surEen'
dered to item, or even to hold State con-
yention In which half the State would be
represented.
The national banks which have not ex-
tended their bonds were notified to-day that
such bonde are no longer security for circu-
lation.
Notwithstanding the roseste light in
winch The republicans lock ct the Treasury
vaults, very little otthe money appropriated
bg Congress fer public buildings has ss yet
been expended. A few of the sites have
beer Daid for, bat many mors have not been,
and OF those purchased the erection OF ihe
buildings has not yet been commenced.
Little or 10 money, except that urgently de-
manded is icing paid out for pensions, so
little thst many Of the claim agents here
hsye discharged most Of their clerks. TIE
cause OF al! this is the straitened condition
of the Treasury, il being IS much ss that
department can TO to pay for the running
expenses OF the government.
Many Instances 10 show The arraDt hum
bnggery of the competitive examinations
conducted IL the consns bureau are, now tha5
most all the clerks in that bureau have been
discharged by reason Of there being no
money TO pay them, though MIR.
Porter has got away with over seven
million dollars, are now being narrated.
One of them is to the effect that though demo-
cratic clerks IN the bureau were refused promo
tion on the ground OF not standing satisfactory
examinations, clerks appointed through the in
fluence OF republican congressman were promoted
without being compelled to stand any exanint =
tion at all. One such case from Virginia Is mon
toned that of ]. W. Stubbs, OF the first congres-
sionsl district of that State
There is is great deal of talk here to-day about
the suit of tho Western Union Telegraph Company
10 set aside the verdict in tho Bell Telephone case,
on the ground that tho near relations Of Judge
Lowell Of Massachusetts, who was the referee and
OF Juetico Gray OF the U. S. Supreme Court, in.
creased their holdings of telephone stock just bo-
fore the decision OF that referee was rendered.
Senior Lazcana, the Gillian Minister, before
leaving Washington, Saturday. officially informed
Acting Secretary Wharton, OF the Department. Of
State, that he was shout to leave Washington for
time and had designated Jorje Asa. Burna2a,
secretary of legation, charge d'affars A
now secretary of legation, to serve undor Senior
Lazcana, arrived here last week, but only TO find
that tho government which hal appointed HIM
hs ID ceased TO exist.
Il. w. Atkinson was appointed postmaster st
Malvern Hill, Henrico county, Va, to-day, vice
H. P. Merseroau, resigned.
Tho Treasury Department has selected IS the
s:to tho new public building at Norfolk, Va, the
property offered by MIR. N. BurIuss at the south
west corner of Atlantic and Plume streets. This
is the site recommended by the Treasury Agent.
1t Is reported here that the appointment of the
new negro mir ister to Hayti the result Of the
crafty handiwork of Postmaster General Wanama-
ker, for the sale of whose gooda In Hsyti he was
the agent when consul at Port an Prince, and
will probably do larger shop business ss min
toto