Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-12-02
PROM WAsHINGTOg.
Especial Correspondence of tAe Alexandria easets<
WAsXIEeroN, q. O., Dec. 2. 1881.

FROM WASHINGT0H.
rspssa, CorYeeposSeres of TIE alexandria easctse
WAsH1Eer oa. q. O.. Dec. 2, 1851.
It is stated at thu Chinese Legation that
there hos been no dispatch received there
stating that preliminary skism!sh hsd re-
Gently taken place ''at the port OF shanghai
between two Italian gunboata and tbs Chi.
mesa navy, and che two former were suEk n
deep water.n The MioLsler said 81 he re-
csiged no euch dispatch &c o! C arss did not
send 1t TO Nav York. Hs sale further thst
he believed the story to pc sensational and
without foundation. Is ia also said e. the
Legation that ell the reports from China
about Tia massacre OF Christians and the Sc
rious character Of the insurrec.!on TIERS ere
greatly exaggerated.
Az importing firm CT Philadelphia recent
Iy made the following Inquiries OF the Tress-
ury Department in regard to paragraph l4o
of schedule O of the tariff oct. relating 10
tin plate: "Wbas ia understood By teigg
produced in the United Stale? WI! tie
tin end terne p ates be AMERICAN ii made
from imported black plate, OK must Il @
bieck pate ba of American mskeS II the
latter, will ii q bla,k p,sts BE Auetlssn II
rolled from inpor.et bars OF bile s? Egs!o,
must euch plases he coa.ed Ii,h Amelioa1
! tin and American lead TO be American lin
patss AID Amssican tsrne pates? p Ia sc.
| py Aciing Secretary saaI ding informed
the finn tba. the Depat,E ho'cs be. In
ported a!sck p'stes c;pue3 il ibis country
| for The purpose Ct N king tin abd ser1s
plates ers ipciuded with1 tho parag!s u
| referred lc. Black pistes roiicd from I'M
| ported bars and biilets Should be fini!ariy
classified. There is go provision In la~, he
Gays, restricting the manufacturers to tas
use of American tin.
Tho chief topic Of conversation mo1g tho
politicians and newspaper men and, indeed,
| of almost every body else here to-day, is the
speakership question, the Issue of which is
as uncertain to.dsy es IL was week ago,
| though the Crisp men are little more con-
| 6dent By reason of the fact that the Spring
| or forces hava been increased 10 some sG-
tent by men heretofore supposed to be sup
| porters of Mills. The Springer men cay the
great oil cot OF the democratic party nov is
| to elect democratic President nezt yea7,
and that the fact that northern candidate
for the speakefship will not haze single
vote from the South Will rot be conducive
to the achievement OF that oil ,cs
as 1t will not tend to Increase the democratic
vote ia the North. The Mllls men, how-
ever, seem to BIO as confident OF the election
of their favorIte as ever, while the Crisp men
cay their man will 60 into the CAUCUS with
ninety assured Votes. As one hundred SAD
thirteen or fourteen will probably elect. 1t
| will readily bs seen that il they are not mis-
| informed they wont have to gain many Ia
order to succeed. Thsre is already .a'S
about breaks from the Spripgsr, MoMillin
and Hatch forces, but st the headquarters
OF all Of those forces 1t Is eaid ttastbei fAgs
| have been nailed to the mastg.
| The President Ia now putting the tcish-
| log touches On the message be Ia to ntnd TO
Congress next Monday. Il Is understood
thet In It he will egain recommend the pas
sage OF the force bill or soma similar Meas
ure, and will extol thu effscts of the McKin.
| lev bill end reciprocity treatieG. but ct the
instance OF Wall Street will advise putting
the breaks on pension bille, and take strong
ground against free silver bill.
| The Virginia delegation 10 the House, oil
democrats now. for the first time for meny
years, will have conference here next Fri
day night, at which all the members will be
present, except possibly Mr.. Buchanan, OF
the Oh district, who has been sick, il not
now. Mr.. Meredith, who will represent the
Alexandria district, has also been iayited to
attend-as his election Ia looked upon SIS
certain-and will do 30. Ho, however, can
not be admitted to the democratic caucus to
be held on Saturday, because the Governor
of his State, from some, ss yet unexplained
cause, refused to order the election in that
district until the Oh inst.
MIR. PETER, the ALLIANCES Senator from
Kansas, has selected eeat on the rep1bli'
can side of the Senate, though the republi-
cans In bis own State have repudiated him
and are talking about e!eoting what they
call senatorial proxy to assist Senator
Plumb from their State. Senator Kyle, the
Alliance Senator from South Dakota, has his
seat on the democratic eide.
The recent bulletiu from the PHILADELPHIA
physician to the effect that Mr.. Blaine's
health is perfect, which has been published
far and wide, has stimulated the latter's
friends here to say that he will be nominated
by the next national republican convention
on the fret ballot, If not by scclemstiop, and
that be will accept the nomination without
hesitation. Among the Sacreta-y's warmeet
friends here is ex Governor Wells of Viz
sinis, who was provost marshal OF Alexan-
dris after the cloEe Of the war between the
States.
The following is the only change in the
4th class pcstofices OF Virginia that was
made to-day Anandels, Fairfax county, a.
r. Malone appointed postmaster, Woe E. L.
Mann, resigned.
The State Department has received, but turned
over to the Agricultural Department, a communi.
cation recommending that the owners Of vessels
carrying cattle be responsible for damages thereto
and that the officers of such vessels DO made sub
ect to the law to prevent cruelty to animals, and
saying that if such provision be made there will
be lees damage and less cruelty.
A special train left here for Philadelphia this
morning bearing large number Of persons in
vited By Messrs. Crsmp q Sons to witness the
launch Of the new crusier New York. Mrs. Hsr-
rison and friends, Secretary Ley, and mary nav
officers were Of tho party.
Wants to Marry His Daughter.