Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-10

District of Columbia, and Mr.. j. q. BROOKE
n Culpeper county. 1t Ia understood tnaG
the meeting will be but slimly attended, anu
that lts object Ia to strengthen Gen. ma
homes hold upon the craftsmanship, ana TO
consult about the ACCESSIBILITY of running
candidates for the Legislature this fall, ana
NJ nroclajming to the North that repuoncan
suffrage Is suppressed 10 Virginia Dy inc
aieot;on lays OF that State. II will be recoi-
lac,ed that such course wss advised ny
Ganersl Malone at the last congressional
election. and that such advice was tne cause
-, tho severauoe OF the auicaDie relatlone
listing between the General ana e1-Ooh-
orassnsn Bowden, who really thougn5 ne
would be reelected. o.,~5,a
70 q oenaus bulletin issued last saturday
- annasrs that there are 69 Catholic
obn,cbes In Virginia, and Ass. 800 commu.
,,joanys and that the church property is val
naI at sl2 $3.50. and that In Alexandria there
Il one Catholic Church, 800 communicate,
ard that tie church property there ID val
ued at $4,000.
Bv the retirement OF Senators Iogslls,
Spoouer and FarWell Senator MCMILLAN. OF
Michigan. will be chairman OF the Senate
DIsirIct cf Columbia committee In the nsxs
Congress. as the usual custom Ia the House
Ia to give The Craftsmanship Of the DistFioV
Committee Of that body to the member from
one Of the dIstrcte adjoining this city, IL ls
probable that Genera! Lac will be the next
chairman OF that committee.
The government has bought quite large
tract OF meadow land bordering the hats on
the Matyland shore opposite Alexandra,
for paGtugsge FOR the COVE which supply 81
EliEabsth Hospital, thres miles north, w!' b
mi,S.
Nr. Kirk. VINO hiss recently been appoint
ed to place in the Health Office of tn s
CITY. is the author OF 8 pamphlet written
sorne years ago, purporting to give the secret
hietory Of mucb csookedness in official lie
here, and in which several prominent repuo'
icsns are presented 10 any thing else thsD
an eny!sble light. Mr.. Kirk was at that
time South Carolina republican.
The War Department to-day awarded the
CONTRACT for making one hundred guns. In
from ope to nine years, to the Bsthiehen1
IronC Company of Pennsylvania forS ,5S0, 3Io'
though, according to officers OF the ordnance
department, the work could be done at Tue
governments own works at Wsteryleis for
nearly two million less than the bid OF the
Bethlehem Company, which was somewhat
reduced.
The August returns to the Department OF
Agriculture make the condition Of cotton
So 9 for the whole breadth, practically the
came az last month. The average for Yir-
The Treasury Department to day received
letter from the president af the 81. Louis
Stsmping Company, In which he says the
i'm poriation OF contract labor for the manu-
fscture of tin plate is authorized by law Of
Congress, and that he doesn't we'll see how
they can be- excluded by ruling OF the de
partment.
Fred, Douglass, U. 9. Minister to Hsytl
has rendered his resignation to the State
Department. His letter Of resignation bears
date OF July Sob. He does not give his
reasons for rendering bis resignation. About
40 days ago he left Port an Prince and came
to the United States on leave OF absencs for
he customary period of 60 days. during
which time he has been at his home In
Washington.
A Democratic Congressman from North
Carolina here to-day says that while he was
and still ia for Cleveland, there Ia no doubt
OF the fact that the people of his State are
not az much 30 now as they once were, 81
that he is roS their favorite now.
he also rays that Office seeking Ia more
u iesSreehD'o 10 SohBiS 'elneh .I"i W
the office seekers themselves, but 80 The
latter have 10 make their applications
through them. they hoye 80 go to the Presi-
deut, and that the treatment theg received
al the hands OF Mr. Cleveland. when he was
President, wheu OF such missions, dd not
make them at all desiro0e of DIFFERENTIATION
He also said that his experience led him to be-
eve that of al tho families in the United States,
there was not OIL @ some member of which was not
at ono time or another an applicant. for Office.
Another thing the Congressman said WIS that tho
talk about third party in his State had no sub
stantisl foundation; that the domagogic leaders
were doing all Of it, and that the sensible mem
bers of the Faimors' Alliance are ust es much
opposed to third party now IS they over were
r. d. Rufin, coal black negro lawyer, former
ly of Alexandria, is again in trouble here on &C
count of some OF his numerous rascslites.