Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-04-13
FROM WASHINGTON.
svec,a: Correspondence Of the Ale1anaria Gazette.
WAsHfRGFo1s. o. O.. April Is, 1851

FROM WAsH1NGT0A.
Special Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gasette.l
washing Foss. o. O.. April Is, 1851
Private te!egrems received here to-day
from Nav York Fay that dispatches there
from Rome this mcTniug repeat the rumaT
that unless Secretary Bia!ue'5 reply to the
last RENE meta be received by tomorrow,
the America minister at Rome Will be or
dered out of LAZY. Secretary Blaine being
asked about this today, replied that he
ne.ther bad heard nor knew any thing about
it. The prevailing impression about this 81
fair nov is shat while Mr. Blaine is right in
the course he is now pursuing 10 regard to
i. bis fret note to Baron Fava is the csuse
OF the whole trouble. II that note be term
al the Nsw Orleans lypching massacre"
Now massacre" doubtless suggested to
dinieter Rudini second "Sclian vespera,"
and naturally provoked his wrath and mein-
tsins Ii 81 fever heat Ii eleven Americans
were shot in England, snd Lord Salisbury
we're to tell Minister Lincoln that their muir
der wae "massacre," the government sc
Washington would be infinitely more per-
emotory ia It's empnds for an explanation
than Italy has been. Mr. Baine's tlunder
showa the dange. of appointing any but 8
trained constitutional lawyer to the import
snt and Responsible place of Secretary OF
State He is tbs only man ever appointed
to Il st ofiica who was not sEch lawyer.
President Eirsison approved the note refer
red 70, bot, though hs Is g lawyer, no body
ever expected auy wisdom from him.
Mr.. Ridley, The popular aud accommodate
ing superin' endeDt OF the ferry line between
this city ard Aiexendria, ssys that as 5000
% the new summer resort opposite Alexan-
dris sbalI opsn, the hosts on that line, iu-
stead Of waiting haif-hour at Alexandris,
az the7 row Go. will consume that spare
time in trips 10 Motley Hall.
Ex-Caugres man Libby of Old Point, Viz
sinia, is hefe to-day He lie one of the stock
holders 10 the new Norfolk line of steamers.
lie s,ys tho business of the new line fully
equals the mes saDgnine expectations. He
also says the company owning the 6oats
will build fns wharf at Alexandria, and
doesn't expect 10 have any trouble about
wharf privileges. Toe new hotel at Old
Point, he says, is progressing rapidly, and
will be completed by the fret OF next JAP
uary.
Famliara al the White House seem 10
think .he President has an idea that Secre-
taTy Blaine, like some members OF former
cabinets, ia willing to accept all the credit
for the popular acts of the administration,
snd to throw the blame of those that prove
unpopular upon the President and that
be also believes Mr. Blaine is DESTROYS OF
heipg his successor, end that on his return
from his proposed trip he intends to have q
square talk, end to come to n thorough un.
derstsndipg with hin, by making him chow
his band.
Secretary Proctor has arrived here. He
says be is q candidate for Mr.. Eimuuds'
plsca in the q s. Senate, and will resign the
war ncrlfolio If the Governor of Vermont
shall appoint him. His appointment would
b, highly satisfactory to the democrats.
The government is now negotiating for
the purchase of a tract of land 90 the Vir.
eipls shore, just opposite Fort Washington,
on which 10 erect g Water battery. The
latest off3r IL SOS al acre. From it there is
straight and nuobst,ucted rsnse of the
river for. fifteen miles below.
The President to-day accepted the sesig.
nstion of M. Huston as Treasurer OF the
United States. to t,ke effact upon The ap-
pointmant ard qualification of his successor,
who. it Ia supposed. will be Mr.. Nebeoker.
J. NJ. Langston, tho negro ex-Congressman from
Virgins, says no will be one Of the speakers at
the republican league club national convention to
moot ut Cincinnati next month.
1t is reported at 20 ;ce headqu .rters here that
there ia not house in the entire city in which
thcrs has not been or is noy a case Of the grip.
The number OF funerals here yesterday was start
| ling.
The Behring Sea ease will be argued in the Us
Supreme Court next Monday. The court to-day
on motion OF the State OF Texas, dismissed tho
writ of error IN tho case of VIM. Davis sentenced
TO desth for murder committed at Fort Worth.
Davis attacked the psn.l codo of tho State and
also contcndcd that in various points involved in
tho trial he hal bfen deriod the privileges grant,
by the federal constitution The Court holds that
no federal que'tion WAS brought in and that d.
vs was not denied the equal protection of the law