Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-05-28
FROM WASHINGTON.
fs,ec;a, Correspondence Of the Alexandria Ga=etteJ
WASHING roH. D. O.. May rs, 1891.

fSo.c;a Correspondence Of the Alexandria Ga=ette.]
WASHING roa. D. O.. May rs, 1891.
According to reliable real estate men in
this city, pa ties not only here but elsewhere
are contem plating tie estab i;hment or new
manufacturing Industries In Alexandra al
a. early day.
Ex-senator Hampton left here to-day for
Ooeb C, 20 vie friends and 90 fishing
he says he is OUT Of politics now, but ttlil
has hopes and thoughts, the former that the
democrats may sweep the country In w, aud
the latter lat they will.
IL Ia understocd that the conditions upon
which Miss Mary Elizabeth Mann has given
$50 900 worth of property for an Episcopal
Cathedral In this city will be complied With
and tfat therefore the building Will DC
erected.
AS the Tennessee district that was repre-
ssnted in Congress by the late MIR. Houk Is
strongly republican, and has been 80 ever
since the war. and was whig before that
there Ia not much hope that democrat Will
succeed him, hut his death will put 30 many
aspirants for bis place 10 the field that me-
party will be torn up by dissensions.
Rev. DR.. Bullock, formerly of Alexandra
who has had long spell OF sickness, mas
improved so much that he was out to-day
making arrangements for q Welt to Ken
lucky next week.
Even Mr.. BIsue's friends now say that i
ever he shall come back here again It will
not be until next fall.
Senator Coquitt's friends here say be has
lost faith in MIR. Cleveland's ability to carry
New York, and therefore thinks he Ia an
unavailable candidate for the next Presi'
L., knIr HoA
ference with Gov. Hill.
Assistant Secretary Spaulding has H.
formed Mr.. &. a. Buck OF the Virgioia His"
to:ical Society OF Richmond, that II duty
gss assessed On book sent to that society
By the Huguenot Society OF London. 1t must
nave been because it was addressed to bisa
as an indiv'dua! and not as representative
of the society, In which latter case 1t would
have been admitted free.
Doctor &. III. Soteldo, long the Venezue-
ian minis er here, informs the Associated
Press that dispatches received to-day from
most reliable eourcts in Mexico state that
the Mexican government ordered the lrsor-
gent Gillian cruiser Esmsralda to leave the
harbor OF Acapulco. Tne commander OF the
vessel eaid be was willing to leave, bat hi;
ship had no sails and cou not depart will
cut steam power. Ine Governor then
lowed the e mereida to take enough coal tc
Curry the order into effect and she received
$50 tons, her ordinary consumption being 81
rons per day. The Emeralda sailed on the
26 d inst, Immediately after receiving
coal allowance.
People from Alexandria county; Virginia, he:'
this evening say that Clements is long way
ahead for Commemorative Attorney. at the eec
tion in progress there to-day, but that it is necE
and neck between Veitch and Salisbury for sherlh
Among those appointed cadets at Annapolis to
day are r. H. Drummond Gidsville, 10th dis
trict Virginia, and c, e. Cabsll (slternste), Nor
wood, 10Th district Va.
Secretary Proctor will probably appoint {
beard OF tticers to day or tomorrow to conduc
an examination for the admission OF civilians tt
the sr,ny to fill vacancies now exi5ting smoni
the commissioned oficers, He has decided Il
have the ex mutations he'd here some time il
:une.