Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-09-24
PROm WASHINGTON.
Ispscsa! Correspondence Of the Alexandria sase''''
WARRINGTON, D. O.. Sept "a. 1881.

Especial Correspondence OF the A11@'e''a "N-e''I
WASHINGTON. D. O.. Sept. "a 1881.
Fir. Parsons has written to his office here
to the effect that he hears Gen. maaone -
already &C work to pace the STATE repuol
csn convention OF Roanoke, OF the Let pIo2-
inn w5ich he, Parsone. has called, 30 Sc 20
tatse rossesalon of Is ard have it endorse hle,
Mehnue'g. course, but that be, Parsons, VIII !.
IN all ha can 10 prevent such ar endine o.
ca ugorthy 2 movement as he nae SCI Ga 4Vo''
M Winship OF Georgetown, who is large
10 Interested In the Chesapeake aud Ohio
Cenel told the GAZETTE's correspondent TO-
dev that the engineer in charge OF the rs
noj-s To thai cana! had turned the WORK, es
coro melted. over 10 him two months ego, out
the1 eyer since there had baeD nothing done
Int turning the water on and oil. Blt that.
be said. vas owing TO breaks In the old, not
In the rev work, and could not have been
prevented until discovered by the fnll head
OF water. He said the boats which haze az
rived ct Georgetown we're this side OF the
late breaks when the latter occurred, but
thot the engineers informed him that those
breaks would DE repaired By the last OF this
week or the fret OF next, and that then
there would be- free aud uninterrupted naV-
igetion ell the way irom hers to Oumosf-
land. Mr. Winsh!p says sDout three huu,
dred thousand dollars have been expended
on the repair and equipment of the cans,
aud that the parties who cave lnVesfeo tHhU
much money in IL are not going to iet IL De
lost, II such lose can possibly be avoided
A delegation, headed by Mt. +: ID. Lowe,
now Of tbis city, called upon the Health OF
icer here yesterday aud requested elm TO
sppolat Mr.. Bs!l of Fairfax, republican,
sho do ~
The directors and stockholders Of TIE Viz
Pinia Mining and Manufacturing Company
went oyer TO Alexandris to-day .o hold their
animal maeIpg. Ms. Boyd snita, formerly
OF Alexandria, is the presl6ent OF this coGl-
osuy. the miaes OF when are locstsd IL
Nelson and Amherst counties. Virginia,
where IL IL 20 manufacture phosphate
An Alexandria meroha0i, here to-day,
GAYS the wholesale grocery business OF bis
c!Sy this year is larger than 1t eyer was eyen
Ia the prosperous tiaes 5ofore the war. and
thas it's wholesale drug and china business
has also increased largely. He said this
was well known In Baltimore, wish the bust
nase of " bioh In the trades referred toAlexan-
drss bad cut Into considerably. The reasons
of this, he said. we're plain cheaper ware
houses and cheaper rents. discounts tor cash
payments, saving Ia handling and cheaper
living. He said that 2 start in tho whole.
sale boot end shoe, bat, dry goods. and hard
ware trades would be equally as successful
II made by eotive and enterprisiug men, and
that country merchants who bought groce-
sies, medicines and chlnsware in Alexandria,
would like to lay In their whole s:ocks there
II they could 30 30 on BIS favorable terms.
Among the Virginisns who have called upon
President Harrison this week are Judge John /.
HsrIis, Jadge Paul and ex.C Congressman Bowdon,
the latter calling to-day He says Tho report that
he is going to speak TO a virg MIA republican as
sociation here in explanation Ct tho stand no oc-
cupies in the Mshone-Parsons contest is entirely
| incorrect.
Tho following is the ouly change that was inside
in the fourthcasa postotficcs of Vireiuia to-day
Psyue's Fluyanna county, ". L McFail, vice 4.
Fensoni, resigned.