Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-05-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence Of Che Alexandria Gaelic.
WAsEIna1os. d. o.. May IA, 1881.

FROM WASHlNtTDn.
g,.c;a, Correspondence Of the Alexandria GG=ette]
WAsg1na1oa, D. o.. May IA, 1891.
10 10 one o'clock this atterBoon nothing
had been heard at sithet the State or Navy
Department of The Iteta Or of the U. s. shipa
in pureus or 90 the look out for her. Naval
officers do not expect she will be heard OF
sg.ln until che has landed her cargo OF arms
and ammunition at a Gillian port 10 pos
session of the rebels 10 that country. NO
credence is given to the report that the
Charleston he's sunk the 1tRta. 10 the hrsG
plscs. it is said that news OF such On event
could ONLY be received through the arrival
of toe Charleston at some port connected
with the telegraph lines, which has not go
fsr occurred. In the second place. nobody
supposes that Toe ltsta would resist The
Charleston Tor shs is totally unprepsred 10
do go, snd evan If enc attempted 1t, the
Charleston could readily subdue her force
without resortiug to the extreme measure OF
"bloving her out OF the water" a6 1t Is ru-
mored ebe has done. 1t is apparent that the
Navy Department officers ere somewhat
puzz ed 10 account for the lack OF news from
the vessels sud ere obliged to content them
selves with tbs theory that the Charleston Is
not pursuing straight couree but 10 cfuis-
Ing easily TO and FRO overhanling and exam
iping merchsnt steamers snd looking around
the islands off the upper Mexican coast.
The following is the only change 10 the
Alb class postofices of Virginia that was
made to-day Horizons Store, Pflnoe Will
liam county, H. Partlow, appointed post
master. vice a. d. Finch, resigned.
tc-isy. He says the democrats In his State
-jcbS ,pill oi DC the nomin66 of
the next national democret @ convention,
whoever he may be, large majority, but be
doesn't think the democrats throughout the
country are strong enough TO afford to nom
mate candidate eainst whom there may be
objection In bis own party when they oou:d
essil7 select one against whom there 10 none.
Private iu.e geuca from Secretary Blaine
received here to-day is to the eIect that ne
Ia batter than hs was but that he is still In
bad health aud liable to relapse at any
time. AID that the date OF his return to this
cltv i, indefinite. The Secretary's FRIENDS
here are Judgment at the treatment he Ia re-
ceivipg from the Judge. OF which paper
Presto ent Herrison's ecD le part owner, Wnicn
paper Yesterday Represented Mr.. Blaine ss
negro thief, trying to steal chicken from
coop, thu paddock on which had inscribed
ppon It the rsms of BsDj ami Harrison.
An Ohio democrat here to-day CT national
fame ssys the talk about the resuit OF the
election !r lis State pext fall deciding the
nomination of Tie next national democratic
convention, amcunts to nothing, and that If
Gov. Campbell be reelected, 30 far will that
event hs frou, securing the nomination OF
Mr.. Cleveland, that lie only possible effect
upop The Presidential convention would he
to bring his own name before that conven-
ZION.
The boon IN town lots around this city,
north Of the Potomac, has buret, and many
Of the inVestors. after paying one or two, or
even three, instnlments, have retired ana
determined TO abandon what they have paid
rather ths;, ejnk any more. South of the
Potomac, whsre the prices we're not go blgn,
the boca continues, and is reported to be
based open q more reiable fouodatior.
TIE SCENTS OF tha American Safety E1-
yenpn Como any, who thought they ha1 &C.
cured he M,nnt Vernon Cotton Fac:orJ, IL
Al-Sandris, for ther plant, but were disap-
pointed by tbs failure Oft company that WAS
organized to make billiard cues 20 take part
of .hst building, went from here to Alexsn-
dris to-day 10 lock for another site, and vii!
probably :epae the north wing Of the built
Ing kuowu Ga q teen's Cabinet Factory, the
west wing Of Which il cow used by the Po-
tomsc Shoe Factory.
So cramped Ia the Treasury for ready
money that the Senatorial investigation trip
to Alaska bss been abandoned by the repnb
lioen m ,rity Of the committee appointed
to make IL, in order thet the expense thereof
may be sared.
l. is said ct The Safe Department that
there has been nc suggestion of arbitration
OF tho difficulties between Italy and the
United States growing ous OF the New o.
leans tragedy, as WAS reported sr special
dispatch from Rome. Arbitration is the
last resort sfser diplomacy has failed, land az
Secretary Blaine ms promised to consider
the claims fer indemnify 1t cannot be held
that the diplomatic stege hiss been passed.
The rather indiscreet utterances of the Italian
Co. sll at Now Orlesn' reistive to the conspiracy
to kill the Mayor and other prominent persona
causes sc me amusement s the Department, but as
they have not taken sn official shape no notice
will be taken of them by this government.
1t is stated at the Tfoasury Department to-day
that tho fraudulent sppraisement Of silk st the
customs house in New York, by which como Of
the importers are enabled to sell silk cheaper than
others, has been detected, snd Will b, stopped at
once.
The hitch alb u roadway thirty feet wide
from Alfred street up Wilkes to the national
cemetery at Alexaniris still delays the commence
ment of the work of making that road by tho
Quarterm ssters department OF tho q. s. army.
The Presidents Trip
President Harrison was net in Colorado