Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-09-29
FROM WASHINGTON.
[speo;a, Oorrespondeaec Of the Alexandria eaSese'
WAsHwar0a, D. o.. Sept. % 1871

Tspeca, Correspondence Of the Alexandra 6oSe''eI
EAsHEeroa. D. o.. Sept % 1881
Mr.. Samuet H. Lewis. son OF 'x-Sen ateF
Lewis of Virginia, is here to Gay: he says
the repubiio ios OF the Valley OF virginia as
GENERA! tn!ng, approve the call LOT asss
oonvsntion OF the republican party OF Iha.
9tata at Roanoke Oh the let proxlmo, anu
ara In favor OF running republican canui
dates for the legislature In ell the countlee
and cities of the State tbis fall ,and OF taRing
otans 10 reorgauize the party. Internal keV
enne Collector McCaull, Of the same safe,
OHIO ia also here, says Gen. Mahone,s cifcu
lar letter to his psrty has been mlsupdsr-
osood. and that the General did not mean
thst no republican candidates for the legis-
ietnre sbould be run In the State this fs'I,
but meme In democratic counties. He says
rannblicso candidates will be- run In many
o,unties In the southwestern part OF the
state. aud possibly elsewhere, II there De q
chance to elect them. He says he thinks
there will be large attendance at the ho'
auoke convention.
A cabinet meeting was held to-day to con.
slider the latest Gillian imbroglio. The pre-.
vailing impression on the subject ls that
Minister Egsn has made mou attain out OF
mole hill in order to relieve himself, ard
that the administration has assisted him 10
order to hep iteelf by 8 manifestation OF
ilnco.srn Without thu consent or even the
knowledge of Secretary Blaine. The Chil'
ian enyoys here scout the idea that their
government woud willingly do anything
70 DESTROY the smiosbe relasions heretofore
existing between the TWO repnolica.
MIR. Douglas one of the candidates for the
democratic nominal ion for the Virginia
House OF Delegates for the city and county
of Alexsndris was here to-day He Gays
be agrees with Judge Keith that the differ
enca between tho creditors and the com mis-
sion is entirely too small to delay the set
t!ement of the Virginia debt, end that be is
In favor OF settling the debt on terms honor'
able to the State and acceptable to the
creditors.
Young Mr.. Popham Of Virginia will leave
here to night for New York, whence ne will
sail for Colon on Thursday, to resume MS
duties as @ S. Consular agent 81 Panama,
on the other side of the sshmus. No cue
oeesor to the late Col. W. E. Sims, es U 3.
consul at Colon, has yet been appointed.
As the administration could not well az
ford to elbow the report Of Commissioner
Roosevelt Oh che gross violation OF the civil
service law 10 Baltimore to be utterly and en-
tirely ignored, be vii! make come arrange
ment By whieh the offenders may he whi.e-
washed. That they will be removed,
though their guilt Is patent, never entered
spy body's hesd, even Mr.. Rocsevelt's.
Among those from this city Who will s:tond the
meeting to DO held In Fredericksburg on the first
proximo to provide means for tho removal Of tho
remeins OF the late Senator 3. NJ. T. Hunter 10
Richmond, and tho erection OF a suitable monu-
ment to his memory is Col. L. @. Washington,
who is interested in every thing that relates to
the honor and glory Of his native State
Tho contractors for the contraction OF the Wash
iogton and Arlington Electrical Railrosd have
been employed by the owners of the property
living along tho line of that road. to grade car
rage road along side of it. for the benefit Of those
who may select that route for going to and from
Washington by horse power.