Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-06-20
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
q 1901

Special Correspondence Of the Ae16noT'a 1ozetN.J
WASHINGTON. D. O.. June 20. 1891
Senator Barbour, who has been In Gull
peper county, Virginia, for several days, was
was on Penney lvania Avenue this morning.
When aeked If he had heard any thing recent
~ about the settlement Of the Virginia debt,
he replied "Not directly, but indirectly
from a gentle man who saw Mr.. Garden In
New York, that the prospect OF settlement
is favorable"
The d. felt in the Treasury is Increasing,
end go is the public debt, and the latter Will
continue t. dc. In order to get money for
the running expensts of the government
more bonds will have to be sued
and sold, and this, too, though the
surplus In the Treasury was go large
when the democrats had control OF The gov
srnments money that they tried to cut down
taxes SO as TO reduce It. If the money had
gone into the pock cts Of the people 30 COM
plssnt Woald be made, but the people are
poorer thar they were.
People from the new town Of Glasgow,
Virginia, here to-day, say the prospects OF
that town are By no means as favorable as
Il WIS supposed they would be, and infeeo
that the boom iG most OF the new Virginia
towns has become very indistinc'.
News from O!io here to-day Ia to the ef'
feet that the fseliug s strengthening there
that the SUCCESS of the democratic psrt9 de-
manGs the sacrifice of Gov. Campbell, but
tha. with him ont Of the Wey, satisfactorily
10 bic frieuda. McKinley's defeat would De
assured, as the majority Of the Ohio voters
are opposed to the Mckinley bill.
Another effort ia now In progress to have
DR.. TcRnaheud removed from his position
Dffi nor 81 ha natrict nj ENIHm-
bic. but it ia scppossd Il will be So futile as
its nisny predecessors, as the charges are OF
tie same old and Ineffective character:
IL is stated TO- fact here thatJ NJ. Ling
sson. the negro eZ-Coneressnan FROM Vlf-
ginis. Is seel!y Sc applicant fer the place OF
Justice Of the reg q. S. Court OF Appeals
for the Virginia circuit.
People from Front Royal, Va, here to-
dey, say there was great fall of rain in ell
that ccuatry lsst night, aud that the water
in both branches OF the shenandoah bad
raise d eight fact, and was still rieiag, when
the Manassas train crossed them this morn
log.
During Congressman Hsrbert's recent VIZ
it to !h!s city he called at the White House
and recommended distinguished inrist
from HE ate for place on the new terri
torlai land court. TIE President told him
he had bsen very liberal to the democra' {
in Alabama, but thst il the name OF CON-
petent. efficient and reputable republican
we're presented he would give it proper cor-
sideration. Mr. Herbert replied that II
| would be difficult to find republican of the
required qualifications in Alsbs ms, and that
the character OF the republicans to whom
fe,. Aral Offices in Alabama had been given
wss not snoh IS to lead the people OF that
State to believe that such qualifications ss
those referred to would be required.
The post ffice st Barley, Virginia. was
raised today from b class to Pfesiden'
tial office, with salary of 81 OOO.
1t is reported at tho State Department to-day
thss certain foreign governments arc considering
tho Availability Of interfering in the affairs OF
Hayti to tho extent Of preserving tho persons and
property of thtir ctizsns in that country, and
| that should they conclude to do so the Monroe
doctrine would not compel this government to OBJ
ject.
New Workers hare say it is pretty well settled
thst Congre .sman Flower will BIO the dem cratic
candidate for Governor Of their State.