Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-10-05
FROM WASHINGTON.
[speoial Correspondents of tho Alexandra Gose''e'
WARRINGTON. D. O.. Oct. B. 1891.

Especial Oo5yesp0FdoSce OF mo AbeD"''''' o
WASHINGTON. D. O.. Oct. 5. 1891.
Mr.. SCHUYLER Duryea. Of Falls Church, Is
one NJ the directors and the chief promoter
NJ the nronosed Falls Church end Potomac
Railroad. the road that Ia to ron from FANS
Church directly to Washington vie Ariin goo Ton
and the Aoueduct Bridge. He holds -, wv
nosition In the Patent Office, but will give
+ nm In accept more profitable one IN tne
West. AS he will have to go away, some
| bodv else will have to take his place 10 the
railroad directory. 1t Is understood tAss
tbe parties now building the electric roau
for the Aaueduct Bridge tosAr1ngson nave
agreed 50 build the Falls Churoh ana 70
tomso road If $4,000 be subscribed to the
stock thereof,as they have been assured that
not only will the right OF way be given to
| them, but that several OF the owners OF toe
land through which the road Will run Will
grade that portion OF 1t on their property
| It is also said that the same parties will also
extend the Arlington road to Alexandria Il
thew can secure moderate stock subsorip
ton. 49,
The Gillian affair, notwithstanding all the
temporary fuss that was made about IL, was
Of go little real consequence that not one
einge additional war vessel wes cent to
the coast OF Chill. II has been discovered
that 1t Is not Secretary Blaine, but President
Harrison, who ia responsible for MIR. Eagan' e
appointment.
TIE following changes were made In the
fourth-olass postoffices OF Virginia to-day
Cook, Carroll county. L E. Morris ap'
pointed postmaster, vice ]. ]. Davis, re-
signed; Cumbow, Lee county, l.. Gtaybill,
vice Nj. Miller, resigned.
rf to q in
Ing and belonging to the Presby terian
Church at Bsilston, In Alexandria county
near this city, have been sold to MIR. h }.
Wilson, federal flee holder here, fds
50 500 a year ESQ 800 an acre would have
been thought e good price for this property
Mr.. Porter, u. g. Minister to IIely, is eti!i
drawing his Dsy as such, bat has oot been
on duty since Baron Favs was recalled from
this country. He travelling ABOUT Europe,
enj9yiug himself st the governmental ex-
pepse. And though there is neither en-
An,pricsn mioister at Rome nor 3D. Italian
minister ss Washington 10 mortal soul is
worse IF
The French minister presented his PAGERS
of recall TO the President to day and took
official leave Of him. He has been promoted
| TO q similar position at the capital OF Spsic,
fourth-rate power. This shows the esti-
nation In which this government Is held
by the republic OF France.
A gentleman who arrived here to-day
from Cumberland says canal boats are COM
log and going along the entire length of hat
anal, and that large coal business lie done
at Willismsport, where the canal strikes the
Western Maryland Railroad. He says all
the serYiceable boats on the canal are en-
Moved. and that their number is being In.
| creased daily by the repair and construc'
| ton OF others.
! An Alexandria county man here to day gays
row occurred at negro gathering held at John.
sons store, in that county, last Saturday night
and that go many negroes we're cut and bruised
that doctor was kept up tho whole night sewing
| up and bandsging thor wounss