Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-06-12
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence Of tho Alexandria Gasette-
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Special Correspondence Of tho Alexandria Gdsettel
WasgIse TOE. D. O.. June -, 1881.
a SUBCOMMITTEE of the executive commit
tee OF the national organization OF knie g
of labor is here today to impress upon Sec
rotary Foster and the President the necesal-
tv for the Reinstatement OF the men recent
Nv discharged from the bureau OF printing
and engraving for characterization, and tor
the removal OF the superintendent OF mat
huresu who discharged them.
Az Ohio democratic politician, now here,
being asked to-day vhat effect the Tick e.
the nrohibitionists In his State have deter
m'ned to put in the feid would have upon
the election there next fall, said 1t would, OF
couree. help the democrats but, he added,
the third party, Notwithstanding the action
OF their recent national convention, will
also run ticket, and that will help them
great deal more. That Secretary Foster is
not altogether salts fed with the condition OF
his psrtY's sffairs in Oaio Is proved BY the
feet that he either hss gone or will 60 there
TO try to improve them.
The following ia the only change in the
4 h class postofiices of Virginia that was
made to-day JACKIE Mill, Floyd county. f..
] sowder appointed postmaster vice Nj. l.
PoH. resigned.
Comptroller Lscey's statement In regard
to the Keystone National Bank was submit
ted to the President this morning and form
ed a topic of discussion at the regular Cabi
net meeting. 1t will be forwarded to the
Common Council Of Philadelphia and Will
not be made public until submitted to that
body. The more that ls known about this
bank the worse appears Postmaster General
Wanamaker There is no donot OF the fsct
that he mas done the administration great
deal more harm than good. He was at the
White House to- lay and looked like he was
In any Of her tasn q comfortable frame OF
mind.
Commonwealth A torney Clements of
Alexandria county yesterday sold fur acres
of ground near BalIston in that county, be-
longing to Mr.. Norvel Barchell Of this city.
TO Judge Scott, slso Of this city, for $3.50.
Mr. Clements has also soid thirty-three acres
near Rosslyn, ia the same county, for
900.
A statue of the late Pro-. 8. D. Gross OF
Phlladephis, which the Surgical Associa-
ton of America proposes to erect here, WILL
be admitted to free entry.
Representative Lanham is mere to-day on
his way home from New York. Hesays that
from what he sses and hears he is induced to
02il6VS tnaG the SpehkeTenlp vi Lpo hoAN
House will fall either to MIR. Mills or Mr..
Crisp, though the talk In New York seemed
to bs In favor of McMillin. Mr.. Lsnham is
of course for Mr.. Mills of his own State.
A well-known southern republican now
here in talking to-day shout the
new U S Circuit Courts, said he did not
think the judges to be appointed for either
of the southern circuits would be demo-
Gratis, as one OF the judges In each of those
courts Ia democrat, and TO put another DEM
ocrat In them would m AXE them democratic,
as the courts are composed OF three judges.
He said he supposed some democrats would
be appointed hut so, they would be 10 the
northern circuits. wbers the appoiotms ant of
democrats would not change the political
O. mplexion ofthe courts.
The refusal OF Hsyti to alloy this government
a c,aling station on that island, the manner in
which that refusal was made, and the means which
the American minister to that country, Fred
Douglas, has to resort to avoid the bullets the
of Port au-Pr;nce shoot at him, have
induced the state Department to consider tho ad-
visibility of recalling Uncle Fred and srspending
diplomatic relations with the negro republic.