Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-12-16

SO good reason the Mahoneltes could say the
people who recommended Judge Lewis for
the place did him harm. It has been known
from the first that the place wao for e1 Sec
rotary Gof of Wet Virginia II be would
take 1t.
Amcng the applicants for ore ofths minor
officss 81 the House IL an ex-Jnd2e ct the
Supreme Court CT Appeals IF Virginia A2d
men who have held as high, aa3 eVea b!eh.
err, positions, eFe heIe Eegk;Cc ary thing
they can eev. Iadeed. there il 10 place
where the ups sud downs cf iiio are brought
into greater contrast than tie Capitol at the
commencement Of Congress-.
1t is cCrrently reported that CougrtssDsn
Culbertoa OF Texas has declined tbs pace Il
interstate commercs com missioner recently
rendered hln ny lbe Pfssiden.
Nat only ero the numeIors Vhgi1iaus
here applying fer caes u ,der tina nag Eouae
mad az THAR poo. pr'ePso.s oi anccsss- Dat
the Vlrgiris CorRreEsm N { hera se'7fa e oy
no mtafs peaa.d E.: h. iit!e patronage
eaat is dp:ec CT 20 ste III en:s :jsl very
gIudglneiy
The Piasidaot ,his I1c;ni1g FpUt 10 tna
Senate the NJ m nssiGns Of six Of taa zine
associate justices CT ths Dew q. s. Circuit
Court OF Apresls. ADohs them w.t2 iHn
democrats, PutG-ul CT Mr;lr md Dailas OF
PsouEylvar.e. Ex-Sscreta.y G e Of West
| Virginia 10 TIE jos'ice iGr ice Virginia e!t-
cut. It la reposied t5st ons CT ias rem ain
ing hTee @!ii sIao be dem0c!a', Wtisca o!
the Wise jDii1 circuit
Il seeua to be uude:sS nd that tae H.u'e
Steering coGmltes 70 be- prov q II by
the reeo ution introduced b? @r. Oars to-.
day Ia intended, not 70 restrict the sosicn CT
O. Nf mi
cus to facilitate the Legislation OF tbs ua-
jority OF the body.
Professor Garner WHO Ia oxperim ing
with the money language by means Ct the
phonograph hss arrived here, whore DO will
prosecute his Investigations among the
monkeys 10 the Z,o" here.
Mr. James Fisher of Richmond was to-day
sworn In az assistant librarian Of the Rouie.
Mis-. John Paul end Mrs. John g. Vice,
members Of the board Of lady managers oil
| thu Chicago fair, have iEeUed an eddrees 10
the women o. Virgins, asking them TO uss
their iphlenoe with the Virginia Legislature
to secure 81 opp, oprlstion FOX that falr.
Though Mr. Meredith'5 vote was counted
| 10 Richmond Last Monday he has not get
received his credentials, end consequently
wss 70. sworn In to-day, snd Bow cannot
be until Saturday. Iris seq not sfsct bis
pay, however, which commenced the Gay
following the death CT hia predecessor. whoee
widow, By g ruls of the House, receives ply
for three months after that date.
That Senator Gay has lost his pull
upon the Harrison naturalization was made
gariDely apparent yesterday whsn the
Treasury Department refused to grant lis
| REQUEST that his friend, the collector OF in
ternal revenue at Plttsburg, against whom
venial charges had been preferred, be rot
diernissad, but be allowed to resign.
The Secretary ofSsste tbis afternoon ar-
nourced the commercial reciprocity agree.
meut between the Uaited States snd all the
British West Indian I-isnds and British
Guiana, and on the 1,t of January next the
President will issue a proclamation au.
nouuoDg the details of the convention.
The agreement Includes special arrange
msnts with Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad
| and the Leeward Islands.
Tho Secretary Of the Tres 1ry mas received q
conscience contribution OF five dollars N sn en-.
velope postmarked Mount Vernon, We.