Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-07-02
FROM WAsHIHGTOH.
specia, Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gasett'.J

the case of james Durnill, convicted In the
.,eatern disrr;ct OF Virginia of violation OF
fbe internal revenue laws and sentenced 10
one vear's lmpiisCnment and to pay nue. OF
500. so
The President is taking care, IS lass as ne
oan IF s:l the republican candidate5 LOT
lionptese no we're defeated last fell. To-
dey he appointed another one OF them, BY
ron M. Cutcheou OF Michigan. to be mem-
Der of the board of ordnance emo fort!nCA-
tion. Mr. Cutcaeon was chairman OF the
military committee OF the last House, @p'co
sat upon Mount Vernon Avenue.
The following changes IL tue q e.hss
postoffices of Virginia were made to-day !:
Advance Hills, Albemarle county. >. M.
Ffay appointed postmaster vice q. u. FRAY.
resigned; Bonneville, Aloemarie county, D,
! Davis. vice HI. F. Elliott. resigned; Lone
Green, Bedford county, J. -. Lacy. vice u.
White, resigned OVertou, Albemarle coun-
tv.J e. Moornsn, vice J. o. Pendletou. re
moved u, pp, Shenandoah county, J. III.
Whihipeton, vice P J. Brill, resigned.
The President to-day approved the ssleo
uon of the site for the possofice of this city
the block on thu south side OF Pepnsy va
MIA avenue directly opposite Galt's jawelry
store.
Among the visitors here to-day ls Ger. Lo-
psx,ex-president OF BIacksburg College, Va,
q State institution. The General being aek
ed why 1t was that he resigned his position
ga re!idsnt of the &c referred to F? said
the Farmers Alliance. through the board OF
visitors, had intimated to him that they
| thoreht farmer, rather than military
man, should be at the hesd OF the instltu-
lion. end that he bad therefore deemed 1t
| nroner 10 terds or his resignation.
Health Officer TowneheDd of this city
still retains his position. He does not H.
tend to resign, and If removed will have
something to say on the subject that will not
| he at all agreeable to the Commissioners oil
the District OF Columbia. Republicans as
we'll as democrats sse denouncing the Com
missioners for their action in the Health U :
foer's case, and 1t is likely to give the newe-
papers a good deal more to talk about.
Col. W. E. Sims of Virginia, o. 8. Cors1
at Colon. writes to the State Department
he,e, to the effect that be hopes no more
aoorers from this country will come TO
Colon seeking employment, as those already
there aIe st0rVlng to death, and he has great
trouble In inducing ship matters to take
/ them home without pay, and he has no
m oney for any such purpose.
A delegation of the Virginia republican
club of this city, composed entirely OF ne
proes, amorg them were W. 81. Jordon and
a preacher from Alexandria named Green,
waited upon the President, by special sp
poin! msnt. this morning and urged him to
appoiu. ] M. LaugstcD, prominent mem
Der OF iheir rsce ia this city, to the new asso'
cists jndsesb;p of the Virginia circuit. The
| President told them be would give their re-
GUEST rs nuoh consideration as that OF any
| tor she appointment OF white man. Ice
de,ep a,ion then bad 2 talk with him about
me diaoraa' IL d condition OF their party In
| Virginia end urged HIM to take some stems
| by Gbicn the party could be rsorgSn Z4d SO
! that is could be reunited, which they
| implied cond not be the case a. long as
| Genarst Malone continued 10 be iia nominal
besd. Ths p eeideut sa:d The condition o.
he rsr.y in Virginia had given hin, great
pain, and that he would certainly do Gil he
could 10 Improve 1t, and that all the ms m
pe,s OF the party Should have that object In
view.
Al the cahiust meeting to-day it was de-
cidad to extend the AZ per cent. bonds st
| Two per ceut.
The federation OF labor hes informed Sac
re.ars Foe ar that President Gompers will
probably caJ.fer With him tc-morEow in re-
ssrt; 10 he pate priaters' controversy.
Among tue arrivals here this morning Wes
! that OF Got. Cab Maddox OF Virginia. The
| Co!opel i jue! rom Southwest Virgipii. He
| SAWS the Isud i;uom IN TINT section he's sub
sided, srd that urope?tY that sold there for
ten Thousand i4l'ars will not bring fifteen
hundrea uog. Heretofore, he sage. when he
played cards here, settlements were always
q ale vi 4 nioaev, bus that now dna bills
ara used far that purpose. He says the peo-
Die out thare arc roi bothered nov about
either politics or religion, and will adopt
aDv doctrine aud support any party thaS
will make C1nfederase no0e7 legal tender.
The President to-day apnoin Ell Ez KEEL
II. Gilbert, peatmaster at Blu ma Visa, Vs..
pew Presidents! Office.
The President to-day appointed A. Lou
den Soowcen, of Pennsy lvenis, to be Mimic
ter tc 0reace, RoumsDia end SsrVia, and
Rcmuaido Pacneoo, CT Californ a, to be Min
ister P:eEipoten,iary to Guatemala and
Honduras.
Judge Hughes of the q g. court for the
eastern d .ic5 ct Virginia Is here to-day.
Ia short talk with the CAVITIES oerres-
pondent the Judge said H.. B a'ne, If q well
man, wond be tie nominee of the nsxs IA
| .ional republican conv ntion, but that
the hand of death was already upon
him, s1d with him out OF the way
there wou'd be nothing to prevent
toe denomination Ct Mr.. Harrison.
| He also said the next Congress would pass the
| free silver bill and that Mr.. Hsir,son would ar
prove it, so that the silver question would not be
| factor in the Presidential contest OF noxt year.
but that Notwithstanding that fact Mr.. Cleveland
| would not be renomnsted, as the popular i'm
pressioa is that he represents the Wall street id,s
and no party, DESTROYS of success, could afford
i to have such n man for its candidate.
| Senator Barbour went to Baltimore on business
to-day. Senator German Ia at Saratoga, but Is ex-
pected here in day or two.
W. e. Brooks Of Alexandra has obtained pat
emit for cab CAT lines to each other, which,
it is said at the patent office here, will satisacto-
rily supply long needed wsn'
The Pros dent to-day appointed William E. 81.
| monds OF Connecticut Commissioner of Patents,
! vice Charles F. Mitchell, resigned
| Secretary Fostor, by counting all the security
money in tho Treasury, forced statement to lay
by which it appears that there is a cash balance
OF neariy one handred aud fifty four million do