Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-06-26
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(spsrei Correspondence Of the Alexandria Ga:ets.
VASE iRG coH. ID. O.. June rs 1891
The fact ,hat while there were sixteen
eonte,ted aleclion cases from the Sonth 10
The last u. :. House OF Representatives,
there are DOLLY two in the next House. shows
piaiper thsn words can express the d.tl6T
ence ia the caarscie. ofrepublican an6 drn-
o,ratio maj ]7igiaa in that betty. A m j ,rity
,yho geuiG meSa Reed Speaker sn6 Rowe ]
onaiynan OF ihe elections committee, stimu-
lated fairly cad legally defeated republican
candidates contest, with ths'hope OF OF
teiniDe i favorable partisan decision, and
with the certainty that they would at least
no maid two Thousand dollars. A ms )rity.
however corn posed of men who will render
decisions 10 accordance with facts and law,
iie,eis all hut those VINO have at least 6
plausible gycGnd for coDtesting from a.
igmpt.ng 10 obtain seats to which other men
have been elected. The only two csses from
The South in the next House sre those of
McDufe Va. Iurpin, from Alabama, and
Miller vs. E iiot., from South Carolina.
a Sharp darkey in Chester, s. G, named
Dave Raum, got large pumber OF the PEG
pie OF that toWn to sign petition Tor his az
poioiment as porter on Pullman car. He
then cut the bead of the petition and sp-
pended the signatures to &C application fer
the postmastership at Chester, snd was on
the eve of appointment when his trick was
accidentally discovered
Col. Lewis. exU. s. Minister 70 Portugal,
was In the city to-day.
Mr.. Linden Kent, for the railroad COM
pany, will, tomorrow, argue before the
court CT this city, for retrial Of the case Of
Woods vs. the Virginia Midland Railroad
Co, il which the plaintiff has obtained q
verdict for S13. 900. MIR. Edmund Burke
made his argument agaiDs. reifial week
ago.
a regular meeting of the Cabioet was held
Today, beeir ming at 11.30 O'Clock. The alb
etntees we;e Secret les Blaine and Proctor,
aud Attorney General Miller. The priDci-
pal topic of discussion was the continued
coinage of silver after July lat, and the Sec
rotary of the Treasury presented considera-
bic date on that sp sct.
A gentleman from the Valley of Virginia,
here to-day says such wheat crop ss has
just been harvested 10 that section OF his
State, has not been seen there for many o
gear.
Young Mr. John Pophsm, U. 3. CONNER
cia agent at Panama, has arrived here on
frrough, sick with the Chsgres fever, but is
improving. The mines in which be has be-
come interested 10 Colombia are even more
valuable than they were supposed TO e,snd
have been go reported by the experts who
have inspected them.
G E. Mitchell, Commissioner of Patents,
has re ignsd.
The american shipbuilder 10 former times
was Dandy, o, but that be is not 90 now s
proved by the lamentsble failures the new
ships FOR the navy have, almost without exception
turned out TO he. The new and OK pensive cruiser
Philadelphia will now have her steel NESTS re-
placed lay wooden in order to keep her from
turning over, she is too tophesvy.
The following changes have been maie in tho
salaries Of the third class postofices OF Vir-
gina by the rospportonment completed to-
day Ahinpton from 81 600 to 81 Geo; Ash
land from Sl,400 to 81 500; Berryville from
81 100 TO 81, zoo; Big Stone Gap from 81 400 to
81 400 Christiansburg from 81 .2CO TO 81 800 ;
Clifton Forge from 81 300 to $780, Culpeper
from 81 400 to 81 400; Fsrmvile from 81 Al 0 to
81 $40; Fortress Monroe from 5 500 10 81 600 !;
Fredericksburg from 81 500 TO $1,000; Front
Roysl from 81 100 to 81 400; GoIdonsville from
$1,000 To S1,400; Hampton from ST 800 10
$1,000; Harrisolblrg from 81 600 to 81, 200;
Leesbnrg from 81 20o to S! 400; Lexington FROM
81 800 to 81 900; Lursy from 81 POO to ST. 500;
Manchester from 81 400 to ST. 900; Marion from
81 100 to 81 200; Martinsville from 81 900 to
81 200; National Soldiers Home from 81 600 to
81 900; Newport News from 81 500 to ST. 800
Pocahontss from 81 200 to 81 POO; Pulaski City
from 81 800 to 81 500; Rsdford from 81, 500 to
$1,000; South Boston from 81, 200 to 81 800;
suffolk from $1,000 to 81, 800; Wsrrenton tom
SLooO TO 81 600; Way ut sborough from 81 300
TO 81, 400; West Point fsom 81 200 to 81, 1CO
frum 81 60o to 81, 500