Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-09-21

to the northwest gate OF Arlington cemetery
will De completed By the l5;h OF November.
A large brick house In Georgetown, near
the north end OF the Aqaedncs Bridge. VIII
be leased. and converted into power house,
and the electricity taken scross the river Dy
m ,ens Of an insulated wire. The overhead
systeuo. spd not the storage battery, VII De
used for the present. A meeting Viii DC
called soon Of the persons interested In the
hniIdlpg of the electric road from Fort Myef
10 Falls Church, and steps taken to sccs,ef-
ets the commencement of the work On that
branch OF the road
MIR. ]. Amber Snith. who bad some trou-
HE ia Alexandria last wesk, says be YVES
moi armed, and never Carried q pistol; thH0
he did MOI know Constable SlpPie was an
officer of the laW until 80 Informed by q
noIIcemgn: that the Alexandris policemeo
trsated him very courteously and puJ them.
saves out of their way to serve him, snd
tha af .er sll. the wagon containing the most
90 ,nabe psrs OF the furniture WAS seized and
retained 10 Alexandria.
The prevailing impression on the subject
here today is that Attorney General Miller,
gbo ia considered the highest weight ever IN
his Office, will be appointed to life position as
ons of inc justices of the new u. 8. court OF
appeals, and that Secretary Noble, VINO can
uoC abide either Of bis subcrdiDates, Com
miesioners R8um and Porter, will take his
place
TIN lolosioq changes 10 the Alb class
nostoffces OF Virginia were made to-day {:
Dehsysu. Frederick county, @. W. Luttrell,
appointed postmaster, vice J, w. DeheVen,
resigned; CraigsviLie Augusta county, I.
". Blsuksusoip, vice S. Collins, resigned.
Mr. w D. Dsbney OF Charlottesville, Va,
is Dos only oelog urged By Senators Barbour
and DAME. for the interstate commerce COM
mission, bat, it is understood, elso has the
warm support of Judge Cooley, who has just
rssiRued tue presidencr OF that commission.
Mr.. Dabney has been Judge Uo0e3's sssist-
ans On the commission, snd was once chair
mGn OF the Virginia legislatures committee
on railroads. Senator Barbour presented
his application TO the President last seek.
Among the visitors here today is MT.
Bsck. formerly real estate agent In Alex
sndria. and republican. He is just from
Moutsne, where &c has Investments. He
saws the people 0! the Northwest, fepuo!l-
cans as we'll as democratic, are tired OF the
high tariff, and that for that reason be thinks
the democrats will gsln largely Ia ell tba5
section OF country.
Mr.. J. II. Ven Auken, Virginia republi.
csn, of the Malone wing of the party, has
written reply TO Mr.. Parsone's, the present
loader OF the ''kickers" late letter In FAVOR
OF snothe. vain attempt to throw off Gen.
Mshone's rule. In it be handles the "kick-
ers" without gloves, and says their move
nent vii! am ount to nothing and Is utterly
uuwige and Improbable.
h ~ no Ia
Is here to-day. He said this morning the5
while hls organization Is political, II Is not
pert!ssn, end thas he has ne7sr advocated
the orQan!gstion of third party. and that
the question Of organizing such party will
not be considered by the Aliianoe until their
general saeeting In this city next February.
Prominent democrats from different parts
| of the sountry. now In this city, say the ysot
! that Mr. Mills, one Of the leading candidates
| for Speaker Of tbs next Q 8. Houss of Rep
! rssentatives, Ii The yeTg frs! speech he
mada in the Oslo campaign. csme oct
against the free coinage oil silver, elbows toaS
| he has been Ia communication with the lead
| Ing members of his pariy throughout the
Uuion. and Is convinced that the democrats
having come TO al understanding Of that
ouestioo see that 1t could do the poor people
no GOOD and that therefore toe boom for such
oolhees ls already on the game; also that
Mr.. Mills strikes a respondent chord in Gil his
hearers whom he exposes the outrsges and dangers
of the high tariff and the Force bills.
Ono of the most prominent republicans 10 tho
country, now on. Of government employ, who hiss
recently been in Maine himself, and who is in
constant receipt Of Intelligence from there Gays
MIR. Harrison is bound TO be the next republican
Presidential nominee, not becauso he is popular,
but because the truth is that hir. Blaine will
never bo we'll man again, and there s nobody
else TO nominate.
Senator Barbour to-day escorted to tho Postof-
fec Department ard introduced to tho Posipas-
ter General some gentlaInon FROM Berryville, Yir-
ginia who interested in patont mail boz
which they want The government to adopt
A son of ox-Ststo Senator Mor dith, OF the tlex-
andria, Virginia, district has beon appointed to
place III the signal service.