Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-12-19

lated by the international American Cen-
ference. This treaty has lapsed oy reason
of the failure to rstiiy Within the specified
limit. Other South American countries
have ALEC expressed a similar daeife. Tbs
! President advocates such ooCrse. Ina
exhaustion OF time can be secured orI7 D9
the ooncurrsrcs Of eli Countries concerned.
/ and dinlomatc sgeo:s of this government
are now striving fer that Chi SCI.
An agreement having bsen reacaed Win
She British sovsrnment GO to tie bassis OF
arbitration Ia the zeal f,hery MISTER ell
| thst now remains to complate the can7au.
ton i. an agreement S. 10 the a.btra:crs,
and it is expected that thsir eopcintment
and the terms OF arbitration vii! be officially
announced in few 6eys. The nominations
hays BEEN maGis s2d await ca!y 'he concuI-
renoe CT toe governments iats7e5 sc.
The Corgreesiapai ,ecess miil iesia on
the % Inst, sld end ou tbs prcx!coo.
The friends bare OF ex SaDat:r Dorsey
and ez.Assstsrt Po5.mss:er Gaoessi Brady
nations 30 tia. ih0:a :on ous ;dtTic Us
may DC Invited 10 fl Tee v,cnrcies
| Congressman Iore If tle fra V:giris
dis.rics has eiQsE Tho ea e'cn me>s5Hga;'5
| D ace awarded 5ios At tha z .:'sa. ,hs r:-9 CT
SF'
uuce.lsnd ooun,s. Virgi;ia.
| As p:e7caelv gated y tbs ci::a2p:a.
| dence ibs Virginia deieg. t;'a IL tho
Eoueo ia by 40 meEpa s:!'s'isa either
with itsaif cr With Tbs el9n'iye eli.
cesscf iiat b;dy In rts5eos If TIA Pc
tronsQe thas has bsen daieG Gu 10 it.
Err Wise has goe the place of esai5.aa ibEa-
rlan under negro. Mr.. O'FsErs!is roes
sanger, Mr. Lawson a Is5oret's piece in Inc
folding room, MIR. Jsnss peca 81 $40
month during the session, III. Buchanan
place at SEQ month during tine stssion,
| Messrs. Epes, Edmuu6s and LISTER eeca
psees place, and Mr.. Meredith The place OF
so perinteIdent of tbs folding rocm nn,i! the
Let prcxlmc. A'mcet every ctner ats has
Jared better.
Iat;ms.e terso1a a. frierd, of Ssnstor Co..
Gai.t Of Georgia HDy here is NJ foundation
| fer the rumor that be iaienGs to resign on
account ef i'll health.
Senator Barbour was ca tia hItr OF t1e
House to, day. he Gays be has ID doubt
that the terms CT the Olccts commission for
the settlement CT the debt of his Safe wi
be- accepted by the English bon0hol6ers, and
never had sny from the d.ss.
In the House 10 day III. E!ios Of Ten
nessee produced slight seasaton by de-
mardipg an Investigation CT tbs chargss
against Commissioner Ram of the pension
| bureau, who is charged with tbs eroesess
kind of criminal offosl coadoct.
Ths War Department has approved thu
plans for the ralrosd bridge over the North
| river ct Nav York city. and work on It will
begin at once. The bridge will be- $50 feet
higher than the Brooklyn bridge.
Some OF Mr.. Mils's friends asssrt that BIS
has been rendered By The Speaker and has
declined the second place on the committee
on ways and means, with the Craftsmanship
OF another important committee. The
speaker decllDes to say anything upon tho
subj SGT, and Mr.. Mills Is eqasliy rsticsn5.
II is certain that pressure Ia being brought
to bear upon the Speaker By persons not
heretofore identified with Mr. Mils's aspi-
craftsmanship Of the ways and means Gem
mittee, IA fer 40 cen be learned. the
| Speaker hes not get committed hiDs ell to
the appointment OF sag member to thls
chsirmenship. The Speaker to-day eaid he
| expected to ne able t. ennolnce the COM
mittee appointments when thu House meets
next Wednesday.
Dir. Spotf1sd, the Congressional li6rssian,
Is charged under ozth With changing tbs
date OF copyright. He says tho charge Ia
ex parte and is made With care to eXcE1a
all that would explain the matter.
The State Department is Ia receipt OF too
new tariff on American products imposed
by Italy, By which suoh products will be
taxed annually eighteen million ftsncs.
The following changes In the 4sh class
postofices oil Virginia were made TO-DAY
Cascowila. Nlecklenburg county. M. E.
Towers appointed postmaster, vice P. Il.
Hubbard, resigned Hickory Grove, Prince
William county. q. B. Wilson, vice L. o.
Taylor, resigned O'eansyllle, Meoklenburg
county, B. A. Boyd, vice T. A. o gan, re-
signed Ruhermon', Luenburg county, ]. a.
West, vice E. w. b. Lewis. resigned.
senstor Daniel will on Monday next introduce
in the Senate a bill for the Washington, Alexan-
dria and Fairfax Railroad. It will pro 7ide for
railroad in this city down New York avenue, just
west of the White House, to the Potomac, which
will be crossed by ferry boat, and thence to
Alexandria, to the east Of Arlington. Among the
| incorporstors are Measrs. Harlow Of Ale1andris,
Hume OF Alexandria county, and Hine, Burdette
and Lacey OF Fairfax county.
| People who have seen General Malone (who is
still here) recently say he foes his failure in the
Ijudgeship matter most keenly, and is nursing his
wrath agsinst the President tt keep it warm. The
General is now trying to have w. W, AshSy of
| Spotsylvania county, Virginia, appointed consul
| at Colon, vice W. E. sims Of Virginia, deceased.
| The General says hs doesn't think Blaine will be
a candidate for the republican nomination. It is
supposed he gets his information on this subject
from his friend Senator Quay, who is in Mr..
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