Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-07-01
FROM WASHINGTON.
+ CORRESPONDENCE of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, July L.

| Tennessee. offered resolution calllnS
on the Postmaster General for informa-
tion as to all new railway mail service
established since March 4, 1889 as to
the amount of pay allowed per mile, and
as to whether this amount has been es-
tablisbed without the weighing of the
mills.
A. w. Noe was appointed postmaster
at Hubbard Springs, Lee county, Va,
to day. vice W. II. Ledford, declined.
As it is entirely too late to hope for
the passage of any private bills at this
session of Congress, an attempt will be
made to incorporate the bills for the re-
lief of the heirs of the late Senator Bar
bour and Representative Lee in the
general deficiency bill now in confer
ence
A bill was introduced in the Senate
to-day to pension all Union soldiers
who served not less than ninety days
in the war of the rebellion at the rate
of one cent per month for each day Of
service. To pay these pensions the
Secretary of the Treasury is authorized
to issue not exceeding S150,0O0,COo OF
full legal tender greenbacks annually.
People from several counties in the
Alexandria congressional district, here
to-day, say that so far as they have
heard, Congressman Meredith will have
no opposition for a denomination.
They seem to think, however, thai the
third party men and republicans may
unite upon candidate, or that each OF
those parties may run candidate.
1t having been decided that the wall
between the lot owned by the Coast
Line Railroad Company on the north
west corner Of 9th street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue and the building occupied
by Mr.. George w. Driver, was party
wall and should be built at the expense
of the railroad company, that company
will proceed ut once with the erection
of its handsome new Office ON the lot
referred to.
The friends ofthe bill for the relief
of the heirs of the late General Sibley OF
Fredericksburg, Virginia, have aban-
doned all hope of the passage of that
bill at this session and have agreed to
let it 90 over until next December.
Senator Vance left here yesterday
evening for Wrightsville, near Will
mington, n. c., for salt water bathing.
So unfavorable is his physical condition
that his friends hardly hope to see him
here again.
Chairman Brice of the national dem
ocratic committee says he has had
enough and that ex-postmaster Harrity
of Philadelphia will be his successor.
Senator Stewart said to-day that the
report that he had sent special mes
senger to Omaha with platform and
the information for the third party con-
vention that he would accept the nomi-
nation for President on that platform
is Incorrect He said that Gen. A. j.
Warner has gone there to look after
the silver plank, and that was all the
foundation there was for the report.
The opinion here regarding the third
party is to the effect that if the Omaha
convention shall nominate good ticket
it will poll large vote, probably large
enough to throw the election of Presi,
dent in the House, and possibly defeat
both Mr.. Harrison and Mr.. Cleveland
but that the convention will probably
select no account ticket and
one, therefore, that will receive only al
insignificant support. With Gresham, OF
Stewart. or e any ether man possessing
Lite confidence and respect OF the PEG
pie, and an able southern man, such as
Morgan, for Vice President, both tho
old parties would be ratified.
That the administration has no fur
Their use for any of the Blaine people, is
made apparent by the fact that ever
the female friends of the ex-Secretary
are being removed from their positions
in the departments here, to make places
for the friends Of people better disposed
toward Mr.. Harrison.
The friends of Mr.. Clarkson would
have it appear that the President want:
him to take part in the campaign
though not a leading part, and the
friends of the President insist that Mr.
Harrison wants him to take no part Al
all. No body else cares what part he
shall take. 1t is supposed, however
that the fact that Mr.. Harrison detect
ed Mr.. Clarkson in one deliberate false
hood in the presence of Mr. John Wise
and in another one in the presence O
Postmaster Agnew of Alexandria, has
been sufficient to deter him from plac-
ing any reliance whatever upon his ex-
decapitator general.
The President has approved the SEN
tence of suspension in the case of Com
mander Graham, recently tried by
court-martial, and there is no longer
any block to promotions in the navy.
A subcommittee of the House post.
Office committee, to which was referred
the charges made by Samuel Leake. OF
Philadelphia, against Postmaster Gen
eral Wanamaker in regard to the pneu-
matte tube service in Philadelphia has
so far as it was able, eXonerated Mr.
Wanamaker.
Chairman Gordon of the Safe demo
cratic committee of Virginia, who has
been here for several days past, left last
night for his home in Rappahannock
county. 1t is understood that the head.
quarters of the committee during the
campaign will be at Charlottesville.
The conferees on the river and har.
Dor bill have reached a complete agree
ment, the Senate conferees receding
from the Senate amendments.
4 Reports here from North Carolina
| are any thing else than favorable to the
democrats, and are to the effect that
the third party has the vote of that
State in sling. The democratic Con-
gress.pen from that State who have re-
Gently returned from there are in low
spirits, and say they had no idea until