Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-26
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. Sept. 81.

graphed the collector of customs at Bos-
ton this morning as follows: Depart
ment advised two hundred American
citizens on the Cunard steamer Naro-
then in perfect health, four days in
quarantine. American citizens wheth-
er in cabin or storage need not be de-
tanned after health officers have certi-
fed il is safe to land them.
The conflict of authority nj Detroit
between the State health board On one
side and the city health officers and U.
S inspectors on the other, in regard to
the quarantine of suspected immigrants
from Canada has been brought TO the
attention Of the Treasury Department
by the collector of Customs at Detroit.
lie sent telegram to Assistant Secre-
tary Spaulding saying that the State
board enjoined twenty days quaran-
tine in cases Of immigrants from infect
ed ports entering by way CT Canada, and
that the city health authorities were
passing all immigrants holdinga Cana
! dian Health certificate. The collector
asked which he should recognize. As
s.s,ant Secretary Spauiding SAID the
department would not interfere at this
time bur expressed the hope that the
authorities would reconcile their differ
ences.
General Edgar Allen Of Richmond,
saws that when Collector Brady OF Pe-
tersburq was in this city recently, lie
approved OF General Mahonc's policy
in respect Of making no fight for con,
cresslneu IN Virginia this fall, and SAID
he was ready to cooperate with the
General in securing the adoption OF
that policy throughout the State.
Captain Hooper, commanding the
revenue steamer Colwin, reports to the
Treasury Department under date OF
Sand Point. Alaska, Sept. 10, that he
has arrived at that place on his way to
Sitka with British sealer Henrietta III
tow. seized ut Una!aslla for violation OF
customs laws. Captain Tozier, COM
manding the steamer Walcott, ut Ia
coma, Washington, reports TO the De
partment that he has seized the British
sloop SigIisl for like cause.
Mr. Whciess, the manager OF the
Washington and Arlington Railroad,
saws a satisfactory trial "trip was made
over that road yesterdar from the south
end OF the AquoGuct Bridge to the end
of the laid track All the iron is now
here, and the rest of the road Will be
completed BIZ the end Of the current
week. and cars will commence running
on it regularly next week.
Among The letters received at demo
cratic headquarters here today is one
from AIr. Levy, of Monticello, chief OF
The democratic clubs Of Virginia. lie
thinks that everything is going on well
in his State, and that Mr.. Cleveland
NAV safely count on her electoral vote.
He writes for large supply of jei!er-
son buttons, and they Will be sent 10
him at once.
Among the visitors here to-day is
Mr.. Norris, eX-chairman Of the demo,
cratic committee Of Loudoun county
Virginia. and wcll-informed about the
political condition Of ihat county. He
saws there may be more than twelve
third party democrats in his county
bl t ;fthere be, he has not heard of them
Most of c.. A. +. have gone away, and
but for few lonely and faded Gecora'
tons on Pennsylvania avenue, the
stands that were erected on thai
avenue. and the railroad ticket sea- p
ers. there would be no reminder Of tho
crowds that thronged the city last
week.
As the railroads have pretty well GOT
over their passenger jam, the freightel'
have some chance now, and some pee
pie here received freight this morning
which they should have gotten ter
days ago.
i visiting member of the G. \. r
f here to-day, on his return from Rich
nond, says the members OF his organi
f zation who went with him TO the rcbc
capital, to which they were not invited
and where they were not expected anC
for their entertainment in which city
10 appropriation had been made by
Congress, were treated with grea
inorc real hospitality than they were a
the national capital: that they were en-
tertaincd at private houses there, and
that instead of being charged cxtr;
prices for the little things they went IL
The shops for, such things were either
given TO them or sold at cheaper rate:
dian they could have bought them fol-
at home.
There is no reason to believe that
Minister Scruggs is not as free as air
nor are there any signs Of strained rela
tons between the United States anC
Venezuela. said Secretary OF State Eos
ter today in answer TO question as tC
whether Mr. Scruggs was practically 8
prisoner in his legation. The Secretary
further remarked that the Department
had been in communication with Mr.
Scruggs since Saturday last. There
was no news at the Navy Department
respecting the arrival Of the steamer
!, Caraccus at Ia Guayra last week and
the reported action Of Commando
White in placing guard from the I
:. :. Concord on the merchant steamer
A Tammany democrat, here to-day
says tie anti-snappers are still trying
to do all they can 10 defeat the maj
they had nominated. and that if they
run a municipal ticket in opposition tC
the regular democratic ticket, Mr.Cleve-
land must lose many votes, as it vii
be impossible to prevent some of the
sore Tammany men from trading votes
to benefit their own ticket.
Mr.. Johnson, who has just been re
moved from his place as US. Consul al
Kehl, Germany, for pecuniary crooked
ness, had previously been detected il
several similar transactions, but escaped