Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-11-28
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON. nov. 2S.

DR.. Gardner, the s;tene:2g ply cisn,
SAYS that notwithstM !iHc the absence
of fever he is very much debiitated.
Inquiry at Mr.. Blaine's house at y
o'clock to-day elected the res ,onse Kat
"Mr. Blaine is better to-day, according
to DR.. Johnson, "ho has just lett nm;
He is sitting up and has already READ
the morning papers.
The fact that tie Bri,isil government.
has lust launched at Owne's bay sound
CanaCa. d me Tern steel revenue cutter
which NAV easily he transformed into
an effective war vcsse., doe not nreate
that degree of apprehension IN WASH
inpton that some have expected.
During MS visit to IL Eastern Shore
of virginia. -'resident-elect CleI land
will be the guest +. Or is Browne,
who was the q ire party'sc ngressiona.
candidate in that district at the recent
election. al who is in charge Of tie
property of the late Mr. Scott. on which
Mr.. Clevei~nd expects TO do some shoot
ING. Mr.. Browne was until recently a
democrat, ard as he is co, rteous and
admirable host, Mr.. Cleveland will
doubtless have an agreeable time.
The term cf Commissioner Douglass
of the District Of Columbia will soor eX-
pire. In the Dist.io, government re-
publicans are being promoted over dem
ocrats at every opportunity, and When
the opportunities don't come raj 'dly
enough, they are made. Mr.. Duglass:
it is also said, is now very anxious to
have the civil service law applied to
the District COVE nment.
1t is said here tat Mr.. Harrison pro-
poses a tr;o to Europe at the close Of
his term TO inspect the mines, factories
and mills there, and that Oh his return
he will w tie q oook on the tar.f.. He
is low ting his as annual message
to Congress. ana when asked by al in
innate friend if in i. he would take hig..
tariff ground, he replied that he WAS
not the ort Of man to have his ccnvlc-
tons chl4ged by the result of popular
elections.
The House committee on appropra-
ton, met in their room Mt their Capitol
this morning. and made preliminary
arrangements for commencing the wor!.:
Of preparing the appropriation bills for
the approaching session.
Mr.. Pierce, the fusionist Presidential
elcctor in Oregon. is an old resident OF
that State,with democratic anteceients.
If there were any doubt of Mr.. Cicve-
lands election he would cast his vote
for him. but as there is not, he Will cast
il for Weaver, as the Weaver men
voted for him.
Judge Mott, in the Court of Claims,
to-day gave judgment in favor of Gil
bert y. Ferris in his suit against the
United States TO recover the balance
due On a contract for the dredging OF
100 900 cubic wards of matel al at Milf
films bar in the Delaware river. Cen
eneral Butler. counsel for the claim
ant. demanded judgment in the SIN OF
Sl0.0C on the ground that the failure
to complete the contract was due sole
" to the action of Col. Ludlow, the
engineer in charge of the work. The
counsel for the government on the
other hand contended that the claim
ant could not possibly have completed
the work within the time prescribed ny
the contract, and hence that he should
recover for only so mucn a he could
nave remoNeu of ~ ' no,, t,0 t"' me
Whici rG i5 .. a. ~ 'no ntUac' my
cou1V iiIl'' III H.. ,Io dac,nl,n,s oa;7
oeeh Dei.'l o e,. ~ mn winston ot
GERS, was Hn'l'. 80 ~ h' -" rona,,cJ tbo
e 49,, - ~ oIa;n,nd a. evceceivn and
therefore reduced the amount t $6,5i0.
Mollie Il. Rives was TO-DAY appointed
posvn''9tGi "' NJ NJ 80 ,oJ
W, va, Nct H. VI TX W., I I'a, 80
MI l'e'Nei - - r : -,
gay hl9lV anu 10. ., -, ~, - ~
OH, pu' hos ,.,',.t Ieid ,n
etn ienet ~ f. f,r 80 Some, - Co -,
aV le'9' ~ - e,,. 80. -,
knows, tnoupn t ne. new, ;''1eI - III .i,
was - lne eti; q S',''V II " 80 ~ -
at MS cal: NJ - - ~, -
extra se3Sl9, .. S'u a. In - =
can DC helH o'NI' '.i l. ...' 'aV
may see tii'v SIc "e 60 IL ~ a.
least a.! = Ie"eym ne l"e'7e-' 'ic.S
maze before l"e q. ion
senator henna W. * G. y IL :, mo- !
ing. DIR. u son, % " ~ T. !.
who was one OF me oeua, u d :' :
physicians ana reV' c.i i "o.h'
when the cold1 on OF tne och,| Il "
in such state - 10 US y d N \ V
ing, is here again: He W. ".'en:' u
Kenna is better th2l at any tine
he was tl'len y. L look Tor + pc NJ
nent recovery" -.
Repre- entatlve Hare OF ONO, mere To-
day, says if the democrats of his Stlt-
had entertained the faintest idea of car