Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-08
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, Sept. s.

The state department. 10 'iu' i7Su
dav by the United States Charge d'Af-
flares at Constantinople that the Turk
ish government has acquicsced in the
claim of the United States for protec-
tiou to the American missionaries ut
Bourdour, in the province of konia,
Asia Minor, and reparaGon for the IN
iurics to the person and property OF DR..
Bartlett. Indemnity to the full value
of TIE unfinished house WITCH was
burned. besides a personal indemnity to
Dr.. Bartlett, has been rendered and &C
cef.ed.
4 Well-informed gentleman from Gull
pepper county. Va, here to-day, says me
has not heard Of more than ten third
party men in that county, and that he
does rot believe the ticket of that party
wili receive more than that number OF
votes. Parson Massey, he says, in
speaking of lis brother in the church,
Gen. Field, says he is like the dog III
the express car which has lost his tag
doesn't know where he is going.
The excitement here last night over
The prize fight at New Orleans WAS
greater than that ever exhibited Oh the
night of Presidential election, and the
crowds around the bulletin boards twice
us large. \ great deal of money was
lost on Tie result, rs the odds had been
heacy in favor Of the loser. One OF the
teW Corbctt bac,Iers here is well known
in Alexandria, where he has many
friends. lie is in fine spirits To-Day, be
cause lie got three and four dollars for
every one he risiled. He quotes the ia
nous saying of Il wise Frenchman :
Every body HIS eyes, but only a few
see
There was some talk at the Metro
polilan Hotel here to-day abouta state
meat, said to have been made by a Rich
mond man, TO the effect that the knights
of labor and other labor organizations
of his city had determined to vote The
third party ticket ut the coming cleo
ton. A democrat from another part of
Virginia said he didn't believe word Of
it, though Richmond people had done
some strange things in recent years.
Ex-Congressman Warner Of Ohio,
democrat, great free silver coinage
man, is here to-day. He says he has
been invited to take part in the cam
paign, but has declined las the democrats
in his State didn't get the nominee they
wanted and are anything else than ell
thusiastic in their support of tie nation
al ticket. while the republicans are &c
tive. hopeful and have plenty of money.
A book on the diseases of cattle has
been published by the Agricultural De
partment and will soon be ready for
delivery. 1t is companion of the pop
ular book issued by the same depart
ment on diseases of the horse.
The treasury report for July has just
been completed. 1t shows that the
value of imports for that month was
81 ,i73 $50, more than that Of those OF
tao same month last year, while the
value of the exports was S4,409,34G less
than that Of those of July, 1891. But
the advocates ofthc Mckinley bill said
the effect of that bill would be TO de-
crease imports and increase exports.
and thereby help the labor of the coun-
try.
! Col. Andrews of North Carolina is
here to-day. He says the democrats in
his State are by means in as bad cor
ditiou as some people suppose, and
that while the third party is pretty
strong there, it is not so strong as Its
leaders say it is, and that he thinks il
is weakening every day, and that the
State will cast her vote along with her
sister southern States next November,
and will lose few, if any. democratic
congressman.
Among the visitors here to-day is Mr..
Merchant, editor of the Fredericksburg
Star He says Jones, the democratic
candidate for Congress in his district,
will be reelected beyond doubt,
whether the republicans nominate q
candidate or not. Browne, the third
party's candidate, he says, has made
himself very unpopular with all the
fish factory people in the district, and
that Jones thinks he is the easiest man
to beat that could have been put up
against him.
Snyder, the Luray county, Virginia,
lawyer who was shot by Broyles, the
collector of internal revenue for that
county, was brought here a week or so
ago for treatment. He died yesterday
and his body was sent to Luray last
night. Broyles, who was out on bail,
was re-arested as soon as Snyder died,
and is now in Jail charged with MUIR
der.
The following changes in tho 4th
class postoflices of Virginia were made
to-day: Pendleton's, Louisa county,
A. l.. Jones, appointed postmaster, vice
j. T. Jones, dead Zuni, Isle of Wight
county, F. L. Snipes, vice Lena NJ. Bell,
resigned.
Unofficial advices received at the Depart
ment of State from Venezuela this morning
were to the effect that General Crespo has fl
nally triumphcd and the dictatorship has been
overthrOwn. General Crespo has, it is said,
been called TO Caracas to assume the
rcns of government and there is now Il bright
prospect for the restoration of peace i'll the
distracted csuntry.
Farewell TO THE MrssIoNARY.-Rev. W.
NJ Junkin, the missionary of the First Pres
byterian Church Of this city, preached very
interesting sermon in the church yesterday
morning. and last night the farewell meeting
was held. In addition to the pastor. Rev.
James l. Vance, the following ministers We're
Armstrong. d. D., Rev W. 5. Lacy. D. D.,
| DR.. Lacy opened the meeting with 4 short adj
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