Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-28
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S.

the census bureau, in Virginia the total
area devoted to the cultivation Of cot
ton in lSS9-1S90 was 1928 acres, and
the production Of cotton $3.50 bales, as
with q cultivated area OF
IS .0l0 acres and a production of 1885
baies in 1S79-1SS0. There was, there
fore. decrease of 1927 acres, or l2.94
per cent, in the area cultivated, and OF
il 900 bales, or 1851 per cent, i'll the
number of bales produced, the yield III
1S79-1SSO being at the rate Of 0.44 of
bale to the acre. or go acres TO the
bale. and in lSS9-1S90 at the rate OF
III ola bale TO the acre, or 40 acres
to the bale. The county having The
largest acre are in cotton i'll lSS3-lS90
was Brunswick, which also had the
largest production. The only counties
in the State in which cotton is now
crown are Brunswick, Chesterfield,
Dinwiddie, Greensville, Isle OF Wight,
Mccklenburg, Nansemond, Norfolk,
Prince George, Princess Anne, South
ampton and Sussex.
The Secretary of State received the
following from the United States Con-
sui at Naples this morning; Cholera
in Naples officially denied. Health per-
feet
1t was said at the White House this
morning that Mrs. Harrison had the
best nights rest last night that she has
had since her return to Washington last
Wednesday.
The Treasury Department has given
Lynch, the negro 18th auditor. leave to
90 to Chicago and make speeches at re-
publican meetings, denying the state
mcnts made by Mr.. Stephenson in the
South.
some of the G.. A. r. men who went
to Fredericksburg say they had no trou-
Bile in buying pieces OF the old unlinish-
ed monument to Mary, the mother OF
Washington, as cheap relics.
The Miss Moore TO whom eX-Scr-
geant-at-Arms Canaday of the l. ;.
Senate is supposed by some to have
given the money he stole from his part
ncr before he killed himself, is bcauti-
full ana intelligent young woman from
his own State and belonging to a highly
respected family there. Canaday in
,;uced her and the family with whom
She boarded to suppose that he was UNI
married.
An intelligent and reliable newspaper
correspondent, who has just returned
to this city from trip all through
North Carolina. says the dread of the
third party there is by no means as
great rs il was some time ago, and that
ba thinks the State is safe for CleVe-
land. He also says the leaders of the
third party there, if they become con-
WINGED that they have no chance, as
they will be, hate the democrats so
much that they will vote the straight
republican ticket, and swallow high tar
if, Force bill, gold standard and all.
There is no doubt of the fact that the
democrats here, and those who come
here from all parts of the country, are
much more sanguine of success than
they were q month ago. Indeed, so
sanguine are they, that they speak in
the most confident terms of Mr.. Cleve-
lands election, and some of them are
now Offering bets on the size of his ma
ioritv in New York, none of them plac
inc it lower than twenty-five thousand.
But the strangest thing is the high
hopes they express of carrying Illinois,
Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin and several
other States which have heretofore been
republican strongholds. They don't
have the least fear of break i'll the
solid South.
Ensign James II. Reid. U. S. n, has
been detached from the san Francisco
and ordered to the Yorktown us watch
and division officer.
Postmaster-Gc Wanamaker has
decided to issue what will be known as
the Columbian series of postage stamps
to be furnished by the American Bank
Note Company of New York, undera
contract signed yesterday. The de
nominations will embrace all of the
present series and probably some others.
The new stamps will be of the same
height as the present series but twice
as long, the increased size being thought
necessary in order to properly display
the illustrations, which are the 'Discov-
cry of America by Columbus-first sight
of land :" Columbus fleet at sea-" from
Revista de la Marina Landing Of CO.
Iumbus," after the Van der Lyn picture
in the United States Capitol; "The
Santa Maria" Columbus flagship, after
Alfred Harisse "Columbus asking aid
of Queen Isabella;,' Columbus recit-
ing the story of his first voyage" On
one of the denominations will appear
a portrait of Columbus. The entire
series will be put on sale January l.
1898.
A personal but not political friend Of
postmaster Agnew of Alexandria. here
today. says he cannot speak definitely
upon the subject, but that from re-
cent conversation he has had with that
gentleman he is led to believe that he
does not intend to accept the nomina-
ton for Congress which has been unan-
imously offered him by the republican
convention of his district, and that Mr..
Agnew thinks the policy recommended
bv General Malone of running no re-
publican candidates for Congress in Viz
gina this fall the wisest the republicans
of his State can adopt under existing
circumstances.
OF all the great men this country has
produced the only two portraits in the
rotunda of the Capitol are those of
President Lincoln and General Thomas.
The following changes in the 4th class
postoffices of Virginia were made to-
day Horsey, Accomack county, Sally
w. Horsey appointed postmaster, vice
X C. Horsey, resigned; New Glasgow
Depot, amherst county, J. NJ. McCary,
vice J. ]. Peak, jr., resigned; Russell