Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-01-23

mariner. end the dlsbureer Of the money 10
tina "blocks of Ave" business, but SO death
has removed the Justice, Mr.. Miller vii! be
snnointed There may be anotber vacancy
on the Supreme Bench pretty soop, as JUS
tire Blatcbford's age and term OF serVice sre
einoost sufficient to entitle him to retire on
full pay.
Ga Monday next Representative Tucker
n, Virginia will Introduce bill to Increase
Mexican war pensions from IS to si2
mouth. a
Representative O'Fsrre!l has returned
from Atlanta. where he delivered the so-
dress at the celebration OF Gen. Less birth
dav. last Tuesday. lie ssys the celebration
was great success and that he had most
delightful trip. 80,
baIieyes the whole Chill war furry wss In
stieeted and is kept upfor he purpose OF pre-
ven ing Congress from making any reduc.
tion In the existing high tariff tex.
Bids we're opened at t1e Navy Depart
| mens to-day for The complet on Of the new
naval observatory In process OF CONT uction
lust outside OF this city. This work Has
| rendered necessary by ths abandonment OF
their general contrac. some months 5go bg
NJ ssrs. Mclaughlin and Co, OF this city,
toe original contractors. The lowest BID
vas that Of Samuel N. PiunIy, OF Washing
tor, at $25 $40
Ia response Q to request Of the House ways
ard means ccmui:t,s. Assistant Secretary
spauIding and several other Treasury
officials pFesred before that CON-
mitt 10 to-day to inform the members
thereof concerning tie att7a' cor oil
ton OF the Treasury, 30 that they might
have some defli.e knowledge upon which
TO base proposed tariff legislston. II { tn
Gala referred t, did the best they coz I
make 1t appear thtt there Is surplus In the
| Treasury, bet II do 30 they bad 10 count
the gold aud silver held as security for pa,
DER money, the money due on ex eaoso
Dor ds, the sinking fund, and the liEty nll'
liors OF with.te last years sppfoptia ioss
Wihou. the items referred t. r age deficit
would b. shown, which will be lsrgsr By
the end OF the year, as the revenue from Gus
t ,ms shows a marked and steady dec.iSe'
TIE Gillian Minister was at the State De-
parlment this morning, bt neittei no Dol
tha department vas N receipt of any news
from Chi respecting The existing imbroglt
between lis aud that country. NotWith
s.sudirg the entire sutsideuce OF the val
tax, Seer, tMy Tracy siill believes In " al
ss essential TO the continuance of republican
ray, and is making contracts with north
ern chip oTners toT transports to carry
TROOPS to Chill WIEN var shall be declared
Gen. Schc6e!d received telegram t1'day
from General { t nley, cammandlDg the de
psr.ment o. Texas. In which he eZpreaset
the opinion that the Ga "a ioeurrectioEa ar!
movement liz at an end.
North Carolinisns hare to-day. say tht
farmers Alliance OF their State being op
posed tn eny third party will send delegate
: ( , the 6 tie democratic co1ve on, aud tina
those delegates will probably be 60 numer
ous thai they will constitute majority o
the convention end run II suit themselves
aud lat II they do, they 1tll eltc. eoIit
: snti.Cleveland delegation TO the nationa
democratic convention, ss the Alliance be
lIeyes In giving the silver mine owners ent
the importers Of foreign silver one dolle
for every seventy.fve cents worth 81 silve
they may carry to the minta, end M. Cleve
land ia dead opposed to tuca aid all otbe
bountie5
" F. Jones was today appointed postmaster 9
Bay Port, Middlesex county, Va, vice L. L
Bland, resigned.
The Stuate committee on postofhces aud pos
70. ds has practically agreed 10 report personell,
upon tie nomination OF james Mclaughlin to b
po,tm sster st Lynchburg, Va, and his name vii
probably be COZ Il emed at the next executive SIS
sion of the senate 4 delegation OF virginia re
publcan,, healed by Mr.. Parsons, OF Natura
Bridge, protested before the committee agsns
his CT affirmation, attacking his party T. ord.