Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-22

whether or not the United States and Bfs-
lillian Steamship Company has received CT
applied for any subsidy from the govern
ment. This ia the consequence OF tne .elus-
al OF that company to land coffee az New
ports News, Va. n,...,,. .,
The House committee on the Diser1ge u
Columbia to-day promised Mr.. FRANK <. ha L''1
that they would give the friends OF ene oiil
for railroad from the War Department. a. 10
Arlington, via ferry at the foot OF zo.n
street. hearing on Monday re1t al p. M
The President will leave here next Tues
dsv evening for New York to lay the corner
stone OF Gen. Grent's tomb at HiVereloe
Park on the 9th inst.
civil servics examination will be held
here on the 18Th OF May to secure an assistant
chemist in the Department OF Agriculture,
salary s.. 200 Toe subjects will be orthog.
rsphy, agricultural chemistry, principles OF
chemistry. qualitative analysis, quantita-
tive analysis, and chemical arithmetic Ap.
p!ica!Ion blanks may be obtained OF the
civil service commission. Residents OF the
Dlst.Ict Will not be admitted to the exami-
nation. II necessary, arrangements Will Do
made 10 examine applicants In large cities
outtlde OF washington.
senstor Dsniol late last night received the
following dispatch from Mr.. Carter Glss',
editor Of the Lynchbnrg Ne,us: We liter
ally routed the Cleveland forces to-day in
every ward" Iu this connection II may also
be stated that Mr. Moon, chairman OF the
democratic committee Of Albemsre county,
who was at the Capitol to-day, says that bis
information il to the effect that the ratio oil
anti Cleveland to Cleveland democra In
thai county Ia as two to one:
The Senate to-day passed without opposl'
ton and without amendment the bill intro
ducei by Senator Daniel on the 18th ult.,
directing the Secretary of lhs Treasury to
pay to William and Mary College the sum
OF sixty -four Thousand dollars to reimburse
that college for the destruction OF tts build.
ings aud other property By o. 8. soldiers
during the late war.
a telegram was received here to-day DY
Senator VOORHEES, SITTING that the news
ps per dispatches sent Cast about tho hclion
of the democratic convention OF Indiana
Yesterday are not correct; that the delegates
were not instructed for Cleveland; that
Gray hae clear mtjority OF item; that
Cleveland map was defeated for the queer
ns t ,rial nomination and an anti-Oleveland
nomir ated.
The House galleries we're crowded to-day
t, bear the oloaing arguments in the con-
tested election case OF Noyes. republican,
vs. Rockwell, democrat. from the E!mirs,
Senator Hill's district iE New York in the RI
suit OF wh!oh great deal Of interest is mar
Tested, as the republicans and Cleveland
men In the Bouse have made dead get
at the COME t,e. The friends Of the
lat er ara not 90 confident OF succeas
today "a they have bssn asmost Of
the paired republicans headed by their
chief, Mr.. Reed. have Cancelled their pairs,
but they are still cheerful as they cannot
think enough democrats will go back on
their own patty in order to seat repubii'
can whose title Ia not clear.
1t is said thst the reports received from
different foreign countries have satisfiad the
President OF the advisabllity OF al interns
tional oliver conference, and that he hes
practically decided t. take the initiative 10
the matter.
The national silver committee at its meeting
to-day decided to call national bi-metsliic con-
vention to meet in this city on Thursday, May
26, 1892. Tho formal cali, which wall he accom-.
panied by brief ad 1ress, will be issued to NOR
row evening.
In the Senate to-day Mr. D,niel INTRODUCED a
bill to authorize the construction OF railway
across the overnment reservation at Wiiioughby
Spit and had it referred to the military COM
mittee. Mr. Daniel alto presented remonstrance
of W. W. Hubbell, Of Appomsttox. Virginia,
ayanst the importation of free wool.
In the House to-day, the senate amendments to
the House bill TO promote the safety OF national
bsnke, were non-concurred 10. Inc principal
poiot of difference bstweea the two Houses Is the
Tomato amendment allowing the banks to extend
their circulation to the amount OF bonds depcsited
The following changes in the 4th cl'ss post
offices of Virginia were mado to-day: Dorsn,
TaEewell county, T. Hawkins. appointed posm .s.
ter, vice B z. Gillespic, resigned; Tower Hill,
Appomattox county, P. Rsnsom, vice ]. johnson,
lemovtd.
The Secretary OF State is informed by the Minis
ter of the United tt,tes at Picking that the leaders
of the riots at Wuhu in the year 1891 have been
behesded
The House post Office committee to-day ordered
favorable re port on The bill consolidating third
and fourth css mail matters under the hesd OF
third class, md fixing the rate OF postage at ono
cent for each two ounces or fraction thereof,