Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-05-03
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WASHINGTON. D. O.. May 3. lss2.

WASHINGTON. D. O.. May 8. lesz.
Among the strangers at the Capitol to-day
Ia Mr.. Crafts, speaker Of the Illinois iefisia-
ture. and one OF the delegates at large irom
his State to the national democratic COZ
vention. SO most Of the other democrats VINO
have reeen,lg visited this city say OF their
Sse saws there has baen great aoate.
mani in tbs Cleveland feeling In his State
yithin the last two or three weeks. In con-
aenuence OF the increasing belief In the IN.
syaiIsbiIjiy of the ex President. He thinks
therefore mat the fight at Chicago will bs
betgeen the East aud the West, and that II
fine former shall sucoeed, Mr.. German may
be the nominee as he Is probably stronger
With western democrats than any other
eastern man.
Il was reported here yesterday that the
democrats Of Loudoun county, Virginia,
had at their primaries Last Saturday elected
Cleveland delegation to their State con.
yention. Dr. holland, prominent resident
OF that county, here to-day, says thst subse-
uuent to the election he has talked with
every one ofthe delegates from his district,
Broad Bun, aud that without exception
they express themselves as opposed to the
denomination OF Mr.. Cleveland.
A Virginia repub lean politician here to-
day from Richmond says the impression
there is that General Malone will head an
unInstrubted delegation from h!sS;ate to the
Minneapolis convention, and that 10 that
convention liz vote will be caet as a unit
and az the General shall rect, and that he
will not direct 1t TO bs cast for Mr.. Harri-
son. Respecting the probable complexion
OF the delegation from Richmond to the
democratic State convention. he says that
from what he heard about matter In
which be il net In the least Interested, it
seemed to him that while the m6ney there
was all fer Cleveland. the voters were all
for Hill.
Comptroller Lacy was again before the
House banking committee to-day. de tes-
tilted that q number OF applications hsd
come to him for appointment Of persons as
receieer of ths broken Keystone Bank, one
of which WIS endorsed by Thomas Wanna
maker.
In speeoh delivered 10 the House BY Mr.
Hit, of the foreign etfairs committee, on
the consular and diplomatic appropriation
bill, DOW before Congress. that gentleman
aald the consulate at Colon, once known az
AspInwall, is the most pestllential one on
the list, and that eight American coDan]s
have died there In the last twenty. years.
L ulS 10 luS GUAsuintO III WhiOh SSis O'AAaS ~
Virginia died, and to which Mr.. w. w. Ash
by of Spotsylvan.a county, in the same
Slate, has recently been appointed. By the
new DILL now under consideration the salary
of tais place has been reduced from $4,000
to 50. 500.
Representative Hatch of Missouri, chair.
man OF the House agricultural committee,
and long and tested friend OF the farmers,
and pronounced free oliver man. says that
like some Virginia farmers who want free
silver. there are some 10 bis ate 60 illogl-
cal and inconsistent that they favor TIE re-
the men spoken of for the democratic Presi-
dsntisl nomination, he ls probably the only
one Who would veto Tree coinage bill,
Mr.. A. Reed, superintendent OF the AL
exendria and Mt. Vernon Railroad. told the
GAzETTE's correspondent this morning that
the affairs OF his company were In such good
shape now that be hoped to have the whole
line OF the road under contract by the end
OF the current week. The line. he said.
would branch IF from the King street line
In Alexandria at the intersection of Fairfax
street, and run out that street, but near its
end would etrike tangent for what used to
be known az Syos m ere Point, at the end OF
Washington street produosd, and oro's
Hunting Creek at that point. The object Of
the company, hs said. was to have the whole
road completed by September, when the G..
a. B. will meet In Washington.
The oommiesioper of paten to-day Issued
thres patents to Thomas A. e iison, assign
or to the Western U1lon Telegraph Com
pany, each covering special features OF The
speaking telegraph or telephone now in use
hr ~ Boil noIonhnnp Gnmnhny
Adverse action was taken by the House
judiciary committee to-day on the Senate
bill providing for two additional judges for
the Court OF C!stms
The fac. that the democrats OF Hartford. Con-
nccticut elected Hi delegation, headed b. ex-
Senator Eaton pronounced Hill man, to their
State convention last night, is looked upon by the
democrats here as indicative OF the vote that State
will cast at The Chicago convention. And Con-
necticuti is not rainbow State.
The Postmaster General sent report to the
Senate to-day to the effect that his experiment OF
extending the free delivery service to small towns
bad proved an entire SUCCESS.