Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-06-09
FROM
Correspondence OF the Alezandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON, June 8.

CORRESPONDENCE OF the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. June 8.
Interest in the Minneapolis conven-
ton, owing to the prolonged delay
there. is tagging here. All sorts OF ca
nards concerning the principa! name
before the convention are started IN me
morning. only to be denied in the even
ing. There is a great deal OF talk
about new combinations, and Mckinney.
and dark horses. but the predomlnance
Of opinion here is still To the effect that
though the whole available power OF
the administration and the money OF
Wall street has been thrown IL favor OF
Mr.. Harrison. the 'Plumed knight
will be selected as the leader OF his par
~. If not. his plume will be sadly drag
gied and his spurs cut Off with a cieaver.
The refusal of any of the democratic
State conventions yesterday TO instruct
for Cleveland has revived the hopes of
the Hill men here. They say to-day
that instead of having two-thirds of the
convention on the first ballot. Mr..
Cleveland will only have a little over
half, and that if the anti Cleveland mel
hold out for two or three ballots, the
tide will set III for the only man GER
tain TO carry New York, and, that the
turn once taken, it will soon reach the
condition of a tidal wave.
At the naturalization investigation
to-day Mr.. Johnny Davenport was
compelled by Senator Hill to acknowl-
edge that he, Davenport, had i~nstigated
the investigation and obtained the sig
natures to the memorial he also was
compelled to confess that during the
last ten years he had received Sl25,0N
as fees for arrests in naturalization
cases, and that more was due him on
that account, and had, besides, raised
more money for prosecuting his work
by subscriptions from republicans and
the Union League Club. Senator Hills
questions also elected the fact that the
Investigation was not in the public in
terest. but in that of the republican
party.
1t is pretty well understood that the
Senate District of Columbia committee
will report in favor of allowing the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company to
build a new, enlarged and handsome
Long Bridge on the site of the present
one. If that be so, there will be no
need for the construction OF any other
railroad bridge across the Potomac at
this city, as the proposed bridge will
be able to accommodate all the roads
that NAV use it. no matter how many
they be. so that Alexandria, after all,
NAV not be left out in the cold by the
Norfolk and Western road.
The race between Silver Tip, belong
ing TO Mr.. Dick Dulany, of Fauquier
county. Virginia, and Sherard, belong
ing to Mr.. Bill Hayes, of the same
county, ridden by their respective own
ers. at Benning's yesterday, was won
by the latter, though the bet was 5000
to $500 in favor Of the former.
Congressman Fithian told the GA
zETTE's correspondent to-day that he
did not intend to let his resolution for
an investigation of the charge that most
of the federal Office holders now at Min
neapolis are there al the governments
expense, be p~igcon-hcicd if he could
prevent it.
Ex-Concressman Libbey of Virginia
is n of the company that bought the
building at Harper's Ferry in which
John Brown was caught, and had it re-
erected in Chicago. 1t is now encased
in q frame structure. It's site is closet to
that of the regretted Libbcy prison, the
stock OF which has already advanced
from so cents TO S1.50.
Chairman Paddock. from the commit
tee on agriculture, to-day reported fav-
orably TO the Senate the bill providing
for the transfer to the Agricultural De
partment of the us. Geological Survey
and the L. 5. Fish Commission.
Affairs were quiet ut the White House
to-day. Many kilograms were received
from Minneapolis. but none of them
were of any particular significance.
Among the Presidents callers to-day
were Secretaries Elkins and Noble, and
Postmaster General Wanamaker.
The condition of Mr.. Polk. president Of the
Farmers Alliance, was slightly improved this
morning. when the fears of his friends were
somewhat allayed.
Lieut. A. c. Dellingham, U. S. y. was to-day
detached from the Dale and ordered 10 the
Portsmouth.
If the bill to prohibit fishing in the waters
of the District of Columbia be not considered
III the meeting of the House fisheries commit
tee next Wednesday, its chances, now poor,
will be entirely diSsipated for this session, as
the majority OF the committee will be nj Chi
cago on the next meeting day, and after that
adjournment will he in order.