Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-10-01
FROM WASHINGTON.

10 feel encouraged over her improve
ment during the past three days.
1t is intimated at the Treasury De-
partment that the debt statement TO be
issued this afternoon will show an in
crease of over 81 ,0O0,O 600 in the cash bal
anca since September LIST.
l.. S. Minister Hicks, at Lima, Peru,
reports to the State Department, under
date of September 9Th, that there are
strong indications that in a few days a
strict quarantine will be established
against American ports by the authori-
ties at Colon, in the republic Of Column
bia. and it is highly probable that Peru
and Chill will also adopt stringent reg
ulations against shipping from the same
ports. This will place such an embargo
on commerce as to completely paralyze
trade and prevent even the interchange
of mails. 1t is we'll to bear in mind
that while the approach ofcold weather
NAV check the ravages of the disease in
the United States and Europe, the
southern hemisphere is now nearing Its
warm season.
The United States Charge at Lisbon
has reported to the State Department
that the Portuguese government has de
clared the port of New York infected
with cholera, and that the other
Atlantic ports of the United States are
suspected. j.
DR. Smith Townshend, ex-health Of
ficer of this city, who was smitten with
paralysis yesterday, is reported by his
physician to-day to be improving.
The Virginia democratic association
of this city at their meeting last night
were addressed by Congressman Mere
dith of the Alexandria district, Major
r. w. Hunter of Winchester, and Mr..
Dabney of Albemarlc. Mr.. S. G. Brent
of Alexandria was expected to speak,
and his absence was great disappolnt-
ment.
A public man from Georgia here to-
day, on his way to New York, says the
State election will be held in Georgia
next Wednesday, and that the majority
against PeaEe, the third party's can
lidate for Governor, will be over
whelmingly, probably fifty or one
hundred thousand, and that the defeat
of Mr.. Watson, the third party leader
in the U. S. House Of Representatives,
at the subsequent congressional cleo
ton, is already assured.
A membCr of the republican COM
mittee of the Sth Virginia district here
to-day says the committee appointed at
the late convention at Manassas to
wait on Postmaster Agnew Of Alexan-
dria and convey to him the official an
nouncement of the action of that con-
vention. will discharge that duty next
Tuesday. 1t is understood here that
Mr.. Agnew will decline the nominal
ton.
Mr.. Wheless, the managing man of
the Washington and Arlington Rail
road, told the GAzETTE's correspond
ent to-day that the cars on that read
would commence running regularly
tomorrow morning, and that line of
hacks would transfer passengers from
the west end of the Washington and
Georgetown Railroad to the north end
of the Washington and Arlington Rail
road, at the south end of the Aqueduct
bridge. for the low fare Of five cents.
1t is reported here that Senator Quay
is in very bad health, so bad that he
has other things vastly more important
than politics to bother him, and that
therefore the Harrison people will have
to get along without his active assist
ance during the present campaign.
The order recently issued by the Dis
trict commissioners in the health office
case, directed that the transfer of Mr..
Bayly, the deputy health officer, to the
auditors office, and of Mr.. Tracey, the
auditor, to his, Bayly's place, should
take efIe Ct to-day. Mr.. Tracey appeared
at the health office this morning and
notified DIR. Hammett, the health OIL
Ger, that he would be on hand next
Monday. Mr.. Bayly formally informed
the commissioners yesterday that he
couldn't think Of such thing as ac-
cepting the new place to which he had
been assigned. Mr.. Bayly was still on
duty as deputy health officer to-day,
and, DIR. Hammett said, was deputy
health officer, as he had neither resign
ed nor been removed. 1t is the general
impression here that the commissioners
were scared by the two daily newspa-
pcrs of this city into issuing the order
referred to, and that they now regret
their action.
The following changes in the 18th class
postotilces in Virginia were made to-day:
Black Rock Springs, Augusta county,
P. r. Weast appointed postmaster, vice
c. S. Patterson, resigned; Boone Mill,
Franklin county, J. w. Angel, vice F.
C. Peters, resigned; Brights, Pittsyl-
vania county, i, S. Rorer, vice A. A.
Chumley, removed Irvington, Lancas-
ton county, w. J. Newbill, vice T. ].
Willing, resigned.
News here to-day from North Caro-.
lima is by no means gratifying to the
democrats. 1t is to the effect that the
whole Farmers Alliance in that State
has gone over to the third party, that
their official organ has become the Off
cial organ of the third party, and their
president is a Weaver elector. 1t is
also said that the funds of the Alliance
are being used to aid the third party,
and that in addition to that the nation