Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-06-18
EROM WASHINGTON.
respondencc of the Alexandris Gazettel
WASHINGTON. june IS.

While nothing new mas Deeh ue-
yelopcd here since yesterday ID respect
ofthe possible action OF the Chicago
convention. the decline in Cleveland
stock that set in a day or two before,
has been accelerated, and some who
have made bets on Cleveland are now
trying 10 hedge. The prevailing i'm
preston to-day is, not that Hill will be
nominated, but that Cleveland cannot
be.
The House agreed this morning that
when ii should adjourn today it would
be until "Wednesday next, with the I'M
d~erstanding that Immediately upon as
scmbling on Wednesday ii would ad-
journ until Saturday, and on saturday
until the following Wednesday.
Congressman Vim OF Georgla having
spoken Of Rev. sam Small, the Alliance
candidate for Congress in hisdistrict, as
q bum. SIr. Small has written MIN o let
ter inquiring the meaning OF the word
bum and demanding the intent with
which ii was appliedtohi him. Dir. Vim
was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Con-
fedcrate army and is a fighter, but as
Mr.. Small is a preacher, he is holding
the letter. which nc received this morn
ing. under advisement.
Intelligence here to-day is 10 the CT
feet that Gen. Malone has had a relapse
of his recent attack of erysipelas, and
that he is a very sick man.
Messrs. Gordon and Ryan, ofthe Viz
ginia delegates TO the Chicago conven-
ton. left here this evening via the G..
& O. X. r.. They will be joined on the
route through their State by all the
other members of the delegation except
those from the first and ninth districts.
They G to think. not that a great
change has come over the feelings OF
the people Of their State on the subject
of the adyisability of the nomination OF
Mr.. Cleveland. but that those feelings
are better understood nov than they
were at the State convention. They,
like all other wise democrats. agree
that no democrat can be elected with
out the vote Of New York, and
will therefore vote for the man most
likely to secure that vote. Congress
men Meredith and Epcs both told the
GAZETTE's correspondent to-day that
they had heard q report to the effect
that of the Virginia delegation to Chi
caeo only two or three would vote for
Cleveland. Mr.. Epes. however, was
disposed TO doubt this, though ne is not IN
favor of the nomination Of the ex-Presi-
dent. Col. Ike Hill of Ohio says that
Of the delegation from his State only
three are pronounced Hill men. He
also saws that Cleveland will not have
more than four hundred votes on the
first ballot, and that after that the tide
will set in toward q winner.
A rumor is current at the Capitol to-
day to the effect that the opposition of
the printers to Mr.. Whitelaw Reid is
so intense and persistent, and is so like
~ 10 spread to other trades, that the
national republican committee Is con-
sidering the ~adyisability of requesting
him to decline the nomination for Vice
President, so that some less objection
able man may be put on the ticket in
his place.
Mr.. Depew is here, at a call from the
President. One rumor concerning his
presence is that he will be urged to &C
cept Mr.. Blaine's late place in the Cab
met. But that is denied, as even re-
publicans say Mr.. Harrison will have
great difficulty in pulling through with
the Reid handicap, and that if he were
to make such a railroad monopolist as
Dir. Depew his premier, the entire la
Dor vote would be cast against him.
Another report is that Mr.. Depew has
been consulted as to the advisability Of
taking Mr.. Reds name off the repub-
lican Presidential ticket, where it was
put. it is now intimated, at the instance
of Mr.. Plat, with the intention of weak
ening the ticket. Mr. Depcw took
luncheon with the President.
The following changes in the fourth
class post-ofices of Virginia were made
to-day: Alum Wells, Washington
county, Maggie Hunter, appointed
postmaster, vice j. NJ. Barlow, resigned;
Olinger, Lee county, w. H.. Johns, vice
T. Is. Thompson, resigned.
1t is said here that the way by which
the r. and d. Il. II. released itself from
the Georgians, was by clearing its track
from here to Atlanta for a special train
by which TO serve notice there of the
appointment of receivers by Judge
Bond, before Judge Speer could appoint
others.
A MURDERER SELLS HIS HEAD
Gus Williams, colorcd, who is to be
hanged in Savannah July % for murder,