Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-11-18
what else may have been said of him,
no body has ever called him fool.
FROM WASIlINGT0N.'
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette. ]
WASHINGTON, Nov. IS.

evening and handed him his resignation
for Transmission to the President to
take effect on the lstproX. He says he
leaves the public service TO engage in
private business of Il mere lucrative
character.
Secretary Charles Foster had Il con-
ference with the President to-day III re-
gard To filling the vacancy in the Office
of the Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury. caused by the resignation OF Judge
Crounsc. Among those mentioned as
most likely to receive the appointment
are ex-Representative Baker of New
York. George s. Sloan OF New York,
+. \. Stocks of Kansas, \. 5. Griffin
and Mr.. Comstock, Chiefoi the Customs
Division.
At meeting of the Virginia demo-
cratic association Of this city, held last
night. among the resolutions adopted
was one stating that the association
during the last campaign collected
$S377 p with which they had paid for the
transportation OF l,232 Nirginiaus So
journing here to their respective polling
precincts. and that with the exception
of Il liberal contribution from Con-
gresham Meredith. the association Was
unaided either by the democratic COM
mttee Of Virginia, or from any other
source, aud that It's whole fund was
collected from residents OF, and so
journcrs in this city.
Howard Sutherland, Chief of the
Population Division ollhe Census Office,
on bail for attempting to prevent dem
ocrats from voting at the recent cleo
ZION at Troy, New York, was allowed
TO resign to-day.
The grand Democrat, blowout here
has been postponed until next Friday
night The democratic clubs from
Baltimore, Alexandria, Fredericksburg,
Leesburg and all the other towns close
by are expected to take part. \ large
number oil horScmen from the adjoining
counties will, it is also thought, appear
in the procession.
The Postmaster General to-day de-
cided to adopt 4 special design for 4 flag
which is to fly ut the mizzen Of every
United States vessel having on board
the United States mails. Several de-
signs have already been suggested by
the steamship companies, but a selcc-
ton has not YET been made.
a Virginia republican, here to-day,
in talking about political affairs i'll his
State. said that since the war there had
been six governors, Walker. kemper,
Holiday, Cameron, Lee and Mckinney,
and that only one of them had come
from the west side of the Blue Ridge.
He also said that since the war the lst
congressional district OF the State has
never had one of the elective offices of
the State, as Maryc, who was Lieuten-
ant-Governor. was not elected, but was
appointed by Gov. Walker; - esr,.-'-A~
There is some talk 4l&Ia h ere of Mr.. Viii
son $, of West ,NJJFssin ia being speaker of
effiI lie next House. 1t is said that he is
Mr.. Cleyeland's favorite for that place.
If that be so he will certainly Get it, for
the average congressman, with lavors
to ask from the President, is sure not 10
oppose any of his wishes.
4 gentleman from Front Royal, Va,
here to-day, says the democratic cele-
bration there last night was Il grand ai-
fair. The whole air was filled with
rockets and other fire WORKS. a body
of five hundred horsemen from Kappa
hammock county is said to have been
present.
The Secretary of the Treasury to-
day directed the Collectors Of Customs
at Philadelphia aud Baltimore to allow
entry during the winter months to yes
sells coming from Mexican. Central
American, South American and West
Indian ports without requiring the pro-
duction of certificate Of inspection
from the L. S. quarantine officers.
The Presid -nt's callers to-day in
Guided Secretary Charles Foster, Sena-
tor Call of Florida DR.. Downic OF the
Telugu Mission. Nettore. India, and
Mr.. Peck of Kansas.
General RosecranS, Register of the
Treasury, will be removed to Fortress
Monroe. Va. this evening, i'll The hope
that the change will remove the present
danger in his case of paralysis. He has
already lost The Use Of his hands and is
almost completely helpless. He is 4;
wears of ace, and his friends are very
much alarmed at his condition, his adj
vanced age and growing fecbleness well
nigh destroying the hope of his re-
covery.
Commodore Farquhar, chief of the
bureau of yards and docks, in his an
nual report has called attention TO the
pressing need of the navy for an addi-
tional number Of civil engineers to keep
pace with the increasing construction
Of dry docks. launching ways machine
shafts and other naval plant, and in this
view of the case Secretary Tracy does
not feel warranted in allowing one of
the senior engineers who has already
been absent, under leave pay, for two
years, to absent himself for three more
years nj the public expense.
a telegram was received at the In
dian Office to-day from Agent Waugh
of the Uintah and Ouray agency in
Utah stating that he had sent out scouts
and runners with orders to the Utes
now on hunting expedition TO return
to their reservation. This action was
taken at the request Of Governor Routt,
of Colorado, who expresses his fears
that trouble would cnsue If the Indians
were longer permitted to run at large
through that State Agent Ashley at
the Cheyenne and Arapahoe agency in
oklahoma sent n dispatch this morn
ing stating that the report ola threat
ened outbreak there was untoundcd.
Intelligence here to-day from Muncie,
Indiana, is to the effect that one of the
officials at the White House will be in
dicted there for bribery at the recent
election.