Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-20
Piats among the New York republicans,
thinks his open support won!d do him more


harm than good.
Three delegations from Virgins were az
the White House this morning, one fron NOT,
folk In reference to the proposed naVsi usl.s
In HAMPTON Roads. one In the Interest," o.
General Psyton Wise OF Richmond, VINO 10
an appIicant for place as civil service com,
missioner. and one In the interest OF Uoione!
WiIhnr Reid of Alexandris, an applicant Tor
tha same place. Il Ia said to-day that Gen-
oral Vice has the inside track, as Secretary
p,e;,a has recommended him to the Pfesi-
dent. ,,,
to-day to designate SO much OF wheat. rye,
oste. corr, barley, beans potatoes, cotton,
meal. butter, cheese, eggs, -four. sugar, lard.
pork, beef, tobacco, salt, leather, hemp, lime,
cement, cotton set d meal. hay, brick, lead,
Dig i-on, coal and copper, as ehsll be conve.
nient near to enc dollars wtr;h of each
10 the New York market, SO arranging
quantities that the sum total OF the value Of
thirty articles shsll be $50, and that one
thirteth of the sum total OF such articles
shall be termed the composite dollar OF the
Uoitsd States"
The collections OF internal revenue during
the ftst rine months OF the fi'cal year end
Ing June 80. 1892 were $l13,3O2 600, an In
Grease of 81 III. 686. compared with the re-.
oeipts during tie corresponding period Of
the previous fscsl year. The coilaftlons
we're es iollcws: Ga spirits $67 s655 999 an
increase OF SIS 843 408; 90 tobacco $23 49,
500. decrease of 81, 284 ,56S; on iermeutad
luuors S21 30S, 012, en- ipcresse OF 81 .O65, 493;
on olenmargarine 81 010,169, en- increase Of
1927 626; on miscellaneous S14S COS. de-
crease OF S74 253 The receipts for March,
1892 were SLOT, S43 greater than the re-
ceipts for March. 1891. Ga and after the
lat proximo Hhiskey will be measure. d by
the pound and not by the gallon az here.
toiore.
General Lomax. OF Fauquier county. Va,
has bean informed by Senator Daniel that
he will be appointed compiler Ia the ofhce
of the records Of the "rebslion," the place
made vacant by the recent death OF General
Field The position is better one than
shat at cksbarg from which the Gsne!s'
was removed through the infcence OF the
Farmers Alliance.
General Wheeler. chairman Of the SUBJ
committee of the House mi i,ary COMMITTEES.
10 which the Mount Vernon Avenue bill bae
bsen referred, told the GAzETTEs corr Q j.
pondent this morning that IL Mr.. OuthWsl',
chs irman Of the whole oomm tie, did not
return before ns1t Tuesday he would, Oh
that day, give tae frIenda OF the i'll referred
to Eearipg.
The Secretary Of State is Ia recsipt Of q
dispstch from the U. 5. minister at st.
Petersburg recouutiug q conversation be-.
tWesn his majesty the Emp aror and himself,
in which his majesty said, liam very much
touched by toe interest and kindness which
the people Of the United States are showing
~ IN
people. Those offerings ere great and gen
erous; they indiCsts Rympsthy and friend
ship for which they are deeply grateful"
The following changes In the q class
postofices in Virginia were made to-day
Burgess Store, Northumberland county. Nd.
f. Bareess appointed postmaster vice ]. +.
D3wping, resigned; Sandy Level. P!tisylva'
mia county, ]. E. Bennett vice W. D. Par
ker, removed /; Truman, Floyd county, +. Il
Truman vice Noah Phillips dead.
The bill! to settle with Virginia tor The
money she advanced the government In the
war OF 1872. has been put on the private CAL
endsr OF the House, which ensureiit s defeef,
for when reached, come body Will CT course
raise the point that IL Ia not private bill.
The friends of Mr.. Rockwell, the demo-
cratic contestee In the contested election
expreae themselves to-day as confident that
he will retain his seat, notwithstanding the
Efforts of the republicans and Cleveland men
TO oust him. Mr.. Daniel Lock wood OF New
York, who signed the majority report, and
was selected az the especial opponent OF Col.
Fellows, who will speBk for Rockwell. has,
1t is thought, heard something on the sub.
ieot from home ss be has gone OF without
hoIr nafr
not be t. ken until tomorrow.
Mr.. Culou1, from the interstate commerce
committee, to-day reported to the Senate q
bill directing the Interstate commerce CON-
mission to report annually certain informa-
ton 10 relation to the adoption by common
carriers Ia Interstate commerce OF q uniform
system OF sut1matic car coupling.
/ In the Senate to-day Mr.. Daniel intro.
duced three bills, one sppropriatiDg $50 OOO
for public building at Bedford City,
one appropriating an equal amount for q
similar building st Rsdtord, and one appro-
pristing S10C 600 for q similar building at
Portsmouth, Va. Mr.. Mcpherson presented
protest from the Theological S :minsry OF
V rginia against the Chicago, If that fair shall
t o open On Sundays.
Byavote offs to 3 today this House fisheries
committee decided 10 report f.vorsby the LISP
h an bill authorizing fishing for menhaden al
mackerel with parse seines in all United States
tidal water regarsl,s s of state laws and Customs
The strongest thing about this is that the major
ity of this committee is composed Of demOclats.
The House labor committee o.dsy agreed to re-
port favorably bill to limit to light hours d y
the employment Of Sll laborers employe1 by the
government by the District OF Columbia or by a
contractor or sub contractor upon any publ
works OF the United ststts or of the District of
Co,umtis.
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIEs.
Tho Naw York aesemhIq has a1opted bv