Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-10-27
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. D. c., Oct. 81.

lower than Yesterdays price. In our
money this is, with exchange, about
.72S cents per ounce. With silver at
this low figure, the bullion value of the
Standard silver dollar is IS cents.
The following changes in the fourth
class postoffices of Virginia were made
10 day: Cleaveland, Russell county, d..
c. Smith, appointed postmaster, vice
Il. &. Musick, removed; Lynhams,
Northumberland county, Z. d. Rock,
vice J. H. Disc, removedi Snowvliiee,
Pulaski county, c. E. Elmore, vice W..
J. Showalter, removed.
Mr.. Harry Smith, Chief Clerk of the
Registers office of the Treasury, for
winch place Col. l.. w. Reid of Alex
andria. who held it under Mr.. Cleve-
lands first administration is, an appli-
cant, saws he intends, and has done so
since las: March, to resign in the spring
and 90 into more lucrative private
business.
Senator VOORHEES, is very hopeful of
a speedy conclusion to the debate III
the Senate, and said this morning that
he thought there might be vote to-
day on some OF the amendments. The
situation continues as it has since the
collapse of the compromise, and the
Senate has settled down, with as much
patience as possible, to lis.en to the
speeches that are yet to be finished.
Mr.. Stewart took the floor at an early
hour to-day for another iustallment of
his speech, the indications being that
this is the last Mr.. Morgan may
have few remarks to make, and Sen
ator Dubois will, when an opportune
time presents itself, speak for fifteen or
twenty minutes. Mr.. Allen, the popu-
list who broke the record of long
speeches, was said to have another in
contemplation before the end came,
but he denied this to-day, saying that
he might think it necessary to speak
very short time, and he might not.
If he did, his remarks would be short
and extemporaneous. After the voting
on the amendments begins, it is under
stood that Mr.. German will speak
briefly, and, it is said, will touch upon
the subject Of cloture, in opposition to
the establishment of such rule. There
are indications of desire on the part
of the managers of the bill to prod the
thing, along and if speeches are drawn
out the session may be extended into
the evening couple of hours, so that
one or more of the numerous amend
ments that have been or will be offered
may be got out Of the way. But Mr..
Teller, the leader of the silverites, says
he thinks the voting will commence
either this evening or tomorrow.
The Chinese bill will be reported to
the Senate Monday. The committee
which reported it is still determined TO
not agree to the changes suggested by
Secretary Gresham yesterday, and will
only amend the bill so as to expunge
the provision requiring the Photograph
of the subject to be affixed to the certif-
icate.
Messrs. Barley, Marbury and Carlin
of Alexandria were at the Capitol to-
day to get speakers to address demo-
cratic meeting to be held in Alexandria
to morrow night. Senator Daniel told
them he expected to be voting on the
amendments to the silver repeal bill
tomorrow night. but if not, he would
certainly go, as he hadn't been able to
speak often enough during the cam
paign, and desired to make up for lost
time. Representatives Swanson of Vir-
ginia, Anderson of West Virginia, and
Patterson of Tennessee promised to go.
The Senate has determined that it
will not appoint committee to iuves-
tigate the Ford's Theatre accident.
Representative Meredith succeeded
this morning in obtaining promise
from Assistant Postmaster General
Maxwell that the republican postmas-
tiers at East Falls Church, in Alexan-
dria county, and at Merrifield, in Fair
fax county, will be removed, and that
good democrats will be appointed in
their places-Mr. Gibson at the former
and Mr.. Moore at the latter. Mr.. Mer-
edith saw Senator Daniel to-day in the
interest of Mr.. n. G. Elkins of King
George county, Virginia, who is an
applicant for position on the Sena,e
SIDE of the Capitol.
Among the visitors here to-day is
Mr.. R. e. Kent, democratic candidate
for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia,
who will speak in Alexandria to-mor-
row night. Mr.. Kent says he doesn't
know who will lead the anti-railroad
men in the next Virginia Legislature,
as he did in the last one, or whether
they will have leader or not. He
says that from what he has learned
during the campaign he is induced to
think that while the populists may get
some democratic votes, there is no
doubt of the success of the democrat
ticket, and that, too, by good majority.
Among the Yirginians spoken of here
to-day for the vacancy caused by the
death of Judge Bond, are Judge James
Keith of Warreutou, Assistant Attor-
ney General Holmes Conrad of Win
chester, and ex-congressman Buchanan
of Abingdon. 1t is rumored at the Cap
itol that should the place go to Virgin
10, it will fall to Mr.. Conrad.
Miss Daisy Garland, aged % years,
daughter of ex-Atlorney General Gar
land, committed suicide here this after
noon by shooting herself through the
heart with her fathers revolver. There
was nothing in the young lady's condi-
ton this morning to indicate any men,
tai disturbance, aud she conversed with
the family in regard to theatre party
which she was to give tonight. After
ward she went to her room, and at lun
cheon time oas of the family went to
call her. The young lady was found
living on the floor dead. The body gas
still warm, indicating that the shot had