Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-10-26
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. d. c.. Oct. &c.


WASHINGTON. D. c., Oct. 70.
It was said at the Capitol this morn
ing that the debate on the silver bill
would be suspended in the Senate TO-
day in order to vote on the urgent de-
ficiency bill, which has already passed
the House, and that the break having
thus been made, the vote on the
amendments 10 the silver repeal bill
would commence. Senators VOORHEES,
and Faulkner said they thought the
vote on the amendments referred 10
would begin this evening, but Senators
Stewart aud Teller said not till Monday.
Senator Sherman has abandoned his
proposed bond amendment.
Rev. Samuel w. Haddaway, chaplain
of the House of Representatives and
pastor of Marvin Chapel, NJ. E. Church
South, sank into comatose state yes
terday afternoon, and died at four
o'clock this morning. The immediate
cause of death was Bright's disease.
The New York and New Jersey
bridge bill was ordered reported favor
ably with some minor amendments by
the Senate commerce committee to-day.
The proposed bridge will be, if erected
under the plans of the company, as set
out in this bill, the longest single span
in the world by seven hundred feet.
The following changes in the fourth
class postoffices of Virginia were made
to-day Mount Laurel, Halifax county,
e. S. Martin was appointed postmaster,
vice w. S. Atkinson, resigned Red
House, Charlotte county, ]. W. Cham
bers, vice p. r. Ford, removed.
Mr.. George Ayres of Fauquier coun,
ty, Virginia, appeared before the House
committee on war claims this morning
and stated the grounds of the bill for
his relief now before that committee.
The committee will take no action upon
the bill until they receive some informa-
ton from the War Department, for
which they have sent. Mr.. Ayres was
seized on the road during the war be-
tween the States by some federal sol
diers and robbed of large sum Of
money.
A well-informed business man Of
Loudoun county, Virginia, here to-day,
says the democrats there evince little
or no interest in the result of the COM
ing election, and that only small vote
will be polled there. He also says that
while the populists in Loudoun are not
conspicuous, the prohibitionists are
quite lively.
Representative Marshall of Virginia,
who spoke in Westmoreland county, III
his State, last Monday, says the same
democratic apathy exists there as clse-
where in the State, but that he walked
the crowd up when he interrupted his
speech with song Mr.. Marshall says
he made the rounds OF the departments
to- day to see if he couldn't get some
thing for somebody in his district. but
that while he was received at all OF
them with the usua! distinguished con-
sideration, his urgent requests received
the usual reply, to the efiectthat at pres
ent the supply of offices was not equa!
to the demand. Mr.. Marshall has
promised Mr.. 5. G.. Brent of Alexan-
dria to speak in that city before the
close of the campaign.
Senator Daniel, who has returned
from campaigning tour in Virginia, Is
very anxious that the vote on the sill
yer bill shall be taken as soon as possible,
so that he may be able to make some
more speeches before the election. He
says there was a pretty good turn out
at Halifax Court Horse where he last
spoke and that he is induced to believe
the democratic majority in his State
will be about as large as usual.
Not only has Admiral Stanton been
deposed from the command Of the U. S.
fleet at Rio de Janiero for saluting
the admiral of the revolutionary fleet
there, but the U. S. minister there has
been instructed by telegraph to apollo
gize to the Peixoto government for the
breach of international comfy.
Mr.. Marshall Hanger, of Virginia,
who has been confirmed as consul to
Bermuda, is among the visitors here to-
day. Judge Paul, of the Q. S. Court
for the western district Of Virginia, is
also here. He is on his way to Balti-
more to attend the funeral of the late
Judge Bond.