Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-07-08
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, D. c., July s.

chases outright yesterday on tne jury
account. In response to the offers yes
ferday. the director made counter
proposition, and his figure, SO.72, was
accepted by telegraph last evening for
the $4,000 ounces, although the an
swers were not received until this morn
ing.
railway has been practically completed.
All the surveying parties have return
ed to Washington, having finished
their field work completely. Tie line
surveyed runs from the southern
boundary of Mexico to the northern
boundary of Bolivia and is 1000 miles
in length. 1t connects the railway
system of North America with that of
South Americ.. 1t is said that feast
Bile roule has been found for the en-
tire distance, with no grade greater
than per cent, but no particulars are
given. 1t is said that the engineer
who was in charge of the survey
through Colombia reports that for
MANY miles the line runs through a
mining region so rich that the material
dug out for the cuts Of the road would
contain enough gold and silver to pay
for the construction Of the road over
that section.
Private Secretary Thurber this morn
ing received some communications from
the President on matters of official busi-
ness. but they did not include any ap-
pointments.
Secretary Hoke Smith and Postmas-
ter General Bissell left Washington
this morning on their summer vaca-
tons. Secretaries Gresham and Nor
ton are now the only cabinet officers
left in the city.
Secretary Carlisle has formally done
what he should have done long ago, and
what was said in this correspondence
some time ago he had practically done.
He yesterday issued an order abolish
in the board ofdepartment examiners,
and revoked the order for competitive
examinations for promotions. Here
after promotions will be made for efii-
cheney and democracy.
Among those spoken Of in connection
with the vacancy in the U. S. Supreme
Court, occassioned by the death of JUS
tice Blatchford, are f. J. Phelps of Yer
mont, and f. Henry Lacombe and j.
c. Carter of New York.
The receipts of the United States for
the month and fiscal year to date were
SS.S51 ,Ol0; the expenditures for month
and fiscal year to date were SIC, 5l4, 600.
Ninety-nine fourth class postmasters
were appointed to-day, of whom sixty
two will fill the places of removed
republicans. The changes in Virginia
were as follows Etna Mills, King Will
liam county, p. E. Rice appointed post
master, vice Fannie B. Snead, removed;
Hixburg, Appomattox county, Mrs. N.
NJ. Lyon, vice G. Gillian, resigned.
1t is reported here to-day that MIR.
Thomas Marshall, son of F. Lewis Mar
shall, formerly of Fauquier county, Va,
is so i'll in New York that his life is
despaired of.
Congressman Epes of Virginia has
written letter in which he states that
he will not vote for the repeal of the
Sherman silver bill unless with condi-
tons favorable to more money.
As some of the democrats supplied
with mail at Arlington postoftice, in
Alexandria county, have requested the
re- :ention of the present postmaster
there, Mrs. Spicer, Congressman Mere.
dith will not ask for the appointment
of any body else.
Representative Meredith was here
to-day and, as usual, made the round
of the departments, seeking places
therein for his many office seeking con-
stituents, but finding none, most of the
Cabinet ministers having left the city,
and those who remain telling him that
his district already has more than its
quota of such places, and that if the
republicans among them were removed
their places would not be filled by peo-
pie from his district, and this, too,
though nothing is better known than
the fact that half of the federal office
holders here hailing from the Sth Vir-
ginia district don't live there.
Most of the Virginia Office seekers
have gone home, sick with hope de-
ferred, and by no means pleased with
the President and the members of the
Cabinet for going away on summer va
,tious without first removing the re-
publicans whose places they desire.
The financial news from New York
received here up to noon to-day was to
the effect that the bank statement
showed five millions less than the legal
reserve, which is lower than has been
the case since the Barring failure; that
silver opened at 7l3 and closed at 72s (;
ard that the banks are depositing more
b ,nds and drawing currency for them,
a million during the week and five
hundred thousand to-day, and that
stocks evince no disposition to rally.
General business, however, seems to be
improving.
Under the Harrison administration
Willie Campbell Of Fauquier county,
Virginia, was removed from his place
as Waterman at the War Department
and Thomas Davis of the same county
appointed in his stead. Yesterday the
wheel turned, and Davis was removed
and Campbell restored 10 his old place.
Davis says the wheel will turn again in
four years.
1t is said to-day that the doorkeeper
of the last House of Representatives,
Mr.. Turner, called the "Iceman," be-
cause he drove an ice wagon in New
York, will not be reelected, and that
either ex-Congressman Snow of Illinois
or Mr.. johnson, correspondent of the
Cincinnati Enquirer, will take MIR.
Yoder's place as sergeant-at-arms. Who
will be chaplain in place of Mr.. Mil.
burn, who has been elected chaplain of
the Senate, is unknown.