Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-26
,,,roel that the trip is primarily

for the purpose of duck shooting and
recreation aud incidentally for con-
ference on public matters. To-day is
cold and clustering, a decided change
from the "green Christmas" weather OF
Yesterday, and the Potomac is rough
and choppy. 1t is ideal ducking weather.
Private Secretary Thurber told news.
naper men this morning that he would
rive statement at four o clock thisafter-
noon about the Presidents trip. Mr..
Thurber said the President was not 60
inp to Lakewood and had never even
contemplated going there doing the
holidays. ,..
A prominent democratic politician
from Rockingham county, Virginia,
here to-day, says if Governor Mckin-
new of that State shall issue q writ OF
election to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Representative O'ter'
rail- from that district thirty days after
that resignation, as it is reported he
will do, election day will come before
the democrats of the different counties
in the district will have had time to ap-
point delegates to district convention,
and for that convention to make NOM
nation. He also says that it seems to
him that the nomination will be given
either to Mr.. Gordon or to Mr.. Woods.
From the talk on the subject here to-
day, it seems as if a duty of from forty
to fifty cents a ton on soft coal will be
imposed by the new tariff bill before
that bill will be allowed to go through
Congress.
A statement prepared at the Post
office Department and published to-day
shows that no less than S6,495,6l2
pieces of letter mail were sent free on
account of "official business" during the
last fiscal year. No wonder the re-
ceipts of that department are not sutil-
cient to meet its expenditures.
Prof. Garrett of the University OF
Virginia is preparing and will shortly
publish a life of the late Robert NJ. T..
Hunter, the matter for which has
been largely furnished by the family of
the great deceased Virginian. Prof.
Garnett is well qualified for the task,
being kinsman of the deceased.
Mr.. j. Hampton Hoge having pre-
pared his refutation of the charges
against him, and handed it to the Sec
retary of State, left for his home last
week, to spend the holidays there.
When he returns, his friends say, he
will seek an interview with the Presi-
dent. and explain to him everything
bearing upon the charges that induced
his recall when on his way to assume
the Office of U. S. Consul at Annoy. .
The city is unusually quiet and dull
to-day. There are few people on the
streets, and the hotels and other public
resorts are almost empty. At the Cap
itol and the other government build
ings nobody was seen except the en-
ployees. Among the thousands who
| left here to spend Christmas at home
and who have not yet returned are
many Congressman, and TO the absence
of these crowds, and 10 the fatigue in
cident to the over exertion of yesterday,
the lack of activity apparent to-day is
attributable.
Mr.. Harry Smith, chief clerk of the
registers office of the Treasury Depart
ment, says he does not intend to resign
until March, and probably not until
April, and that when he does, he will
prove to the satisfaction of every rea-
| sonable man that Mr.. Tillman, the reg
ister, tried to sell out the Farmers AL
lance to both the republicans and dem
ocrats, and that as the latter made him
the best offer, he sold himself to them
The following changes were made in
the fourth.class postotfices in Virginia
East Richmond, Henrico county, Annie
C. Koch appointed postmaster, vice NJ.
A. Waskerly, resigned Negro Foot
Hanover county, Eugene r. Taylor
vice Mary II. Taylor, resigned. AT
Bowie, Prince Georges county, Md.
Chas. G.. Luers was appointed postmas'
ter, vice Henry Seitz, removed.
Mr.. Hopkins, the democratic mayor
elect of Chicago, who has been here fol
the last day or two, left this morning on
his return. He made himself liked by
all who met him. He was workman
in the Pullman car shops at Chicago
and subsequently kept a grocery store
in that city.
Mitchell, the prize fighter, passed
through here this morning on his way to
Florida, where he and Corbett are to
contest for the champions belt.
Racing at Ivy City recommended to-
day, with small attendance.
The counsel of Representative Brock.
inridge say they haven't heard Of any
compromise of the suit that Miss Pol.
lard has instituted against him, and
that so far as they know the report is
not true.