Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-02

idencc a little after Il o'clock this morn
inc, said that there had been 10 mate
rial change in his patients condition
during the night. In fact, there had
been no marked change during the last
several days. At times he seemed lit
tie brighter than at others, as was the
case last Saturday, but nothing OF a
specially important nature had occur
red for several days. Mr.. Blaine was
asleep when DR.. Johnston called this
morning, and he therefore had no op-
portunity to make any critical eXami-
nation, but he felt confident that Mr..
Blaine was no worse than when he last
saw him.
The recent conference between the
President-elect and Speaker Crisp was
expected to result in some authorized
announcement on the subject OF an eX-
ira session. While these anticipations
have not been realized, as Speaker
Crisp has studiously RETAINED from Civ
ing out any statement as to what pass
cd between Mr.. Cleveland and himself,
something in the nature of a statement
on good authority" is being passed
around among the democratic leaders.
This runs to the effect that while no
final decision will be made on the ques-
ton of an extra session Of Congress I'M
til February, by which time the Cabl-
net of President-elect Cleveland will
probably have been selected, the prob
abilities are decidedly against an extra
session before next autumn. MIR.
Cleveland. it is stated, has said to dem
ocratic leaders in Congress that he will
call Congress together in special ses-
sion. He also told them, it is reported,
that it would not be convoked before
autumn unless the financial situation
and the condition of the Treasury made
it absolutely imperative that Congress
should meet in the spring to provide
the government with the necessary
amount of revenue to meet its expenses
He wished to- avoid the necessity of an
early extraordinary session.
A large crowd was present at Monte
Carlo, the south end ofthe Long Bridge
to-day. Playing horses was the chic
attraction, and faro second, but the
shell game also had its votaries. Among
the former, and associating with them
on terms of intimacy, was Pinchback,
the famous negro republican politician
from New Orleans.
Even the republicans here now agree
that the democrats will have q majorl.
~ in the next Senate, and will not only
be able to reorganize that body, but tc
pass any bill TO which they may be ia
vorably disposed.
Representative Outhwait of Ohio
one of the democratic leaders of Tho
House, agrees with Mr.. Speaker
Crisp that there will be 10 extra session
of Congress until next fall Both o
them thought otherwise before their re
cent visit to Mr.. Cleveland.
Captain T. J. Luttrell, Il native o
Northumberland county, Virginia, as
sistant assessor of this city, apromincn
: member of the last democratic inaugu
= rll committee, and always Il liberia
subscriber to the democratic campaign
funds OF both Virginia and West Nir
+ ginia, was left oil The present com
: mttec rs originalIyappointed By Chair
: man Harrity Of the national democratic
committee, but was included among
the additional members of that com
mittce appointed by Col. Beractt. Hi
, has declined the appointment upon The
ground that he was not brought NJ
upon the second choice idea.
A prominent New York democratic
politician, here to-day, says Mr. Cleve
land made great mistake when he in
terfered in the matter Of the U. ). Sen
atorship from his State, and that he him
self now experiences Il realizing sense
of that fact. He also says Mr. Clevc
land was led into it by the mugwump
/ and auti-snappers, who are so inflated
, by their success ut Chicago that they
labor under the dclusion that they have
the democratic party i'll Il swing. liz
says Mr.. Murphy will be elected Sena
, tor without any trouble, and that i
, will be hard to get anybody to rul
against him. The anti-snappers, he says
first offered the bait 10 Mr.. Mclaughlin
and then to Mr.. Cochran, but thai
neither of those wary politicians coult
be caught by any such chaff, and thai
no other wise man will be.
Representative Hatch of Missouri
is another one of the Congressman bolo
enough to say that the attempted inter
ference of the executive with the legis
lative branch of the government was 8
great mistake, and if successful woulC
revolutionize the government and make
the Senate which is now coordinate
subservient to the executive branch.
DR.. Sewers said this morning that he
was attending Speaker Crisp for an at
tack of Indigestion. The doctor said
the speaker was not seriously ill. He
has not been we'll since his return from
New York Saturday morning.
The building on the south side o.
Pennsylvania avenue, between 9th and
10th streets, occupied by II. l. Gregory
as stove store, was on fire early this
morning. The lower floors were not
damaged much, but it was otherwise
with the upper, in which some furniture
belonging to Mr.. Lansburgh was stored
This being national holiday all the
government and district Offices here
were closed and most Of the stores, but
the custom of New Years calls was de.
cidedly more honored in the breach
than in the observance.
An explosion followed quickly by the rat
Ting sound of falling iron occurred this morn
ing in front of the residence of Secretary
Blaine OH La Fayettc Square. The report
could be heard in the house, but only family,
and did not disturb Mr.. Blaine, who was
asleep at the time The explosion was caused
by leaky gas mains, which filled the electric
conduit with illuminating gas which coming
in contact with an imperfectly insulated wire
took fire. The heavy iron man trap was
blown I'D distance of fifteen feet and fell