Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-07-22
FROM WASHINGTON.
fcorrespondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, D. c., July %.

VIC NC pa oAhS "
constituents.
of Aspen, COL, crediting President
Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle with
fayoring a certain substitute for the
Sherman silver act is said here to be
story made out of whole cloth.
1t is reported here by New York pol
iticians that the following important
appointments will be made in that city
soon For Collector of the Port, john
d Herman Surveyor of the Port, Rob
ert Grier Monroe; Naval Officer of the
Port. William A. Poucher, of Oswego,
or Alfred C. Chaplin, of Brooklyn.
The total number of fourth class post.
masters appointed to-day was IS, OF
whom II will fill the places of removed
republicans. The changes in Virginia
were as follows: Bealeton, Fauquier
county. ]. NJ. Price, appointed post
master, vice J. D. Price, resigned; Chat
ham Hill, Smyth county, c. M. Sexton,
vice C. a. Hubble, resigned; Madison
vile, Charlotte county, w. 5. Pugh,
vice Ella NJ. DeFord, removed; Mount
Scion, Augusta county, J. r. Piier, wee
w. p. Rush, removed.
The [. S. gunboat Concord arrived
at Gibraltar to-day, eighteen days from
Norfolk. She is on her way to China,
aud it will probably require about TWO
months time to complete her voyage.
Secretary Carlisle after an interview
with Acting Mint Director Preston this
morning authorizes the United Press
to state that he fully approves the poll
cv pursued in his absence by acting
Mint Director Preston in purchasing
silver and that the same policy Will
govern silver purchases in the lmmedl-
ate future. This statement will set at
rest rumors that have been started that
Secretary Carlisle would, on his return,
reverse the policy of the Treasury IN
purchasing silver. Mr.. Preston was
intrusted by Secretary Carlisle with ell
tire discretion in purchasing silver
when he left on his vacation. This
morning with the approval of Secretary
Carlisle, he refused to purchase lOO.OOO
ounces of silver at 20 cents, the London
price being about 69l cents per ounce.
This lot was part of lot offered yester-
day at - to 10 cents per ounce, and was
declined and counter-otter was
made by Mr.. Preston of 7l3 cents per
ounce, which the holder refused to ac-
cept. This morning he offered, as
sta. |, 1O0. 900 ounces at 20 cents-l9cent
below the price rendered, but Mr.. Pres
ton informed the ofierer that he only
purchases silver on silver days-Mon-
days, Wednesdays and Fridays. The
,tal amount of silver purchased so far
t is mouth is about 100000 ounces,
besides some local purchases which
may bring the total up to 1000, 600
ounces. II is not expected that the to-
tai of 4, 800 900 ounces of silver will be
purchased this month, but this does not
worry Treasury officials, as Secretary
Carlisle holds with Mr.. Preston that
the law does not require the Treasury
to purchase that amount i'll case 1t L.
not offered within the market price.
Secretary Carlisle again assumed &C
tive direction of the Treasury Depart
ment this morning. He held confer,
euces with Assistant Secretary Hamlin
Acting Mint Director Preston and 9th.
er departmental officials, but denied
himself "a far as possible to other visi
tors, occupying himself in looking over
The vast mail that had accumulated
during his absence.
Assistant Secretary Curtis of the
Treasury Department, and DIR. jenkins
State health officer at the port of New
York, have adjusted their apparent
differences to the satisfaction of each
and in the future, unless new complica
tons arise, all will go smoothly between
the State and national authorities as to
the entry of vessels and the filing
Of ships papers.
Congressman James w. Marshall O
the 9th district, better known as ICY
clone JIM" is in town, stopping at the
Metropolitan. He is here in the inter
ests of his constituents and expects tt
have the scalps of a "few" republican
postmasteis among others hanging
from his belt before his return to Craig
county. AS the time draws near fol
the converting of Congress in extraor
binary session, the hungry office seek
er looking lean and anxious bobs up Sc
renely with card in hand presenting
himself as of yore at the hotel office
asking for his particular friend
Quite large number of foreigners OF
their way to the Worlds fair are IL
town.
A party of thirty from Glasgow
Scotland, are stopping at the Metropol
itan.
The Capitol is comparatively desert
ed at this time with the exception o
the sight-seers. Occasionally new
Congressman comes in to take a look
at the large hall and vacant seats. He
heaves a sigh when he sees the grea
rows of chairs and thinks perhaps may
be he will be lost in such an aggrega
ton of supposed intellectual lights.
The cleaning and repairing incident
to the meeting of Congress is now going
on at the Capitol and everything vii
be in readiness for the law-maker:
when they meet two weeks from Mon
day next.
Everything is very quiet around the
departments; nearly all the cabinet Of
ticers being out of the city.
At the request of the Commissions
of Patents Joseph L. Bennett, the chic
clerk of the Patent Office, has resigned
In addition to the heavy failure
of the government depository a
Louisville three other failures o
national banks were reported to Comp
troller Eckels this morning, the fail
ures occurring in sections widely apart
The failed banks are: The State Ma
tional Bank of Vernon, Texas, capita