Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-07-29
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette]
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 90.

day. both Assistant Secretaries Ham
lin and Curtis being absent. The former
IS in Chicago and the latter in New
York, and Secretary Carlisle, though
at the Department, is still suffering
from rheumatism.
Consul Emmett at Smyrna cables the
State Department that cholera exists
in that port. The outbreak of the dis
ease in this important centre of Medi-
terranean trade is regarded as of much
significance.
Secretary Carlisle has directed that
the collector at New York accept a
nominal bond for Is horses imported
for the Russian exhibit at Chicago.
These horses came from the private
stud farm of the Car of Russia and are
said to be exceptionally fine types of
the Russian horse. AT the close of the
fair it is the intention of the Car to ex-
change these horses for American trot-
ting horses and carry these trotters to
Russia.
There is still another negro national
democratic league in the field, OF Which
c. H. J. Taylor of Kansas, is chairman,
and II. c. C. Astwood, formerly of Lou
isiana. now of New York, is secretary.
The executive committee of this league
resolved to-day to call mass meeting
of negro democrats and all negroes de-
string to affiliate with negro democracy
in this city August 21st, 1898, to take
active measures toward organizing the
State leagues throughout the country,
to popularize negro democracy. TWAS
also resolved to establish The Negro
Nation Democrat the organ ofthe league,
to perpetuate democratic principles
throughout the nation.
Secretary Carlisle to-day appointed
Alex. G.. Morgan, of Kentucky, Dis
bursting Clerk of the Bureau of Print
ing and Engraving at $4,000 per an
mum and c. II. Warnecke, OF Washing
ton, D. c., foreman of construction of
Post Office building at Washington, d.
c., at Sc per day.
1t is stated at the Treasury Depart
ment to-day that Chas. B. Morton, of
Maine, will be appointed Fourth Aud
itor of the Treasury, vice Lynch, the
Mississippi negro, who now holds the
place. Mr.. Morton was formerly chief
of the bureau of navigation, under Sec
rotary Manning.
An additional purchase of $4,000
ounces of silver at 1880 cents per
ounce made last evening in response TO
| counter. offer, was announced at the
Treasury to-day. This makes the to-
tai purchase exclusive of locals
> O75 600 for the month. Next Mon
day is the last purchase day. Several
offers at higher rates than the above
have been declined without any coun-
ter-offer being made. The Treasury
officials have been advised by the mint
authorities at Philadelphia that the
holders of some of the silver bought at
the Treasury rates have failed to de,
liver it. Notice has been sent them
that the silver must be delivered with
in "a hours or it will not be received
The total number of fourth class post
masters appointed to-day was 81, Of
whom 50 will fill the places of removed
republicans. The only change in Viz.
GINA was the following: Louisa, Louisa
county, Mrs. L. A. Goodwin appointed
postmaster vice H. j. Vale, removed.
Among the many here looking for
homes in Virginia near this city is Mr.
Jefferson Chandler,a prominent lawyer,
who was once spoken of as Mr.. Vests
successor in the Z. S. Senate from Mis-,
souri.
Corporal Tanner, eX-Commissioner Of
Pensions, attempts to excuse himself
for the part he took in allowing clerks
in the pension Office whose pensions
had been improperly increased, to con-
tinue in receipt of those pensions, con
trary to the order of ex-Secretary No
BILE, by saying he never heard of such
an order until he saw it yesterday in o
newspaper.
At the office of the Commissioner Of
Internal Revenue, as well as at that OF
the Secretary of the Treasury, it is
thought that the nomination of MIR,
Shepperd for collector of internal reye'
nue. for the upper, and that of Mr.. Ryan
for the lower district in Virginia will
be sent to the Senate during the first
week of the coming session of Congress.
Representative Catchings is here to-
day. He says Mr.. Crisp will not arrive
until next Sunday night, the night be-
fore the day on which Congress will
meet. Mr. Catchings also says he does
not think the extra session will be con-
fined by any means to the considera-
ton of the proposition to repeal the
Sherman silver bill.
A prominent democrat from Rich
mond, here to-day, says that judging
! from the newspapers of his State, near
ly all of which are for some reason,
which they know best, in favor of Rep
resentative O'Ferrall for Governor,
that gentleman at present has certainly
the best show of receiving the nomina-
ton, but it is thought in Richmond
that when the delegates to the conven-
ton reach there and find that the
wisest and best informed Virginians
think that better man for Governor
could be selected, they will be dis
posed to heed good advice. He also
says that it is surprising to find that
many of the delegates elected to the
convention are so i'll informed of Mr..
O'Ferrall's political history. and,
that upon inquiring, he learns
that the newspapers wont print
it. He also says that little re-
lance is placed in Richmond upon the
reported strength of MIR. O'Ferrall, as
it is well known there that some of the
counties stated to have elected solid
O'Ferrall delegations, will cast a MAORI
ty of their votes for either Lt.-Gov. Ty-
Ter or Col. Buford. From King George