Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-07
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF thc AIczandria Gazette
MAsu1NGroN. Jan. Z. 1893.

zETrE. He started for Albany the
evening before so as to reach there IN
time to attend Governor Flowers grand
reception on Monday. In this connec-
ton it NAV be mentioned that New
Workers at the Capitol to-day say that
not Judge Pratt Is previously intend-
ed. but Congressman Cocmbs. OF Brook
lyn, will be nominated by the Kings
county delegation in the caucus OF the
democratic members of the New York
legislature next Tuesday, and that he
will receive nineteen votes on the first
ballot. but that OH the second ballot he
will be Withdrawn and Mr.. Murphy be
nominated without opposition.
Ii is understood from those who
know that SIR. Speaker Crisp is not as
much opposed TO silver as some people
think he is, and that if a majority of
the House be still in favor OF silver
they will have nothing to fear from him.
Secretary Foster has received a letter
from the American Charge d'Afiaires at
Madrid giving the particulars of the
proposed trip Of the Duke of Veragua
to the United States as a guest OF this
government. The Duke is q direct de-
scendant Of Christopher Columbus, and
as such was invited TO attend the Chi
cago fair 10y act of Congress. The Duke
Will be accompanied by the Duchess OF
Veraeua. his son Christopher and his
daughter. 1t IS possible that his BROTH
er. the Marquis OF Barboles. and his
wife NAV also accompany him. Ii may
be of interest 10 state that the Dukes
pictures show him to be almost an OK
nc! double of Mr.. Chauncey II. DepeW.
The republicans III the Senate have
abandoned all hope of retaining con-
troll of chat body after the4th of March,
and have discharged the committee
they appointed TO look after contested
seats.
.Tac President to-day sent to the
senate the following nominations
Henry Clay Evans, OF Tenn, to be First
Assistant Postmaster General Henry
VI. Moore, OF Washington. |. ;. Consul
al Three Rivers, Canada.
1t was stated at The kenna residence
at noon to-day that Senator kcnna's
condition shows an improvement since
Yesterday. Herested we'll last night
and is comfortable to-day.
AT a meeting Of the House postol!ice
committee yesterday IL Was proved thai
while Postmaster General ]Eanamakcr
excludes Printers Ink, ]sr. Rowell's
magazine. from the mail rs second class
matter. he allows that privilege to his
own publication, Book Nets, which COLI
taius lust rs many advertisements.
The District of Columbia appropria-
ton bill was under consideration in the
House to-day 1t will probably not be
completed before the hour of adjourn
mcnt. and therefore Will 30 over until
Monday, which is the regular District
Of Columbia day, and may possibly be
taken up then To the exclusion of the
bills from the District committee, the
first OF which is the bill 10 admit the
Norfolk and Western railroad into this
city at Georgetown and have its depot
at Rock Creek. As previously stated
in this correspondence, no body objects
TO the entrance fthe road referred to
into Washington, but many do object
to its entrance into Georgetown and the
location of its depot at Rock Creek.
The road is run under a Virginia char
ter and is granted many privileges by
that State, and why it should want to
leave Alexandria, a Virginia city, a few
miles TO the right, and cut it OFT from
the trade of all that portion of the State
south and west of Riverton, for the
purpose, as stated in the report on the
bill, of beneiiting Georgetown, Dis
trio. city, which has not given Il dollar
to Virginia railroads, much less impov-
erished itself, as Alexandria has done,
is hard for many Virginians here to I'M
derstand, especially as Congress has
provided that all railroads coming into
the city shall have the right to cross
the Potomac on the Long Bridge.
The following changes in the 4th
class postoffices of Virginia were made
to-day Craigsville, Augusta county,
Miss X. D. Taylor appointed postmas-
ter vice a. N. Taylor, dead Siler, Fred
erick county, +. Shade vice w. \. Nc
Coy, resigned.
The Inauguration committee has Civ
en- the Tammany society, OF New York,
the honor of the right of the line ofthe
civic portion of the inaugural parade.
Among the well known people in the
lobby of the Metropolitan Hotel to-day
was ex-Congressman Lewis Mckenzie
of the Alexandria, Virginia, district.
He was an active politician in the old
wing days, and as republican until
General Malone broke up the republi-
can party in his State, but is now
eighty-two years old and is not as much
interested in politics as formerly. He
thinks the U. S. district court for the
eastern district of Virginia costs more
than it comes to.
The Secretary of War sent to the
Senate to-daya communication from ID.
Kyd Douglass, Adjutant General of
Maryland, suggesting that Congress
provide for an encampment of 100000
United States and State troops to be
held at Chicago during the fair. Adju-
tant General Douglass says that such
feature would show TO foreign visitors
what this country can do to provide
against foreign enemies, and thinks
that Congress should appropriate
one million dollars for this purpose.
The views of General Schotield are at
tached 10 the communication. General
Schofieid says that probably 5000 regu-
lars could be spared from their duties
10 participate in the movement and IL
connection with the State troops would
equal in numbers q large army and
doubtless constitute the most interesting
and imposing of all displays to be made
at the exposition.
Gen. ST. Clair, of West Virginia, and