Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-07-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, D. c., July IA.

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collectors against too frequent aud
unnecessary visitation of such distilie-
ries, a habit that has grown until the
fees have become out of proportion to
the taxes collected. The new regula-
tions suggest that visits should be from
two to four in number each month dur
ing the period of active operations, each
visit by different officer,
and that the employment of special Of
ticers shall close at the close OF active
operations in each district, and in all
cases, unless specially authorized, not
later than December 1st.
Like the brooks, pensions 60 on for
ever, and apparently just as vehement
" under democratic as under republic
can Presidents. No less than 1866
pension certificates were issued during
the first three months of the present
administration.
Secretary Motion of the Agricultural
Department has already cut of 242 en-
ployees of the bureau of animal indus
Try, and thus saved the government an
expense in that one source
to the amount of at least two hundred
thousand dollars per annum.
A business man here to-day who has
to 90 to Alexandria frequently during
the middle of the day, told the GA
zETTE's correspondent this morning
that frequently when he reaches Alex
andria, either by boat or train, he finds
no street cars there, and has to walk in
the hot sun to his destination. The
walk up the hill from the boat wharf,
he SAYS, in such weather as is now pre-
vailing, is any thing else than pleasant
to fat or weak people.
1t is rumored among the sllverltes
here to-day that the special messenger
they sent to London to obtain a copy
of the full text of the decree abolishing
silver coinage in India, has telegraphed
them that it is similar in its provisions
to the Sherman bill. They are the
more strengthened thereby in their
expressed determination to oppose the
repeal of the bill referred to with every
available means in their power, unless
its substitute be bill providing for
free silver coinage.
So many of the tax payers of Alexan-
dria county, Virginia, reside in this
city. and so slow are some of them in
laying their taxes, that the collector, 10
give them no cause of complaint against
him for advertising them as delinquents,
comts here every year so as to offered
them an opportunity to pay their bills
with as little trouble as possible.
Rem sentative Wise is here to-day,
on his way from New York to his home
in Richmond. He says he doesn't
know, for he has been absent from
Richmond for some days, but that judg-
ing from what was done in Manchester,
he supposes Richmond also will elect a
Buford delegation to the State conven-
ton. Mr.. Wise was here only a short
time, but short as it was, it was long
enough for the Office seekers to get after
him.
One hundred and nineteen fourth
class postmasters were appointed to-
day, of whom eighty-seven will fill the
places of removed republicans. The
changes in Virginia were as follows
KinsaIe, Westmoreland county, George
Vansant, appointed postmaster, vice
B. A. English, removed; New River
Depot, Pulaski county, It. D. Hudson,
vice w. c. Hairless, removed.
The story of q case of cholera in
North Carolina, published in the New
York papers to-day, is emphatically de-
MED by Surgeon General Wyman.
Secretary Carlisle will return to this
city early next week.
The news about the contest now
in progress for the democratic guberna-
torial nomination in Virginia, here to-
dav. is as follows A farmer and grazier
from Fauquier county says the feeling
there is divided between Buford and
Tyler, but that as every body there
wants Major Scott of that county to be
renominated for Attorney General, the
delegation to the convention will be
very circumspect until they reach
Richmond. A gentleman from Culpep-
er says the delegation from that county
will be for Buiord, but he thinks that
from Madison will be for. oFerrall,
as the people there who do take
newspapers don't take those that
have published O'Ferralfs record
in the Noyes- Rockwell case. An ed
itor from the first Congressional district
SAYS Mr.. OFerrall is not as strong there
as he was some time ago, and that he
hears there is considerable opposition
to him in some parts of the Northern
Neck and along the RappahannocE.
The election of solid Tyler delegation
in Winchester yesterday, in Mr.. OFFER
rails own district, is a surprise to the
Virginians here who have been listen
ing to the Office seekers from their State,
lut not to people familiar with the feel
ing in the 9TH district.
1t seems to be pretty well settled in
the minds Of many people here that
Mr.. Springer will not have the chair
manship of the ways and means COM
mittee of the new, as he had of the last
House. 1t is conceded that refusing to
give it to him will approximate dis
courtesy, but it is said that in affairs
of such moment discourtesy is matter
of minor consideration.
Two applications for Office from Vir-
ginia were filed at the Treasury Depart
ment to-day. James Vass of Gull
pepper, wants to be q special agent on
the seal islands, and H. c. Coons Of
Culpeper county would like to be a
special agent in the internal revenue
service.
The New York financial news re-
ceived here up to two o'clock to-day is
decidedly more favorable than that of
several Immediately preceding days.