Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-10-06
FROM WASHINGTON.
of the Alexandria Gazette. ]

SENATOR L SuCi W NNJ \,
bill providing for the coinage OF all
gold and silver bullion now in the Urea
sury. for the free coinage of any other
that NAV be offered, and the coinage"
of full legal tender paper until the ag-
oreeate of all money shall reach six
billion dollars, also for appropriatlng
six hundred millions to be distributed
pro rata according to population among
the States and territories for the I'M
provement of public highways, school
houses, etc., wages of 81 day OF elgnt
hours each to be paid to those employ
ed upon this work, and that all citizens
of the United States offering their SER
vices may be employed.
congressman Mayo Of Virginia Is
here to-day. He says the legislative
contest in his district will be between
the populists and the democrats, and
that most of the republicans will vote
with the former. He also says the peo-
ple there endorse the course of Senator
Daniel and Representative Jones OF his
district on the silver bill, and that the
former so far as lies with them can get
anything he wants and the latter, the
Senatorship.
Fifty.four fourth-class postmasters
were appointed to-day, of whom 80 will
fill the places of removed republicans.
There were no changes in Virginia.
1t is currently reported at the Capt.
toll to-day that the silver bill trouble
will certainly be settled next week, but
what the settlement will be is not
stated.
Congressman Black of Illinois lex
Commiss oner of Pensons) had mar
row escape from death this morning
while riding down F street in q closed
carriage. The horse ran away; the
driver lost his nerve and jumped from
the box. and left Gen. Black inside the
carriage, helpless. The frightened ami
NAL dashed down the crowded street,
colliding with vehicles right and left
and taking off several wheels. Finally
the harness broke, liberating the horse,
and the carriage came to dead stop
leaving Gen. Black unhurt. though con-
siderablv shaken up and alarmed.
Many persons on the street had narrow
escapes, but no one was injured
The President sent 10 the Senate to-
dav the following nominations: Stephen
Bopsal of Maryland, now secretary of
legation at Peking, to be secretary OF
legation of the United States at Madrid,
Spain ChaS. DENLY of Indiana, now
second secretary Of legation of the
United States at Picking, To be secreta-
nv of legation AT Picking, China. To be
consuls of the United States: f. a.
Dean of Michigan, at Naples, Italy;
Marshall Hanger of Virginia, At Ber-
muda; W. B. Hall of Maryland, at
Nice. France: Edgar Schramm of Tex
as. at Montevideo, Uruguay J. II.
Stuart of New York. At St. Thomas,
West Indies P. B. Spence of Indiana,
at Quebec, Can: Revel Savage of Mary
land. at Nantes, France; f. 5. Wallace
of South Dakota. AT Jerusalem, Syria.
Second Lieut. Writ Robinson, 4th artil-
lerv, 10 be First Lieut.. c. NJ. Force of
Kentucky to be deputy first comptrol-
ls- Of the Treasury.
:. 6. Kent OF the 10Th Virginia dis
Ir5ra ~ao was removed from the cen
sus o+ios yesterday, vas re-instatei
t-6gT. q ne ios.zuce Of Con-
,--gss-ua.n Gz,zazll. Mr. Marshall,
II ~ 7r-..,:sn request Of Post
.-esss- General Bizseli, for be hadn't
:.5ea ..e.e since his famous visit some
;::ae ago, called at the Postofice De-
pzr+usnt this morning in reference ID
nis request for the removal of the re-
publican postmaster at Abingdon, but
Inc Postmaster General had been un-
ayoidably prevented from coming to his
Office.
Sir. George S. Ayres of Fauquier
county, Virginia, who was robbed of q
large sum of money by the federal SOL
diers during the war, is here and de-
sires 10 appear before the war claim S
committee of the House, to state his
case.
Senator Daniel has returned from his
campaigning trip to Virginia, but will
90 back again tonight. He will speak
first in Campbell county, in which he
saws there seems to be some trouble
among the democrats, the cause OF
which some attribute to him. He says
that while there is no evidence of en-
thusiasm among the democrats where
he has spoken, he thinks nearly all OF
them will turn out on election day and
vote the straight ticket Mr.. Daniel
has asked Mr.. Marshall to 60 back with
him, which he will probably do. Mr..
Marshall thinks it little strange that
though all the Virginia Congressman
were opposed to the nomination OF Mr..
O'Ferrall except Mr.. Swanson, he, who
was the only one to express that oppo-
sition, should be especially called upon
to do most of the speaking for him.
The Virginia Congressional delega-
ton, at the special request of Chair
man Ellyson of the democratic COM
mittee OF their State, will meet the sec
rotary of the committee, Mr.. Fisher, at
the Capitol this evening and listen to
his statement of the urgent needs Of
the committee for speakers and money.
Representative Meredith was to-day
promised that a new postoffice should
be established about six miles from
Marshall, and one at Ida, three or four
miles this side of Fairfax c. II.
hepTeSeuldtife 4uChti VI Virginia
says Mr.. Fitch called the caucus to de-
eide whether the democrats shall stand
by the TICKER or the Fitch bill, and
that he, Tucker, has no doubt his own
bill will be the one passed on Tuesday
next. His is the one approved by the
President, and it removes the last ves-
tige of federal interference with State
elections.