Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-10-18
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette I
WASHINGTON. D. c., Oct. IS.

W ASHlNGTON. ~. ", Oct- To-
A delegation of Norfolk democrats,
among them Messrs. Murray and Her
bert, arrived here this morning and
after consulting with the congressman
from that district, Mr.. Tyler, called al
the Navy Department and urged the
immediate removal of the republicans
now holding positions in the Norfolk
navy yard.
1t is said at the State Department to-
day that all that is known there of Mr..
Hampton Hoge, of Virginia, who has
been appointed Consul to Annoy, is that
he drew $500, months pay, and said
he would sail for his post On the 9th
instant.
Enough democratic members Of the
Senate have signed call for caucus
10 warrant such q call, and the caucus
committee met this morning to make
arrangements for it. Some Of those
who signed it did SO with the under
standing that they would not be bound
by what may be done. All the silver
Senators signed it, because they are in
the majority. Mr.. VOORHEES, says the
silver bill will be passed with slight
amendment during the next ten days.
The silverites say it will never be
passed.
Senator Morgan, in his speech in
the Senate to-day, said the repealers
didn't know what they were talking
about, but that when the clock at the
White House struck, the cuckoos in
the Senate chamber poked out their
heads and recorded the time
and the hour He also said they
talked as if repeal was to be taken as
the gold cure or some other medicine,
but he would tell them that if taken it
would be well shaken.
State Senator Washington of West
moreland county, Virginia, is here to-
day. He says the election of some OF
the democratic nominees for the legs-
lature in his district is doubtful He
also says that all of them have been in
structed to vote for General Fitz Lee
for L. S. Senator
Mr.. Edmund Burke of Alexandria
argued the case of Didszoneit VS.. the
R. &; D. r. r. yesterday before the
Court OF Appeals of this district The
case is for damages for cutting off the
toes of a boy who was asleep on the
railroad track at Manassas. The Cir
cult Court here had awarded the plain
tif$l 200 damages.
On the invitation of the populists'
committee of Alexandria, Senators PEI
fer and Allen and Representatives
Pence and Simpson say they will make
speeches at the Opera House in Alex
andria next Saturday night.
Though the Newport's News Ship
building and Dry Dock Company were
the lowest bidders for the construction
of the three new naval gunboats, other
bidders are asking Secretary Herbert
TO give them parts of the contract, for
the reason that their employees are
without employment; as if those of the
Virginia company are not in the sam
fix.
In the suit of Mrs. Catharine Make
lev of Alexandria VS.. William Argue,
for partition, a lot here was offered
for sale by auction Yesterday, but the
highest bid being 5000, it was with
drawn by the trustees.
Representative Meredith has return
ed from his trip to Chicago, and was in
his seat in the House to-day. He was
going to ask for the removal of George
Preston, colored, of Alexandria, an
employee Of the War Department, but
has desisted as Messrs. Cation and
Kemper and Judge Norton and other
democrats of his city testify to his de-
mocracy.
Mayor Harrison of Leesburg, Va,
passed through here yesterday on his
way home from Chicago, while his
townsmen, Messrs. Russell, Schroff and
kidwell. passed through on their way
to Chicago.
Senator Hunton has recovered. and he and
his colleague, Major Daniel, were both in their
seats in the Senate o.day. The latter told
the GAzErTEs correspondent that so far as he
could see, there was no prospect Of Q break in
the Senatorial deadlock
Dr. Bradley Of Prince William county, Va,
recently appointed U. S. commercial agent on
the Isthmus of Panama, left here this evening,
and will sail from New York for his post on
the Doth inst.
At Potts Creek, Allegheny county. Va,
James N. Sizer was appointed postmaster to-
day vice Adam Given, resigned.