Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-10-05
FROM WASHINGTON.
, Correspondence of the Alexandra Gazette
w .ru1>-crAN d q Oct. D

benefit of his knowlege IN the matter OF
filling appointments 10 consular offices.
Although Mr.. Quincy is no longer an
officer of the State Department, his ia
m:liarity with the applicants for con,
sulships is such that he is to be utilized
in assisting Mr.. Cleveland in selecting
suitable men. Mr.. Quincy's stay III
Washington will be brief.
some appointments in the Agrlcni-
tural Department having been recently
announced, Representative Meredith
called at that department this morning
to see WHY none of his people was
among them. He was told that some
more appointments woald be made
about the middle OF the month, ami thas
possibly he would then be remembered.
Mr.. Meredith received telegram from
Chairman Ellyson of the Virginia dem
ocratic State committee to-day asking
him TO reques. Congressman Bryan of
Nebraska to address a democratic meet
ing tina, will be held at Suffolk. But 1t
was impossible fo.. Mr.. Meredith to DO
so. as Mr.. Bryan is at home and will
not return for several days.
ii. a. Furman, 400 Union street,
schenectady, \. y, has written to a
friend here that he has stern wheel
racket built boat, that can run from
twelve to fifteen miles an hour, with a
carving capacity Of three hundred pas
sepsers, and that if he shall have any
reason 10 believe that the venture will
paw. he will bring her here and run
her between this city and Alexandra
for twelve cents the round trip. j.,
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Hill walked
IN some of his drowsy colleagues by
proposing an amendment to the rules
by which paired Senators present could
be counted in order TO make quorum.
The New York Senator is evidently
tired of the prolonged delay in the
vote on the silver bill.
The following changes in the fourth
class postofficcs Ct Eir ,inia were made
TODAY Buffalo Forge, Rockbridge
county, W. C. Mcclure, appointed post
office. vice ]. G. Updike, removed
Buffalo Junction, MeeSlenIurg county,
C. A. Wompck, vice J. II. Daniel, re-
signed Chantiliy: Fairfax cIW.ty, W.
c. Wrenn, vice ". L. I. Kcnlrick, re-
moved Fancy Hill, Rockbri,'ge conn
tv, J. P. Lackey, vice ". Wilson. re-
moved: La Eaye:te, Montgomery coin-
tv, A. w. ETai.hsll, vice ]. W. snedegar:
removed SLuarts D-sit, Augusta coun-
~, Z. H. Cohron. vice J. u. Hall, r.
moved: Vienus, Fairfax county, W. +.
Moore, vice II. 4. Bowman, removed.
A proninen. republican from The
Peninsula Of Virginia al the Capitol to-
DAY says there are more populi:fs in
thai region than some people imagine.
He also FAY there i large republican
majority 10 thot Senatorial district, aud
tina hn thinks Ticat, thu republican
candidate there, will be elected.
On Tuesday next he vote OH the bill
to repeal the federal election law will
be taken in tie House, anil the bill will
be passed by the vote of every demo-
cratic member present.
Mr.. Fred Cox, well known citizen
of Charlotte county, Virginia, here to-
day, says the democrats of mis- district,
the 9th, are talking Of running Mr..
John Goode, now citizen thereof, for
Congress at the next election.
In accordance with the agreement
made last week the Senate Immediately
after brief period of routine morning
business, went into executive session
with the intention of spending the en-
tire dav discussing the nominations oil
Indian agents. The republicans OBJ
pose the confirmation of Indian agents
nominated by the President from vari-
Gus eastern States, for the assigned rea-
sou that such nominations are autaso-
nistic to the platform of the democratic
party endorsing home rule, and which
violate well established precedenls in
the matter of such nominations. I'm
mediately upon the closing OF the doors
Mr.. Jones called up the nominations
and deb; lie at once began, prominent
Senator from one of the western States
beginning a speech in which he ar
raigned the President for the nomina-
tions made, and ridiculed the demo
Gratis for supporting him in what he
designated as the Presidents abandon
IN ent of another plank of his party plat
form.
The nominations of Mr.. J. j. Van
Allen to be amba ssador to Italy and OF
Mr.. r. E. Preston TO be director of the
mint were favorobly reported to the
Senate in executive, session TO-
day. The silver men look upon the
latter IS challenge and are prepar-
ing to combat it as effectually aS posi-
BILE. A prominent silver Senator said
this moruing that Mr.. Preston was
charged by Them with being responsible
for the failure to purchase the amount
of silver bullion required by the pur-
chasing clause of the Sherman act, and
they felt it to be their duty to defeat his
confirmation, if possible. The belief is
expressed by them that they can ac-
complish il.
The annual report of the interstate
commerce commission printed to-day
says there are now III, 1882 miles OF
railroad iii this country. The number
of railroad bands killed during The year
was 1854, the number injured %, 267.
The latest rumor current at the Cap
itol in reference to the silver bill is to
the effect that Senator Sherman will
propose as compromise that two-and-
a-half million of silver dollars, at the
present ratio, shall be coined every
month for three years; but that the
silver men will not accept it for the rea-
son that at the expiration of that time
Mr.. Cleveland will still be President,
and that then the whole business would
have to be gone over again. If the
period were extended to four years, by
which time Mr.. Cleveland may be out
of office, the silverites, it is said, would