Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-07-25
FRon1 WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of The Alexandria Gazette. ]
WASHINGTON. D. c., July %.

WASHINGTON. D. c., July 25.
Surgeon General Wyman has re-
ceived the following cable dispatch
from Assistant Surgeon G. B. Young
of the Marine Hospital Service, station
ed at Naples: Cholera prevails. Con-
dition is worse. A large number of
emigrants are preparing for America.
Isolation on shore is impossible. Au-
thorities refuse to permit detention on
board. Passengers are transferred from
train to ship and isolation on the way
imperfect"
Mr.. Eckels received dispatch this
morning stating that Cashier Lomax, OF
the First National Bank of Vernon,
Texas, which failed on Saturday, COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself this
morning.
As a result of counter offers the
Treasury purchased yesterday 107, 800
ounces of silver at 50 $3.50 cents per
ounce. The price of silver in London
to-day shows a slight advance over
Yesterdays price. In New York to-
day the price of silver was 694.
Mr.. F. C. Waite, late special agent OF
the census bureau, says the increase OF
this country's wealth from 1860 to 1850,
under q protective tariff, was not halt
as great as it is supposed to have been,
while the increase from 1850 to 1860,
under comparative free trade, was even
greater than was ever claimed Tor IL by
the free traders themselves.
The Chitian claims commission was
organized here to-day. Mr.. John
Goode of Virginia, is the American
member. The life of the commission
is eight months, and Mr.. Goodies pay
is $500 month, so that his place is
worth Just 81, 200. He led the Cleveland
wing of the Virgiui delegation at Chi
cago.
In consequence of alleged careless,
ness on the part of the local authorities
which, it is said, nearly caused an cpl.
demic of yellow fever, the Marine Hos
| pital service has assumed control of the
quarantine service at Brunswick, Ga.
Representative Meredith was in the
city to-day on his usual business. He
| was at the Postoffice Department try
ing to have democrats put in the places
of republicans now holding 4th class
postoiIices there, but was informed thai
changes could not be hurried. He was
promised however, that c. H. Walker
would be appointed postmaster at Rec
tortown, Fauquier county, but not un
til he presented a petition to that effect
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though there is no other applicant
for the place.
A negro has been arrested and is now
confined here on suspicion of being the
murderer of the old soldier Swift in
Alexandria county. Several people
from that county came here to-day fol
the purpose OF identifying him as the
negro last seen with the old man
They say that Dead Mans Hollow,
where the murdered man was found, j:
being cleared up.
Horace Binney. grandson of the
famous man Of the same name, has beer
appointed to place in the Department
Justice under Assistant Attorney Gen
eral Holmes Conrad. Mr.. Atkins o
Boydton, Virginia, and Mr.. Conway
Robinson of this city, are being urgec
for similar places.
At the request of Col. Norton Marye
Auditor of Virginia, Congressman Mere
dith called upon the Commissioner o
Customs at the Treasury Department
to-day, and obtained an order for the
release OF pair of boots and a coat
that belonged to General R. E. Lee
now held at the customs house in New
York. They had been sent abroad to
the sculptor ofthe Generals monument
who has returned them.
Ninety-eight 4th class postmaster:
were appointed to-day, of whom 81 vii
fill the places of removed republicans
None of the appointees were for office:
in Virginia.
Mr.. S. B. Paul of Norfolk, whose ap
pointment has been heretofore an
bounced, received to-day his commits
sion as special agent of the Treasury
Department, and has been assigned tt
duty at Savannah, Ga. His pay is St 6
day and travelling expenses.
The eulogies delivered in Congress:
upon the late representative from the
Alexandria district, Gen. w. II. F. Lee
have been printed and bound, and are
now ready for delivery.
Dance at Whitewater.
Ill. LET thar