Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-07-31
FROM WASHINGTON.
[Correspondence Of the Ae1andria GazetteJ
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 81.

FROM w ASd1N1IoN.
rc,orrespopdepce of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 81.
Talk here to-day is to the effect that
the repeal of the Sherman bill is sure,
and also that it will be accomplished in
short order, as the silver men will make
no factious opposition, being confident
that the effect, so far from relieving the
situation, will prove that the bill is not
toe cause thereof. A prolonged fight,
however, is anticipated upon the ratio
of silver to gold by which it is expected
the parity of the two coins may be es.
tablished. In that fight Senator Hill
of New York, will, it is thought, take a
prominent part, and indeed be the lead
er of the friends of the while metal.
Few members of either branch OF
Congress have yet arrived, but quorums
are expected in both houses on Monday
next. A private dispatch received here
to-day says Senator Cameron started
from Southampton on Saturday last.
His colleague, Senator Quay, is already
here.
Mr.. Crisp arrived here yesterday and
reoccupied his old quarters at the Met
ropolitan Hotel. He said this morning
that he had not yet formed the commit
tees of the House, but that from his ex.
perience with and knowledge of the
members it would not take him long to
do so. He would appoint all the com
mittees, he said. and that the proceed
ings would 60 along just as if the extra,
were a regular session, and that the
months spent in legislation this summer
could well be spared from next sum,
mer's session. The tariff he said would
he considered and all other necessary
business. and he saw no reason for any
recess or adjournment until all bills Tor
the good of the country shall have been
passed.
The total number of fourth class post
masters appointed to-day was 1l9, OF
whom IS will fill the places of removed
republicans. The changes in Virginia
were as follows: Friends Mission Pat
rick county, ]. r. Soyars, appointed
postmaster, vice L. n. Hoge, resigned !;
Halfway, Fauquier county, J. r. Finch,
vice G.. B. Sinclair, removed.
AS anticipated in Saturdays Ga
ZErTE, the President to-day appointed
Chas. B. Morton of Maine, fourth audi
tor of the Treasury, vice Jno. X. Lynch,
the Mississippi negro who has filled
that place for more than four years.
Mr.. Morton is the man with whom the
late Secretary Blaine had some trouble
about personal affairs and who was not
appointed postmaster at Augusta by
Mr.. Cleveland, during his first term, at
Mr.. Blaine's special request, but was
appointed commissioner of navigation.
The visit to this city of Thomas H..
Shirley OF Louisville, in behalf of the
western banks who are carrying loans
upon whisky in bond and who wish
to extend the bonded period, has not
been successful.
Col. Anderson, the agent Of the Alex
andria and Mt. Vernon electric railroad
company, says he has the bill for ex-
tending that road to this city via a
bridge across the Potomac at Arlington
all ready, and will push it in Congress
lust as soon as the House committees
Shall be organized, and that he has no
doubt of its passage.
Secretary Carlisle's reply to eX-Col-
lector Hendricks objections to the
new anti Chinese law has been made
public. 1t concludes as follows 1t is
my duty as it is my purpose to employ
all the means under my control to en-
force the law in good faith, and to that
end I shall expect the cordial coopera-
ton of all officers of the customs"
The financial news from New York
received here up to 2 o'clock this after
noon was to the following effect: Mon
ey on call per cent, stocks weak, and
no sales of silver, the last bid being 705.
No early improvement in the present
depressed condition is anticipated on
the contrary, it is expected that the
bank troubles will extend from the
West to the East, and that things will
be worse before they are better.
The steamer Arrowsmith brought up
on her last trip from the lower Potomac
six hundred barrels Of cantaloupes, and
on her previous trip, one thousand
boxes of peaches The Potomac trade,
it is said, is larger than ever before.
$4,000 ounces of silver were offered
for sale to the Treasury Department at
prices ranging from S0.7050 to S0.715O
per ounce, all of which was declined
and SO.7030 rendered.