Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondents Of the Aexandris Gazette
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 1894.

The 255th anniversary of the organl-
zation of the Ancient and Honorable
Artillery Company of Boston was cale-
brated here to-day by that organization
Two banquets were given, one OF them
being incidental to a trip to Mount
Vernon, the tomb of Washington, this
afternoon. The 800 members of the
famous organization, with numbers OF
Boston friends, pervaded the Who'll city
10 the early morning hours. Tally-ho
parties to Arlington and the Fort Myer
Cavalry post and to other places were
made up of crowds of visitors. The
second banquet, to be given tonight
by the Artillery Company at the Ar
lington to their hosts, has been made
the subject of elaborate preparations.
A well.informed Virginia democratic
politician Just here from Richmond to-
day SAYS, the impression on the subject
there is that every II of the demo
cratic candidates for Congress in his
| State will be elected, and that people
10 Richmond from the Norfolk and Pc
+ ,rsburg districts talk more confidently
of their going democratic than those
from districts which here are supposed
to be perfectly safe. He also says that
Senator-elect Martin, who will be mar
ried on the 10th instant to Miss Day OF
Isle of Wight county, a beautiful and
accomplished young lady of nineteen,
will 90 to Eerope on his bridal trip.
He saws the Senatorial fight between
Senator Daniel and Gov. O'Ferrall is
already on, and that the latter was uc-
c~essful in the recent skirmish in the
Winchester senatorial district.
Owing to the delay of the printers in
| completing the forms, Acting Commits
| sion Wilson has extended the time to
| October 18th, in which distillers may
file additional warehousing bonds and
rewarehousing bonds under the act Of
August 2Sth, 1894.
Monsignor Satolli has invited several
| distinguished Catholic dignitaries and
priests to take luncheon with him to-
morrow. Among those to be present,
besides the host, are Cardinal Gibbons,
Bishop Keane, Mgr. Mcmahon and DR..
Papi, private secretary to Mgr. Satolli.
1t is stated in street railroad circles
here to-day that patents have been Sc,
cured for a plan that will be developed
here within the next two months, that
will revolutionize the present system
by which such roads are operated. 1t
| is said the force of the new plan will be
| generated without the use of dynamos,
and that fifty cents will be the cost OF
the power that will propel a car fol-
twenty-four hours, and that each sepa'
rate car will be self dependent and
have no relation to the others.
Congressman Meredith left here this
morning for King George county, where
he will speak tomorrow. He is conf,
dent of his election and says he will
win hands down. In this, Judge Nicol
of his district, who is here to-day.
agrees, and says he can't see why OF
how it can be otherwise. Mr.. McCaull
Mr.. Meredith's republican opponent, i;
here today, but will start for King
George tonight. he says his prospect:
are much better than he supposed they
would be, and that he is perfectly sat.
is6ed with them. He says Mr.. Mason,
the populist candidate, will get a large
vote. Mr.. McCaull says he will go tc
Loudoun county next week and make
eleven speeches there.
The fact that Warden Leonard, o
the District Jail, now that Captain
Howgate is to be reconfined in that pri
son, has re-appointed as guard there
Doing, who was in charge of the Cap
tim when he escaped, is the subject O
some talk here. Judge Bingham, it il
reported, says that either Leonard o.
Do, ng must "go.'
Mr.. Horace Lee Washington. at pre-
sent confidential clerk to the Third AS
sistant Secretary of State, has been ap
pointed vice and deputy consul genera
a. Cairo, Egypt. Mr.. Washington is
native of this city.
Capt. George P. Scriven, who las
October was appointed military attach'
to Mexico, has been transferred t.
r ,me in a similar capacity to succeed
Capt. Theodore A. Bingham.
Secretary and Mrs. Gresham left tn
city last night for Hot Springs, Va, fol
a weeks stay. They were accompanies
by ex-Secretary Bristow, of New York
A statement is being prepared a
Democratic headquarters here, showing
by the regular market quotations tina
the wholesale price of refined sugar las
month was no greater than it has beer
during any September in the last foul
years. Nothing of interest from Vir
ginia was received at headquarters to
day. Senator Mcpherson of New Jer
sey was one Of the callers, but he
didn't explain how it happened tina
his female negro cook bought a large
block of sugar stock for him.