Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Ala1andris Gazette

WASHINGTON. Sept. 81, 1894.
The Executive Mansion emerged
f,on its cream-colored disguise to-day
aud became the white House"in real
i'y, through the finishing touches OF
painters who have been engaged IN
giving it a coat of Immaculate white
ness. Heretofore the mansion has been
painted with a creamy mixture Una
put the appearance OF the building IN
cohfict with it's popular name. To-day
it looks fresher and cleaner than ever
before. The work of thorough renova-
tion is progressing and will be complet,
ed by October Is, when the Presidential
family is expected to return.
Representative Apsley DC Massachu-
setts was republican headquarters here
to day. He says the republicans at the
>oyemher election will certainly gain
two of the seats now filled by demo
Gratis from his State, and probably the
remaining two also. And what he says
is moi denied by Massachusetts demo
Gratis now here. The most noticeable
thing about this is, that the leaders OF
the Massachusetts, democrats are mug
wumpS and cuckOos.
A Virginia republican here to-day
says he places no reliance upon the re,
ported democratic detection in his State
and believes she will have a solid dem
ocratic delegation in the next House.
He avs the republican party in Vir-
giuia was broken up by General Ma
hone and has never since been reunited
Hit were at all efficient or had any hope
of success, he says, it would not nomi-
nate such men as it has in the 1st, Sd,
and 9th districts. But even if 1t were
otherwise, he says, q great many ne
groes have left the State in recent
years a great many others have lost
their faith in the republican party, and
the democrats not only employ them,
but have the machine.
A new supervising architect of the
Treasury will not be appointed fol
some time. When he shall be, it is
said the office will be completely reor
ganized, so that the chief thereof vii
not be at its head, and have nothing to
do with its contracts and other admin
istrative branches, his business to be
| confined exclusively to scientific anC
technical work.
Major Bob Mason of Albemarle coun'
ty, Va, now holding a government pc
sition in the far Northwest, is expected
here on the 7th inst.
The republican congressional cam
paign committee, to whom the case was
submitted, will determine to-day which
of the two negro candidates for Con
press in the 2nd district of North Car
DINA, Chatham and White, shall with
draw. 1t is supposed they will decide
IN favor of the former, who is an ex
congressman. f.
Senator Camden and other promi
uent West Virginia democrats were a
| democratic headquarters to-day. They
say in effect that arrangements have
teen, or will be, made for getting on
the entire democratic vote Of their Stat
next November, and that all four o
her representatives in the next, as IL
the present Congress, will be demo
Gratis.
Secretary Gresham has directed thu
exclusion of advertisements from tn
public atoms of the Bureau of American
Republics. How they eve got in then
can only be explained upon the grount
that this is a civil service reform ad
ministration.
The change Of the name of the post
Office at Appomattox Court House It
Surrender" yl,,Postmaster Genera
Bissell, will, it is said here. be likely t
occasion no little trouble, and be q sub
iect of inves igation. If Mr.. Bissell cal
change the name of a place in Virgins
ut his W sweet will, he a chang
that of any other place in any othe
STATE. Then, too, it is said, tina
Notwithstanding Mr.. Bissell's order
no body in the South would ever direc
a letter to Surrender, and no Southern
postmaster or route agent would fai
to send q letter directed to Appomatto:
c. H.. to that place. But Mr.. Bissell i
u great man-physically.
The following changes in Virgins
rostofices we're made to-day Hay
field, Frederick county, w. A. McCo.
appointed postmaster, vice r.. w
White, removed Jeffries, Mecklenburi
county, G.. w. Hardy, vice J. E. Yves
ton, removed Kellyview, Wise ccun
ty, J. j. Kelly, vice V. V. Kelly, re
signed PAGES, Halifax county, E. Z
Wimbish. vice ]. O. Vaughn, removed
Pinnacle, Patrick county, ]. c. STANLEY
vice Chss. Brady, resigned.
TEE ODD FELLows.-Yesterday'
session of the Sovereign Grand Lodge
L. o. 0. F., was opened at Lookou