Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-29
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandris Gazette
WASHINGTON. Sept. 90, 1894.

AOHs OSP" -S
The reorganization of the Treasury
will go into effect to-day. IS clerks
were dropped on the regular, and
placed on the temporary roll, and after
TWO months will be discharged.
At democratic headquarters to-day
intelligence was received from towns
and cities 10 Indiana to the effect that
the nomination of Senator Hill for
Governor of New York has walked
up the democrats of the former State
and that they are now manifesting their
old time enthusiasm. Nothing was
received at headquarters to-day from
Virginia. Assistant Secretary Hamlin
of the Treasury and Mr., Cruffut will
leave here this evening for West Vir-
GINA and will speak at Philippi next
Monday. II view of the fact that a
democratic federal official was removed
during Mr.. Cleveland's former admins
tration for making one speech in his
" town and after Office hours, the
fact that the assistant secretary of the
Treasury will go or a stumping tour is
che subject of some comment.
There is a good deal of adverse COM
ment among the democrats here, resi-
dents as well as visitors, upon the pat
emit attempt of the administration to
dampen aud suppress the general en-
thusiasm evoked by the nomination Of
Srnator Hill for Governor of New
York, but its effect, it is said, will be
TO make the many enemies of the adj
-, ~ $50 at So> ~ is Ouv- ~ = Tho
intent upon electing the nominee by a
big majority.
As it is pretty we'll settled that no
matter which party shall have control
of the next Congress no change, in the
tariff will be effected, neither OF the
national congressional campaign com
mittees has any money. This fact Of
Itself will, it is said by Southerners
here, prevent their section from losing
its solidity at the coming election.
At a meeting of the Virginia demo-
cratic association of this city last night
Mr.. Wing6eld Bullock, formerly of Al
exandria, was appointed chairman of
the campaign committee, and Messrs.
Jones, Meredith and Elicit, democratic
congressional candidates in Virginia,
were specially invited to q meeting of
the association next Friday week, at
which refreshments, wet and dry, will
be served.
J.. 81. Byrne, of Alexandria, who was
dropped from the pressman roll at the
government printing Office about a
month ago, was reinstated to-day, at
the request of Congressman Meredith.
An Sth Virginia district republican,
here to-day, says he has seen Mr.. Nc
Caull recently and that the latter really
believes he will be elected, and that he
bases his belief upon the apathy of the
democrats, the size of the populist vote,
and the large number of democratic
voters who will not expose their inabil-
ity to read. On the contrary, we'll
Informed democrats from that district
saw Mr.. Meredith will be reelected
without any trouble and by the usual
democratic majority.
The maximum punishment for embez-
Element in the District of Columbia is a
5000 fine or Imprisonment for five
years, or both. There are sew
eral charges of enlightenment against
Howgate, but they may be consolidated.
The maximum punishment for the first
offeuce of forgery is not less than a year
in prison nor more than seven years.
Capt. Howgate, VIXEN first brought to
trial in the District court, pleaded not
guilty to all indictments against him.
His case will not come to trial under
ak weeks or two months.
OF all dreary looking places in this
city, the most SO is unquestionably the
populist headquarters. The room used
as such is at the ear end of
a long, dark passage in the
second story of the lonesome build
ing used by the African colonization
society, on the southwest corner of Az street
and Pennsylvania avenue, where, surrounded
by large stacks Of populist literature, for
which thereis no demand, sits, solitary and
alone, the chairman of the campaign commit
tee with his face resting OIL his hands and his
elbows on en- old pine table in front of him.