Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-11-19
FROM WASHINGTON.
correspondence of the Ale1andris Gazette

ton. Delaware, Company. But enough
fancy work will be put on her to make
her cost about two hundred thousand
dollars. She will be completed IN
time to go on the line next summer.
AS previously stated, she will be day
boat. leaving either end of the line on
the'morning of every other day.
The new postmaster here is not pop
ular now except with the newspapers.
The people of East Washington object
to his appointing a Georgetown man to
attend to their mail; the Interstate
democratic association object to him
for making a republican his deputy,
and the Virginia democratic association
will, some Of its members say, censure
the latter appointment at its next
meeting.
There are many active republicans
vet holding Presidential postoifices,
but they will continue to do so, it is
said at the Postoffice Department, at
least until Congress shall have reas-
sembled.
Among the congressman now here IS
Mr.. Livingston of Georgia, one of the
escaped in the recent wreck. He says
the cause of the slump is in the White
House, and that democrats in his own
district, who refused to 60 to the polls
told him they liked him we'll enough,
but they did not like the President.
He saws that the cause referred to is the
true one, and was generally operative,
is proyed by the recent elections IN
Cincinnati, that for congressman going
for the republicans by a large majority;
that for State judge which did not
affect the President, going for the dem
Gratis by much larger one.
Postmaster General Rissell will re-
sumo his duties at the Postoffice De-
partment to -morraw. Secretary Smith
will return to Washington from Geor'
gia tomorrow.
A leading merchant of this city who
has a large acquaintance in his State, Vir'
qinia. saws he believes all the men and
women of that State either have been,
are now, or will be here, seeking employ
ment, from high positions under the
government, down to laborers places
10 street car and express companies SER
vice. He says many of them request
his assistance, and he gives it, hut In
nearly every instance unsuccessfully,
and that when he advises them to so
back to their farms, they tell him they
can't make both ends meet there, as
their products when sent to market
don't sell for enough to pay for their
groceries and clothing.
New York democrats here to-day say
the recent defeat of their party was too
general to mean but one thing, and that
that will not be effective two years
hence. They also say the new consti-
tuition of New York will not be ratified
by the legislature also that the com
bine by which both the city and State
regular democratic tickets were defeat
ed has already been broken up, and
that those who composed it will soon
be at eace others Threats.
The women's auxiliary to the eX'
Confederate society here will give sup
pers for three nights, commencing or
the 21st, at Wizards Hall, for the bene'
fit of INDECENT veterans of the Lost
Cause.
The silver men here say the silver
conference to be. held in Cincinnati next
week will declare for platform O.
which free silver will be the chief plank
and from which all the wild ideas Of
the populists will be entirely eliminated
They say the populists have hurt, rath'
err than helped them.
Congressman Meredith was here this
morning, still intent upon getting
places for some Of his constituents. Hi;
unsuccessful republican opponent, Mr..
McCaull, is engaged in getting up evil
deuce for his proposed contest.
EARTHQUAKEs.-A number of per
sons were killed and injured, and con-
siderable property destroyed by the
earthquake shocks Friday in Southern
Italy and Sicily. Seventeen communes
were involved in the disturbance, the
centers of which were in the vicinity OF
Palmi, twenty-one miles northwest OF
r ,gio and Bagnara, on the Gull of
Gioja, almost directly opposite Punta
del Faro, Sicily. The village of San