Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-08-29
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette

The legislators have deserted the
Capitol and their accustomed seats are
to- day occupied by Knights of Pythias
and their friends, who, weary OF their
sightseeing, sink into the easy chairs
of members for rest. Speaker Crisp.s
seat is the resting place of many visi-
tors, all being anxious to sit for snort
time in the chair of the distinguished
Georgian who has presided over two
Congresses. The floor of the Senate
chamber is closed to visitors, and those
who wish to see it have to view it from
the galleries. The floor presents a
busy scene pages and messengers are
bnsily engaged in collecting the effects
of Senators and boxing them up to be
sent to the homes of the absent states
men.
Before Washington was fairly awake
this morning President Cleveland had
eaten breakfast and been driven to the
Pennsylvania railroad station, where
he took train for New York en- route
to Gray Gables, for a long rest. 1t was
seven O'Clock when Mr.. Cleveland left
the White House in company with DR..
O'Reilly, the army surgeon who attends
the Presidential family in Washington,
and on whose advice Mr.. Cleveland
made his recent short trip to his sea-
side home, to counterfeit the effects OF
malaria. Secretary Lamont Joined the
President at the station, which was
crowded st that early hour with visitors
to the Pythian celebration, and the
party walked slowly and unconcernedly
down the platform to President Roberts
private car, which had been attached
to the first section of the New York
express for the accommodation of Mr..
Cleveland's party. Some people re-
cognized the President and pressed
closely about him, but they made no
demonstration. Mr.. Cleveland was in
an excellent humor and seemingly felt
we'll. Goodbye, boys" he said to the
gate keepers, whose faces have become
familiar TO him during the last nine
wears. The train left Washington at
7:20 o'clock.
The Washington and Falls Church
railroad company have erected large
building at Rosslyn, and are securing
the right of way from the Arlington
end of their line to Falls Church.
There is some talk of their producing
their line to the Long Bridge, if the Mt.
Vernon railroad shall be able to cross
that bridge. While some of the people
in Alexandria county want the I'M
proyement of their roads to COM
mence ut the outer limits OF
the county and progress toward
Washington, the vast majority of them,
it is said, agree with the supervisors,
that the work should commence near
the river and progress outward. 1t is
also said that some of the lot owners at
Rosslyn are opposed to road running
through that town, but that their oppo-
sition will be of no avail, as a road
through there is one Of the oldest in the
county.
Senator Daniel is still here, at the
Metropolitan Hotel. He says one rea-
son why so many democratic Senators
were in favor of the Windsor Malone
lot for the new government printing
Office, was the influence ex-senator Cam
eron, who is great friend of General
Malone. and who has many personal
friends on the democratic side of the
Senate, and makes it point to favor
them whenever he can, and that they
naturally reciprocate.
A gentleman from Norfolk here to-
day, says he thinks Congressman Tyler
will not be renominated, for the reason
that he has not been able to have the
many republicans employed at the Nor
folk navy yard removed and democrat:
put in their places, though he has trlet
his utmost to do so, but could not sue
coed against the orders of the admins
tration. He thinks the democratic
nominee will be elected, no matter
who he may be, and that if there BIZ
any doubt about it, the new election
law will settle it. He says the republi
can candidate will probably be ex-U. S
district attorney Bouldin, that is if hi
will accept a nomination, and that ht
would be the strongest candidate thu
republicans could have. Colonel Lamb
he says, has zoo many enemies, even il
his own party, to succeed. Ex-Con
gresham Libby, he says, would be {
strong man, but he is as yet in the back
ground. Congressman Bowden, h
, says, wants the nomination, but if hi
got it, would make poor run.
A circular issued from the Agricul
tural Department to-day, says: "Equa
parts of wheat and corn should prove
better for fatteniDg animals than either
f of these grains alone. For growing ami
mails corn is plainly not so suitable as
wheat or oats. When wheat and corr
are the same price per bushel, it is pref
} cradle to feed wheat and sell corn
The best form in which to feed wheat
is to roll or grind it into coarse meal
1t may then be fed alone or mixed with
corn or ground oats. 1t should, wher
possible, be mixed with some other
grains, and care should be taken to
prevent any one animal getting more
than the quantity intended for il
Wheat screenings are in general as val
liable as O food for animals as the
plump, sound wheat"
Congressman Meredith is sick at his
home in Prince William county, Va.
with q sore throat and fever. AS he
went to see DR.. Osmun, who died OF
diphtheria, his friends are alarmed
about him and fear he has caught the
same disease.
Before leaving for Gray Gables this
morning President Cleveland signed
commissions for several of his appoin-
tees whose nominations failed of con-
6rmation in the Senate. These were
A. Augustus Healey, collector of Inter
nal revenue for the first (Brooklyn) dis
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