Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-12-07
FROM WASHINGTON.
rCorrespondenee Of the Alexandra eazette.]
WAsHINaroN. Dec. Z.


and Weldon from Selma, N. O., to Ta-
boro, and over the Norfolk and Caro-
lima from the latter point to the new
terminal point at Primers Point on the
Norfolk harbor. Great numbers of
men are at work on the Southern
branch line between Greensboro and
Selma, putting in iron bridges and pre-
pairing it for heavy through traffic.
The Southern will at once become
more active competitor of the other
roads terminating at Norfolk and ex-
poets to secure fair share OF the bust
ness from the steamer lines on Ches-
apeake bay and by sea. Secretary
HYDE. of the Southern, says his road for
the present will exchange freight with
all steamer lines instead Of establishing
exclusive connections.
The President has amended the civil
service rules and brought into the class
fled service about As additional en-
ployees, statistical experts and tempo
rary experts, in the Department OF La
Dor.
G. w. Fletcher was appointed post
master at Melrose, Rockingham coun-
ty, Virginia, to-day, vice G. e. Berry,
resigned.
Yesterday was the day appointed for
awarding the bids for the erection of
the Southern Railway Company's new
works at Alexandria. There were
many bids, but the awards were not
made.
1t is rumored to-day that Mr..
Myers, godson of the president of
the R., f. & P. r. R, will prob
ably be appointed chief of the Rail
way Mail Service. Congressman Elicit
of Virginia has been urging the APP
pointment of Mr.. Boykin of Richmond.
Senator Daniel went to his home in
Lynchburg last night, and as nothing
of any Importance will be done in Con-
gress until after the holidays, he will
not return before the marriage of
his daughter, on the 10Th instant.
Mr.. Speaker Reed is as much of
Car now as he was during his first
term, but up to date ne has only exer-
cised his authority upon members OF
his own party. Whenever he wants
any one of them to do or not to do any
thing, he sends an order to that effect
by page and it is instantly obeyed.
Members of the legislature here to-
day say that Mr.. Arthur Sheets of the
Leesburg Mirror has been appointed
reading clerk of the Virginia Senate,
the place he has acceptably filled for
several years. He was appointed at
the request of State Senator Mason of
his congressional district, whose vote
elected the new secretary of the State
Senate.
The gold reserve in the Treasury to-
day is nearly twenty-five million below
the required one hundred million.
Ex-Speaker Crisp has been informed
by Speaker Reed that he can have such
committee places as he, as democrat.
may select. 1t is understood that Mr..
Crisp will be on the Ways and Means
Committee and that he and Mr.. Nc
Millin will be the two democratic
members of the Committee on Rules,
though their hearts do not beat as one,
because the latter thinks he was slight
ed in the organization of the last
House.
The national republican committee
will meet in this city on Monday to Sc,
lect the meeting place of the next ma
tional republican convention. The
members of the committee are already
assembling here, as we'll as many other
republicans who are not members of it,
among them some of the prominent re-
publicans of Virginia.
People here interested in the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Canal say the sale of
that canal, advertised TO take place on
the 26th instant will amount to no
ore than the previous sale, month or
two ago, and that the canal being in
the hands of court of competent ju-
risdiction cannot be legally sold with
out the concurrence of that court,
which will not be accorded, and that
they believe the present lease of the
canal will be extended by the court.
Judge Thomas Smith, chief justice of
the u. S. court for New Mexico, has
concluded his argument in the U. s..
Supreme Court in the case that brought
him here, and, though not we'll, will be
compelled by the duties of his Office to
return to New Mexico at once.
Virginia republicans who expected
Office under the republican organization
of the House are already complaining
and drawing comparisons. They say
that under democratic Houses Virginia
democrats not only got lucrative places,
but many of them, in all the various
offices of the House. but that from what
they are given to understand, Virginia
republicans stand poor chance of be-
ing provided for, now that the party to
which they belong has control of the
House.
Great disappointmentis expressed by
members of the House to-day that the
President should have left the city yes
terdey and thus have delayed laying
before them the information contained
in Lord Salisbury's reply to Secretary
Olney's letter, which reached Wash
ington last evening. Mr.. Livingstone
says he will introduce resolution on
Monday, calling upon the Secretary of
State for his letter to Lord Salisbury,
written in July last, and the British
Premier's reply received yesterday and
will ask its immediate consideration.