Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-12
FROM WASHINGTON.

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FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.l
WASHINGTON, Oct. -.
Attorney General Harmon to-day
anpointed Marcus Aurclius Smith as
sistant to the United States district at
rorney for Arizona. Mr.. Smith for
several terms represented the Territory
O Arizona in Congress-.
1t is learned from an authoritative
source to-day that none of the Central
or South American governments will
take the initiative in recognizing the
helligerency of the insurgents in Cuba.
All the indications point to brilliant
social season during the winter and
coming spring. The long session OF
Congress will contribute materially to
this result. Mrs. Cleveland, it is said,
will entertain more frequently than
last year, and the wife of the Secretary
of STATE, whose receptions and dinner
parties we're among the most notable
events of the past season, will, II Is
understood Guido her previous records.
A cipher dispatch was received al
the Navy Department to-day from
Rear Admiral Carpenter, commanding
The United States fleet on the Asiatlc
station, reporting serious condition
of affairs in Corea. At the urgent de-
mand of the charge d affairs the ma
rine guard of the Yorktown had been
sent to the legation on that date, the
18th Instant, to protect the property
and persons there.
A prominent Virginia republican
hers to-day says he understands that
Capt. Asa Rogers, as secretary Of the
republican committee of his State, with
he approval of Messrs. Boiling and
Martin. of the executive committee
thereof, will call meeting of the whole
committee to select chairman, and
also the Virgins member of the ma
| tioual republica committee. He also
saws it is understood within the party
that either Col. Lamb, Judge Wlddill
or General Walker will be Gen. Ma
homes successor as chairman OF the
committee.
An intelligent Virginia newspaper
correspondent, just here from Rich
mond, says that judging from what be
heard during his somewhat prolonged
visit to his State, he doesn't think Gov.
ernor O'Ferrall will oppose the re-elec-
ton of Senator Daniel, and that every
district in which a hold over Senator
will be elected has either instructed
for Daniel, or made it plain in other
ways that he is it's choice. He also says
the impression in Richmond is that
while the Legislature may authorize
the respective counties to borrow
money with which to improve their
roads, it will not lay general tax for
that purpose, for the reason that 1t
| would not be right to tax the people OF
Alexandria county, for instance, to i'm
prove the roads in Southampton.
AS Major Davis, U. s. engineer il
charge of the Potomac river, now en-
gagged in making plans and specifica-
tons for bridge across the Eastern
Branch from the foot of South Capitol
street to Geisboro, could not find a
man here competent to make the
necessary borings to find the rock
bed of that stream, he sent to the oil
regions of Pennsylvania and got one
| who, he says, is doing the work very
satisfactorily.
Mr.. Morss, U. S. Consul at Paris, who
has been here day or two, says that,
contrary to the prevalent idea on the
subject in this country, he has found
that the u. S. consuls, even though
they were not appointed under the civil
service rules, compare favorably with
those of any other country. Whether
they will be improved by subjecting
them to competitive examinations he, OF
course, can not tell.
Mr.. w. 81. Handbook, just here from
Colon, says that could some arrange
ment be made by which the debt OF
one hundred and fifty million spent on
the Panama canal, most of which was
thrown away, could be settled, the
completion Of that canal would be a
work of short duration and of COM
paratively little cost. He says the
Panama route is by far the easiest and
most practicable.
1t Is understood at the Treasury De-
partment that the actual deficit in the
receipts for the current month will be
ten million, instead ofan estimated sur
plus, but that by holding up the pay
ment OF bills it will be made to appear
to be not more than six million.