Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-16
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of tho Alexandria Gazette.

WASHINGTON. Oct. Is.
The national liquor dealers, in con-
vention in this city, this morning adopt
ed resolutions declaring that they ale
engaged in a legitimate trade from
which larger revenue is exacted thar
from any other business in the United
States, aud such being the fact they in
sist that they are entitled to enjoy the
largest measure of personal freedom
consistent with good government.
The belief il expressed that the public
demand the existence of the saloon be
cause it is q public necessity authorized
by legislative enactmeDt5, and in their
opinion the oppression Of the legitimate
saloon tends to degenerate the traffic
and society retaliates by supporting
illicit and illegal establishments which
not only debauch the morals OF the
community, but deprive the nation and
State of revenue. While no utilization
with any political party is counte-
mar ced. all political events will be
watched and only those candidates will
be supported who declare themselves
in favor of personal liberty, and the
strength OF the organization will b'
thrown against any candidate who
caters to the Indifferent or fanatical.
They demand from national and local
authorities an equitable regulation OF
the retail liquor traffic upon basis
which accords to them the same rights
as those engaged in any other legiti-
mate trade and they protest against
sympathy legislation. The organization
is pledged to resist all law-making pow
ers attempting to levy unequal tax CT
fee on one class Of business and all il
Iicit and disreputable resorts are de-
nounce1 because they propagate
drunkenness and debauchery among
the youth of the community, desecrate
the Sabbath and cast odium on the le-
climate trade"
General John Gibbon was elected
commander. in-chief of the Loyal LIE
gion at the annual convention of the
natiopal commandery-in-chief in this
city to-day succeeding General Lucius
Fairchild.
A meeting of the sympatizers with
t; 9 Cuban insurrectionists inthis city has
been called for on the 31st inst. Among
the signers is the DR.. Rankin, presiden,
of Howard University, an institution
Imported by the government. And
yet the Attorney General of the gov
eminent says no good citizen will take
part il any such meeting.
The President returned yesterday
.v ming after four months absence,
and the government at Wash
iugton still lives" He will go to At.
lanta next week, and after his return
from that city, will, with his family, re-
move to Woodley, his summer resi-
On 70. His friends here say that
though now only mile or two from the
Ma yland line, he will not deny the as
sertlon of the Baltimore Sun that he il
opposed to the election of the demo
cratic ticket in that State.
Tie sum of S45, 900 was expended for
the construction of buildings at Fort
Myer, Alexandria county, Virginia, last
year.
The following changes in the fourth
class postoffces of Virginia were made
to-day: Auburn Mills, Hanover coun-
ty, S. W. Terrell, appointed postmaster,
vice ]. P. Terrell, dead; Dryburg, Hal
ifa1 county, Mrs. M. M. Dortcb, vice
]. B. Dortch, resigned Esstville Sta
ton, Northampton county, ]. 0. Chap
man, vice J. K. Kellam, resigned
Nickelsville, Scott county. J. P. Lay.
vice Mrs. ]. F. Hartsock, resigned
Writ, Franklin county, A. J. Mcneil,
vice w. O. Smith, resigned.
R. E. Redding of the Alexandria
Union Mission, will deliver an address
at the National Gospel Mission Union,
now in session at the Foundry M. E
Church here, to morrow morning.
The Virginia Democratic Association
of this city have made arrangements
with the railroad Offices here for spe-
cial rates to Virginians going home to
vote on the 5th proximo. They will
supply tickets, good for ten days, for
one fare.
Senator PETER, the populist, says
there will be no reorganization of the
Senate; and for very good reason, for
he has four members of his family on
the pay rolls of the Senate. His wife
is his secretary, his daughter, clerk to
his committee, one son page, and an
other one on duty in the Maltby Build
ing.
1t is rumored here that Sir Julian
Paunceforte, the British Minister, will
soon be transferred to Paris.
Though the late fish commissioner,
Col. Angus Mcdonald of Virginia, has
been dead several months. his success
8 " has not yet been appointed by tie
President. The salary of the position
is SIS 600 year with travelling exper ses.
At the Department of Justice this
morning it was stated that so far as
hat department is advised, the talk
of certain newspapers of this city in
respect of suits to determine whether
Jackson City is subject to the jurisdic-
ton of Virginia or the District of Co
lumbis amounts to nothing, and tn,
the department has no reason to doubt
that the territory referred to is as much
q part of Virginia as Richmond city.
Senator German was here to-day.
he says there was q rousing demo-
cratic meeting at Marlboro yesterday,
and that the democrats there are con-
ident of being able 10 poll their full
vote next month. The Senator him.
self is confident of the election of the
democratic ticket in Maryland BY a
satisfactory majority.
One of the delegates from Alexan.
dria county to the late abortiye demo.
cratic convention in Alexandra to
nominate democratic candidate for
the Virginia House of Delegates from
the |, ei ;lative district composed of that
county sn' city, says the DEMOCRATIC
coen ) committee will meet win the