Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-11
FROM WASHINGTON.
CORRESPONDENCE of the Alexandria Gazette
Wacu1NcToN Jnne11,

successor. This is the first lntimatlon
the department has had of Mr.. Castle's
selection to represent Hawaii IN tne
United States. The question as 10
whether Mr.. Castle will prove persona
orata to the administration any more
than Mr.. Thurston was has not yet
haeo nassed upon. 1t will be remem-
hered that Senator Kyle, of South Da-
kota received letter from Mr.. Castle,
on February 18th, this year, which
caused considerable comment at the
time. particularly the sentence ex-
pressing the opinion that the cause of
the last rebellion was the desire of tho
royalists to reinstate the ex.Queen,
which he believed would not have been
attempted "had it not been for the con-
viction OF the Queens adherents that
they would have the moral support OF
the government at Washington" Sec
rotary Gresham's commentary on this
letter when it was brought to his at
tention during the Thurston contro-
versy was that Mr.. Castlewa not mill
lister and that Senator Kyle was pri.
vate citizen of the United States.
Judson Harmon, the new Attorney
General, was sworn in to-day before
Justice Harlan of the Supreme Court.
He then went to the White House to
the Cabinet meeting and was formally
introduced to his associates in the Cabi-
net by Secretary of State Olney, his
predecessor. His welcome was a cor
dial one on all hands, but especially
from Secretary Carlisle who was the
only Cabinet officer previously &C
quainted with him.
General Porfrio Diaz, president Of
the Mexican republic, has rendered to
Mr.. Edward Page Castor, of Washing
ton, the appointment of representative
of the Department of Fomento," to
act for the Mexican government in the
encouragement of colonization, in
dustries and the general promotion of
commercial interests in Mexico, and its
advantages abroad.
The Naval Academy practice cruiser
Monongahela sailed from Annapolis
yesterday with the naval cadets for q
run of several months at sea. Her DIES
tination is Funchal, MADEIRA, but if
winds are unfavorable she will proceed
only as far as the Azores in order to
return to the Chesapeake not later than
August "a.
The work of the fish commission
among the shad in the Delaware, Sus-
auehanna and Potomac rivers has
closed for the season. Acting Commits
sioner Gill says that instead of LIS ,000,-
| 900 eggs btiny secured for the several
Matching stations, but 100000 were
obtained. After the crews had been
discharged at the end of the sea-
son there was a tremendous run Of
fish, which could not be taken advan-
tage of. The spawn is now being
Matched.
Commonwealth Attorney Johnston
of Alexandria county, who was here
to-day, says he and Mr.. Duncan, the
supervisor.elect of Jefferson district Of
that county, the contestees there, will
take testimony on Friday next. They
will not, he says, bring counter charges
against the contestants, Messrs. Doug
las and Hume, but will simply prove
that the allegations of the contestants
are unfounded.
Mr.. A. J. Nelson, the financial secre-
tary of the Virginia democratic associa-
ton of this city, has resigned. He was
clerk in the Southern Railway Office
here, but having recently graduated in
medicine, he has gone to his home in
Hanover county, Virginia, to practice
his profession. Mr.. Drewry of Culpep-
er county will probably be elected his
successor. None of the officers of the
association hold government offices.
Mr.. Felix McClusky of New York,
an old time Tammany man, sergeant
alarms of the Charleston convention at
which Breckenridge and Lane were
nominated in 1860, and now deputy
sergeant-at-arms of the U. S. House of
Representatives, is here to-day. He
says that as general rule the capital
lists of his city and State are gold men,
but the vast majority Of the voters there
are for silver, and that republican rule
there has been so Objectionable to every
body that the democrats will succeed
next fall and then there will be no
more mugwumpism there. He also
says that the democrats of his State,
Senator Hill among them, think it will
be we'll if the next national democratic
convention select its Presidential NOM
inee from some other State.
Secretary Carlisle announces that he
will speak on the financial question in
Louisville on Friday evening next. He
will leave Washington for Louisville
Thursday afternoon.
w. d. Pugh was appointed postmas-
ter at Coles Ferry. Charlotte county,
Va, to-day, vice c. d. Lewis, resigned.
The papers in the Virginia contested
congressional election cases will be
opened in the clerks office Of the House
on Monday and Tuesday next.
A populist leader, in North Carolina
now here, says the democrats of his
State are so near to his party now that
he thinks they will be united at the
next election.
The right of way for the Washington
and Falls Church Railroad has been
obtained from all the land owners on
the route except two. That through
the land of one of them, L. w. Ritcher,
near Ballston, will be got by condemna-
tory proceedings tomorrow.
Congressman Meredith of Virginia
arrived here early this morning from
his home at Manassas, but returned be-
fore noon.
The President and his party return
ed late last night from their fishing
trip in ''Big Spring." Loudoun county,
Virginia. They express themselves as
having spent a delightful day, and
speak in the highest terms of their host.