Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-07
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette,
WASHINGTON. July Z

Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.]
WASHINGTON. July Z.
Major Lorentz, formerly of Mont
gomery county, Virginia, but now OF
this city, who was in Richmond last
week, says all the old Confederates he
saw there seemed to be as keen set for
free silver as they used to be for Yam
kee brass cannon and oilcloths during
the war.
People from Southwest Virginia now
here say the free silver feeling there
pervades all parties, and that though
General Walker, the republican con-
gresham from that district, is free
silver man, the republican platform on
which he is running, and which is for
gold, will be the cause OF his defeat.
Postmaster General Wilson has
amended the regulations relating to
free delivery service which took effect
July 1st. The delivery is provided by
law in cities of $4,000 inhabitants and
may be ordered in cities having pop
ulation of 1000 according to the last
census. Also at any city where the
postoffice produced q gross revenue OF
$4,000 during the last preceding year.
To facilitate the collection and delivery
OF mail, the Postmaster General has
authorized the use of house to house
collection and delivery boxes, to be
supplied by residents without expense
to the Postoffice Department. In mod
flying the postal laws in regard to the
transportation of mails by railroads, the
Postmaster General states that every
railway company carrying tine mail
shall carry on any train which may
run over its road, and without extra
charge therefor, all mailable matter
directed to be carried thereon, with
the person in charge of the same.
Also to carry without specific charge
all postal supplies and postotlice inspec-
tors. The Postmaster General may
make deductions from the pay of COLI
tractors for failures to perform service
according to contract and impose fines
upon them for other delinguencies. He
may deduct the price of the trip in all
cases where the trip is not performed,
and not exceeding three times the price
if the failure be occasioned by the fault
of the contractor or carrier. Causes
! for which deductions will be made are
Failure to take from or deliver at a
postoffice the mail or any part of it, or
TO deliver the mail into a post
| Office Immediately upon arrival,
| where the service devolved upon
| the railroad; suffering the mail, or
| any part of it, to become wet, lost, in
jured or destroyed, or conveying it in a
place or manner that exposes it to dep
relation, loss or injury; refusing af-
ter demand to convey mail by any
train; leaving or putting aside mail,
| or any part of it. for the accommoda.
| ton of passengers, baggage, express,
I freight or other matter.
Messrs. Egbert of Culpeper, McCabe
of Loudoun, Agnew of Alexandria and
Hine of Fairfax, members of the State
republican committee of Virginia, were
in consultation here yesterday evening
in reference to the meeting of that COM
mittee in Norfolk to-day. None Of
| them went to Norfolk except Mr..
Hine, but they sent their proxies to
Colonel Lamb, chairman of that COM
mittee. Colonel ]. D. Brady, another
member of the committee, also left for
| Norfolk on the boat last night.
1t is understood at the State Depart
ment that Cubans who have come to
| this country and taken out naturaliza
ton papers, and then gone back to
their homes, with the idea that such
papers would secure them the protec-
ton of this government in their insur-
rectionary movements, will find them:
| selves egregiously mistaken, and will
have to look out for themselves.
The Christian Endevorers are arriv-
ing here by every train, and the streets
are already enliyened by their pres
ence.
Electric cars commenced running on
the F street line here this morning,
but in a short time the track was
blocked, and the horse cars had to be
put on again.
Now that the list of delegates to
the Chicago convention from the
Northern States, the States that under
no condition would cast democratic
electoral votes, have been published,
the wrath of the non-office holding
democrats here against the administra-
ton has been augmented. if that were
possible. They say that most of the
delegates referred to are appointees of
Mr.. Cleveland, who, a few years ago,
wouldn't even let an office holder be a
member of democratic club.
People from Fauquier county here
to-day say the delegates from that coun-
ty to the democratic congressional con-
vention in that district will be elected
next Saturday, and that they think the
majority of them will be in favor of MIR.
Rixey.
General Ransom, o. S. Minister to
Mexico, is here to-day. The General is
one of the many who have changed their
opinions on the silver question, but, un-
like most of the others, he has changed
from silver, to a gold man. He says
that no nominee of the Chicago con.
vention can unite the populists and
democrats of North Carolina.
SAVED FROM LYNCHING.-The PEG.
pie of Alton, Nelson county, and sur
rounding country bad Fourth of July
celebration on Humnhaol- Mounto;p