Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-06-27
FROM WASHINGTON.
CORRESPONDENCE Of the Alexandria Gazette.]
WASHINGTON. June 81.

tional banks in the country for the pur-
pose of electing a President and Con.
press in favor of the gold standard OF
value, the amount being apportloned IN
accordance with their capital stock. IL
is also said that the banks are under
the control of the government, and
that if the administration can use them
for any such purpose as that referred
to, it can do so for any other, and that
therefore their national character
should be removed as soon as possible.
The regular meeting of the Virginia
democratic association of this city, last
night, was addressed by Judge Ashton,
of King George county, and Mr.. An
derson, of Alexandria, both candidates
for the democratic congressional noml-
nation in the Alexandria district. The
former said he was for bimetallism, as a
man could stand on two legs better
than on one, but the latter declared in
favor of free silver coinage at 16 to /.
Mr.. L;pscomb, of Alexandria county,
was TO have spoken, but he was too much
fatigued by his successful efforts in the
Davis. Carter shooting case in Fauquler
county, to remain here for that pur-
pose.
In the case of Frank Johnson, SEN
fenced in February, 1894 to years in
the Albany penitentiary for housebreak-
ing in the District of Columbia, the
President to-day committed the sen.
.ence to 9 years and 6 months actual
;..xr;,ooropt an oooount of tho pnn-
vict's i'll health.
Letters from Michigan received at
silver headquarters here to-day from re-
liable and we'll informed correspondents
are to the effect that republicans and
democrats alike there are in favor OF
free silver, and that there will be con,
test at Chicago over the admission Of
delegates from that State.
1t is reported here that Mr.. Sheetz
editor of the Loudoun Mirror, of Lees
burg, VINO has been under treatment
for some time at the Johns Hopkins
Hospital in Baltimore. is at the point Of
death, and that the physicians there
have abandoned all hope of his recov.
cry.
A democrat from one of the States Of
the Northwest, now here, who had read
In the GAZETTE that Mr.. Wexford Cor
bin, of King George county, Virginia.
had recently sold his last years crop Of
corn for thirty cents bushel, said Mr.
Corbin, out in his country, would be
considered very lucky man, as corn
there is selling at from II to Is cents 9
bushel, oats at from to II cents, and
that pork is within ten cents of the
lowest point it has ever reached. "For
free silver" he said, swell, I should say
we are."
The following changes in the fourth.
class postofices of Virginia were made
to-day: Haymarket, Prince William
county, Mrs. M. J. Smith, appointed
postmaster, vice G. w. Smith, resigned
Hillandale, Charlotte county, Miss A
G. Spencer, vice j. F. Morton, resigned
Pickett, Patrick county, Mrs. S. A
Boyd, vice Mrs. S. T. Pickett, resigned
Seven Fountains, Shenandoah county
G. A. Miller, vice G. S. Miller, resigned
Mr.. Thomas Coakley, who was ser.
geant-at-arms of the recent democratic
convention of New York, is here to-
day. He says there were $50 delegates
to that convention, 375 of whom were
for free silver; that Senator Hill and
Mr.. Whitney had to labor with the
delegates from each OF the districts for
hours before they would agree to the
platform chat was adopted, and only
succeeded upon the plea of saving the
State ticket by avoiding o split; that
they knew q silver man will be the
Presidential candidate of the party, and
will support him heartily, believing
that large majority of the democrats
of their State are for free silver. He
also says that Tammany is for silver,
and that Boies is their favorite for the
Presidential nomination. He also says
the silver men in the convention re-
ceived assurances from four large re-
publican clubs in the big cities of the
upper part of the State, that if the demo-
cratic candidate for President be a
straight out silver man they will sup
port him.
The new diplomatic representatives Of
Japan and the Argentine Republic were
formally received by the President to-
day. The presentations occurred in
the Blue Room of the White House and
the introduction in each case was made
by Secretary Olney. Mr.. Martin Gar
cia Nerou, the Argentine Minister, was
received at IL o'clock. He was accom-
danied by Mr.. Vicente ]. Dominguez,
first secretary of legation. Both wore
conventional civilian dress, which was
in marked contrast to the brilliant uni
forms of the new Japanese Minister,
MIR. Toru Hoshi, and his first secretary,
Mr.. Keisheiro Matsui, who had their
audience an hour later.
Colin H Livingstone, of the New York
arm of r. Wayne Wilson & Co., has just con-
cluded the purchase Of the winter residence
Gen Henry Strong, on K street, near
Farragut square, in this city. Mr.. Livings-
tone paid $97 200 cash for the property. He
will make extensive improvements, and
expects to entertain very largely next winter.
COURT OF APPEALS.
In the Court of Appeals at Wythe-
vile on Thursday the following opin-
ions were handed down: