Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-06
FROM WASHINGTON.

EltUll " ANllNulUItt
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. July 6.
No importance is attached at the Papal
Legation to the report from Rome that
Bishop Falconio will replace Cardinal
Satolli as the papal delegate at Wash
ington. No information, official or
otherwise, has been received to that eff
feet, and the report is thought TO have
no better foundation than is to be found
in the circumstance that Falconio has
lived in the United States and speaks
the language with certain proficiency.
Cardinal Satolli will not return to
Rome until his successor has been ap-
pointed and confirmed in his new
dignity. 1t is regarded as unlikely that
the Pope will make the appointment
before September next, inasmuch as it
is not desirable that the change should
be made during the heated term, but
later in the autumn, and upon the ap-
proach of cooler weather.
Some of the members of the State re-
publican committee of Virginia are
here to-day on their way to Norfolk to
attend meeting of that committee
which has been called by Chairman
Lamb to meet there tomorrow. What
the object of the meeting is, none of
them seems to know, but from the way
some of them talk, it is apparent that
Colonel Lamb is by no means as influ-
entail with them as their former chair
,,on Gaporol Mohono woo
Mr.. Tyler, of Fredericksburg, a can
didate for the republican congressional
nomination in his district, was in this
city last Friday, comforting with some
of his political friends. He is only GER
tain, so far, of the vote of Fredericksburg
and of Spotsylvania county, and is the
second choice of Accomac. MIR. Bristoe,
of Middlesex county, is said to have
secured more votes, up to date, and to
have the support of the chairman ofthe
State committee.
Among the visitors here to-day is
Mr.. McCaull of Culpeper, who is "a candi-
date for the republican congressional
nomination in the Sth Virginia district.
He says his prospects are fair, but
thinks that other people, rather than
himself, should talk about them. He
says there are plenty of silver men in
his party, but that all Of them will vote
the straight party ticket. In respect Of
the democratic nomination in his dis
trict, he says he thought at first that Mr..
Meredith had the best chance of getting
it, but that he doesn't think so now, as
the Iatter's strength seems to have great
ly diminished in several parts of the
district in which it was supposed
to be potential. 1t is reported
here that Mr.. Rixey will secure the
votes of eighteen or twenty of the
twenty-eight to which Fauquier
county is entitled in the congressional
convention. In the 9TH district, it is re-.
ported here, MIR. Hay will probably be
the democratic nominee, getting some
of the counties west of the Blue Ridge,
as we'll as all those on the east side of
those mountains. Major Field, the
populist, alliance and silverite leader,
told friend at Richmond last week
that he would be the candidate of his
various parties in that district. Mr..
Walker will probably be the republican
candidate.
Miss George Rodgers was to-day ap-
pointed postmaster at Derby, Prince
George county, Va, vice Mrs. Annie
Rodgers, dead.
The gold reserve is slowly, but sure
ly, falling below the legal sum. The
gold men say that should another bond
issue be requisite to supply the deficit,
the bankers in Wall street will not let
it 20 abroad, but will take it themselves,
and thereby show the country what it
is to have the support of gold bugs in
its time of need.
The light house tender Violet sailed
away this evening down the Potomac
but with no passengers on board, and
only her regular crew. The last time
she sailed from here she had the presi-
dent and his friends on board, and in
stead of light house supplies, was load
ed with dry and wet groceries for pri-
vate fishing party.
Mrs. Charlotte Smith, president of the
Woman's Reform Association of this city, in
stead of relaxing her efforts to prevent the
use of bicycles by young women, is increasing
them to the full extent of her power. aud
says her investigations have convinced her
that she is right and that bicycling by girls
is highly conducive 70 immortality.