Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-10
the boilers there are now kicking them
selves for their folly, the strong proba-
bility is that the democrats will come
to their own again next November.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Oorrespondence Of the Alexandria Gasette.]

Correspondence OF tne hle1huufia onSo'so.J
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.
Reports reaching the Marine Hos
pital Service from officials in Louisiana
and Mississippi leave no further doubt
as to the fact that yellow fever exists at
several points. Surgeon General Wy
man stated this positively to-day, al
though he feels that the precautionary
steps taken are keeping the disease
we'll within bounds. Up to noon to,
day the Surgeon-Genera had heard OF
no new developments at New Orleans.
The returns for cotton to the De-
partment of Agriculture indicate AN
average condition of 1873 on September
as compared with 86.9 on August l
a decline of SO points. The average
condition September l, 1895, was 64.2
and the average condition on Septem
Der for the last ten years is 1872.
Alfred II. Mason has been appointed
vice and deputy United States consul at
Cape Town, South Africa, to succeed
Clifford 81. Knight. Mr.. Mason was
born in Rockford, ILL.,, and lived many
years In Michigan. BE removed to
Cape Town in 1898.
William J. Cozzens has been ap.
pointed pay clerk to the general store.
keeper at Norfolk. The appointment
OF Pay Clerk N. ]. Morrison to the
Norfolk yard has been revoked.
Republicans from Virginia here to-
day tell the came story about the call
ed convention of their party that those
previously here have told, which ID that
it's size and the character OF the dele
gates, though not surprising to the re-
publicans of that State, will be to the
administration, and will be likely to in'
duce the latter to believe that it has
been grossly deceived by the present
executive committee of the party. They
also say that not only Congressman
Yost, but his colleague, General
Walker, the only two republican con-
gressmen from the State, and the latter
q member of the executive committee
are in favor of the convention. They
also say q ticket will be nominated
that will command the vote of every re.
publican in the State.
Among the sufferers by the Mt. Yer
non Steamboat Company is Mr.. Frank
Hume, the wholesale grocer of this city,
who has bills against it amounting to
about twelve hundred dollars. Mr..
Darlington, of this city, has been asso'
ciated with Mr.. Cation, Of Alexandra,
in the suit against the company, and
an agreement was made to-day by
which the steamer Manchester, now tied
up under libel at Alexandria for debt
to Mr.. Agnew, of that city. wa
brought here without bond, and rumo1
is current that she and the River Queen
will both be sold and bought in by the
large creditors, and the smaller ones be
left out. A small propeller, the Batholdi
has been carrying passengers to MT
Vernon during the suspension of the
Manchester trips, but those trips will be
resumed to- morrow. In this connection
it NAV be stated that there is some talk
of suspending the annual meetings o.
the State board of Visitors at Mt. Yer
non, as they profit neither the Mt. Yer
non Association nor the State. 1t is moi
generally known, but such is the fact
that in the sale of Mt. Vernon by the
late Colonel John A. Washington to the
association referred to, the tomb was
not included, and still belongs to hi!
estate, though when those heirs proposed
to inscribe upon the slab in that toni
intended for his remains, the fact tina
he was q member of General Lees staff
it was abandoned on account Of thu
associations objection.
A close personal and political friene
! of Mr.. J. L. Crupper, said to-day, tina
so far Mr.. Crupper is concerned in con
nection with his appointment as post
master at Alexandra is entirely salts
fed with everything Mr.. Park Agnev
has done in his behalf; that the case Ii
in Mr.. Agnew's hands, and that if he
the prominent gentleman from the
Shenandoah valley referred to in thil
correspondence yesterday. desires tt
serve him, he can best do SO by leaving
the matter with Mr.. Agnew, whom he
knows is his friend.
People from Fairfax county, Virginia, here
to-day, say that st the late democratic prima
~ there, all the delegates elected to the
county convention are in favor Of the reelec.
ton OF Mr. Willard. the present member Of
the legislature fromthat county, and that il
doubtful il he will eyen have republican
opposition.
The increase in the pension payments for
she fiscal year recently ended, as shown! by the
report Of the auditor of the Interior Depart
ment just made public, amounts to nearly
two million dollars more than those of the
previous year.