Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-29
FROM WASHINGTON.

FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette.]
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.
The President to DAY made the fol-
lowing appointments:James LoDgstreet,
Of Georgia. commissioner of railroads,
vice Wade Hampton; Henry S. Prit-
chett, of Missouri, superintendent OF
the coast and geodetic survey; Mitf1in
w. Gibbs of Arkansas, negro, consul at
Tamatave, Madagascar; James E..
S:illman, collector CT customs at
Pensacola; Isaac n. Mofatt, collector
of internal revenue for the first district
Of New Jersey; Z,elh Houser, marshal
for the district of Oregon; Pay 1nspec-
tor Albert S. Kenny, U. S. N, to be
pay director; Assistant Surgeon Chas.
E. Riggs, U. s. n, to be passed assis-
tant surgeon; Owen Summers, of Port
land, appraiser CT merchandise in the
district OF Willamette, Oregon; Rich
ard L. Scarlet, surveyor general OF
Florida.
Commissioner Forman of the Inter
nal Revenue Bureau has decided that
unused case stamps for distilled spirits
bottled in bond cannot be redeemed by
the government.
Information has been received by the
light house bosrd that the new light
vessel, which was recently placed on
he Diamond Shoal of Hatteras, rode
tut the recent storm very successfully,
and the success with which she rode it
out is regarded as proof positive that
he contention that 20 vessel could be
aeld in that position through a heavy
sale is not we'll founded.
The cabinet held brief session to-
day. The only matter considered not
If a departmental nature was the eb-
stract of the Spanish reply which Min
ister Woodlord had cabled to Secre-
tary Sherman. This abstract was read
and brought forth comments upon the
mild tone it indicated as contained in
The full reply. Nothing will be done
until the verbatim text of the note has
been received.
State Chairman Agnew, and City
Chairman Crupper of Alexandria, have
called at several of the government de-
partments this week in the interest OF
Alexandria applicants for the smaller
places-thossli lin the unclassi6e1 service,
and at one department at least were
promised such OF these places as are
cow filed by democrats from the o.h
Virginia district. 1t is said that Mr..
Crupper has already obtained the names
Of quite number of the latter, and,
with Mr.. Agnew, will ask for their re-
moval and for the appointment of re.
publican successors, as soon as MIR.
Aguew is through with the matter of
moving his Office to Alexandria.
Colonel Wootton, formerly OF Prince
Georges county Maryland, but now Of
Baltimore, who was here to-day, said
the prevalent impression in that city
was that the democratic candidate for
mayor would get ten thousand ma
jority.
Elk Congressman Meredith of Prince
William county, Virginia, was here to-
day. He, like all the other people from
his State who have been here recently,
says the vote there next Tuesday will
oa small. but that nearly all OF it will
be cast by democrats.
A we'll known Virginia republican
here to cay, an ex.Confederate, talking
about the delayed appointment Of Cen
eral Longstreet, said it was caused by
the G. A. R., and was only made in
consequence OF the urgent request OF
other Northern men who were not
members of that organization. He
added that he had joined the republi
can party soon after the close of the
war, but that its abiding sectionalism
had disguised him with it, and that he
sometimes felt like coming back to his
old party.
Alexandria oolnty people here to-day say
the recent prolonged rainy spell has fairly
tested the Improvements that have been made
to the roads in that county, and shows that
where those that were repaired with rocky
foundation have stood the test, those that
we're lot, are almost as bad as they were be.
fore They als) say that there is general
demand throughout the county for the ex-
ten ion of the Mount Vernon avenue road
FROM its present terminus near st. Asaph
to Alexandria.
President Mckinley is almost as well dis.
posed toward bank wreckers as Mr. Ceve-
land WAS. He perdoned another one yestsr-
day who was in the penitentiary.
1t is reported here that the danger of re.
publican defeat in Ohio was tho real cause Of
Secretary Sherman's lettor, and that it has
also made the call upon Senator Foraker for
help the moro urgent.
The death of Nr. George and its probable
effect upon the mayoialty eldction in New
York were the chief topics of comment here
to-day. 1t is not supposed thst Mr. Georges
sons can carry his fathers vote.
Bulls ON THE RAMPAGE.-Two fue
looking bulls, weighing about 1900
pounds each, broke loose at Newport