Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-21

be said, after working hard to have
democrat removed in order to have a
republican whom he had recommend
ed appointed to the place, was informed
when he called at the Department to
see why his friend had not received his
commission, that it had been given to
some body from northern district.
General Curtis, of New York, mem
Der of the last House, was at the Capt.
tol to-day. The General was urged by
his friends for assistant secretary OF
war. but doesn't kick because a civilian
was appointed to that position. He is
personal friend of Colonel Lamb,
chairman of the Virginia republican
committee, and is sorry that the Colonel
and bis committee don't get along well
together.
And now another of the new naval
vessels has been found defective and
condemned. This time it is the Porter,
whose air and water tight compart-
ments are imperfect, whose armor ls
pitted, which is lopsided and which
draws two feet more water than was
reported.
An effort is now being made to Sc
cure pardon for Chapman, the New
York broker who refused to tell an in
vestigating committee the names OF the
II s. Senators who bought and sold
sugar stocks while the tariff bill Il xing
the duty on sugar Vas before the Senate.
Walker, of Virginia,
and Judge L. L. Lewis, of the same
State, called upon the Secretary of War
to-day and asked that Colonel Looney,
of Tennessee, the father-in law Of the
latter, be retained as one of the members
of the Chicamauga commission.
Among the visitors here to-day Is
Capt. James r. Purcell, of Gainesville,
who has announced himself as candi-
date for the democratic nomination for
Governor of Virginia, He says the
other candidates have flooded the mails
with their circular letters, but that he
is going on the stump, and will speak
to the democrats of his State in the
omen, commencing in Alexandra
some time this week. The Captain
thinks he has good chance to win.
The racing season now on at Ben
nings', near this city, is generally pro
nounced to be failure, the attend
ance being small. Betting, however,
is practiced ad libitum, bettors having
no trouble in placing their money,
though there is some delay in getting
their winnings from the book makers.
However, as the race track is on the
north side of the Potomac, the news
papers of this city make no objection
10 the gambling" that is carried on
there.
The President to-day sent to the Sen
ate the following nominations Charles
II. Smith, to be surveyor of customs
at St. Louis; Thomas S. Harrison, OF
PENNSYLVANIA, to be consul general al
Cairo: James A. Smith, of Vermont, to
he consul at Leghorn VIM. Heimke, OF
New York, to be second secretary OF
the legation at Mexico.
Congressman Sayers of Texas pro-
poses that prize of 1000, open to
the engineers of the whole world, be
offered for the best plan fof preventing
overhows of the Mississippi river.
The republican members of the
finance committee Of the Senate have
reached an agreement either to strike
out the retroactive provision OF the
Dingley tariff bill or so to amend it as
10 pave the way for its being stricken
out in conference, and have so notified
the democratic members of the commit
tee. The democrats have agreed, In
view of this promise, not to press the
Vest resolution on the subject of Secre-
tary Cages recent circular.
The following fourth class postmas'
tiers were appointed in Virginia to-day !:
Amherst, J. F. Williams; Bybee, Mrs.
A. c. Loving; Livingston, ]. A. Stew
ems; Slate River, Miss E. ]. Cobb.
In the House to-day MIR. Rixey of
the Alexandria, Virginia, district, in
troduced bill to pension Sarah Soner-
son and Nancy J. Curley, daughters of
David Curley of King George county,
Virginia, soldier of the Revolutionary
War. Mr.. Lamb of the Richmond dis
trict introduced bill to pay the claim
of w. B. Isaacs and others for rent OF
wharves and warehouses in Richmond
during the war, amounting to ABOUT
thirty thousand dollars.
Inreply to delegation of the knights
of Labor who called upon him to-day
in reference to Congressional action for
the benefit of labor, Mr.. Speaker Deed
said only one thing could be done at q
time. and that all would agree that the
first thing to be done by this Congress
is to pass the tariff bill, and he hoped
the delegation would use its influence
to urge as speedy action on that bill as
possible.
United stetes Consul General Lee has adj
vised the State Department that the Spanish!
authorities have released one consignment OF
tobacco to New York firm. 1t has been
held since May last when General Weyler
forbade the further expectation OF tobacco
from the island.
THE GREEK WAR.