Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-11
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, May II.

WASHINGTON, May ii.
Ex-senator Don Cameron has aban-
doned politics and is now devoting his
sole attention to his stock farm in Lam
easier county, Pa, but, like all other
farmers, he is said to be considerably
annoyed by the instability and unrelia-
bility of modern farm labor.
Governor O'Ferrall of Virginia, &C,
compan;ed by his wife and by Mrs.
HARDWOOD, Mrs. Robinson, Miss Wingo
and Miss and Master O'Ferrall, ar
rived at the Metropolitan Hotel here
yesterday. They went to Mount Yer
non this morning, where they met the
Vice Regents. They will return this
evening and 60 back to Richmond to
n 'rrow.
The suit of Bowie VS.. Hume, which
b IS been on trial in the Circuit Court
of this city for some days, was decided
this morning in favor of the defendant,
Mr.. Frank Hume of Alexandria county.
People from Bedford City, Virginia,
here to-day, say that Messrs. i. d.
Berry and Charles L. Mosby, who were
officers of the broken Bedford City Ma
tional Bank, have been indicted by the
! grand jury of the U. S. Court for the
western district of Virginia. The for
| mer is grandson of the late Benjamin
| Berry, clerk of the County Court OF
Alexandria for many years prior to the
war between the States.
Major Hoge Tyler of Virginia was at
the Capitol to day. He was on the
floor of the House for some time, where
he was greeted by some of the Virginia
members, and subsequently went over
10 the Senate where he had talk with
Senator Martin. He says he is perfect
ly confident of his nomination for Gov
ernor of his State, and that, too, by a
three. fourlhs majority, and expressed
| the hope that the delegates to the con
vention from Alexandria would com
pose part of that majority. He also
saws there is no doubt of the fact that
| the convention will endorse both the
ticket and the platform of the Chicago
convention, and that he is in favor Of
emphasizing that endorsement.
Elk Congressman Brown of Virginia,
who is now contrasting the seat of MIR.
Swanson, arrived here this morning
and with W. w, Cobb of his district
called at the State Department to urge
the appointment of the latter as consul
at Rio.
The Secretary of the Treasury is in
formed of the arrival of 257 Cinnamon
at San Francisco to take part in the
Nashville exposition. Of this number
ouly 81 are needed to comply with the
terms of the contracts entered into by
the exposition company, and the re.
mainder will be returned to China.
Senator Martin says if the Morgan
| Cuban resolution shall ever reach a
vo Q in the Senate it will be adopted
and that he will vote for it.
II is current talk around the Senate
that Mr.. Hanna went hcme to avoid
the large number of Kentuckians to
whom be had promised offices as pay
for the election of a republican Senator
nom their State.
Inc President to day sent the follow
ing nominations to the Senate: To be
| coIsuls of the United States-Albion
w. Tourgee, of New York, at Bordeaux,
France; Sidney E. Everett, of Massa-
chussetts, at Batavia, Java; and Henry
| p. Cheathsm, of North Carolina, COL
ured, to be Recorder of Deeds of the
| District of Columbia.
The State Department to-day received a
dispatch from Consul Little at the capital OF
Honduras. stating that the revolution there
has come to an end.
One Of the democratic political managers OF
Thin here In 5ev SAWS tho democratic cOnyen.
| ii N of his State will make the FREQ and un-
limited coinage Of silver at Is to / the chief
| plank of their platform.