Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-13
FROM WASHINGTON.
roorrespondence of the Alexandria aasette.]
WASHINGTON, Aug. IL.


WARRINGTON, Aug. 10.
A Loudoun county democrat here TO-
day says he was at Leesburg at the re-
cent August court, but was not glad
dened by being there. August court
day in Lsesburg, before the war, was
the greatest day in the year, and more
people were there and more goods
of all sorts were sold there on
that day than on almost all
t 10 other days in the year. There
b 70 been great falling off in the at
tendance ever since the war, but it
was 80 apparent last Monday as to be
depressing to those who remembered
Wat August court used to be there IN
oli times. The prohibitory law, he
SAYS, has injured Le' sburg, as 1t has
every other town in which 1t is o.
s"rced
The garbage of this city is still car
ried to Rollers, opposite Jones's Point,
Alexandria, and tbe dead animals. to
the bone factory between here and the
latter city, but as soon as the contract
is signed for the new site, up Broad
creek, not only the garbage, but the
dead animals and the nightsoil also,
will be carried there.
Among the new applications for Office
filed at the Treasury Department this
week is that of Thomas 1. Edelin,, to be
collector of the port at Alexandria.
The ticket nominated at Roanoke is
highly satisfactory to all the Virginia
democrats here. They seem TO think
that it will have no opposition, but say,
even if it shall, it will be elected by tf'
ty thousand majority Some of the
delegates to the convention have re
turned here and all agree that every
thing there was lovely and that free
silver and Bryan are the winning cards
for 1890.
Washington, as judged by the APP
! pearance of lis streets, departments,
hotels, stores and all other public
places, is about as dull now as it we'll
could be. No news is here, and there
are no visiting statesmen to bring any
from elsewhere. Business of all sorts is
at the lowest ebb.
If the republicans of ali the State OF
Maryland be as much demoralized by
international dissention as those Of
Prince Georges county, the county
opposite Alexandria, are, the demo
Gratis won't have much trouble in car
rying that State next fall. The white
republicans there, as every where else
| 10 the South, are republicans for con-
sideration, and the latter not being
forthcoming. they are kicking like mad
steers and threaten to knock the whole
machine down. An old democrat OF
this city who was at Marlboro at the
last court, says his republican friends
told him that Prince Georges and
Charles counties would both go demo
cratic at the next election.
In is reported here that Mr.. McCaull,
who was the republican candidate for
Congress in the Alexandria district last
year, has become part owner of 8
weekly paper printed here.
Acting Commissioner Wilson of the
Internal Revenue Bureau has mod
fled the regulations governing the
bottlipg of distilled spirits issued in
May last. By these Amendments the
time within which the bottling may be
completed is extended from one to six
days, including the day on which the
spirits are dumped into the mipgline
C sterns. The number of cisterns fol
bottling purposes is increased from one
TO ak if necessary, and more liberal pro
visions have been made as to the dispo
si,ion of remnants resulting from each
dumping. The requirements as to
branding have been modified 30 as to
allow the name of the season to be used
stead of the actual date.
Consul. General Haywood, at Homo
ulp, reports to the State Department
nal on July 26 there arrived at the port
Of Honolulu 227 Germans, of whom 11f
W. re men, 81 women and 81 children
These immigrants have located on the
island to work on plantations at from
SIG to SIS per month wages. The
women will be given work if they de.
sire it, aud will be paid according to
the work performed. This is the first
detachment Of large number of Ger
man emigrants who will locate in the
islands in pursuance of stipuiations
| made by the government with the
planters about year ago, that after a
certain time the plantation laborera
shall be one-tenth European or Ameri.
can.
The whereabouts OF Richard L. Mil
lAr, of Lynchburg, Va, consul of the
United States at Hulle, England, can
not be ascertained.
Surgeon General Weyman has telegraphed
the Pennsylvania Board Of Health for partic-
ulars regarding the death Of cattle and por
sous reported to have resulted from anthrax
germs brought in hides from China to tan.
merry located in Dubois, Pa. The creek which
| runs by the tsunery is said by the newspaper
| reports to have become infected by the germs.
Surgeon General Weyman says that similar
Gaze was reported two years ago from Bos-
| bury, Pa, but upon Investigation it was dis
covered that the death both of mon and
animals resulted from fly bites. The flies
fed upon the decs, ing flesh on the hides and
communicated the poison to the men and
beasts which they bit The surgeon General
| thinks it probable. that the deaths at DD Dis
may upon Investigation be placed to similar
Causes.
Consul General Lee has made q careful ex-
sm nation into the complaint made By santi-
a 20 Barrsta, of New York, to the effect that
t Q Spanish had confined his brother.in-lsw.
Raymond Hidalgo. in Csbanas Fortress, not
withstanding he WAS an American citizen and
50 registered at Havana and Cienfuegos. The