Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-31
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexsndris Gasette.]
WASHINGTON, July 81,

WASHINGTON. July 81.
A telegram received st the War De-
psrtment to-day from Lieut.. Little, at
Cincinnati, states that Major James +.
Gregory was found dead in bed at 8
O'Clock this morning ct Lane Seminary
Hotel. Major Gregory was an engineer
officer of high repute and was at the
time of his death in charge OF the river
snd harbor improvements upon the Ka'
nswhs, Big and Little Sandy and other
West Virginia rivers.
The following fourth.class Virginia
postmasters were appointed to-day :;
Auburn, Henry Ivey; Barboursyiile.
conway Newman; Gifgaff. NJ. E. Nor
tou; Showalter, D. B. Turpin; Trlgg,
w. E. s. Martin.
Among the visitors here to-day Is ex'
CONGRESSMAN Meredith of the Ale1an.
dria district. He says his district will
be- solid for Major Scott at the State
democrat convention, and that the i'm
preston of the Majors friends ia that
be is gaining strength every day and
will succeed himself as Attorney Cen
eral.
It is understood at the internal rev.
enue bureau here that probably none
of the few changes to take place in the
upper Virginia district will be made be-
fore the 1st of September, and that it
NAV be SO arranged that one OF the
stamp agents in that district will be re-
tanned and the deputy collector there
ha rarnovad inste1d of him
Ex-senator Gibson, of Maryland, who
attended the recent democratic conven-
ton of his State, is here to-day. He
says the Maryland democrats were
never in better condition than they are
now, and are sure to win that they are
for silver as we'll ss gold dollars, and
that that is what the free silver men
among them say is what they have al.
ways wanted. The democrats who left
the party last fall and voted the repub-
lican ticket feel now like kicking
themselves and will all come back to
their old fold. The Cleveland demo
Gratis, who voted the snide Palmer tick
ct, will not come back; they are mug
wumps, who never want to elect, but al
ways to defeat somebody; but there are
so few of them that they do not
amount to anything, and that it may be
better for the party if they keep out OF
it, as they intend to do.
Charles Buckley, a steamhtter, ~
years of age, fell from the sixth to the
fourth floor of the new city postofice, q
distance of twenty eight feet, this after
noon. He was bruised but not serious
ly hurt.
The Secretary of War having given
his consent, engineers are engaged to-
day in surveying a route through the
Arlington reservation for the Falls
Church branch of the Mt. Vernon cleo
trio railroad.
Bsllston in Alexandria county is "all
tore up" people from there here to-day
say, about the change in the site OF the
postofice there from the place in which
it WAS kept by the removed democratic
postmaster, to the depot of the Falls
Church railroad, by his new republican
successor. Petitions against and in
favor of the change are being signed by
every body in the village, and excite
ment runs 80 high that political lines
are entirely ignored.
No place has as yet been definitely
settled upon by the Commissioners OF
the District as the dumping ground for
the garbage, night-soil and dead ami.
mails of this city, but they are consider
ing TWO sites that have been offered
one on the Maryland shore, just north
of Motley Hall, this side of Fort Foote,
and one at Sandy Bar, on the same
shore, Just south of that fort. But there
are other sites that have been offered in
Maryland, further down the river.
The Virginia democratic association
OF this city will be represented at the
Virginia democratic State conven-
ton to be held on the 18th proxi-
mo. They are making arrangements
for chartering special car for the trip,
and of taking along with them such del
egates from the adjoining Virginia
counties as may desire to 60 with them.
Mr.. j. E. Clements has sold to Mr.. J.
A. Dobson, of this city, three lots at
Ballston, Alexandria county, 25x15O
feet, for 800 each.
Mr.. James Selden Cowden, who now
halls from Vienna, Fairfax county,
Virginia. was yesterday removed from
his clerkship in the Pension Bureau.
Mr.. Cowden's name has been before
Congress frequently for several years
past as the author of many bills, intro.
duced Shy request"
Nothing can be done more than already has
been done towards marking the boundary line
between Alaska and the British possessions
along the 141st meridian until the Senate
passes upon the boundary treaty now before it..
DR.. W. C. Woodward was to day resppoint-
ed Health Officer of the District for term Of
three years.
The Commissioners to-day removed Cen
eral Bond from the position of sealer of
lights and measures, which Office he re-
fused to resign when requested by the Com
missioners.