Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-09
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Special Correspondence Of the Alera. Ga.ttte
WASHINGTON D. e. Jn,v @ 1870,

WASHINGTON, D. g., July Q. 1879.
Ip;eligerc, received here 90! oaly from lowa
but from other Geotl0us Of the c5uD,ry 10 which
the crcentackera have effective organizations,
Is to the effect that tic members ct that orgaLl'
cation will afford no assistance during the can
iug cicctlohs to the democratic patty, and thai,
IS al along kroHn to the sensible ucu aino3s
the demi :acy, tho evident Iutpcsc G! the Or
gauization, 10 the event Of failing TO secure
preicrmeut for liz own selfish leaders il TO
strengthen the Republicans at tho expense OF
tho democrats, from whom 1t receives It's chstt
support. Ia sections OF the oou0ttYi 10 which
the democrats are 10 q minority. and whcrt, by
their united vote and that CT lew dissatisfied
republicans, nglc ,Dbackcr could BIO elected, the
erccnbackers we're as democratic as could have
been wished previous to the election, aud are
30 now wien they can prevent democratic
nGniualiops, but where Tho democrats make
nominations, the ,rycnbackcrs, Or rather their
leaders, always lean TO the republicans.
From letter received here last night from
Col. Mosby, it Is understood thst as previously
stated 10 this correspondence, the rumcra about
the existence ci unIliocdIy relations between
that gentleman and the g0verGmcct officials
ct Hong k3pg. aud CT tho CoIoGHi,s dig
courtesy, are Without the tlighttS5 founde-
ti0a, aud were started by Vice Consul lIorl1g.
Who yas aOXiGus to raiain lis position, cut
WHO was rcr.oycd Ey Tho Col0Icl Tor GG9G
AID sufficient rcaso::S. Tho Colonel also says
that the reports Of Gen. Grants not beng s
candidate Tor The ncXs presidency are all Losh,
that lie had several talks with him upon TIC
sui cct whcn nc was in lloDg ll&DE; that he VII
be candidate, au', tEat lie viii be elected tie
Cconcl il doubtless light about Gcn. Grant
candidacy, but, though many AmsrIclo cluz-'s
arc doubtless wiling 10 surrajcr their lice
doIa, | dou't think the msj3Tity Ct thciH nave
as yet reached that condition.
MIR. Louis Schadc, the editor CT the wash
lugtcn Sentinel, q hard money dtmccrat, has
come cut strongly for Foster 10 OHIO. LILO has
published EGi6g's famous order ioT depoI,u
latiDg four entire counties IN Missouri, ana in'
| tcuds 10 publish hia order supervising The cl:-
culaticn OF The New Iolk World, Chicago
Times, and ether democratic papers il his dc
| psr!mrut during tho War, AID says that the
only way to eject BIyarI or aoy sound money
! democrat 10 The Eek: presidency Is 10 defeat
/ Ewing and kill tic soft ard anti democratic
money crsZ, wherever il makes liz appcarsoco
| 10 the preliminary elections. MIR. Sctade, how
ever, fails to keep before him the f.ca that par
! ties are means 20 ends, ant that Tic only way
| 10 secure airy sort Of democratic president Is
| to prCaerva q uricd iroct 10 tho lace OF the
ouomy. When re hive gained the pGcsldct cy
| We can mako the nccaas1ry rcicrna!I0ns WITH
| out much trouble.
Mr.. Hayes ridtsi1 from his sumner resi-
dcrcs at tic Soldiers Homo every morIlDS
aud rcturrs early III the afternoon. O7lng to
the aGiourome1t CT Congress it would seem
that tho number Of lis daily callers would be
! reduced considerably, but a gentleman Who
called % him to day says there were moro
people ct tho White House waiting for on in.
:crViCw With him than lie c7er saw there be-
fore. Most of them. CT couEso, wtrc tithtr
seeking Offices Ter thcma:l1aS or their ireLd5.
TIC report that A6juant q :nctal foIGGcnd,
of tho army, is to DO retired IS denied at the
War OGicc.
The building eos in progress here Is greatly in
excess OF what it was this time last year, aoG
if people contemplate building. nov is The tiMt.
B.icks That formerly sold for SIS per thousand
COW sell for $3.50; lumtcf that sold Ter S27
per thousand now sells fer $l2;; nails TIA! sold
Tor Sc per key now sell Ter 81 50; lots sci! a..
sixty per cent Of the former price, apd .bar is
fifty per cent cheaper.
1t is rlmcfcd here that Ger. Daniel T..
Sickles is candidate for Mr.. McCra7y's po-
siiou il the Cabinet, Theu the latter shall &C.
ccivc the jujse,hip Mr. Hayes is so a5x'ous to
rive hin