Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-10-05
alexandria Gazette and Virginia Advertiser
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Specia! Correspondence Of tho Alera. Gazette.

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Special Correspondence Of tho Alera. Gazette
WASHINGTON. D. O.. Oot. S, 1880.
All the departments were closed for an hour
OF two during the middle Of to-day in order that
the employees thereof might have an opportu
nifty of seeing the parade Of the National fsr
Association, and there was not much news
about those departments in CONSEQUENCES.
Notwithstanding the unfavorabls appeararc'
of the weather to day the parade of the Ma.
tional Fair Association took place as advertised,
salute from battery Of artillery 10 The park
announcing that it would commerce at noon.
1t formed near the Capitol and marched up
PennsylVauis Avenue, extending from the
Capitol to the Treasury Department. The pro
cession was headed by the Washington Light
Infantry, then followed the fire department,
after which came the Industrial displ,y The
sidewalks and all the windows on the Avenue
we're crowded with interested and we'll disposed
spectators. The wagon of the Woodrow Az.
ricultural Club, decorated with samples Of all
the productions of the members of that club
and containing the articles the club are to have
on exhibition at the fair,srrived too late to take
it's place when the procession first started. but
Joined the parade along the line of the route,
and was tho most attractive wagon 10 the entire
show.
l met hero to. day Mr.. w. B. Brocketi. a
Halive of Alexandria. but for years past we'll
Known citzsn of New Orleans. He says that
that city took new stsr. toward its future
Pre- eminenCa this year, aud that it is bound 10
be the great city of the South. He says that
rents have advanced there IS per cent; that
business was better there last year than for
many previous years and continued during all
the months OF the year, and not only during
tho winter as formerly; that the spectators who
bought city lots and old houses for o rise
are now selling them OF handsome profit, and
ed 10 oil parts Of the city. He also says that
Jay Gould has built forty odd large barges
on which. towed by tug boats, immense quaint
ties of grain are brought down tho Mississippi
at rates which, while renumeratiVe, are 80 much
cheaper than rsilrosd transportation that they
must command the entire grain trade that comes
to the banks of that river, and must make New
Orleans the great shipping port OF the grain OF
the West. He says also that the steamship
Great Eastern is to come there this fall and has
been guaranteed full cargo. of which $500
SLAUGHTERED Texas steers will form q portion,
and that her arrival will efec!uallY settle all
dispute about the success of the Eads' iettles.
Letters received here to day by the Virginia
democratic cub represent the democracy OF
that State as 10 daily improving condition and as
sauguinc CT SUCCESS 10 the approaching contest.
They sly that 10 the third congressional district
Captain George u. Wise gets the batter of bis
Mshonie opponent, Captain John Wis.,. IN
every discussion they havo. and that the latter
was 30 dispirited BY q recent visit to Caroline
c3unty lhas he left that county 10 disgust. They
say that Mr.. Pelouz,, the republican candidate,
is making 40 active campaign, not that he ex.
poets to be elected but to obtain prominence as
q republican for future us,, and that he has
been 90 aspirant for The nomination for the
la,t teo years, and Yves oDcs beaten tor 1t by
Porter, the notorious carpet Dagger. They also
say that tho republicans have eommeDced to
pay tho deIilnusn! oapitatiou taxes OF the
negroes.
A yopn. man was ut the hotels hers last
nip BIT taking up q collection for young lady
from the South Who had been indu,ed to oome
on hero by Northern Senator by tho promise
of obtaibiug her government position. but
WHO fouEd, when she did arrive. that she could
only obtain bis influence BY complying with bis
grossly insulting proposals. Having spent oil
the little money sbo brought With her. and dis.
liking to send to her parents. now 10 reduosd
circumstances for any, she stated her condition
to we'll known lady of the city, who started tho
young man alluded to out on his mission. There
is a moral to this which is that Southern girls
should stay at homo. Plain clothes and fare
at home are far better than the uncertainties
and dangers Of Washington life.
distinctions have been issued 10 Tho Seoaod
Auditors Office of tho Treasury to tho eT.c.
that no positive ansWars shall be made until at
ter the election to any letters sbout bounty
or othor claims that come to that otioe,
which claims have expired or been re-
iected. This, of course, is for the pur.
pose Of preventing the numerous applicants
from turning against the republican party
until the eleution shall have been held, when
they will be positively Informed that their
claims bsvo either expired or been rejected.
and that they will get 20 moro money from the
present administration.
IAN OLD VIRGINIA TOBACCO FARM. Mr..
Edgar NJ. Ward, a we'll known artist, Ct this
city, has spent considerable of the past sum
MGR in painting out of doors 10 Virginia piec,
of truly native genre--a group of negroes at
work 10 tobacco field. IAN Old Virginia To-
bscco Farm as the large canvas is called. CON.
tains five figures. We look Oh stretch CT to-
bsoco field, covered with the green leaves OF the
plant. Beyond are rolling waste lands; on the
horizon line is a tobac,o barp aod some woods,
while above is gray sky. The two principal
figures are good looking ''yaller gnl," hoe 10
hand, leaning down to pull weeds out OF hill |
and smiliog as she turns away from coal
black swain. who. leaning on his hoe, with bis
left arm on bis hip. grins ct her. He has owl !
dentlv made ono of the rather broad Jokes which |
the field hards indulge in. An old woman just
shead Of them turos to see what they sre at. |
with her Doe 10 hiIl--s ine piece of arrested !
motion. The TWO other figures are those Of az
old man aud woman, who are going on with |
their work. 10 ia hoeing aud she picking
weed cut Of bill. The composition is ex.