Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-11-06
Thc General Election.

The Legislatures Of Nevada and TeBu1:se,
are conceded 10 tho dsmacsats end California
to the republicans. TIC iw, fermor will choose
democratic senators aod Ito latter Republican,
which will nakc The 3ensto stand 50 democrats
Icouatug Nlahano, Ct Virsj1;a. aud D.v.s, OF
IIiinti and 81 republicans. TEe democrats
have les. s;ve.a! coosTtssnen ia blissouIl. aud
the Indications row a:e tina: tbs llnuso will bo
composed Of l43 democrats aud $50 rtpcol-
caus. Tie republicans CAIN to GaTa tl:o:ca o
Congressman esoh 10 Kentucky ast West Viz
gioa. watch would further tw, i.heir n 'ri'y,
bnt this cain. has not y9t been slstaitei ny ine
retIr1a.
BY c,mmoH co1sert Hon. J:scpii Il. liaWlay
ton CO u. 3. Sara,or from Copncc iaut. aud
Secretary Dnssy. Ct the rspubioao national
committee, 90, s Hoe. George NJ. Robesoe, x
Secretary of tho Navy, will DO chosan senator
from New jersey 10 :uo,ocd Hon Thcolcr2 e.
RaCdoph.
As figured up ty tho NV York Elcrsl},
Harcotk raW leads GaIi-li some 2j. 009 yJtes.
Coll Il. Il. WRITER'S Has His Pocket
PICKgD.-Stv2ral 2o:k eioo, Col. Il. E With
CTS vas izvitod to :petk st srasj democratic
rally 10 Nav York. lie excepted thu iovlta'
tioa aud tic crowd numbered On, Hundred
thousa1d men. Ten spcosois were Occupying
as ncny diff ,rcLt Glands and tic rally wen! on
sHimnic.ly. 10 tie JIM iIciaent upon this
great political cssemblssc, pix 2cckess were
afforded eplcncid opportunity CT p!yicg THAR
vocation, AID CD. Wi!heIs fell q victim 10 cao
of them. His lu'so was extracted from his
pocket, cJnal0ing $35 or $40 10 bills, several
Llabk checks Oh tho Farmers BSuk n! this
! place, onI n cancelled uot9 bearing On its beck
the Colorc!s signature. Saon itsr the ColoDCl
returned here, q check fer 81 500 WIS forward.
I'd by the GJrnan Exchange BsGk OF New
York city to tho FarucTs Bark ct this rl&cs
sigutd "R. Il. WitheEs.'. d.. V. q. Hut,
cashier, believed the signature 10 DO gcnulae,
80 wi! Tas tho forgery tX.c1Itd, bat g! the
same tn3 suspected that stmething IVES
! rotten in Denmark" aad mentioned too
naltlr to COL Wither5 who stated bis robbery
ss eboyo mentioned. Dr.. Huff then lad Tic check
protested and returned 1t to The c;S:i:r CT tho
Girman Bank, i2quiring il it had been pad by
lhst b.nk ard asEiag the Dsmo Of the party who
presented H. Sc. The bank wrote tn:t the c eck
WAS praEoxiaa By ono Of their customers who
plesd Innocence, end the eo1o1ss.ions, on THO
back CT the check showed That it had passed
through tho hands OF soyaral parties ss far SIS
names could indicate. The check had not been
paid by tho bank and upon its return protested
it was turn over to the party who prevented IT.
Next inc letter TO Col. Withers from la~
firm in Row York stating that the check hsd
boon placed in their bands for collector; That
they had compared tho signature with his nsmo
as signed by himself on the hotel registor, snd
moreover that they were prepared to prove by
two witnesses that they cav tho check executed
by him and the money paid to him On it, srd
that, unless tho MISTER wac adjusted st orco,
they would pursue q c1urso ct law to make tho
amount TIE Colonel wrote tho lawyers
the particulars of his robbery and stated to
them that they might proceed to prosecute for
the recovery CT the amount if they saw proper,
during which prose ul.ioa ho might possibly be
enabled to srriro at the psltic who had robbed
his person, The council who have tho mstier
in hand In New York mny have been honest III
their tTlrts at collection tor fraudulent ciiants,
bu! the stlsir will most rrCba5l7 dron at this
juncLure ntvar 10 b. heard sGsin.- w MsrNc