Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-05
From WASHINGlO ON
Special Correspondence of the Alera. Gazette.

WASHINGTON, D. G., August :. 1880.
Dr.. Culver, prominent District democrat,
and tho clerk of tho House Committee on
Weights, Coinage and Measures, has address ID
a letter to Mr. Schu,z. in which ho tells him
that ss his (Scbu.z's) chief objection 10 the
election OF Hancock seems to be tho confusion
that vi be produced by turing cut republi-
cIus and filling tho government Offices with
democrats, 20 arrangement can DO effected by
which tia. danger Gin BIO avoided, which ar
rangement is that if every ono of the present
ctfic, holders will contribute S. month from
now until after the election to tho democratic
cause, their names will DO held strictly conG-
dental, and that when the time for turning out
| comes they will be put on 90 equal footing with
| the applicants Tor their POSITIONS but will have
| the advantage Of Experience and familiarity
| with their duties They now arc forced to pay
Two per cent. OF their salaries to tho republican
cause, but their Jcrct contribution to the domo.
cratic cluse will, be ssys, show that they arc
patriots. aud vii! cntillo them to recognition
under tho Few administration.
tx Sergeant at Arms French, Of the Senate,
has gona to Los Pinos 10 ill his duties as Il ,rk
Of the Ute commission, at salary of 81 500 a
year, which is considerably less than he has
beer receiving tor many years past, bat thon o
man can't eXpec. TO be drawing largo salary
from tho peoples money all his life.
General Chalmers. member of the House
from Mississippi, has left h,ro for Ok
ney Springs. lie says that 30 far ss he
knoWs Hancock will receive every electoral vote
in the South, ana that it will be a great pity if
the land from which democracy 10 tines past
hes drawn its inspiration (Viraiois) should
COW, 10 the supreme effort that is beiug made
10 restore the cjuntry to d,mcc:ato hands, be-
fOuod wanting.
Tho receipts at the Treasury TO day from
customs, amounted to $G27,702; from internal
revenue $3.50. I'll. The national bank aotes
received to day for redemption amounted to
$2G3 600.
e. W. Pa1;ou was appointed pos tmastcr at
GOrc;vllle, Louloun county to day, vice James
Tru0dlo, resigned Tho advertisements for
the mail lettings 10 Virginia are almost oom-
pleteds but will not DO published before Geo.
Der.
Dr.. Cabcl, Of tho University Of Virginia, aad
President of the National Board Of Health i
10 tho city ca tho business Of that board. Dr..
Turner, secretary Of the bosrd, says If there is
any yellow fever within the limits of the United
States, Intelligence q it is more than tho bosld
or any OF !ts numerous agents Gao get
A we'll known and reliable Virgiuian DOW in
business here, who has just returned from q
short visit 10 Orkney Springs, informs me that
MIR. Gorbam. who size, his expulsion from the
scoreteIyship Of the republican national ,x,cu
tixc ommitce for not supporting The regular
republican ticket 10 California st the last cleo
ton 10 that State has been trying to re establish
binselfin the good grace of the republic 10 party,
is there with bis friend. the proprietor, COL ones,
q prominent resCiuster of the Valley, and that
M Saturday last be had consultation there
With Mr.. Rlddloberger, ono Of the leading 70.
aGusters in the State. My Informant says the
reac listers nc Iiet with seem to be confident of
SUCCESS, but that tho regular democrats say such
con6denc, is assumed. end that the regular
ticket will be clcctcd BY large mejoriIy. =
A gentleman WHO was present at tho meeting
at Salem, Fsuq1ler couatV, Va, last Sturdy,
tells me that he Mingled freely among the c:ogd
and that from all he saw AID heard he is TO-
duscd to believe that Nsale is the favorite of
The people OF that section for Congress- He
also says be thinks acale is the faVorite of the
people OF Madison, 10 which lie recently paid
visit With regard to the accident to General
Payne, he says the horse ran away when the
X.
and that the General, when be jumped out Of
the buggy, fell upon his head and wag stunned
for Will, but is noT all right with the exsep.
ton OF few bruises.
Senator Garland. Of Arkansas, has written to
Gov. Holiday, Of Virginia. for all bis messages
90 The Virginia State debt aud all other docu-
mths relating to that question: 10 order to avail
himself OF their sootents 10 the fight he aud the
regular democrats are making against the repu.
dlatorS OF bis State, q contest somewhat similar
to the one lp progress in Virginia.
Secretary Burcb. of the Senate. has goze to
Tennessee to stteLd the democratic convention
of that State. 10 which also proj got for repu-
dating the State dep: will be, it is feared,
dividing question.
MIR: y. l.. Buchanan having resigrrl the
presidency OF B:acksburg College, Virginia, and
gone back to bis proiessoiship a. T. nory and
Henry College. the numerous Virginia friends
OF U. 5. Senator Wl'hers. whose tenn will ey-
plre next March, will endeavor to have him
appointed to fill tho vacancy. The salary is
- 600 and hoGge ED lot. The Senator, as
is known, is physician, sud, though by co
mears an old map, is, of course, too old to re-
c1mmence tho prsc Ice of his profession and
build up lucrative practice in country neigh.
borhood, AID as be is poor man, not having
avgled himself. SIS many Of bis colleagues have,
Of the opportunities afforded by his position for
acquiring torIuno ct the expense of bis honor, |
will, doubtless. accept the presidency of Blacks
burg College il it be rendered him.
The Virginia readius:ers address, published |
10 this mornings Post, is too long to be- read, !
but the few who did read it say that, granting
every word Of it be true, aud that it were ten |
times stronger, they Soc 90 possible connection |
between it and the presidential election, and that
the idea that State party. founded upon such |
grievalc as set forth 10 this address, will &c |
broken up by its members voting the regular
democratic tickets for president ard congress
men is fudge, and that man can be Just as
good readiuster after voting tho regular demo.
cratic ticket next November as be was before.
The large democratic banntr, bearing the
likeness Of Hancock aud EogsL, has arrived,
and will be suspended 10 front of the headGuar.
sers of the democratic congressional cam raigu
on L street, next Thursday.