Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-12
FROM WasHEla-1 TOW.
Special Correspondence Of the Alera. Gazette.

Spec'cl Correspondence Of the Alerd. Gazette.
WASHINGTON. D. O., April II, 1880.
Gov>roor Bishop Of Ohio was on the flor
of tho Senate to day il conversation with Saps
ter Thurman. lls informed a newspaper
man this mcrnog that he thought Tilden
tad The inside track in Ohio. and that &c,
Bishop, would not hesitate 10 accept tho sacond
place on the ticket with him and be hopeful Of
saec,ss Mr.. Murat Halstead editor of tho
Citciruati COMMERCIAL. is aIso 10 the city. lie
think. thAt The anti-third crmers have got
Grant under, and that the contest for the re.
publican Ion instioo Tor tho presi ioDcy lies be-
the2n Blaine and Sherman with chances DE-
cidedly 10 favor CT the later
Speaker Randall received Intelligence this
morning iron several of the western Counties
Of Pennsylvania to the IF ct that they had
appointed Tilden Candidates to the State con
vtntlon. The convention will be composed Of
o5l members, OF whom Mr.. Randall says. Til
Geo will have all but eighty. Mr.. Wa!lscs. it
10 almost needless to ssy, Las Intelligence that
does cot agree With this, ra..s
Private in,elIig:ncs hlr, is 10 tho
{ #, CT that though the Germans sup
ported the democratic ticket 10 tho re-
cent eltoi2n 10 Cinc!npaii the republican mt
iorty was occasiuned by the apathy ct the
democ1a' who having become disguised with
the manner 10 which The affairs OF their party,
both State ani municlpsl, hsRe been carried on
lately, rclrBined from going to tho polls and
allowed he election 10 20 by their dsfaul..
The following changes Wero made 10 the
Virginia postOflices 10 day : Mrs. E. N. Scott
| appointed postmaster at Prospect, Prince Ed
| ward Co.. vic, Henry D. Vcnatle, removed;
W. b. Hurt o. Chatham, Pinsyvania &. H.,
vice j. W. Mcklnsey. resigned; j. r. LumD'
kin at FISHING Bay Middlts Co., vice E s.
Vaughn, resigned; j. N. Bano at Mountain
Road. Hallfsx Co., vic, j. w. Gilliand, re
sigued, and z. NJ. Christian ct Amherst G. H.,
vice FL. A. Mead. IT $ gned.
The District Committee Of the Senate agreed
privileges to the Auocostia aui Potomac. the
Metropolitan aud the Belt Liuo Stree. Rail.
roads, these roads haViog paid u their arrear.
sges Of taxes; also the water bill,aDd the Vagsan
act.
The Senate Exodus Committee to day exam
| ed John Davis, editor Of greenback paper 10
JUNCTION City. Kansas. Fl. T. billiard, piante,
from Shreveport. La, and ntg-o. Theil
evdetc, wss of the same character as most Of
that which mas prt c ,ded it, with the exception
CT that Of MIR. Davis, who stated q, one of the
lessons for the exodus the speeches O.
Governor ST. John of Kansas welcoming the ne
grceS to that State, and offericg them homes
there which they never got.
| 10 conversation with Col. Bov. Tucker t
day be informed your correspondent that bo il
now too old to be ssngulne, but that in hi
| opinion Judge Field stands tho best chance Of
tho democratic nomination of any man ye
named prominently for that position; that il
The national democratic convention he will re-
ceive the vote of the whcls Psc fo slope and o
ell the extreme western States, and what.
more, that if nominated. he will carry bot!
Oregon and Calftrnis, which is moro than any
other democrat cln do. Jrd,o Field, he SAID
was strong Unioo man a during tho wa, anc
is nov in favor Of observing The prCv;ious G.
tho Constitution, and that # he be Objectionable
to the people Of the North on those grounds
they would not b, satis6td with the democratic
candidate if no were an aogel.
Robert Ballenger and George Nowlaud wer
indicted 10 day by The grand jury of the Distric
OF Columbia for recert assault upon j. 4
Hunter, on a Terry boat plying between tb
city and Alexandra, and for iOrcibly taking
away from him lot OF newspapers AID throw.
ing them ioto tho river.
A gentleman who arrived here from Lees
burg. Va, to day Informs ue that ntelligonct
has been received there If the death of Miss
Nj. j. Davis, daughter Of tho rector of tht
Episcopal Chuch 1t that pIaoo. st Cta!lottes
vile yesterday.
Intelligence received here t, day frou
Georgetown is to the IF, C! that The boaImcn'
strike ct Cumberland will probably DO over thi
week, aud be Effected by compromise. b,
which the boa'men will rtc,ive about 81 10
ton. They got eighty ceots last year. aud nop
demand ST 25 There arg TWO lsrSp thre
mastcd scboopers DOW lying at the Border
wharves. ct .Getr2etown. w,i,iog carsoes
which they xpect to receive this week,
| Mr.. Holster Ciyucr left hcrs 10 day for Ciu.
clonsti, where he is to marry this week Mrs
cchrocdcr. west!9 widow Of that city.
| Wa. Hawthorn nrd Ffark Il lIsr, ct Hagers
town. Nd, were srrrs.cd here TO day for e5.
stree Ing check from the pc stofice, lorriug
name on IL, and haViog it Cashed in Chaub, rs
burg, Penn.
| The Cas-, cf the negro 6.nd Smo.hcrs, fo
brutsIly outrarins Miss Liens, will com. up il
the Criminal Court here &c, morrow.