Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-11-09
FROM WASHINGTON,
pecial Correspondence of the Aleza. Gazette.

WASHINGTON. D. G.. Nov. 9, 1880
Tie fo'ljsing oSargss 10 the Virginia pest
ofius wsre mad, to day New ofioOa esisb'
Iisbcd a. Pittsvlls, Pitts5lvatia c3ua.y. With
James I. Graves as postmaster, and Water.
| view, Middesex county, With Albert IL. u.
Bass as postmaster; j. II. Barter appointed
postmaster at Point Truth, Rossell county, vice
j. W. Lay. resieuef; j. I. West, at Elam5-
vile. Patrick county, vice =. L.. PediRo. TO-
signed. and Marshall a. Testenao. at Bscs'
water, Lso couary, vice A. K. Ardsrson, 70
signed.
Msior 8. 2. B.yly, the republican candidate
for Congress ct the recent election iu the ALI Z
sndia district Of Virginia is here again to day.
He says be iuserdJ to c,nteat Dir B,rbCur's
seat, and so Informed Mr.. B. this encrning.
and that be will do so upon the grounds stated
10 ibis correspondence yesterdsy-ineligiblilty
ty reason Of roo.resi5etc, and Intimidation Of
voters, which will amoans to nothing.
R,v. Mr. Phelps, formerly presiding elder OF
the Alexandra orc1it of the 81. E. Church.
who WAS Ratc cock man during he reoaut po-
i.ie.i O, % paign. s5yS that should Garfield be
iusuacrsteG, Of watch be thinks ther. is some
doubt. cwirp 10 the frauds in New York, be
will, uole,s hs 30 tpldcz'd by Ccpkli0g, b. at
least IS c,pcliatoly tegard the South ns Hayes
has been.
There vas Ioug Cabinet meeting TO day. ct
Which, however, no business of Importance gas
transacted. snd TT the close Of which the mem
bers returned to their homes. and from thence
immediately to the 8htrf. where they tcok the
United stsus steamer Dispatch for Hampton
Roads, TO witness the maya! rtyieW to take plaza
th.ir TO MORROW.
The employees of the House were all 10 good
spirits this morning 10 c,ns: quoLc, ct late neua
from Missouri to the effect that two democratic
congressman. previously reported defeated, had
been elec!ed. They sly thst when tho official
votes of all tie congressional districts 10 ell the
States shall be received it will bs fouud that
the democrats will have erCugh members TO
orgapizs the IeYt House.
Iutelligerc, from Richmond is TO The effect
that Mahoniam is about "gone ur;" that its
republican slIies will rensio With the straight
out republican party, sud that lis demcctat
followers will relurn TO tho democratic fold from
which they. 10 weak moment, s'r,yed away
The returns of the tcspt elecuon there show
that tho negroes paid up their capitatiou tax
better than the white voters, for while the FORM
er polied within Il. COO Of their Hhcs vote, the
latter we're $4,000 behind.
A cyclone visited the residercs OF tho late
Bsrismio Haowell. at Reckland, near Sandy |
Springs, Md, last Saturday night. blew down
a large number Of tho foe old trees that grew
in the lawn thereof. aud destroyed the barn and
carriage house..
Senator JohIs!ou, of Virginia, sill keep
house here next winter With bis son in law. ).
+. MCMILLAN. Of Baltimore. q! 1884 Massschu. |
sets avenue.
Toe Attorney General rendered his decision |
ia the c,se of tho Hirth murderers to day. |
Bsdford and Qaenan will be hanged o. the
10Th inst, end Piun DO imprisoned for life,