Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-10-29
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Special Correspondence Of ths-Alera Gazette.
WASHINGTON, D. O., O.t. 90, 1880.

State, aud Nr, McCartee, IOrWeily SupeEiGteuu-
Ont Ct the Bureau Of Printing and Engraving
Of the Treasury, now resident OF New VOTE
ADD thoroughly posted With reiereroo to tic
political condition of affairs IN that state, 10 Q
letter recsived here to day. says that Woik IS
being done there that nobody is aRsro CT but
those engaged in it, aid that the Empire State
will give Hancock e large majority Judge
Adds, republican whose spirits underwent
q great revulsion after the Indiana eleo!lop, has
suffered relapse, and after sn interview this
morning with Secretary EVarts, who has Jast
returned from New York, Informed friend
that things looked decidedly blue, There IS q
silly report sfoat here, started by the New
York Herald, which is doing al! it can to defeat
both Hancock AID Grace, the latter \, the
York, 80 ss tc spite Beunett's personal
enemy, Kelly, that the latter has sold
ont TO Garfield. Of course there 10 moth.
ipe ia this, and it lacks even the sem"
blsuce of probability, for Kelly 8 future SUCCESS
in New York depends upon bis ability to carry
that State OF the coming election. and tie oil
most superhumau efforts he is making to secure
that object arc known only to his most Intimate
friends.
Il is reported here to dsy thnt Major s. P.
B,YIy has followed the example Of Mr.. PeloGze
10 the Richmond district and obeyed tho order
of the national republican committee. dlreciIos
him to withdraw 10 fagcr OF the Mahonlte oan-
dida.e, General Williams. The Virginia demo
Gratis Eere ospsider 1t OF no consequence what
ever. as Mr.. Barbour, tboy say. would hava had
four or OF five thousacd mfj )r!t9 over Bsyy II
the letter had remaioed in sho field, and that
lbs addition of BaylV's strength to tho little that
Williams he'd won't sff=o: the result to aoy con
siderable degtas TIE Ienors, however. is
positively denied By M:jor Bsyy's most inti-
msto friends. who Say that the Major thinks &c
has GOOD ehanc, of election, aud that TIE only
orde; be would obey 10 withdraw now would
hsyo TO issaa from higher than any mundane
authority, ard that as the Msior doesn't have
many COMMUNICATIONS with sIoh authority BE
will be a candidate fer Cungr,ss aext tuesday,
that il, if be be alive at that time. 10 oonnco
ton with this subject may remark that 10
eobvor satoa with a good republican Quaker OF
Fairfax county, Virgioia. this morning ne 5Sie
that tbs republicans Of his reishb0fhoed were
zen WHO were 60 from principle, that one OF
their principles was the binding obligation OF
contracts, and thst they could neither be bought
lo7 sold.
ACCOUNTS from Virginia. received at the room.
of tho Vissioi, democratic committee, exc OF
the ra9st encouraging oAarac or. Ihey ara 10
tie effect tint the raoartslniy. scd numerous
changes aud bargains respecting tho Iespuoli'
CONS ard Mshceitee havs dlsgrs!cd tho repu
table members CT hotil thcs' psIt'es aau
rcdaYrHsd greatly TO The advantage of the deEo.
c,at7' and that tie democratic presidential Ticket
viii nos Only 81 elected, bu, all tho democratic
ror,;nsca for Cangc;es, but Sir. Coleman, 10
Ike black distre The sanmit:es is tusiy
engaged il huutisg UP and solaiag OF TO their
homes ali Vngiais9s here who arc entitled to
vote.
net Oh Pennsylvania 10 day Rev. y: T.
Phelps. formerly preaidiDg elder Of The NJ. &
Churoh in tho Alexandria district. Mr. faelt s
was. until this oampaiga, prominent ropdGi!
c,p. and vas onco the republican oan2iGste Ter
Coneress 10 the s;h Virginia distTc:. tic says
be still believes ia what g!ro cnss repuo'!9an
priocipIes. tut that now the var la oV.T VIC
should put away warke things, and that b. is
q Hancock man, ard hopes and praE5 tor h:s
election IS The saTe way Of restoring that peace
sud harmony so essential 10 ths best and per-
msuent Interests of oil seolloos OF tia country.
The Frsnoa-AmelicaD commission. OF which
tho eame Judge Adds alluded to above, is o
m smber. met hcrs to day for the purposo cfor-
gsnizina and to .ecsiyc tic rew Brazilian mi5-
ister who hss just arrived. A remsikabls
thing about this commission is that Mr. EVar. 8.
who drew up the lev creating II go wordcd It
thst the commissions of its Esnbel5 DO not
require the confirmation of the Senate.
a dispatsh received at tie War Department
this morning says that all fear of trouble at the
Ute sgaEc7 has been eissipstad. and that Berry,
tito egent there, accompanied by Meecaan1,
have started for GuDnisou, the former to DO
tried By the civil authorities ter constructive
murder 10 susrendeIiDg tho msu TO the lcdlans
whom they burned OF the stake.
It ia wsll for The goveruasnt that women
have 60. been granted tho privilege of suffrage,
otherwise NO work would be in progress at any
of the departments here, for all the male clerks
have been sent home to vote the radical ticket
What ridiculous snd transparent hnm6ug
aud blstberskite Hayes ia, to be sure! his
civil services reform has cegenersted ieto Dgs
fem By which all the executive ano uGlclal
departments Of the government have been
turned into par.issr bureaus TOT mak'cg 'otes
for the radical parts. go,
An important item Of news to lhe cbildrea
will be that the baby elephant in tho e!rcIs DOW
here is in with the Group which it contracted in
consequence Of wa6ing about in the mud OF the
ten. io which tits exhibited.
A STRUGGLE with bear Occurred 10 H66o-
ken, New Jersey, last week. An Italian hirae
o performing bear from its owner for trip
round the nsigbbOrhood. aseertainios first what
tricks she could perform. But he bear 70
fused to exhibit the usual antics when
tho mon best her over tho head in o
savage manner. This greatly enrsged the anl'
ns!. and she attempted to teer cit her
muzze, but it YES too strong. She ttep caught
The Italian aed tore Bis clothing into shseds,
threw bin to The ground and hugRed him 60
lightly that il wss supposed he was dead. The
sounded men recovered enough to crawl on! Of
ne rescn of the bear. which was secured to 3
pole by cops fastened to o rirg 10
her nose. The wounded men was then takeo