Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-10-02
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WASHINGTON, D. e.. OF. 1880.
Judge Asa Aids, tie lats Southern Clalns
commissioner. who hss been appointed the
American member Of tho commission to
settle tho Fra5co American claims, aud
who is one of The mos. ultra radicals in
the oountry,- hes just returned from an
extended trip through New York and New
England, and seys there is DO use in shutting
ones eyes to the apparent fact that Garfield is
already defeated.
10 G conversation With we'll informed Vir-
GINA republican this morning be told me there
vas rothipg in the report that Garfield bad
written letter stating that be is not oardi.
date 10 Virginia, and that so far as he kew,
aud be tried to keep himself posted, the repub
| liclss of bis State meant TO make vigorous
contest for the State and hoped to carry it By
means of what be termed tho spill. 10 the dem.
ocratic party, ard that no matter how they
would act with reference to the congressional
elections they would DO found unit for Gar
field on election day. This TALES with what
old democratic polite ans say here, which IS
that the republicans ara boosting up tho Ma
houites with promijts OF support 10 order 10
weaken the democratic party, but tia. On the
Pad of November they will vote to q nEa for
the radical ticket.
A we'll informed ciliz,n of Cincinnati. who
arrived here from that city this morning,
Informed mo that the democrats there are per
fectly satisfied that Ohio will 60 democratic Ct
the next election. and that both Young and
Butterwortb, the republican candidates to,
Congress n tho city of Cincinnati, will be de-
feated. Il ia conceded thst the resGlt rests
with Hamilton county, 10 which is the ci'y CT
! Ciucisnati and if what my informant says about
that city be true. and he is thoroughly reliable
man, it looks as if Senator Thurman was right
when BIO said Ohio is already less to tho re-
publcaus.
| A letter from Rishmoud received here scs
terdsy says tho system OF campaign clubs has
been adopted by the DENT cats there and is
rapidly spreading throughout tie entire State,
and that by means of it thu democratic vote
will be considerably decreased 90 election day.
A letter was received here this norniog from
the private secretary OF the Governor OF Calls
fcrnis stating that the republicans oil that Stats
give it up to Hancock.
MI. Fle!caer, superintendent of the House fold
Jog room, has Just returned from Pennsylvania
and reports that the democrats OF that S:ate
were never 80 thoroughly organized as at pre-
sent. sud that democrats who don't allow their
fselirgs to control their judgment look upon
tho result 10 that State ss eXceedl0gly doubtful
With the chances in favor of Hancock.
Secretary Burch Of The Senate has just re-
turned from Tennessee and portions of theWess
and is very sarguipe of democratic suco:s mex
Nnvembsr.
Intelligence here from Virginia to day is oil
the most favorable character TO the democrats.
Such counties as Elizabeth City srd Louisa
which have large republican mt orliss, vii
hsy, those ms j)ries reduc d more than Cne
half while the democratic oss from the Malone
movement will be inconsidersblo Mr. Porhsm
of Rappahannock county. was hero last night
and SAYS the prcspec. is entirely rlaa!icg 10 hi:
SIC ion Of the State.
The receipts ut the Treasury 10 day from Gus
toms amounted to $6lG.5l3; from in.eroa
revenue, 7l,77I-more than a million. and
there has only been one day this week that tboy
have been less than that sum; and still MIR.
Garfield says the tariff which forces poor people
to pay twics ss much as they ought to for tholl
winter clothing shall not BIZ lowered; and still.
too. the public debt was OILY reduced last month
to the extent Of less than 50 00O,O 900, though II
was given out at the Treasury beforehand that
the reduction would smount to $l2. 100000.
TIE official report of the inspectors who in
vsstigsted the case Of the ks! steamship Vera
Cruz has been received. II fully txhonerates
the officers apd oWners of that vessel OF al
blame and disprov1s tho statement Of Mr..
Owens. Notwithstanding this report it is said
by s,ms that had tho vessel been sound che
could hsvo weather.; tie storm safely, and that
there ara hundreds of we'll sttes.ed instarc IS 10
which vessels have passed through severe
cyclones.
The u. 8. steamer Yauiie, GOV lyiog OF the
Navy Yard, was put 10 commission to dey and
will sail 10 sio,t time to int the Chinese
squadron.
An incident occurred here 10 Gay which was
not calculated to iocroasa the regret of those
who witnessed it for the change 10 the admins.
tration that's likely to occur. A super servceate
| radical, beariog man curse another oce 10 q
bar room. rushed to tho door, sod cllIiag 6
negro policeman, demanded that the profsne
| individual, who had announced himself demo.
Graf, he arrested The policeman didn't want
| to msks The arrest, but, under the cilcum-
starcas, could not help il, and so off he started.
through the most crowded street 10 tho city.
with Bis genteel Looking prisoner, for the station
house, tho observed of all observers. TIE
complainant being Informed that tho man be
had caused to be arrested was Alexander Ster.
herds ate private secretsr7. and probably had
some influence, baseaed after him, and with.
drawing the complsiat. had him dismissed, bat
not until the thought had entered the minds Of
the many who had seen q 1iet aud gentleman
locking man msloAed though crowded street
10 charge of lie gro policeman. that such thing
was uoeeenly and that arrests Of similar char
acter had better be made By white men.
FOREIGN NEWS.
! The Australian international exhibition at
Melbourne opened yesterday.
The meagre harvest yields in Europe indicate
that America must be looked to for bread.
The Mexican Congress is in session, and Pres:-
dent DiaS speaks hopefully of placing the Nc.
i tim oil neadit on q otnad hnnia