Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-10-21
FROM VASHING7 ON
Special Correspondence Of the AleSa. GG=s't'


WASHINGTON. D. O., O,t. 2l,lSo0'
Tic fselog amocg tho democrats 10 day is a
little moro buoyant han it las been fer sone
days past ard tie knowing ones among them
ssy that measures have been adopted by which
tho votes Of the three States OF New York.
Nav Jersey sud CoDre c;icut have been secured,
but that should either eff the two latter ba lost
tho requisite number Of votes 10 elect Hancock
will be supplied from Tho States of Maine, New
Hampshire. California, Nevada and Oregon.
Governor Stevenson, of Kentucky, who was
here day or Two ago, Lbirks that Indiana is
ire,revably gooe. but that tho States Of Now
Y0k, New Jers.y and Connecticut ere safe,
add that the democrats have the best chance OF
catryiog California. There sre few democrIts
who have not yet rallied from the dissppoints
melt Incident TO the Indiana election, and they
give up the contest spd soy that even Delaware
will 20 republican. Well Informed democrats
ftcm that State, however, say that should the
county 10 which Wilmington is situated 90 re-
publican By 500 nsjoIity, which is m5rs THAI
tho mes. sanguine Republicans claim, the demo.
cratic MI iotitY 10 the other tGo COUNTIES, which
arc agricultural, is surs to vc:w1elu 1t asd
keep the Stale fixed 10 the solid South.
The satemspt MAIDS this morning 10 paror
Of this city to tho effect that The MahoDitcs in
Virginia would elect six republicans to Goa
grets, The Republicans two and the democrats
one is laughed to scorn by the Virginia demo
orat3 here. who say that should the Mshorltes
get one (Fulkerion 10 the ripth dis:rict) and the
republicans one (Jcrseusen 10 tie fourth they
will be doing remarkably we'll, and that all the
other districts ere secured to the democrats.
General Bealr. who passed through hero
yesterday On bis way home from a thorough
canvass Of the first district. says that Gar.
r;son. democrat, vii j b, cltccd by respect
AHA sj,rit?, AID that ho really believes
Cri,cher, the Mahonile candidate. will not
receive 1000 votes in The whole district.
A letter received by tho Vi:aicia daHo-
cratic CAMPAIGN committee ircm Mr.. t1er
chant, edi!cr Of Fredericksburg Star, says he
believes the county Of Spo! syvapia will eive
l60 nj 1ritS for the democratic ticket, and that
StsforJ, IN acjoning o3u1tg, nil! li7o III.
All the letters his com Uittec receives, al they
come from ell quarters of the State, say that
eysrytkioy is wo!kiog vel lfor tho d jctatc
ticket. cod hat it will be elected by large
plurality. Ex Uui:ed Sales Senator LeEiP, a
republ CID. on the oo1irary, says that, owing to
tho split existing among the democrats. The re-
public,Ds are almost sure TO secaro tho electoral
vets OF the State. Large numbers of negroes
arc being sent from here to Norfolk By the re
publican congressional campaign COMMITTED to
register there mex: Saturday, bat the Virginia
Committee is noti.g the number who denart,
add keeping the Norfolk committee advised.
A gentleman Jus! returned from tho Valley,
where he has been organizing Haac:ck clubs,
says thu Mahooites thcrc are promising positions
under Garfield to men who will VOC thtir con
grcssional ard presidential Ticket.
The rccant ipteIvilW between Gepcrci Ma
borc add Scuator Cameron in Philadelphia re-
wives all the talk about tho ictarviaw these
genIl amen had las! spring, when the former is
reported to have urged tho latter to use bis ll.
Haeuce IS chairmau Ct tho republican national
executive committee to proven. tho Virginia
republicans from putting 40 electoral ticket in
the field. and must. CT curse, have offered
some qIid pro quo.
The receipts at Tho Treasury to Gay lfom Gus
toms amounted to $685.. AGA; from interosl
revenue, $4l4, 3G9- over a million. and yet
General Ga, ,ld and the man who support him
ssy that the people must contiuuo to pay d,uble
for almost cvorythog they consume n order
that the present high tariff. which cnIlchss
few mouopoists, shall Dot 60 interfcred With.
Should the reLult Of tho rapid y approaching
presidential election DO very close or involve any
doubt, the next session Of Congress- will b, q
very txoitiog one. as i, is by no meacs unlikely
tho democrats will attempt to remcVa tho am
bieuity COW attaching to tho manuer CT counting
the electoral vote, and tho republicans will DO
10 favor slltwog Thugs to :emsio as they were
when the President Of the Senate c,unted the
votes.
All who remember aoy;Liog ubtu: the last
session Ct Congress will rocollecs the number Of
Petitions that wero presented from maGutac
turers from all parts OF the country praying the
passage of The Eaton bill for q commission to
revise the tariff TIE democratic managers in
New York, New jersey ard CONNECTICUT 5re
using these petitions in answering the arguments
Of the high tariff man ia those States.
A letter received here tbil morning from e
we'll Informed democrat IN Tennessee ssys the
State ticket there is 10 some danger. but tbst
the debt payiog democrats will probably csrryit.
A VAST ENTERPRISE Judge Wellfold. of
tho Circuit Court CT Riot m md. has granted a
charter Of Incorporation to al association Of
New York capitalists. under tho lilo Of the
"Old Donioiou Land Com paDy." The itcor-
porators arc Mcssrs G. 2. Huntington. Harvey
Fish, A. s. Hatch. James II. Ssorrs and j. Z.
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