Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-11-18
6sIds election will turn ouI for tie bis; afcT
FROM WASBINGIO ON
Special Correspondence Of the Ateod Gazette.

WASHINGTON, D. O., NV. is. 1851
Senator Thurmsu's opiDioU, which ID that
there can be no Geo ion cor appointment or
u, 8. Senator from Ohio uotil sfter the 4:h OF
next March, and that Should The cslled session
Of the Benate bs delayed until :ucb an elcctioD
or appointment be made, the question that
would bo raised By i: would sire ccc.slan Tor
the democrats of the Ssua.e to debate 1t fIr
months before the Senator could be admitted
gives great satisfaction to the dsnooraio EN-
ployes Of that boSy. who. nos coosidsIlos them
selves out of the woods, m lolfess l:!lls oorc:ro
about the way General Malone msy decide to
act. Men who put theBeeivss 10 tho Gsnsrai S
plaza say he will certainly act WIih tho demo
Gratis, tor tho following resso5s His wish Is t."
carry bis State for his parry next tall. OF the
| 81, 900 woes bis ticket received st the last
election large eum5er wsre good aod true
democrats, who ware iptuo:d to vote ss they
did BIZ 90 other reason than that they really be-.
lieved it ass the stronger of tie two. All OF
| these will lssve him if be votes With the radi-
cals. Then too, there is bat little tor him to
gain by radical efhatior; Tor. II &c lolneo
that party, it would have 10 Do at the toot OF
the class, % Wickham and the other most
promiuent white leaders of the Virginia repub
loans would rebel If co attempt W.rs made by
The new administration to put hiu over them.
They also cay that az Messrs. Fnkersou and
Paul, who we're elected TO Congress BY demo
cratic votes, will naturally desire to be re elect
ed, thoy can not afford to vote with the radicals
so that the General, with 40 itfuosc, IN tho
Senate, where the democrats would sec that
none of the appointments tha. might be given
L ~ ha onnHrpncH ord mir fnIInu
irg in the HOUSE. where tho two members re-
want to bs 70, elected or des:r, to soooMpish
apy legislative work, if be turns republican,
will not only ruiz all hopes Of SUCCESS 10 Vir.
GINA, but cc,upy decidedly uaenviab!e posi-
ton 10 Congress.
With referercs to Virginia politics it il said
here that what is most likely to hsrpsn is that
conference Of the leading democrats OF tie State
of al opinions on the deb! Questions will be held,
of which plan 70; toe settlement of the State
debt will bs devised, ard that tho adoption Of
this plan will BIO the maip question involved 10
mex; fsl,'s election. For the democratic clndi-
date for Govtraor numerous prominent gentle.
men arc mentioned; smoos them Mr.. janis
Barbour, Di. Moffest, NJ jor Daniel, Hon. j Ohm
L. Harris, General Fi'z Lee. and j. W. Johu-
stor, presidcos of the James River aud
Ksnawha canal. As regards the republicaa
candidate il is said General Wiokhan could get
it if DO waited it, but that it is position that
has 40 attractions for him.
The question about the managers of tho
coming inaugural ceremonies is still the Lead
Jog ooo among the republicans Of this city. A.
q aeeliog Of one OF the rings last tight 1880
luton Vas adopted under which committee
cf fifteen wes sppoioted to oct 10 co,janc!io1
With similar committee to be sp2cln.sd By
meeticg of the other ring, to be held to hight.
When the composition of the conul;tes Ss5
announced Mr.. Syphcr. Of Louisiana said thai
two of its members Henry Willsrd sad @. q.
Gloyer) were democrats. and proceeded to make
o violant harapgue, 10 which be denounced the
cit;E ,rs CT Washington ia tho grossest possible
terms. Messrs. Crosby Noyes AID Cartnse
B,r,on repealed his assault upon the people OF
the city, telling lin tho. he WAS afraid TO go
back 10 L,nisispa les: be be ssat to ths peol
Tertiary of that State. Tho meeting to be held
to night will, it is esd, bs attended b5 lsrg9,
number of uegroes who. 1t Is supposed, Will
appoint committee composed largely CT their
own race, which is exactly what tho conultten
already appointed desires, Sc, 10 ttrt CASE. tho
latter will either not recognize 1t, or e'so take
complete cootrol of its members.
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to. day from Gevera Miles approved by Gcoera!
Terry, is TO the ,ftsot that as numerous poirts
on tho frontier traders have secured large SOCKS
Of euas sud amnuH!ion fer the pu!pG.e OF
swapping them With the 1odisns for the skins
sud tu:s Whioa the later have 10 great abun-
datc,, and ttSt loes5 tbs government rr5
vents the PROPOSAL exchange ~ Selling tho ira,
ders' stocks tho IuGiaus will not surrender cod
hes ilitics be prolonged Indefinitely. bit that
if the recommended seiz1rs be mado The Eoa
Tile Indians will surreldr at sn carly d>ts sud
sfTaiYs on the f.ooiar DO qui.tcd a. css; Ter
tiinn.
The following changes 10 the Viteiola post
offcts wore made to-day: Thom.s II. Fallen
appointed postmaster al Coon Wharf, North
uabsrlsud c:uoty, vic, j. f. Pope, resiGn55.
Tho cffio,s st Pend Gap, Augusta county. and
Dantop. Rockingham couRty. discontinued tor
want Of Candidates tor tho pos! maStsrshIc, tho
papers thai went 10 the former t. 60 10 ferrsi
aad those to the latter to Crsss ksss. =.
The knowu friendship existing batEean Mr..
j. r. Tucker. OF Virsioia, ADD the President
eec., will, it is supposed, be ct great ad'aotsSe
to the former 10 tho nox; Congress. IL Viii b.
recolIec.ed that Of all tho Virginia cooPIessmen
interviewed upou the suit ct Of the o 7iosgo
nomination, Dir. Tucker YES the caly OBS who
spoke faVotabIy Of the nomineo.
TIE Bsp,i.t Association now ia session here
at its last nights meeting adopted a resolution
aboItshiog the cslor lioe, and ioviiipg all the
colored Baptist ohurehes 10 the city 10 menb:r
shin.
Bedford aud Qus,rao, tho two negroes to
be banged Tomorrow for the murder ct young
Hirib. ere 10 sad plight TO day, whllo Ptnc,
who's, sonterc, has been commuted to inprIs'
oumeut for life ia hsppy 10 e:capipg their
dreadful fate. They will be hanged 10 tho
corridor Of lbe j.l between twelve ncd one
o 'occk to morrow.
The new wharf a, tho Arsenal has baea a.
mo:t completed. LIS builder is Mr. Il. X. |
Bradshaw, Of Alexandra.
A STORY FROM PARIS During tho last year |
was in Pa!i,, l heard vsr7 pretty story. A
party Of marry, bright eyed American eir's
wero OF a wind,w. looking out upon cour:
yard. Soon o soemiogly old man, crossed the |
yard. That's the MARQUIS Of x" said one Of