Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-12
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EPectit correspondence u i..s -As@;I. LG1:tS.
#AsH!EdToS, D. L., May J., 1850.
Tie intelistrc, hero ircm Virginia, received
both from genlentn Who srrive from that
State and By lstttr' from we'll irfJlmod Viz
eibians, is 10 The cfeot tia! lbose members Of
the denoola ic party who favor the fjrCblo 70
adjustment Of the State debt. have determined
pretty generally to sick to their parry % all
national questions. Mr.. Dsvtr, for irslIce.
the editor of the Rockingham Register, now
here, says that tho readjusler movement 10
Page, Shenandoah, and Rockingham counties
will not lessen tho regular demtc:atio vote Of
those counties to ahY appreciable extent, and
Mr. w. NJ. Bowrop, engineer OF the Shenan'
doah Iron Works, in Letter, says the Psge
county democrats sro not disposed to take any
OF Malone 10 their national politics.
Senator Johnston was ia his scat to day for
the first time this week. having been detained
at his rooms by Sickness brought en- by eating
deviled crabs. Crabs when eaten frosh from the
water ere Ito most uuwhoesone things 10 the
world, aud by people accustomed to eating them
are considered r. ly poisonous il kept 80 long IS
they usullly sro here before they are cooked.
1t is stated here to day that the man must
Instrumental 10 effeotiog the Blaine and Wash.
buroe combination in tho Cook county, Illinois,
republican convention was German Damcd
Losing, who was enc OF tho few men implicated
III Tho crooked whskeY ltfair whom Grant
would net save, and that BIO left important
personal business 10 the extreme West to cemc
back TO Chicago and get even" with the man
WHO refused 10 help him in his Tina of need.
Mr.. tleslng's work. however, it is generally
s1ppcsad will not coupt for much 10 the Illinois
Safe Convention, COT will the warning served
upon that Convention by the Ciic,go Tribune,
to The eject that it it adults The GRAFT deega
liou trOn that city tho anti Grant uen will bolt
the mex: Stao ticket.
III: tpcc!s Ssaatc COIL miuG3 o. taal electoral
count met !tii i,,:Glrg aoG prtc5adc1 10 Toe
| consideration OF tho role they reported lag:
Rc5E ior ch.reiag iha Iu!u wish rcg.rd to tie
!uaa:c- Il e,un;iog i,c presidential e.tctors
Ge;:in5. They iot ab9nt Aat way through The
| H:.pcscd substitute without BIsk!ug soy change
Il. and ali u;ucd uHtl to mu;roS, VIXEN HE,
| hope II Gu>h l..
:in'eaS ao @otiia:9 ;3IlJIac,I IL .ha SeG.
| "th - isg va 'hat If the Speed sci. :urreca
ID N2:'n 10, Va !gr .ho passage 81 tic Eaton
| uH Ia: re 3r;Ou!r&etit al = c;lD rs;c3 70 re-
par raHIsi"l cl tie trrif. lhs bill. ~ i,
i+Hi' fnUwn. IS a.1trO!;"I Inc%Sarc. ard In
tc:Gci solely 80 dizzy :F2 "rsnt:Eg q aSy lnrif
| f.i'ai.
\" e eatpl, &! !ic a:aGit ihG southern ,:,.a
'rsH J. c!.v' inf aaT:cE their laaiS Ct p.ss;!i.
! ;"r:y :"l,;:j "a iIiilaTcr thclr vrtp, ! r:::I-
| ti"a ;se l-c. ;nst hi.. Is ,txhoover. the nor;h
! On ccmGGS.t ;ShU lad Il i7ernrr Cut!iD's Ca,
! IL ci!s,GH. rays &c Hovyrurr vss defeated b;
! the votes u rtb hiig,&irIs because b. vsss u,
war e3vrInnr Of PHna-S lsSuls. A1d yet thcs
! S,tIG southern d:noHtat- W,lt ciulinu4 10 allow
;hclf aul"1 10 be :tuci C ID hy snil.r motives
! IL really duos seem inst the democrats ia SOM
rcspeo at least are Is rbors, fer they will M
| ltaro that ConcrssIutS always Itiu or, them. Ii
this connection it may b. mentioned thas lhorC
Is Is report 10 circulation to the tifsot that Mr
Cuttln Apcnt $25 OO0 10 trying 70 secure III:
| election.
The Senate CGmuittce IN posolfiocs ,hi
morning. came Up mantuly to tbs as,lstauca o
the star route mail lobby, and agreed to sr,k
out tho House r quiromcut tor rc!eting instead
OF oxpeditiog mai contracts and added $500,
$50 10 tie appropriation.
MI. Louis Schade. editor of tho y.'.s'liavtou
Sentinel. and Mr.. Ilir,m P,ioc, O republic, ~
member Of the House from lava, had uair-
rel en- tho fl ,or Of tho House yesterday bsirr,
tic s,sslon com ncnocd. dIliog which tho lat
ter found fault with ca article that had appear
ed 10 tho Sentinel and used augu, which ,h
former reminded him ives gross abuse Cf tn
privileges Of bis position. To this MIR. PIic(
replied that ho IVES responsible thero or any
whtro elsa for what he said. Mr.. SchaGo rc
Spooded that he would hold him responsible
any@here else if what he should ray c.me with
10 the pal, of Cenlomaoly recognition.
There will DO trial of the fire cxli0gushiu
quail'y of carboDic acid gas On the Potcma,
river. between this city and Alexandria 10
morrow afternoon.
j. Russell Yousg, the Grant boomer was il
The reporters gallery il the Senate yasteid.y
lie has associated himself with Grant SO much
has written so msty of his thoughts, and ha
bad to put himself 10 his place 50 often 10 ordt
to be able 10 enter into The Spirit of those
thoughts 80 as TO express than corrco y, tina
no has sctualIy within tho last three or fou
years acquired striking physic j rcsemblarc
to the tX-Presdent.
Senator Etou, the oil State rights aoratc
ttom Come ct cat will attend tho Virgiui
democratic couveniCn, and will p,cb,b'y I'd
droas i.