Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-11-25
FROM WASHINGTON.
FI.U-I TFADNl1S TI CIV.
Special Correspondence Of the A!era. Gazette.
WASHINGTON, D. g., Nov. %, 1881.

" A9ilNVlON' ~. va ANuts ~ JOCis
Tho mlrh,ra Il Coz gtess era baginnicg 10
sriiy5 ia ireraaa:l numbers Aboui SKY
namba15 g! he Aouse reported c! tie o2stef6oo
OF kat hsuse ttis 7slirg, AnoEg the c.Udi-
da:es 'or d3olkaeper OF !hc House is Colonel
j sck BlcRn, Of Georgia, & Wri.-3unSn South
era republican, Of Ills city, enc bases bis
o.sin,5 f1r tic Plies up>n tis s,aiwaati:n and
his ic7alsblo feslty to The Republican partg
sue, !tc var. |! saems 30 30 pretty we! us
ders;oed liza, .he tY-cle,k. McPEer:on. will
be e,dc;c3 10 bis Old place. All INC Candidates
Tor tho SpcsEc'sbip ere haze, sad oil. even
Dir. UuGnaI, who was The cogiaser OF tie
sss,y gcsb, .ro confident Of toc!iun.
There is quite q gathering Ct the RET ublican
element Ct the rasc iaa;er parry OF Fireinia here
to day. aa:oug !hem Ex-senator Lewis, M.jor
Yoss. Dr.. Grer, DI. Mills Nj. j. Amber
Sni!h, sDG probably others They hsa iorg
caGierstcJ &c tie Darbssigu Housa this MORT
ing. Dr. bills ia the late Co!tc:or CT the po,.
o! Richmond, and he snd Dr.. Glner are chiefly
Interested in having himself rei9s,sted 10 his
cid position. TIC other gentlemen named
W5in ircde5ts!y interested 10 having new
desl 10 the Riohmood Custom House, ere Grin
cipal y coaceInId about toe portion 9! tts spois
of ofhce that 10 tho division is to fell to the ,e-
pub!ioaa c!emart os tic reaGiuster parry. They
don't like tho way Ito rohoi1sers tglk about
Winpius their rccen: vo:Gry By 40 Iq1al div
son OF tEo Democratic vote. End GY Winning
| it wi;hou. the cid If tho wGto reput-
liaals. aad ssy that slhou: the sid of the
republicans the raa3justois would rsvo ben
nowhere 10 tbs lishi. Neilt:r do they like
the maCnas 10 which ex-senator L,wis AID
other rep1biio.o lesdtr3 in tho State are
spoken Of h2 The rcasjCs:eis. srd insgGs that
su,h talk bodies them no good, hu! as they can
not afford 10, aad dstc Not break with The re.
sdjustlis. they vast 10 egrac upon somo plan
ty WHOA tho valuable assistance they rendered
Gaueral Mshone 10 his reo3G. Contest will be
so3ledged end receive i;s quid pro gao.
They ere not al oil pleased with the siiu,nou.
bu! being noTeT!csa 80 chang X sre cu5esvoring
10 peka The bes: otc bad psrsniD Thsy would
iika 10 hsva tho Se32'or:hip tor MIR. LsHis or
6 Cabinet position far s1sjcs Vest, say that of
Postmaster Gaaarn CT sO.Ea other prtmlpent
pltos for another Ct their p.1iy,so as 10 Go rec
oguiZ:G "a the Representatives. Of The Admins
traitor, but Il LOOKS Gs i: the iaias sge egsiust
!hem sad that thei1 ctio.is Will nc vain. Mr..
LAWS o.a cElg so;tf the S;ns!s IRON afas, end
tie President. notwithstanding his support OF
he rcruliaicr:, viii 20. ia allowed BY bis
party TO ei7e cin o: hem sast 10 bis C&5ipe!.
Amcgg tho SaGa!crs 10 he city tl-1ay is II
Jobrs.on. Of Virginia. lie saye tic result Of
the raoo9t eItc iou 10 his Stats vas u1avcids-
bio uadcr cxislos cj2ditiols. tbo nooey, tic
appasJ 10 clss5 p!'jai;e, rcsor;td u b. the
restius!er9, sni the uGi!ed support OF tie raput
lean AID pcgro 73!s. Ho SIPS tae res6juster
stieastl il ;te S3otkw we, Wesiioctou c,unly.
for iasiaEc2. SIS da: 70 3 largely decreased
neRso vote, by Iass2u o tie tobacco !ectoris 8
recently started tiers, aoG By tie heretofore
atout white vote .hst the reac aste:s SGT out IF
tho mountains, ard tbas tho regular democratic
vote suffered l!.:le or 20 dimi1uticI.