Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-10-05
FROM WASHINGTON
Special Correspondence Of the A7era. Gazette.
WASHINGTON. D. c., Oct., 5, 1881.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct., 5, 1881.
Az informal coOfrerce Of the democratic
Senator's who wi! then DO n tho city will be
held next Fridsy evening for The purpose Of
asceranDg The vi;w5 Of the respective Sena.
tors upon the subject Of the reorganization of
the Senate. There seems to be 40 doubt now
thst all Of ,htm will insist upon the election of
President Of the Senate before tic Nav York
AID the Rhode lsla0d Senatcrj arc admitted,
| but 1t Is cot SO certain that they will he 80
uaaClmtuJ with regard TO excluding those San
ators from ttkirg part 10 the election ofs Score
| tary. ladeed il Is said thas having the Preei
dent and the Sergeant at Arms some OF lham
viii DO 10 iaV0r OF allowing The threo Senators
| alluded to to b. sWotD in as soon as tho Prtsi-
dent shall be eltc:ed. 1t that be 30 there will
be lie and 40 oDe now knows how it will BIO
biCktn. Ii ls possible. however. that Mr. Mil
itr5 credentials may bs referred to the Commit
tee ca Elections IL consequences Of the charges
OF bribery snd corruption tr1ught against
him by his oWn party, and s!so by the
cou5t ct The legality of his election.
ShC u d this bo s., the democrats will have a
msjniy. ind vii, elcc Secretary. even should
| MtsSr!. L'phsln aid Aldriob be slowed TO vote
|
may %: vote. Ope hing is assured, and that is,
that in 20 ootcnvsb!o Contingency c,n General
| Mabone's candidate. Mr.. Gorham, be tltc:ed,
as no can DOT &c: tho Votes of his own party
Massrs. An!hooy. Ingslls, HaWley, Alllsoo and
| others hsVing stated that they will not vote for
| h'm. even should be be the CAUCUS nopinec.
rs Icg'rds the committees s. tho democrats will
| II S:1t upon bait, and it ls possible that toss
Up nag b lbrowo tor tho first committee on
the is;, aud that each party will then tsks the
| alternate ouo to the last. Ii is txp c.ed that
every democratic member will bs 10 bis scat
pext Moid y Messrs. Brown. Vauoo and
VOORHEES, sre 10 Atlanta DOW. and MIR. Lamar
IS coucuc log bis CANVASS 10 Mississippi, but it
IS understood they will be here 10 time to par
tlcl9atc 10 too organ nion Of the Senate, as
| tho three former will have done" the Cotton
ExposlIl 70 By that time, add the pecessi y for
tho lattel's rcpaining 10 Mississippi has been
| done away with by the withdrawal of ell prec.
tioai opposition to his ro.clt c!oa.
In Anticipation OF a short crop and coose.
quIut cnrDcr i0 tobacco, ths holders tf that
c0mmtd ty arc gotiog ready to dlspcs, of il at
moments notice. For this purpose lhoy pur
| chased yesterday stamps to the vsuo Of
So S9l PIT, tho largest amount ever before is
sued 1rrm the Internal Revenue Bureau 10 Que
| day.
The $50 600 appropriated by Congress for tho
cIktoWn centennial hsvo boon already expcnd-
cd, AID the cost OF that affair will nccessitato
another appropriation. As o sample of tho OK,
cIks OF tho estimates it may b. stated that COL
Cralghl'Pa estimate Of tho cost of straw for the
so'dltrs' beds was $500. bu. tho actual cost was
$4,000. as no straw could be- Obtained in all the
| country around Yorktown, aod it had to be
brought from New York. Wood, too that was
supposed to BE- cheap thero ocsls 81 COL d..
The commission wanted to charter tho steamer
Excelsior irs:ead Of tho George L,sry for the
nurpts> OF conveying tho Invited guests to
orktoWD. bus could not afford tho additional
c,s! of So COO.
The President is egain at tho hous, of his
friend, Senator Jones. on Capitol Hill. lilo
rec,:vcd few callers this morning. bus t1ans-
acted 20 Official business OF any account, nor
will he until The meeliog OF the extra session of
the Senate. Arrangements hsvo been made
tor bis formal reception of the members of the
SUPREME Court at noon on Monday next.
10 the Criminal Court to day. in tho Case Of
tho Star Route swiudlcrs, Brady aud Brown
appeared, and each gave bail 10 the sun Of
81 500. Turner and French also appeared end
gave bail respectively 10 tho sum of 81 500
All tho boIdsmcn were property holders 10 the
city. Ia tho osso Of Howga!e. rearrested for az
| additional cmbt2zlement of $94, 000 bail in4he
SUN OF $4,000 was required. Tho defendant,
deenlDg this Xc:sslye, refused 10 Try to raise
1t, and Was committed 20 Jail. His ccuusel
Immediately swc!s ou! writ of hahcas corpus,
| which will b, tried this afternoon. 1t is un>
dcrstaod that Goitesu will not be formally in
diced uotii TO morrow.
General Mahoua'a sneech 10 the Uuion
L:aguo Club CT Naw York last hight, it is
thought here, will do tho Virginia democrats
30 harra inasmuch as bis appeal to tho most
ul;rs radical association in tho North for aid
will shcw 10 tho u0s5 obCse that he has DO
further iot nor Satt With Southern met or dem
| Cc7a'9- Il IS "iao said that his spsech vii! do
| tho Goo2Ea! 30 coed il the North as tho men
nc sDeso 10 Ccuid not bo deceived about repu.
niatlco as his ignorant followers arc 10 Virg iEa.
FTglnlanS sill Obtain coEreot ld3a OF the
| character OF his speech when they know that
! he sold oDu CT his VOWS was to support the
negroes Nights, and ttst he iate1ded to pay
tv"ry dollar the Safe OWES. This. 100. gehep
! &c Greeted lis Eorchmca TO us3 tho tissue Dsl-
! los, e0d wGcl ne discharged every geo 90
! hs road Tho refused TO vo;s IS he directed
The u rtia!, it ID understood, cid not get SO
| much money 10 New Holk as he expected. 10
rgsrd to money /. Is sslG the democrats have
| tho adVauta2a OF him, as 10 body 10 bis party
] w uVulo u HiuStlI VIII sUOscHDD 10 MS tl5ce
ton iuid, while tGo democrats 10 every cn1 of
tbs cOuotlos ere subscribing literally towards
| their par,y's fucd
Two young German friends Of Mr.. Robert
Former arrived here hi, morning from Ger
many, on their way TO Ale1audris, to learn the
| brewery business at Mr.. Formers extensive
| brewery in that city. They Lett Garmsny about
| Two weeks ago, and report that MIR. Portnef'o
health has been completely restored by his visit
| TO that country.
Mr.. Robt lngersoll, ono Of Secretary Blaino's
| n o1t intin a.e friends. snys Mr. Blaine will not
siree 10 re-epter the House of Representatives
and TO DO no elected Speaker of that body, and
that be s in bad health. and will avail himself
o the opportunity Of taking repose afforded By
| tho dos!h OF tho lac President.
| ConmuL ication between this city end Alex
| andrls is so lrGublesome announcement and un.
| cer5aln now, that parties horo are talking about
char:ering the steamer Mary Washir gton and
running her between the two Cities
The regular term OF tho Supreme Court of the
United States will commence next Monday.
A commission as pos;m ,ster wss to day issued
| TO N. i. Iirscomb, at 1unstall, Now Kent CO.,