Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-10-07
FROM WASHINGTON,
Special Correspondence Of the Aleca. Gazette
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" ASElNGTON, II. u, Oct, I, 1881.
The o;D!eTcuco Of The dim ,crslic Senators
that ~a9 10 have b:en held ibis evening, has
b!eo Ioa'I ed unti to morrow morhiDg at | |
&C clk, when il wi be he'd in tie room of the
Senate Committee Oh Revolutionary Claima
WITH regard to tic &C 10 OF tits conference,
the pTcval!iUg idea sceps to bo that it will de-
tetn.lLe 10 elect c democratic Pleliient Of The
Ssnatr, aud that, sl:er Ito shall hav, been
elected, the democrats will agree tia! the three
republican Senator's etct shsll be SWORD 10. Ii
vii! also. 1t IS probable, detetn loo upon whom
TO un!te The demo crsilc vote tor Secretary, aud
also to claim at lens; half the committees.
Whether thts, DETERMINATION can be carried cut
| remains to be seen. 5, lns seem to think the
| republicans will not fight tor President and SEQ
retaIy, but VIII give those positions up, expect
| Ing 10 make party ctplsl By so log. By as
| seftloR that tho lcb:lj were determined 10 have
| them. to sSsssslnaio the President, take possess
| Sion tt the G07rrGGcnt a0d rcvolu!ioniz, the
| c.uDlry; bat that they will fight for the COM
| m.:ccS and lay Cain to them upon tho grouod
| that they bsvn reIilquished tho President and
Secretary. ga tho other hand, it ia said that
Senator David Davis will vote win The repub-
| lloaDs Ter President OF tho Senate Should he
| ID 80, tho democrats could elect the President
| b7 two lnbJJIliy, Tut, as socn as tho threo DOW
republ,in Senator's arc sWOrn 10, the republi
| cans would have one ma ,rity aud ciu.d depose
| tic d-uoc,at std cltc: o republican. What
| vi be dGuc with regard to tho Secretary 90.
| b'ty as y.t koows. txoCp: that MIR. Gorham
| | DOT Dc eCcttd, So the democrats will fibus.
ter I s sirs: Ii, tl,c lou. abd ss he can not COM
msDu the Strength OF his own party. There is
| rumor to the eff CT that some dem .crals arc
50 patriotic AID "conclliato,y" that they will
| b, disposed TO vote Tor O republican President
o! the Senate, but it is not credited.
The rcpublci Senators will also hold their
caucus 10 morrow morning. it will BIO held in
he Marble room OF the SeDato. They will also
dtternino upon tho line Of acion they will
pursue. They ail probably pgrco to vote for
Mr.. Anthony fer President OF the Senate but
should they determine TO nominate MIR. Gorhsm
itr Secretary aod MIR. Riddlebergor for Ser
gaant at Arms. sumo Of the members of lie
CAUCUS Will bolt. or rather they have been heard
TO gay they wcud
The SonntOr9 nre striving very s'oW,y. There
aio Mt moro ihGn enc third of them yet 10 the
city. but they are oil expected TO 30 Cd hand by
Monday morning.
The democratic candidates for The position Il
Secretary OF the Senate don't cntcrsn doubt
abcu! tho democrats cleo log that officer, aud
ere sulyug euergolcslly to obtain the caucus
con lns,f1n. Tho four most prominent caDdi.
dates are x Senator Wihers, tx CONGRESSMAN
Icuoc. OF Geog ., Col. l.. q WASHINGTON,
and hlr. Rces Elnondson.
MtiHr Bob Hunter, Of Winchester is hero
to day. lie sbys that tho democratic prospects
10 the Nailty Of Virginia are al! pleasing. and
thst II the o,ner pr.i0ns f tho State do rs ell
Daniel Will gala victory OF Xt month eff which
he may ls.Iy be proud.
The termination If Dir. John Gocdo for the
House Q! Delegates by tho democrats of Nor
Tx, last night is looked upon here as an
eVidero, that tho democrats tf Vireioja arc
dominating their b,st and strongest mon for
The Legislature.
c1mmlSs'an a7 postmaster was issued to-
day TO i 3. Miller, at Mount Laurel. Halifax
county. Va.
Inc President is sacnding Quiet day. He
has but lew callers, Iuust Of thcm being the
mca.btEs vi The Seaatr, all OF whom call upon
him suon at or lhcr arrival. The democratic
m~n5erh sr1 much pleased with tho cordial
msnn,r With which Ee receives thom. One oil
them says that ST Ter a. ''Scneraiit s. arc CON.
| cerned he is o,riniuly all hight, but whether be
| is 40 on "sp ,ciallics" is not SO certain.
Ohlo politicians Just arrived to day sly The
democrats will carry that State ntxt Tuesday.
They seem 10 ba.c their representations upon
| lhn Belief oi small vote and tho increased
at'"tglh CT tha temporal CO ticket.
Cart. tl0wrato was brought out of i'll to-
day TN q writ al habeaa corpus. His counsel
| o0nttnd,d thnj tho additional charge sgainst
niT wGs nal Il ne& clsIg', bat mercy another
fp IN Eil old ord
did not rG1iio aaothsr bail band. The new
bond demanded wGs then reduced TO len thou
sand dollars, u the captain ssid he could not
>ivn 1t. TIE iIdge ,hereupon took lhc papers,
anu sha ne would render d. cision this even.
iDg or TO D!o!raH SIS to whether or not O new
boDd should 81 rquirtd The captain is no
,XJ.pipo 10 tie rula that tho Hsy OF the trers.
gressrr Is htr3, thai Is physically at least, for
his preset appearances haa sa6ly changed since
ais dcisl1ai!cns we're first brought to light. He
nov icGkS Old, bangard, care-wsrn aud IN
kemp; Indeed he IS 80 changed that many CT
hc barge tr1Ed pre- scot IN the clu-t room this
morning. !aiicG l0 r.cigDiZ> 10 tho miserable
iouklrg lrlsprrT !Lcy Hsw tho maa they were
urca familiar with.
Secretary Win3Jm is cXpt c;cd 10 return to-
! morro~. rho iuHa. n Now Yolk thst ,he
S2O. 600 600 boads Itss cal,G fer, and co. due
till Dec mb.r will be paid without rebate Of in
! tertst is rot credited hero.
The . h Massachusetts, regiment will return
from YORKTOWN via this city. passisg through
here On tho 2Ist list.
The to:lJ~rg telegram was received here 10.
day 10 response u ouc sont by a relative Of the
! a'c q. W. liailisor. asking if the report Of the
| lattcr's death by drowning is oorrec.:
Crswfoti's Landing, Mich. Oct. 6, 1881.
YES Mr. Harrison, his eldest daughter, Mrs.
DIR. Patterson ard lawyer Cowles were drowned
| on Saturday night, 24!h ulL. None of the bodies
1 hnvG yet been recovered. OPERATOR,
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