Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-12
FROM RASHING1O ON.
Special Correspondents Of tie Alera. GGzcte

WASHINGTON, u, u, Jolly IL. 1881,
10 the North Carolina cleo i,p, which is to
BIO held next month, contrary to tho prevailing
idea Of it outside of that State. the question OF
politics ia not involved to the slightest dcgtce.
There was great pressure upon the Lsgisls.
ture for Sumo action on the Temperance qles>
lion. and in obedience thereto q temperance law
was prepared. and the Angus. election is 10 do
eide whether or not that law shall be ratified.
1t is confidently believed that it will b, dofeat-
cd. as republicans as wall as demcc: ara op-
posed to it. E2 Senator bliramon is the leader
Of the Temperance party, and is tying TO III Ike
p,it:cl capital out Of 1t for future use, but will
make signal fai!uro, as suy man should do
who attempts such thing but especially ID 90
like Mr.. Mlrnmon, who has The indecacy and
want of natural foeling to ass r: on tho stump
that the bar rooms of Raleigh have made bis
son wandering vagaboDd.
Commissioner Dudley. Of tho Pensions bu-
reau. has determined 10 bounce the x rebels
in TINT bureau, not btciu5o ho has any otjec-
ton to them per SO, Lor because they are insf.
t,ient, but because be does not think it exactly
right. you know, for rebels to be passiog upon
the claims of Union soldiers. Mr.. Dudley. it
will be remembered. was tho u. 8. Maisla Of
Indiana OF tho last presidential election, aud did
tho dirty work. by means Of which Dorsey AID
tho star route agents carried that State Tor the
republicans. lie has probably forgotten that
ex rebels appropriated tho money by which tho
claims of UnioD soldiers are now berg pnid,
and also the little fsct that tho cx rebels 10 tho
Senate have 10 pass upon the confirmation Of
bis appointment.
The Senatorial com nitlee 90 the rv.r fit
business may have another meeting to day or
tomtrfCW. Senator Ransom, lis chairman,
told the GsZ,tte's correspondent 10 day that it
would certainly a6l )uru 10 morrow, and that all
it l,terded to do Wes TO engage tho services OF
engineers and physicians who will examine into
tho matter and report to the DOM nittee when 1t
rcssscmblcs next October, 80 that ii shall b.
ready TO make recommendation to Congrt So as
soon IS the next stsloa Of that body shall DOM.
menca.
h r, was removal Of the alarm and excite
ment about the Presidents condition last night,
beo.uso a faint md temporary increase Was no..
ticed in bis pu'so aud temperature. bat it SUBJ
SIDED pari passu With tho abatement Of that 10
crease, ard there is nothing Abtu. him to dag to
weaken tho most sauguioe hopes that ara enter
talntd OF his rtcovery. DR.. Woodward, one Of
his attending physicians. said to day 10 tho
presence OF the GsZotte'5 corroip )ndent that
because tn, Presdenl't temperature went up
one degree yesterday every body but :ss who
knew would have it that BIO must die, srd be-
cause It want d0wi degree to day every body
but the few knoWing ones would have it that be
must bo up and about light away. He was
getting alot 6 very well tho Do,sor said, had tho
ohano erfs ly 10 bis favor. and if be, the Duo
tor, Wire O letting man be would bet on his
rtoovsry. The Doctor also said that yesterday
when Dr.. Garrett asked Dr.. Bliss how the
Presden! Was, The latter responded good hu.
moredy, why. vtry we'll siuc, you sly he will
be riding about in three weeks, aud you ought
to know"
Intelligence ffom O1io yesterday was 10 the
| ttfsc. that the democratic Convention, whish
meets to morrow, may poss by, owing to diff
tereuces snotg 10 Hamilton county deli re ltee,
nominate Mr. Brokw,!ter Tor Governor.
Tie Sup,rntt nient of The Insane Asylum
here says The inmates there sem to BIO Is much
Interested iu The fats OF the President as npy
other people aad that tho bulletins from the
Wli'6 House are posted there az soou as issus
aud are read ss Ct gsrly as aJyHhere else. He
also Soy that no man who is cHzy 90 ono sub
jeo; can be peril ely SAGE on al others, AID
that he has not yet had an opporu nity OF de-
'erminilg whether Gui'e.u is crszy on one sub
co. or DOT.
Firgnabs bero from F4Cqlier county,
say that an tt,mpt will bo made to icslrucs the
delegates Ir0m that oounly to tho democratic
convention, sCd also to adopt resolutions re-
| specur g he debt, but that both attempts will
tail Gentlemen from Other portions of the
State s.V that !r III what they SEE and hear the
d M me- ion for Governor will probably I'LL to
either Good, D.nitl or Staples.
loutg Acton, who was rtc,ptIy remCvad
ftim fi' plaza 10 the Hou.e pts,cfic,. was pu,
there hy tx. Member llerck,. aid lost j: by
tho ii Aa nee Of tho samn gentleman, upon
wi om re had ''gorc b Ok" H. had been 81
p1iu'ed 20 aDn'h' pni loo dunng lis lu,loug b
AID vas thus ii ling two & '0ernmeHt places al
the sane ,im'. Tn, niaco ha Loaf WAS siysn to
a son OF Mr. Murch lho groenback Congress.
'nan licm Msice. as lhst gontltm.u has been
sc llg with the democrats.
TIE sui Of tho obs"tvatiJLS at tho O1aer.
satcrp her" 8 10 Ihs # O. that Tho nov rapid
y rec ding comet is not tho ocm"t OF 1907, acc
I bat It has nut split in ITO as Professor Stone
asserts it hss.