Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-01
Alexandria Affairs.

Reported for THE EVENING STAR.
THE GOODBYE OF THE PENNsYLvANIANs.-The
Allentown firemen and their friends left for home
with gay music and hearty farewells at sur sc
this morning. Last night they accepted ban
quet at the TOntine, which was handsomely
served. Speeches were delivered by Messrs.
Dellenger, of Allentown; Mushbach, Of Alexan-
dria, and others. 1t was late hour before the
banquet was concluded. at later hour there
was false alarm of fire, which called out the
fire department. SO that the visitors had little
sleep before the hour of their departure arrived
and then went off in excellent spirits. showing
that there had been no want of Virginian hos
ptality. The visitors carried away Young al
Igator and other tokens of their visit They
parted with their Alexandria hosts with many
cheers.
THE POLITICAL HUsTINGs- Capt John S. Wise,
read uster candidate for the Lieutenant Gov
ernOr of Virginia, addressed a large crowd from
an Ornamented stand on the post Office lot last
night, ID. A. Windsor presiding. Capt. Wise re-
viewed the questions of the canvass cOntended
that all public debts, as all private debts, are
contracted with the tacit understanding that
these obligations shall give way before the pub
lie necessity. Bankrupt laws readjusted private
debts, because otherwise bankrupts unspurredb by
the hope OF gaining competency would become
drOnes. Railroad and other corporations changed
their forms and their great public work went
on unparalleled by debt. But state could
not change, because the state is the
foundation Of public order, and there
could be no change except anarchy. There
fore. when public debt weighted the common
wealth to the extent of preventing the develop
ment of its industries, and threatened to make
its government only machine by which the
mOney-pOwer levied tribute upon it's people as
upon serfs, there must be some method of re-
lief akin to bankruptcy in private debts. That
remedy was REIMBURSEMENT. The Virginia which
contracted the debt was not the Virginia that is
now asked to pay it. Territory property,
social conditions and people have all changed,
and there is no party in the state in favor of
paying the whole debt All the funder bills
have been just as much fOrcible readjustments
as is the Riddleberger bill. This line of argu-
ment was illustrated by frequent sallies of wit,
invectiye and anecdote until late hour.
THE ODoRLEss CONTRACT.-TO-day is the time
fixed for putting into operation the Ballenger
odOrless contract. AT noon, Mayor Beckham
had received no information of any preparation
TO put the contract into execution. The mayor
Will at once proceed to see that the recent law
upon the subject is carried out. either by Mr..
Ballenger or some other contractor.
REPORTERS NOTES.-The certificates of tax
sales recorded in the corporation court records
Tor the purpose of transferring real estate in
arrear to the city already cover about 100 pages.
This covers the sales Of one day only. less than
one-thlrd OF the whole amount of delinquent
real estate.--After our report closed YESTERDAY
second test was proposed between the town
engines, the HydrauliOn and the Columbia. and
judges selected imprOmptu declared that the
Columbia had thrown $50 feet and the Hydran-
lion $50 feet. The accuracy Of this Indictment
was, however excepted to.-The ROYAL street
improvement will be completed at noon to-mor-
row; There are fifteen persons in thejail here,
twelve Of them colored.
NEAL Dow, the Maine prohbtionist. attacked
Senator Bayard and ex-senator Mcdonald in a