Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-09
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondent. o} tie Aleza. Gazett.
WASHINGTON, D. O., June g. 1881.

Letters received here iron Se1stor Johnson |
say The prospects 70: a grand democratic 1ic'
tory in Virg;nia at lbc a election are mos;
promising. The S3uator is uiw at his homo 10
Abr gdon, bui will b tere abou: the las: OF the
moath on business connected with The Yorktown
com nisioo, Of which 10 is chairman.
judging from tie snsl'nass Ct General Ma
homes order for copies Of the defense of bis
candidates for Leu: Governor from tbs ohsr-
yes preferred against him By tho governments
| Inspector. ho doesn't p!ao, high estimate
upon that defense as valuable aud effective
campaign document. His orderis fer ono hua~
| dled copies. |; has u5t been filled.
| A letter ass received ct the r0oms OF the
yorktown commission this mor1iog ssslieg that
| tho Mssons Of Otsnge county. Va, have made
arrangements for etcnd;cg tn; Yorkton Cen
tcnuisl mex! October.
The talk here 10 day about tn, President
| fnal determination to piVo tiI Influence to the
| Mahonitts is to tho effect that il will do the
democrats more good than harm, as ii Rll show
to the few democrats who still follow tho Gene
ri that be is only radical, end 60 ultra one at
that, in disguise. As to ths federal patronage
i. amounts to lt:Ic or nothioS, The rspubsl
GAGS hsye had it Tor Ito last sixteen years aud
il has benefited them to 10 sppreciab!e degree
indeed its bestowal now upoa tho hlahonitcs
will do them much Injury io.snuca ss every
Mahonito who receives GO oflioo must neoessn.
ry disp!aco o republican who will OF course DO
oil ia his power to get evan" DIX. November.
Gentlemen who srrigtd here to day from
Orange acd Fairfax counties, in Virginia, re-
port tia! the Mah0oe parry 10 those couotles,
70 fsr IS re!atc5 TO lis dtm Ictsllc element, Is
fGoTirg snail ty degrees AID BEAUTIFULLY less, and
that tho Presidents ntenti0n OF supporslog IL
| will OILY tend to unto the white people moro
closely, as though they Day differ about the eX.
act amount of ;ha State debt they don't waot
to be bu;denod with tho cutiro expense OF edu.
eating the negroes. which vii! DO tho practical
effect Ct the abolition of the c,ptation tax;
neither do they want the law repeal: ID prohibit
log the inteIm,r,ia2s Ct whites ard negroes;
neither do they want 10 belong to party that
relies Tor its support upon The Gs.6elde, tho
lloars, the DiWesss, the Conklirgs God all tho
most inveterate AID inplacaols haters and re.
ViIcrs Of Virginia aud her pccpl,.
The mkt grand Jury CT too District. that to
which tho prescatmants 10 the s,ur route case
will be presented, was drawn this morLing from
pane! selected s:vera! week ego, before that
sWlDdlo vas datec,cd. by committee OF five
FREQ holders OF the city, at the head Of whom
WIS Nj. G. W. Riggs. |! will meet % the ooh
iTS!., aGd is CON posed So fellows w. A. Ray,
Jsck40u PunphIy Hugh Pugh, A. NJ. L,rg-
do1, L,rue Gibbs. a. j. Croggins, Ohm Coo
n0rs, Herbert Scupper, jacob Iurrcll. Michael
Cuuniogham, Jeremiah Sultan. Ruben +.
Baker, Geo. i. Sheriff. Goo. Fehmylr. Caleb
| Chu,chmau, Philip W. Shipper, Henry Douob,
e. 4. Bohrer, W. II. L.ndIc, J oscph Boards.
ley, W. A, Ii. C1uiob, L,Ere1oe q. Moore snd
Samuel Fl. Wheeler.
n lille trou5le and .zett ment was created
90 the lib street oars ste last fright. There was
a military excursion down the river. For The &c
comuodaiou OF those VINO want upon it tho rail,
road company agreed 10 have ten cars waiting
Tor them 90 their return, with the understand
its tina. if tbelr return was delayed after II
o',lJck the fsrs fer each PASSENGER should be
10 ceu's l7s:cad OF 5. Tho b,st did cot reach
bcr WhaIt ua!l after tho hour named. tu. When
the conductors attempted to c5iltc. tho double
fsro their dem 1nds were refused. bod when they
tired 10 80: the p:alcngers so refusing they
we're Roasted by c the other psssJog and
their cttolti 10 cary o1t thcv orders rendered
utterly futile
MOUNT VERNON Tho regents Of tha Mt.
Vernon Ladies Association continued in session
yesterday. On the LEiirsl otlho steamer Cor
corsn about neon Ii, formal reception OF The
sdvisory boai and The Virginia board of vis:.
Tors took plaza, The board Of visitors was ron.
resented by Judge Thomas, lhp chairman.
MsIor Hunter, Ma 1r B. Z. No!and, and MIR,
): 81. FORBES. in coatsraLco meeting an in
yllsuou IVES attended the association by The
Governor Of Virgins. through tho board OF
Vtl!9Ts, requ9st!LS their provence (. tho York.
town csntsnnial ceremonies Tho matter YVES
Cl:cu:sed aid favorabiy considered by tho 70.
gents bat no conclusion was sIriyed at. Tho
Visitors were eltaltained 81 luncheon By tho
Sdies, snd very enjoyable afternoon spent.
Col. Hoillngswcrth in his annual statement
gives. the revenue Of the past yo,r $40 e3i TO
tie Expenditures Sl02.% 6S, leaving cash b.l.
snce OF SnlU 81 He also reports that tho farm
Is IN aood condition. This year he will have q
1s.ge crop ct cas- and rJe and an unusually
non BY land and water during The past wear
were Is $50. Of III $50 Is 82l came by boat and
"o' by land: One of tho tu2erintendeut's sur
gcsa1E is tho c.!a5lishment of door park on
iha estate Hnd more Improved melhods 10 sue.
casGluly farm. The recent deith of Mrs. Pitch,
The vlco.regent for Indiana leaves e vacancy
that rusy bs flied at this Council.
| ADVICE FOR THE FA1R.SEX Why are girls
so itjud:cous 10 th>r federation Of 6isipated
young men? lis very often tho oaso that o
thoroughly good girl will deliberately marry o
man who makes no secret OF bis bad bsbi!s
| What eau sho expect bus misery TO cnsue?
a lilo partnership shoull rot bo cutcred toto
without at cast IS uu,h caution Gs ncu dis
play making business comtioatious for limited
periods. No man selects his business partner
from among men WAC driok muoi l;o1or or
have ottc1 bad habits. As fox nero manners
aud the 5biIl'y to make ous's self agreeable,
they have not themselves irhaenco enough
eHcne Don 10 secure dollars worth Of credit
erto as'liy any one ~ believing their possoss,r
on oish. A slrl who is not old enough to have
learned what are tho standards by which MN
are testtd, would b, far sure, of a harry life
Ii sue were TO let her parents se'ec. husband
10 Tic prcs:iss uanrer imaginable, than if she
Wero, to make her o~n ss!eo!io1s 10 q manner
peculiar to gi'ls. A life partnership is not
easily dissolved. wv
Financial.
new YORK June 8 The Posts q n,rcisl ~.
tlcle says: The Stock R1chsnpe n,s,kafs 40