Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-10-10
FROM WASHINGTON


+ the statement made by member of tina,
corps in one of the Washington papers to
the effect that the ladies Of Richmond treat.
ed the corps with incivility and turned their
backs to them when they marched throuob
the streets. How such statement could
have been made he says he cannot under.
stand, rs he was particularly struck with
the cordiality with which the ladies wei.
coined the visitors, throngiug the doors and
windows of their houses rs the corps passed
III procession, and saluting them with their
sweetest smiles and by profusc waving Of
handkerchiefs. But said he, Ben Fiji
was right when he said the South need nor
expect to be fairly represented at the North:
| Governor Comeron, of Virginia, has been
in the city for the last day or two, comforting
with General Malone about the politic,
campaign i'll his State, in which the Cover
nor is soon to take an active part
The U. s. Supreme Court was engaged 70.
day i'll the call Of the docket. The Airline
ton case will be reached tomorrow and +
counsel are ready the argument of the c,s,.
will probably be commenced The poinl
in the case is whether the Government
through its agent Kaufman, can be sued
Intelligence here from Virginia to-day i;
to the effect that Mahonc's gun Langston
has kicked its owner over. and that many
white men III the State who had intended
voting for the General will now vote against
INN because Langston is advising the ne.
groes to maintain the color line and vote as :,
unit. They say that blood is stronger than
water. and that If the negroes all vote one
way, the white people must all vote the
other or commit Il crime against nature.
MIR. }. Amber Smith is in the CITY today
When asked about his reported duel, he
said he knew nothing about any duel: thai
he made apolitical speech in his district
yesterday, and argued Il case in the Dis,riri
Court here to-day With reference to the
result of the election in his district. he said
that that he would certainly be elected
When asked his reasons for such Il state
ment, as there is Il clean democratic MAORI.
ty IN the district, he said he didn't care TO
give his reasons, but repeated that he would
be elected rs certain us that the election
would be held. A democrat from Richmond
in talking about the same subject few mo-
ments afterwards, said that Smith stood rs
much chance OF being elected as Farr did in
the Alexandria district, and intimated that
the impression there was that General Ma
account Of his defeat.
But recently General Malone was loud
IN his denunciaton Of partisan Judges :"
but now, since the city and county Judges
are of his party, failure upon their part to
become active and noisy partisans is with
him conclusive evidence of treacherv.
case in point is furnished in Alexandria. AL.
though it is well known that Judge Meade
is free to declare his intention to support
John ). Wise, yet because he has the good
taste. to say nothing of the proprietcs in
the case, to refrain from active participa-
ton i'll political meetings or party matters.
which even moderate men of his political
persuatlon approve of the Boss, so his in
Inmates at Portland Flats report, is highly
indignant, and declares that he has no Use
!! for men, on or Off the bench, who will not
| prostitute their position to party purposes.
| An intelligent, well-nformed, and promi
nent democrat from Fauquier county, Va,
here to day says that in his county, as the
election of Barbour is conceded there is very
little political interest manifested, but that
by election day he thinks the interest will
be warmed up sufficiently to bring every
man to the polls. He says he has heard of
but two or three protested democrats in his
county who will not vote for Massey. With
regard to the adjoining county of Prince
William he says he believes it is solid against
Malone, as all the republicans there, black
as we'll as white will vote for Dawson and
Woltz, and all the democrats for massey and
Garrison.
The distinguished London physician, DR..
Mckenzie, is to be dined by DR.. Cohen. of
Philadelphia, in that city tonight. Several
| OF the most prominent surgeons in this vi
cinity, among them DR.. M. NJ. Lewis, of
Alexandria, have been invited to the din
Rer.
large number of contributions to the
Garfield fund have been received from the
consrls and other foreign agents fthe Gov
eminent.
A delegation Of Sacs and Fox Indians is
IN the city for the purpose of asking the
Great Father TO permit them to draw
thelr annuity without the formalty of
signing their names to the pay rolls.
rs they have supcrstitious dread of afIix-
ing their names to paper. These Indians
are dressed in their gayest native costumes
and attract considerable attention wherever
they go. a.. ~
The demand for gold certificates is SO
large at the Treasury Department that they
cannot be signed rapidly enough, and in
order to obviate the difficulty, arrange
mehts are being made to have the sigma
lures printed on those Of the small denomi-
nations.
Gen. Manning is still in this CITY but
VIII resume his campaign in Mississippi in
few days. He says the only uncertain
thlng connected with his campaign is the
majority by which he will be elected.
The following from Virginia were among
the promotions made in the Pension Office
yesterday, to take effect October L: r r.
Cook, }. p. Smart and G. r. c. Phillips
from 81 POO to 400; G.. o. Palmer and J.
~ Green, from $1,000 to loo C. G.. Au.
ter, from $500 TO 81 200; Robert Fletcher
MRS: M. }. Sinner, A. H. Jacobs, Mrs. S. A.
U -, and Z. Alderman, from 5000 to 81 900;
". W. Worsham, from $40 to 5000, and 7.
Il. Jones, from 500 to $780,
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