Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-09-12
FROM WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON. D. c., September Il, 1882
Judge Garrison: democratic candidate for
Congress in the 1st district in Virginia, is
here to-day, having spoken at Hcathsville,
northumberland county, yesterday His
Malone opponent, Col. Mayo, is on the East
ern Shore, where he is being met at every
point by Woltz, the straightout republican
candidate, and r. D. Becklcy. well-known
colored republican. The Judge addressed q
large and enthusiastic audience yesterday,
and says that many of the democratic men,
bers Of General Mahones party in Northum-
bcrland have already come back to the fold
| from which they straycd, and that many of
the republican members have also cut loose
from the General and will support Mr.
Volt. He is highly gratified at the pros
pect Of his campaign and is confident Of Il
reelection by a large majority. The Judge
will leave tomorrow for Richmond county
where he has an appointment to speak.
With reference to Capt. John Wisc's CAM
paign on the Eastern Shore, about the sue
Cess OF which the Richmond Wig made
such IN ado, the Judge says it was about rs
flat and Improbable an affair as could have
possible occurred, and that SO far WAS the
Captain from being aggressive that the only
man abused was Rev, Mr.. Massey, and that
he begged the people to vote for him ire
spcctive OF party because his family had
| lived in that section Of the stale
The remarkable verdict in the Slar-route
case continues to be the chief topic of con-
versatiud, and without Il single exception
every one with whom the GAZErrEs CORES
La, t.,1l, ri a.. =.
only Of the opinion thatall the Indicted par
ties should have been convicted, but that
those members OF the jury who opposed the
conviction OF the principals while convicting
the two Subordnatcs have rendered them
selves the objects of the yravcst suspicion.
Mr. Dickson, the foreman of the Jury, who
makes the remarkable statement that the
law officers of Tie Government, intelligent
men, offered him, one man. SO coo 10 con-
Wet Brady and Dorsy, was on the avenue
| this morning in the best of health and spirits
and said that he was there on his way to file
;IfdaVltS to the statements referred TO- Mr.
ker when asked this morning about the
Governments reported grotesque attempt
to bride the jury, said there was not par.
ticle of truth i'll it. Judge Wylic is by nc
means astonishcd at the verdict: indeed
he would have been surprised had it been
otherwise. for from what he knew of Dorsey:
corruption in other quarters. he doubted
whether an ordinary jury could withstand
the infections that he feared would he
brought to bear upon them
Major Joe Wharton, engineer in charge of
the surveys for the extension Of the Wash
ing and Western Railroad, is in the city to-
day. He says that II good line has been
located, across Smokers Gap, by which Il
tunnel has been avoided, and the grade OF
which going west will not exceed IS feet
and coming cast 10 feet. The route TO Win
chester ne thinks will be via Berryville
1t will take about six weeks longer to locate
the line from the west side of the Shenan.
doah to Winchester.
There was report on the streets here TO-
day of the failure Of the Planters National
Bank Of Richmond, but from inquiries at the
office of the Comptroller Of the currency at
the treasury Department il was usccrtuincd
that nothing had been heard OF such fail
TIRE there, and that the last official report of
the bank represented ii to be ina prosper
Gus condition.
The republican state Committees here
have already commenced to make arrange
mcnts Tor. sending republican voters home
to vote at the November election. The
chairman Of the Tennessee committee went
to Alexandria this morning to sec what rates
the Midland Railroad would charge for tax.
ing the Tennessceans home lie saws that
the democrats in the Knoxville district will
not run candidate as the republican ma
lorty is too great 10 be overcome, but that
they will make the best terms they can with
the two republican candidates in the matter
of electing candidates for the Legislature.
The weather here to-day is delightful, and
many who otherwise would have remained
at home have been induced by it to go to
the Baltimore Oriole