Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-09-07
FROM WASHINGTON

of Congress, have gone to Mr.. Reeds dis
trct in Maine to speak against him and to
tell his constituents that though the eX-
posures referred to were so effective that
majority of the Judiciary Committee of the
House, Of which Mr.. Reed was chairman,
agreed to report in favor of the forfeiture Of
the land grants TO those roads, Mr.. Reed
ceedings and did not present the report.
The election in Maine takes place next
Monday and as the election is conceded by
the republicans to be pretty close, the loss
to Mr.. Reed that the speeches of parties
named arc expected to occasion may prob
ably effect his defeat.
The Secretary of the Navy has directed
naval vessel to meet the steamer on Which
Engineer Melville is returning and TO pay
her such attention as may be agreeable to
him in order to recompense him in part for
| the dangers and suffering he has endured in
the cause Of science.
Mr.. Hutchinson, Of the Alaska Sealskin
Company, who will probably receive the
republican nomination for Congress in the
Frederick district Of Maryland, says, it is
understood, he will spend fifty thousand
dollars to secure his election. Mr.. Urner,
republican, is the present member, but Mr..
Hutchinson's money will be likely TO beat
him, and in order to break his fall his
party propose to make him a circuit judge
of his State.
a gentleman from the Petersburg district
here to-day says Mr.. Jorgensen will not run
as the straighlout republican candidate for
Congress III that district but that the
straightouts there have resolved to run a
candidate OF their own, and the one selected
| will probably be 4 colUred man named
Branch, Of Prince Edward county. who lost
his place in the internal revenue service be-
cause he would not support General Ma
hone
Many Of the delegates to the democratic
Congressional Convention that was held in
Alexandria yesterday were here last night
They all, without exception, were highly
pleased with the action Of the convention in
rcnominating Mr.. Barbour. and are of the
opinion that his majority will be much
larger than it was last year. With regard
to Mr.. Massey they seemed to think that he
will not only receive the full democratic
vote of the district but in addition, Il large
portion of the republican and readjuster
vote. They were very enthusiastic and
seemed to think that Alahoneism has had
its dayin Virginia.
At democratic headquarters letters have
been received from the 9Th and 9th districts
of Virginia containing the most cheering
news from those districts. According to
them Cabel and Tucker will both be re-
!; elected by large majorities, Massey proba-
bly, leading both. From the 9th district it
is learned that Massey is making an active
canvass, speaking almost every day, and
resting himself by preaching on Sundays
He draws large crowds wherever he speaks
and is making most effective campaign
thus anor1'inga marked contrast to that of
Capt. Wise i'll ;hr same district, which, if
effective at all. Wis to his disadvantage.
a gentleman just from New York was in
formed that the reason nothing had been
done for some time ut the Potomac Works
in Alexandria was the indispostion Of Mr..
Archer, who has been confined in Boston
for several weeks with serious affection of
his eyes He was told that all the money
the company wanted for the prosecution and
extension Of their works was there for them.
and that rs soon us Mr.. Archer recovered
active operations would be resumed
1t is reported in newspaper row that when
General AlahoneS recent personal appica-
ton to have some Of his dropped appointces
reinstatcd until after the election, so as not
to impair his influence in Virginia. was posi-
lively refused. he left the department sad
and detected, looking rs though he had re-
cevrd 4 staggering blow from an uncXpect-
ell quarter. and with an injured expression
Of co,lntenancc implying that his request
would not have been denied u few months
ago when he was in the full flush of success,
. but that now when the tide had turned
against him, even those for whose sake he
had forfeited the respect Of the people Of
his own State, had commenced to withhold
their support
Mr.. Dudley, the Commissioner of Pen
sions, will return about the end Of this or
the commencement of next week, and, soon
after, the remaining four hundred clerks for
his bureau will be appointed. The number
OF clerks in the bureau will then be seven
teen hundred, with which force the Com
missioner thinks he will be able to complete
the arrearages Of pensions in about three
years.
The Sd Auditor of the Treasury, to whom
the case was referred, has decided that q
Government pension belongs to the pen
sioner or to his wife and children and that
nobody has any claim upon it while they
are alive
Ex-Governor Young, Of Ohio, is in the
city to-day. He says that all the seeming
troubles about the Washington and West
ern Railroad have been adjusted, and that
the work producing that road at least as
far as Winchester will be commenced this
fall.
Attorney General Brewster closed the
argument in the star route case this morn
ing, The counsel for the defense then COM
menced their prayer for instructions to the
jury, but it was so long that the hour for re-
cess arrived before it was concluded, which
induced Mr.. Merrick to observe that it must
be desperate case that required so long a
prayer. If the prayer is concluded with in
a reasonably short time, Judge Wylie will
instruct the jury and give them the case
this evening. The general impression about
The verdict is that ginger" has been placed
where it will do the most good, and that
there will be a hung jury.
}: N. Berkeley, Myndus, Nelson CO.; D. f.
kellam, Shadyside Northampton CO.; Mrs Eva n.
Booker, Old Chucch, Hanover co.. G. W. Monkey,
Balcony Falls. Rockhrdgc co., Va, were commits
stoned postmasters to-day.