Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-09-29

FROM WASHINGTON.

Especial Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazctte.l
WASHINGTON, D. c., September %, lSS2.- |
Senator Voorhees, is in the city 1t is un-
derstood that he will be asked while here
to visit Virginia and deliver one or two of
his stirring speeches in the Old Dominion;
real old time democratic speeches that will
tend to bring all the democrats in the State,
no matter how they may have heretofore
divided on the subject of the State debt,
back to the old fold and induce them to lay
aside for the present their past differences,
like their party has done in New York, and
to unite in the grand effort next fall to
squelch Malone.
Representative Philip 3. Thompson, jr
secretary of the democratic congressional
committee, has gone 10 his home in Ken
lucky to engage in his canvass. During his
absence Senator German will take charge
Of the committee and Mr. Watson Boyle will
be acting secretary. Intelligence received
at the rooms of the committee to-day is of a
character that indicates large gains from
unexpected quarters in the Northwest.
Judge Garrison is in the city. He returned
from Westmoreland Co., Va, OH Thursday.
His appointment last Monday was failure,
-hdS ", lalllCl VI tuC SOelillOA
didate for Congress, refused to allow him the
use of the Court House until after court
closed, which was nearly dark A very
large concourse ofpeople was present, and
much disappointment was manifested
OH account OF the action Of the Judge. The
case that occupied the attention Of the Judge
was an insignificant one, which could have
been disposed Of in an hour had the court
| opened at the usual time instead of o'clock.
Alters o'clock Judge Garrison obtainedpos-
session of the Court house and announced
| that he would address the people on the
18th Of Oct, Circuit court day. and invited
his opponent to be present. Much feeling
existed on account Of the action of the
Judge.
Mr.. John s. Barbour and Major Taylor
Scott started for Madison Court House so
as to be there yesterday, the former to adj
dress the people whom he will represent in
the next Congress, as he does in the pre-
sent, and the latter 10 meet Captain John
Wise. They got as far on their way as Gull
pepper Court House, from which place they
were to proceed to Madison by carriage
but the rains prevailed to such Il degree that
the trip could not be made.
1t is reported here that conference, at
which Mr.. Farr, Mr.. Thomas Popham and
other readjusters were present, was held at
Culpepcr Court House last Tuesday for the
purpose of considering whether or not it
would he advisable to withdraw Mr. Farr
from the Congressional canvass in this dis
trict and substitute for him Mr.. James
Green. of Culpcpcr. Mr.. Farr, it is stated
expressed his willingness to withdraw if the
conference deemed Mr.. Green the stronger
man, but as Mr. Green declared his intcn-
ton of supporting Mr.. Massey the whole
affair amounted to nothing.
Mr.. Emerson, the new treasurer of the
Potomac Manufacturing Company Of Alex
andra, is at present a well known and high
~ respected resident Of Boston. He will
in future reside in Alexandria, and as he is
an intelligent and highly educated gentle
man he will be valuable addition to that
city in more ways than those affected by
the money he and his company will carry
there.
Letters from Warren county, Va, from
parties who have heretofore voted for Ma
hone, among them Mr.. Timberlake late
county, say that Massey will carry that
county BY an increased democratic majority,
and that most Of those who left the party
last year on account of the debt question
have returned to it. From Rappahannock
county the news is to the same effect.
News from Maine is to the effect that as
Hubbell opened his barrel for the republi-
cans of Michigan, Mr.. Hale, who married
the late Senator Chandeliers daughter, will
reciprocate the favor and use his influence
in that State for Hubbell, who is Il cand-
date for the L. S. Senate. 1t is also said
that Mr.. Reed, of Maine is the Blaine can
didate for the next Speakcrship of the
House
J. X. MCCalhmon, Assistant Attorney
General for the Postollice Department, has
just returned from the Flat Head Indian
Agency, where he went to secure the con-
sent of the Indians to the right of way for
the Northern Pacific Railroad. While there
five hundred armed Indians rode into the
agency, saying that they heard he repre-
sentcd private parties and not the Govern
ment, and also that he talked ''like hell y
and that they wanted to listen to a man
who talked that way McCammon instant
~ mounted II stump and did talk to them
but i'll Il way that must have been more like
heaven then hell for after hearing him they
let him have what he went for for 1854, 900
less than they had previously asked for it.
Mr.. Jorgensen, who for the last time rep
rcsentS Virginia district in Congress. has
just returned from Boston and New York.
He represents the feeling of the republicans
in those States as any thing but buoyant;
says he heard good republicans in Boston
say they don't care if Butler is elected and
that in New York they almost concede Fol-
gers defeat.