Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-10-30
FROM WASHINGTON

FROM WASHINGTON
lSpecinl Correspondence or the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, d. c., October 50, 1SS2.-
In the I. S. Supreme Court to-day Chief
Justice Waite granted the motion of Mr..
Royal to advance the Virginia coupon case
on the docket, and designated the 2d Mon
day i'll January rs the day on which that
case shall be argued.
Ii is rumored here that Mcssrs. Gunnell,
of Fairfax, and Ragland, of Petersburg who
had difficulty at Fairfax Court House last
Saturday during Coy. Camcron's speech
there, and both Of whom were heie yester-
day, have gone bach 10 Fairfax countyto fight
duel
Mr.. Barbour went TO New York to-day on
important business but will, It's understood,
return i'll time 10 be prescut at the Clarke
county meeting.
\ North Carolina politician who arrived
here from his State this morning says that
the only doubtful district there besides the
negro district in which the democrats are
making no canvass, and in which O'Hara, a
. negro will he elected, is. the 3D. or the Will
'S''i 'iStIiNt, III llic
have Il majority, but their candidate is un-
popular. He says he parted with Senator
Vance last Friday night, and that the Sena-
tor was certain the State would go demo-
cratic.
newspaper correspondent just returned
from u short visit to Richmond saws the
people there arc very sauguine of the de-
| feat OF the Boss next week, and that they
say the only hopes the Mahoneites have is
in II solid negro VOTE in which they will be
disappointed. as DaWson's vote will greatly
exceed The general expectations, as most Of
the self respecting colored people of the
State will support him.
Mr.. John Goode is in the city. He SAYS
that Marshall is prosecuting an active,
vigorous, and effective campaign in his, the
Norfolk district, that the contest is between
Marshall and DeZendorf. both anti-Mahonc-
ties, and that Libby, the Malone candidate,
will be the third man in the race
Senator EGmunds is in the city. He was
III the Supreme Court room this morning
listening 10 the decisions that were being
delivered, and looked as though he longed
to be ut work again in the Senate Chamber,
few yards distant. at his fuvorite occupa-
ilon--dcnouncing the South and the people
| thereof.
General Mahonc has closed his compairn
20 far rs il could he conducted from this
city, ami has relieved his clerks, vacated
tao Portland Flats, and moved Off bar and
baggage to Richmond, from which city he
Will distribute the money Of which he has
| ilccccd the men, women and children hail
ing from Virginia who hold federal offices:
and this it is said, is his weak point, as those
to whom he must cntrust this money are no
better than his members of the Legislature,
who, he said, were SO venal that he had to
bind them to prevent their selling out tothe
| democrats
Arrangements for the Garfield fair are
rapidly approaching completion The appa.
ratuS for lightiugthe rotuntla of the Capitol.
III which the fair is to be held, with electric.
ily is complete and in order. 1t was
thought best not !o,invtc Mrs. Garfield, who
will not DE present.
Senator Johnston when here last week
said that his county, Washington, which
gave Cameron seven hundred majority last
year would give Massey fully as much this
year. That Will make Il change of fourteen
| hundred votes in one county alone. At
that rate the six thousand majority Cameron
got in that district last year will not he hard
to overcome.
The commission 10 settle the cluims aris-
ing from the sickness and death of the late
President met 1T the Treasury Department
to-day. The question that bothers them is
whether they shall report all the claims to
Congress and ask for another appropriaton.
or scale the claims so as to make their paw
mcnt come within the sum that has been
appropriated, which is $500, while the
doctors bills alone amount to 500, 600.
Mrs. Turner, one Of the oldest public
school teachers i'll Georgetown, died sud
denly there yesterday.
gentleman who was present at Wythe-
vile on the 9th says that the democrats in
the ninth district Of Virginia almost unani
mously agree that the running of two anti
Malone candidates for Congress in thatdis-
trict will give Massey great advantage, as
he will be upon beth tickets. The chances
are that Fulkerson will get majority in al
OF the counties in the western end, whilst
Bland, Giles and possibly Tazewell will po
for Newberry. The democrats of Montgom-
cry, Wythe, Smythe, Pulaski and Craig can
decide the matter by casting their votes
where they will do the most good. 1t does
not require Solomon to point out the man.
The Smithsonian Institute received on
Saturday last from South America three
whlte-hcaded monkeys. The Institute
usually sends such contributions to the
Geological Gardens in Philadelphia bnt If
kept these cousins of the human race and
has supplied them with comfortable ac-
commodations. The officials there are not
pleased at the way the Institute is being
dlspoiled to furnish attractions to the new
National Museum