Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-19
FROM WASHINGTON

are right active at republican, headquarters,
many documents being sent off to the yari-
Gus Congressional districts in all the States
except Oregon, where the election has al
ready been held. 1t is the prevailing belief
al those headquarters that the republicans
will lose the next House, as large losses in
the North certain. The only conceivable way
for otlsetting The loss is to make gains in the
South This is Il forlorn hope. but rs il is
all they have, they will secure its fruition
if possible, and for that purpose will cxpend
large Sums of money in that section in pur-
chasing voters, and in buying on'republcan
candidates, i'll which either greenbackers,
liberals, independents. Mahoneites or any
body else is running in opposition TO the
regular democratic ticket, But in their cx-
penditures they say they have good deal
of trouble, as they have discovered that in
many cases candidates to whom money was
given to secure their election have placed il
where it will do more good than buying yo-
tiers, and have retired entirely upon un.
bought party strength and such support us
other people would buy for them. In Nir-
Snia il is said they will be able to buy of
good many straightout republicans. and
in North Carolina they have already indu-
ccd by those means the one who was run
ming i'll the first district of that State to
withdraw. About inducing Dawson, the
colored republican candidate for Congress
man at largein Virginia, to withdraw. how
ever, they express great doubt is they have
been informed that he is vastly more ncor-
ruptiblc than many of his white party asso-
ciates. Among the documents they are SEN
ding all through the South is No. Is. which
puts their voters on guard against the use
the wicked democrats will make of tissue
ballots. Those ballots il will beccolectctl.
are the sort Gen Malone prescribed when
he was running the democratic party in the
Petersburg district
Red Cloud having notified the War De-
partment that he would have the scalp OF
the Agent ut Pine Ridge ifhe remained there
sixty days longer Secretary Lincoln has
directed the agent to stick" and is making
arrangements not only to defend his scalp,
but to punish Mr.. Red Cloud when he comes
after it,
The Mississippi commissioner has deter
mined to consolidate all the State appropri-
atons with the amount appropriated by Con
gross for the improvement of that river. and
to eXpend the whole sum upon the repair OF
the levees. As soon as the necessary plans
and arrangements are made the Secretary of
War will put the work under contract and it
IS expected the whole appropriation will be
spent during the coming year
A short time before General Burnside s
death he borrowed ten thousand dollars from
the Riggs bank here on railroad bond secu-
rity. Having use for the bonds soon after,
he called for them and as the bank was well
acquainted with him merely left us security
a note from Senator Don Cameron stating
that Senator Burnside was good for ten
thousand dollars. When the General died
and his executors were informed by the
bank Of this debt they could find nothing of
1t nor OF the bonds, whcrcupon Senator Cam
eron Immediately sent the bank his check
for the full amount
II is reported here that Mr. Jorgcnscn
will announce himselfa straightout republi-
can candidate in his district notwthstand-
ing his recent letter in which he cxtoIled
General Malone, whose influence it was
that defeated his denomination. What Mr.
Fulkerson will do in the 9th district is UNI
known, as his recent letter will drive from
him both republicans and democrats and rs
Bowen will get the Malone vote
kilograms from Brownsville to-day re-
port thirty new cases Of yellow fever and
one death. The Mayor of that town has
been informed by the officers of the Marine
Hospital Service that the Governor Of Texas
must apply for pecuniary aid before they can
send it. to Brownsville. but up to noon to-
day the Governor had made no such appli-
cation. There seems to be no dread of the
approach Of the disease along the Mississippi
river, not even at New Orleans.
A special messenger will leave here to-
night for Newport with large number of
commissions for the President to sign.
Among them is that of Mr.. Windsor The
recently appointed postmaster at "Alexan-
dria. The messenger is expected TO return
with the commissions on Tuesday, and Mr..
Windsor will take possession Of his Office
Immediately thereafter.
A telegram received at the War Office to-
day from the Pine Tree River agency says
Notwithstanding Red Clouds threat to scalp
theagentat that place ifhe shall remain there
after silky days the other chiefs there have
come in declared their intention of keeping
the peace,so that if the red friend and broth
er comes after the agents top-nUt he will
come alone and in that case be- easily lhwar-
ted in his blood thirsty design.
| ~ oiop'eSA "tbo iSSSlNS Gu ICit lO-UtN DN
the agent of the Georges Creek Coal Com
pany, stating that the strike at Cumberland
was over and that his company expected to
resume operations on Il large scale next
Monday morning with their old hands. and
on the company's terms.
Mr. John Wolff, prominent Virginia
republican, has announced himself repub-
lican candidate for Congress in the 1st dis
trct of Virginia, and will make an active
canvass of his district. II is understood here
that Mr.. George G.. Round who was Il can
didate before the Mahoneite convention,
while still a republican readjuster. and who
was the favorite of the voters of that party
for the nomination, is not disposed to sub
NIT quietly to the one man power of the
Boss, and will resent his interference in the
affairs of the first district in way that will
not be agreeable either to him or his nom-
nee Mr.. Mayo. Mr. Wolff and R. d. Beck
ley, prominent colored republican polit-
clan of Alexandria, will leave here tonight
for Norfolk to make straightout republican