Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-08
FROM WASHINGTON

Especial Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON, D. c., November s, 1852
The only talk here to-day is about the
election, its causes and its probable results
The republicans, it is needless to say, are
cross and grabbed, and many of them at
tribute their overwhelming defeat to the
alliance the Administration made with
Malone, against whom their curses are
loud and deep. The democrats are jubilant
and claim the next House of Representatives
by fifty majority. As the majority Of this
majority will come from the North, they
say that section is entitled to the Speaker,
and that Randall is the man. They ex-
press the most delight at the defeat Of
Robson in New Jersey and Speer in Geor-
ga. Their victory is sweeping one, with
the exception Virginia, of the uncertainty
about which is the only thing that mars
their joy The latest: dispatches received
from Richmond up to o'clock to-day, say
that it is impossible to tell how the State
has gone, but that from every quarter ex-
cept Petersburg, Lynchburg and Leesburg
official returns give democratic gains. Gar
rison, George Wise, Cabcll, Tucker and
Barbour, democrats are elected, and SO is
Hooper, republican. Libby and Paul, re-
publcans, are reported elected. Whether
Massey and Fullcrson are elected nobody
knows, but their friends claim they arc.
The most surprising news of the election
comes from Michigan which State has now
not Il single democratic Congressman, and
is to the effect that the democrats have GER
tainly elected three members of the House
and that fourth one and the Legislature
are doubtful. Colorado, too, has turned a
complete somersault, and has elected a
democrat for her Congressman, and a dem
ocratic Governor and Legislature. 1t is re-
markablc that the only State which has Il
republican in the Cabinet that has been
they have succeeded there by greatly re-
duced majority 4 large broom has been
mounted upon the highest point of General
Buffers house, on Capitol Hill, to show that
he has swept his State. and at last gratiicd
the ambition of years.
Intelligence has been received here by
private parties that Governor Foster of
Ohio will give the certificate to Wallace,
democrat. who ran against Mckinley, re-
publican. for the reason that the ballots re.
jcctrd because they did not contain the
right name ofWallNcc. were clearly intend
cd for him and should therefore be counted,
and that if counted they would elect him.
The hotel keeper at Elbcron has sent his
bill 10 the commission that is auditing the
Garfield claims. II amounts to 81 ,166
There seems To be no doubt that Blair and
Chapnon, democrats, i'll the 9th and 9Th
Maryland districts have been defeated. In
the Piscataway and OSon Hill districts, of
Prince Georges county, in the 5th district,
from which nothing could be heard last
night. it is learned to-day that the former
gave Chapman 8, Ford, for Judge 16 major
ity, and the latter a democratic majority OF
p.
The few Mahonctes here are by no means jubi-
lant, but with the coolest assurance say they arc
not going 10 he on the weak side, and that when
| the prcsagcd democratic Administration comes in
they will support ii us earnestly as they now sup
port that of President Arthur. They are tired
they say of being in the minority. One of them,
who was a little more gloomy than the Others
says the republican Waterloo has deprecated the
va!ne OF property here twenty per cent because
the democrats have no money to buy houses and
arc so stingy with the Governments that won't
| let anybody else have enough to buy one.
james J. Jones' Edge Hill, King George Co..
Va, +, /. Mclean, Laconia Charlotte Co. Va and
VIM. L. Charletou, Hickory, Norfolk Co. Va,
were commissioned postmasters to-day.