Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-22
FROM WASHINGTON.
,s,ec,s Correspondence OF the Alexandria aazette'l
WASHINGTON. ID. G., Oct. %, 1884.

thousand men he saw III ltue 'no
most conspicuous were gang q TWO
hundred long shore negroes, who threw
up their hats and shouted for cleveland
along the entire route. He says that the
two democratic municipal tickets 80 TAT
from injurinS Cleveland will help MIN ny
bringing out a large democratic vote, ana
thai all the tickets will be headed by Cleve-
land The democrats and independent re.
nnhl;caus there, he says, arc confident OF
Cleveland's election, and that oilers 10 bet
even OF, his election meet with no accep-
lance. lie says that II partner IN large
commercial house there, who has always
heretofore voted The republican ticket ,sald TO
him, "all of us here will vote for Cleveland
fnr The reason that we would not feel safe II
Blaine were our manager and to suppose
that we would vote for a man to manage the
af..irs Of the colntry TO whom we would he
afraid to manage our OWN affairs Is prepos-
ferrous.
The agent ofthe Potomac line Of steamers
at this city MAS asked yesterday for speclal
rates for carrying two hundred negroes
from this city TO Stuart's wharf, King
George county, Va. This shows what the
BIaineites are doing in the way OF lncrea5-
ing their vote in Virginia. Are the agents
of the democrats as actively at WORK.
From q prominent member Of the Mahone
party il Virginia it Is learned to-day thhl
up 10 dale me national republican commit.
Tee has not given cent TO Manone, ana
that so far the General has had to depend
for campaign funds upon the enforced con.
tributions from the men he has appointed
10 office, State and national.
IL seems to be pretty we'll understood
now that the President is engaged TO Miss
,3a1o hit of the Sprrn.
tarv of State, aud will be married in Janu
ary. The lady is described as handsome,
accom- plished and thirty-nine years old.
Judge Goodrich, of Fredericksburg, was
in The civ Yesterday. He has been cam
paigning III his State and reports the DEM
.crats there as in good spirits and confident
of a large lnnj ,riiy OIL The 4th proximo. He
will probably speak in Alexandria tonight.
The Judge is an eloquent and effective
speaker, and has done his party's cause
good service in the present campaign.
James Worm!ey, the colored hotel keeper
who died here recently, was liked very
much by all the older residents Of this city,
with whom he was we'll acquainted. They
befrieuded him when he needed friends,
and he reciprocated when he had an oppor-
tuuity IL Was he to whom the late Col.
Robert Ouid was Indebted for saving all
the personal property he left in Washing
ton when he came South at the breaking
out of The civil war.
Commissioner Evans, of the internal rev.
enue bureau, having succeeded so we'll by
promising special taVors to the distillers and
brewers of Ohio in inducing them to sup.
port the republican ticket at the late cleo
ton in their State, started this morning tor
New York and Indiana to play the same
game there.
Not more than half the CLERKS in the depart
ments here are now on duty, the others beng
absent, engaged in electioneering for Blaine,
and those who remain spend most of their
time in talking or reading about the cleo
ton. As the heads of the departments
have abandoned their offices in order to
attend to electioneering matters, they could
not, if they would, expect their subordlnates
to work, consequently the discipline is very
lax in the departments now, and but little
business transacted. And yet President
Arthur says he is in favor of civil service
reform!
Colonel Boyce, of The Shenandoah Val
lev Railroad, aud Mr.. Emory, son of the
late Mayor Emory, of this city, both just
here from New York, say that from all they
saw and heard there they can not see how
That State can possibly go for any body else
than Cleveland; and they oiler TO back their
belief with money.
Mr.. Duugan, one Of the lessees of the
Alexandria Canal, says that Mr.. Bentley, OF
the Department of Justice, TO whom has
been referred the matter of the validity Of
the title To the piers Of the aqneduct the
Alexandria Canal Company eau give the
Government, under the bill Of 1881, went
away before he had completed the eXami-
r IA, t1l IN a
report has been made to the War Depart.
ment, which has the power of accepting or
rejecting the terms of the lessees of the
caual. When the report will be made no
one can tell.
Governor Hoadly, Of Ohio, who is in the
ci;y on business connected with some cases
before the e. s. Supreme Court, now in
session, says he democrats in his state are
by no means disheartened by the result of
the late election there, but will go into the
election Tuesday week in the best of spirits
and many of the most knowing ones among
them confident of carrying their Stale.
as the Blaneites can not repeat their su-
preme effort of the 14th instant
A gentleman from Richmond here to day |
says that Mr.. w. l.. Royal OF that city, who
has heretofore thought that Blaine would |
be elected for the reason that he did not be-
lieve the Northern people would ever let a
national President be elected, has just re- |
turned from New York, SO much impressed |
with what numerous republicans told him |
that be has placed one thousand dollars
with friend TO bet on Cleveland's election.
Should the weather be favorable tonight
quite number of people from this city will
go over 10 Alexandria to witness the Cleve
land demonstration there. In addition to
the railroad trains, special boat has been
chartered for the occasion. Among those
who will 20 will be the Jackson and the
Virginia democratic associations of this city.
The Light Infantry of this city, with
cleaned uniforms, new rifles, and Chinese
laundried linen, will leave here this even
ing for Richmond, and expect to make
many conquests there.
Capt. Bill Geary, of Alexandria county,
who is here to-day, says that among the at
fractions of the grand democratic barbecue