Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-13
FEOM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. D. c., Oct. 13, 1855.

WASHINGTON. D. c., Oct. IS, 1885.
The people who went from here yesterday
to Leesburg to hear Senator VOORHEES, speak
did not get back until three o'clock this
morning, having been detained by break
in the engine, which let the water in upon
the fire and put it out, and necessitated q
long DELAY. waiting for another locomotive.
| They saw they were most Hospitality enter
| tanned and that the meeting was complete
success, the crowd being composed OF the
thrifty and industrious men of Loudoun
county. among them being some Quakers'
MANY ladies also graced the occasion Win
their presence. All paid the strictest alten-
ton to the speaker, and it is thought that
the seed sown will show Its 1ruit heAt
month.
Congressman Curtin, of Pennsylvania,
| formerly the war Governor of his State,
staunch and old time democrat has been
invited to deliver some democratic speeches
in Virginia and will probably accept the
invitation. If he should, old Virginians will
hear something that will remind them CT
the democratic speeches they used to hear
before the war.
That civil service reform is carried out at
| the Interior Department not only in &C
cordance with the letter, but the spirit of
the laws and rules Of that servise, is proved
BY the fact that disappointment clerk there
yesterday applied for leave of absence to
| 90 to Leesburg to hear Senator Voorhees,
speak, but was refused.
The telegraph wires to the West are down,
40 that nothing can be heard from the Ohio
election now in progress. Even bets here
on Hoadlys election are offered but have
no takers
The refusal of the county democracy Of
| New York TO unite with Tammany and Irv-
| ing Hall on municipal ticket will, it is
thought by New York politicians here, so
far from increasing Hills vote for Governor,
tend to decrease it to no inconsiderable ex-
tent, aud Us Hubert o. Thompson, the head
of the county democracy, is the leader of the
administration party in New York, the ac-
ton of his faction is the cause of various
surmises, implying at least apathy on the
part of the President and his Cabinet in the
result CT the election.
Mr.. Barbour has returned from Rich
mond, where he went recently to consult
with some of the leaders of the democratic
party respecting the distribution of cam
paign funds rather than means to obtain
them, as stated in some of the republican
newspapers. He will return to Richmond
to morrow evening to attend g meeting of
the State committee of his party, to be held
the following day. That meeting will con-
slider many matters relating to the CAM
paign and make such further arrangements
| about its progress as may be necessary. Mr.
Barbour says his information from all quar-
| tiers of the State continues to be favorable,
and that he can not see how it can be posi-
BILE that the democrats can fail to elect Gen.
Lee by large majority, and a legislature
with a majority in both houses sufficient to
enable them to enact any laws they think
proper. But" said he, while this is
so, it is always better to have as large ma.
iority as possible, SO as to quiet matters eff
| fectually, and for that reason every man
who wants good and economical State gov
eminent should not only vote himself, but
| try to make another vote for the democratic
ticket"
In the U. S. Supreme Court to-day Mr..
| w. L. Royal, made three motions : one to
advance the coupon cases of R. P. Barry vs..
E. G. Edmunds w. L. Royal vs.. the State
of Virginia, Elk Parte Royal No. and Ex-
Parte Royal No. 9, Chaffin vs. Taylor, and
Elk Parte w. H. Sands the second to COM
pei the Judge of the Circuit Court of Hen
| rico county, Virginia, to give effect to the
mandate of the y. S. Supreme Court in the
case of r. B. Chafin vs. VIM. Taylor; and
the third one for summary process to
compel obedience to the judgment of the U.
S. Supreme Courts in the case of Chaflin vs..
Taylor.
The high tide of last night stopped the
operations of the mud-sucking machine now
engaged in improving the harbor of this
city by breaking the line of pipes through
which the mud is sent to the made ground.
Very few of the Ohio clerks in the depart
ments have went home to vote, either dem
ocrats or republicans; but as most of them
are republicans the democrats were the
gamers.
A well-kuown and reliable gentleman
from Fairfax county, Virginia, here to-day,
says that if Malone has as much money rs
is reported to be spent at the coming cleo
ton, that that county is by no means safe,
as Farr bought his election with twelve hun
dred dollars sent to him by Gen. Malone,
and that what was done once will be done
again unless the democrats Eight the devil
with fro ~