Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-11-02
Especial Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON. D. C., Nov. 9, 1885

WASHINGTON. -. ~, NUS. 1900.
Mr.. Allen o. Myers, the defeated demo-
cratic candidate for the Ohio State Senate,
ard whose nomination. is said by the mug
wumIB of his State to have been the cause
of the loss of democratic majority i'll the
Ohio Legislature. is now in Virginia as the
correspondent of tie Cincinnati Enquirer
He SAYS he saw Governor Cameron on Sat
urday last, that the Governor seems sore
over the treatment he has received at the
bands of General Malone. but will vote the
Generals ticket all the same, that he would
not express any opinion respecting the cleo.
ton but said he would have something to
say on that subject next Wednesday if in
terviewed then, aud finally that he did say
that neither Malone nor Brady should be
elected to the U. S. House of Representa-
tives from the Petersburg district next fall
if he could prevent il, Thereby i'm plying that
he thinks the General will not be re.elected
to the Senate this winter.
II is said by Mahone's sympathizers here
that they will have men at the polls in
Alexandria tomorrow who will challenge
the votes of all the legal voters of Alexan-
dria who are temporarily scjourning here.
Such unseemly interference should not be
allowed to hinder the reception Of the
ballots.
The following changes in the fourth class
postofices in Virginia were made to-day :
At Spring Grove, Surry county, Thomas H.
Burt appointed postmaster vice p. H. EN-
DRY, removed at Toans, James City couE-
ty, D. w. Marston, vice Geo. w. Geddy, re-
moved.
In addition TO the bogus tickets printed
ia this city by order Of the Virginia Ma
tbor al hol lorra p1po har n
tickets printed on tissue paper, of the same
size as the regular ticket, but so thin that
three or four of them will not weigh as
much as a regular. The democratic cleo
ton Judges should he on the lock out 70.
such tickets tomorrow.
Among the cases argued in the U. S
Supreme Court to day was that of Finer
Brothers vs. Force s. Co., of Louisville, fol
infringement of patent for stamping the
name of the manufacturers upon tobacco
plugs.
The President left here early this morn
ing for Buffalo to vote at to. moriow's cleo
| ton. He went by way Of Baltimore anG
Harrisburg. Nothing was given out at the
White House as to the route he.selected
and the news of it came from Baltimore.
| Mr. Barbour, chairman of the Virgins
democratic committee, was here for a short
time to day. He says the democratic or
ganiZation in his State is as complete ant
thorough es it was when they carried the
Legislature before. that all the demands o
all the counties for campaign funds have
been fully supplied, and that his informa
ton from every part OF the State in
daces him TO believe that the democrat:
| will gain q decisive victory to morrow. HI
says that Malone may attempt some sur
prises by Invading democratic strongho)ds
bat that they will be Offset by democrati;
uroads into the black belt. He says hui
man nature is weak, and Malone has {
great deal Of money, but be can not sec how
the democrats can be defeated.
There is now no civil service commission
as the designations Of Messrs. Eaton anG
Thoman were accepted On Saturday, ant
Mr.. Gregory, the remaining ore, can't ac
by himself His resignation has also beer
rendered and will be accepted as soon as
The new commission, when appointed, car
| be instructed as to the routine Of their Off
cial duties.
In all the colored churches Of this city
last nj ght notices were read from the pulpit
signed by Perry Carson, the colored restaur.
ant keeper, informing "all persons wanting
to 20 to Virginia 10 vote" where to call fol
| free transportation. 1t will BIO observed
that the notice does not say all legal voters
but all persons.