Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-08
FROM WASHINGTON.
Ispec,sl Correspondence" Of the Aie1ana'i" "H'e'.'
l q AunlIst s 1850


ulsu,NGTnN. y. c.. August S, 1885
Owing 10 the suspension of work in all
the departments here to. day. district as well
as national. the city presents somewhat the
usual appearance OF holiday, though all
the stores and the markets are open. Guns
are being fired at the barracks-the old Ar
senal-at intervals of half an hour. All the
trains that left here yesterday evening and
last night for New York had either extra
cars attached or went out in double sections,
and all were crowded. kilograms received
here to day from New York say the wealth
er there is clear and bright, so as far as that
is concerned, there was no interference with
the Grant obsequies.
A gentleman from Illinois, here to day,
says that nothing has afforded the farmers
Of his State, republicans and democrats
alike, so much satisfaction as Secretary La
mars recent order in the cattle case. He
saws there was much anxiety among them
respecting the Presidents action regarding
that order, and that now that he has ap.
proved it and directed its execution, they
think that at last the country has again a
President whose action is Influenced by his
regard for the interests Of sl the people Of
the nation He says the President, by his
action in the case referred to, has made
more friends among the farmers of the
country than if be had joined the grangers
and become their head man. Under The
leases the Government, he said, not only
supplied the cattle kings with a market for
their refuse stock, but fed their whole herds,
and, partially, at least, guarded themI in
short, practically ran an opposition grazing
farm, aud ran it so cheaply that the farmers
of the country could NOT compete with it
successfully.
The talk about the runnlng of Mr.. Hig7
gins for the vacant doorkeepe,ship of the
L. S. House Of Repres; ntatives is increa :
Ing, and it is said to day that if he Should
run there are enough members of the House
who think with him, that 10 The victors be
long the spells, to secure his election.
just after the doors of tho White
House had beea closed yesterday, u
coIored preacher froln Virginia applied
fer admission, stating that he wanted
to see the President and ask him for
the black cambria with which the public
buildings are draped, when it shall he taken
down. He wanted it, he said, for frocks for
the women Ofhis race, who would be glad to
have it for two reasons, because it would
make good frocks FOR warm weather, and
beca,ise it had been Il ed IA mourning for
General Grant He seemed considerably
''set back" when told that the President
was just starting for New York and could
not see him.
Congressman Croxton, of the LIST Virginia
district, is in the city to day.
Louloun county. Virginia, has been quite
successful in tho matter of securing federal
patronage Among the citizens Of that
county who have recently been appointed
TO lucrative places outside of their Slate are
Me.srs. P-yton, White. Carter, Smith, Pur
cell aud Ryou. Mr.. VanSlick. Of Fairfax
county, has also received good appoint
ment recently.
A Missouri democrat in the city to-day sd, s that
his party in his State is perfectly satisfied with
the course the President is pursuing and that
frIm what he has cen since he arrived here he is
convinced that all the dig abstraction he hears of
is expressed by disappointed ofi.e seekers aud
those who are Inconvenience by the delay in re-
ceiving Offices and that their dissatisfaction dis
appears just they read that they have
been appointed
gentleman from Southwest Virginia here TO-
day says the nomination Of Judge Rhea for the
State Sen te in the district composed of Washing
ton aud Smyth counties will strengthen the dem
o:ratc State ticket in all that section of the STATE,
bringing back to its support many Of the men
who went off after Malone On the debt question.