Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-30
the tents of the wick ed--though it would
be difficult to find much more Wlckedness
in or out Of "tents," or anywhere else.
FROM WASHINGTON.
II pocial Correspondence OF the Alexandra" aaseile
WASHINGTON. y. G., Oct. 80. 1850


W.sa1Nerom. y. c., Oct 80. 1885.
1t is said here that Messrs. Bossart anu
Ruben, Of Alexandria, will be the iesSees OF
Colonial Beach, one of the new ana popular
summer resorts on the Fotonlac river.
A gentleman well posted about most
affairs says that all the street
car and hurdle lines in this city are con
the suspension or entire aooii.
ton Of the ticket system, and the coilectlon
of all their fares in money. If this he SO IL
would be economical TO lay ina supply OF
tickets while they can be bought,
noli,ician here to-day says he thinks New
York will 90 democratic next Tuesday, but
that he is by no means confident. He said
the cause of his uncertainty Is the national
administration. But how that can be when
New York has two cabinet officers, some
foreign missions and consulates, and uumer'
ons other offices, some of those who were
listening to him could not tell.
Congressman Hill, OF Ohio, started to War
renton, Virginia, last night to make dem
ocratic speech, but couldn't get there by
reason of washed away bridge. lie Will
start this evening for Harrsonburg, where
he will speak to- 10 orrow and tell the people
of the Valley something about the BLOODY
shirt speeches Mr.. Foraker made III ONO
lust before he addressed them.
The Virginia democratic association oi
this CITY il busily engaged now IN hunting
up and sending off to their respective homes,
Virginians who are entitled to vote IN their
State. They will have furnished transp,or-
tation to about two hundred such voters be.
tween now and election day. Several well
posted Virginians from different parts OF
their State were at the rooms of the com
mittee last night, all of whom concurred in
the belief that it would be impossible Tor
Malone, even if he shall receive the solid
negro vote of the State, which he will prob
ably do, to elect majority of the Legsla-
ture.
1t is said here by people from New York
that the parties there most Interested IN the
settlement of West Vrginia's share OF the
public debt of Virginia have contributed
largely to General Mahone's election fund
upon the assurance that should the General
succeed in buying majority of the mem
bers of the Virginia Legislature he will have
such legislation enacted as will facilitate
the success of their scheme. 1t has always
been said that General Malone, when he
had control of the Legislature of his State,
ayailed himself OF that power to profit him
self by legislation respecting Virginia's debt,
and for that reason the statement referred to
is credited.
An agreement has been made with the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad by which Vir.
GINA voters living along the line OF the VAL
lev branch of that road can buy tickets at
the rate of two cents mile.
Among the removals yesterday was that
of Mrs. Woodall, of Illinois, clerk in the
assignment division of the patent office She
was great favorte with all the patent at
torneys
From Richmond it is learned to-day that
General Malone succeeded in raising large
sum in Boston, New York and Philadelphia
FROM the protected monopolists and South
haters of those cities, and that with 1t
and what he received from the national re-
publican committee and what was raise d
for him by Senator Plumb in the West, he
has sum sufficient, he thinks, not only TO
buy some of the close counties in his State,
but even to secure the vote Of some Of those
that have heretofore always been democrat
ic by decided majorities A great cause OF
uneasiness with the General is the unreia-
bility Of the men to whom he he's to entrust
the distribution of his funds, many of whom
he has good cause to fear will devote the
sums he apportions them to their own indi-
vidual rather than to his purposes. From
other sources it is learned that the
Generals campaign fund, so far FROM being
large, is extremely small, that Brady only
got about four thousand dollars from his
Boston trip, and that the General has been
trying to raise money on his own securities IN
Petersburg. 1t is also said that Southamp-
ton county, Isle OF Wight, Princess Anne,
and other counties in the black belt, which
hox, f,, f,r oil
tain TO go for the democrats next Tuesday.
The same sources estimate Lees majority at
from fifteen TO twenty-five thousand, and
fifty-seven democratic members of the House
of Delegates.
The w. Fl. Seward post of the G. A. Il. of
Auburn, n. Y, recently passed through
here on their way home from visit to the
battle fields around Petersburg. One Of the
members who stopped over 10 this city says
he attended several political meetings while
in Virginia and was surprised TO see that all
the white people were democrats and all the
negroes republicans. He says the white people
seem to entertain personal hate for Gen
eral Malone, and that if what he heard Of
him be true, if he lived in Virginia he would
do the same; but that whether he might hate
him or not, if he had any material interest
in Virginia he would certainly vote against
him, as he would not like the representations
OF the gang he saw at the Generals meetings
10 be legislatiug for him.
The latest rumor here concerning the
District officers is that Mr.. VIM. Dickson and
Col. Martin will disappointed District Com.
missioners, vice Mr.. Edmonds and Maj: Ley
decker; Dr. Purvis, COL, recorder of deeds;
Mr.. Dorsey Claggett, recorder of wills DIR.
Culver or DR.. Norris postmaster, Capt. Washburu,
of New York, chief of police; and that health
officer DR.. Townshend, and Mr.. Powell, superin-
tcndont of schools. will also be removed Thisru.
NOR, as whole, is not credited by any one.
LENDING BooKs.-The following is from
communication in this weeks Southern
Churchman:
"Mr. Thoms had good way about lend
ing books, but likely to be an expensive
way. lend books, but keep memoran-
dunn of those loan even with this I lose
them. Might it not be good thing for the
borrowers of books to have a little con-