Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-19
FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON. II. u, Sept. ~, 1850.
The fact that the shawl and waterproof
which Mrs. Davis threw over the shoulders
of her husband, when he ran out of his tent
bare headed in the early morning of the
day on which he was captured, are stored
away in the vaults of the War Department,
has afforded some of the correspondents OF
Northern newspapers here an opportunity
for revamping the old groundless and varied
that occasion. He wore none at all; but if
he had it would have been nothing for
either him or his friends to be ashamed Of,
as no body doubts his personal courage, and
as some of the bravest men Of ancient and
modern history have resorted to DISCUSSES
when 10 similar straits.
The Virginia democratic association Of
this city reorganized last night by the cleo
ton of the following officers: 81. L. Biscoe,
president; NJ. Wallace, first vice president !;
r. C. Glasscock, second vice president: j..
r. Fisher, secretary; G. A. Taylor, assist
ant secretary; P. G. Hungerford, treasurer ;
EpIa Norris, sergeant-at-arms; i. @. Wash.
ington, w. I. Tune, G. A. Traylor, J. r..
Fisher and T. J. Elan, executive commit.
tee.
A paragraph in this correspondence two
or three days ago related to major" Bev.
Tucker The gentleman referred to says
that while he is not really entitled to any
military title, it is the first time that his
brovct rank was ever reduced, and that for
wears he has borne the rank of colonel with
blushing honors. He also says that though
be has offered to bet twenty-four cases of
champagne thst Fitz. Lees majority will be
twenty thousand, he can get nobody to bet
him even one basket.
The Postoffice Department having been
informed that the republicans served with
mail at the postoflices from which republi
cans have recently been removed are buy
ing their postage stamps elsewhere than at
those offices in order to reduce the pay of
the newly appointed postmasters, has insti-
tuted Investigations with view to prevent
the successful working of the malignant
plan.
Among the strangers in the city to-day
are Mr.. B. J. Barbour, General Dabny
Msury, ex-Lieutenant Governor Thomas,
aud Judge Cockerill, of Virginia. The two
there is no doubt of the election ofthe demo-
cratic candidate for the Legislature there,
and that if any democrats vote against him,
which is extremely doubtful, they will be
more than offset by republicans who will
vote for him.
A Fairfax county, Virginia, gentleman,
well-known in Alexandria, here to-day,
saws that from what he sees and hears he is
induced to believe that large portion of
the white republican vote of Virginia will
be cast for the democratic candidates
there next November, for the two reasons
that national politics are not involved,
and because on the Malone ticket there is
not single republican. As corroboratve
of his belief be said Deputy US. Marshal
&c. O'Neal, of Alexandria, who has always
been republican, told him last week that
he intended to vote for both General Lee
and Judge Stuart the democratic candi-
date for the Legislature. Agentleman from
Alexandria, standing by, said that Mr.. A.
w. Armstrong, another original republican
of that city, and ex-deputy Sergeant there
Of, would do the same.
Letters received here from the towns in
Virginia in which Mr.. Ayers, the democratic
candidate for Attorney General has spoken,
speak of his oratorical powers in the highest
terms, and say that the excellence and tell
ing effect of his speeches surprise even his
personal friends.
Congressman Barbour who was taken sick
last Monday is still SO indisposed as to be
unable to leave his house, and though not
ill, is worse to-day than he has been.
A large force of men and horses is at work
to day at the southeast corner of the Smith
sonian lot digging the cellars of the Army
Medical Museum TO be erected there.
Among tho Presidents callers yesterday
was collarless man, who said he was a
granger, and. wanted to borrow money
enough to take him back to Virginia. The
President, it is reported, advised him to try
TO effect his loan through some of the Vir-
ginia Congressman then in the city.
Some of Mr.. Holman's committee who
have just returned from an Indian inspect
ing tour say that Red Cloud is opposed to
Indian instruction land says squaws, not war
riors work, and that the government should |
send white men there to work for them.